Legendary mangaka Fukumoto finally makes his English-language debut.
Outside of Kaiji , Fukumoto is best known for his other international best-sellers, which include: Akagi (Take Shobo), Gin and Kin (Futabasha) and Kurosawa: The Strongest Man (Shogakukan)..
Kaiji was recognized by the publishing world for how it rendered a changing social landscape after Japan\'s economic bubble had burst.
Known to incorporate both elements of Gambling and finance in his works, Fukumoto\'s most memorable titles tend to focus on the consequences of Japan\'s economic culture.
In 1998 he was presented the Kodansha Manga Award\'s Comic of the Year for his work on Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji .
Nobuyuki Fukomoto made his manga debut in 1980 and has penned more than one-hundred and fifty volumes over his illustrious career.
The inspiration for the infamous anime by the same name and the Netflix live-action film Animal World takes readers into the dark side of Japan\'s post-bubble economic society by thrusting them into a world of debt, debauchery, and delusion.
As the stakes grow higher and the rules become increasingly more bizarre, Kaiji must finally take the future into his own hands Legendary mangaka Nobuyuki Fukumoto finally makes his English-language debut.
Burdened by debt and resentment, Kaiji is coerced into Gambling for his worthless life. -- The Hollywood Reporter Ne\'er-do-well Kaiji Itou\'s shiftless existence is suddenly rattled by a visit from the yakuza.
If the contestants in The Hunger Games had been forced to kill each other by playing rock-paper-scissors instead of with bows and arrows, they might have earned a place at the gaming tables of ( Kaiji ).
The inspiration for the infamous anime by the same name and the Netflix live-action film Animal World takes readers into the dark side of Japan\'s post-bubble economic society by thrusting them into a world of debt, debauchery, and delusion.
Legendary mangaka Fukumoto finally makes his English-language debut
