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[Kaiji] The anime version of Kaiji is great, isn’t it?

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1: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx13

The passionate performances of Kaiji and the narrator’s voice actor are amazing.

2: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx3

The Vegas opening is too cool.

3: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx1

Even if you know the developments, once you start watching, you can’t stop, right?

4: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx8

The future is in our hands.

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Whether to consider the overly exaggerated direction as good or not.

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I really liked the scene where they exposed the cheating in the chinchiro section.

7: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx6

Chinchiro looks back.

I don’t often look back at the swamp.

8: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx14

The swamp is really long even in the anime version…

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I’m rewatching the swamp arc from around episode 23.

Around where the third step has a plug.

10: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx6

Kaiji’s voice is just too much like Kaiji.

11: Japan Otaku Reviews

The voice acting in the bridge section is incredible.

Kaiji, of course, along with the supporting characters like Onosaka and Koyama, all delivered incredible performances that made it very engaging to watch.

12: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx6

Cutting the anime at the swamp was a bold decision.

Compared to after the 17th step, even the swamp has a good tempo.

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In the final stages, it’s funny how Kaiji and Ichijo are both making such a mess of their faces while competing.

Even though it’s a pachinko with no action, it’s fun to watch the two of them so intently.

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The underground chinchiro chapter had an incredible release of catharsis.

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I think Chinchiro has the most persuasive power around where Otsuki saw his face.

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I wanted this staff to do various other things up to a certain point, too.

18: Japan Otaku Reviews

It’s amazing, just like CV Akagi.

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There is logic behind winning and losing before and after this, but the battle has become so enjoyable that both sides have already exhausted everything, leading to a desperate struggle relying on luck.

20: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx3

When it became hopeless, I love that moment when Ichijo puts on such a pathetic performance and we both decide to wrap things up here.

21: Japan Otaku Reviews

“After the conclusion of the swamp, come crawling back to Ichijou…! That’s nice, isn’t it…?”

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No count! No count!

24: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx1

I think the reason the class leader became a popular character is mostly thanks to this anime.

In the original work, compared to the chapter boss Tonegawa Ichijo, Funai is just an ordinary mid-boss.

27: Japan Otaku Reviews

Double six! Double six! Double six!!

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The captain’s acting when the cheating was exposed is so realistic.

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In the original work, Ichijou has a presence similar to that of Kitami.

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In the first episode, Mr. Tachiki’s narration is still modest.

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The character design of Hanchou’s leader is more anime-style, isn’t it?

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It doesn’t feel like it was 14 years ago at all…

36: Japan Otaku Reviews

It’s that kind of game, so there’s no helping it, but the developments are already repetitive from the original.

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When I rewatch episode 1, Kaiji is such a loser that it’s hilarious.

38: Japan Otaku Reviews

Chinchiro has a perfect balance of length and responsiveness, so it can be watched over and over again.

39: Japan Otaku Reviews

The acting is incredibly over the top, but for some reason, it’s just right to play it in the background as BGM, right? Kaiji.

40: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx3

The chinchiro part is also interesting even when not playing gambling.

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It’s amazing how Kaiji, with so many pitiful elements, matches the same voice as Akagi when I thought it would be impossible.

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I want you to do it from seventeen steps, but I guess it would be difficult.

It is desperately unappealing for anime.

44: Japan Otaku Reviews

The final episode turned out really great after all.

The future from the kind uncle is in our hands.

46: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx4

I love boss rush in OP.

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The swamp is just boring because I’m just sitting at the pachinko machine.

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It’s funny to listen to Fumihiko Tachiki’s excessive narration, but I wonder why Tonegawa’s “Kuu-!” is so infuriating.

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I really wanted to see the underground version of the Ichijo spin-off.

Is it not allowed to make works with a serious feel?

51: Japan Otaku Reviews

Looking at the last colored paper, it seems the staff wanted to make a sequel to Akagi as well.

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Frustrating…!

Frustrating!

So frustrating…!!

Frustrating!!

Frustrating…!!!

Frustrating!!!

But that’s okay!!!!!!

55: Japan Otaku Reviews

Which is more likely to be animated, the continuation of Kaiji or Hanchou?

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Speaking of which, isn’t there an anime for the Outing Record?

58: Japan Otaku Reviews

It’s interesting that Akagi’s voice actor is almost sliding.

61: Japan Otaku Reviews

This series of anime has many issues, but there are really no misses with the voice actors.

62: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx6

In the end, it feels really refreshing, but the leftover money is spent on gambling, leaving me broke, which really shows I’m a piece of trash—it’s quite the balance.

63: Japan Otaku Reviews

Shower!

Poor meal!

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Since it’s a depiction from a spin-off, I don’t know how much to trust it, but both Tonegawa and Ichijo have survived properly.

67: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx7

Let’s stop…!

Thinking about the Tonegawa anime is…!

68: Japan Otaku Reviews

I wonder if we can somehow fit 17 Steps into 12 episodes and turn it into an anime.

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Mr. Cho’s shady but seemingly really nice voice was the best.

Mr. Cho, please animate the rest while you’re still in good health.

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Is the reason why the class leader is still ongoing, while the Ichijou spin-off ended immediately, simply because it didn’t become popular?

72: Japan Otaku Reviews

The man I first thought was a complete loser starts becoming an incredibly passionate man… It might also be due to the performance of Hijiriyama Masato, which is enhanced by the visuals.

73: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx1

Tonegawa also finds it not bad to endure Nare.

The narration is the worst in the first episode.

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It’s impressive that when using loaded dice in Chinchiro, the CG is also designed to reflect the loaded dice.

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The Tonegawa anime has good animation and voice acting, but the sound design is the only thing that’s not good.

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A valuable regular anime featuring Mr. Tsukayama.

81: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx8

Ichijou isn’t bad, but what I was expecting from Ichijou was a dark hero version of Kaiji, or rather, a story about rising to success by stepping on the scum in the underground.

82: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx4

I think that anime is also quite compressed in itself, and if I wanted to, I could compress 17 steps tightly.

The fundamental hurdle is that if you don’t have any knowledge of Mahjong.

If it had been a work themed around mahjong from the beginning, that would be different.

83: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx3

Ichijou could not differentiate itself from Hanchou.

84: Japan Otaku Reviews

The Ichijou Underground edition is definitely interesting, right?

85: Japan Otaku Reviews

I’ve been watching Pachinko and Pachislot for a long time, so I felt like 17 Step and One Poker had become anime…

In the latest slot machine, a character song for Hanchou has been newly written.

86: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx1

The latter ED of Tonegawa is really good, isn’t it?

87: Japan Otaku Reviews

If it were Ichijo, I think Gilibra would have just barely fit.

88: Japan Otaku Reviews

I feel like the meals in the underground were even poorer than in the manga version.

89: Japan Otaku Reviews

The spin-off that really died quickly is that guy from Kurosawa…

90: Japan Otaku Reviews

There are times when the voices of the mob during the steel beam crossing are too overwhelming to concentrate…

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Nakane’s intentions are really unclear…

You’re not that sneaky of a person to begin with, are you…?

92: Japan Otaku Reviews

I wanted to see whether I would repay 1050 years of debt underground or at least become the casino manager before Kaiji arrives.

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By the way, has Hagi ever played a leading role in anything other than Akagi or Kaiji…?

Well, since he is an actor and a mahjong player, he is probably not a voice actor…

96: Japan Otaku Reviews

17 steps, Kazuya, compress One Poker into about 8 episodes.

Can we go with the remaining 2.4 billion escape edition?

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Isn’t it amazing that they’re animating that picture?

102: Japan Otaku Reviews

I watched Akagi following the thread, but I thought the Washizu Mahjong was long, and it turns out it goes on like that until it’s completed…

103: Japan Otaku Reviews

The second season opening animation is cool.

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I love chinchiro the most.

107: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx2

It’s somehow easier to see in anime, isn’t it?

109: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx1

The cut where Akagi from the OP turns around is said to have caused a stir in the industry.

110: Japan Otaku Reviews

There are hardly any scenes that require intense movement, so it’s gentle on the animation team.

111: Japan Otaku Reviews

Haggy was amazing as the perfect Henmi in Golden Kamuy.

113: Japan Otaku ReviewsYeahx1

I remember laughing out loud during the “No Call! No Call!” episode.

114: Japan Otaku Reviews

In the second season, the story of the record of the broken vow goes from Chinchirō to the swamp, and Kaiji progresses to win, ending with a happy ending, which gives a sense of satisfaction.

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The background music is surprisingly good.

116: Japan Otaku Reviews

Pinzoro…! Pinzoro…! Pinzoro………!

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The ending is really refreshing…

118: Japan Otaku Reviews

I was frustrated that I couldn’t help but be turned on by Biko’s erotic body!

119: Japan Otaku Reviews

The swamp chapter is really cathartic…

The 17 steps feel very convenient with both tape and recording, and the fact that the group of 45 is betraying also gives a sense of dissatisfaction…

120: Japan Otaku Reviews

Chō-san, the squad leader, is so perfectly cast that when I read Hanchō, I can smoothly replay it in my mind.

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Mr. Sakazaki from Futamata is really into it too.

Rather, the casting in this anime is just perfect.

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