The obsession with re -imagining anime/manga as American live adaptations with action proved to be problematic. Although there is nothing inherent wrong by renaming these stories as live projects, adaptations in English tend to completely change the localized context or understand the wrong material. Perhaps the most unimportant example of this is Adam Vingard's "Death Note" adaptation to Netflixwhich takes over the premise of the desired anime gate and distorts him out of the recognition. In the manga "mortal note" of tsugums ObaAll that happens is rooted in hyper-specific Japanese legends and mythology, where the words like "Shinigami" (Japanese spirits of death) and "Kira" (transittering of the word "killer") are integral to the premise. Once this cultural context has been removed, the "mortal note" is falling apart, as we remained only with excluded concepts that can never form a coherent whole.

This is also the case with "Bet", the American Series Adaptation of Netflix to Kakegurui by Humura Kawamoto, which has already caused anime series, two live films with action and a Japanese live show (along with multiple spin-offs) over the years. For context, "Kakegurui" has been separated since its inception, as its animated map adaptation (which has popularized) is gross, over -sexualized chaos, with cheerleading service often having an advantage over tinted characterization. The fact that the story revolves around school students only deteriorates things, to the extent that it becomes impossible to consider the glittering themes that plague this over-the-top high school gambling story.

That said: "Kakegurui" is imposed in an overwhelming style, taking access to Kitchi to deal with his central themes in a way that gives him a tone person. Moreover, controversial female characters in "Kakegurui" appear as a complex, authentic human beings with a real agency and have tried to dismantle problematic social structures that regulate their lives with their bare hands. These girls are in front of and central; Their messy, controversial impulses are dissolved with wit and panage, even when the series map feels like an absolute train.

Unfortunately, Beth is not even able to meet these standards, as it is a pretty boring takeover of anime that has a special (though inconvenient) identity. Let's talk about the anime and the Netflix adaptation in more detail.

Netflix's "betting" imitates the excessive style of anime, diving directly into the story with Yumeco (Miku Martineo), whose transfer to St. Dominic shakes the basis of the Student Council. You see, this school has no standard program; It is a place where students play games or gambling to rise across social ranks, and everyone with an accident falls into debt, considered a "pet" by those who rule the supreme. You can already see where this is going and how slippery the slope is, but "Kakegurui" accepts this unique setting with enthusiasm that "betting" cannot even start gathering. Humeco's presence in "betting" is initially enough intriguing enough, as she is made by the leaders of the Student Council Keira (Clara Alexandrova) and her sister Riri (Anwen O'Drisscol) deal with the presence of wild cards. Unfortunately, this tension does not last very long, and everything goes down from there.

A glowing problem is the show's suit, which does not even struggle to represent his anime/manga colleagues accurately. But even if we ignore this stylish aspect, "betting" does not work because of the limitations of its format, because live characters will always feel less sympathetic than those shown in an animated story. For example, Humeco in anime can be as perverse as she should be, her face is boiling in a gruesome mask whenever she surrenders to her terrible and violent tendencies.

Anime Media can accommodate these intense visual extremesthat facilitates digestion of more unwanted aspects of the characters and allows these girls to be unusual, fierce and pure evil. Live action, no matter how well it works, cannot translate these quires, making it easier to dislike the characters completely even before they are allowed to bloom.

Despite these restrictions, those who are not familiar with "Kakegurui" can still enjoy "betting" on their own, as it offers mostly intriguing experience for those interested in stylized high school drama. In case you want to check the larger Kakegurui property (except what the anime map offers), I would recommend looking for the live movie "Kakegurui" in 2019, which walked the beautiful line between remaining faithful to its original material and creating a special identity for his format. This high -intensity adaptation is filled with charming performances, and its labyrinthin drama never runs out of style.