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Kakegurui

Kakegurui

賭ケグルイ
7.22
MAL Score
Source: MyAnimeList
Drama Mystery Suspense

📚 Series Information

Type
TV
Episodes
12
Status
Finished Airing
Aired
2017-07-01 to 2017-09-23
Studio
MAPPA
Source
Manga
Duration
24 min per ep
Rating
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Popularity Rank
#80
Members
1,586,214
Producers
Dentsu, Square Enix, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, KlockWorx, DIVE II Entertainment, 81 Produce, Avex Pictures, FuRyu
Themes
High Stakes Game, Psychological, School, Strategy Game
Demographics
Shounen
Scored By
963,505 users
Favorites
11,363

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💬 Comments (7)

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DeathParadeFan41
The soundtrack for Kakegurui uses leitmotifs that connect scenes across the entire series in ways most viewers never catch. The composer embedded character-specific melodies that evolve as the characters develop. Listen to the first and last episodes back-to-back and you'll hear how the music tells its own parallel story.
CrimsonReaper13
Rewatching Kakegurui after a few years of life experience completely changed my perspective. Characters I found annoying became sympathetic, plot points I thought were contrived felt inevitable, and the themes I thought were simple revealed layers I wasn't mature enough to see the first time. Good art grows with you.
DemonSlayer996
Kakegurui hit me at exactly the right time in my life. I was going through a period where I felt like nothing I did mattered, and watching the characters push through situations that seemed hopeless reminded me that persistence isn't about guaranteed outcomes—it's about refusing to let circumstances define you.
LiSAConcertGoer58
The production background on Kakegurui is wild. The studio reportedly went through multiple revision passes on the key episodes, and the director has said in interviews that the final version of episode 1 was actually the fourth draft. That level of iteration is why it feels so tightly constructed from the start.
QuantumDrift74
The light novels for Kakegurui contain entire subplots that the anime couldn't adapt due to time constraints. One particularly important storyline explains a character's motivation that seems inconsistent in the anime. If you're confused about why someone made a certain choice, the source material has the answer.
ObariPose27
Something most fans miss about Kakegurui: the official guidebook contains character notes that contradict some widely-accepted fan theories. The creator explicitly stated that certain events were meant to be read differently than the community interpreted them. It changes the entire thematic reading of the series.
RedScarfBearer65
I went frame-by-frame through the opening sequence of Kakegurui and there are at least 8 visual spoilers hidden in the background art. The production team embedded foreshadowing so subtle that it's only recognizable on rewatch. This is the level of craft that separates good anime from great anime.