Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji, known in Japan as Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji, is the first part of the manga series Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It ran in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1996 to 1999. [1] Kodansha collected its chapters in thirteen tankōbon volumes, released from September 6, 1996, [2] to October 6, 1999. [3] It was followed by the second part, Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji. Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji was adapted by Madhouse into an anime television series, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, which was broadcast from 2007 to 2008. [4]
In August 2018, it was announced at Otakon that the then brand new North American manga publishing company Denpa licensed the first part. It is being released in a six-volume omnibus edition with 500+ pages in each one, [5] [6] [7] and the first volume was published on November 12, 2019. [8] In June 2020, Manga Planet announced the digital English-language publication of the series. [9] It was planned to start on June 23, 2020; however, it was postponed to November 18, 2020. [10] [11]
No. | Release date | ISBN | ||
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01 | September 6, 1996 [2] | 978-4-06-336608-2 | ||
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02 | October 4, 1996 [12] | 978-4-06-336623-5 | ||
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03 | December 6, 1996 [13] | 978-4-06-336640-2 | ||
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04 | April 4, 1997 [14] | 978-4-06-336659-4 | ||
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05 | July 4, 1997 [15] | 978-4-06-336674-7 | ||
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06 | December 5, 1997 [16] | 978-4-06-336709-6 | ||
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07 | March 6, 1998 [17] | 978-4-06-336726-3 | ||
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08 | July 6, 1998 [18] | 978-4-06-336745-4 | ||
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09 | October 6, 1998 [19] | 978-4-06-336762-1 | ||
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10 | January 7, 1999 [20] | 978-4-06-336776-8 | ||
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11 | June 4, 1999 [21] | 978-4-06-336804-8 | ||
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12 | September 6, 1999 [22] | 978-4-06-336825-3 | ||
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13 | October 6, 1999 [3] | 978-4-06-336832-1 | ||
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No. | Title | Original release date | English release date |
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1 | Survival of the Fittest Jakunikukyōshoku-hen (弱肉強食編) | September 24, 2003 (1st edition)
[23] April 6, 2016 (2nd edition) [24] July 18, 2018 (3rd edition) [25] 978-4-06-353113-8 (1st edition) 978-4-06-385895-2 (2nd edition) 978-4-06-512909-8 (3rd edition) | November 12, 2019
[8] 978-1-63442-924-5 |
2 | Machiavellianism Kenbōjussū-hen (権謀術数編) | September 24, 2003 (1st edition)
[26] April 20, 2016 (2nd edition) [27] August 29, 2018 (3rd edition) [28] 978-4-06-353114-5 (1st edition) 978-4-06-385896-9 (2nd edition) 978-4-06-512910-4 (3rd edition) | November 10, 2020
[29] 978-1-63442-926-9 |
3 | Human Derby Ningen Keiba-hen (人間競馬編) | November 5, 2003 (1st edition)
[30] May 11, 2016 (2nd edition) [31] September 12, 2018 (3rd edition) [32] 978-4-06-353123-7 (1st edition) 978-4-06-385897-6 (2nd edition) 978-4-06-512911-1 (3rd edition) | December 13, 2021
[33] 978-1-63442-928-3 |
4 | Multistoried Funambulism Kōsō Tsunawatari-hen (高層綱渡り編) | November 26, 2003 (1st edition)
[34] May 25, 2016 (2nd edition) [35] September 26, 2018 (3rd edition) [36] 978-4-06-353124-4 (1st edition) 978-4-06-385898-3 (2nd edition) 978-4-06-512912-8 (3rd edition) | April 25, 2023
[37] 978-1-63442-930-6 |
5 | Invincible Emperor Jōshō Kōtei-hen (常勝皇帝編) | December 10, 2003 (1st edition)
[38] June 8, 2016 (2nd edition) [39] October 10, 2018 (3rd edition) [40] 978-4-06-353135-0 (1st edition) 978-4-06-385908-9 (2nd edition) 978-4-06-512913-5 (3rd edition) | August 27, 2024
[41] 978-1-63442-932-0 |
6 | Counterattacking Slave Gyakushū Dorei-hen (逆襲奴隷編) | December 19, 2003 (1st edition)
[42] June 22, 2016 (2nd edition) [43] October 24, 2018 (3rd edition) [44] 978-4-06-353136-7 (1st edition) 978-4-06-385912-6 (2nd edition) 978-4-06-512914-2 (3rd edition) | October 29, 2024 978-1-63442-934-4 |
Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji, known in Japan as Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji, is the first part of the manga series Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It ran in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1996 to 1999. [1] Kodansha collected its chapters in thirteen tankōbon volumes, released from September 6, 1996, [2] to October 6, 1999. [3] It was followed by the second part, Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji. Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji was adapted by Madhouse into an anime television series, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, which was broadcast from 2007 to 2008. [4]
In August 2018, it was announced at Otakon that the then brand new North American manga publishing company Denpa licensed the first part. It is being released in a six-volume omnibus edition with 500+ pages in each one, [5] [6] [7] and the first volume was published on November 12, 2019. [8] In June 2020, Manga Planet announced the digital English-language publication of the series. [9] It was planned to start on June 23, 2020; however, it was postponed to November 18, 2020. [10] [11]
No. | Release date | ISBN | ||
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01 | September 6, 1996 [2] | 978-4-06-336608-2 | ||
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02 | October 4, 1996 [12] | 978-4-06-336623-5 | ||
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03 | December 6, 1996 [13] | 978-4-06-336640-2 | ||
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04 | April 4, 1997 [14] | 978-4-06-336659-4 | ||
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05 | July 4, 1997 [15] | 978-4-06-336674-7 | ||
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06 | December 5, 1997 [16] | 978-4-06-336709-6 | ||
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07 | March 6, 1998 [17] | 978-4-06-336726-3 | ||
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08 | July 6, 1998 [18] | 978-4-06-336745-4 | ||
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09 | October 6, 1998 [19] | 978-4-06-336762-1 | ||
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10 | January 7, 1999 [20] | 978-4-06-336776-8 | ||
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11 | June 4, 1999 [21] | 978-4-06-336804-8 | ||
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12 | September 6, 1999 [22] | 978-4-06-336825-3 | ||
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13 | October 6, 1999 [3] | 978-4-06-336832-1 | ||
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No. | Title | Original release date | English release date |
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1 | Survival of the Fittest Jakunikukyōshoku-hen (弱肉強食編) | September 24, 2003 (1st edition)
[23] April 6, 2016 (2nd edition) [24] July 18, 2018 (3rd edition) [25] 978-4-06-353113-8 (1st edition) 978-4-06-385895-2 (2nd edition) 978-4-06-512909-8 (3rd edition) | November 12, 2019
[8] 978-1-63442-924-5 |
2 | Machiavellianism Kenbōjussū-hen (権謀術数編) | September 24, 2003 (1st edition)
[26] April 20, 2016 (2nd edition) [27] August 29, 2018 (3rd edition) [28] 978-4-06-353114-5 (1st edition) 978-4-06-385896-9 (2nd edition) 978-4-06-512910-4 (3rd edition) | November 10, 2020
[29] 978-1-63442-926-9 |
3 | Human Derby Ningen Keiba-hen (人間競馬編) | November 5, 2003 (1st edition)
[30] May 11, 2016 (2nd edition) [31] September 12, 2018 (3rd edition) [32] 978-4-06-353123-7 (1st edition) 978-4-06-385897-6 (2nd edition) 978-4-06-512911-1 (3rd edition) | December 13, 2021
[33] 978-1-63442-928-3 |
4 | Multistoried Funambulism Kōsō Tsunawatari-hen (高層綱渡り編) | November 26, 2003 (1st edition)
[34] May 25, 2016 (2nd edition) [35] September 26, 2018 (3rd edition) [36] 978-4-06-353124-4 (1st edition) 978-4-06-385898-3 (2nd edition) 978-4-06-512912-8 (3rd edition) | April 25, 2023
[37] 978-1-63442-930-6 |
5 | Invincible Emperor Jōshō Kōtei-hen (常勝皇帝編) | December 10, 2003 (1st edition)
[38] June 8, 2016 (2nd edition) [39] October 10, 2018 (3rd edition) [40] 978-4-06-353135-0 (1st edition) 978-4-06-385908-9 (2nd edition) 978-4-06-512913-5 (3rd edition) | August 27, 2024
[41] 978-1-63442-932-0 |
6 | Counterattacking Slave Gyakushū Dorei-hen (逆襲奴隷編) | December 19, 2003 (1st edition)
[42] June 22, 2016 (2nd edition) [43] October 24, 2018 (3rd edition) [44] 978-4-06-353136-7 (1st edition) 978-4-06-385912-6 (2nd edition) 978-4-06-512914-2 (3rd edition) | October 29, 2024 978-1-63442-934-4 |