[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1 Introduction: Kaiji wins an irregular two-person mahjong "17 Steps" game against a nefarious president, and wins a massive 480 million yen! While the afterglow of the game is still lingering, Kazuya, the son of Kazutaka Hyodo, the chairman of the Teiai Group, offers him a game! And Kaiji accepts the match, "I've been waiting for that line ......, it's a decisive battle ......! Nobuyuki Fukumoto's masterpiece, which became very popular as soon as it...
The most distinctive arc, for better or for worse (Spoiler free, TL;DR)
As the 4th part of Kaiji, Kazuya-hen is without a doubt the most unique part of the series by far. Personally, I didn't feel as satisfied finishing it as with the other arcs, but between the juxtaposition of the two main leads and shaking up of the typical Kaiji-formula, it has become one of my favourite parts.
Unlike the previous three parts, Kazuya-hen's main battle doesn't involve a gamble between Kaiji and some other opponent, rather, Kaiji is made a spectator to this part's death game as t