# Kakegurui Twin

Kakegurui Twin (Japanese: 賭ケグルイ 双－ツイン－, Hepburn: Kakegurui Tsuin) is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Kei Saiki. It is both a spin-off and a prequel to Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, which is written by Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura. It was serialized in publisher Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine from September 2015 to May 2023, with its individual chapters collected and published by Square Enix in fifteen tankōbon volumes as of July 2024. The manga has been licensed for English-language release in North America by Yen Press.
An original net animation (ONA) series by MAPPA was released in August 2022 on Netflix.

## Synopsis
### Setting

Kakegurui Twin takes place a year before the events of the main series and the arrival of Yumeko Jabami at Hyakkaou Private Academy.

### Premise

The series focuses on transfer student Mary Saotome who, after joining Hyakkaou Private Academy, learns about the school's gambling system and quickly begins to adapt to it, which only causes Mary to succumb to the gambling mania that she comes to be known for.

## Cast

| Character | Japanese anime | Japanese live-action drama | English dub |
| Mary Saotome | Minami Tanaka | Aoi Morikawa | Kira Buckland |
| Tsuzura Hanatemari | Rina Honnizumi | Shiori Akita | Natalie Rose |
| Yukimi Togakushi | Yō Taichi | Minori Hagiwara | Morgan Berry |
| Sachiko Juraku | Yūko Kaida | Mijika Nagai | Amber Lee Connors |
| Mikura Sado | Aoi Koga | Mirei Sasaki | Suzie Yeung |
| Aoi Mibuomi | Seiichiro Yamashita | Hayato Sano | Aleks Le |
| Sakura Miharutaki | Rie Takahashi | Erika Ikuta | Anairis Quiñones |

## Media
### Manga

Written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Kei Saiki, Kakegurui Twin began its serialization in Square Enix's Gangan Joker on September 19, 2015. It ended on May 22, 2023. Its chapters are collected and published by Square Enix into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on September 22, 2015, and fifteen volumes have been released as of July 22, 2024. The manga has been licensed by Yen Press for English-language release in North America.

### Web series

A 8-episode live-action web series adaptation was released on Amazon Prime from March 26 to April 16, 2021.

### Anime

In November 2021, it was announced that the series will receive an original net animation series adaptation by MAPPA. It is directed by Kaori Makita, with chief direction by Yuichiro Hayashi, scripts written by Shigeru Murakoshi, character designs handled by Manabu Nii, and music composed by Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund. The series premiered on Netflix on August 4, 2022. The ending theme song is "Queens Bluff" by Iris.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "A Girl Named Mary Saotome" Transliteration: "Saotome Meari Toiu Onna" (Japanese: 早乙女芽亜里という女) | Kaori Makita | Shigeru Murakoshi | August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) |
| 2 | "A Targeted Girl" Transliteration: "Nerawareru Onna" (Japanese: 狙われる女) | Yasuhiro Geshi | Shigeru Murakoshi | August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) |
| 3 | "A Traitorous Girl" Transliteration: "Uragiri no Onna" (Japanese: 裏切りの女) | Tomohiro Furukawa | Erika Andō | August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) |
| 4 | "Confessing Girls" Transliteration: "Kokuhaku Suru Onna-tachi" (Japanese: 告白する女たち) | Kyōko Yamazaki | Kōsuke Isshiki | August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) |
| 5 | "An Honest Girl" Transliteration: "Jitchoku na Onna" (Japanese: 実直な女) | Takeshi Satō | Akira Kindaichi | August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) |
| 6 | "A Resisting Girl" Transliteration: "Aragau Onna" (Japanese: 抗う女) | Yasuhiro Geshi | Shigeru Murakoshi | August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) |

## Reception

Shaenon K. Garrity of Otaku USA commented how Kakegurui Twin is the perfect manga for "readers who are equally interested in introductory game theory mathematics and kink".