A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
October 3, 2007
# of Seasons: 2
# of Episodes: 52
Finale:
October 10, 2011
Original Title:
逆境無頼カイジ
Alternate Titles:
Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji
Gyakkyô burai Kaiji
Ultimate Survivor Kaiji
gyakkyou burai kaiji
كايجي
逆境无赖开司
역경무뢰 카이지
Genres:
Animation | Drama
Production Companies:
Madhouse
Countries:
JP
Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps—that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all by himself, Kaiji is offered a shady deal to participate in an illegal underground gamble on a cruise ship. This turns out to be nothing more than the beginning of his new life of hell—thrown headlong into a life-threatening roller coaster of mind games, cheating, and deceit.
Comic Book:
Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Original Music Composer:
Hideki Taniuchi
Series Composition:
Hideo Takayashiki
Series Director:
Yuzo Sato
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