List of Kaiji episodes

The Japanese anime television series Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor is based on the first part, Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji, of the manga series Kaiji, written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. The series was broadcast on Nippon TV from October 3, 2007, to April 2, 2008.[1][a]

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.[3] It was broadcast on Nippon TV from April 6 to September 28, 2011.[4][b]

In the United States, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor was streamed on the Joost service in December 2008.[6] In July 2013, Crunchyroll announced the streaming rights to both seasons.[7] 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.[8][9][10] Both season were released in Japanese with English subtitles on Blu-ray Disc on April 20, 2021.[11][12]

  1. ^ 逆境無頼カイジUltimate Survivor. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  2. ^ カイジ – インフォメーション (in Japanese). Nippon TV. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Loo, Egan (January 27, 2011). "Kaiji Gambling Manga Gets 2nd TV Anime Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. ^ 逆境無頼 カイジ 破戒録篇. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  5. ^ 【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.
  6. ^ Loo, Egan (November 19, 2008). "Joost to Stream Kaiji, Buzzer Beater Anime in December". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 5, 2013). "Crunchyroll Streams Genshiken 2nd Season, Kaiji Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Sentai Bets on Kaiji". Sentai Filmworks. November 18, 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  9. ^ Saabedra, Humberto (November 18, 2020). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Kaiji TV Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  10. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (November 18, 2020). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Both Kaiji TV Anime Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "Kaiji Seasons 1 & 2 Complete Series". Sentai Filmworks. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  12. ^ Mateo, Alex (April 20, 2021). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 18-24". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 21, 2021.


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