Underplayed Gems

Kakegurui (2018)

Kakegurui poster
Original title
賭ケグルイ
Genre
drama, mystery
Country
Japan
Length
2 seasons, 15 episodes
Rated
16
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 182 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A transfer student enters a private school where social status is decided by gambling. She challenges the school's hierarchy through high-risk bets and psychological games.

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What happens

Kakegurui is a 2018 Japanese television drama based on the manga series of the same name. Released a year after an anime television series of the same name, the series was broadcast for ten episodes on MBS and TBS from January to March 2018; a second five-episode season was broadcast in April 2019. It was followed by a film adaptation, featuring the same actors, released in May 2019. The series became available for streaming on Netflix in the United States and United Kingdom in May 2018; in Japan in July 2018; and in the Philippines in February 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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