In Kakegurui, the protagonist is Yumeko Jabami. She was a tomboyish girl who didn’t have any friends because she would bully people and pick on them. Unsurprisingly, she had no interest in gambling but her family’s debt to Hyakkaou Private Academy made her want to gamble as much as possible to pay it off after being told that if they can’t pay up then their name will be erased from society. The first time we see Yumeko gamble, she wins big! Her winnings came about due to luck at first, but later on she became more skillful with strategy involved.
Anime Kakegurui Characters
The protagonist of the series is Yumeko Jabami. She was a tomboyish girl who didn’t have any friends because she would bully people and pick on them. Unsurprisingly, she had no interest in gambling but her family’s debt to Hyakkaou Private Academy made her want to gamble as much as possible to pay it off after being told that if they can’t pay up then their name will be erased from society. The first time we see Yumeko gamble, she wins big! Her winnings came about due to luck at first, but later on she became more skillful with strategy involved.
Miyazawa
Another character is Miyazawa. She is introduced as a girl who has had everything handed to her. She only participates in gambling to attain more prestige for her family’s name. However, she falls into the trap of gambling fever after coming into contact with it and gets driven into an obsession to win big without any regards for the consequences. Yumeko also manages to fight back against Miyazawa’s long reign of victory by realizing that Miyazawa too was driven by gambling fever and she responds accordingly.
The Japanese government has intervened at times when people can’t pay their debts. This is an example of the Japanese government intervening on behalf of a company or a person in a financial crisis in order to help them out so
Tokaku Azuma
Tokaku Azuma is a character from the series. She is a mafia member from the Hyakkaou Private Academy who spared no mercy when it came to gambling. In order to get what she wants, she has no qualms about killing people whether they are students or not. However, she develops feelings for Yumeko and fails to kill her after realizing how strong she really was.
Tsutsui Rinka
Tsutsui Rinka is the series’ antagonist. She relies on her siblings to help her with gambling debt collection. However, she spends all her older sister’s earnings on bad luck and has accumulated a debt to Hyakkaou Private Academy that she can’t repay. Her greed leads to the downfall of the entire Tokaku family – they are all killed by their own siblings in order to make up for their losses.
Collette Adler
Collette is a member of the Kinmokusei Mafia. She’s the older sister to Tsutsui Rinka and is part of the Tokaku family which is in debt with Hyakkaou Private Academy. Collette has earned her place in the mafia by relying on her skills in gambling, but she fails to pay back her debts due to lack of skill. She then works on asking Yumeko for help. Yumeko refused until Collette agreed to work for her too.
Collette Adler is the author of “The Fearless Girl’s Guide To Gambling”. She has been writing about poker for over four years. She also co-hosts The Gambling Podcast with her husband, Kevin Adler.
Conclusion
Kakegurui is a hit series that you can’t miss. As the protagonist, Yumeko Jabami faces many challenges in her quest to pay off debt and win big with gambling skills. You’ll be introduced to characters like Miyazawa who are driven by greed or Tokaku Azuma who has no qualms about killing people for what she wants if it means getting ahead. To find out more about Kakegurui’s cast of characters, keep reading!