Genius Gambling Girl "Kakegurui" confirmed to be produced as a live-action drama scheduled to be broadcast in 2021

Genius Gambling Girl "Kakegurui" confirmed to be produced as a live-action drama scheduled to be broadcast in 2021

The extremely popular dark and strange manga "Kakegurui" written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Toru Naomura has been adapted into a live-action movie. The official recently announced that a live-action TV series will also be produced, which is scheduled to be broadcast in 2021. Stay tuned.

·"Kakegurui" tells the story of the famous private Hyakkaou Academy, where there is a class system. This school, with the student council at the top, is dominated by "gambling". If you win, you are in heaven, and if you lose, you are in hell. It is a crazy academy where the strong gamblers are envied and the weak are abused. And in such an academy, a girl transferred in, her name is Jabami Yumeko.

· Yumeko Jabami has long straight black hair and black stockings. She has a gentle personality, is polite to others, and has the image of a standard lady. However, once she enters the gambling state, she becomes very different. She has strong observation skills, excellent psychological quality, superb memory, and very good luck. After entering school, she constantly sees through the tricks of her opponents in gambling and wins over various people with her wisdom.

Currently, the live-action drama of "Kakegurui" has been confirmed to be produced and it has been confirmed that Emitsu will be the chief director, with Nagano Shinya as the executive director, and scripts by Kono Mizuto and Emitsu. The live-action drama will be set one year before Jabami Yumeko transferred to another school. The protagonist is confirmed to be Saotome Meiari, who will still be played by Morikawa Aoi.

In addition, the second live-action movie of "Kakegurui" will also be released in 2021. Minami Hamabe will continue to play the leading role of the super genius gambling beauty Jabami Yumeko, so stay tuned.

"Kakegurui" live-action movie art

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