Kakegurui 2018

Overview

Kakegurui is a television series categorized as a drama and mystery that originally aired in 2018. The series is set at the Hyakkaou Private Academy, an institution attended by children from influential families in politics and businesses. Within the academy, the student hierarchy is classified through a series of games. Students who win these games belong to the ruling side, while those who lose become slaves. The premise shifts with the arrival of a mysterious transfer student named Yumeko Jabami. Although she appears pure and pretty, she is actually a compulsive gambler who actively seeks out the thrill of taking calculated risks. The production is associated with the original networks MBS and TBS, and features standard series formatting with a run time of twenty-four minutes per episode across its ten episodes that aired from January to March of 2018.