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Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji

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Updated Jul 2, 2026

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Synopsis

Japan, 1995. After graduating from high school, Itou Kaiji moves to Tokyo to get a job but fails to find steady employment because the country is mired in its first recession since World War II. Depressed, he festers in his apartment, wasting the day away with cheap pranks, gambles, liquor and cigarettes. This goes on for two years until he's paid an unexpected visit by a man named Endou, who wants to collect an outstanding debt owed to him in Kaiji's name. Endou gives Kaiji two options: either spend ten years repaying the money, or board the gambling ship *Espoir* (French for "hope" ), and stand a chance to clear the debt in one night. Using a con, Endou pressures Kaiji into accepting the latter option, believing he will never return alive. The *Kaiji* series currently consists of six parts: 1. *Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji* 2. *Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji* 3. *Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji* 4. *Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji - Kazuya Hen* 5. *Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji - One Poker Hen* 6. *Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji - 24oku Dasshutsu Hen* Chapter 0 is a non-canon one-shot called "Kaiji Gaiden". Note: Won the 22nd Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1998 (tied with Souten Kouro). https://global.bookwalker.jp/series/45126/gambling-apocalypse-kaiji-/

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Drama Psychological Mature Seinen Sports

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Type: MANGA
Updated: Jul 2, 2026

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