Shows like Kakegurui (2017)
Loved Kakegurui? Here are 24 shows with a similar feel, picked from what fans of Kakegurui watch next and from titles with the same mix of animation, mystery, crime and drama.
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Solo Leveling (2024)
They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo. After being brutally slaughtered by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jinwoo came back with the System, a program…
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BEASTARS (2019)
In a world where beasts of all kinds coexist, a gentle wolf awakens to his own predatory urges as his school deals with a murder within its midst.
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The Promised Neverland (2019)
Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to…
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Monster (2004)
Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
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Classroom of the Elite (2017)
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji enrolls at the prestigious Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Academy, but is assigned to Class 1-D, where students with behavioral problems are housed. The school awards points equivalent to 100,000 yen per month and allows unusual…
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Death Parade (2015)
There is a place after death that’s neither heaven nor hell. A bar that serves you one chance to win. You cannot leave until the game is over, and when it is, your life may be too.
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Paranoia Agent (2004)
Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young boy's face and only three distinct details are left in their memories:…
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Danganronpa: The Animation (2013)
Being just a normal student without a special talent, Makoto Naegi wins a lottery to attend the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy where only the top prodigies attend. However, instead of this being the beginning of a wonderful high school…
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Platinum End (2021)
As his classmates celebrate their middle school graduation, troubled Mirai is mired in darkness. But his battle is just beginning when he receives some salvation from above in the form of an angel. Now Mirai is pitted against 12 other…
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Higurashi: When They Cry (2006)
After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder…
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Kakegurui (2018)
Children from influential families in politics and businesses attend the Hyakkaou Private Academy. There, the hierarchy are classified by a series of games. Students that win are on the ruling side and the ones who lose become slaves. One…
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Sasaki and Miyano (2022)
When bashful Miyano meets brash Sasaki, it feels like a teen romance manga come to life — but for these boys, real-world love is messier than fiction.
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Happy Sugar Life (2018)
Satou Matsuzaka, a girl who has never loved anyone before, falls in love with a girl named Shio Koube. The two girls are drawn to each other, and begin a happy life together. Satou won't let anyone endanger their new life, and would do…
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Kaiji (2007)
Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps—that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all by himself, Kaiji is…
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Tomodachi Game (2022)
After his class' school trip fund is stolen, Yuichi and his best friends are abducted to play a debt repayment game; there is more than money on the line, as their bonds are tested with dark secrets and a lingering question of who is behind…
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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (2025)
After a life-changing incident, timid college student Koichi Haimawari accepts an offer from revered vigilante Knuckleduster to train as his protégé.
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Bet (2025)
At a private school where gambling determines social status, a skillful new student with a mysterious past is shaking things up — and betting on revenge.
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Super Crooks (2021)
Johnny Bolt recruits a group of ragtag supervillains for one last heist. Their target: A ruthless super-powered crime boss. What can go wrong?
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My Home Hero (2023)
An unassuming father becomes a target when he kills his daughter's abusive boyfriend — who happens to be the son of a cold-blooded crime boss.
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The Fruit of Grisaia (2014)
Mihama Academy—on the surface, a closed learning environment established to nurture students who find themselves at odds with the world around them; in actuality, an orchard-cum-prison built to preserve fruit that has fallen too far from…
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Adachi and Shimamura (2020)
Adachi spends her school days skipping class until she meets fellow delinquent Shimamura and the two become fast friends. Cutting class together deepens their friendship but soon unexpected emotions blossom. As awkwardness and confusion…
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Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School (2016)
Hope's Peak Academy is a special school, recognized by the government, that was established in order to gather and nurture top-class students who excel in various fields. This school has two courses: The main course, and the preparatory…
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Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin (2025)
In Eternal Nations, a fantasy strategy game where players manage an empire, Takuto Ira is a legendary player who sits atop the leaderboard. Takuto goes unconscious during a hospitalization and awakens on the continent of Idoragya, which…
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Dark Gathering (2023)
The story centers on Keitarou Gentouga, who has the ability to be a spirit medium. In junior high school, he got someone else wrapped up in a spirit possession incident, and he has been a shut-in for more than two years. As he reintroduces…