Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai

Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Mahjong Legend Akagi: The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness
The Legend of Mahjong: Akagi

Japanese

闘牌伝説アカギ 闇に舞い降りた天才

English

Akagi

Information

Type

TV

Aired

Oct 5, 2005 to Mar 29, 2006

Episodes

26

Duration

23 min per ep

Season

fall 2005

Broadcast

Wednesdays at 00:50 (JST)

Studios

Madhouse

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Manga

Rating

R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Genres

Suspense

Demographics

Seinen

Statistics

Rank

785

Score

7.92

Scored by

47014

Popularity

2115

Members

109915

Favorites

1382

External Links

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 debt 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]

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