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Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, Volume 1

Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, Volume 1

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  • Create Date：2021-07-01 08:55:59
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Nobuyuki Fukumoto
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Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji Manga Volume 1 features story and art by Nobuyuki Fukumoto。 One day， ne'er-do-well Kaiji Itou's shiftless existence is suddenly rattled by a visit from the yakuza。 Burdened by debt and resentment， Kaiji is coerced into gambling for his worthless life。 As the stakes grow higher and the rules become increasingly more bizarre， Kaiji must finally take the future into his own hands！ Legendary mangaka Nobuyuki Fukumoto finally makes his English-language debut。 The inspiration for the infamous anime by the same name and the Netflix live-action film Animal World takes readers into the dark side of Japan's post-bubble economic society by thrusting them into a world of debt， debauchery， and delusion。

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Reviews

Nolan ，

Bought this first volume on a whim because the phrase "Gambling Apocalypse" makes me laugh but I wasn't sure if this 90's gambling thriller would really be interesting to me。 However， I can't believe how fast I read over 500 pages detailing one night of high-stakes paper， rock， scissors。 This collection is filled with close-ups of the sweaty brows of so-called "deadbeats" （borrowing creditor's language， not mine） and somehow it mixes in the psychology of economics without missing a beat of tensi Bought this first volume on a whim because the phrase "Gambling Apocalypse" makes me laugh but I wasn't sure if this 90's gambling thriller would really be interesting to me。 However， I can't believe how fast I read over 500 pages detailing one night of high-stakes paper， rock， scissors。 This collection is filled with close-ups of the sweaty brows of so-called "deadbeats" （borrowing creditor's language， not mine） and somehow it mixes in the psychology of economics without missing a beat of tension。 Maybe a few chapters feel a little padded but it was a thrilling read overall。 The real kick in the face is that it ends on a cliffhanger， though， but I'm anxious to read more。 。。。more

Lee ，

i CAN and WILL die for Kaiji and Akagi and mr。 Fukumoto over here。 fucking brilliant

Sherilyn ，

I would say this is not a book to read all in one go。。。。。even though I couldn’t put the book down 😂 I ended up learning a lot about gambling and the tricks they would pull when their lives are on the line and my brain wouldn’t be able to comprehend how they did it 💀 There was a lot of dialogue and explaining which makes sense to have cause gambling is A LOT to think about and I really enjoyed it。 I genuinely don’t think it’s for everyone cause of all the explaining and dialogue but for me， I alr I would say this is not a book to read all in one go。。。。。even though I couldn’t put the book down 😂 I ended up learning a lot about gambling and the tricks they would pull when their lives are on the line and my brain wouldn’t be able to comprehend how they did it 💀 There was a lot of dialogue and explaining which makes sense to have cause gambling is A LOT to think about and I really enjoyed it。 I genuinely don’t think it’s for everyone cause of all the explaining and dialogue but for me， I already wanna buy the second book to see what happens 。。。more

Thomas ，

Reading 500 pages of Rock Paper Scissors was a lot more enthralling than I expected， and a cliffhanger too， I need to get the next volume

James DeSantis ，

A extremely long manga that basically is just gambling and tricks。 Kaniji the main character is basically a piece of shit who does nothing in his life but cheat and steal。 So when he's given the opportunity to make some big money on a boat gambling he of course takes it。 Little does he know if he losses， some horrible stuff is going to happen。 I'll be honest sometimes I was really bored of this series。 I liked the idea， and some of the tricks to cheating and winning are actually cool。 But a lot A extremely long manga that basically is just gambling and tricks。 Kaniji the main character is basically a piece of shit who does nothing in his life but cheat and steal。 So when he's given the opportunity to make some big money on a boat gambling he of course takes it。 Little does he know if he losses， some horrible stuff is going to happen。 I'll be honest sometimes I was really bored of this series。 I liked the idea， and some of the tricks to cheating and winning are actually cool。 But a lot of pages just waste a way of repeating the same "oh no we're going to lose。。。" thing over and over again。 It felt extremely padded at times。 But overall if like gambling and more Mature rated manga series， it isn't too bad。 A 3 out of 5。 。。。more

Liz ，

So boring

Skjam！ ，

February 1996， Tokyo: Kaiji Ito is a loser。 He’s long-term unemployed， isn’t taking any classes， and doesn’t have the grit to put in effort to improve his life。 Kaiji’s also a gambling addict， which is unfortunate for someone who doesn’t have the money to spare。 His main hobby is vandalizing luxury cars。 That last comes back to bite him when a loan shark shows up。 Turns out Kaiji co-signed a loan for a friend a few years back， and that friend has vanished。 Not only is Kaiji on the hook for big b February 1996， Tokyo: Kaiji Ito is a loser。 He’s long-term unemployed， isn’t taking any classes， and doesn’t have the grit to put in effort to improve his life。 Kaiji’s also a gambling addict， which is unfortunate for someone who doesn’t have the money to spare。 His main hobby is vandalizing luxury cars。 That last comes back to bite him when a loan shark shows up。 Turns out Kaiji co-signed a loan for a friend a few years back， and that friend has vanished。 Not only is Kaiji on the hook for big bucks， but he’s damaged the loan shark’s car！But all is not lost。 Seems that the loan shark is recruiting for a special event， a night of gambling on a cruise ship。 If Kaiji wins big， he can wipe out all his debt in a few hours。 If not， well， welcome to a slave labor camp！ It sounds kind of fishy， but the loan shark knows how to reel in the suckers， and soon Kaiji signs up for this offer。Once on board and the ship is safely outside the Coast Guard patrol zone， the rules are revealed。 The game is Limited Rock Paper Scissors using a small number of playing cards。 The game seems simple at first， but there are a number of unspoken details， and every time Kaiji thinks he’s got a handle on things， the metagame changes。It’s pretty clear that Kaiji’s going to need allies， but on a ship full of loser gambling addicts， who can he trust？This seinen （young men’s） manga is part of the gambling subgenre popular among slightly older readers in Japan。 Indeed， there’s an entire sub-subgenre devoted to the game of mahjong that the creator did a popular series， Akagi， for。 But the subtleties of that tile game are a bit esoteric for Western audiences， so this is Fukumoto’s first work brought to America。Good: The rock-paper-scissors game is simple enough that the audience can follow along with ease， but with the constant changes in the metagame， there are enough twists to keep interest up。While Kaiji isn’t exactly a likable guy， he does have a straightforward personality and just enough naivete to be sympathetic。 He doesn’t resort to betrayals and double-crosses， but uses “fair” trickery and strategy and plays honestly with his allies even when they’re more of a burden than an asset。 I soon became invested in the question of whether he really can turn his life around， or if his half-assed attitude would sabotage his play。The angular art style， especially for faces， is kind of ugly but works well to tell the characters apart。 （Hard to tell if women would have the same variety， there’s not a single one in this first omnibus volume。）Less good: The entire setup of the ship and its gamblers’ cruise seems needlessly elaborate and implausible。 Thanks to spoilers， I know why this is happening， but in the moment it kept taking me out of the story。Content note: some swearing， implied torture。 Most senior high students should be able to handle this story。Recommended to those who enjoy tense stories of high-stakes gambling。 。。。more

Brandon ，

I was mildly shitting myself reading this。 Fukumoto does well to build， maintain， and expand upon tension。Went into this expecting it to be more episodic， like Kakegurui or early Yu-Gi-Oh！， so it was a little off-putting to have the manga start with a couple chapters before Kaiji actually gets on the boat， and then a few more before the Restricted R。P。S。 game begins。 This is good because it allows more time to get in-depth with the psychology of the players， but I can't help but think it might h I was mildly shitting myself reading this。 Fukumoto does well to build， maintain， and expand upon tension。Went into this expecting it to be more episodic， like Kakegurui or early Yu-Gi-Oh！， so it was a little off-putting to have the manga start with a couple chapters before Kaiji actually gets on the boat， and then a few more before the Restricted R。P。S。 game begins。 This is good because it allows more time to get in-depth with the psychology of the players， but I can't help but think it might have been annoying to deal with its original weekly serialization， as every chapter seems to end on a cliffhanger as the Restricted R。P。S。 game keeps evolving and devolving over time。 Very thrilling read， but I was left with blue balls by the end， as the final pages teased a rather high-stakes janken match， and now I have to wait a while for the next omnibus volume to come out （or just read it online， I guess）。It's pretty fun that Kaiji himself begins as kind of a piece of shit， or something， down and out on his luck， vandalizing upper-middle-class cars out of a sense of discomfort with the low economic class in which he's trapped。 He begins to rapidly transform over the short duration of the Restricted R。P。S。 game， recognizing his former self in other players， scheming to help fellow losers take advantage of the rigged game。 。。。more

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