Kakegurui (2018)
賭ケグルイ
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Children from influential families in politics and businesses attend the Hyakkaou Private Academy. There, the hierarchy of the students are classified by a series of games. Students that win the games are on the ruling side and the students who lose become slaves. One day, a mysterious girl, Yumeko Jabami (Minami Hamabe), is transferred to Hyakkaou Private Academy. She looks pure and pretty, but she is actually a compulsive gambler and seeks out the thrill of taking calculated risks.
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Episodes
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Unaware of her new school's ways, transfer student Yumeko Jabami is offered a high-stakes game of rock-paper-scissors against her classmate, Mary.
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Having lost her initial buy-in against Mary, Yumeko raises the stakes even higher by reburying into the match with an extremely large bet.
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Student board member Itsuki challenges Yumeko to a game of pairs. Rumored to have never lost in this game, Itsuki lays a shrewed trap agaisnt her.
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Desperate to regain her status in the school hierarchy, Mary duels student board member Yuriko in a game of "life or death" as Yumeko looks on.
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Yumeko takes Yuriko on and taunts her as if she knows something about the trap Yuriko has laid against her.
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After a monumental outcome, Yumeko receives a cryptic file form the student board. Meanwhile, a card game for those heavily in debt commences.
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Yumeko and Mary pair up for a game of Indian poker against Kiwatari, the class bully known for manipulating others through fear and intimidation.
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Although able to repay her losses, Yumeko chooses to remain in debt in order to qualify for an official match with the student board president.
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Yumeko agrees to go up against the Beautification Committee Chair in an ESP card game involving Russian roulette.
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A nervous Suzui serves as dealer for Yumeko's deadly duel with Midari. Meanwhile, student board member Manyuda summons Mary for a surprising proposal.
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Pop idol sensation Yumemi challenges Yumeko to a gambling match, but Yumeko knows that Yumemi is hiding a dark ambition beneath her sweet exterior.
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The crowd goes wild for the Yumeko versus Yumemi pop idol show down. The girls are all smiles on stage, but they've each put everything on the line.
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Yumemi’s scheme doesn’t go according to plan, forcing her to throw her fate to pure luck. Later, Yumemi reveals the existence of an unknown saboteur.
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Yumeko challenges Manyuda to a public match. Unable to back out, he wagers the vast war chest in his control as student council treasurer.
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Manyuda goes all-in, betting all of the funds in his control. Desperate to continue gambling, Yumeko pushes Itsuki to wager more than she can afford.