Kaiji: Against All Rules

Crushed by mounting debt, Kaiji Itou slips back into the life he thought he’d left behind. A chance encounter on the street with Yuuji Endou—who is actually tracking him on behalf of the Teiai Group—seems like an opening for another gamble, until Kaiji realizes too late that Endou’s friendly approach is a trap and he’s abducted.

With no way to repay what he owes, Kaiji is sent to an underground labor camp, condemned to spend 15 years working alongside other debtors to earn his release. The only path to shorten that sentence is to scrape together enough money for a single day aboveground, where he hopes to secure the rest through a do-or-die wager. But in a place designed to drain every last yen through small temptations and harsh realities, Kaiji’s resolve is tested—and the pull of high-stakes gambling may come sooner than planned.