Anime Kakegurui has announced more info on its previously announced second season! On 22 August 2018, it was announced that Kakegurui XX will air from January 2018.
The main staff and main cast are returning for Kakegurui XX and a teaser visual has been released.

Kakegurui is based on Homura Kawamoto (story) and Tooru Naomura (art)’s manga which is currently being serialized in Square Enix’s Weekly GanGan Joker.

Kakegurui xx

Winter 2019 | Anime Info

Introduction

Children of wealthy houses attend the Hyakkaou Private Academy. The school’s hierarchy is measured by the students’ gambling skills. Reigning as the top of the school, dominating the lives of the weak and even influencing political and business affairs were the student council. However, student council president Kirari Momobami suddenly declares the dissolution of the student council and calls for a general election.

The rule for the election is that each person can vote once. All students have the opportunity to aim for the top of the school. Kirari seeks chaos and pleasure with this election campaigns. Moreover, a new threat takes advantage of this time to appear. It comes from the the Momobami and it’s branch families, connected to Yumeko and Kirari.

Ryota Suzui, who has deepened his friendship with Yumeko Jabami, Meari Saotome, and Itsuki Sumeragi are the four who are forced to fight for their own beliefs during this planned general election. In this school, the rules of the jungle apply. So will you be the ‘bait’ or the one that eats the weaker animals? The last-minute choice of the inspirational ‘Ultimate Election Battle Royale’ begins.

Staff

Original Work: Homura Kawamoto, Tooru Naomura (is currently being serialized in Square Enix’s Monthly Gangan Joker)
Director: Yuichiro Hayashi, Kiyoshi Matsuda
Series Composition: Yusuko Kobayashi
Character Design: Manabu Akita
Production: MAPPA

Cast

Yumeko Jabami: Saori Hayami
Meari Saotome: Minami Tanaka
Ryota Suzui: Tatsuya Tokutake
Itsuki Sumeragi: Yuki Wakai
Yuriko Nishinotouin: Karin Nanami
Midari Ikishima: Mariya Ise
Yumemi Yumemite: Yu Serizawa
Kaede Mayu’uda: Tomokazu Sugita
Runa Yomozuki: Mayu Udono
Sayaka Igarashi: Ayaka Fukuhara
Kirari Momobami: Miyuki Sawashiro