And we'll be staring with a great one! If you've heard before about mangaka Nobuyuki Fukumoto, author of other best sellers such as Akagi or Kaiji, you'll know that he writes really good stories about gambling, that suck you in and keep you on the edge of your seat for the whole ride. And Tobaku Haouden Zero is no exception.
The story follows the adventures of Ukai Zero, who interrupts a suicide pact scheduled over the internet by 3 other people and offers them a chance to change their lives and, in the process, change the world: he convinces them to trick a group of Yakuza and steal the contents of their safe at one of the casinos under their control, to then give it back to the needy, calling themselves publicly "The Righteous Thieves".
Despite the Bambi-eyes, Zero shows from the first moment that he's a force to be reckoned with, keeping his cool even as their plan to steal from the Yakuza gets busted and their boss shows up, impressed by their commendable effort and careful planning. Instead of taking care of them, he sees Zero's potential and invites him to a gamble of colossal proportions, organized by Japan's richest man, Zaizen Muryou, where the winner will be entrusted with his fortune of 3 trillion yen for a world tournament of talented gamblers facing each other, representing the planet's wealthiest magnates.
This gambles soon prove to be more than they seem, and Zero and his friends find themselves struggling to keep their poker faces on as they are faced with life-or-death situations at every gamble!
If you love gambling and the thrill of entrusting yourself to equal parts of reason and luck, Tobaku Haouden Zero is the manga for you, as it will keep you nailed to the pages, and make you feel like you always need "just one more chapter" before you can put it to rest.
I hope you found this review interesting, and you can request in the comments to make a review of any manga that you haven't read and maybe you need a second opinion to tip your scales! Until next time!
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