But one day, a yakuza arrives for Kaiji in a Mercedes and puts him on the counter for other people’s sins. There are two options: either take part in a cruel game for your life, or work off debt for the rest of your failed life. The main character, being a gambling man, agrees to the first option and finds himself on the ship “Espoir”, where he now has to play “stone-scissors-paper” for money and even for his life.
Next, we are waiting for several types of gambling, where the stakes are certain parts of the body of Kaiji. And in fact, maps and taverns are easily brought to the zugunder.
Alas, but special psychology, as well as the miracles of the psychological miscalculation of the opponent, I did not see in the anime. The actions of the protagonist can be explained by his greed and desire to avenge the more successful for his ruined life. His playing moves are the certainty that he is the smartest (sometimes that is the case, though not always). His tears cannot be explained.
Especially, it is worth noting the abundance of extremely violent scenes that are clearly not intended for the poor European psyche. Drilling in the ear is, you know, too much.
7 out of 10
Original