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Kakegurui

Also known as Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler -.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent-the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling?

At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrolls, she's gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!



Tags: Gambling , Card Battle , Female Protagonist , School , Anti-Hero , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Female Cast , Poker , Death Game , Villainess , Drugs , Primarily Teen Cast , Twins , Ojou-sama , School Club , Bullying , Slavery , Idol , Shounen , Economics , Yuri , Unrequited Love , Family Life

Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological

While mahjong is a game that is often played with family and friends, it is also a game that is played in the darkest corners of society. Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated debt over three million yen. In a last ditch attempt to clear his record, he decides to wager his life on a game of mahjong with the mafia. Unfortunately, as the game progresses, Nangou only moves further from the prize and closer to death.

When all hope seems lost, the game parlor is suddenly intruded upon by Shigeru Akagi, a young boy on the run from the police. Desperate to turn the game around, Nangou hands the game over to Akagi after teaching him a few of the rules. The mafia can only smirk as Akagi sits down to play. However, they soon come to learn that Akagi is a natural born gambler. An imposing figure who does not fear death. One who is destined to become a legend.



Tags: Mahjong , Gambling , Death Game , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , Kaiju , Tsundere , Anti-Hero , Yakuza , Time Skip , Historical , Afterlife , Gods , Demons , Board Game

Gekka no Kishi

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

One day, a young man named Himuro Shousuke shows up out of nowhere, claiming he wants to become a shogi master. When he is told that he must follow the appropriate channels to become a pro shogi player, he produces a recommendation from a highly respected master, Mikami Sankichi. Shousuke claims he trained with Sankichi in Kochi, and now he's ready to skip the early steps of becoming one of the elite. People are understandably skeptical, but Shousuke begins to beat the skilled players they match him up with. Some are unhappy about an outsider coming into their hierarchy at a high level, but will they be able to stop his rise? The future is full of the internal politics of the shogi world and exciting shogi matches!



Tags: Seinen , Shogi , Board Game

One Punch Man

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Follows the life of a hero who manages to win all battles with only one punch. This ability seems to frustrate him as he no longer feels the thrill and adrenaline of fighting a tough battle, which leads to him questioning his past desire of being strong.

The original drawn by ONE.

Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Meta , Philosophy , Parody , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Cosmic Horror , Cyborg , Gore , Aliens , Anthropomorphism , Martial Arts , Nudity , Gods

Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Thriller

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 3000000 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.

Tags: Mahjong , Gambling , Seinen , Survival , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Board Game

Tetsuya: Jansei to Yobareta Otoko

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

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.



Tags: Gambling , Mahjong , Historical , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Board Game

Ryuuou no Oshigoto!

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

16 year old Kuzuryuu Yaichi has fallen into a slump after winning the major shogi title "Dragon King", the pressure of his losses continue until an elementary schooler called Hinatsuru Ai, with an extraordinary shogi talent, arrives at his doorstep.

Tags: Shogi , Coming of Age , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Board Game

Reborn no Kishi

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Kouichi Azumi was forced to quit professional shogi at the age of 26 after failing to rank higher than 4th dan. Time passed and with a new positive outlook on life after time away from shogi, he finds himself drawn to the game again, and decides to give it another shot as an amateur.



Tags: Board Game , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Shogi

Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai

Also known as Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy

When mild-mannered office worker Tojima Jr. decides he's destined to become a real Kamen Rider –despite having no powers, no motorcycle, and no clue –he sets off on a chaotic quest that collides everyday absurdity with over-the-top tokusatsu action. From battling malfunctioning monster suits to surviving his company's soul-crushing meetings, Tojima's fight for justice becomes the funniest struggle of them all: growing up without giving up your dreams.



Tags: Chuunibyou , Superhero , Tokusatsu , Male Protagonist , Seinen