Kakegurui: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Children from influential families in politics and businesses attend the Hyakkaou Private Academy. There, the hierarchy of the students is classified by a series of games. Students that win the games are on the ruling side and the students who lose become slaves. One day, a mysterious girl, Jabami Yumeko is transferred to Hyakkaou Private Academy. She looks pure and pretty, but she is actually a compulsive gambler and seeks out thethrill of taking calculated risks.

Series details

• Title: Kakegurui
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2018-01-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-04-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: MBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 34667
• IMDb ID: tt7691766
• TVDB ID: 339656

Cast and credited roles

• Minami Hamabe — Yumeko Jabami
• Mahiro Takasugi — Ryota Suzui
• Aoi Morikawa — Mary Saotome
• Elaiza Ikeda — Kirari Momobami
• Sayuri Matsumura — Yumemi Yumemite

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-01-14; final listed air date 2018-03-18; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2019-03-31; final listed air date 2019-04-28; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kakegurui on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.