(Average+) Kakegurui

Series in one sentence:  
Somewhere a "school" exists for spoiled rich kids to freely gamble their parents' money away.

Series in more sentences:
A private school built on gambling requires its students to develop their talent and reach the top by making the other students owe them as much money as possible.
One day a new student attends school, and while she appears innocent at first glance, it's her insane obsession for gambling, as for her disinterest for money and own reputation, that helps her excel in ways that no one else ever could.
 

The plot, characters and setting are ridiculous. There's nothing to take seriously and no one to cheer for, but the anime's saving grace are the games it comes up with and the relatively creative ways the main character figures out her rivals' play style. I enjoyed watching her gamble, even though I don't share her passion or am entertained by everything else going on.

One of these "going ons" is the fact all these popular kids act like super-intimidating villains when they think they're winning the game, which makes this character trait hardly a character trait and more like a lazy way to make someone look cool and intimidating. But they all do it. They all show off the same evil smile, it became tiresome fast, much like the response these fake villains have when they lose miserably. Every time, they turn into a crying mess, which invites their rival to be the smiling villain. This is not how you write characters.

The main character's friends I also don't like. One of these girls rips her fucking nails off for Pete's sake, and the other one used to (also) be an abusive psychopath. The only good and normal person in this entire school is the boy from the beginning, who surprisingly doesn't get all that much to do in this show.

Despite the unrelatable characters, unhealthy friendships and sets of clichés, I still think this show is worth watching for the competitions.