History YMMV / Kaiji

* EarWorm - The first season OP.

* {{Anvilicious}}: Don't rely on luck, never resort to magical thinking and for the love of God, quite while you're ahead.

* HoYay - Murakami's undying loyalty to Ichijou has made them a popular pairing among fangirls. Kaiji himself is commonly paired with Endou, Kazuya or Sahara.

* EnsembleDarkhorse - Mikoko Sakazaki has become really popular on the Internet, which the creators are apparently aware of. Tonegawa also qualifies because of his BadAss LawfulEvil [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech speeches]].

* {{Anvilicious}}: Seriously, don't rely on luck.
** And [[spoiler:don't pray for the {{random number God}} to save you. It doesn't work]].
** And [[spoiler:for the love of God, quit while you're ahead.]]

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming - The entire end of series 2, and [[spoiler:Kaiji's reunion with the 45'ers]] in series 3.

* HoYay - Murakami's undying loyalty to Ichijou has made them a fairly popular pairing. And then there's Kaiji and Sahara...

* NoYay / FoeYay - Between Hyoudou and Kaiji. The former ''drools'' at the sight of the latter in pain.

* TearJerker - In series 1: [[spoiler:the death of Ishida and, only one episode later, Sahara.]]
* UglyCute - Some find Mikoko to be this. [[AbhorrentAdmirer Kaiji doesn't]].

** IronWoobie

* EnsembleDarkhorse - Mikoko Sakazaki has become really popular on the Internet, which the creators are apparently aware of. Tonegawa also qualifies because of his LawfulEvil [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech speeches]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse - Mikoko Sakazaki has become really popular.
* EvilIsSexy - Ichijou, of course.

* LoveItOrHateIt - The pachinko arc in season 2 is either the best, most tense battle Kaiji has ever had or a ridiculous idea for a plot that went [[ArcFatigue way too far]].

* EnsembleDarkrhose - Mikoko Sakazaki has become really popular.

* CompleteMonster - Hyoudou. [[spoiler:His son]] Kazuya in series 3 is just as bad.

* CompleteMonster - Hyoudou and [[spoiler:Andou]].
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome - Deserves it own page.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming - Has its own page.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel - Has its own page.
* LoveItOrHateIt - The pachinko arc in season 2 is either the best final battle Kaiji has ever had or a ridiculous idea that went [[ArcFatigue way too far]].

* RuleOfSymbolism
* TearJerker - Has its own page.

*** [[GratuitousJapanese Kuyashi!]] [[spoiler:Kuyashi!!]]
*** Demo, sore de ii!

** And [[spoiler:don't pray for (the random number) God to save you. It doesn't work]].

* LoveItOrHateIt - The pachinko arc in season 2 is either the best final battle Kaiji has ever had or a ridiculous idea that went way too far.

* MagnificentBastard: Tonegawa. Despite having cheated his way through the E-Card game, in the end he still comes off as noble and ultimately badass. Even more so Hyoudou.

* Anvilicious: Seriously, don't rely on luck.

* Big Lipped Alligator Moment: In Chapter 7 of Series 3, we are left on a cliffhanger [[spoiler: with Kaiji staring at a box of Uno cards in a way that suggests it may be the next game. The President talks about it in a way that also suggests it, but Kaiji quickly declines, and by the third page of Chapter 8, it is a distant memory, never to be mentioned again]].

* Magnificent Bastard: Tonegawa. Despite having cheated his way through the E-Card game, in the end he still comes off as noble and ultimately badass. Even more so Hyoudou.

* The Woobie - Some will argue that the whole point of this series is to see Kaiji lose tremendously, get back up in an inspiring and heart-winning manner...then lose even more tremendously. In the end, you just want to give him a hug or buy him some drinks after all that's happened to him (losing scads of money, betrayal and bullying, [[spoiler:maiming, losing his comrades, being forced into slave labor, being harassed by a girl he doesn't like]]...the list goes on). Many, fangirls and fanboys alike, will argue that Kaiji is indeed "moe", or moeGAR.
** Iron Woobie