Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji - Kaiji Part 1
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I have no idea why this is labled as "complete" when the scanlation has 11 volumes missing. Unless it's its status in its country of origin? It's unclear. I'd changed it to ongoing but then realized that the label might be for the latter, so I changed it back.
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just like Baki the Sequels are scanlated but not the first one
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Wh-what have I just stumbled into???
I just saw an interesting manga cover then continually clicked the prequel botton...
Another manga series in the backlog!
I just saw an interesting manga cover then continually clicked the prequel botton...
Another manga series in the backlog!
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I could write a whole novel about how this manga (and its sequels, and let's not forget the anime) is literally one of the greatest entertainment masterpieces in this world.
Story is interesting. Characters are the most human ones (with all the sins and flaws it implies) you'll ever see in a manga. And the tension... Literally unbearable, I could barely breath at all while watching all theses plot twists, real risks for the MC (because yes, the mc CAN lose, unlike other trash shonens), and the plot as a whole.
Heck, Fukumoto Nobuyuki is able to make us shiver and cry about some dudes playing a pachinko machine... a GODDAMN PACHINKO machine. Nobody would've ever considered being interested by some pachinko, and yet FKMT made it incredible and startling. Imagine what he did with the rest of the manga.
One could be bothered by the uncommon art, and that's understandable (all of the characters are, objectively, so fucking ugly), but if you can just stand it a little bit, you'll be rewarded with the greatest entertainment ever. The art is actually useful, by making characters have more human-like emotions than any of the more common, bland, generic slice-of-life manga art you often see out there.
So stop reading my review and go ! Go watch episode 1 of season 1, then episode 2, then 3, 4, 5.... until you get to last episode of season 2 in less than 3 days.
Story is interesting. Characters are the most human ones (with all the sins and flaws it implies) you'll ever see in a manga. And the tension... Literally unbearable, I could barely breath at all while watching all theses plot twists, real risks for the MC (because yes, the mc CAN lose, unlike other trash shonens), and the plot as a whole.
Heck, Fukumoto Nobuyuki is able to make us shiver and cry about some dudes playing a pachinko machine... a GODDAMN PACHINKO machine. Nobody would've ever considered being interested by some pachinko, and yet FKMT made it incredible and startling. Imagine what he did with the rest of the manga.
One could be bothered by the uncommon art, and that's understandable (all of the characters are, objectively, so fucking ugly), but if you can just stand it a little bit, you'll be rewarded with the greatest entertainment ever. The art is actually useful, by making characters have more human-like emotions than any of the more common, bland, generic slice-of-life manga art you often see out there.
So stop reading my review and go ! Go watch episode 1 of season 1, then episode 2, then 3, 4, 5.... until you get to last episode of season 2 in less than 3 days.
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I watched a bit of the Kaiji anime's first season, and it did interest me a LOT, but I ended up dropping it once they got into the middle of the E Card section. But as for this manga? It keeps your attention the whole way through. I do think that there's some asspulls (anybody who's read this knows the two specific back to back instances I'm talking about), but everything else is nigh perfect. I thought that Emperor was kind of a lame game to play to follow up the bridge walks, but it ended up being about as entertaining as anything else in the end.
The gambles, the stakes, the characters... I love it all. I love being able to predict what's gonna happen and trying to get into the mind of those who are playing the games (Funai is a total scumbag, but I came up with the same initial idea for Restricted RPS when first watching the anime, and it just hooked me being able to think of stuff like that... And have it actually HAPPEN!), I love seeing consequences actually get carried out when someone fails, I love seeing the dread that comes over them when a plan fails, I love the thought processes and the genuine emotion on display- I just love this manga.
I look forward to reading more in this series, and I have to say that this is one of, if not THE BEST manga I've ever read. If I had the time, I probably would've read the whole story in one day.
zawa... zawa... zawa...
The gambles, the stakes, the characters... I love it all. I love being able to predict what's gonna happen and trying to get into the mind of those who are playing the games (Funai is a total scumbag, but I came up with the same initial idea for Restricted RPS when first watching the anime, and it just hooked me being able to think of stuff like that... And have it actually HAPPEN!), I love seeing consequences actually get carried out when someone fails, I love seeing the dread that comes over them when a plan fails, I love the thought processes and the genuine emotion on display- I just love this manga.
I look forward to reading more in this series, and I have to say that this is one of, if not THE BEST manga I've ever read. If I had the time, I probably would've read the whole story in one day.
zawa... zawa... zawa...
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