Alternative TitlesJapanese: ギャンブルフィッシュ
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 19
Chapters: 167
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 1, 2007 to Jul 15, 2010
StatisticsScore: 7.811 (scored by 2237 users)
Ranked: #16572
Popularity: #511
Members: 4,808
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SynopsisThe story is set at Shishidou, a school attended by rich and elite people. Tom Shirasagi, a gambler, is a mysterious new transfer student who has come from a public school (instead of a prestigious private one) and faces the elitist environment. There, he declares a challenge toward any student and claims he will bring to the ruin the whole school through a series of gambling matches. Nobody knows why he has come to that school or what the real motivations behind his actions are.
During any match, Tom shows off all of his unique coolness and ability.
He employs a wide range of tricks, both psychological and physical, to ensure his victory. In any game, you will constantly ask how he's planning to win, why he's really doing certain things, and what's really going on. At the end of the matches, the tricks are revealed, and they all work in real life, even if they do require one to be highly skilled or lucky in order to perform them.
The story centers around the various matches he undertakes and the interactions between the various characters, like Mika Shishidou, the beautiful granddaughter of the school headmaster, who is highly intelligent but contemptuous and superb, or Abidani, the vampiric looking dorm superintendent and main villain (for now) in the series, who has a sadistic personality and whose goal is to make Tom leave his school (or to get him killed).
As the story unfolds, more about Tom's past is revealed, leading to unpredictable turns of events.
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Zanboba
14 of 27 people found this review helpful
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29 of 167 chapters read
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8 |
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8 |
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7 |
| Character |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
Gamble Fish is about a boy and his quest for money. Lots of money. But unlike us humans who have to get an actual job and put in actual effort for our money, this 14 year old boy can gamble his way to fortune. This super human talent of his is what keeps you coming back for more.
Story - Pretty basic. The main character, Shirasagi, goes through a series of matches, picking up a new girl when he wins. There's a little bit of his past revealed after each victory, which only seems to spark more questions about where he came from. All of this is interesting, but it's during Shirasagi's matches that the manga really shines. The boy's extraordinary skill and intellect is, as I said, super human. But all his tricks and schemes would, in theory, work in real life. This makes it fun to read about the impossible corner he's gotten himself into and wonder to yourself: "How's he going to get out of this one?" Exactly how he does is always revealed after his victory.
Art - Nothing to complain about here. It's sharp, well drawn, and looks like it should. Sometimes the people in the stands look like the little critters in Wii baseball, which is to say it lacks detail. But unless you really study the pages, your eyes will be happy with the art.
Character - The main character is, as I said, brilliant. This mystery surrounding him and his circumstances is slowly being revealed as new chapters are released. The many side characters could definitely benefit from some development, but since there's been only 29 chapters so far, I'm holding back criticism on this one.
Enjoyment - I would pick this up while you wait for new chapters of your favorite manga to come out. Is this going to eclipse your current favorite? Probably not. But you'll find yourself engrossed in Shirasagi's world of professional gambling long enough to forget your want of that next chapter for a while. Go ahead; give it a try. You won't regret it. read more
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mcjazzman32
12 of 25 people found this review helpful
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60 of 167 chapters read
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10 |
| Story |
9 |
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7 |
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10 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
Take an artist who decided not to care about realism for a change (AT ALL) and have him draw the most outlandish hero set against the backdrop of a school whose students learn absolutely nothing in an environment of gambling with constant life-and-death stakes. Throw in the most laughably demented villain who would have to be gay is he wasn't so evil, lots of fanservice that doesn't apologize to anyone, and snappy writing that makes you think twice at every turn and what do you get?
Gamble Fish. This manga is so incredibly bad, it's awesome. And when I say awesome, I mean I can't WAIT for the next chapter.
Shirasagi Tomu is a genius gambler searching for his captured dad, so he enrolls in Shishidou, a gambler school, to find challenges and earn enough money to get him back. Turns out, the headmaster, a psycho nutcase that makes this story so great, is the one holding Tomu's dad prisoner. That's convenient right?
There's really nothing else to explain besides that. The manga is a series of arcs where Tomu goes up against the best of the best in gambling showdowns. Cards, pool, dice, riddles - it's all game and the author shows he's a master of wit and surprises.
Seriously, give this manga a shot. If you remember not to take it seriously, you're going to be hooked! read more
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Characters play games that seemed be luck based for money, but the main characters of each find tricks to guarantee victory.
Both mangas are very similar in the huge amount of money involved in each game. And both the protagonists Tomu and Akiyama are genius level pro swindlers who makes use of psychology to trick the opponents and win. The tricks employed in both manga also constantly leaves the reader guessing and each chapter makes a person want to read more to see what happens next.
Gamble Fish and Liar Game both involve games of chance, and "cheating" by exploiting the specifics of these games. They also feature the use of psychology as part of the winning strategies, and high-stakes bets.
Both mangas have a protagonist who uses his wits to win bets in games, but while Liar Game focuses on legitimate strategies, Gamble Fish stacks the odds against the protagonist and involves cheating as a main strategy. Gamble Fish also has more characters with extreme and varied personalities and insane and unlikely situations. Gamble Fish is barely within the limits of reason. It also has more fanservice and humor, and is overall more entertaining and very recommended. I wouldn't recommend the reverse (as in recommending Liar Game to someone reading Gamble Fish) however. Gamble Fish does start off a bit slower, but quickly develops into much more.
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They are both strategical and both contain secrets that need to be discovered. Both the main protagonists are intelligent, in their own fields.
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