With promise of more cast members being detailed on April 25th, the anime adaptation of Homura Kawamoto and Tooru Naomura’s property Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler has revealed the first trio of actors for it. The show is set for a summer 2017 debut and Yuuichirou Hayashi will be directed based on the series composition by Yasuko Kobayashi and character designs by Manabu Akita. MAPPA is on board to produce the animation. The music is being handled by TECHNOBOY’S PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Saori Hayami as Yumeko Jabami
- Minami Tanaka as Meari Saotome
- Tatsuya Tokutake as Ryouta Suzui
The series has six volumes out so far and is published digitally in English by Yen Press and they have plans to bring it to print later this year.
Plot concept: Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you’re the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it’s not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It’s reading your opponent, the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling? At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrolls, she’s gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!
