Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor — 2007-2011 · 2 seasons · 52 eps

★ 8.2

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Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

2007-2011 2 seasons 52 episodes

★ 8.2 (4,801 votes) Top 21%

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 by himself, Kaiji is offered a shady deal to participate in an illegal underground gamble on a cruise ship. This turns out to be nothing more than the beginning of his new life of hell—thrown headlong into a life-threatening roller coaster of mind games, cheating, and deceit.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

E1

7.4

7.3

E2

7.8

7.8

E3

8.0

7.7

E4

7.6

7.7

E5

7.8

7.8

E6

7.5

8.2

E7

8.0

8.6

E8

8.2

8.9

E9

8.8

7.9

E10

7.4

7.6

E11

8.0

7.7

E12

7.8

7.9

E13

8.0

7.6

E14

8.5

6.1

E15

7.6

7.8

E16

7.7

7.8

E17

7.7

7.6

E18

7.8

7.7

E19

8.4

7.8

E20

8.8

7.3

E21

8.8

7.4

E22

8.0

7.7

E23

7.2

7.8

E24

7.5

7.7

E25

7.7

8.4

E26

8.5

8.4

Avg

7.9

7.8

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.9

S2E8 Ingaoho

Kaiji shows everyone that Otsuki is cheating, then tricks the foreman into betting again while they use their own special dice, making Otsuki lose 2,535,000 perica in total. When Otsuki was about to give up, Kaiji lands his finish...

#2

S1E9 8.8

Kaisei

Ando betrays Kaiji by selling his extra star and it doesn't take long for Furuhata to desert him as well. After Kaiji finding his way out, he confronts his former allies. With his new wealth, Kaiji buys the freedom of another man,...

#3

S1E20 8.8

Kishin

Having figured out Tonegawa's method of cheating, Kaiji throws a violent fit in the bathroom to attempt to defeat the sensors in his ear. Too late, Tonegawa realizes Kaiji's trick, who now challenges him for the 12th and final round.

4. S1E21 "Shinketsu" 8.8
5. S2E7 "Maho no Sai" 8.6
6. S1E14 "Bôrei" 8.5
7. S1E26 "Zankô" 8.5
8. S1E19 "Genkai" 8.4
9. S2E25 "Ensa no Namida" 8.4
10. S2E26 "Mirai wa bokura no..." 8.4

📉 Bottom Episodes

#52

S2E14 6.1

Soshuhen

A small intermission, summarizing the events of all the previous episodes.

51. S1E23 "Jadô" 7.2
50. S2E20 "Shukuun no Sa" 7.3
49. S2E1 "Hell on Earth" 7.3
48. S2E21 "Kakujitsu na Shori" 7.4

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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23 Standouts

3 Infamous

22 Hidden Gems

4 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E9 Kaisei

Most Infamous: S1E1 Shukkô

Best Hidden Gem: S2E7 Maho no Sai

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Season Momentum

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