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Kakegurui

Kakegurui

20187.82 Seasons15 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Children from influential families in politics and businesses attend the Hyakkaou Private Academy. There, the hierarchy of the students are classified by a series of games. Students that win the games are on the ruling side and the students who lose become slaves. One day, a mysterious girl, Yumeko Jabami (Minami Hamabe), is transferred to Hyakkaou Private Academy. She looks pure and pretty, but she is actually a compulsive gambler and seeks out the thrill of taking calculated risks.

Created by Tōru Naomura
Written by Tōru Naomura, Homura Kawamoto
NetworksMBS

Top Cast

Minami Hamabe

Minami Hamabe

Yumeko Jabami

Mahiro Takasugi

Mahiro Takasugi

Ryota Suzui

Aoi Morikawa

Aoi Morikawa

Meari Saotome

Taishi Nakagawa

Taishi Nakagawa

Kaede Manyuda

Yurika Nakamura

Yurika Nakamura

Sayaka Igarashi

Natsume Mito

Natsume Mito

Runa Yomozuki

R

Ruka Matsuda

Itsuki Sumeragi

Matsumoto Kiyo

Matsumoto Kiyo

Nanami Tsubomi

Natsumi Okamoto

Natsumi Okamoto

Yuriko Nishinotoin

Yuma Yamoto

Yuma Yamoto

Jun Kiwatari

Themes & Keywords

gamblingfriendshipdebtbased on mangajapanese high schoolpsychologicalgirls' love (gl)bloodyouthschool bullyingviolence

About Kakegurui

Kakegurui is a drama, mystery series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of gambling, friendship, debt, based on manga, japanese high school, psychological. Created by Tōru Naomura, it stars Minami Hamabe, Mahiro Takasugi, Aoi Morikawa. Children from influential families in politics and businesses attend the Hyakkaou Private Academy. There, the hierarchy of the students are classified by a series of games. Students that win the games are on the ruling side and the students who lose become slaves. One day, a mysterious girl, Yumeko Jabami (Minami Hamabe), is transferred to Hyakkaou Private Academy. She looks pure and pretty, but she is actually a compulsive gambler and seeks out the thrill of taking calculated risks.

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