Kaiji
A high-stakes gambling story about Kaiji Ito, who uses ingenuity and resolve to survive deadly contests after being burdened with enormous debt.
- Genre:
- ギャンブル / サスペンス / 青年漫画
- Medium:
- Manga / Anime
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Kaiji — Timeline12 events
Kaiji inherits another man's debt and heads for the Espoir
Kaiji is confronted by Endo over a debt he guaranteed and chooses to board a gambling ship that promises a chance to clear it in one night.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 Bet.01 出航Ch.
Restricted Rock Paper Scissors begins, and Kaiji falls for Funai's scheme
A survival contest using three stars and twelve cards begins; Kaiji accepts Funai's proposed series of matches, loses stars, and immediately falls into danger.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 Bet.02〜03 火蓋・勝負Ch.
Kaiji survives Restricted Rock Paper Scissors
Working with Furuhata and Ando, Kaiji exploits the card distribution to corner Funai. After being sent to another room and betrayed by his partners, he uses a plan left in motion to return above deck.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 Bet.04〜09 破綻から回生Ch.
Kaiji enters the steel-beam crossing at Starside Hotel
Still burdened by heavy debt, Kaiji accepts another invitation and enters a human derby that rewards contestants for knocking rivals off a beam, followed by a high-rise crossing.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 Bet.10〜12 使者・狂宴・転落Ch.
Kaiji crosses the deadly steel beam
Ishida, Sahara, and others die amid electrified beams and crushing wind pressure. Kaiji endures the terror, reaches the far side, and survives.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 Bet.13〜15 怪物・亡霊・天空Ch.
Kaiji defeats Tonegawa by breaking his surveillance advantage in E-Card
In a game fought with Emperor, Slave, and Citizen cards, Kaiji realizes Tonegawa is reading his physical reactions. He severs his own ear to defeat the surveillance and wins the match and twenty million yen.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 Bet.16〜22 怒髪から執行Ch.
Kaiji loses to Hyodo in the tissue-box lottery
Kaiji directly challenges chairman Hyodo and plants a winning slip as part of his plan. Hyodo sees through the trick, costing Kaiji twenty million yen and exacting a grave price from his fingers.
Vol.TVアニメ第1期 Bet.23〜26 邪道から残光Ch.
Kaiji is sent to an underground labor camp
Unable to repay his renewed debt, Kaiji is sentenced to years of work underground. Seeking a day pass to the surface, he enters foreman Otsuki's underground dice game.
Vol.TVアニメ破戒録篇 Bet.1〜4 地の獄から逆襲Ch.
Kaiji exposes Otsuki's cheating and wins the underground dice game
Kaiji and the indebted group save for months, uncover Otsuki's loaded 4-5-6 dice, and turn the rules against him with custom dice, winning a large amount of perica.
Vol.TVアニメ破戒録篇 Bet.5〜8 虐待から因果応報Ch.
Kaiji targets the Bog to win his companions' freedom
Kaiji spends all available funds to return above ground and vows to free his companions. He joins Sakazaki to attack the Bog pachinko machine, but their first attempt is stopped by the casino's defenses.
Vol.TVアニメ破戒録篇 Bet.9〜13 切符から攻略Ch.
Kaiji secures Endo's funding and dismantles the Bog's defenses
After recruiting Endo, Kaiji challenges the Bog again. He defeats its nail maze and blocking mechanism, then uses preparations that tilt the building itself to gather balls at the final stage.
Vol.TVアニメ破戒録篇 Bet.15〜20 虚仮から宿運Ch.
The Bog falls, and Kaiji frees the indebted group from underground
After a struggle that nearly exhausts their funds, the Bog releases its enormous jackpot. Kaiji divides the proceeds with Sakazaki and Endo, clears his companions' debts, and reunites with them above ground.
Vol.TVアニメ破戒録篇 Bet.21〜26 確実な勝利から未来は僕らの手の中Ch.
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