ile t ▁g ags ▁and ▁some ▁in nu endo ▁that ▁might ▁start le ▁western ▁parents . ▁It ▁also ▁is ▁a ▁par ody ▁of ▁early ▁role - play ing ▁video ▁games ▁( R PG s ), ▁particularly ▁turn - based ▁games ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Dragon ▁Qu est ▁games . ▁The ▁narr ator ▁speak s ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁dialog ▁in ▁such ▁games , ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁comedy ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁O ften ▁role - play ing ▁vide og ame - style ▁information ▁boxes ▁are ▁displayed ▁on ▁screen ▁with ▁accomp any ing ▁narr ation ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁R PG ▁style . ▁The ▁overall ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁characters , ▁N ike ▁and ▁K uk uri , ▁is ▁to ▁defeat ▁Gi ri , ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁darkness . ▁Since ▁the ▁an ime ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁R PG , ▁several ▁side ▁qu ests ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁before ▁they ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁locate ▁him . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁series ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁m anga ▁animated ▁by ▁Production ▁I . G ▁a ired ▁from ▁July ▁to ▁December , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Cr unch y roll ▁stream ed ▁the ▁an ime , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁an ime ▁from ▁the ▁Mah ou jin ▁G uru ▁G uru ▁franch ise ▁to ▁receive ▁an ▁official ▁English ▁release . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Main ▁characters ▁ ▁N ike ▁( pr on ounced ▁Ne e - k ay ) ▁is ▁the ▁protagon ist . ▁N ike ' s ▁father ▁B ado ▁had