Kakegurui manga to return from hiatus with a new arc

Mangaka Homura Kawamoto and illustrator Toru Naomura's Kakegurui manga series is set to resume with a new arc in Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine's August issue on July 22, 2024, as confirmed by the magazine's July issue, on Saturday, June 22, 2024.

According to the announcement, the new chapter will contain an opening color page and the manga will feature on the August issue's cover. More details regarding the new arc will be revealed sooner rather than later.

Fully titled Kakegurui- Compulsive Gambler, the manga series went on hiatus in December last year to prepare for new developments in the story. Interestingly, the series is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024.

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Kakegurui manga returns from hiatus with a new arc on Squire Enix's Gangan Joker magazine on July 22, 2024

On Saturday, June 22, 2024, the July issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine revealed that the Kakegurui manga series, written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Toru Naomura, will return from hiatus with a new arc in the magazine's August issue on July 22, 2024.

According to the latest issue, the new chapter will receive an opening color page. At the same time, the manga will be featured on the cover of the Gangan Joker's August issue. However, no information has been revealed regarding the manga's new arc.

That said, fans would like to know that Kakegurui manga is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The series went on hiatus in December 2023 to prepare for new developments in the story. As such, it'll be interesting to see the direction Homura Kawamoto takes with the narrative.

Homura-san launched Kakegurui manga in Squire Enix's Gangan Joker magazine in March 2014. Since then, the series has published 106.5 chapters and 17 volumes. Interestingly, Squire Enix will publish the manga's 18th tankobon volume on July 22, 2024, along with the August issue's release.

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About Kakegurui series

Yumeko and Mary, as seen in the anime (Image via MAPPA)

The narrative for the Kakegurui manga is set in the Hyakkaou Private Academy, a prestigious institution, that prepares students for the real world. It's an academy, where mostly the students belonging to rich heritage enroll. That's precisely the reason why the academy has its quirks, separate from others.

In the daytime, the institution functions like a normal school, offering education to pupils, according to the extensive curriculum. However, at night, it turns into a gambling den, educating students in the arts of manipulation and dealing with money.

Yumeko, as seen in the manga's first volume cover (Image via Homura Kawamoto/Squire Enix)

Those who emerge on top in these games acquire the power to stand at the top of the school. In this academy, the winners lead the life of a king, while the losers face the brunt. One day, Yumeko Jabami, a naive-looking transfer student, enrolls and tries the "special curriculum" of the Hyakkou Private Academy.

Unlike the other students, she doesn't play those games to win but relishes the thrill of gambling. The narrative showcases Yumeko's unique skills, as she teaches the other students the actual art of manipulation and gambling.

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Additional information

Kakegurui manga inspired a television animation series by MAPPA in Japan, which ran from July 2017 to September 2017. It was followed by a second season, which premiered in January 2019. Netflix streamed the series outside of Japan.

Besides the anime, the manga inspired a live-action show in Japan in 2018, consisting of 10 episodes. Recently, Netflix announced that a live-action adaptation of the series in English is in the works under the title, BET.

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