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Live-Action Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler Casts Aoi Morikawa, Unveils Visual

posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Morikawa plays Mary Saotome in January 14 show

The official website for the live-action series Aoi Morikawa will play the high-handed, twin-tail-haired high school girl Mary Saotome.

Previously announced cast include:

Minami Hamabe as Yumeko Jabami

Mahiro Takasugi as Ryōta Suzui

The show is slated to premiere on Asahinagu) is directing the series.

The manga launched in licensed the manga and describes the story:

Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent, the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling? At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrolls, she's gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!

The manga inspired a television anime series that ran from July Netflix in 2018.

Source: Animate Times


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