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Jul 27, 2016 8:08 AM

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Go kaiji betray them!!
Aug 27, 2017 2:56 AM
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This series is giving death note like vibes.The pace definitely equals to that of death note.
Aug 28, 2017 8:04 AM

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Kaiji's bait strategy was just genious! How he slowly manipulated the one who preys on the weak by reading his tactics was a very entertaining watch. This episode went by pretty fast, actually~

He was kind of a helpless case before, but damn he's a very formidable person, using Andou's moronic betrayal as a catalyst to an ingenious plan wah. Sasuga Kaiji! That quote about the importance of working together as one made me shiver: "If a lion is split into three, will it still be alive?!" Go get 'em stars!








Sep 24, 2017 2:45 AM

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never have i witnessed such an epic game of rock paper scissors

very entertaining, 5/5...although i think that they made such a simple game sound so epic lol
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Sep 29, 2017 2:22 PM

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Wow, he won with that hand full of scissors.
Nov 13, 2017 2:26 PM

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What is this directing?! It's masterful! The tension and the payoff being highlighted through the usage of music is impressive. I'm also surprised by the strategy. It's virtually flawless and surely put me on the edge of the seat. 5/5
Feb 7, 2018 4:19 AM

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Such a hype series... already! Most series I've found myself hyped in, like Gintama and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, take a good while for me to get heaps excited to watch, but this series is already getting me exhilarated!
Mar 5, 2018 6:27 PM

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Wiziliz said:
Such a hype series... already! Most series I've found myself hyped in, like Gintama and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, take a good while for me to get heaps excited to watch, but this series is already getting me exhilarated!


Yep,it's super good at creating tension.

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Dec 11, 2018 6:16 AM
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When Ando lost I thought he doomed them for good but I was relived to see that Kaiji didn't panic and pulled the group together.

Since Kaiji was able to determine the other player's strategy he seems to be smart, or at least intelligent enough when it comes to gambling strategy that it surprises me he hasn't had more success!

Looking forward to seeing what he can do when the field is level again!
Mar 3, 2019 2:27 PM

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I'm glad that Kaiji won.
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Dec 9, 2019 7:24 PM

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never thought rock paper and scissors can be so complex! im glad they explained in a way that's easy to understand. for some reason the gambling with rock paper scissors in kaiji is way more interesting and easy to understand than the one in No Game No Life.
Dec 20, 2019 8:43 AM
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enjoyable, the episodes feel short, you don't know how time flies by watching this show :)

Jan 6, 2020 6:05 AM

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That play was pretty awesome!
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Jun 1, 2020 2:08 AM

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May 2018
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nice. Kaiji is no longer a loser
Aug 5, 2020 4:27 PM

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Man I thought the episode just started and by the time I knew it was already playing the end credits. What a truly great gamble.

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Nov 18, 2020 1:35 PM

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These first three episodes were very good, the series looks promising.
Apr 14, 2021 4:20 PM

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Interesting tactics. Some parts that are quite obvious are explained a bit much, but I guess not everyone wants to think too much while watching anime. Moving forward! -->

Jan 15, 2022 11:22 PM

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really good episode. the music perfectly compliments the tone when there's tension
Aug 28, 2022 11:31 PM

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This rock , paper , scissors game seems to be more interesting that everyone first thought , it’s also great that Kaiji feels like underachiever and not some ultra smart guy that would blitz trough this game
Sep 25, 2022 4:13 AM
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idk what to put hear tbh
Dec 6, 2022 2:06 PM

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Samn, you could almost cut through the tension. Amazing, I've missed this kind of anime.
Dec 26, 2022 2:29 PM

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Ok so Kaji now has 3 stars and is safe, but what is he gonna do about others now?
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Feb 8, 2023 3:16 AM

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i really like the analogy scenes such as trying to cross the flimsy bridge and walking through the deep swamp.
Dec 20, 2023 12:57 AM
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I think Kaiji needs those two to win, he doesn't have them to help them, he is just going to use them, he learned from his mistake and now is taking a warzone mentality, why would he help the guy who sunk him into debt and a poor idiot that tried to ditch them the first time he could? I know now he is a little smarter than what he seems, at least when it comes to gambling, he needs his pawns and that's why he is saying he will help them, I don't know how, I don't know when, but he will ditch them.

So far, really entertaining anime, it seems it is going to be focused on a single night, or at least some episodes seem that they will be on this night alone, and that pacing is interesting without using time skips, the plot is very silly but it gives enough to create ridiculous but really tense scenes. I really like plots about characters facing dead end situations with very high stakes, and the funniest part is that everything is happening in a cozy boat while playing rock paper scissors.

The music is very good too with those post rock influenced post punk tracks, post punk revival maybe? I felt we were going to suffer all the way in, but now things are starting yo get interesting, there will be a lot of hurdles along rhe way but I think thia is going to be fun to watch.
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Jan 1, 2024 9:26 AM
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some strategy came into play
Feb 28, 2024 2:48 PM

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In episode 3, we were given a passable antagonist. I remembered that my old friend Kaiji had a green shirt and the fat guy had a blue one. It's strange that the protagonist didn't buy a star to protect him. But he is right about one thing: this place will be hell for cowards.
Mar 15, 2024 12:21 AM
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scissor diff, best hand.
Feb 10, 12:34 PM
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that was... well these kinds of things happen in betting (i personally faced it) and like Kaiji said since his opp got to 5 stars that way he ll have strong belief in his theory
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