GAMBLING
Kaiji
2015-11-04
Japan, 1995. After graduating from high school, ItÅ Kaiji moves to Tokyo to get a job, but he fails to find steady employment because the country is mired in its first recession since World War II. Depressed, he festers in his apartment, biding the time with cheap pranks, gambles, liquor and cigarettes. Kaiji is always thinking about money and his perpetual poverty frequently brings him to tears.Kaiji's unrelenting misery continues for two years until he is paid an unexpected visit from a man named EndÅ, who wants to collect an outstanding debt owed to him in Kaiji's name. EndÅ gives Kaiji two options - either spend ten years to repay this outstanding debt, or board the gambling ship Espoir ("hope" in French) for one night to clear the debt. Using a con, EndÅ pressures Kaiji into accepting the deal, believing he will never come back from the voyage.--WikipediaThe manga is divided into three parts:Part 1: Volume 1-13 (Complete)Part 2: Volume 14-26 (Complete)Part 3: Volume 27-39 (Complete)Part 4: Volume 40-? (Ongoing)
Kakegurui
2015-01-21
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Hyakkaou Private Academy, a prestigious private school. Here in this academy, students are divided into social strata. Standing above all others is the student council, who rules over the students with their Gambles. It's heaven if you win, and hell if you lose. Those adept at gambling are the envy of all, while the weak are left to suffer the madness of the academy. One girl transfers to this academy. Her name is Jyabami Yumeko.
Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: Kazuya-Hen
2015-01-07
A direct sequel to Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji, picking up immediately after Part 3 ends. After his tremendous victory in 2-Player Mahjong against the villainous President, Muraoka Takashi, Kaiji is being driven home by Kazuya, the son of Chairman Hyoudou. However, in the car, Kazuya asks Kaiji if he would be interested in one more gamble that night, and Kaiji accepts. What surprises lie in store for our dear Kaiji, and what will the gamble be?!***Please Note***The Kaiji series as of now is divided into 4 parts, and this is the 4th of those parts. The series follows this order:Part 1: Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji (Has an Anime Adaptation, Manga is not fully translated)Part 2: Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji (Has an Anime Adaptation, but Manga is fully translated)Part 3: Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji (Not yet animated, Manga is fully translated)Part 4: Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji - Kazuya-hen (Not yet animated, Manga is being translated)
Legendary Gambler Tetsuya
2012-06-29
In the year 1947, the people of Shinjuku are down on their luck. With little money to buy food or necessities, some resort to gambling in order to survive. Traveling Tetsuya chooses to spend his time at Mahjong parlors where he is wiping the floor clean with his adversaries. However, Tetsuya meets the intensely-skilled Boushu-san, this is when he realizes that his skills are still lacking.
Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji
2011-02-28
The overwhelming victory against the 'Bog' has been like a dream. Itou Kaiji, now free of debt but without a penny is leeching himself in Mr.Sakazaki's new house, despite all the flirtings (extreme torment for Kaiji) from Sakazaki's daughter, Mikoko. Sakazaki attempts to kick Kaiji out, even by offering a farewell 'we never knew each other' money of 3 000 000 yen. While Kaiji ponders himself on the decision, he is visited by Miyoshi and Maeda, two of his 'allies' he had saved from the last part of the series.The Kaiji series is divided into four parts:1. Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji2. Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji3. Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji4. Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji: Kazuya-hen
Casino Lily (Yaoi)
2011-02-11
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Las Vegas Casino owner Carlo and genius gambler "Casino Lily" Yuri Magira gambled on Carlo's cruiser.Although Yuri won, he did not want Carlo's fortune, but asked for his body...?Carlo and Magira make guest appearances in volume 6 of Haru Wo Daiteita.(taken from mangaupdates.com)
Yume kara Samete mo Koishiteru
2011-02-11
Marika is impulsive and hates to lose. She's also a woman who falls in love easily. She falls for a sexy older man, a cool classmate, and a beautiful wealthy man. And the man she chooses in the end...? A romantic love story, from the love of her student days to her marriage.
Akagi
2011-01-14
Plot: A genius that fell into darkness. The god of the underworld.Akagi runs from a chicken fight where he almost died to a Mahjong place, where a man loses all his money to the yakuza. Akagi who is only 13 tells him that he plays it wrong, although he has never played the game before. Akagi replaces him in the game, and so a legend is born.When the police comes to check on the place to see if the kid that ran from the chicken fight is there they deny the relation of Akagi to the chicken fight. In the end the policeman invites Akagi to a much more organized Mahjong game and from there the legends only continues to enlarge.
Tobaku Haouden Zero
2011-01-14
Ukai Zero saves three troubled teens from a Suicide Website, and together chooses to work as 'Robin Hoods' of society. However, one of Zero's friends are caught by an organization he got in trouble with, and Zero is forced to enter a gambling competition hosted by a rich, rotten old man who is looking for talented gamblers to be his rep player. The reward money? ONE TRILLION YEN.