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Kakegurui

Kakegurui

20178.12 Seasons24 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Run by a corrupt and sadistic school council, the “system” at Hyakkaou is based on gambling, with losers who cannot cover their debts being demeaned by their peers and forced to serve their debtholders. And if that’s not terrifying enough, some games can result in losing an eye, one’s fingernails, or even their life! But the system is shocked when transfer student Yumeko Jabami arrives. Dark, mysterious and attractive, she’s a wildcard who plays for the thrill of it…

Created by Homura Kawamoto
Written by Homura Kawamoto, Tōru Naomura
NetworksMBSTokyo MX

Top Cast

Tatsuya Tokutake

Tatsuya Tokutake

Ryōta Suzui (voice)

Saori Hayami

Saori Hayami

Yumeko Jabami (voice)

Minami Tanaka

Minami Tanaka

Mary Saotome (voice)

Ayaka Fukuhara

Ayaka Fukuhara

Sayaka Igarashi (voice)

Karin Nanami

Karin Nanami

Yuriko Nishinotouin (voice)

Yuuki Wakai

Yuuki Wakai

Itsuki Sumeragi (voice)

Tomokazu Sugita

Tomokazu Sugita

Kaede Manyuuda (voice)

Mayu Udono

Mayu Udono

Runa Yomotsuki (voice)

Mariya Ise

Mariya Ise

Midari Ikishima (voice)

Themes & Keywords

gamblinggambling debtschoolbased on mangaschool lifeshounenanimepsychologicalsuspense

About Kakegurui

Kakegurui is a animation, mystery, crime, drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of gambling, gambling debt, school, based on manga, school life, shounen. Created by Homura Kawamoto, it stars Tatsuya Tokutake, Saori Hayami, Minami Tanaka. Run by a corrupt and sadistic school council, the “system” at Hyakkaou is based on gambling, with losers who cannot cover their debts being demeaned by their peers and forced to serve their debtholders. And if that’s not terrifying enough, some games can result in losing an eye, one’s fingernails, or even their life! But the system is shocked when transfer student Yumeko Jabami arrives. Dark, mysterious and attractive, she’s a wildcard who plays for the thrill of it…

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