is a Japanese

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series adapted from the manga of the same title written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura. The anime television series is animated by

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. It aired from July to September 2017 on

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and other channels. A second season titled ''Kakegurui ××'' aired from January to March 2019. The cast reprised their roles, and the staff returned for the second season.

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began streaming the series in 2018 and a spin-off series, titled ''Kakegurui Twin'' aired in August 2022.

Release

First season release

The first 12-episode season was broadcast from July 1 to September 23, 2017, on

and other channels. Yuichiro Hayashi directed the series, Yasuko Kobayashi handled the scripts, and Manabu Akita handled the character designs. Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund composed the music for the series. The opening theme is "Deal with the Devil", performed by Tia. D-Selections performed the ending theme "LAYon-theLINE". The first season has been licensed and streamed worldwide outside of Japan by

since 2018.

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acquired the series for home video release in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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acquired the series for release on home video in the United States.

Second season release

In August 2018, it was announced that a second season would debut in January 2019. The 12-episode season, titled ''Kakegurui ××'', aired from January 8 to March 26, 2019. The cast reprised their roles, and the staff returned for the second season. Kiyoshi Matsuda joined Yuichiro Hayashi as director for the second season. For the second season, Yasuko Kobayashi and Manabu Akita served respectively as writer and character designer, with MAPPA handling animation for the second season as well. The second season's opening theme song is performed by

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, while the ending theme is "AlegriA" performed by D-selections. ''Kakegurui XX'' has also been licensed by Netflix.

Cast

Episode list

''Kakegurui''

''Kakegurui ××''

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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