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Kaiji - Against All Rules
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Score

8.2 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

26

Studio

MADHOUSE

Official Streams

CrunchyrollHIDIVENetflix

Kaiji - Against All Rules

Also known as 逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇 | Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Hakairoku-hen | Kaiji: Against All Rules

TVSpring 2011Source MangaR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
PsychologicalThrillerSuspense

8.2/10

Community score

#385

Rank

214.3K

Members

3K

Favorites

Synopsis

Several months after the events of the first season, Kaiji, with his appendages reattached and his debt now run up to 9.5 million yen, is still desperately seeking the elusive big score that will cancel all of his markers. Unbeknownst to him, Hyodo’s company, the Teiai Corporation, is actively searching for Kaiji, and have sent Kaiji’s old “friend” Endoh, who entered him in the high stakes games in the past, to find him.

The two meet when Kaiji chances to walk in front of Endoh’s car at a stop light, and thinking that he has found the answer to his prayers, Kaiji gets in the car with him. While Kaiji and Endoh are “happy” to see one another, and both want to see Kaiji’s debt repaid, their means to that goal couldn’t be more different.

Instead of leading Kaiji to the big score, Endoh delivers him drugged and docile to the Teiai Corporation’s secret underground labor camp where Kaiji will have an opportunity to repay his debt… with 15 years of hard labor.

(Source: Sea Slugs)

Cast Highlights

Itou, Kaiji

Itou, Kaiji

Main

Voice: Hagiwara, Masato (Japanese)

Endou, Yuuji

Endou, Yuuji

Supporting

Voice: Uchida, Naoya (Japanese)

Hashimoto

Hashimoto

Supporting

Voice: Ai, Ichitaro (Japanese)

Hyoudou, Kazutaka

Hyoudou, Kazutaka

Supporting

Voice: Tsukayama, Masane (Japanese)

Ichijou, Seiya

Ichijou, Seiya

Supporting

Voice: Namikawa, Daisuke (Japanese)

Isawa, Kaoru

Isawa, Kaoru

Supporting

Voice: Nishijima, Youichi (Japanese)

Isha

Isha

Supporting

Voice: Aoyama, Yutaka (Japanese)

Ishida, Hiromitsu

Ishida, Hiromitsu

Supporting

Voice: Toriumi, Kousuke (Japanese)

Core Staff

Mita, Keiji

Mita, Keiji

Producer

Tamura, Manabu

Tamura, Manabu

Producer

Satou, Yuuzou

Satou, Yuuzou

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

Hong, Hun-pyo

Hong, Hun-pyo

Episode Director

Kawamura, Kenichi

Kawamura, Kenichi

Episode Director, Storyboard

Kim, Min-sun

Kim, Min-sun

Episode Director

Theme Songs

Openings

"Chase the Light!" by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas

Endings

1: "C Kara Hajimaru ABC" by Wasureranneeyo (eps 1-25)

2: "Mirai wa Bokura no Te no Naka" by Kaiji with Redbourn Cherries (eps 26)

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Related Titles

Prequel

Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

anime

Adaptation

Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji

manga

Recent Episodes

Episode 1

Underground Hell

4.37/5
Aired 4/6/2011

Episode 2

The Rules of the Game

4.36/5
Aired 4/13/2011

Episode 3

Bits of Luck

4.31/5

Episode 4

The Beginnings of a Comeback

4.42/5

Episode 5

Abuse and Endurance

4.76/5

Episode 6

The Storm Descends

4.8/5

Episode 7

Magic Dice

4.78/5

Episode 8

Divine Retribution

4.92/5
Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes26
Duration24 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
SeasonSpring 2011
AiredApr 6, 2011 to Sep 28, 2011
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#1309
Scored by117.7K
BroadcastWednesdays at 00:59 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Kaiji: Against All Rules

Romaji title

Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Hakairoku-hen

Japanese title

逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇

Synonyms

Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji S2, The Suffering Pariah Kaiji: Backslide Arc

Production Team

Main studio

MADHOUSE

Producers

VAP, Nippon Television Network, Arts Pro

Licensors

Sentai Filmworks

Japanese title

逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇

Themes And Audience

Adult CastHigh Stakes GamePsychologicalStrategy GameSeinen