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NEWS: Kaiji VR 'Steel Beam Crossing' Game's Switch Version Previewed in Trailer




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nAnoMarV



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:47 am Reply with quote
Is there any specific reason why kaiji doesn't get another TV anime? It looks doing pretty well in the Japanese market as games.
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Kyo Hisagi



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:20 am Reply with quote
nAnoMarV wrote:
Is there any specific reason why kaiji doesn't get another TV anime? It looks doing pretty well in the Japanese market as games.

Sales were pretty bad. And no live-action movie to promote right now (from what I've heard. I can be wrong).
Read the manga, anime probably will never come out. Closest to 3rd season we get is "Kaiji 17 steps" video
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Lord Geo



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 10:53 am Reply with quote
There's also the fact that Masao Maruyama was a major factor in Akagi, Kaiji, & One Outs' creations, and since he doesn't work for Madhouse anymore there's less of a push for it. Then there's the fact that Hideki Taniuchi, the music composer for Akagi & Kaiji, got busted for marijuana about a year or so after Kaiji Season 2, which killed his anime composing career; Kaiji Season 2 was literally the last anime he worked on. Sure, he could theoretically be replaced, but Taniuchi's music was such a strong part of why Akagi & Kaiji were so excellent.

I've come to accept that we'll likely never see anymore of the "Madhouse Gambling Trilogy", as I call it. At least every single one of those series was excellent, though One Outs really deserves a legal stream. Anyway, I'm really interested in that Kaiji game being on Switch, so much so that I'll probably finally make a Japanese account to get it, one day.
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