Kaiji (賭博黙示録カイジ lit. Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji), also known as Ultimate Survivor Kaiji, is a Japanese manga series about the art of gambling, written by Nobuyuki Fukumoto.
It is published by Kodansha in Weekly Young Magazine.
Parts
| No. | Name | Original run | Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji | 1996 – 1999 | 13 |
| 賭博黙示録カイジ lit. "Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji" | |||
| 2 | Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji | 2000 – 2004 | 13 |
| 賭博破戒録カイジ lit. "Gambling Maverick Kaiji" | |||
| 3 | Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji | 2004 – 2008 | 13 |
| 賭博堕天録カイジ lit. "Gambling Advent Chronicle Kaiji" | |||
| 4 | Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: Kazuya-Hen | 2009 – 2012 | 10 |
| 賭博堕天録カイジ 和也編 lit. "Gambling Advent Chronicle Kaiji: The Kazuya Arc" | |||
| 5 | Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: One Poker-Hen | 2013 – 2017 | 16 |
| 賭博堕天録カイジ ワン・ポーカー編 lit. "Gambling Advent Chronicle Kaiji: One Poker Arc" | |||
| 6 | Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: 24-Oku Dasshutsu-Hen | 2017 – Ongoing | 24+ |
| 賭博堕天録カイジ 24億脱出編 lit. "Gambling Advent Chronicle Kaiji: 2.4 Billion Escape Arc" | |||
Kaiji Gaiden
Main Article: Kaiji Gaiden
Kaiji Gaiden is a one-shot exploring the idea of Kaiji Itō choosing not to accept Yūji Endō's offer to attend the gambling event on the Espoir.
Chūkan Kanriroku Tonegawa
Main Article: Chūkan Kanriroku Tonegawa
Chūkan Kanriroku Tonegawa is a spin-off of the Kaiji series. Unlike in the original manga, the protagonist is Yukio Tonegawa from Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji. The spin-off is a comedic take on the events from the Kaiji universe related to the Teiai Corporation.
It began serialization in Monthly Young Magazine on July 20, 2015, and later moved to Kodansha's Comic Days manga app on March 5, 2018. While the original series are written by Nobuyuki Fukumoto, Tonegawa's main author is Tensei Hagiwara and the illustrators Tomohiro Hashimoto and Tomoki Miyoshi. An anime adaptation by Madhouse premiered on July 3, 2018 on Nippon TV's AnichU programming block.
1-nichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchō
Main Article: 1-nichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchō
1-nichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchō is a spin-off of the Kaiji series which follows Tarō Ōtsuki, the foreman of Group E in the underground labor camp.
1-nichi Koshitsuroku Numakawa
Main Article: 1-nichi Koshitsuroku Numakawa
1-nichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchō is a spin-off from the Kaiji series which follows Takuya Numakawa, a worker under Ōtsuki.
Jōkyō Seikatsuroku Ichijō
Main Article: Jōkyō Seikatsuroku Ichijō
Jōkyō Seikatsuroku Ichijō is a spin-off from the Kaiji series which follows Seiya Ichijō, the young manager of a casino owned by the Teiai Corporation and creator of The Bog.
Overwhelming Official Guide Kaiji × Kaiji × Kaiji
Overwhelming Official Guide Kaiji × Kaiji × Kaiji (圧倒的オフィシャルガイド カイジ×カイジ×カイジ) is a guidebook created based on the series.
It was published in 2011 and it covers everything related to the series up to that point in time (including the live action film adaptations).