Manga like Espoir Mae Kaiji

Joukyou Seikatsu-roku Ichijou

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological

Ichijou Seiya is a young prodigy who is the manager of the Teiai underground casino and the creator of the diabolical pachinko machine "The Bog." Before his fight to the death with his nemesis, Itou Kaiji, he had a youthful period when he was still smoldering and unable to make anything of himself. The story is set in Ooyama, Itabashi, Tokyo, a "bog" that has swallowed up the dreams, hopes, and despairs of young people, and is about the ambitions and difficulties of freelancer Ichijou and his younger colleague Murakami who move into the capital and live in a tiny apartment.

Tags: Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Parody

Chuukan Kanriroku Tonegawa

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological

Teiai Group is one of Japan's largest firms. Yukio Tonegawa, a man with a larger-than-life presence and sharp intellect, works as the right-hand man of Chairman Kazutaka Hyodo. One day, the chairman commands Tonegawa to spearhead "Game of Death," an evil project that employs debtors. He rallies his direct reports and scrambles to form Team Tonegawa, only to encounter a barrage of challenges from the erratic chairman and his disloyal employees, ultimately leading to his demotion.

Team Tonegawa is bombarded with an onslaught of wide-ranging problems! "Mr. Tonegawa - Middle Management Blues -" is a spinoff of "Kaiji," the hit manga series that boasts a total circulation of over 20 million printed copies.



Includes 9 bonus chapters.

Tags: Parody , Work , Seinen , Gambling , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Anti-Hero

1-nichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Ootsuki, the foreman of the underground debt-slave labor camp, is finally using his one-day vacation above ground. The blacksuits of the Teiai Corporation follow him to make sure he doesn't escape, but are constantly baffled by the completely mundane ways he decides to use his time.

Tags: Food , Parody , Seinen , Mahjong , Slavery , Agriculture , Gambling , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist

Saikyou Densetsu Kurosawa

Also known as The Legend of the Strongest, Kurosawa!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Psychological

Kurosawa is sick and tired of his boring, ordinary life growing old as the less popular site foreman in Anahira Construction. The turning point comes when his 44th birthday comes along, and no one remembers or celebrates with him. Realizing he lived a life without drive or purpose, Kurosawa tries to go past his comfort zone to turn his life around. Will his newfound shenanigans help him or hurt him when he gets caught up in fights with delinquents?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Seinen , Philosophy , Delinquents , Work , Bullying , Primarily Male Cast , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Homeless , Satire , Nudity , Samurai , Urban , Age Gap

Kaiji Gaiden

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological

One-shot exploring what would have happened if Kaiji had not taken Endou's offer to clear his debt by boarding the Espoir.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Seinen , Gambling , Primarily Adult Cast