Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai

アカギ～闇に降り立った天才～
Mahjong Legend Akagi

Manga8.34796 votes36 volumes · 306 chaptersFinished

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Synopsis

While mahjong is a game that is often played with family and friends, it is also a game that is played in the darkest corners of society. Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated a debt of over three million yen. In a last-ditch attempt to clear his record, he decides to wager his life on a game of mahjong with the mafia. Unfortunately, as the game progresses, Nangou only moves further from the prize and closer to death. When all hope seems lost, the game parlor is suddenly intruded upon by Shigeru Akagi, a young boy on the run from the police. Desperate to turn the game around, Nangou hands the game over to Akagi after teaching him a few of the rules. The mafia can only smirk as Akagi sits down to play. However, they soon come to learn that Akagi is a natural-born gambler. An imposing figure who does not fear death. One who is destined to become a legend. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Publication notes

Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai was adapted into two V-Cinema films that were released in 1995 and 1997. It was also adapted into a Japanese live-action TV series with two sequel seasons. Multiple games based on the manga have also been released.

Published

Jun 1991 to Feb 1, 2018

Authors

Fukumoto, Nobuyuki

External links

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MAL rank: #352
Members (MAL): 15,933
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Sequel

Ten: Tenhou-doori no Kaidanji

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Main characters

Shigeru Akagi1918 fan favorites
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Akagi is introduced as a deceptively adult looking young boy, whose spark of genius transcends age and resides in gambling, especially in the game mahjong. After gaining mythical status at 13, he disappears for 5 years and resurfaces to become a legendary figure in the whole of Japan. In Ten: Tenhou-doori no Kaidanji
Iwao Washizu123 fan favorites
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An old man who had made a lot of money, and one of the most powerful people in the underground. After building up massive funds from shady dealings in Japan's post-war era, he uses this money to tempt people—especially young people—to bet their lives for the chance to win a large amount of money. He enjoys doing this, so a match between Akagi and Washizu was arranged. Washizu and Akagi played mahjong in an unusual way, of which Washizu calls "Washizu Mahjong" in which glass tiles replace most of the tiles that make the game different in many ways. (Source: Wikipedia)