A stage play adaptation of the popular gambling-themed manga series Kakegurui, created by Homura Kawamoto (story) and Toru Naomura (art), is set to open in Tokyo in September 2025. Moeko Kanisawa, a member of the idol group ≠ME (Not Equal Me), will take on the lead role of Yumeko Jabami. This marks Kanisawa’s first solo lead in a stage play, following her previous role as Harukaze Doremi in the 2022 Ojamajo Doremi stage play. Check more information about Kakegurui Manga Stage Play.
Kakegurui Manga Stage Play
A teaser visual featuring Kanisawa as Yumeko has been released on the Kakegurui stage play’s official website and X (formerly Twitter).
The main cast members for the stage play include:
- Ryota Suzui: Seiichiro Nagata
- Mary Saotome: Moka Koizumi
- Midari Ikishima: Kurisu Oto
- Itsuki Sumeragi: Misato Kawauchi
- Yuriko Nishinotouin: Fuyuna Asakura
- Yumemi Yumemite: Yuka Murayama (≒JOY)
- Runa Yomozuki: Momoka Satake
- Kaede Manyuda: Hiroki Sasamori
- Kirari Momobami: Ayaka Umeda
Daisuke Nishida, known for his work on stage play adaptations of popular Japanese games and anime such as Sengoku BASARA and Legend of the Galactic Heroes, will direct and write the script. Shunsuke Wada, who has contributed to stage play adaptations of Haikyu!! and Ace of the Diamond, will compose the music.
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The Kakegurui stage play will run at Theater H in Tokyo from September 5 to September 14, 2025. Pre-sale tickets will be available from June 11 to July 14, with general ticket sales commencing on August 2.
The original Kakegurui manga has been serialized in Square Enix’s Gangan Joker since March 2014, with 19 volumes released so far. The series has inspired two seasons of a TV anime (2017, 2019), two seasons of a live-action TV drama (2018, 2019), and two live-action feature films (2019, 2021). Additionally, a spin-off series, Kakegurui Twin, received a TV anime adaptation in 2022. Netflix is also currently streaming “BET,” an English-language live-action adaptation of the manga.
Yen Press, the publisher of the manga’s English edition titled Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, describes the story: “Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you’re the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it’s not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It’s reading your opponent-the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling? At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrolls, she’s gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!”
Source: “Kakegurui” stage play official website / X (Formerly Twitter)
