History Manga / GamblingEmperorLegendZero

The manga was originally serialized in ''[[Magazine/ShonenMagazine Weekly Shonen Magazine]]'' from 2007 to 2009, though it "ended" with a {{cliffhanger}} and was put on hiatus for a while in favour of ''Kaiji'''s fourth series. [[http://www.animemaka.com/kaijis-fukumoto-to-resume-tobaku-haden-zero-manga.html In July 2011, it was announced that Fukumoto would resuming the manga]]; its second arc ran from 2011 to 2013.

The manga "ended" with a {{cliffhanger}} and was put on hiatus for a while in favour of ''Kaiji'''s fourth series. [[http://www.animemaka.com/kaijis-fukumoto-to-resume-tobaku-haden-zero-manga.html In July 2011, news spread that Fukumoto is resuming it.]] And, recently, he did resume it.

* BoringInvincibleHero: Subverted. While Zero is a genius, there's also Shirube who seems far more invincible than him and whose hero/villain status is rather vague.

This manga provides examples of:

* SpiritualSuccessor: Arguably to ''{{Kaiji}}''.

* XMeetsY: It's basically ''{{Kaiji}}'' targeted at a [[{{Shounen}} somewhat younger audience]]. Keep in mind that it has its dark moments; it just focuses more on the actual gambles than the people playing it.

* {{Expy}}: Fans of ''{{Kaiji}}'' will easily recognize the counterparts of Hyoudou and Tonegawa.

''Gambling Emperor Legend Zero'' is by the same creator as ''Manga/{{Akagi}}'' and ''{{Kaiji}}'', Fukumoto Nobuyuki. However, the gambles tend to be based around forcing the player to solve a puzzle set up by the house, rather than defeating other players in games. It also focuses heavily on the games themselves and very little on the psychology of the players, in contrast to Fukumoto Nobuyuki's other works.

''Gambling Emperor Legend Zero'' is by the same creator as ''{{Akagi}}'' and ''{{Kaiji}}'', Fukumoto Nobuyuki. However, the gambles tend to be based around forcing the player to solve a puzzle set up by the house, rather than defeating other players in games. It also focuses heavily on the games themselves and very little on the psychology of the players, in contrast to Fukumoto Nobuyuki's other works.

* [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome]]

* {{Nakama}}: [[spoiler:Zero works hard to avert this, since working with other people means putting others in danger.]]

* CuteShotaroBoy: Shirube.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: Just before the series went on hiatus, [[spoiler:Zaizen locked all the winners in cars and sent them off a cliff. They survived.]]

The manga "ended" with a {{cliffhanger}} and was put on hiatus for a while in favour of ''{{Kaiji}}''. [[http://www.animemaka.com/kaijis-fukumoto-to-resume-tobaku-haden-zero-manga.html In July 2011, news spread that Fukumoto is resuming it.]]And,recently,he did resume it.

* EvilOldFolks: Zaizen.

The manga "ended" with a {{cliffhanger}} and was put on hiatus for a while in favour of ''{{Kaiji}}''. [[http://www.animemaka.com/kaijis-fukumoto-to-resume-tobaku-haden-zero-manga.html In July 2011, news spread that Fukumoto is resuming it.]]

* AmusementParkOfDoom - Dream Kingdom.
* BaldOfEvil - Zaizen.

* CowardlyLion - Yuuki.
* CuteShotaroBoy - Shirube.
* TheDragon - Gotou.
* EmbarrassingFirstName - [[spoiler:Sakura]] Suezaki.
* EvilOldFolks - Zaizen.

** Suezaki also looks like an evil [[{{Kaiji}} Sakazaki]].
* {{Fingore}} - Jack's game.
* FireForgedFriends: Gangster Suezaki is originally introduced as a violent and opportunistic antagonist, but becomes an important ally for Zero in the events of the amusement park.

* GrumpyOldMan - Zaizen.
* IMinoredInTropology - During the "Anchor quiz" arc, the comic relief idiot {{Yakuza}} [[spoiler:answers a ridiculously difficult quiz question and reveal that, because his father was a diplomat, he knows a lot about world geography and international relations]].

* MonsterClown - Kotarou.

* NervesOfSteel - Zero. Even the narrator mentions how the more pressure is on him and the more dire the situation is, the sharper his mind becomes.
* NiceGuy - Zero.
* SpiritualSuccessor - Arguably to ''{{Kaiji}}''.

* TimeSkip - Series 2 is set 7 years after series 1.

* XMeetsY - It's basically ''{{Kaiji}}'' targeted at a [[{{Shounen}} somewhat younger audience]]. Keep in mind that it has its dark moments; it just focuses more on the actual gambles than the people playing it.
* {{Yakuza}} - Itakura and Suezaki.