If you think the first part of Kaiji is good, wait until you reach the Illegal Immigrant arc, the Road Trip arc, the Mom arc, the Crossdresser arc, the Rape and Torture mini-arc, the Incel arc, the Bestiality mini-arc (a sub-section of the Incel arc), and the Grandma arc. I am not really joking about any of those, by the way. Kaiji is one of the few manga that have earned masterpiece status - and that is despite it not having an ending yet. Fukumoto is one of the greatest living mangaka; his body of work is one of the most consistent I've ever had thepleasure of reading.

The art is charming in a peculiar way. Its style is entirely different from any other manga or comic, and dissenters may claim it is ugly, but in truth it filters the normies (and that includes the anime-only 'fans') and looks iconic. Despite the charicature-like appearance of the characters, there is real weight to every scene. Fukumoto portrays emotion masterfully, and you'll jump with joy and cry alongside the protagonists.

The reading experience is vastly improved by listening to the brilliant soundtrack of the anime, which was composed by Hideki Taniuchi, the genius behind Death Note's score.