Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor
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Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

2007 - 2011
Suspense/Thriller, Action
TV Series
Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps--that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all by himself, Kaiji is offered a shady deal to participate in an illegal underground gamble on a cruise ship. This turns out to be nothing more than the beginning of his new life of hell--thrown headlong into a life-threatening roller coaster of mind games, cheating, and deceit. (MyAnimeList)
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2 seasons 52 episodes

Directed by:

Yuzo Sato
Yuzo-Sato
16 total credits
Credits include: Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, One Outs, Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge, Akagi and Biohunter
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Writer:

Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Nobuyuki-Fukumoto
21 total credits
Credits include: Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Animal world, Akagi, Kaiji: Jinsei gyakuten gêmu and Kaiji 2: Jinsei dakkai gêmu
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Starring:

Masato Hagiwara
Masato-Hagiwara
34 total credits
Credits include: Cure, Café Lumière, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, One Outs and Hideo Nakata's Chaos
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Fumihiko Tachiki
Fumihiko-Tachiki
62 total credits
Credits include: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone and Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
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Masane Tsukayama
Masane-Tsukayama
28 total credits
Credits include: Millennium Actress, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor and Akagi
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Hideo Ishikawa
Hideo-Ishikawa
35 total credits
Credits include: Bleach: Memories of Nobody, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Doukyuusei, Death Note: Rewrite 2: L's Successors and Re: Cutie Honey
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Yasunori Matsumoto
Yasunori-Matsumoto
99 total credits
Credits include: Fullmetal Alchemist, Urotsukidôji I: Legend of the Overfiend, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie and The Slayers
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Toshiharu Sakurai
Toshiharu-Sakurai
13 total credits
Credits include: Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Otaku no video, Genocyber, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water and Mutant Turtles: Chôjin densetsu hen
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Hiroshi Yanaka
Hiroshi-Yanaka
19 total credits
Credits include: Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, BNA: Brand New Animal, Plastic Little, Sakura Wars and Avenger
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,
Naoya Uchida
Naoya-Uchida
34 total credits
Credits include: Death Note, Vinland Saga, Dororo, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor and Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge
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AKAs:

Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Gyakkyô Burai Kaiji, Kaiji

Country:

Japan

Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

2007 - 2011
Suspense/Thriller, Action
TV Series
Your probable score

Ratings & Reviews

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28 Jan 2016
10
98th
The greatest thing about Kaiji is that he is no indomitable spirit; he is an ordinary mortal, wavering, prone to self-doubt and loss of motivation (a rare quality for an anime hero). He is his own enemy and half his battles are internal. In a sense it's a show about depression, about searching for morale at the bottom of the abyss when the odds are stacked against you. It's also very much a show about class warfare, which has a lot to do with those unfavorable odds.
30 Apr 2025
95
99th
top tier anime, no fan service, no bullshit, fresh and interesting, good message, good character, memorable, enjoyable, intellectual on multiple levels
28 Feb 2023
90
72nd
Best gambling anime I've seen
07 Oct 2022
90
80th
El protagonista es dios. La serie es increíblemente entretenida y única.
17 Jun 2022
79
64th
s1, s2
09 Jun 2022
82
90th
S1 82, S2 82
21 Aug 2021
69
85th
03 Aug 2020
85
79th
This rating is the for the first season. The second season was still decent, but not quite as good and I'd rate it as a 65.
06 Jul 2020
81
85th
s1 81, s2 81
20 Oct 2026
90
77th
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Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor - Season 1
Season 1 - Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps--that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all by himself, Kaiji is offered a shady deal to participate in an illegal underground gamble on a cruise ship. This turns out to be nothing more than the beginning of his new life of hell--thrown headlong into a life-threatening roller coaster of mind games, cheating, and deceit. (MyAnimeList)
Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor - Season 2
Season 2 - Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps--that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all by himself, Kaiji is offered a shady deal to participate in an illegal underground gamble on a cruise ship. This turns out to be nothing more than the beginning of his new life of hell--thrown headlong into a life-threatening roller coaster of mind games, cheating, and deceit. (MyAnimeList)

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Yuzo Sato
Yuzo-Sato
16 total credits
Credits include: Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, One Outs, Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge, Akagi and Biohunter
polygon

Writer:

Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Nobuyuki-Fukumoto
21 total credits
Credits include: Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Animal world, Akagi, Kaiji: Jinsei gyakuten gêmu and Kaiji 2: Jinsei dakkai gêmu
polygon

Starring:

Masato Hagiwara
Masato-Hagiwara
34 total credits
Credits include: Cure, Café Lumière, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, One Outs and Hideo Nakata's Chaos
polygon
,
Fumihiko Tachiki
Fumihiko-Tachiki
62 total credits
Credits include: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone and Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
polygon
,
Masane Tsukayama
Masane-Tsukayama
28 total credits
Credits include: Millennium Actress, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor and Akagi
polygon
,
Hideo Ishikawa
Hideo-Ishikawa
35 total credits
Credits include: Bleach: Memories of Nobody, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Doukyuusei, Death Note: Rewrite 2: L's Successors and Re: Cutie Honey
polygon
,
Yasunori Matsumoto
Yasunori-Matsumoto
99 total credits
Credits include: Fullmetal Alchemist, Urotsukidôji I: Legend of the Overfiend, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie and The Slayers
polygon
,
Toshiharu Sakurai
Toshiharu-Sakurai
13 total credits
Credits include: Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Otaku no video, Genocyber, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water and Mutant Turtles: Chôjin densetsu hen
polygon
,
Hiroshi Yanaka
Hiroshi-Yanaka
19 total credits
Credits include: Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, BNA: Brand New Animal, Plastic Little, Sakura Wars and Avenger
polygon
,
Naoya Uchida
Naoya-Uchida
34 total credits
Credits include: Death Note, Vinland Saga, Dororo, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor and Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge
polygon

AKAs:

Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Gyakkyô Burai Kaiji, Kaiji

Country:

Japan
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