Kakegurui

Streaming on Netflix at the moment, this 2017 series is all about a high society school which is run by a code of gambling.

And Noshi and me sat down to give the first 12 episode season a go.

Yumeko is a new student at the completely student council ran school, and a compulsive gambler. From day one, she swears to gamble against the best there is, aka said council, and especially the student body president, (gorgeous) Kirari.

She does this by slowly working her way up through the system, allowing her to steep as low as a "pet" and then take out (in a manner of speaking) the council members one by one.  This she does by what seems to be a very unpredictable playing style, but in truth she plays on the weaknesses she observes in her opponents, and by taking insane risks.  Because for Yumeko, it's all about the thrill of the gambling itself, more as for the actual win.

A really enjoyable series, and a bit different from about anything I've seen lately, making it a welcome change of pace.  The animation is very well done, and at times you as a viewer really doubt wether Yumeko is a genius, or just plain insane, and the art style accentuates this nicely.

But what is with that weird opening theme...