Gambling Emperor Legend Zero
Gambling Emperor Legend Zero is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. The first part was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from September 2007 to March 2009, with its chapters collected in eight volumes. The second part, Tobaku Haōden Zero: Gyanki-hen was serialized in the same magazine from July 2011 to May 2013, with its chapters collected in 10 volumes. The story revolves around gambling with high stakes, with focus on competition and rivalry.
Plot
Zero Ukai, a boy who causes a stir as a so-called "Robin Hood" of society, is invited along with his friends to the Dream Kingdom, a part-gambling part-amusement park under construction by the wealthy Muryō Zaizen. Zero and the others are brought together because Zaizen is in search of a "king," in other words his rep player, and he puts all his money on the line in order to succeed in that search, with the reward equaling no less than 100 billion yen. In order to save all the victims of the bank transfer scam with the prize money, Zero takes on the challenge to become the king, but the games are nothing short of the ultimate gambles of life, mind and body.Characters
The Participants
;Zero Ukai;Mitsuru Kubo
;Yūki
;Hiroshi
;Sakura Suezaki
;Itakura
;Shirube
The Sponsors
;Muryō Zaizen;Toneo Gotō
;Jack
;Kotarō Shiroyama
''Gyanki-hen''
;Kyōsuke Yūki;Elizabeth Junko
;Naoki Hōjō
;Sawako Hōjō
;Takamitsu Hōjō
;Tatsuki Hōjō
;Okajima
;Kijūrō Hōjō
;Mitsu Hōjō
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto, Gambling Emperor Legend Zero was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from September 5, 2007, to February 25, 2009. Its chapters were collected in eight volumes, released from November 11, 2007, to April 17, 2009.A second arc, Tobaku Haōden Zero: Gyanki-hen, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 13, 2011, to May 29, 2013. Its chapters were collected in ten volumes, released from October 17, 2011, to July 17, 2013.
In June 2020, Manga Planet announced the digital English-language publication of the manga. It was planned to start on June 23, 2020, however, it was postponed to November 17, 2020. It was added to the Crunchyroll Manga service in January 2026.