Series synopsis
Kakegurui, also known as 賭ケグルイ is a Japanese animation mystery crime drama television series that premiered on MBS on January 16, 2018. It ended on April 30, 2019. It stars Minami Hamabe, Mahiro Takasugi, Aoi Morikawa and Taishi Nakagawa.
Children from influential families in politics and businesses attend the Hyakkaou Private Academy. There, the hierarchy of the students are classified by a series of games. Students that win the games are on the ruling side and the students who lose become slaves. One day, a mysterious girl, Yumeko Jabami (Minami Hamabe), is transferred to Hyakkaou Private Academy. She looks pure and pretty, but she is actually a compulsive gambler and seeks out the thrill of taking calculated risks.
Premise
Children from influential families in politics and businesses attend the Hyakkaou Private Academy. There, the hierarchy of the students are classified by a series of games. Students that win the games are on the ruling side and the students who lose become slaves. One day, a mysterious girl, Yumeko Jabami (Minami Hamabe), is transferred to Hyakkaou Private Academy. She looks pure and pretty, but she is actually a compulsive gambler and seeks out the thrill of taking calculated risks.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Minami Hamabe as Yumeko Jabami
- Mahiro Takasugi as Ryota Suzui
- Aoi Morikawa as Meari Saotome
- Taishi Nakagawa as Kaede Manyuda
- Yurika Nakamura as Sayaka Igarashi
- Natsume Mito as Runa Yomozuki
- Ruka Matsuda as Itsuki Sumeragi
- Matsumoto Kiyo as Nanami Tsubomi
Supporting cast
- Natsumi Okamoto as Yuriko Nishinotoin
- Yuma Yamoto as Jun Kiwatari
- Miki Yanagi as Midari Ikishima
- Onodera Akira as Nitobe Kyuu
- Misato Morita
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | October 13, 2017 | February 9, 2018 |
| Season 1 | 10 | January 16, 2018 | March 20, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 5 | April 2, 2019 | April 30, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Maid Cafe Hyakkaou Kakegurui Picture Drama 1 |
October 13, 2017 |
| 2 |
Nekomimi Academy Hyakkaou Kakegurui Picture Drama 2 |
December 15, 2017 |
| 3 |
Student Council Cafe Project Kakegurui Picture Drama 3 |
February 9, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Unaware of her new school's ways, transfer student Yumeko Jabami is offered a high-stakes game of rock-paper-scissors against her classmate, Mary. |
January 16, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Having lost her initial buy-in against Mary, Yumeko raises the stakes even higher by reburying into the match with an extremely large bet. |
January 23, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Student board member Itsuki challenges Yumeko to a game of pairs. Rumored to have never lost in this game, Itsuki lays a shrewed trap agaisnt her. |
January 30, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Pop idol sensation Yumemi challenges Yumeko to a gambling match, but Yumeko knows that Yumemi is hiding a dark ambition beneath her sweet exterior. |
April 2, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The crowd goes wild for the Yumeko versus Yumemi pop idol show down. The girls are all smiles on stage, but they've each put everything on the line. |
April 9, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Yumemi’s scheme doesn’t go according to plan, forcing her to throw her fate to pure luck. Later, Yumemi reveals the existence of an unknown saboteur. |
April 16, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 16, 2018 |
| Last aired | April 30, 2019 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 00:50:00 |