As you may or may not have noticed, me and Izrael are big fans of anime. Due to my short attention span I'm constantly trying to find new shows to keep me entertained. As a result, I probably start watching about two or three new series' a month. Some are good, some are bad, and some stuff is just weird. Every now and then I'll find a gem that I just can't turn my eyes away from, and these are the shows that I'll be telling you guys about.
This weeks's pick is a gambling anime called "Kaiji", also known as "Ultimate Survivor Kaiji". The show follows the life of a regular guy who's down on his luck. The titular character spends his days vandalizing the fancy import cars of the rich, as a way to cope with his own unfortunate situation. One fateful day he is met by a powerful yakuza with an interesting proposition, which Kaiji is led to believe he has no choice but to accept. This is all the 1st episode mind you. Through out the rest of the series the program uses a variety of gambling backdrops to explore the human condition, as Kaiji's trail is fraught with instances of betrayal and oppurtunities for nobility.
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