Kakegurui
Seen it?2017 | 2 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Mystery, Crime, Drama
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (8.1 out of 10), though it had little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 10 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Run by a corrupt and sadistic school council, the “system” at Hyakkaou is based on gambling, with losers who cannot cover their debts being demeaned by their peers and forced to serve their debtholders. And if that’s not terrifying enough, some games can result in losing an eye, one’s fingernails, or even their life! But the system is shocked when transfer student Yumeko Jabami arrives. Dark, mysterious and attractive, she’s a wildcard who plays for the thrill of it…
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesStrong
8.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a solid audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 95K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12017 · 12 episodes · 7.8 out of 10Saturday- Kakegurui xx2019 · 12 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
- Tatsuya TokutakeRyōta Suzui (voice)
- Saori HayamiYumeko Jabami (voice)
- Minami TanakaMary Saotome (voice)
- Ayaka FukuharaSayaka Igarashi (voice)
- Karin NanamiYuriko Nishinotouin (voice)
- Yuki WakaiItsuki Sumeragi (voice)
- Tomokazu SugitaKaede Manyuuda (voice)
- Mayu UdonoRuna Yomotsuki (voice)
- Mariya IseMidari Ikishima (voice)