Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji  

Kaiji  逆境無頼カイジ

Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself Endou) is a debt collector. The reason for his visit is an unpaid loan which kaiji had previously co-signed for a work-mate (Furuhata Takeshi). The original loan was 30000 yen and once Takeshi had disappeared, the loan then fell on Kaiji.

Kaiji is then told of a way to clear the interest compounded debt (which stood at 3,850,000 yen), which involved getting on a boat with others in his position. Once on the boat the debtors would then have to gamble with loaned money, which would end with a few winning, and others getting into deeper debt and having to work to pay of their debts. After some coercing kaiji accepts a position on the boat, in order to clear himself and make a bit of money as well...

Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Hakairoku Hen

Kaiji 2 逆境無頼カイジ 破戒録篇

Kaiji once again lives a life of slot and self-indulgence, after Kaiji lost to the demon of the underworld Hyodo his debt increased even more not to mention he had to pay 2 million for treatment of his ear and fingers...

But fate has not forgotten Kaiji at all, just like the first time when he is at his worst time a man appears, yes, its Endou, Kaiji rejoiced the moment he see him believing he can go back to hell and win this time.

However he does not know the hell he will visit this time is a little different from the one he wishes to go...