Kaiji: Against All Rules

Kaiji: Against All Rules
First DVD box set cover
No. of episodes26
Release
Original networkNippon TV
Original releaseApril 6 (2011-04-06) –
September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)
Season chronology
List of episodes

Kaiji: Against All Rules is Japanese anime television series, based on Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji, the second part of the manga series Kaiji, written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. Produced by Nippon Television, VAP and Madhouse, the series was directed by Yuzo Sato [ja], with Hideo Takayashiki handling series composition, Haruhito Takada designing the characters and Hideki Taniuchi composing the music.[1]

The series was announced by Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in 2011.[2] It was broadcast on Nippon TV from April 6 to September 28, 2011.[3][a] Its 26 episodes were collected into nine DVDs, released by VAP between June 22, 2011, and February 22, 2012.[5] VAP also re-released all the episodes on two DVD box sets on September 21, 2011, and February 22, 2012.[6][7] The opening theme is "Chase the Light!" by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas and the ending theme is "C kara hajimaru ABC" (CからはじまるABC, "ABCs That Start From C") by Wasureranneyo [ja].[8]

In July 2013, Crunchyroll announced the streaming rights to the series.[9] In November 2020, Sentai Filmworks announced that they have licensed the series for streaming on select digital outlets and home video release.[10][11][12] It was released in Japanese with English subtitles on Blu-ray Disc on April 20, 2021.[13][14]

  1. ^ 逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇 (in Japanese). Madhouse. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (January 27, 2011). "Kaiji Gambling Manga Gets 2nd TV Anime Series". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference hakairou-episodes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 【重大告知】カイジテレビアニメ2ndシリーズ今春スタート!!【YM9】. Young Magazine (in Japanese). Kodansha. January 31, 2011. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  5. ^ 『逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇』 (in Japanese). VAP. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. ^ 逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇 DVD-BOX I (in Japanese). VAP. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ^ 逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇 DVD-BOX II (in Japanese). VAP. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ^ 逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇 (in Japanese). Nippon Television. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  9. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 5, 2013). "Crunchyroll Streams Genshiken 2nd Season, Kaiji Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "Sentai Bets on Kaiji". Sentai Filmworks. November 18, 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  11. ^ Saabedra, Humberto (November 18, 2020). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Kaiji TV Anime". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  12. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (November 18, 2020). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Both Kaiji TV Anime Series". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  13. ^ "Kaiji Seasons 1 & 2 Complete Series". Sentai Filmworks. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  14. ^ Mateo, Alex (April 20, 2021). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 18–24". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.


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