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]

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Japanese airdates
			First aired	Last aired
	1	26	October 3, 2007 (2007-10-03)	April 2, 2008 (2008-04-02)
	2	26	April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06)	September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)

Episodes

Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (2007–08)

Main article: Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

No.	Title [13]	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date [1]
01	"Departure" Transliteration: "Shukkō" (Japanese: 出航)	Nanako Shimazaki	Hideo Takayashiki	Tomihiko Ōkubo	October 3, 2007 (2007-10-03)
02	"Open Fire" Transliteration: "Hibuta" (Japanese: 火蓋)	Ryōsuke Nakamura	Hideo Takayashiki	Yuzo Sato	October 10, 2007 (2007-10-10)
03	"Wager" Transliteration: "Shōbu" (Japanese: 勝負)	Shigetaka Ikeda	Mitsutaka Hirota	Shigetaka Ikeda	October 17, 2007 (2007-10-17)
04	"Failure" Transliteration: "Hatan" (Japanese: 破綻)	Park Jin-kyeong Oyunam (assistant)	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	Shigetaka Ikeda	October 24, 2007 (2007-10-24)
05	"Deadly Decision" Transliteration: "Kesshi" (Japanese: 決死)	Masahiro Hosoda	Tadao Iwaki	Masahiro Hosoda	October 31, 2007 (2007-10-31)
06	"Rise and Fall" Transliteration: "Kōbō" (Japanese: 興亡)	Kim Min-sun Oyunam (assistant)	Hideo Takayashiki	Tomihiko Ōkubo	November 7, 2007 (2007-11-07)
07	"Proclamation" Transliteration: "Kappa" (Japanese: 喝破)	Nanako Shimazaki	Mitsutaka Hirota	Nanako Shimazaki	November 14, 2007 (2007-11-14)
08	"Crushing Blow" Transliteration: "Tettsui" (Japanese: 鉄槌)	Yoshifumi Sueda	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	Toshiyuki Tsuru	November 21, 2007 (2007-11-21)
09	"Resurrection" Transliteration: "Kaisei" (Japanese: 回生)	Kenichi Kawamura	Hideo Takayashiki	Hiroshi Aoyama	November 28, 2007 (2007-11-28)
10	"Messenger" Transliteration: "Shisha" (Japanese: 使者)	Hiroyuki Tanaka	Mitsutaka Hirota	Toshiya Niidome	December 5, 2007 (2007-12-05)
11	"Revelry" Transliteration: "Kyōen" (Japanese: 狂宴)	Shigetaka Ikeda	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	Shigetaka Ikeda	December 12, 2007 (2007-12-12)
12	"Plunge" Transliteration: "Tenraku" (Japanese: 転落)	Masahiro Hosoda	Hideo Takayashiki	Tomihiko Ōkubo	December 19, 2007 (2007-12-19)
13	"Monster" Transliteration: "Kaibutsu" (Japanese: 怪物)	Ryōsuke Nakamura	Mitsutaka Hirota	Ryōsuke Nakamura	December 26, 2007 (2007-12-26)
14	"Ghost" Transliteration: "Bōrei" (Japanese: 亡霊)	Yoshifumi Sueda	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	Tetsurō Araki	January 9, 2008 (2008-01-09)
15	"Heavens" Transliteration: "Tenkū" (Japanese: 天空)	Nanako Shimazaki	Hideo Takayashiki	Nanako Shimazaki	January 16, 2008 (2008-01-16)
16	"Fury" Transliteration: "Dohatsu" (Japanese: 怒髪)	Kim Min-sun Oyunam (assistant)	Tadao Iwaki	Kim Min-sun	January 23, 2008 (2008-01-23)
17	"Conversation" Transliteration: "Kaiwa" (Japanese: 会話)	Kenichi Kawamura Tadao Iwaki	Mitsutaka Hirota	Toshiya Niidome	January 30, 2008 (2008-01-30)
18	"Trifled" Transliteration: "Honrō" (Japanese: 翻弄)	Oyunam	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	Junichi Sakata	February 6, 2008 (2008-02-06)
19	"Limit" Transliteration: "Genkai" (Japanese: 限界)	Masahiro Hosoda	Tomomi Yoshino	Masahiro Hosoda	February 13, 2008 (2008-02-13)
20	"Fierce God" Transliteration: "Kishin" (Japanese: 鬼神)	Yoshifumi Sueda	Hideo Takayashiki	Yoshifumi Sueda	February 20, 2008 (2008-02-20)
21	"Heart's Blood" Transliteration: "Shinketsu" (Japanese: 心血)	Hideo Hayashi	Mitsutaka Hirota	Hideo Hayashi	February 27, 2008 (2008-02-27)
22	"Punishment" Transliteration: "Shikkō" (Japanese: 執行)	Hiroyuki Tanaka	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	Hiroyuki Tanaka	March 5, 2008 (2008-03-05)
23	"Deceit" Transliteration: "Jadō" (Japanese: 邪道)	Nanako Shimazaki	Tomomi Yoshino	Nanako Shimazaki	March 12, 2008 (2008-03-12)
24	"Conditions" Transliteration: "Jōken" (Japanese: 条件)	Kim Min-sun Oyunam (assistant)	Mitsutaka Hirota	Keiji Gotoh	March 19, 2008 (2008-03-19)
25	"Gone Pale" Transliteration: "Sōhaku" (Japanese: 蒼白)	Yoshifumi Sueda	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	Ryōsuke Nakamura	March 26, 2008 (2008-03-26)
26	"Afterglow" Transliteration: "Zankō" (Japanese: 残光)	Yuzo Sato Tadao Iwaki	Hideo Takayashiki	Yuzo Sato	April 2, 2008 (2008-04-02)

Kaiji: Against All Rules (2011)

Main article: Kaiji: Against All Rules

No. overall	No. in season	Title [14]	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date [4]
27	01	"Underground Hell" Transliteration: "Chi no Goku" (Japanese: 地の獄)	Yuzo Sato	Hideo Takayashiki	Yuzo Sato	April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06)
28	02	"The Rules of the Game" Transliteration: "Shōbu no Tessoku" (Japanese: 勝負の鉄則)	Hong Hun-pyo	Mitsutaka Hirota	Yoshiaki Kawajiri	April 13, 2011 (2011-04-13)
29	03	"Bits of Luck" Transliteration: "Kyōun no Kakera" (Japanese: 強運の欠片)	Kim Min-sun	Hideo Takayashiki	Yoshiaki Kawajiri	April 20, 2011 (2011-04-20)
30	04	"The Beginnings of a Comeback" Transliteration: "Gyakushū no Itoguchi" (Japanese: 逆襲の糸口)	Masaki Matsumura	Mitsutaka Hirota	Yoshiaki Kawajiri	April 27, 2011 (2011-04-27)
30	05	"Abuse and Endurance" Transliteration: "Gyakutai to Nintai" (Japanese: 虐待と忍耐)	Woo Seung-wook	Hideo Takayashiki	Tomomi Fujiyama	May 4, 2011 (2011-05-04)
31	06	"The Storm Descends" Transliteration: "Neppū no Tōrai" (Japanese: 熱風の到来)	Kenichi Kawamura	Mitsutaka Hirota	Kenichi Kawamura	May 11, 2011 (2011-05-11)
33	07	"Magic Dice" Transliteration: "Mahō no Sai" (Japanese: 魔法の賽)	Tetsuo Yajima	Hideo Takayashiki	Hiroshi Kōjina	May 18, 2011 (2011-05-18)
34	08	"Divine Retribution" Transliteration: "Ingaōhō" (Japanese: 因果応報)	Hong Hun-pyo	Mitsutaka Hirota	Morio Asaka	May 25, 2011 (2011-05-25)
35	09	"Cheers, and…" Transliteration: "Kassai, soshite..." (Japanese: 喝采、そして…)	Kim Min-sun	Hideo Takayashiki	Yoshiaki Kawajiri	June 1, 2011 (2011-06-01)
36	10	"The Last Gamble" Transliteration: "Saigo no Bakuchi" (Japanese: 最後の博打)	Masaki Matsumura	Mitsutaka Hirota	Masaki Matsumura	June 8, 2011 (2011-06-08)
37	11	"Joy and Lament" Transliteration: "Kanki to Tansei" (Japanese: 歓喜と嘆声)	Woo Seung-wook	Hideo Takayashiki	Yoshiaki Kawajiri	June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15)
38	12	"Heaven Falls, a Man Falls" Transliteration: "Haten Hakan" (Japanese: 破天・破漢)	Jun Nakagawa Tomomi Muraoka	Mitsutaka Hirota	Kenichi Kawamura	June 22, 2011 (2011-06-22)
39	13	"A Clue" Transliteration: "Kōryaku no Itoguchi" (Japanese: 攻略の糸口)	Tetsuo Yajima	Hideo Takayashiki	Tetsuo Yajima	June 29, 2011 (2011-06-29)
40	14	"The Survivor's Road (Series Recap)" Transliteration: "Burai no Kiseki (Sōshūhen)" (Japanese: 無頼の軌跡（総集編）)	Yuzo Sato	Hideo Takayashiki	Yuzo Sato	July 6, 2011 (2011-07-06)
41	15	"All an Act" Transliteration: "Koke no Isshin" (Japanese: 虚仮の一心)	Hong Hun-pyo	Mitsutaka Hirota	Yoshiaki Kawajiri	July 13, 2011 (2011-07-13)
42	16	"The Curtain Rises" Transliteration: "Kessen no Makuake" (Japanese: 決戦の幕開け)	Kim Min-sun	Hideo Takayashiki	Yoshiaki Kawajiri	July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20)
43	17	"Pointless Pounding" Transliteration: "Fumō na Kantetsu" (Japanese: 不毛な貫徹)	Masaki Matsumura	Mitsutaka Hirota	Masaki Matsumura	July 27, 2011 (2011-07-27)
44	18	"Unyielding Gate" Transliteration: "Teppeki no Mon" (Japanese: 鉄壁の門)	Woo Seung-wook	Hideo Takayashiki	Yoshiaki Kawajiri	August 3, 2011 (2011-08-03)
45	19	"Road to a Miracle" Transliteration: "Kiseki no Kidō" (Japanese: 奇跡の軌道)	Jun Nakagawa Tomomi Muraoka	Mitsutaka Hirota	Jun Nakagawa Tomomi Muraoka	August 10, 2011 (2011-08-10)
46	20	"Destiny Gap" Transliteration: "Shukuun no Sa" (Japanese: 宿運の差)	Tetsuo Yajima	Hideo Takayashiki	Tetsuo Yajima	August 17, 2011 (2011-08-17)
47	21	"Victory Secured" Transliteration: "Kakujitsu na Shōri" (Japanese: 確実な勝利)	Hong Hun-pyo	Mitsutaka Hirota	Kenichi Kawamura	August 24, 2011 (2011-08-24)
48	22	"The Power of Money" Transliteration: "Yukichi no Ikō" (Japanese: 諭吉の威光)	Kim Min-sun	Hideo Takayashiki	Hiroyuki Tanaka	August 31, 2011 (2011-08-31)
49	23	"On Thin Ice" Transliteration: "Fūzen no Tomoshibi" (Japanese: 風前の灯火)	Masaki Matsumura	Mitsutaka Hirota	Masaki Matsumura	September 7, 2011 (2011-09-07)
50	24	"Meandering Silver Balls" Transliteration: "Haikai Suru Gindama" (Japanese: 徘徊する銀玉)	Woo Seung-wook	Hideo Takayashiki	Yuzo Sato	September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)
51	25	"Tears of Resentment" Transliteration: "Ensa no Namida" (Japanese: 怨嗟の涙)	Kenichi Kawamura	Mitsutaka Hirota	Kenichi Kawamura	September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)
52	26	"The Future is in Our Hands…" Transliteration: "Mirai wa Bokura no..." (Japanese: 未来は僕らの…)	Yuzo Sato Jun Nakagawa Tomomi Muraoka	Hideo Takayashiki	Yuzo Sato	September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)

See also

• List of Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues episodes

Notes

1. Nippon TV listed the air dates for Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor on Tuesday at 24:59, which is effectively Wednesday at 0:59 a.m. JST.^[2]
2. Nippon TV listed the air dates for Kaiji: Against All Rules on Tuesday at 24:59, which is effectively Wednesday at 0:59 a.m. JST.^[5]

References

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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.
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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.
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