After spending sometime looking for an anime like Code Geass and the Death Note (well except the ending of Death Note), i finally stumbled upon Kaiji, and me so happy.

Starts off about kaiji a low life scum who does absolutely nothing and is in debt therefore hes given a chance to work it off or gamble on one night to pay it off and make millions or go through hell ( so in a matter of speaking it's a double or nothing type of scenario).

so Kaiji has apparently is bloody genius when it comes to getting himself out of debt.

So does he make it watch and find out!!!



PS: Code Geass is a 10/10 , Death Note (including its last episode) is a 9/10 and Kaiji is nice 8.8/10
also Watch Akagi :D (show less)

This is an awesome anime. The main character Kaiji spends the majority of his time trying to gamble his way to riches and/or freedom. If you really pay attention to the detail of the story this is anime that relates to actual real life. Kaiji is a bum and a layabout that when he gets bored decides to vandalize automobiles and cause other minor ruckuses. Then he gets tricked into entering a gamblers den where he can amass a fortune in a single evening. As you listen to the dialog you will under that the reason why that this gambling den is set up (and why things like the lottery and other get rich schemes exist.)
People are classified into two categories, the hard working haves, and the lazy good for nothing have-nots. The hard working people work hard all through their life to do well in school, go to college, and become successful after school. The good for nothings are do the opposite, they skate by and do the minimal in order to get by. Because of this (show less)

Concerning what this is about, it's literally about betting more than just money, but your life. Kaiji is somewhat of a gambling genius, therefore the dialogue is immense. I like this anime because it relates to people who take risks without thinking about them, and what happens afterwords. Maybe not in a physical way, but it sure symbolizes how they feel. I gave it a 4/5 in entertainment only because a couple of episodes made me want to skip, but in the end, I'm glad I stuck to it. If you miss an episode, you'll be totally lost! Also if you like animes like "Death Note" where the dialogue is VERY important, this is just for you! ^_^ (show less)