Apuesta

Kakegurui didn't need this. The anime was stylish, chaotic brilliance, and the original live action adaptation already captured that well enough. This remake is a total insult. It reeks of lazy Americanization, stripping out everything unique and replacing it with bland, safe garbage. The actors look like they were pulled from a casting call for toothpaste commercials hawkweed, unattractive, and completely lacking the unhinged magnetism the roles demand. The cinematography is flat, the energy is gone, and every creative choice feels sanitized by clueless execs chasing trends. It's not just bad. It's embarrassing. Don't watch this.

Japanese version was way better!

Costume : Not attractive at all. Just look at how Japanese could remake a real-life one. Just look at how the Japanese managed to create a realistic and captivating design.

Characters selection : Yumeko is a good one. Others are just really "inspiring". A drama for _ _ _ _ _ ++++++

Gambling : Games just can't show the excitement, which supposed to be the main point. Fails to capture the thrill and excitement.

Anime vibes : None, except for Yumeko. (Might be this is foreign style of anime remake that not suits me at all.)

Plot : Not bad overall, at least manage to steer the drama forward.

All personal feelings, it's okay to disagree on it.

Someone who gives something like this a 10/10 is just biased.

I'd rather recommend watching the Anime rather than checking this series out. Or, if you are interested in live-action adaptations, they already made a Japanese one, which is far better than whatever this was.

This doesn't deserve more than 7 at most, depending on your taste, but a 10? Even fans won't. When you already have the source material, how can you mess that up? Understandably, you might want to try something new, but at least try sticking true to the characters if you'll be using them.

Most reviewers have already mentioned what's wrong with the series, so I won't repeat them. I'll just say I wasted my time on this, so please try not to waste yours.

It isn't actually that bad if you stop comparing it to the anime. The plot is good and the charcters are designed to portray their personalities that follow the plot. The aesthetics of the series were also not so bad. I liked that they made the student council stand out with the black suits as well.

We can all agree to disagree that this series would have been better on its own though. But lets remember that it is BASED on Kagegurui, it is not meant to be accurate.

Miku did a great job portraying Yumeko and the rest of the actors did their best. A reminder to be kind to the actors as it is not their fault for being casted.

Truly do not understand the terrible reviews. If you go into this expecting some sort of cinematic masterpiece then yeah, you're going to be disappointed and hate yourself. But that's on you.

I found the show oddly compelling and totally binged it, as evidenced by my writing a review on the whole thing, what, a day or two after it was released? Don't judge me, I have no life. 😂

The acting is touch and go - Yumeko is great, Ryan is good, Michael is freaking terrible. The plot is thin, because it spends too much time laser-focused on a singular aspect before blowing it wide open on the penultimate episode - this was a miscalculation that may cost the series a second season, though I find myself hoping not.

All in all, I'd watch a second season and -do- recommend the series...but you HAVE to go into it with zero expectations and just enjoy it for it what it is. Let yourself have some fun - it ain't gonna kill ya. ;)

Was gonna give it a 7, but subtracted a star for the Japanese RickRoll at the end of the finale.