Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Hakairoku-hen


Kaiji: Against All Rules

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji S2, The Suffering Pariah Kaiji: Backslide Arc
Japanese: 逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇
English: Kaiji: Against All Rules
German: Kaiji: Against All Rules
Spanish: Kaiji: Against All Rules
French: Kaiji: Against All Rules
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 6, 2011 to Sep 28, 2011
Premiered: Spring 2011
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 00:59 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Madhouse
Source: Manga
Genre: SuspenseSuspense
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, High Stakes GameHigh Stakes Game, PsychologicalPsychological, Strategy GameStrategy Game
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 8.241 (scored by 109197109,197 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #3392
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1256
Members: 198,335
Favorites: 2,800

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Synopsis

Owing to an increasing debt, Kaiji Itou ends up resuming his old lifestyle. One day, while walking on the street, he stumbles upon Yuuji Endou, who is hunting Kaiji due to the money he owes to the Teiai Group. Unaware of this, Kaiji eagerly follows Endou, hoping for a chance to participate in another gamble, but soon finds out the loan shark's real intentions when he is kidnapped.

Given that Kaiji is unable to pay off his huge debt, the Teiai Group instead sends him to work in an underground labor camp. He is told that he will have to live in this hell for 15 years, alongside other debtors, until he can earn his freedom. His only hope to put an early end to this nightmare is by saving enough money to be able to go back to the surface for a single day. Once he is there, he plans to obtain the remaining money needed to settle his account by making a high-stakes wager. However, as many temptations threaten his scarce income, Kaiji may have to resort to gambling sooner than he had expected.

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Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Tamura, Manabu
Producer
Mita, Keiji
Producer
Satou, Yuuzou
Director
Yajima, Tetsuo
Episode Director, Storyboard


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Opening Theme

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"Chase the Light!" by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Ending Theme

1: "C Kara Hajimaru ABC" by Wasureranneeyo (eps 1-25)
2: "Mirai wa Bokura no Te no Naka" by Kaiji with Redbourn Cherries (eps 26)

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Apr 8, 2024
believe it or not. This is the best thing I have ever watched. Everything is great except kaijis tringle nose.
You must Watch it, Masterpiece.

Story 10/10
Characters 10/10

Unique blend of psychological thriller and gambling elements, making it stand out in the anime world.
Fans of the psychological thriller and gambling genres are likely to enjoy Kaiji
The art style suits the gritty and intense atmosphere of the story
The characters react to their insane situations in ways that feel all too human – from desperation to cunning to downright panic.
Apr 20, 2024
Mixed Feelings
They drag pachinko episode too long, that i lose interest on this anime, unlike card game machine game are less interesting to watch and they drag that like what 8 episodes? It get boring real fast. Repetitive, get tired of waiting because for one the art style is not my favorite to begin with but season 1 got interesting plots so i try to watch till end anyway.. but season 2? starting with this pachinko machine, i get boring, every next episode i question myself how many time they want to drag this?

Recommended? not really
Not recommended? also not

It is up to your personal taste, but ...
Jan 13, 2024
Season 1 worked extremely well because it allowed for the exploration of the human psyche by pitting the most broken and desperate men against each other with their lives on the line, perfectly providing the opportunity to display the main character's ironclad desire to never let these evil games of chance turn him into somebody he's not, while showcasing deep strategy from the smartest players who best all of the systems they're forced into at all odds.

Simply put, Season 2 handles this poorly.

Throughout this 26-episode season, Kaiji only plays two games of "chance," with only one of them being against another human.
The first arc starts ...

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