List of Kaiji episodes

The Japanese anime television series Gyakkyō Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (逆境無頼カイジ Ultimate Survivor, lit. Suffering Outcast Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor), also known simply as Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor,[1] is based on the first part Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji of the manga series Kaiji, written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. Produced by Nippon Television, D.N. Dream Partners, VAP and Madhouse, the series is directed by Yūzō Satō, with Hideo Takayashiki handling series composition, Haruhito Takada designing the characters and Hideki Taniuchi composing the music.[2] The story centers on Kaiji Itō, an impoverished young man, and his misadventures around gambling.

The anime was announced in issue #35 of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in 2007.[3] The series aired between October 2, 2007 and April 1, 2008, on Nippon TV,[4] and the 26 episodes were collected into nine DVDs, released by VAP between January 23 and September 26, 2008.[5][6] VAP re-released all the episodes on a DVD box set on October 7, 2009.[7] The opening theme is a cover of the Blue Hearts's song "Mirai wa Bokura no Te no Naka" (未来は僕らの手の中, The Future is in Our Hands), by Masato Hagiwara (credited as Kaiji) with Red Bonchiris and the ending theme is "Makeinu-tachi no Requiem" (負け犬達のレクイエム, Requiem of the Underdogs), written, composed and performed by Hakuryu.[8]

A second season titled Gyakkyō Burai Kaiji: Hakairoku-hen (逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇, lit. Suffering Outcast Kaiji: Maverick Arc), also known as Kaiji: Against All Rules,[9] was announced in the issue #9 of Weekly Young Magazine in 2011.[10] Based on the second arc of the manga Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji, it premiered on April 5, 2011 and ran until September 27, 2011 on Nippon TV.[11] The 26 episodes were collected into nine DVDs released by VAP between June 22, 2011 and February 22, 2012.[12] VAP also re-released all the episodes on two DVD box sets on September 21, 2011 and February 22, 2012.[13][14] The opening theme for the second season is "Chase the Light!" by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas and the ending theme is "C Kara Hajimaru ABC" (CからはじまるABC, The ABC's Starting from C) by Wasureranneyo.[15]

In the United States, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor was streamed on the Joost service in December 2008.[16] In July 2013, Crunchyroll announced the streaming rights to both seasons.[17] In November 2020, Sentai Filmworks announced that they have licensed both seasons of the series for streaming on select digital outlets and home video release.[18][19][20]

Episode list

Season 1: Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

No. in Season	No. in Series	Title[21] Original Japanese title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate[4]
01	01	"Departure" Transcription: "Shukkō" (Japanese: 出航)	Nanako Shimazaki	Hideo Takayashiki	October 2, 2007
Itō Kaiji is a loser and gambler living in poverty. One day he is approached by a loan shark named Endō Yūji, who tells Kaiji that he owes ¥3,850,000 (around $37,500) for guaranteeing a loan with a former co-worker who has disappeared. Endō gives Kaiji the option of trying to earn all the money to repay the debt quickly by participating in an unknown gambling event on a ship called Espoir. Kaiji reluctantly agrees.
02	02	"Open Fire" Transcription: "Hibuta" (Japanese: 火蓋)	Ryōsuke Nakamura	Hideo Takayashiki	October 9, 2007
Aboard the Espoir, Kaiji finds himself with hundreds of people who also have debts. "Restricted Rock Paper Scissors" is announced as the gambling event that will be played by Kaiji and the other debtors on board the ship. It is informed to everyone that losers in this game will be forced into manual labor for years. After a cursory explanation of the rules, Kaiji is approached by a man named Funai Jōji who convinces Kaiji to team up with him to beat the system. However, he tricks Kaiji out of two of his stars.
03	03	"Wager" Transcription: "Shōbu" (Japanese: 勝負)	Shigetaka Ikeda	Mitsutaka Hirota	October 16, 2007
Trapped in the depths of despair after being tricked by Funai, Kaiji meets the former co-worker who got him into debt, Furuhata Takeshi. Initially mad at Furuhata, Kaiji teams up with him and finds another person to join their team named Andō Mamoru, who is also in a tight spot with 2 stars but no more cards to play with. Andō tricks Furuhata into giving him a card which he then uses to play and loses another star. Kaiji insists they stay together and comes up with another plan to win, but they need to bait someone in order to win more stars for the group. They find a player who has many stars and cards, and Kaiji manages to win 2 stars from him.
04	04	"Failure" Transcription: "Hatan" (Japanese: 破綻)	Park Jin-kyeong Oyunam (assistant)	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	October 23, 2007
Kaiji gives the 2 stars he won to his partners and begins to think strategically about how to win 4 more stars with only ¥14 million (around $136,500) and no cards. Kaiji comes up with a plan to monopolize the game by first acquiring 30 Rock cards, then acquiring enough stars and also make a profit. However, another group thought of the same strategy and they target Andō and Furuhata who each lose a star. Kaiji then challenges Kitami, the leader of the group, to a "death match" where the winner takes all.
05	05	"Deadly Decision" Transcription: "Kesshi" (Japanese: 決死)	Masahiro Hosoda	Tadao Iwaki	October 30, 2007
Kaiji challenges Kitami to a Rock Paper Scissors death match, but Kitami refuses to accept. Kaiji pressures Kitami until he finally accepts the challenge for a wager of 3 stars. Kaiji calculates that Kitami wants to get rid of 1 extra card and successfully guesses which card he has and beats him, winning 3 stars. He then hatches a plan of buying out all 30 Paper cards held by the Kitami group.
06	06	"Rise and Fall" Transcription: "Kōbō" (Japanese: 興亡)	Kim Min-sun Oyunam (assistant)	Hideo Takayashiki	November 6, 2007
Kaiji succeeds with his plan of buying out the Kitami group's 30 Paper cards. Funai later approaches Kaiji with a deal to trade his star for some of Kaiji cards, but Kaiji refuses. With only 14 minutes to go, the remaining players do not trust each other, and information on everyone's cards is being leaked. Funai proposes to everyone that they should reshuffle their cards, an idea that will completely ruin Kaiji's plan.
07	07	"Proclamation" Transcription: "Kappa" (Japanese: 喝破)	Nanako Shimazaki	Mitsutaka Hirota	November 7, 2007
The Restricted Rock Paper Scissors gambling event is nearing its end and Kaiji's group is forced to join Funai's idea of reshuffling all the cards among the remaining 13 participants. However Funai spills Kaiji's cards, delaying Kaiji's group while they gather them, leaving few to play against. Kaiji then accuses Funai of cheating and manipulating the card distribution, which causes the others to refuse to play against him. With only 4 other players left in the game, Kaiji then comes up with a risky plan to play off against the first 3 and loses 1 star. However, he now prepares to challenge Funai who is holding 9 stars.
08	08	"Crushing Blow" Transcription: "Tettsui" (Japanese: 鉄槌)	Yoshifumi Sueda	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	November 20, 2007
There are only 5 minutes to go in the game and only Funai is left with a card, so Kaiji challenges him to a final match, wagering the 5 stars held by his group. Kaiji has the edge because he knows that either way he will be sent to the "other room" because they have an uneven number of cards. Funai is reluctant to accept the unfair wager, but has no choice. After winning, Kaiji gives the 5 new stars and remaining money to Furuhata and Andō, trusting that they will bail him out in a final buy-sell period. Kaiji is then taken away, stripped naked and placed in a darkened room with all the other losers.
09	09	"Resurrection" Transcription: "Kaisei" (Japanese: 回生)	Kenichi Kawamura	Hideo Takayashiki	November 27, 2007
Kaiji waits in the other room to be rescued by his comrades, however Andō betrays Kaiji by selling his extra star and it doesn't take long for Furuhata to desert him as well. Kaiji picks a fight with another loser, Okabayashi, who has a bandage on his shoulder. Okabayashi leaves, hoping to buy his way out, but without realizing that Kaiji stole the bandage containing valuable jewelry. Kaiji uses the jewelry to buy his way out, then confronts his former allies Furuhata and Andō. With his new wealth, Kaiji buys the freedom of another man, Ishida Kōji, and rants against their exploitation. After the 4 hours, only 67 of the 103 participants return to the streets, many now with fresh debts.
10	10	"Messenger" Transcription: "Shisha" (Japanese: 使者)	Hiroyuki Tanaka	Mitsutaka Hirota	December 4, 2007
Kaiji was able to survive the Restricted Rock-Paper-Scissors event, but is left with a new debt of ¥6,295,000 (around $61,400). Four months later, Kaiji is working at a convenience store, still in debt and poverty. He is even accused of stealing money which was in fact stolen by his co-worker, Sahara Makoto. One night, Endō again appears before Kaiji, offering him a chance to clear his debt in one night of gambling.
11	11	"Revelry" Transcription: "Kyōen" (Japanese: 狂宴)	Shigetaka Ikeda	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	December 11, 2007
Kaiji accepts the invitation to the next gambling event at Starside Hotel. There, he sees Ishida and Sahara, and recognizes a few familiar faces from the Espoir, but decides he has no friends there, only competitors. Kaiji is really determined to win, but the gambling event this time is a dangerous game. The event is called "Human Derby", where the entrants must cross a high, narrow beam to reach their goal of ¥20 million while spectators below gamble on who will win. Soon, the contestants realize they must push the one in front of them off the beam to win.
12	12	"Plunge" Transcription: "Tenraku" (Japanese: 転落)	Masahiro Hosoda	Hideo Takayashiki	December 18, 2007
Kaiji decides not to push the player in front of him to win, but is disqualified after he falls and grabs onto the beam. Sahara wins and Ishida comes second. By the end of the Human Derby, only 21 people out of the total 60 contestants remained to continue, however, they must now participate in "Electrified Steel Beam Crossing", a game in which they must cross an electrified beam bridge 22 stories above the ground to collect their winnings or, like Kaiji, compete for one remaining bonus ticket. When Sahara complains, the organizer Tonegawa Yukio tells them that it is just another way of their wasted lives to earn money, instead of years of working. Tonegawa then calls for volunteers to try their luck.
13	13	"Monster" Transcription: "Kaibutsu" (Japanese: 怪物)	Ryōsuke Nakamura	Mitsutaka Hirota	December 25, 2007
Ten people including Kaiji volunteer to cross the electrified beam bridge. After being given the order in which they will cross, Kaiji inspires them to be confident and succeed. With their morale lifted, they begin to cross the beams despite being racked with fear. As they cross, the demon of fear grabs hold of them and they become silent. Kaiji tries his best to keep them going, but two of them soon fall to their deaths.
14	14	"Ghost" Transcription: "Bōrei" (Japanese: 亡霊)	Yoshifumi Sueda	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	January 8, 2008
At the Starside Hotel event, 8 people now remain to participate in the deadly Electrified Steel Beam Crossing gamble. Faced with death, they all want to give up but Tonegawa ignores their pleas of mercy to cut the electricity within the beams in exchange for money. He considers that the contestants have already thrown their lives away by wasting it on idleness and gambling, and surmises that if they survive, they may benefit from this real life-challenging experience. After a mere 3 minutes, only Kaiji, Sahara and Ishida remain, but Ishida loses his nerve and hands his ticket to Kaiji to give to his wife before silently falling to his death. Panicking, Sahara runs the last few meters and reaches the other side.
15	15	"Heavens" Transcription: "Tenkū" (Japanese: 天空)	Nanako Shimazaki	Hideo Takayashiki	January 15, 2008
Sahara is the first to survive the Electrified Steel Beam Crossing gamble but is unable to open the window, while Kaiji sees what appears to be people laughing at Sahara from the inside. Sahara forces the window open, but the internal air pressure blows him backwards and he falls to his death. Fortunately, Kaiji sees an almost invisible glass staircase beside the beam. He suspects that it may be a trap, but steps onto it and realizes that he's won, the only survivor. However, Tonegawa declares his ticket void because he cut the power in the beams in exchange for the money, but cruelly delayed the process and didn't tell the participants. The chairman of the Teiai Group intervenes and offers Kaiji an opportunity to play "E-Card" and potentially win up to ¥100 million (around $895,400). Kaiji accepts, not wanting to let the organization leave him with nothing.
16	16	"Fury" Transcription: "Dohatsu" (Japanese: 怒髪)	Kim Min-sun Oyunam (assistant)	Tadao Iwaki	January 22, 2008
Tonegawa explains the rules of E-Card, in which there are 3 types of cards (Citizen, Emperor & Slave). The rules are simple but the odds are against Kaiji, who will be betting his hearing. He is to be fitted with a device which comes closer to his ear drum depending on the amount he bets and how much he loses, with 30mm being the limit the device can travel before it destroys his inner ear. After the instrument is attached to his ear, the game begins. In the 1st round, Kaiji wins the first two hands, increasing his confidence.
17	17	"Conversation" Transcription: "Kaiwa" (Japanese: 会話)	Kenichi Kawamura Tadao Iwaki	Mitsutaka Hirota	January 29, 2008
In the 3rd hand of E-Card, with Kaiji playing the Emperor side, Tonegawa wins, saying that the true psychological battle has just begun. In the next 3 rounds, Kaiji will play with the Slave side hand. He draws on the 1st hand but loses the 2nd, shaking his confidence. However the beginning of the 2nd round is a draw.
18	18	"Trifled" Transcription: "Honrō" (Japanese: 翻弄)	Oyunam	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	February 5, 2008
The 2nd Round of the E-Card game continues with Kaiji trying to find a weakness in Tonegawa, but Kaiji loses the 2nd hand. Kaiji makes a large bet 10mm on the 3rd hand, hoping for a big win, however he misjudges Tonegawa and loses, bringing the destruction of his hearing closer. In the 3rd round, now with the Emperor side hand again, Kaiji also loses the first hand, making 5 losses in a row. In the 8th match, Kaiji loses again, leaving 4 matches to play and only 4mm before his eardrum is pierced.
19	19	"Limit" Transcription: "Genkai" (Japanese: 限界)	Masahiro Hosoda	Tomomi Yoshino	February 12, 2008
The 9th match begins and Kaiji's mind is filled with many conflicting thoughts, changing his play at the last moment. However, even without the confidence in his choice he somehow manages to win to ensure his safety. The chairman immediately punishes Tonegawa for losing the hand, making Kaiji suspicious. Through his deductive skills, Kaiji realizes that they are cheating, not reading his play through body language, but through the instrument attached to his ear that sends information to Tonegawa's watch. Confident that he has figured out their method, Kaiji bets 18mm, risking permanent damage or even death.
20	20	"Fierce God" Transcription: "Kishin" (Japanese: 鬼神)	Yoshifumi Sueda	Hideo Takayashiki	February 19, 2008
Having figured out Tonegawa's method of cheating, Kaiji throws a violent fit in the bathroom to attempt to defeat the sensors in his ear. Tonegawa had been using it to measure Kaiji's blood pressure, pulse, body temperature and perspiration. Kaiji returns with his ear covered by a bloody cloth. Tonegawa plays confidently, however Kaiji has tricked him and wins the 2nd hand with the Slave card, winning the round. Too late, Tonegawa realizes that Kaiji had removed the device by cutting off his ear, leaving it in the hands of one of the Human Derby survivors in the bathroom and disguising the fact with the cloth. The device had been transmitting false information to Tonegawa's watch from the bathroom. While the chairman berates Tonegawa, Kaiji appears to use the distraction to switch the cards, then challenges Tonegawa for the 12th and final round.
21	21	"Heart's Blood" Transcription: "Shinketsu" (Japanese: 心血)	Hideo Hayashi	Mitsutaka Hirota	February 26, 2008
The final match of E-Card begins and Kaiji decides to go for another life-or-death gamble, as he is determined not to leave without winning ¥20 million (around $199,000). The round begins and the first 3 hands are a draw. Tonegawa recalls that Kaiji stained the cards from the previous round with his blood, believing Kaiji has played a Citizen card while he plays his Emperor card.
22	22	"Punishment" Transcription: "Shikkō" (Japanese: 執行)	Hiroyuki Tanaka	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	March 4, 2008
Tonegawa believes he has discerned Kaiji's plan of purposely splattering the cards with his blood. However, Kaiji knew that Tonegawa saw his sleight of hand and plays his Slave card, soundly beating Tonegawa. The chairman takes a perverse pleasure in forcing Tonegawa to bow and apologize by pressing his head onto a red-hot griddle for 10 seconds, called the Grilling Grovel, to prove his sincerity. Tonegawa manages to do it, but then Kaiji realizes that the real demon is the sadistic chairman and not Tonegawa, and swears to defeat him.
23	23	"Deceit" Transcription: "Jadō" (Japanese: 邪道)	Nanako Shimazaki	Tomomi Yoshino	March 11, 2008
In the restroom with the survivors of the Human Derby, they use tissues to stop the bleeding from Kaiji's damaged ear. The empty tissue box gives Kaiji the idea for a kind of rigged lottery, "Tissue Box Raffle" to beat the chairman. Kaiji's plan is to hide a duplicate winning piece of paper towel inside the edge of the box and convince the chairman to play his game. With all preparations met he heads out to challenge the chairman to one more gamble.
24	24	"Conditions" Transcription: "Jōken" (Japanese: 条件)	Kim Min-sun Oyunam (assistant)	Mitsutaka Hirota	March 18, 2008
Through Kaiji's persistence, the chairman finally accepts his challenge and then Kaiji convinces the chairman to accept his idea of a Tissue Box Raffle. However the chairman places three conditions, including that the chairman will draw the first lot and that Kaiji must wager his entire ¥20 million (around $199,000) winnings plus four of his fingers against a pot of ¥100 million (around $995,000). Reluctantly, Kaiji accepts the conditions.
25	25	"Gone Pale" Transcription: "Sōhaku" (Japanese: 蒼白)	Yoshifumi Sueda	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu	March 25, 2008
Preparations for the Tissue Box Raffle are complete, and before the lottery draw begins they place the winning lot inside the box together, but the chairman is last to withdraw his hand. The chairman is also first to draw a lot, and takes a long time with his selection, but he draws a blank. Kaiji takes his turn, but he cannot find his duplicate winning lot on the inside edge of the box where he had placed it earlier. He draws a blank and realizes that he has only a 50-50 chance of winning.
26	26	"Afterglow" Transcription: "Zankō" (Japanese: 残光)	Yūzō Satō Tadao Iwaki	Hideo Takayashiki	April 1, 2008
As dawn approaches, the chairman draws the winning piece, and as the devastated Kaiji prepares to have his fingers severed he asks the chairman his name which he says is Hyōdō Kazutaka. Later, as all the survivors wait in the foyer of the building to leave, they examine the box and find the duplicate winning ticket crumpled in a corner, meaning that Hyōdō had figured out their strategy. On re-examining the winning piece, Kaiji sees that it was folded, something Hyōdō had done when placing the winning piece inside the box before the draw. As they depart, with Kaiji's severed ear and fingers in a bag of ice, Kaiji realizes how experienced and cunning Hyōdō is and that he should have quit while he had the ¥20 million winnings. However he still wants revenge.

Season 2: Kaiji: Against All Rules

No. in Season	No. in Series	Title[22] Original Japanese title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate[11]
01	27	"Underground Hell" Transcription: "Chi no goku" (Japanese: 地の獄)	Yūzō Satō	Hideo Takayashiki	April 5, 2011
Months after the Starside Hotel event, Kaiji meets Endō again, and asks him for an opportunity to gamble. Endō kidnaps Kaiji and forces him into manual labor, constructing an underground nuclear fallout shelter for the Teiai Group for 15 years to pay his debt of ¥9,500,000 (around US$92,600). He is paid in perica, only making ¥350 (US$3.41) a day. He makes a plan to save up 500,000 perica in half a year, to buy a one-day outside pass to gamble for his debt. After depriving himself for a month to save money, Kaiji is tempted by foreman Ōtsuki Tarō to spend his money on beer and snacks after which Ōtsuki offers to loan Kaiji some money to start gambling on Underground Cee-lo.
02	28	"The Rules of the Game" Transcription: "Shōbu no tessoku" (Japanese: 勝負の鉄則)	Hong Hun-pyo	Mitsutaka Hirota	April 12, 2011
Kaiji agrees to borrow 60,000 perica from Ōtsuki to play cee-lo, and joins the group when a game night is organized. The foreman explains that in Underground Cee-lo, there are 3 special rules, which everyone accepts. Kaiji starts playing with small bets to feel the pulse of the game, and realizes that the dealer has the best chance of a big win, but also of a big loss. However, after several games, he becomes dissatisfied with winning small bets that do not generate enough emotional response, tension or energy for him. When it is the novice Miyoshi Tomohiro's turn as dealer, Kaiji bets 3,000 perica. Kaiji loses, having to pay out double, but it fires him up to go all out to win.
03	29	"Bits of Luck" Transcription: "Kyōun no kakera" (Japanese: 強運の欠片)	Kim Min-sun	Hideo Takayashiki	April 19, 2011
Even though Kaiji initially loses 3,000 perica, he keeps betting 3,000 multiple times during the night. After 40 minutes of gambling, he bets 5,000 perica, and has a good win. However, when it's his first turn as dealer, Ōtsuki and his cohort Isawa Kaoru both bet 20,000 perica and Kaiji accuses them of being bloodsucking leeches out to ruin him with the tacit compliance of the other players. Nevertheless, he plays on and even though he has a big win, on his second turn as dealer he loses 60,000 perica to Ōtsuki and Isawa, but he only has 40,000 perica, falling further into debt hell.
04	30	"The Beginnings of a Comeback" Transcription: "Gyakushū no itoguchi" (Japanese: 逆襲の糸口)	Masaki Matsumura	Mitsutaka Hirota	April 26, 2011
Weeks after Kaiji lost on gambling night, Kaiji receives advance pay for the money he owes. He is in a group of 6 men called the "Forty-fivers", who are all in debt to Ōtsuki from gambling and receive only 45,000 of their 91,000 perica salaries. When Kaiji helps take a sick inmate to the clinic where they have to pay for their own medication, he realizes that he will never last 15 years. While talking to Miyoshi who has recorded every roll of the dice, Kaiji discovers that Ōtsuki has high rolls when seated between Isawa and Numakawa Takuya and realizes that he is cheating. Kaiji then convinces the Forty-fivers to pool their money and raise a large enough stake to beat Ōtsuki.
05	31	"Abuse and Endurance" Transcription: "Gyakutai to nintai" (Japanese: 虐待と忍耐)	Woo Seung-wook	Hideo Takayashiki	May 3, 2011
While Kaiji is on medical duty, he meets the son of Ishida, Hiromitsu, who is also working underground for his debt, but blames his father for not bailing him out. Angrily Kaiji berates him for not accepting his own weaknesses. Later, Kaiji insults Ōtsuki who then makes life a misery for Kaiji and the Forty-fivers, but after three months they all return to full pay. Meanwhile, Kurosaki Yoshihiro, Tonegawa's replacement, observes Kaiji through CCTV. When the gambling night begins, Kaiji proposes no betting limit before he will join in and Ōtsuki accepts.
06	32	"The Storm Descends" Transcription: "Neppū no tōrai" (Japanese: 熱風の到来)	Kenichi Kawamura	Mitsutaka Hirota	May 10, 2011
Kaiji and Ōtsuki prepare to face each other over cee-lo, each thinking they have an edge. For the first few matches, Kaiji does not bet over the old limit of 20,000 perica and everyone gets bored with Kaiji betting so little. On a challenge from Ōtsuki who must deal twice, Kaiji bets his entire 52,000 perica and signals the Forty-fivers who each bet 92,000 perica, for a total of 507,000 perica.
07	33	"Magic Dice" Transcription: "Mahō no sai" (Japanese: 魔法の賽)	Tetsuo Yajima	Hideo Takayashiki	May 17, 2011
When the foreman sees that the Forty-fivers have bet all their money, he suspects that Kaiji has discovered how he is cheating. A backstory is then shown of when Ōtsuki and his men started cheating after purchasing special dice without the 1, 2 or 3 dots. Back at the game, Ōtsuki is forced to play with normal dice, taking his chances, but then suspects that Kaiji does not know how he cheats, so on the final throw he uses his special dice. Suddenly, Kaiji grabs the dice before they stop rolling.
08	34	"Divine Retribution" Transcription: "Ingaōhō" (Japanese: 因果応報)	Hong Hun-pyo	Mitsutaka Hirota	May 24, 2011
Kaiji shows everyone that Ōtsuki is cheating by using his special dice. He then tricks the foreman into betting again while Kaiji and his group use their own "special dice", with a 1 on each side, and thus Ōtsuki is forced to pay 5 times the amount they bet, losing 2,535,000 perica in total. Just when Ōtsuki was about to give up for the night, Kaiji reminds him that he still has to deal one more time according to the rules. The Forty-fivers then bet all 3,042,000 perica against the dealer.
09	35	"Cheers, and…" Transcription: "Kassai, soshite..." (Japanese: 喝采、そして…)	Kim Min-sun	Hideo Takayashiki	May 31, 2011
Kurosaki intervenes and tells Ōtsuki that he has no choice but to play, and in the end, he loses 18,252,000 perica which Kaiji splits equally between the Forty-fivers. Kaiji then asks Kurosaki to approve their requests for the one-day outside pass and he agrees. The Forty-fivers insist that Kaiji should keep the money and twenty one-day outside passes, leaving him with ¥800,000 (around US$7,800) to gamble for the team and pay off their debts. Now back in society above ground, Kaiji meets Sakazaki Kōtarō who is looking for a partner to win big in the illegal casinos. Kaiji accepts his offer, and is taken to an illegal casino where he sees a huge Pachinko machine called "The Bog". Each ball is worth 1,000 times more than normal and the jackpot is worth ¥550 million, more than enough to free Kaiji from debt.
10	36	"The Last Gamble" Transcription: "Saigo no bakuchi" (Japanese: 最後の博打)	Masaki Matsumura	Mitsutaka Hirota	June 7, 2011
When Kaiji is told there have only been two winners of the Bog, Hyōdō and Tonegawa, he realizes that the game must be rigged. He then agrees to work with Sakazaki for 10% of the possible ¥600 million payout from the Bog, however Sakazaki is secretive about the details of his plan which includes the machine's maintenance schedule. A day before their attempt to beat the Bog, Sakazaki appears with ¥50 million he 'borrowed' from the company president's safe where he works as a security guard. At the appointed day, Sakazaki commences to play the Bog.
11	37	"Joy and Lament" Transcription: "Kanki to tansei" (Japanese: 歓喜と嘆声)	Woo Seung-wook	Hideo Takayashiki	June 14, 2011
Sakazaki starts to play the Bog, using an initial ¥10 million, dropping balls onto the final holed plate, but they do not have enough momentum. During the game Kaiji successfully passes Sakazaki his pre-prepared magnetized beer can and he prepares to use it to increase the centrifugal force of a ball to make it drop through the winning hole. However the effect is insignificant, but Sakazaki continues, wagering another ¥10 million. Kaiji overhears the security men talk of a device to prevent anyone winning and Kaiji warns Sakazaki's to stop, but he is in a gambling frenzy and continues to play using the money he 'borrowed' from the company safe.
12	38	"Heaven Falls, a Man Falls" Transcription: "Haten hakan" (Japanese: 破天・破漢)	Jun Nakagawa Tomomi Muraoka	Mitsutaka Hirota	June 21, 2011
Sakazaki ignores Kaiji's warning and continues sinking money into the Bog, while the casino manager gives instructions to initiate the 'block' which controls the flippers, stopping the balls descending into the winning zone. Although Sakazaki is close to winning he collapses and the casino manager, Ichijō Seiya, introduces himself and reveals that they are using brass balls today which are not affected by magnetism. They leave with a little more than ¥6 million after losing over ¥43 million in two hours. The next day, Kaiji spends hours back at the casino, staring at the machine, then goes to the staff room to cash in one ball he found, insulting Ichijō but also gathering information about the casino's operations.
13	39	"A Clue" Transcription: "Kōryaku no itoguchi" (Japanese: 攻略の糸口)	Tetsuo Yajima	Hideo Takayashiki	June 28, 2011
Kaiji returns to the Sakazaki apartment, only to find it trashed and empty. Sakazaki has taken the last of his money to the race track. Kaiji's plan for revenge involves Sakazaki, so with a plan to beat the Bog, he tracks Sakazaki down at a Sapporo racetrack. Kaiji approaches Endō who is now broke but agrees to fund him, however it will cost ¥113 million including interest plus 50% of the winnings. Sakazaki violently objects but they end up agreeing to split the winnings three ways after costs.
14	40	"The Survivor's Road (Series Recap)" Transcription: "Burai no kiseki (sōshūhen)" (Japanese: 無頼の軌跡（総集編）)	Yūzō Satō	Hideo Takayashiki	July 5, 2011
A recap of the events to date.
15	41	"All an Act" Transcription: "Koke no isshin" (Japanese: 虚仮の一心)	Hong Hun-pyo	Mitsutaka Hirota	July 12, 2011
Sakazaki enters the casino to challenge the Bog again, dressed as a Komusō monk. He plays the machine, quickly losing his stake of ¥6 million, then attacks and damages it. Ichijō is suspicious of his behavior and realizes that it is a distraction and rushes to his office to find Kaiji there. Ichijō has Sakazaki beaten up and Kaiji tortured, then they are thrown out into the street. Days later, the Bog is repaired and operational again. It is Kaiji's final day on the surface and he arrives at the casino to challenge the unbeatable Pachinko machine.
16	42	"The Curtain Rises" Transcription: "Kessen no makuake" (Japanese: 決戦の幕開け)	Kim Min-sun	Hideo Takayashiki	July 19, 2011
On Kaiji's last day above ground, he challenges the Bog and Kurosaki warns Ichijō that Kaiji must have a plan, and Ichijō's reputation is on the line. Kaiji starts playing and more balls than expected drop between the pins and Ichijō is suspicious. It takes him some time to realize that Kaiji somehow entered the staff room and doctored the setting gauges for adjusting the pins so they were set wider apart. Panicking, Ichijō has the 'block' turned on, directing the balls away from the winning path.
17	43	"Pointless Pounding" Transcription: "Fumō na kantetsu" (Japanese: 不毛な貫徹)	Masaki Matsumura	Mitsutaka Hirota	July 26, 2011
Kaiji plays on even though it appears the chances of winning are zero. Meanwhile, Ichijō receives a request to send a live CCTV feed to the Teiai underground forced labor camp and to Hyōdō. Kaiji continues to play, even after losing ¥20 million in what seems a pointless exercise.
18	44	"Unyielding Gate" Transcription: "Teppeki no mon" (Japanese: 鉄壁の門)	Woo Seung-wook	Hideo Takayashiki	August 2, 2011
Kaiji continues to play, with every ball deflected by the flippers until one ball makes it through to the plates below, the flipper rods bent because the replacement rods installed after Sakazaki smashed the machine were modified by Kaiji. Ichijō starts to panic and then receives a phone call from Hyōdō telling him to let the game continue and not bring the corporation into disrepute, under penalty of death. Ichijō now relies on his three rigged bottom plates to foil Kaiji's chances of winning.
19	45	"Road to a Miracle" Transcription: "Kiseki no kidō" (Japanese: 奇跡の軌道)	Jun Nakagawa Tomomi Muraoka	Mitsutaka Hirota	August 9, 2011
Kaiji has only ¥20 million left to try and beat the Bog, however he is confident as he is aware of how the three bottom plates are rigged. He explained this to Sakazaki when they were at the racetrack. Slowly Ichijō comes to realize that Kaiji managed to not only tilt the machine to increase his odds of winning, but also create a slightly favorable tilt on the casino building. Unbeknownst to him, Kaiji's group had poured 20 tons of water into plastic tanks in a room on one side of the casino building, causing it to subside slightly on that side.
20	46	"Destiny Gap" Transcription: "Shukuun no sa" (Japanese: 宿運の差)	Tetsuo Yajima	Hideo Takayashiki	August 16, 2011
Kaiji's improbable idea of tilting the building to tilt the Bog pays off, and he gets closer to winning with more balls dropping onto the third and final plate. Ichijō contemplates the consequences of losing everything he has and tilts the machine again in the same direction to prevent balls reaching the third plate as Kaiji uses his last ¥10 million.
21	47	"Victory Secured" Transcription: "Kakujitsu na shōri" (Japanese: 確実な勝利)	Hong Hun-pyo	Mitsutaka Hirota	August 23, 2011
Kaiji plays on, but he is on the verge of defeat, having lost all his money. He convinces Endō to lend him his last ¥10 million against his better judgement, but at an exorbitant interest rate, and Kaiji returns to the machine for a final assault.
22	48	"The Power of Money" Transcription: "Yukichi no ikō" (Japanese: 諭吉の威光)	Kim Min-sun	Hideo Takayashiki	August 30, 2011
Kaiji commences to play with the last ¥10 million he borrowed from Endō for a final assault, unaware that Ichijō has tilted the machine in the same direction that Kaiji's group tilted the building, thus creating an almost insurmountable tilt on the first two plates. When half of the money is gone, Ichijō gloats to Kaiji that he can never win, but Kaiji says that he knows about the tilt. As the crowd watches, Kaiji tapes three ¥10,000 bills to the glass, hiding the three plates. In frustration, Ichijō rips them off to see a number of balls circulating on the plates because the losing holes have become clogged with balls which are unable to exit the machine. This increases Kaiji's probability of winning, however they still do not drop into the winning hole.
23	49	"On Thin Ice" Transcription: "Fūzen no tomoshibi" (Japanese: 風前の灯火)	Masaki Matsumura	Mitsutaka Hirota	September 6, 2011
Kaiji realizes too late that the lean they created in the building also tilts slightly to the left, possibly eliminating his chances of a ball dropping into the rear winning hole. Also, with Ichijō now tilting the machine back to the front, the clogged balls may soon drop out. He is now in a race against time before the money runs out. Finally, two balls head for the winning hole, but unfortunately knock each other away.
24	50	"Meandering Silver Balls" Transcription: "Haikai suru gindama" (Japanese: 徘徊する銀玉)	Woo Seung-wook	Hideo Takayashiki	September 13, 2011
Kaiji continues to play until the losing holes on even the third plate are blocked; however, Ichijō has the final weapon – air jets around the winning hole to deflect the balls. In the hushed silence, Kaiji hears the sound of hissing air and deduces what Ichijō has done. As Kaiji runs out of balls to play, the Teiai security men in black arrive to take him back underground. Kaiji proposes calling it a draw to Ichijō who refuses, forcing Kaiji to play his remaining balls and pray for a miracle.
25	51	"Tears of Resentment" Transcription: "Ensa no namida" (Japanese: 怨嗟の涙)	Kenichi Kawamura	Mitsutaka Hirota	September 20, 2011
Even with the plates filled to the brim with silver balls, Ichijō's secret weapon, the Curtain of Wind, prevents Kaiji from winning and Kaiji has run out of money. As he is dragged away, Sakazaki appears swearing vengeance on the machine, and gives Kaiji another ¥10 million which he again 'borrowed' from the company safe. Kaiji starts playing again with renewed vigor. The bottom plate is now awash with balls, but none can pass the curtain of wind around the winning hole. The machine appears to groan, and with the plate overflowing with balls, some cascade down the winning hole. Horrified that Kaiji won, Hyōdō sentences Ichijō to 1,050 years underground.
26	52	"The Future is in our Hands..." Transcription: "Mirai wa bokura no..." (Japanese: 未来は僕らの…)	Yūzō Satō Jun Nakagawa Tomomi Muraoka	Hideo Takayashiki	September 27, 2011
As Ichijō is removed by the men in black, Kaiji tells him to fight his way back to the surface for a rematch. Meanwhile, Kaiji's friends cash in the balls he won for a total of over ¥729 million. Kaiji, Sakazaki and Endō settle their debts and split the remainder for almost ¥190 million each, from which Kaiji must pay back his friends in the underground labor camp. However, during a night of drinking and celebration, Endō drugs the other two and extracts his cut of Kaiji's money for the extortionate interest he charged for the last ¥10 million that he lent him, leaving Kaiji just over ¥61 million. The next day, the men in black arrive to pick up the money from Kaiji and free his underground friends, including the son of Ishida. However, on the day the Forty-fivers arrive on the surface, Kaiji is too ashamed to meet them because he lost his remaining money on a pachinko machine. Taking pity, one of the men in black lends him some money to celebrate with them.

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