Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji
The Suffering Pariah Kaiji

Japanese

逆境無頼カイジ Ultimate Survivor

English

Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

Information

Type

TV

Aired

Oct 3, 2007 to Apr 2, 2008

Episodes

26

Duration

23 min per ep

Season

fall 2007

Broadcast

Wednesdays at 00:59 (JST)

Studios

Madhouse

Licensors

Sentai Filmworks

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Manga

Rating

R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Genres

Suspense

Demographics

Seinen

Statistics

Rank

315

Score

8.26

Scored by

166816

Popularity

681

Members

365875

Favorites

10296

External Links

Synopsis

After one of his coworkers fails to repay a debt, apathetic bum Kaiji Itou is pressured by loan sharks to settle the large sum of cash. Since Kaiji has little money and no future prospects of his own, he is unable to return what his colleague borrowed. Faced with massive financial burdens, Kaiji is given an offer to board the illustrious Espoir—it is said that "one night aboard the ship, and all of your debts will be paid." What seems like a simple night of gambling quickly turns into a game of strategy and betrayal. With the losers of the tournament being subjected to a backbreaking life of indebted servitude, Kaiji must choose his actions—and allies—carefully. However, this is only the beginning of a series of gambles that will wager Kaiji's life, testing the full extent of his wits and will to survive. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

In a February 2015 poll conducted by Japanese website Goo Ranking, Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor placed second for "Best Cerebral Anime." The series was released on Blu-ray by Sentai Filmworks on April 20, 2021.

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