Reviews

This anime deserves more attention and popularity, it's as simple as that. But so many people have overlooked this anime for one obvious factor, and that is the art style. I'll be the first one to admit it, I have dismissed Kaiji upon seeing the character designs, but once I actually sat down and gave it a chance, I was hooked. The art does take a bit of getting used to (and I think if Madhouse didn't do it then it would have been a disaster), but by the end I was actively enjoying the way the series looked. Kaiji is so simple because, at it's core, it's pretty much just the main character Kaiji playing games for 26 episodes. But every little detail is carefully thought out and this is evident throughout the entire show. Another aspect of Kaiji that I like is that it shows what the real world can be like, in the sense that the powerful and wealthy look down on and control the weak and poor. Overall, Kaiji is definitely a series worth checking out and although I haven't seen the second season at the time of writing this review, I can say with certainty that this half of Kaiji is absolutely fantastic.