Contestants will compete in a number of challenges that reproduce those faced by Kaiji and company, such as the infamous “Steel Beam Crossing of Despair”.
TBS notes that unlike in the Kaiji manga and TV anime, there is no actual risk of life and limb, and no need for the contestants to worry about driving themselves deeper into debt.
Tokyo Broadcasting System is looking for a few desperate debtors (i.e. “contestants”) to take part in a variety-style competition show themed around the seedy underworld of Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s gambling manga, Kaiji.