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Japanese manga series by Homura Kawamoto From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kakegurui Twin
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Kakegurui Twin (Japanese: 賭ケグルイ 双-ツイン-, Hepburn: Kakegurui Tsuin) is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Kei Saiki. It is both a spin-off and a prequel to Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, which is written by Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura. It was serialized in publisher Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine from September 2015 to May 2023, with its individual chapters collected and published by Square Enix in fifteen tankōbon volumes as of July 2024. The manga has been licensed for English-language release in North America by Yen Press.

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An original net animation (ONA) series by MAPPA was released in August 2022 on Netflix.

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Synopsis

Setting

Kakegurui Twin takes place a year before the events of the main series and the arrival of Yumeko Jabami at Hyakkaou Private Academy.[2]

Premise

The series focuses on transfer student Mary Saotome who, after joining Hyakkaou Private Academy, learns about the school's gambling system and quickly begins to adapt to it, which only causes Mary to succumb to the gambling mania that she comes to be known for.[3]

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Manga

Written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Kei Saiki, Kakegurui Twin began its serialization in Square Enix's Gangan Joker on September 19, 2015.[7] It ended on May 22, 2023.[8] Its chapters are collected and published by Square Enix into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on September 22, 2015,[9] and fifteen volumes have been released as of July 22, 2024.[10] The manga has been licensed by Yen Press for English-language release in North America.[11]

Web series

A 8-episode live-action web series adaptation was released on Amazon Prime from March 26 to April 16, 2021.[5]

Anime

In November 2021, it was announced that the series will receive an original net animation series adaptation by MAPPA.[12] It is directed by Kaori Makita, with chief direction by Yuichiro Hayashi, scripts written by Shigeru Murakoshi, character designs handled by Manabu Nii, and music composed by Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund. The series premiered on Netflix on August 4, 2022. The ending theme song is "Queens Bluff" by Iris.[13][4]

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Reception

Shaenon K. Garrity of Otaku USA commented how Kakegurui Twin is the perfect manga for "readers who are equally interested in introductory game theory mathematics and kink".[14]

Notes

  1. Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku).

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