However, the student hierarchy in this school is not determined by academic performance or athletic ability, but rather by gambling. Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler is set at Hyakkaou Private Academy, a high-class elite school housing the children of Japan's wealthiest and most influential people, with many future leaders and professionals among the student body.
See also: List of Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler characters Setting A sequel to the film premiered in June 2021. A film adaptation featuring the same actors from the drama premiered in May 2019. A video game adaptation was released in November 2018, but it became inaccessible after its servers were closed down in March 2020. A live-action drama adaptation aired in Japan from January to March 2018, while a second season aired in April 2019. Two light novels based on the manga have been released by Square Enix in August 2017 and March 2019, respectively.
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The anime series has been licensed and streamed by Netflix outside of Japan. A second season, titled Kakegurui ××, aired from January to March 2019. With a keen intellect able to pierce through the elaborate cheating methods used by the most powerful students to rig games in their favour, Yumeko threatens to destroy the twisted hierarchy of the school simply for the thrill of it.Īn anime television adaptation by MAPPA aired in Japan from July to September 2017. Yumeko Jabami is a transfer student whose beautiful, innocent façade hides a psychotic addiction to gambling and high-stakes situations. The story of Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler takes place at Hyakkaou Private Academy, one of Japan's most prestigious schools where, unlike normal schools, the hierarchy is determined by gambling. The series has also inspired numerous spin-off manga, including a prequel titled Kakegurui Twin. In North America, the manga has been licensed for English-language release by Yen Press. It began serialization in Square Enix's Gangan Joker in March 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into fourteen tankōbon volumes as of February 2021. Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura.
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