Akagi

Akagi

Akagi(2005)

🙂 77%

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.

(Source: MAL Rewrite)

Anime details

Format

TV

Episodes

26

Episode Duration

23 minutes

Status

finished

Start Date

Oct 04, 2005

End Date

Mar 28, 2006

Season

fall 2005

Average Score

77%

Mean Score

77%

Popularity

25514

Favorites

598

Studios

MADHOUSE

Producers

VAP, DR Movie

Source

MANGA

Genres

Psychological, Sports, Thriller

Romaji

Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai

English

Akagi

Native

闘牌伝説アカギ闇に舞い降りた天才

Synonyms

Mahjong Legend Akagi: The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness

Characters

Shigeru Akagi

MAIN

Masato Hagiwara

JAPANESE

Iwao Washizu

SUPPORTING

Masane Tsukayama

JAPANESE

Ichikawa

SUPPORTING

Hideyuki Tanaka

JAPANESE

Yukio Hirayama

SUPPORTING

Ginpei Satou

JAPANESE

Urabe

SUPPORTING

Morio Kazama

JAPANESE

Osamu Nozaki

SUPPORTING

Yuudai Satou

JAPANESE

Nangou

SUPPORTING

Rikiya Koyama

JAPANESE

Yasuoka

SUPPORTING

Tesshou Genda

JAPANESE

Keiji Yagi

SUPPORTING

Wataru Takagi

JAPANESE

Ryuuzaki

SUPPORTING

Kouji Nakata

JAPANESE

Watch

Episode 1 - The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness

Episode 2 - The Awakening of Talent

Episode 3 - The Sinister Scheme

Episode 4 - A True Outlaw

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