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Kakegurui is a 2018 Japanese television drama based on the manga of the same name. Released a year after an anime based on the same manga, 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.




Plot


Hyakkaou Private Academy is a century-old prestigious institution. Students are ranked by their gambling winnings. Yumeko Jabami transfers to Hyakkaou Private Academy and disrupts the students' success.




Cast



Main cast includes:

Minami Hamabe as Yumeko Jabami
Mahiro Takasugi as Ryota Suzui
Aoi Morikawa as Mary Saotome
Taishi Nakagawa as Kaede Manyuda
Yuma Yamoto as Jun Kiwatari
Natsume Mito as Runa Yomotsuki
Yurika Nakamura as Sayaka Igarashi
Ruka Matsuda as Itsuki Sumeragi
Natsumi Okamoto as Yuriko Nishinotouin
Kiyo Matsumoto as Nanami Tsubomi
Miki Yanagi as Midari Ikishima
Introduced in season 2 are the following actors:

Sayuri Matsumura as Yumemi Yumemite
Elaiza Ikeda as Kirari Momobami
Ikeda also plays Ririka Momobami




Development and release


The live-action drama adaptation was first announced on November 21, 2017. The drama was first broadcast on MBS on January 14, 2018, and TBS' slot Dramaism on January 16, 2018.
The first season opening theme is sung by Re:versed titled "Ichi ka Bachi ka" (一か八か) while the theme song titled "Strawberry Feels" is sung by BIGMAMA. Tsutomu Hanabusa directed the drama.
After the live-action series premiered in Japan on January 14, 2018, it became available for streaming on Netflix in the United States and United Kingdom in early May, 2018. It became available in the Philippines on February 1, 2020, and Netflix Japan on July 2, 2018. The drama was streamed on Netflix in Japanese with subtitles including English, Spanish, Chinese, and Thai in May 2018.
In January 2019, the theme song "mummy mummy" for the second live-action season was released, by the rock band Bigmama. Passcode performed the opening song "Ichi ka Bachi ka" (All or Nothing). The second season premiered on April 1, 2019 on MBS and TBS, and ran for five episodes. The second season streamed on Netflix in July 2019. A film adaptation featuring the same actors was developed and released in May 2019.




Series overview






Episode list






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References






External links


Kakegurui live-action official website (in Japanese)
Kakegurui drama official Twitter on Twitter

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