Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji
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| Kinda dislike the narator's voice in Kaiji when compared to the "omnipotent" and ever knowing Amur..I meant narrator in Akagi. Other than that, one of the best first episode I've seen in quite a while, even if Kaiji was crying a minute after the OP ends.... |
| Oh my god those noses... but still it managed to pique my interest, lets see where it goes from here. |
| I've never seen a first episode be so boring and end in such an awesome manner. This is what I call a show. I'm already interested and I didn't once check my e-mail while I watched this. One hell of an accomplishment. |
| Wasn't expecting for such a boring episode to end in such a twist, and we're only in the first episode. Looking forward for the next episodes. |
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| *Looks at the rating* Hmm.. Good.. *Looks at the popularity* Not so.. *Reads the summary* Interesting *Watches 1st ep* Liked it.. Though I was pretty hesitant to watch this coz of the artstyle but with the "gambling" theme, it made sense.. Hope to see more from this. |
| man the art sucks ass. This is starting to look like Liar Game. |
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| as others have said, i did not plan on watching this series. it was mainly because of the character art. but after hearing nothing but good things about it, i slowly became more tolerable of the art and it finally got to a point where i could watch it. well, i gotta say, i think im gonna enjoy this series. 5/5 for the first ep. |
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| It was okay, I can certainly see some potential but how the hell is this 4 hour cruise going to fit into 26 episodes? I don't how this can't last without wearing thin to be honest. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
insan3soldiern said: Well the first episode honestly isn't much.It was okay, I can certainly see some potential but how the hell is this 4 hour cruise going to fit into 26 episodes? I don't how this can't last without wearing thin to be honest. When Kaiji actually balls up it gets good. |
| personally, the first episode already got me into it. |
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| This looks VERY INTERESTING.... I'm glad I finally got to see this! |
| It wasn't all that interesting plus the art style seems really strange but the mysterious mood makes me want to continue watching this series, even for a few episodes more. |
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| Looks interesting but the yakuza's tricks in the first episode were predictable. |
| Pretty interesting premise so far and loved the OST of the first episode. |
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| Watching this on Crunchyroll. The music is quite good, and I can get used to the character designs being very different than the usual. I can see why people could really like this anime though. |
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| I love gambling so I think I'll like this a lot. |
| lol... Junken. for a gambling anime, i thought it would be a more exciting game. |
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| Holy fuck those black contours are even thicker than in Mushishi. This combined with the art and the appearance of Kaiji was putting me off for a long time but now I finally decided to watch this. What an episode.. amazing so far. Kinda reminds me of NHK with all these conspiracies against MC. The music, wow. Excellent, very Death Note-like in mood. I'm hyped as hell, probably gonna marathon it and it was very hard for me recently to watch more than 1 episode of a single anime. Edit: Haha, I knew it. The same guy wrote the music for this as for Death Note. Adding the guy to favourite people right away. |
| Hard to live when you are in debt...... First of all like the concept of the anime particpate in the game to remove the debt or get crushed by debt very difficult choice and as most says border line is too thick |
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| Been wanting to watch this for so long, it was a great intro episode, can't wait for more |
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| Oh boy, Kaiji just jumped straight into the trap. Not a very clever move. Thinking that your debt collector would be compassionate... They sure know their job, when they're part of the yakuza x) I wonder what those cards are about. They act as somekind of malus? In any way, they are gonna be precious for their holder, and the one who will be using them the most earlier will lose. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Wow, he got set up pretty good, with the speech, fake calls and psychological pressure. The whole exchange was also really well written and voiced, it was on point and flowed naturally. Loving this already. |
| Good setup episode. It weird to hear Kaiji's seiyuu show emotion and even crying abit this episode considering Akagi was apathetic. Great music (as expected from the guy that did Death Note's OST),expecting alot of suspenseful moments in this. |
| Oh lordy, those noses are just...it does look promising though, once the loan shark lured Kaiji into signing the contract I too was all signed up and ready to go as well. Lots of self serving scumbags are going to gamble for their livelihoods. I can only imagine the desperation that will ensue. |
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| Slow start but got pretty interesting towards the end. Enjoyed Akagi so looking forward to this series :) |
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| I literally started watching this because a random number generator recommended to me and... Wow, this looks like it'll be amazing. I actually like the art style because it fits the atmosphere somehow. I'm super excited about it now, can't wait to see how it unfolds. |
| Wow, that animation and the art is really far from good, but its not horrible. Good start, lets see where this will lead. |
| tried watching this because of thatanimesnob Kakegurui's review shitting video. and damn he is right, this is already far better than that and it has the same first game card janken, which looks like going to be more complicated and actually strategical I'm sure my impression of kakegurui would decrease simply because how good this anime will be in comparison lol |
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| Hoping to see some "Real" strategy instead of "Lelouch playing chess" bullshit. |
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| The art is definitely going to need some time getting used to, but if the anime is as good as I've heard, then it won't be a problem. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| It's about time I get to the anime closest to Liar Game's premise~ People in debt getting to gamble up each other's necks with psychological tricks at every turn after being given a big-ass amount of cash is interesting ♥ The soundtrack throughout the episode was a nice atmosphere giver, making that monologue about Kaiji's finance related inferiority complex pretty saddening. All I could say after he accepted was "Welcome to Hell~" xD The noses are the most unusual part of the bizarre art but I'm very interested on how they'll play Janken Cards nonetheless. |
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| ohh well, this is another title i am finally watching after years of being on my watchlist. It's always fun when you start something new right? like finally opening a book with a great cover and seing what it's really all about... this first episode was a bit confusing...i think that the MC is a bit stupid because he got on that ship but w/e I like the idea of a card game but this looks like some kind of messed up reality show 4/5 for the ep. and looking forward to the rest :D |
Sayonara,papa! "Just how a mirror reflects you,people will also reflect your heart." ~Athena Glory,Aria "Whatever happens,happens" ~Spike Spiegel's thoughts on dying(Cowboy Bebop) |
| He is really a lazy ass, but the poor guy didn't even make that debt. |
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| One of the best first episodes I've watched in anything. I am already extremely invested in what's going to happen and how Kaiji will escape from his nightmare. Background music is on point too. I'm pumped for episode 2! |
| I love when the villains act smartly like real life mobs do. They're mischievous and eloquent, not dumb fucks like most anime do depict them. How not to get hooked on the first episode? I don't know, great introduction. My only concern is how much this narrator is going to explain things gratuitously to me. 5/5 |
| Was impressed by, how Kaji was talked into participating in the cruise. Really good start,I'm hooked. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| a really powerful 1st episode. Considering I already enjoyed like hell manga like Liar game and Strongest legend kurosawa, this looks like a promising addition |
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| Not bad but I can't take it seriously with those character designs. |
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| That was a great first episode, really hooks you in. I didn't expect the MC to be a loser wimpy guy with those sharp facial features. |
| Physiological animes are my jam. Looking forward to seeing what definitelys are waiting for kaiji |
| Was not expecting Kaiji to have that voice, or that behavior. |
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| Time to get started on this renowned series! The music has been great so far. |
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