Kakegurui

What is Kakegurui about?

Kakegurui is a TV anime series of 12 episodes animated by MAPPA, adapted from a manga. It aired from July 1, 2017 to September 23, 2017. AniList classifies it as drama, mystery and psychological.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Sentai Filmworks. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Gambling, Female Protagonist, School, Primarily Female Cast, Primarily Teen Cast, Ojou-sama, Poker, Anti-Hero, Body Horror, School Club.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Yumeko Jabami 蛇喰夢子

  Main character

  A girl who transfers into Hyakkaou Private Academy. She might look like an attractive young lady, but she is actually a "Kakegurui," someone who finds pleasure in taking risks. Attractive, smooth as silk, and silver-tongued, Yumeko is a natural-born gambler.

  Japanese voice: Saori Hayami

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  Mary Saotome 早乙女芽亜里

  Main character

  Mary Saotome is a deuteragonist of Kakegurui, and also the main protagonist of the spin-off series Kakegurui Twin. She is a student at Hyakkaou Private Academy, and a classmate of Yumeko Jabami and Ryota Suzui who is the first character in the entire series that challenges Yumeko and loses against her.

  Japanese voice: Minami Tanaka

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  Ryouta Suzui 鈴井涼太

  Main character

  Yumeko’s classmate. Cowardly and poor, he quickly ends up being treated as Meari’s livestock, and is called ‘Pochi’ (a common name for a dog). However, he is saved from this predicament by Yumeko.

  Japanese voice: Tatsuya Tokutake

Supporting characters

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  Sayaka Igarashi 五十嵐清華

  Supporting character

  Secretary of the Student Council and the right hand of Student council president. She is determined to become Kirari's 'Number 1,' and thinks of Yumeko as a plague. Sayaka is intelligent, serious and deeply cares about school and Student Council.

  Japanese voice: Ayaka Fukuhara

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  Midari Ikishima 生志摩妄

  Supporting character

  A third-year student and head of the Student Council Beautification Committee. She gets pleasure from taking risks such as starting games of Russian roulette by herself.

  Japanese voice: Mariya Ise

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  Kaede Manyuda 豆生田楓

  Supporting character

  A second-year student and student council treasurer. He has a strong desire for power and is very ambitious, to the point where he is plotting to overthrow his seniors, even in the student council, as soon as he has a chance.

  Japanese voice: Tomokazu Sugita

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  Kirari Momobami 桃喰綺羅莉

  Supporting character

  Kirari Momobami is the 105th student council president at Hyakkaou Private Academy, and as well as the one responsible for the current hierarchy on the academy.

  Japanese voice: Miyuki Sawashiro

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  Yuriko Nishinotouin 西洞院百合子

  Supporting character

  A third-year student, member of the student council, and president of the Tradition Culture Research Society. She ends up challenging Yumeko to an original gambling match.

  Japanese voice: Karin Nanami

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  Itsuki Sumeragi 皇伊月

  Supporting character

  She's a first-year student belonging to the "flower" class at Hyakkaou Private Academy and a member of the Student Council. Her father is the president of a prominent toy company in Japan. Her hobby is collecting other people’s nails.

  Japanese voice: Yuuki Wakai

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  Runa Yomozuki 黄泉月るな

  Supporting character

  She is a member of the Student Council and also a leader of the Election Committee, serving as a referee during election gambling matches.

  Japanese voice: Mayu Udono

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  Ririka Momobami 桃喰リリカ

  Supporting character

  She is the vice president of the student council and is seen almost entirely throughout the whole time wearing a mask that covers her whole face. Ririka is a very quiet and stoic person. She often acts as an observer.

  Japanese voice: Miyuki Sawashiro

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  Yumemi Yumemite 夢見弖ユメミ

  Supporting character

  A second-year student in charge of PR for the student council. She also works as an idol, but there’s a huge gap between her facade and her true face. Yumemi has a two-faced personality. On the outside, she is a sweet and lovely girl who loves her fans above all.

  Japanese voice: Yuu Serizawa

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  Nanami Tsubomi 蕾菜々美

  Supporting character

  She's a house pet​, who gambled against Yumeko Jabami, Mary Saotome, and Jun Kiwatari in order to lower her debt.

  Japanese voice: Yuka Iguchi

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  Jun Kiwatari 木渡潤

  Supporting character

  Jun is portrayed as a typical bully. He is aggressive, arrogant and sadistic person, who loves dominating others.

  Japanese voice: Hisao Egawa

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  Saori 沙織

  Supporting character

  She is the manager of the Student Council's Head of Public Relations, Yumemi Yumemite. She is the daughter of a big time producer

  Japanese voice: Umeka Shouji