Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor

Also known as: Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor / 逆境無頼カイジ Ultimate Survivor

Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor is a TV series by MADHOUSE that premiered in Fall 2007. It is finished airing with 26 episodes of about 23 minutes each. Genres: Psychological, Thriller. Average AniList score: 8.2/10.

Synopsis

Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself Endou) is a debt collector. The reason for his visit is an unpaid loan which Kaiji had previously co-signed for a work-mate (Furuhata Takeshi). The original loan was 300,000 yen and once Takeshi had disappeared, the loan then fell on Kaiji.

Kaiji is then told of a way to clear the interest compounded debt (which stood at 3,850,000 yen), which involved getting on a boat with others in his position. Once on the boat the debtors would then have to gamble with loaned money, which would end with a few winning, and others getting into deeper debt and having to work to pay off their debts. After some coercion Kaiji accepts a position on the boat, in order to clear his debt and make a bit of money as well...

Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor episodes

  1. Episode 1: Departure — aired October 3, 2007
  2. Episode 2: Open Fire — aired October 10, 2007
  3. Episode 3: Showdown — aired October 17, 2007
  4. Episode 4: Break Down — aired October 24, 2007
  5. Episode 5: Desperation — aired October 31, 2007
  6. Episode 6: Rise and Fall — aired November 7, 2007
  7. Episode 7: Profess — aired November 14, 2007
  8. Episode 8: Hammer of Justice — aired November 21, 2007
  9. Episode 9: Revival — aired November 28, 2007
  10. Episode 10: Messenger — aired December 5, 2007
  11. Episode 11: Feeding Frenzy — aired December 12, 2007
  12. Episode 12: Tumbling Down — aired December 19, 2007
  13. Episode 13: Monster — aired December 26, 2007
  14. Episode 14: Phantom — aired January 9, 2008
  15. Episode 15: Sky — aired January 16, 2008
  16. Episode 16: Fury — aired January 23, 2008
  17. Episode 17: Conversation — aired January 30, 2008
  18. Episode 18: Trifled — aired February 6, 2008
  19. Episode 19: Limit — aired February 13, 2008
  20. Episode 20: Departed Souls — aired February 20, 2008
  21. Episode 21: Heart and Soul — aired February 27, 2008
  22. Episode 22: Execution — aired March 5, 2008
  23. Episode 23: Unconventional — aired March 12, 2008
  24. Episode 24: Condition — aired March 19, 2008
  25. Episode 25: Pallid — aired March 26, 2008
  26. Episode 26: Afterglow — aired April 2, 2008

Main characters

  • Kaiji Itou (Main) — voiced by Masato Hagiwara
  • Takeshi Furuhata (Supporting) — voiced by Yasunori Matsumoto
  • Mamoru Andou (Supporting) — voiced by Toshiharu Sakurai
  • Kouji Ishida (Supporting) — voiced by Hiroshi Yanaka
  • Makoto Sahara (Supporting) — voiced by Masahiro Koumoto
  • Yukio Tonegawa (Supporting) — voiced by Hakuryuu
  • Kitami (Supporting) — voiced by Kazuki Yao
  • Kazutaka Hyoudou (Supporting) — voiced by Masane Tsukayama
  • Yuuji Endou (Supporting) — voiced by Naoya Uchida
  • Jouji Funai (Supporting) — voiced by Hideo Ishikawa

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Genres: Psychological, Thriller · Season: Fall 2007