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Dec 12, 2007 5:00 PM
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Not much going on this ep, just a setup for the new arc to come.
Endou is back, and we are introduced to a new character, Sahara (I wasn't really fond of his voice btw). And this ep actually features a FEMALE character! Too bad she won't be appearing in the future, but yeah......there you go. The only young female we will be able to see. They even added extra lines for her. She had like only one line in the manga.
Dec 12, 2007 5:31 PM
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I liked this connecting episode, the setting was refreshingly different. I was happy to see a women too and I'm looking forward to more.

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Dec 12, 2007 6:59 PM
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What are women doing in my kaiji. It must be a trap.
Dec 12, 2007 8:28 PM
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It was a good episode to prepare us for the next arc. Next episode looks interesting. Ishida is back, and...mmm...food?
Dec 13, 2007 1:07 AM
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I was just waiting for "Don't Stop Believing" to start playing while Kaiji was sitting in the bar...
Dec 13, 2007 4:23 AM
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Can't wait for the next episode! And I don't even know what's gonna be happening!
Dec 13, 2007 8:51 AM
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Nice to have a change of setting, lets see what happens next!

Dec 13, 2007 12:45 PM
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Wow I didn't think of it up til now, but where have all the females been throughout Kaiji? Are there no female gamblers!?
Good episode, as always! I like the new guy they introduced, and I can't wait for the next one.

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Dec 13, 2007 1:09 PM

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Women? In my Fukumoto Anime?

It's more likely than you think.
Dec 13, 2007 2:25 PM

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Didn't really like the bleach-haired guy. Hope he gets naked roomed.
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Dec 13, 2007 2:48 PM

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haha yeah seeing a female was really unexpected.

the next game/gamble looks interesting.... food and i saw something that looked like a sailor uniform
Dec 13, 2007 4:36 PM

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Good Conector. Females!


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Dec 13, 2007 4:53 PM

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ZoiQ said:
What are women doing in my kaiji. It must be a trap.


har har har har. The preview looks interesting. Looks like more pain and agony in the future for them -__-
Dec 13, 2007 5:49 PM

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One blink and 25 mintues have passed. Changing of pace, returning to the hopelessnes of everydays life (with some extra milliones of debt, heheh) and preparing to enter another battle stage. 5/5
Dec 13, 2007 6:50 PM

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Torisunanohokori said:
Didn't really like the bleach-haired guy. Hope he gets naked roomed.


haha, i concur.
Dec 14, 2007 9:07 AM

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Torisunanohokori said:
Didn't really like the bleach-haired guy. Hope he gets naked roomed.

He better after that crap he pulled on Kaiji.
Dec 14, 2007 8:55 PM

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This was a really great episode and poor Kaiji just can't seem to catch a break. Wonder if we will see any of the characters from the boat in this new gambling game like Funai or even........ANDOU!!

When I went to update my anime list I saw that they had Kaiji listed as only 13 episodes now. That makes me sad as I don't want this show to end.
Dec 14, 2007 9:02 PM
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I am absolutely sure Kaiji won't end in 13 eps. There will be a LOT more awesomeness ,nastiness and suffering to come, and no sudden endings are allowed. Besides, if you go to the Madhouse official site, it's listed as 26 eps :)
Now for me, I wish it was 52......

edit: here's the link- http://www.madhouse.co.jp/works/2007-2006/works_tv_kaiji.html

I assure you, they won't end it in 13 eps, because the story is already complete and there is an ending (continuing on to part 2). Of course I'm assuming there will be a season 2 as well(I dunno when), which will feature 2nd part of the manga. The 3rd part is currently serialized and on-going.
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Maybe it will end in 13 eps and there will be a season 2. I would be satisfied with that, I just don't want the entire Kaiji story to end in 13, lol.
Mar 25, 2008 1:07 PM

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Damn, Endou sure is great at Math xD
Looking forward to the next arc. Wonder what kind of gamble they'll do.
Jul 27, 2008 10:03 PM

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How come Kaiji only has 6~ million in debt after the Rock Paper Scissor ship thing? He borrowed 10 million and he lost all of it. That plus the interest on it, shouldn't it be over 10 million?
Jul 31, 2008 6:30 PM

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He kept some of the money that he took from Andou and Furuhata. They had his 6 million plus the 10 (+) million from selling two stars. He spent 8 million on Ishida's star, so he had 8 milllion left to pay of the 14 million debt.
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Female!!!

What I'm really confused about is why he saved that fat guy from before,it just dosen't make any sense....
May 22, 2009 1:16 AM
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Torisunanohokori said:
Didn't really like the bleach-haired guy. Hope he gets naked roomed.

Haha, naked-roomed.

Come on, his little prank was funny.
Oct 16, 2009 4:18 PM

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Is it so bad to pay it in 16 years! I mean people got mortgage with more time on it.

Oh Kaiji you double your debt last time, think about what will happen this time.
Dec 13, 2009 4:04 PM

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The change of scenery is welcome, still the episode was kinda predictable, I knew the blondie was the thief, exactly like I knew the phone number was his... anyway I wonder what game Kaiji will have to play next.
Dec 20, 2009 7:00 AM
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i hope they play strip poker this time...cause there is nothing better than a bunch of gross looking failure losers getting together and play a nice game of strip poker....
Jan 31, 2010 3:25 PM

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16 years is not that bad. If you think about it getting sold off into slavery would probably be better than the life Kaiji is living.
Mar 29, 2010 6:20 AM
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Women always ruin animes with their fanservice. This is why Kaiji is good.
Feb 24, 2011 6:15 AM
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lol a female character, i forgot that they even exist XDDDDD
Sep 4, 2011 10:20 PM

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Free_Candy said:
i hope they play strip poker this time...cause there is nothing better than a bunch of gross looking failure losers getting together and play a nice game of strip poker....


Lol...that was worth a good laugh.

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i hope they play strip poker this time...cause there is nothing better than a bunch of gross looking failure losers getting together and play a nice game of strip poker....


What are talking about? There was plenty of fanservice a couple of episodes back...
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Oct 2, 2011 2:56 PM

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Oh. Now I remember why I wondered why Kaiji is a favorite character for some people. Bro, you get sweet talked into things waaay too easily.
Jan 7, 2014 10:41 AM

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Reach for the stars!!! On another note, a wild female appears!! Pikachu go!
Feb 19, 2014 12:50 AM

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Kaiji should start acting like a selfish prick or he won't be able to pay his debts forever! They'll get bigger and bigger that even a gamble night won't suffice if he keeps going like this. I hope he doesn't help or save anyone this time. Tough I'm not sure what else can be done with this anime if he clears his debts, in the end, the genre is "Game"...
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Jun 26, 2014 12:42 PM

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So Kaiji's 24. If I mess up my life I could easily become like Kaiji.
Dec 16, 2014 8:42 PM

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who the fuck would do that twice?
May 5, 2015 9:27 AM
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Great setup for a new arc, things will only get more interesting from now on.
May 7, 2015 9:24 AM

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first time I saw a female character drawn in this style.

Aug 18, 2015 2:52 PM

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Easy answer : Kill the bad guy, take the 20M he just put under your nose and fly off to another country. End of story.
Aug 29, 2015 1:08 AM
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Ok so this anime rocks so far but I'm having trouble understanding some of the finer details of the rock paper scissors arc.

Firstly, how does winning the game with 3 stars benefit you at all if you don't make any extra money? For example, way back when Funai came up with the plan to tie with Kaiji so they both keep their 3 stars, wouldn't that just put them both in more debt since they don't have any extra stars to trade for cash to pay their existing debt plus the loan borrowed from the ship?

Secondly, how was Kaiji not forced to do labor for the debt collectors. I thought that if you don't have 3 stars + 0 cards, you're a "loser" and forced to go into hard labor for a couple of years. Well, Kaiji gave away his stars to the other man that he met behind the mirror meaning he had 0 so how was he let free?

Lastly, Kaiji's new debt is roughly 6 million. As far as I'm concerned the number is completely off. His debt before coming on to the ship was roughly 3 million. He borrowed 10 million and used most of the 4 hours, meaning he almost accumulated 40% interest. Wouldn't this push his debt to around 17 million? Unless for some reason the anime didn't show him keeping some money because it seemed like he used all of it to trade for the last star he needed.

Thanks to anyone who's willing to help answer these questions. I literally couldn't find these answers anywhere else.
Oct 22, 2015 4:24 PM

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Goddamnit Kaiji, you fell into the trap again... On the other, that's probably what he wanted. After all, what's the point in living such a lame life for 16 years.

Also, I kinda laughed that the man he saved seem to be part of the new game. You never escape the mafia, so they say...
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Dec 5, 2015 7:18 AM

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Nice set up episode for the upcoming arc. Looking forward to what the gambling will be.

Mixed feeling about the blonde guy. He pretty much looks like hes preying on Kaiji in silence
Feb 25, 2016 4:39 PM

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Easy answer : Kill the bad guy, take the 20M he just put under your nose and fly off to another country. End of story.

Pretty sure the organization that hosts these illegal events would have the money and connections to track him down lol.
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Avenger-senpai said:
HapHazrD said:
Easy answer : Kill the bad guy, take the 20M he just put under your nose and fly off to another country. End of story.

Pretty sure the organization that hosts these illegal events would have the money and connections to track him down lol.


Would they bother though ? 20M is nothing to these guys. It's quite a measly sum for highway criminals, convert it to dollars and you'll see.
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HapHazrD said:
Avenger-senpai said:

Pretty sure the organization that hosts these illegal events would have the money and connections to track him down lol.


Would they bother though ? 20M is nothing to these guys. It's quite a measly sum for highway criminals, convert it to dollars and you'll see.

It's all about keeping rep though. The fact that some no name punk killed and robbed one of their employees while on the job would probably leave a sour taste. If word got around, others might start thinking of doing the same.
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Looks like Kaiji slightly regrets saving the old man because he ended up in a crappy job with more debt than ever with another geezer bossing him around and even holding his pay lol

This new guy sure likes to play around. Almost cost Kaiji a million yen lmao. He's in for a heap of trouble once he finds out how much pressure he'll go under playing their game though. Back into the rabbit hole... will he erase his debt or dive in deeper into the depths while saving those who are doomed?
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It's time for another game.
Dec 3, 2017 6:52 PM

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ayy this blonde guy is pretty charismatic and smart huh, i thought he was a ditz. it's irritating that he's joining in on the get rich fast schemes when he has no debt. he doesn't understand what kaiji has gone through, really yes i do understand that you want something more to life but don't fall under the illusion... i'd say live a normal life, dangerous business out here.

another grand episode, another adventure just waiting to happen! i seriously can't name even one episode where kaiji (as in the show itself) and kaiji have disappointed me, i hope it doesn't begin anytime soon.
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I fucking love this show.

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Torisunanohokori said:
Didn't really like the bleach-haired guy. Hope he gets naked roomed.

Haha, naked-roomed.

Come on, his little prank was funny.
I agree, I didn't mind him, haha.
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