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| “ | No matter their age, if there is someone who wants to live on, but they end up dying anyway, then… that fills me with sadness no matter who it is! | „ |
| ~ Kaiji Itō |
Kaiji Itō is the titular main protagonist of the manga and anime series Kaiji.
Though he started off as somewhat of a naive man, he quickly develops into a clever and thoughtful gambler after his first experience on the Espoir.
He was voiced by Masato Hagiwara in Japanese and Jeremy Gee in English.
Appearance[]
Kaiji is a young Japanese man with a somewhat tanned complexion and long black hair, shorter at the top with bangs, and hanging down at the bottom.
Story[]
After graduating from high school, the young Kaiji Itō has moved to Tokyo in hopes of finding a steady job. Three years later, he's still unemployed and in a state of depression. Kaiji wastes what little money he has on cheap gambles, alcohol and cigarettes on a daily basis. To feel better about himself, he sabotages expensive cars and collects their emblems. One of these cars belongs to Yuuji Endou, a yakuza with ties to the financial empire Teiai Corporation.
It turns out that Endou has been searching for Kaiji for a while, ever since he co-signed a contract for his friend Furuhata, which left him with a large debt. Kaiji is left with a choice; he must either spend 10 years working off the debt in a labor camp, or board a gambling cruise called "Espoir" (French for "hope") where he will be able to pay off the debt in one night if he wins.
External Links[]
- Kaiji Itō on the Near Pure Good Wiki
- Kaiji Itō on the Kaiji Wiki