If you’ve seen or read the opening of Kakegurui, you’ll know the answer to the last line of the above paragraph and know what the future holds for Mary, but as an old saying goes: it’s not the destination that matters but the journey. But will Mary find a way to conquer the system? Or will she eventually succumb to it? Luckily, she has her friends to help her: childhood friend Tsuzura Hanatemari, and literary club president Yukimi Togakushi. Mary loses her first attempt to gamble but she’s not going to let her lack of wealth or luck stop her from reaching the top. The richest and luckiest (or those who cheat and get away with it) remain on top, whilst the poorest and unluckiest become house pets: servants to those with all the power. She’s a smart girl but not from a wealthy family, so she’s at a huge disadvantage when she enters the school’s unique system: a hierarchy decided not by one’s smarts or athletic prowess, but one’s ability to gamble. Taking place a whole school year before Yumeko Jabami transfers to Hyakkaou Academy and shakes the foundation of the school forever, Mary Saotome joins as a first year of the academy via a scholarship programme. But with the original anime season not finished, what does Kakegurui Twin have to offer? Not only with two anime seasons, but also live action J-drama series, live action movies, and now we have the original net animation, Kakegurui Twin, based upon the manga spin-off, of the same name. With that long wait, you’d think that Netflix didn’t have much hope for this series if that was their fear, then it was unfounded as since then, the series has taken off and has become one of their most popular anime licenses. The anime adaptation of Kakegurui ( Compulsive Gambler) debuted in Japan back in July 2017, but Netflix held it in their vaults and did not distribute it outside of Japan until February 2018.

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