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The anime series Gyakkyō Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (逆境無頼カイジ Ultimate Survivor, lit. Suffering Outcast Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor), also known simply as Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor,[1] is based on the first part, Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji, of the manga series Kaiji, written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. The series is directed by Yūzō Satō and co-produced by Nippon Television, D.N. Dream Partners, VAP and Madhouse.[2] The story centers on Kaiji Itō, an impoverished young man, and his misadventures around gambling.

The anime was announced in issue #35 of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in 2007.[3] The series aired between October 2, 2007 and April 1, 2008, on Nippon TV,[4] and the 26 episodes were collected into nine DVDs, released by VAP between January 3 and September 26, 2008.[5][6] VAP re-released all the episodes in a DVD box set on October 7, 2009.[7] The opening theme is "Mirai wa Bokura no Te no Naka" (未来は僕らの手の中, The Future is in Our Hands) (based on The Blue Hearts' song of the same name) by Kaiji with Redbourn Cherries, and the ending theme is "Makeinutachi no Requiem" (負け犬達のレクイエム, Requiem of the Underdogs) by Hakūryū.[8]

A second season titled Gyakkyō Burai Kaiji: Hakairoku-hen (逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇, lit. Suffering Outcast Kaiji: Maverick Arc), also known as Kaiji: Against All Rules,[9] was announced in the issue #9 of Weekly Young Magazine in 2011.[10] Based on the second arc of the manga, Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji, it premiered on April 5, 2011 and ran until September 27, 2011 on Nippon TV.[11] The 26 episodes were collected into nine DVDs, released by VAP between June 22, 2011 and February 22, 2012.[12] VAP also re-released all the episodes in 2 DVD box sets on September 21, 2011 and February 22, 2012.[13][14] The anime opening theme for the second season is "Chase the Light!" by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas, and the ending theme is "C Kara Hajimaru ABC" (CからはじまるABC, The ABC's Starting from C) by Wasurerannē Yo.[15]

Episode list

Season 1: Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

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Season 2: Kaiji: Against All Rules

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References

  1. ^ "Kaiji -Ultimate Survivor-". Nippon Television. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "カイジ" (in Japanese). Nippon Television. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Naisho no Tsubomi, Kaiji, Noramimi TV Anime Announced". Anime News Network. July 31, 2007. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "逆境無頼カイジ" (in Japanese). Amazon Video. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "逆境無頼 カイジ 1" (in Japanese). VAP. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "逆境無頼 カイジ 9" (in Japanese). VAP. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "逆境無頼 カイジ DVD-BOX" (in Japanese). VAP. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "逆境無頼カイジ" (in Japanese). VAP. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Kaiji - Against All Rules -". Nippon Television. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  10. ^ "Kaiji Gambling Manga Gets 2nd TV Anime Series". Anime News Network. January 27, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇" (in Japanese). Amazon Video. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "『逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇』" (in Japanese). VAP. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  13. ^ "逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇 DVD-BOX I" (in Japanese). VAP. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  14. ^ "逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇 DVD-BOX II" (in Japanese). VAP. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  15. ^ "逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇 ミュージック" (in Japanese). Nippon Television. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Kaiji". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 13, 2018.