Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor
逆境無頼カイジ Ultimate Survivor
Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself Endou) is a debt collector. The reason for his visit is an unpaid loan which Kaiji had previously co-signed for a work-mate (Furuhata Takeshi). The original loan was 300,000 yen and once Takeshi had disappeared, the loan then fell on Kaiji. Kaiji is then told of a way to clear the interest compounded debt (which stood at 3,850,000 yen), which involved getting on a boat with others in his position. Once on the boat the debtors would then have to gamble with loaned money, which would end with a few winning, and others getting into deeper debt and having to work to pay off their debts. After some coercion Kaiji accepts a position on the boat, in order to clear his debt and make a bit of money as well...
Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor is a tv with 26 episodes, from Fall 2007, produced by MADHOUSE, rated 8.2/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself Endou) is a debt collector. The reason for his visit is an unpaid loan which Kaiji had previously co-signed for a work-mate (Furuhata Takeshi). The original loan was 300,000 yen and once Takeshi had disappeared, the loan then fell on Kaiji. Kaiji is then told of a way to clear the interest compounded debt (which stood at 3,850,000 yen), which involved getting on a boat with others in his position. Once on the boat the debtors would then have to gamble with loaned money, which would end with a few winning, and others getting into deeper debt and having to work to pay off their debts. After some coercion Kaiji accepts a position on the boat, in order to clear his debt and make a bit of money as well...
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- Gambling — Centers around the act of gambling.
- Survival — Centers around the struggle to live in spite of extreme obstacles.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Class Struggle — Contains conflict born between the different social classes. Generally between an dominant elite and a suffering oppressed group.
- Primarily Male Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of male characters.
- Seinen — Target demographic is adult males.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Death Game — Features characters participating in a game, where failure results in death.
- Philosophy — Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Crime — Centers around unlawful activities punishable by the state or other authority.
- Card Battle — Centers around individuals competing in card games.