# Kakegurui (賭ケグルイ) (2017 TV series)
*Kakegurui* (賭ケグルイ) is a 2017 Japanese television anime series adapted from the gambling manga by Homura Kawamoto (story) and Toru Naomura (art), serialized in [Square Enix](https://www.edgepedia.org/square-enix)'s monthly magazine *Gangan Joker* since March 2014.[1](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2017/2/17/mappa-rolls-the-bones-with-kakegurui-tv-anime) • [2](https://corp.marv.jp/img/20250522_kakegurui.pdf) Animated by MAPPA and directed by Yuichiro Hayashi, the series ran for 12 episodes from July 1 to September 23, 2017.[3](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/pdf/359728) The title combines *kake* ("bet" or "wager") and *kurui* ("madness" or "insanity"), with most of it written in katakana.[4](https://du.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2%3A2035027/FULLTEXT01.pdf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Source material | Manga by Homura Kawamoto (story) and Toru Naomura (art), serialized in *Gangan Joker* since March 2014[1](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2017/2/17/mappa-rolls-the-bones-with-kakegurui-tv-anime) • [2](https://corp.marv.jp/img/20250522_kakegurui.pdf) |
| Broadcast | 12 episodes, July 1 to September 23, 2017, on TOKYO MX, MBS, and BS11[3](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/pdf/359728) |
| Studio and director | MAPPA; directed by Yuichiro Hayashi[1](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2017/2/17/mappa-rolls-the-bones-with-kakegurui-tv-anime) |
| Main staff | Series composition Yasuko Kobayashi; character design Manabu Akita; music TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND[5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2xJDuM9ZDM) |
| Lead cast | Saori Hayami as Yumeko Jabami; Minami Tanaka as Mary Saotome; Tatsuya Tokutake as Ryota Suzui; Miyuki Sawashiro as Kirari Momobami[6](https://filmarks.com/animes/239/353) |
| Streaming | Netflix simulcast in Japan from July 2, 2017; international Netflix release followed in 2018[7](https://kakegurui-anime.com/1st/onair/) • [8](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2017/8/2/netflix-previews-fateapocrypha-and-kakegurui-anime) |
| Sequel | Second season, *Kakegurui××*, aired January 2019, 12 episodes[9](https://www.kakegurui-anime.com/) |
## Premise
The story is set at Hyakkaou Private Academy, a prestigious school where a student's social standing is determined not by academic or athletic ability but by skill at high-stakes gambling. The student council rules the school through this system, and students who lose and cannot cover their debts are treated as lower-class members of the hierarchy. The order is shaken by the arrival of the transfer student Yumeko Jabami, a gambler who plays for the thrill of risk itself.[1](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2017/2/17/mappa-rolls-the-bones-with-kakegurui-tv-anime) • [10](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/kakegurui)
The first episode establishes the setup: Ryota Suzui is treated like livestock after losing to the class's strongest gambler, Mary Saotome, and Yumeko is challenged to an original game called vote rock-paper-scissors on her arrival.[6](https://filmarks.com/animes/239/353) The season closes with Yumeko betting everything against the student council president Kirari Momobami in a tarot-card game, with the loser barred from ever setting foot in the school again.[6](https://filmarks.com/animes/239/353)
## Production
The anime adaptation was announced on February 17, 2017, with Yuichiro Hayashi (known for *Garo the Animation*) directing and MAPPA handling animation.[1](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2017/2/17/mappa-rolls-the-bones-with-kakegurui-tv-anime) Yasuko Kobayashi, whose credits include *Attack on Titan* and *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure*, wrote the series composition, and Manabu Akita designed the characters.[1](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2017/2/17/mappa-rolls-the-bones-with-kakegurui-tv-anime) The music was composed by TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND, announced alongside the first promotional video in March 2017.[11](https://kakegurui-anime.com/1st/news/detail.php?id=1047514)
The opening theme was "Deal with the devil" by Tia and the ending theme "LAYon-theLINE" by D-selections, both released on August 23, 2017.[5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2xJDuM9ZDM) The voice cast paired [Saori Hayami](https://www.edgepedia.org/saori-hayami)'s Yumeko with Minami Tanaka's Mary Saotome, Tatsuya Tokutake's Ryota Suzui, and [Miyuki Sawashiro](https://www.edgepedia.org/miyuki-sawashiro)'s Kirari Momobami, among others.[5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2xJDuM9ZDM) • [6](https://filmarks.com/animes/239/353)
The adaptation covered the manga up through the student council officer arc, ending with the Kirari Momobami battle; the final episode was an anime-original story based on an idea by the original creator Homura Kawamoto.[12](https://ranking.net/items/d6eacf) Kawamoto and Naomura discussed this original ending in an interview published shortly before the finale aired in September 2017.[13](https://kakegurui-anime.com/1st/news/detail.php?id=1053778)
## Broadcast and streaming
The series premiered on July 1, 2017, airing Saturdays on TOKYO MX at 22:00 and on MBS in a late-night slot, with BS11 following on July 2 and TV Aichi and RKB Mainichi Broadcasting from July 5.[7](https://kakegurui-anime.com/1st/onair/) Netflix began streaming the series in Japan on Sundays from July 2, 2017.[7](https://kakegurui-anime.com/1st/onair/) Internationally, Netflix listed the series for release in 2018.[8](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2017/8/2/netflix-previews-fateapocrypha-and-kakegurui-anime) Each episode runs about 24 minutes.[6](https://filmarks.com/animes/239/353)
## Sequel and franchise
A second season, *Kakegurui××*, aired from January 2019 for 12 episodes on MBS, TOKYO MX, TV Aichi, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and BS Nippon, also streaming on Netflix.[9](https://www.kakegurui-anime.com/) Its games included the finger-cutting guillotine and Nim Zero, detailed on the official site with rules such as a 20-string guillotine device and a card game in which the running total reaching 10 ends the round.[14](https://kakegurui-anime.com/game_rules/)
The 2017 anime anchored a wider media mix. A live-action drama aired on the MBS/TBS Dramaism block in January 2018 for 10 episodes, with a second season of 5 episodes starting March 31, 2019.[15](https://kakegurui.jp/about/) A spin-off manga, *Kakegurui Twin*, was adapted into an ONA series in 2022 following Mary Saotome at the same academy.[16](https://9c519110712a1cc5ffdf-b1b745d17d9877b298ac94fd86f5428e.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/Streaming-August2022.pdf) A stage play adaptation was announced in May 2025 for performances in September 2025 at Theater H in Tokyo, the first stage version of the original manga.[2](https://corp.marv.jp/img/20250522_kakegurui.pdf)
## Reception
On the review site Filmarks, the series holds a rating of 4.0 from more than 15,000 user reviews.[6](https://filmarks.com/animes/239/353) Aggregated episode-rating data identify episode 11, "The Woman Who Bets Her Life," as the season's highest-rated episode both in Japan and abroad.[17](https://kamikai.fourgetkun.com/anime/34933) The series is frequently noted for MAPPA's high-quality visual presentation and for the exaggerated, frenzied facial expressions of its characters during gambles, a trait carried into the second season.[18](https://animeaude.com/anime/kake-gurui/) • [19](https://anibase.net/ja/anime/lyBY8/%E8%B3%AD%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4)
## References
1. [MAPPA Rolls the Bones with "Kakegurui" TV Anime, Crunchyroll News (February 17, 2017)](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2017/2/17/mappa-rolls-the-bones-with-kakegurui-tv-anime)
2. [Stage play Kakegurui announcement, Marvelous news release (May 22, 2025)](https://corp.marv.jp/img/20250522_kakegurui.pdf)
3. [Kakegurui (2017) credits, allcinema](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/pdf/359728)
4. [Degree thesis on manga title translation, DiVA portal](https://du.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2%3A2035027/FULLTEXT01.pdf)
5. [TV anime Kakegurui second PV, avex pictures on YouTube (June 9, 2017)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2xJDuM9ZDM)
6. [Kakegurui anime page, Filmarks](https://filmarks.com/animes/239/353)
7. [Broadcast information, TV anime Kakegurui official site](https://kakegurui-anime.com/1st/onair/)
8. [Netflix Previews "Fate/Apocrypha" and "Kakegurui" Anime, Crunchyroll News (August 2, 2017)](https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2017/8/2/netflix-previews-fateapocrypha-and-kakegurui-anime)
9. [TV anime Kakegurui×× official site](https://www.kakegurui-anime.com/)
10. [Kakegurui synopsis and streaming, JustWatch (UK)](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/kakegurui)
11. [Summer 2017 broadcast announcement, TV anime Kakegurui official site news (March 22, 2017)](https://kakegurui-anime.com/1st/news/detail.php?id=1047514)
12. [Kakegurui (anime) details, ranking.net](https://ranking.net/items/d6eacf)
13. [Interview with Homura Kawamoto and Toru Naomura before the finale, official site news (September 22, 2017)](https://kakegurui-anime.com/1st/news/detail.php?id=1053778)
14. [Game rules, TV anime Kakegurui×× official site](https://kakegurui-anime.com/game_rules/)
15. [Work information, Kakegurui live-action film official site](https://kakegurui.jp/about/)
16. [Netflix streaming catalog listing for Kakegurui Twin (August 2022)](https://9c519110712a1cc5ffdf-b1b745d17d9877b298ac94fd86f5428e.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/Streaming-August2022.pdf)
17. [Episode ratings for Kakegurui, kamikai](https://kamikai.fourgetkun.com/anime/34933)
18. [Kakegurui review, Animeaude](https://animeaude.com/anime/kake-gurui/)
19. [Kakegurui anime information, Anibase](https://anibase.net/ja/anime/lyBY8/%E8%B3%AD%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4)
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