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Kaiji Reality Show Returns as Regular Program With 100 Million Yen Prize
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AbemaTV's AbemaSPECIAL Channel in April. AbemaTV began streaming a promotional video for the show on Thursday.
Contestants will participate in new challenges as well as games that originally appeared in the manga for a chance to win a monetary prize of 100 million yen ($920,000). The official website is accepting applications from Thursday until March 18. Participants must be at least 18 years old.
The show's official website and promotional video describe it as a "jinsei gyakuten reality show" (life reversal reality show). "Jinsei gyakuten" also appears in the titles of both the Jinsei Gyakuten Battle Kaiji (Life Reveral Battle Kaiji) variety program that Kaiji - Jinsei Gyakuten Game (Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler) live-action film that premiered in 2009.
Participants on the variety program that aired last month participated in "life reversal battles" inspired by challenges in the manga. The final winner was eligible to win 200,000 yen ($1,790) and money earned in games.
In the inspired three spinoff manga.
In addition, Kaiji has streaming both anime seasons.
The Kaiji VR ~Zetsubō no Tekkotsu Watari~ (Kaiji VR ~Steel Beam Crossing of Despair~) game launched in Japan on August 28.
Source: Comic Natalie
