逆境無頼カイジ Ultimate Survivor
Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor
Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself Endou) is a debt collector. The reason for his visit is an unpaid loan which Kaiji had previously co-signed for a work-mate (Furuhata Takeshi). The original loan was 300,000 yen and once Takeshi had disappeared, the loan then fell on Kaiji. Kaiji is then told of a way to clear the interest compounded debt (which stood at 3,850,000 yen), which involved getting on a boat with others in his position. Once on the boat the debtors would then have to gamble with loaned money, which would end with a few winning, and others getting into deeper debt and having to work to pay off their debts. After some coercion Kaiji accepts a position on the boat, in order to clear his debt and make a bit of money as well...
Names
| Original | 逆境無頼カイジ Ultimate Survivor (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor |
| English | Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor |
| Chinese | 赌博默示录 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | The Suffering Pariah Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor · Кайдзи |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 26 ep · 23 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2007-10-03 → 2008-04-02 (Autumn 2007) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | MADHOUSE |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | PsychologicalThriller |
| Themes | GamblingSurvivalPrimarily Adult CastClass StrugglePrimarily Male CastSeinenMale ProtagonistDeath GamePhilosophyCrimeCard BattleYakuzaUrbanWork |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · HIDIVE · Netflix |
Reception
| Community score | 8.26 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.24 / 10 |
| Composite | 70.8 |
| On lists | 97,865 |
| Favourited | 4,736 (4.8%) |
| Completion | 80.7% |
| Drop rate | 4.3% |
| In backlog | 40.0% |
| Score spread σ | 1.39 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2007 | S+ | 1 of 69 |
| Year | 2007 | S | 3 of 234 |
| Era | Late 2000s | S | 18 of 1,149 |
| Studio | MADHOUSE | A | 19 of 229 |
| Genre | Thriller | B | 26 of 188 |
| Length | Two-cour | A | 50 of 699 |
| Demographic | Seinen | A | 53 of 775 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | A | 58 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Psychological | B | 62 of 416 |
| Source material | Manga | A | 137 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | A | 158 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 214 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Yuuzou Satou, Norihiko Yokomatsu, Seong-Ha Oh |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hideo Takayashiki |
| Character design | Haruhito Takada |
| Original creator | Nobuyuki Fukumoto |
Franchise — 逆境無頼カイジ Ultimate Survivor
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| sequel | 2011 | Kaiji - Against All Rules |
| spin off | 2018 | Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues |
AniList id 3002 · MAL id 3002 · Bangumi 3892 · record updated 2026-08-27



