The streaming service Netflix announced today during the “Netflix Festival Japan 2021” that an anime adaptation of the spin-off manga “Kakegurui Twin” is currently in production. A first teaser visual can be found further down in this article.
Kakegurui Twin Release Date
The anime series, which is expected to be released worldwide on Netflix in August 2022, is being created at studio MAPPA (Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 & Attack on Titan), just like its predecessor “Kakegurui.” It will once again feature Minami Tanaka in the lead role of Mary Saotome. Further details are still pending at this time.
Kakegurui Twin” is a prequel to the manga series “Kakegurui”, which, like the original, was penned by Homura Kawamoto and has been published in the Japanese “Gangan Joker” magazine since September 2015. The drawings are made by Kei Saiki.
The series, which focuses on the character Mary Saotome, comprises twelve volumes to date, eight of which have already been published in German by Altraverse.
Kakegurui Twin Visual
Kakegurui Characters, Cast & Staff
I. Characters & Cast
| Character | Cast |
|---|---|
| Yumeko Jabami | Saori Hayami (The Irregular at Magic High School) |
| Mary Saotome | Minami Tanaka (ZombieLand Saga) |
| Ryouta Suzui | Tatsuya Tokutake (Beautiful Bones: Sakurako’s Investigation) |
| Midari Ikishima | Mariya Ise (Angels of Death) |
| Kirari Momobami | Miyuki Sawashiro (Record of Ragnarok) |
II. Production Team
| Director | Kiyoshi Matsuda, Yuichiro Hayashi |
| Series Composition | Yasuko Kobayashi |
| Original Creator | Homura Kawamoto, Tōru Naomura |
| Character Design | Manabu Akita |
| Studio | MAPPA |
Kakegurui Twin Plot
A first-year student at the prestigious Hyakkaou Private Academy, Mary Saotome knows her future will be a cruise to the top…
That is, until an encounter with an old classmate turned pet cat plunges the freshman princess into the world of gambling! Can a normal girl like Mary make friends and survive debt-free with only wit and luck?
