The Japanese
anime television series ''Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor'' is based on the first part, ''Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji'', of the
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
series ''
Kaiji Kaiji may refer to:
People
*, Japanese manga artist whose works include ''Eagle'' and ''Zipang''
*, Japanese voice actor; see List of Ultraman manga characters
* Kaiji Tang, (born 1984) an American voice actor
*, Japanese ceramist of the Showa era ...
'', written and illustrated by
Nobuyuki Fukumoto. The series was broadcast on
Nippon TV from October 3, 2007, to April 2, 2008.
A second season, titled ''Kaiji: Against All Rules'' and based on the second part of the manga, ''Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji'', was announced by ''Weekly Young Magazine'' in 2011. It was broadcast on Nippon TV from April 6 to September 28, 2011.
In the United States, ''Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor'' was streamed on the
Joost service in December 2008. In July 2013,
Crunchyroll
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announced the streaming rights to both seasons. In November 2020,
Sentai Filmworks announced that they have licensed both seasons of the series for streaming on select digital outlets and home video release. Both season were released in Japanese with English subtitles on
Blu-ray Disc
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on April 20, 2021.
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Series overview
Episodes
''Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor'' (2007–08)
''Kaiji: Against All Rules'' (2011)
See also
*
List of ''Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues'' episodes
Notes
References
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Kaiji Kaiji may refer to:
People
*, Japanese manga artist whose works include ''Eagle'' and ''Zipang''
*, Japanese voice actor; see List of Ultraman manga characters
* Kaiji Tang, (born 1984) an American voice actor
*, Japanese ceramist of the Showa era ...
Kaiji (manga)