I use the term school lightly because there seems to be no actual classes or learning happening, instead the school is more like a gambling den, where every student partakes in gambling. Kakegurui takes place in Hyakkaou Private Academy, a prestigious school where the student are the most wealthy and privileged students in all of Japan. I was disappointed with Kakegurui from episode 1, because even after just one episode, it is obvious to see that Kakegurui is a terrible gambling anime. All that was left for me to do was watch it, and this is where the hype for this show died for me. I had heard good things about the manga and it was being produced by Studio MAPPA, a studio that I have high hopes for despite not being impressed with any of their previous works. So when I saw that Kakegurui was airing this season and also happened to be the most popular show of Summer 2017, I was pretty excited.

Unfortunately, these kinds of anime are extremely rare to come by, as nearly all of them are practically unknown to most of the anime community and nearly impossible to watch any of them legally.

These shows have given me goose bumps from sheer awe and admiration while watching psychological battles of witsĪnd strategy between people willing to risk their very lives on even the simplest of games. To those of you who have watched Kakegurui I ask: Why did you watch this anime? Were you intrigued by the aesthetic look of the show? Or maybe what drew you to Kakegurui was the concept gambling! The latter was what caught my eye, as past experiences with gambling anime have proven that they hold some of the most entertaining and exhilarating moments I have ever seen. The rest I spent foolishly.” – George Raft. “Part of it went on gambling, and part of it went on women.

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