List of Kaiji episodes
The Japanese anime television series Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor is based on the first part, Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji, of the manga series Kaiji, written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. The series was broadcast on Nippon TV from October 3, 2007, to April 2, 2008.[1][a]
A second season, titled Kaiji: Against All Rules and based on the second part of the manga, Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji, was announced by Weekly Young Magazine in 2011.[3] It was broadcast on Nippon TV from April 6 to September 28, 2011.[4][b]
In the United States, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor was streamed on the Joost service in December 2008.[6] In July 2013, Crunchyroll announced the streaming rights to both seasons.[7] In November 2020, Sentai Filmworks announced that they have licensed both seasons of the series for streaming on select digital outlets and home video release.[8][9][10] Both season were released in Japanese with English subtitles on Blu-ray Disc on April 20, 2021.[11][12]
Series overview[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Japanese airdates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | October 3, 2007 | April 2, 2008 | |
| 2 | 26 | April 6, 2011 | September 28, 2011 | |
Episodes[edit]
Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (2007–08)[edit]
| No. | Title [13] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Departure" Transliteration: "Shukkō" (Japanese: 出航) | Nanako Shimazaki | Hideo Takayashiki | Tomihiko Ōkubo | October 3, 2007 |
| 02 | "Open Fire" Transliteration: "Hibuta" (Japanese: 火蓋) | Ryōsuke Nakamura | Hideo Takayashiki | Yuzo Sato | October 10, 2007 |
| 03 | "Wager" Transliteration: "Shōbu" (Japanese: 勝負) | Shigetaka Ikeda | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shigetaka Ikeda | October 17, 2007 |
| 04 | "Failure" Transliteration: "Hatan" (Japanese: 破綻) | Park Jin-kyeong Oyunam (assistant) | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | Shigetaka Ikeda | October 24, 2007 |
| 05 | "Deadly Decision" Transliteration: "Kesshi" (Japanese: 決死) | Masahiro Hosoda | Tadao Iwaki | Masahiro Hosoda | October 31, 2007 |
| 06 | "Rise and Fall" Transliteration: "Kōbō" (Japanese: 興亡) | Kim Min-sun Oyunam (assistant) | Hideo Takayashiki | Tomihiko Ōkubo | November 7, 2007 |
| 07 | "Proclamation" Transliteration: "Kappa" (Japanese: 喝破) | Nanako Shimazaki | Mitsutaka Hirota | Nanako Shimazaki | November 14, 2007 |
| 08 | "Crushing Blow" Transliteration: "Tettsui" (Japanese: 鉄槌) | Yoshifumi Sueda | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | Toshiyuki Tsuru | November 21, 2007 |
| 09 | "Resurrection" Transliteration: "Kaisei" (Japanese: 回生) | Kenichi Kawamura | Hideo Takayashiki | Hiroshi Aoyama | November 28, 2007 |
| 10 | "Messenger" Transliteration: "Shisha" (Japanese: 使者) | Hiroyuki Tanaka | Mitsutaka Hirota | Toshiya Niidome | December 5, 2007 |
| 11 | "Revelry" Transliteration: "Kyōen" (Japanese: 狂宴) | Shigetaka Ikeda | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | Shigetaka Ikeda | December 12, 2007 |
| 12 | "Plunge" Transliteration: "Tenraku" (Japanese: 転落) | Masahiro Hosoda | Hideo Takayashiki | Tomihiko Ōkubo | December 19, 2007 |
| 13 | "Monster" Transliteration: "Kaibutsu" (Japanese: 怪物) | Ryōsuke Nakamura | Mitsutaka Hirota | Ryōsuke Nakamura | December 26, 2007 |
| 14 | "Ghost" Transliteration: "Bōrei" (Japanese: 亡霊) | Yoshifumi Sueda | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | Tetsurō Araki | January 9, 2008 |
| 15 | "Heavens" Transliteration: "Tenkū" (Japanese: 天空) | Nanako Shimazaki | Hideo Takayashiki | Nanako Shimazaki | January 16, 2008 |
| 16 | "Fury" Transliteration: "Dohatsu" (Japanese: 怒髪) | Kim Min-sun Oyunam (assistant) | Tadao Iwaki | Kim Min-sun | January 23, 2008 |
| 17 | "Conversation" Transliteration: "Kaiwa" (Japanese: 会話) | Kenichi Kawamura Tadao Iwaki | Mitsutaka Hirota | Toshiya Niidome | January 30, 2008 |
| 18 | "Trifled" Transliteration: "Honrō" (Japanese: 翻弄) | Oyunam | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | Junichi Sakata | February 6, 2008 |
| 19 | "Limit" Transliteration: "Genkai" (Japanese: 限界) | Masahiro Hosoda | Tomomi Yoshino | Masahiro Hosoda | February 13, 2008 |
| 20 | "Fierce God" Transliteration: "Kishin" (Japanese: 鬼神) | Yoshifumi Sueda | Hideo Takayashiki | Yoshifumi Sueda | February 20, 2008 |
| 21 | "Heart's Blood" Transliteration: "Shinketsu" (Japanese: 心血) | Hideo Hayashi | Mitsutaka Hirota | Hideo Hayashi | February 27, 2008 |
| 22 | "Punishment" Transliteration: "Shikkō" (Japanese: 執行) | Hiroyuki Tanaka | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | Hiroyuki Tanaka | March 5, 2008 |
| 23 | "Deceit" Transliteration: "Jadō" (Japanese: 邪道) | Nanako Shimazaki | Tomomi Yoshino | Nanako Shimazaki | March 12, 2008 |
| 24 | "Conditions" Transliteration: "Jōken" (Japanese: 条件) | Kim Min-sun Oyunam (assistant) | Mitsutaka Hirota | Keiji Gotoh | March 19, 2008 |
| 25 | "Gone Pale" Transliteration: "Sōhaku" (Japanese: 蒼白) | Yoshifumi Sueda | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | Ryōsuke Nakamura | March 26, 2008 |
| 26 | "Afterglow" Transliteration: "Zankō" (Japanese: 残光) | Yuzo Sato Tadao Iwaki | Hideo Takayashiki | Yuzo Sato | April 2, 2008 |
Kaiji: Against All Rules (2011)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [14] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 01 | "Underground Hell" Transliteration: "Chi no Goku" (Japanese: 地の獄) | Yuzo Sato | Hideo Takayashiki | Yuzo Sato | April 6, 2011 |
| 28 | 02 | "The Rules of the Game" Transliteration: "Shōbu no Tessoku" (Japanese: 勝負の鉄則) | Hong Hun-pyo | Mitsutaka Hirota | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | April 13, 2011 |
| 29 | 03 | "Bits of Luck" Transliteration: "Kyōun no Kakera" (Japanese: 強運の欠片) | Kim Min-sun | Hideo Takayashiki | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | April 20, 2011 |
| 30 | 04 | "The Beginnings of a Comeback" Transliteration: "Gyakushū no Itoguchi" (Japanese: 逆襲の糸口) | Masaki Matsumura | Mitsutaka Hirota | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | April 27, 2011 |
| 30 | 05 | "Abuse and Endurance" Transliteration: "Gyakutai to Nintai" (Japanese: 虐待と忍耐) | Woo Seung-wook | Hideo Takayashiki | Tomomi Fujiyama | May 4, 2011 |
| 31 | 06 | "The Storm Descends" Transliteration: "Neppū no Tōrai" (Japanese: 熱風の到来) | Kenichi Kawamura | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kenichi Kawamura | May 11, 2011 |
| 33 | 07 | "Magic Dice" Transliteration: "Mahō no Sai" (Japanese: 魔法の賽) | Tetsuo Yajima | Hideo Takayashiki | Hiroshi Kōjina | May 18, 2011 |
| 34 | 08 | "Divine Retribution" Transliteration: "Ingaōhō" (Japanese: 因果応報) | Hong Hun-pyo | Mitsutaka Hirota | Morio Asaka | May 25, 2011 |
| 35 | 09 | "Cheers, and…" Transliteration: "Kassai, soshite..." (Japanese: 喝采、そして…) | Kim Min-sun | Hideo Takayashiki | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | June 1, 2011 |
| 36 | 10 | "The Last Gamble" Transliteration: "Saigo no Bakuchi" (Japanese: 最後の博打) | Masaki Matsumura | Mitsutaka Hirota | Masaki Matsumura | June 8, 2011 |
| 37 | 11 | "Joy and Lament" Transliteration: "Kanki to Tansei" (Japanese: 歓喜と嘆声) | Woo Seung-wook | Hideo Takayashiki | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | June 15, 2011 |
| 38 | 12 | "Heaven Falls, a Man Falls" Transliteration: "Haten Hakan" (Japanese: 破天・破漢) | Jun Nakagawa Tomomi Muraoka | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kenichi Kawamura | June 22, 2011 |
| 39 | 13 | "A Clue" Transliteration: "Kōryaku no Itoguchi" (Japanese: 攻略の糸口) | Tetsuo Yajima | Hideo Takayashiki | Tetsuo Yajima | June 29, 2011 |
| 40 | 14 | "The Survivor's Road (Series Recap)" Transliteration: "Burai no Kiseki (Sōshūhen)" (Japanese: 無頼の軌跡（総集編）) | Yuzo Sato | Hideo Takayashiki | Yuzo Sato | July 6, 2011 |
| 41 | 15 | "All an Act" Transliteration: "Koke no Isshin" (Japanese: 虚仮の一心) | Hong Hun-pyo | Mitsutaka Hirota | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | July 13, 2011 |
| 42 | 16 | "The Curtain Rises" Transliteration: "Kessen no Makuake" (Japanese: 決戦の幕開け) | Kim Min-sun | Hideo Takayashiki | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | July 20, 2011 |
| 43 | 17 | "Pointless Pounding" Transliteration: "Fumō na Kantetsu" (Japanese: 不毛な貫徹) | Masaki Matsumura | Mitsutaka Hirota | Masaki Matsumura | July 27, 2011 |
| 44 | 18 | "Unyielding Gate" Transliteration: "Teppeki no Mon" (Japanese: 鉄壁の門) | Woo Seung-wook | Hideo Takayashiki | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | August 3, 2011 |
| 45 | 19 | "Road to a Miracle" Transliteration: "Kiseki no Kidō" (Japanese: 奇跡の軌道) | Jun Nakagawa Tomomi Muraoka | Mitsutaka Hirota | Jun Nakagawa Tomomi Muraoka | August 10, 2011 |
| 46 | 20 | "Destiny Gap" Transliteration: "Shukuun no Sa" (Japanese: 宿運の差) | Tetsuo Yajima | Hideo Takayashiki | Tetsuo Yajima | August 17, 2011 |
| 47 | 21 | "Victory Secured" Transliteration: "Kakujitsu na Shōri" (Japanese: 確実な勝利) | Hong Hun-pyo | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kenichi Kawamura | August 24, 2011 |
| 48 | 22 | "The Power of Money" Transliteration: "Yukichi no Ikō" (Japanese: 諭吉の威光) | Kim Min-sun | Hideo Takayashiki | Hiroyuki Tanaka | August 31, 2011 |
| 49 | 23 | "On Thin Ice" Transliteration: "Fūzen no Tomoshibi" (Japanese: 風前の灯火) | Masaki Matsumura | Mitsutaka Hirota | Masaki Matsumura | September 7, 2011 |
| 50 | 24 | "Meandering Silver Balls" Transliteration: "Haikai Suru Gindama" (Japanese: 徘徊する銀玉) | Woo Seung-wook | Hideo Takayashiki | Yuzo Sato | September 14, 2011 |
| 51 | 25 | "Tears of Resentment" Transliteration: "Ensa no Namida" (Japanese: 怨嗟の涙) | Kenichi Kawamura | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kenichi Kawamura | September 21, 2011 |
| 52 | 26 | "The Future is in Our Hands…" Transliteration: "Mirai wa Bokura no..." (Japanese: 未来は僕らの…) | Yuzo Sato Jun Nakagawa Tomomi Muraoka | Hideo Takayashiki | Yuzo Sato | September 28, 2011 |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b 逆境無頼 カイジ 破戒録篇. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
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- ^ Loo, Egan (November 19, 2008). "Joost to Stream Kaiji, Buzzer Beater Anime in December". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
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- ^ "Sentai Bets on Kaiji". Sentai Filmworks. November 18, 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Saabedra, Humberto (November 18, 2020). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Kaiji TV Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (November 18, 2020). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Both Kaiji TV Anime Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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