Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji
Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji

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The Kodansha Manga Award (講談社漫画賞, Koudansha Manga Shou) is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, the event is sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in three categories: shounen, shoujo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shounen and shoujo. The first award for the general category was in 1982, and the first children's category's award was in 2003. The children's category was merged into the shounen and shoujo categories starting in 2015.

Nobuyuki Fukumoto is one of the quintessential authors in the world of psychological/suspense manga, but his lengthy mangaography and atypical art style may be a little intimidating for newcomers. I've compiled a list of what I would consider his core works, and a recommended reading order.

for people who like mind games between the characters

manga that have gambling as a major element in a certain arc/in the whole story

Number of sales and date that number was acquired from in notes for each. Some of them I have personally estimated a higher figure than the date says.

No. 162 would be Nippon no Rekishi. It's for children and I can't find it on MAL. It has 24 volumes and started in 1981, and has sold 20.2 million (March 19th, 2020).

No. 165 would be Cuffs - Kizu Darake no Chizu by Jin Tojo, and has sold 20 million (February 14th, 2022).

No. 183 would be The Tale of Genji by Waki Yamato. Couldn't find exactly which one it was she made, and has sold 20 million (May 1st, 2021).

No. 11 is Senri no Michi mo by Ippo Ohara & Satoshi Watanabe, which started in 1989 and ended in 2022 with 134 volumes & 693 chapters in Weekly Golf Digest.

No. 22 is Hakuryuu, which started in 1996. I have put Hakuryuu Legend instead because I could not find an earlier version.

No. 23 is Kowashiya Gen by Hoshino Hideki & Sadayoshi Ishii, which started in 2003 and is onging with 108 volumes & 1028 chapters in Weekly Manga Times.

No. 40 is Kabachitare! by Takashi Tajima & Takahiro Kochi, which started in 1999 and is ongoing with 93 volumes & 974 chapters in Weekly Morning Kodansha.

No. 47 is Impact by Nobuhiro Sakata & Ryouji Ryuuzaki, which started in 2002 and ended in 2019 with 85 volumes & 851 chapters in Par Golf.

Number of volumes and chapters in notes.

One manga per author.

Okay so my favorite niche sub-genre of manga is the ones where the cast has to kill each other or participate in some sort of sick and sadistic game. I have read most of these, but it is my favorite so I figured I should share with the world, enjoy!

All manga that fit the "Death Game" criteria. You can also look for the anime version.

Real legit kino based lit mangoes

Focus on deceiving, outwitting your opponents, and psychological warfare.

Gambling Apocalypse? Hakairoku? A straight-forward list of the series and spinoffs that comprise Fukumoto Nobuyuki's "Kaiji" manga.

Gintama? Ichi the Killer? Gantz? Bleach? GTO? Not today, ma'am

good and bad, to play after reading

When you're interested in the subject of course.
Mostly due to short chapters, cliffhangers, large variety of interesting characters, emotional investment and steady plot growth.

No real structure in arrangement other than alphabetically, I just wanted Rainbow, Berserk, Megumi no Daigo and Golden Kamuy to be the 4 manga on the top row.

Release that Witch or Fangkai Nage Nuwu and Yidai Ling Hou are the only manhua so far in here.

Stack (2/2):
==> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/41900

MANLY Anime: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17625

MILC Moments with Uncle & Nephew