Animal World (Dòngwù Shìjiè), a Chinese live-action adaptation of Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s Kaiji manga, premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival on June 16.
Kodansha confirmed with ANN that, with permission from the original creator Fukumoto, it granted RUYI Xinxin Film Investment Co., Ltd. rights to adapt Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji, Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji, and Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji into Chinese-language live-action films.
There were three Kaiji sequels before Fukumoto launched Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji One Poker-Hen in 2013.
The original series has also inspired several spinoff manga.