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Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai

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PsychologicalSportsThriller

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.

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Details

English

Akagi

Romaji

Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai

Native

闘牌伝説アカギ 闇に舞い降りた天才

Format

TV

Status

Finished

Source

Manga

Season

Fall 2005

Episodes

26

Studio

Madhouse

Start Date

Oct 5, 2005

End Date

Mar 29, 2006

Popularity

106351

Score

79.2

Genres

Psychological, Sports, Thriller

Tags

Adult Cast, Asia, Crime, Earth, Game, High Stakes Game, Japan, Mafia, Organized Crime, Past, Plot Continuity, Strategy Game, Suspense