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Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps—that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Kaiji Season 2 Episode 14 - The Survivor's Road
    6.0/10(72 votes)

    #1 - The Survivor's Road

    S2:E14

    From his descent into the underground hell to his first encounter with the Bog and Ichijou, relive Kaiji's journey and see just how far he has left to go.

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  2. Kaiji Season 1 Episode 23 - Unconventional
    7.2/10(117 votes)

    #2 - Unconventional

    S1:E23

    Even after his unbelievable feat of beating Tonegawa, Kaiji does feel satisfied unless he beats the chairman. In the restroom Kaiji thinks of some kind of rigged lottery, "Tissue Box Raffle" to beat the one in charge of all this. With all preparations met he heads out to challenge the chairman to one more gamble.

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  3. Kaiji Season 2 Episode 1 - Hell on Earth
    7.3/10(110 votes)

    #3 - Hell on Earth

    S2:E1

    Months after the events at the Starside Hotel, Kaiji runs into loan shark Endoh in a chance encounter. Kaiji is forced into labor in the Teiai Group's underground mines to pay his enormous debts. Workers are paid a slave's wage in scrip called Perica, making what amounts to ¥350 a day. Those who save up enough Perica are allowed a one-day furlough above ground. Kaiji resolves to do so, but is soon tempted by the foreman Otsuki.

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  4. Kaiji Season 2 Episode 20 - The Difference in Destiny
    7.3/10(86 votes)

    #4 - The Difference in Destiny

    S2:E20

    Kaiji's improbable idea of tilting the building to tilt the Bog pays off, and he gets closer to winning with more balls dropping onto the third and final plate. Ichijō contemplates the consequences of losing everything he has and tilts the machine again in the same direction to prevent balls reaching the third plate as Kaiji uses his last ¥10 million.

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  5. Kaiji Season 1 Episode 1 - Departure
    7.4/10(201 votes)

    #5 - Departure

    S1:E1

    Kaiji Itou is a bum who's been living in Tokyo for 3 years and gambling his life away, then one day a shady man named Endou Yuuji comes to his home asking for Takeshi Furuhata. It turns out that his friend Furuhata disappeared and left Kaiji with the debt of ¥3,850,000, which will take him 11 years to pay off. But Endou has a proposition for him; he wants Kaiji to participate in the gambling event on the Harumi Wharf.

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  6. Kaiji Season 1 Episode 10 - Messenger
    7.4/10(144 votes)

    #6 - Messenger

    S1:E10

    Against all the odds, Kaiji was able to survive the night on the Espoir but he left with a new debt of ¥6,295,000. It's been 4 months since then and all Kaiji has been doing is living a mundane life, working in a convenience store. It all changes when Endou appears before him, yet again, offering Kaiji a ray of salvation.

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  7. Kaiji Season 2 Episode 21 - Certain Victory
    7.4/10(85 votes)

    #7 - Certain Victory

    S2:E21

    Kaiji plays on, but he is on the verge of defeat, having lost all his money. He convinces Endō to lend him his last ¥10 million against his better judgement, but at an exorbitant interest rate, and Kaiji returns to the machine for a final assault.

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  8. Kaiji Season 1 Episode 6 - Rise and Fall
    7.5/10(157 votes)

    #8 - Rise and Fall

    S1:E6

    With Kitami's group now falling apart, Kaiji proceeds with his plan of buying out all their 30 Paper cards. Funai later approaches Kaiji with their proposition to trade his star for some of Kaiji cards but Kaiji refuses. Now that no one can trust each other, Funai decides to proclaim that everyone should reshuffle their cards, which is an idea that will completely ruin Kaiji's plan.

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  9. Kaiji Season 1 Episode 24 - Condition
    7.5/10(116 votes)

    #9 - Condition

    S1:E24

    Through Kaiji's persistence, the chairman finally accepts his challenge but Kaiji must find a way to get the chairman to accept the idea of a "Tissue Box Raffle". Kaiji's plan seems to be going smoothly but then the chairman decides to lay out three conditions that must be followed.

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  10. Kaiji Season 1 Episode 4 - Failure
    7.6/10(169 votes)

    #10 - Failure

    S1:E4

    Kaiji managed to win the match, 2 stars better of however the group still needs 4 more stars and only has 14 million in total and no cards. So Kaiji comes up with the plan to monopolize the bored by getting 30 Rock cards, however they are not the only ones who've thought of the strategy.

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  11. Kaiji Season 1 Episode 15 - Heavens
    7.6/10(135 votes)

    #11 - Heavens

    S1:E15

    With only 2 people remaining, Sahara is the first to survive the bridge-crossing of death however there is something sinister behind the window, before him. With all options out of the question, Kaiji is at a loss of what to do but he eventually finds a loophole that is potentially a path to salvation.

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  12. Kaiji Season 2 Episode 10 - Last Gamble
    7.6/10(85 votes)

    #12 - Last Gamble

    S2:E10

    When Kaiji is told there have only been two winners of the Bog, Hyōdō and Tonegawa, he realizes that the game must be rigged. He then agrees to work with Sakazaki for 10% of the possible ¥600 million payout from the Bog, however Sakazaki is secretive about the details of his plan which includes the machine's maintenance schedule. A day before their attempt to beat the Bog, Sakazaki appears with ¥50 million he 'borrowed' from the company president's safe where he works as a security guard. At the appointed day, Sakazaki commences to play the Bog.

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  13. Kaiji Season 2 Episode 13 - The Clue to Beat the Bog
    7.6/10(82 votes)

    #13 - The Clue to Beat the Bog

    S2:E13

    Kaiji returns to the Sakazaki apartment, only to find it trashed and empty. Sakazaki has taken the last of his money to the race track. Kaiji's plan for revenge involves Sakazaki, so with a plan to beat the Bog, he tracks Sakazaki down at a Sapporo racetrack. Kaiji approaches Endō who is now broke but agrees to fund him, however it will cost ¥113 million including interest plus 50% of the winnings. Sakazaki violently objects but they end up agreeing to split the winnings three ways after costs.

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  14. Kaiji Season 2 Episode 17 - Fruitless Achievement
    7.6/10(83 votes)

    #14 - Fruitless Achievement

    S2:E17

    Kaiji plays on even though it appears the chances of winning are zero. Meanwhile, Ichijō receives a request to send a live CCTV feed to the Teiai underground forced labor camp and to Hyōdō. Kaiji continues to play, even after losing ¥20 million in what seems a pointless exercise.

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  15. Kaiji Season 1 Episode 16 - Fury
    7.7/10(129 votes)

    #15 - Fury

    S1:E16

    Now that the ticket he had from the bridge-crossing is void, Kaiji cannot leave empty handed, so the mastermind of this offers him a chance to gain up to ¥100million. The game is "E-Card" and there are 3 types of cards (Citizen, Emperor & Slave). The rules may be simple but there's a lot more to this psychological battle, especially since Kaiji will be facing Yukio Tonegawa.

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  16. Kaiji Season 1 Episode 17 - Adversity
    7.7/10(125 votes)

    #16 - Adversity

    S1:E17

    The game of E-Card has just begun and Kaiji is feeling pretty confident after winning his first 2 matches. However the true psychological battle has just begun, where Kaiji struggles to figure out his opponent's mindset.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Kaiji Season 1 Episode 25 - Pallid
    7.7/10(116 votes)

    #17 - Pallid

    S1:E25

    The night of lunacy continues; with Kaiji putting his ¥20million and 4 fingers on the line, for a ¥100million gamble. The game is Tissue Box Raffle and something unexpected occurs, which completely throws away Kaiji's sure-fire way to win.

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  18. Kaiji Season 2 Episode 3 - Shards of Fate
    7.7/10(94 votes)

    #18 - Shards of Fate

    S2:E3

    Kaiji loses his first bet of 3,000 Perica, but strengthens his resolve to fight. He continues to make bets of 3,000 Perica. After 40 minutes of gambling, he ups the ante and bets 5,000 Perica against foreman Otsuki and his lackey. They respond with enormous bets- each betting the house limit of 20,000 Perica.

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  19. Kaiji Season 2 Episode 4 - Path to the Counterattack
    7.7/10(92 votes)

    #19 - Path to the Counterattack

    S2:E4

    Weeks have passed since Kaiji's crushing loss on gambling night, and he finds himself in a cycle of debt with a group of five others, including Miyoshi. The group is referred to by the other workers as the "45s". With the help of Miyoshi, Kaiji discovers that the foreman's group is cheating. Kaiji rallies the 45s together to come up with a plan.

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  20. Kaiji Season 2 Episode 11 - Cheers and Sighs
    7.7/10(85 votes)

    #20 - Cheers and Sighs

    S2:E11

    Sakazaki starts to play the Bog, using an initial ¥10 million, dropping balls onto the final holed plate, but they do not have enough momentum. During the game Kaiji successfully passes Sakazaki his pre-prepared magnetized beer can and he prepares to use it to increase the centrifugal force of a ball to make it drop through the winning hole. However the effect is insignificant, but Sakazaki continues, wagering another ¥10 million. Kaiji overhears the security men talk of a device to prevent anyone winning and Kaiji warns Sakazaki's to stop, but he is in a gambling frenzy and continues to play using the money he 'borrowed' from the company safe.

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  21. Kaiji Season 2 Episode 18 - Iron Gate
    7.7/10(84 votes)

    #21 - Iron Gate

    S2:E18

    Kaiji continues to play, with every ball deflected by the flippers until one ball makes it through to the plates below, the flipper rods bent because the replacement rods installed after Sakazaki smashed the machine were modified by Kaiji. Ichijō starts to panic and then receives a phone call from Hyōdō telling him to let the game continue and not bring the corporation into disrepute, under penalty of death. Ichijō now relies on his three rigged bottom plates to foil Kaiji's chances of winning.

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  22. Kaiji Season 2 Episode 22 - Money's Influence
    7.7/10(87 votes)

    #22 - Money's Influence

    S2:E22

    Kaiji commences to play with the last ¥10 million he borrowed from Endō for a final assault, unaware that Ichijō has tilted the machine in the same direction that Kaiji's group tilted the building, thus creating an almost insurmountable tilt on the first two plates. When half of the money is gone, Ichijō gloats to Kaiji that he can never win, but Kaiji says that he knows about the tilt. As the crowd watches, Kaiji tapes three ¥10,000 bills to the glass, hiding the three plates. In frustration, Ichijō rips them off to see a number of balls circulating on the plates because the losing holes have become clogged with balls which are unable to exit the machine. This increases Kaiji's probability of winning, however they still do not drop into the winning hole.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Kaiji Season 2 Episode 24 - Wandering Silver Balls
    7.7/10(87 votes)

    #23 - Wandering Silver Balls

    S2:E24

    Kaiji continues to play until the losing holes on even the third plate are blocked; however, Ichijō has the final weapon – air jets around the winning hole to deflect the balls. In the hushed silence, Kaiji hears the sound of hissing air and deduces what Ichijō has done. As Kaiji runs out of balls to play, the Teiai security men in black arrive to take him back underground. Kaiji proposes calling it a draw to Ichijō who refuses, forcing Kaiji to play his remaining balls and pray for a miracle.

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  24. Kaiji Season 1 Episode 2 - Open Fire
    7.8/10(187 votes)

    #24 - Open Fire

    S1:E2

    The event that will decide the fate of Kaiji and the rest of the debtors, onboard the Espoir, is a game called "Restricted Rock Paper Scissors". Following the explanation, Kaiji is then approached by Funai (the other person who borrowed 10 million) and it turns out that he's a repeater. He wants to team up with Kaiji and Kaiji accepts, not knowing what he just gotten himself into.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Kaiji Season 1 Episode 5 - Deadly Decision
    7.8/10(168 votes)

    #25 - Deadly Decision

    S1:E5

    Both having thought of the buyout strategy, Kaiji challenges Kitami to a Rock Paper Scissors death match but Kitami doesn't accept. So they have a different kind of battle.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Survivor's Road" is the worst rated episode of "Kaiji". It scored 6/10 based on 72 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/13/2011. This episode scored 1.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Unconventional".