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Nov 10, 2007 5:48 PM
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Oh man, once again the group falls into some trouble. Very intense. Though the next episode suggest some kind of problem for Funai. I'll be looking forward to it.
Nov 10, 2007 7:04 PM
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Man just when you think things are gonna be ok, they trow in a monkey wrench. o-o
But yea seems that jerk Funai might run into some trouble next episode.
Nov 10, 2007 9:14 PM
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A good episode again, for the same reason I've been enjoying the show as a whole thus far. Although I'm not sure if its refusal to let Kaiji's plans come to fruition by throwing unexpected obstacles in his way is a stremgth or a weakness. On one hand, it keeps it from being predictable, but on the other it keeps it tiresomely bogged down by Kaiji being in a permanently bad situation. And the reshuffle suggests that all that time we spent watching him do the buyout may have been wasted. Hopefully, that's not the case.

Personally, I think Kaiji's response to the latest predicament of Funai proposing a card reshuffle (very clever of him I should add) should have been obvious - hide a huge portion of the cards to make it look like he never performed a buyout while offering a standard hand of cards to the group each. This way, everyone in the group is under equal suspicion, because any one of them could be hiding cards to try and cheat the reshuffle system. They could strip-search everyone to be sure, but I think that might take a little longer than 14 minutes.
Nov 10, 2007 10:09 PM
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I love this show!

It's just so dramatic. I'm glad Kaiji didn't take Funai's star, watching that scene, I was like, "No! Don't take it it, idiot!".

14 minutes left in the game. If this is a 13-episode series, it means there's 7 episodes left, which calculates to an average of 2mins of game time per episode.

Realistically, how much can happen in two minutes??!
Nov 10, 2007 10:20 PM
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Funai is totally an ass. I'd have done more than just shove him. I wonder how the buy/sell phase will work. It was neat just how thoroughly Kitami got waxed.
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Nov 11, 2007 4:46 AM
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trishhy said:
14 minutes left in the game. If this is a 13-episode series, it means there's 7 episodes left, which calculates to an average of 2mins of game time per episode.

Realistically, how much can happen in two minutes??!


According to the MADHOUSE official site, Kaiji is a total of 26 episodes.
And of course,with that length, more than limited RPS would be coming up :)
Nov 11, 2007 5:30 AM
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Oh man, another great episode. Every time Kaiji comes up with a smart plan, someone outsmarts him with an even better tactic. Funai FTL.
Nov 11, 2007 10:11 PM
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trishhy said:

14 minutes left in the game. If this is a 13-episode series, it means there's 7 episodes left, which calculates to an average of 2mins of game time per episode.

Realistically, how much can happen in two minutes??!


nice avatar there.. [looks like my profile pic ;)]

I think a lot can happen though even in that little time. It's funny though that it seems like Kaiji's plans are guaranteed to go wrong.
Nov 12, 2007 1:03 AM
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there will be more then just the rps game. ^^
Nov 12, 2007 2:02 AM

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Funai fails at life, but that tactic of his was fairly slick, if completely uncalled for.

Then again, he is a "Repeater," which says an awful lot about his character.
Nov 12, 2007 7:47 AM
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I know for sure that Kaiji will get out of this but I don't have a clue how O_O
They are in the deep bottom. Intresting...
Nov 12, 2007 2:00 PM

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Wow, Funai is really a bastard and I can't wait to see him take a fall (I pray he doesn't make it off the ship)

It's almost like he is just there to make sure Kaiji doesn't win.
Nov 13, 2007 12:50 PM

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ZAWA ZAWA
Nov 13, 2007 2:45 PM

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The pacing in ep 5 and 6 has been way too slow. They could've put them both together and had one rollercoaster of an ep.



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Nov 14, 2007 8:39 PM
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I am loving this show more and more. Personally, I really like the pace and how Kaiji's plans keep on getting screwed up. It's exciting watching him develop from the total loser he was into someone who can really think for himself. And his plan with Kitami worked, so it's not like his ideas never pan out. I can't wait to see what's in the next room. I'm assuming it'll be another gamble... As for Funai, I'm eager to see Kaiji crush him! Not too soon though.
Nov 16, 2007 7:20 PM

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Funai is such a dick. I hope something really bad happens to him.
Mar 25, 2008 1:15 AM

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Kaiji and his group are screwed again =P
And this is way I really like this show, I really want to know how he will get out of this situation.
Jun 18, 2008 9:07 PM

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If I were to drop this show, it would be because of that damn narrator.
Dec 8, 2008 11:00 AM

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I don`t really mind the narrator so much, but I am not saying that I like it... maybe I am blended by the awesomeness of the show? :\
Feb 2, 2009 6:42 PM

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Bad luck like always...
May 18, 2009 12:19 AM
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Damn that Funai.
Oct 16, 2009 2:58 PM

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Suspenseful! I know that guy never did anyone that isn't in his interest he must have a new way to cheat!
Dec 13, 2009 2:08 PM

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A resuffle yeah but that still means that everyone(but Kaiji & co) will end up with way more cards to get rid of than he had before... and damn Kaiji is an altruist idiot, instead of giving them his money, he should just betray those two morons he has with him and take the star Funai offered him.
Dec 20, 2009 5:08 AM
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"Kaiji-san" its gettin pretty annoying...they need to stop callin his name every time something happens
Nov 17, 2010 6:53 PM

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I always LOL when those two sidekicks cry.. :D

Anyway, their plan just fell apart with that..

Next ep, Funai is sweating bullets.. Yeah..
Oct 18, 2011 6:57 PM

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That Fucking Funai bastard....
Jul 17, 2012 8:56 PM

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Is it me or does anyone else feel as though this has been dragged on for too long?
Aug 31, 2012 8:14 PM

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MajorAddiction said:
trishhy said:

14 minutes left in the game. If this is a 13-episode series, it means there's 7 episodes left, which calculates to an average of 2mins of game time per episode.

Realistically, how much can happen in two minutes??!


nice avatar there.. [looks like my profile pic ;)]

I think a lot can happen though even in that little time. It's funny though that it seems like Kaiji's plans are guaranteed to go wrong.


Lol I actually think there can be a second game, or maybe games out of the ship. It would be funny and kick-ass.
Sep 25, 2012 4:38 PM

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"Kaiji-san" its gettin pretty annoying...they need to stop callin his name every time something happens


I honestly think that's the only thing those two can ever say.
Sep 30, 2012 5:49 PM
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TravSavage said:
Free_Candy said:
"Kaiji-san" its gettin pretty annoying...they need to stop callin his name every time something happens


I honestly think that's the only thing those two can ever say.


Kaiji-san! Kaiji-san! :O

But seriously.. that was an intense episode. o.O


Nov 10, 2012 7:21 AM

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Davyu said:
Is it me or does anyone else feel as though this has been dragged on for too long?

Yeah, the last 2 eps at least.
Jan 7, 2014 8:02 AM

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Kaiji should've taken that star and ditched those 2 fools. Andou is currently sitting at the top of my most hated characters of ALL TIME. Yes, i think he is even worse than the guy from to love ru
Jun 25, 2014 9:56 PM

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All he needs to do is give about 10 rock and then when the cards are redistributed use the rest of his rocks. Funai might call him out on it but he should take the risk.
Oct 8, 2014 3:30 AM

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These people have the worst luck in the world. They kept running into problems after problems.
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Dec 15, 2014 9:32 PM

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that fucking Funai troll.
May 5, 2015 5:51 AM
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Damn this series just keeps getting tense and more tense every episodes. ( DAMN AWESOME )

P/S : Funai is an asshole :D
May 6, 2015 4:30 PM

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Ugh Funai just wants to see Kaiji die, I can't wait to see Funai die.

Oct 20, 2015 8:05 PM

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Fuckin' Funai. At one point, karma gonna strike him down.

But all in all, Kaiji, and mostly his group is in deep shit, because his teamate lack of any ounce of subtlety and strategy. They may betray him. Honor mean nothing when your life is on the line. Though, that may be the flaw in Funai bet. He bet on the fear he pressured on these guy and the fact that he based their alliance on honor, but I'm pretty sure that none of them give a shit about honor.
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Nov 18, 2015 7:26 AM

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Funaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!
Feb 25, 2016 2:29 PM

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Funai the douchebag strikes again.
Mar 23, 2016 1:00 PM

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And here I was thinking it would end here and they'd move on to another game. (I mean, there has to be another game, right? 26 episodes of one game of paper-rock-scissors would be ridiculous.)
Oct 4, 2016 6:29 PM

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Someone needs to beat the fuck out of Funai!!
Jul 27, 2017 5:16 PM

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There goes Funai ruining Kaiji again.
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Aug 21, 2017 11:35 PM
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Just when the characters get a massive advantage, it all goes to the hole.
Seriously. This anime is impossible to predict.
Aug 28, 2017 9:56 PM

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The tides of the battle just can't lean on one side, can it? This is getting more intense than ever~

Damn you, Funai. Not only did you manage to gather every remaining player into one group, ya also flipped Kaiji's strategy on its back. I'm curious on how they'll get out of this in 15 minutes.








Sep 30, 2017 3:31 AM

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Funai ruined his plan.
Nov 13, 2017 11:18 PM

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More trouble for more content. Curious to see what's his strategy to deal with this shit now. 5/5
Dec 3, 2017 3:01 PM

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the desperation... the huge amount of trust that kaiji gave those two, i felt it. how strong he must be, despite being pit against stress for the possibility of losing, to decline funai's offer. he's a smart man, definitely, but his odds are not 100% lucky all the time. there's such a great dose of the reality in a game like this - simple right? yet it's easy to lose, easy to cheat, easy to win, everything is thrown on the table. raw human emotions are more than ever apparent. i don't want to say that this anime is a masterpiece so early into the series even though the word is budging at me, since it is truly awing.
Feb 7, 2018 6:28 AM

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Shit, the episode's over already?
Mar 6, 2018 5:47 AM

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Just when they made on step forth they get pushed back again.

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