Kakegurui
Oshimeter
Synopsis
At Hyakkaou Private Academy, your social standing isn't decided by grades or athletics, but it's decided by gambling. The school runs like a casino after hours, where the children of Japan's wealthiest families bet fortunes against each other in high-stakes games. Lose badly enough and you become a "house pet," basically a servant stripped of all status. It's a brutal system, and everyone plays along because the Student Council controls everything. Then Yumeko Jabami transfers in. She's polite, she's pretty, and she is absolutely unhinged at the gambling table. Yumeko doesn't care about money or climbing the social ladder, but she just wants to feel the rush of risking everything, and that makes her genuinely dangerous to people who've built their power on rigging the game. The 12-episode TV series from MAPPA leans hard into psychological tension, with each episode built around a different gamble where reading your opponent matters more than the cards in your hand. The animation goes wild with exaggerated expressions: characters' eyes literally glow and distort when the stakes ramp up, and it works way better than it sounds. If you liked the desperate gambling battles in Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor or the mind-game energy of No Game No Life, this hits a similar nerve but with a darker, more unnerving edge. It also shares DNA with Death Parade in the way it uses games to expose who people really are under pressure. The vibe is tense, a little unhinged, and genuinely hard to look away from.
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Characters
Yumeko Jabami
A captivating gambler, Yumeko Jabami thrives on high-stakes risks, using her sharp mind to outwit opponents and dominate.
Harlacher Erika
Mary Saotome
Prideful and quick-tempered, Mary Saotome is a central figure in Yumeko's class at Hyakkaou Private Academy.
Buckland Kira
Ryouta Suzui
Ryouta Suzui, a poor and cowardly student, becomes Yumeko's classmate and is initially exploited before she saves him.
Gibbs Adam
MANGA BRIDGE
This season covers Chapters 1-27 of the manga. Continue reading from Chapter 28.

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Messed up in the head but I enjoyed it. Touches upon some rather heavy subjects like mistreatment of people, heavy bullying and removing a person's agency. Has genuinely unnerving scenes and I really recoomend watching!
Interesting character introduction, leaves you wanting more
where gambling meets insanity 😈💸 This anime is wild. It’s set in a fancy school where everything , popularity, power, even friendships
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El Consejo Estudiantil organiza una apuesta para saldar deudas, viéndose arrastradas Yumeko y Mary en un juego cada vez mas tenso. El capítulo refuerza el tono perturbador del anime y demuestra lo extremo de las apuestas en el instituto.
What an end! A season worth to watch with very few boring episode. This episode wraps the 1st season nicely. It's always makes me tense whenever Ryota involved in the game cause he's not as smart as Saotome when it comes to gamble. But he somehow always figure it out. Kudos!
HAHAH this episode is wayyyy too chaotic! It's so intense and twist after twist after twist is just really add the tense to the game. As always, Yumeko is so good at manipulating people and situation so that the odds are in her favor.
Manyuuda is reaally the typical Mr-Know-It-All in animes. The way he talks and behave, a bit cliche. But we really never know what's going to happen once Yumeko got into a game. Each episodes makes me wonder; where did a mere high school student got all the money they bet?
Haha this episode is way too random and unexpected, in a good way! Seeing Yumeko singing is fun and refreshing. The series of games they played in this episode is also enjoyable to watch. The tension slowly, subtly, keeps on building, no time to relax!
A new character was introduced. Yumemite Yumemi.. her character kind of hits too close to home as an Idol who wore a facade in front of everyone. But she's quite well written. This episode is refreshing and Yumeko is as bright as always. Can't wait to watch their game next!
Everything about Ikishima is just deeply unsettling. As always, Yumeko found her way to turn the game but this episode isn't as enjoyable to watch overall. But the facial expression is top tier as always!
This episode made me worry and the overall vibe of the game is just unsettling. The game itself is tense, but while Yumeko insanely loves to gamble, Ikishima is just straight up insane. It's a bit unbearable to watch this episode.
The tension is INSANEEE!! The chemistry between Yumeko and Saotome is undeniably scary and cool at the same time. The result of the game is brilliant. They're both scary... and brilliant. Favorite episode so far!
Yumeko and Saotome working together? YESS!! I never thought it would happen this fast but seeing them working together is soooo SATISFYING! I guess we'll be seeing even more interesting things happen in the next episode since the game hasn't over yet.
i guess for gambling freaks like them, the bet totally made sense. where else would you find filthy rich kids and lunatics to gamble with if not in this school. but i had a feeling that the president really wanted him to pick that card for her own personal reason. i needed more dramaaaa. welp. nobody's finding out the truth for now
I bet Yumeko was truly enjoying it when Kaede called her 'not normal'. that was a true compliment for her HAHA anywaaay...this episode was mad. chef's kiss for sure. twist after twist after twist. Yumeko definitely had the most fun here especially when she put 2 other lives at risk with her own cards.
Yumeko was really good at manipulating people. you gotta give her that. she knew how to get you on her side even outside of the game. it kinda made me wonder if she really did that to help the other person or she was just there to use them. but knowing her, it was more of a win win situation. indeed she was being nice, but you just know that she was also using them to her advantage. can't wait to see her beat him pleasee
never in my life would i have thought that i would be listening to Yumeko singing. that was definitely a random experience not gonna lie. anywayyy, the rest of the game was just nice. Yumeko had a way in messing with anyone's nerves and she could make them overthink her moves when she was really just there gambling for fun. sometimes it was really all about the way she acted or bluffed. but that ending tho, the time has finally comeee for that!
i didn’t that Yumeko was going to pull off a big move from this episode considering that they haven’t even started the game. that was interesting. i liked a bit of a laid down but still chilling episode once in a while. can’t wait to see them against each other
like i said before, Midari was sickening to watch and i will stand by this opinion forever. everything about her was just disturbing for me. the way she acted, her method of playing the game and also her intention of playing the game. i do not wish any more encounter with her
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