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Anime like Kaiji

Not everyone loves Kaiji for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Kaiji

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a single card game stretched into nerve-shredding episodes.

  2. You like working out the cheat before Kaiji does.

  3. You can take a story where the rich play with the lives of the poor.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Kakegurui2017

    • a single card game stretched into nerve-shredding episodes
    • working out the cheat before Kaiji does

    Good for you if you like high-stakes games where a student can lose everything on one card.

  • Platinum End2021

    • a single card game stretched into nerve-shredding episodes
    • working out the cheat before Kaiji does
    • a story where the rich play with the lives of the poor

    Good for you if you like a deadly contest between thirteen candidates for god.

  • Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God2007

    • a single card game stretched into nerve-shredding episodes
    • working out the cheat before Kaiji does

    Good for you if you like the cat and mouse between Light and L.

  • Tomodachi Game2022

    • a single card game stretched into nerve-shredding episodes

    Good for you if you like mind games where one lie can sink the whole group.

  • Death Note2006

    • a single card game stretched into nerve-shredding episodes
    • working out the cheat before Kaiji does

    Good for you if you like a cat-and-mouse game where one mistake gives you away.

  • The Talented Mr. Ripley1999

    • a single card game stretched into nerve-shredding episodes

    Good for you if you like the dread of a liar who might be found out at any moment.

  • Classroom of the Elite2017

    • a single card game stretched into nerve-shredding episodes
    • working out the cheat before Kaiji does

    Good for you if you like working out a scheme before anyone explains it.

  • Happy Sugar Life2018

    • a single card game stretched into nerve-shredding episodes

    Good for you if you like following Satou as she hides Shio and the lies pile up.

  • KAKEGURUI TWIN2022

    • a single card game stretched into nerve-shredding episodes

    Good for you if you like card games where a whole future is on the table.

  • Squid Game2021

    • a single card game stretched into nerve-shredding episodes
    • a story where the rich play with the lives of the poor

    Good for you if you like games where any move could be the last.

  • Match Point2005

    • a single card game stretched into nerve-shredding episodes

    Good for you if you like watching a lie grow until it can only end badly.

Reasons taken from Kaiji's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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