Kaiji (manga)

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Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji (Japanese: 賭博黙示録カイジ, Hepburn: Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. The story centers on Kaiji Itō, a consummate gambler, and his misadventures around gambling. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1996 to 1999, and has been followed by five series: Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji (2000–2004); Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji (2004–2008); Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: Kazuya-hen (2009–2012); Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: One Poker-hen (2013–2017); and Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: 24 Oku Dasshutsu-hen (since 2017). As of December 2023, the overall Kaiji series has been collected in 91 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the first series was licensed for English release by Denpa, being released in a six-volume omnibus edition, with the first volume published in 2019. Manga Planet also licensed the first series for digital release in 2020. The first two manga series were adapted into two anime television...

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