Kakegurui (Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler)

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Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: Mar 22, 2014 to ?

Genres: Drama, Mystery

Themes: Psychological, School

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Gangan Joker

Authors: Naomura, Tooru (Art), Kawamoto, Homura (Story)

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Score: 7.71¹ (scored by 18,324 users)

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Ranked: #1771²

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Popularity: #289

Members: 63,611

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Hyakkaou Private Academy is a school for the privileged and influential, playing host to the children of businessmen and politicians. However, unlike other schools, students at Hyakkaou do not pride themselves on academic achievement. Instead, they value strategic prowess and the ability to read people. Come nightfall, many places on campus transform into gambling dens overseen by the student council, where players compete for rank, money, and more.

Ryouta Suzui spends his days as a "house pet"—a student ranked in the bottom one hundred, forced to serve his peers. His circumstances soon change when a mysterious new transfer student, Yumeko Jabami, arrives at the academy. Despite Suzui's warnings, Yumeko quickly becomes immersed in the school's gambling scene, facing off against several high-profile opponents. Her exploits draw the attention of the student council members, who start meddling in her affairs. Suzui tries his best to keep Yumeko out of trouble, but to his chagrin, she turns out to be the type of person best suited to attend Hyakkaou: a compulsive gambler.

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Kakegurui ranked third in the Best Printed Manga category at the second Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards in 2016.

The series has been published in English as Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler by Yen Press digitally since August 25, 2015, and in print since July 18, 2017. The series has also been simulpub by Yen Press. It has also been released in Polish by Waneko since September 20, 2019; and in Spanish by ECC Ediciones since November 16, 2021.

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Feb 26, 2025

Kinglink

Recommended

Preliminary (110/? eps)

Maybe I'm a simple guy, but I've rather enjoyed Kakegurui, and just ate this series up.

Allow me to post my new and updated rubric when it comes to gambling Manga, that'll help you understand what I like and what I don't care about.

A. Are there interesting games? This is the most basic request, but essentially the bets have to be on SOMETHING interesting. Most of the gambling manga's end up going to a Rock Paper Scissors game, such as Kakegurui. But then use a twist on it (limited of each choice, random selection, poker). And in ... fact Kakegurui does that twice, but both times they feel like there's a good "game".

B. Is there a variety of games? I liked Gamble Fish but honestly there was a bit too much Mahjong. Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji was a great manga, but 131 chapters on a SINGLE game? Jesus. (though that one was still good.) So really I want to see differing bets and games. Returning to the same theme once in a while and switching it up is a good thing, but I prefer a varity of games versus one game.

C. Does the manga move "quickly"? Again Kaiji is the counter argument to this (and they do excellent there) but sitting in a single game for 10+ chapters only works if the game keeps deepening. Liar's Game handles this well, where a long game keeps evolving.

So how does Kakegurui score? Well the games are extremely interesting, I enjoyed almost every single one. There's a LARGE variety of games, I mentioned the Rock Paper Scissors variants, but there's also a game where the question is who removes their finger first while cutting wires connected to a guillotine. As well various classic styles. They're all interesting games. However there has not been a Mahjong game which I have to admit is quite refreshing for a Japanese Manga.

And as for the quickly metric.. well, yes it does, but I think a big piece of that is the meaty chapters, there's about 40 pages per chapter, which is great, when coming from a bunch of Shonen manga which barely hit 15 pages. But there's always a new game around the corner, and usually a new interesting character....

Which I haven't mentioned for a good reason. Characters in Gambling mangas aren't that important. I look for a reason for people to gamble and in this case the characters give that. There's a large plot element about how the school is set up to gamble, ok check the box, and get gambling.

Admitedly, the characters are ... mixed. Yumeko has become a great character... 100 chapters after the beginning of the manga. I get why people call out her development because there hasn't been any, she's just the gambling personification, and that works, but it's not going to get too much praise.

Most of the other characters are a little simple, and I think that's intentional, because rather than focus on the character development, the focus is on the games and gambling. A few characters have clear traits. One gambling loves dangerous games with risk to their lives, a number of characters have a larger story arc between them (much later in the series, around chapter 60) but for the most part this is all done in service to one thing... gambling.

And ... that's why I enjoy Kakegurui, because I read it for the games. As long as character A and character B have a reason to gamble and are doing it with something interesting , I don't care. Kakegurui delivers on that.

PS. Also love the fact that the main character doesn't always win. There might be reasons she loses, but overall I'm glad to see a manga that allows the main characters to have the ability to both win and lose.

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Jul 7, 2025

weeaboomc

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (112/? eps)

Kakegurui is pretty good. I enjoyed reading Kakegurui, and yet, the plot does seem to drag a bit. So first and foremost, it needs to be clear that the art and concept of the story is quite unique to Kakegurui. But I do feel like the execution ultimately results in a lack luster final product, and here's why. Gambling in its barebones form is giving up something of value in the chance of getting something more valuable. However, because money is all but a number in a fictional world, there is no "risk" in gambling after a certain point. And I believe Yumeko (MC) sort ...

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Mar 29, 2021

emma-63194

Not Recommended

Funny

Preliminary (3/? eps)

When talking about the debt that the girls are in, they are drawn nude and chained up in sexual poses (keep in mind that all are minors, I know the age of consent is different in Japan but as an american the same age as the girls it was... yeah). The boys are not drawn like this... this was already uncomfortable enough but its also written by a man. The art is decent but the girls breasts are extremely extenuated and their clothes conform perfectly to them, from a costumer standpoint this just annoyed me a lot. Wouldn't recommend in the slightest, couldn't even make ...

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