is a Japanese anime television series adapted from the manga series of the same name written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by TÃ Âru Naomura. The anime television series is animated by MAPPA. It aired from July to September 2017 on Tokyo MX, MBS and other channels. A second season titled Kakegurui ÃÂÃÂ aired from January to March 2019. The cast reprised their roles, and the staff returned for the second season. Netflix began streaming the series in 2018 and a spin-off series, titled Kakegurui Twin aired in August 2022.
The first 12-episode season was broadcast from July 1 to September 23, 2017, on Tokyo MX, MBS and other channels. Yuichiro Hayashi directed the series, Yasuko Kobayashi handled the scripts, and Manabu Akita handled the character designs. Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund composed the music for the series. The opening theme is "Deal with the Devil", performed by Tia. D-Selections performed the ending theme "LAYon-theLINE".
The first season has been licensed and streamed worldwide outside of Japan by Netflix since 2018. Anime Limited acquired the series for home video release in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sentai Filmworks acquired the series for release on home video in the United States.
In August 2018, it was announced that a second season would debut in January 2019. The 12-episode season, titled Kakegurui ÃÂÃÂ, aired from January 8 to March 26, 2019. The cast reprised their roles, and the staff returned for the second season. Kiyoshi Matsuda joined Yuichiro Hayashi as director for the second season. For the second season, Yasuko Kobayashi and Manabu Akita served respectively as writer and character designer, with MAPPA handling animation for the second season as well. The second season's opening theme song is performed by JUNNA, while the ending theme is "AlegriA" performed by D-selections.
Kakegurui ÃÂÃÂ has also been licensed by Netflix.