The event also screened the live-action film adaptation of Fujita’s Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku manga and the live-action film adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s Barbara manga in 2020.
The 24th Fantasia International Film Festival hosted the Canadian premiere of the first Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler live-action film.
Katsura Saiki’s Kakegurui Twins manga spinoff is also inspired a live-action series that debuted on Amazon Prime on March 26.
Montreal’s 25th Fantasia International Film Festival announced on Wednesday that it will screen Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette (Kakegurui: Zettai Zetsumei Russian Roulette), the live-action film sequel based on Homura Kawamoto and Tōru Naomura’s Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler manga.