Akagi
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Akagi

Mahjong Legend Akagi: The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness

Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai

Madhouse

Genres

  • Suspense

Tags

all 12
  • OtherGambling100
  • Card & Board GameMahjong99
  • OtherNoir84
  • DemographicSeinen78
  • Main CastAnti-Hero72
  • TimeHistorical66
  • OtherCrime65
  • TimeTime Skip65
  • OrganisationsPolice60
  • Main CastMale Protagonist60
  • OrganisationsYakuza60
  • Main CastPrimarily Adult Cast60

Genres: Suspense. Tags: Gambling, Mahjong, Noir, Seinen, Anti-Hero, Historical, Crime, Time Skip, Police, Male Protagonist, Yakuza, Primarily Adult Cast.

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681

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This Season

Rated TV

#8

This Season

Popular TV

TV26 / 26 epsFinished
Madhouse·Fall 2005
Premiered
Fall 2005
Aired
Oct 5, 2005 – Mar 29, 2006
Broadcast
Wednesday · 00:50:00
Duration
23 min
Studio
Madhouse

Alternative Titles

en-x-romajiTouhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai

ja闘牌伝説アカギ 闇に舞い降りた天才

enMahjong Legend Akagi: The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness

enThe Legend of Mahjong: Akagi

ja闘牌伝説アカギ 闇に舞い降りた天才

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 t

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Watching1,3404.6%
Paused1,1854.1%
Dropped7902.7%

Tags

Shows how closely each tag relates to this anime
Other3
Gambling
100
Noir
84
Crime
65
Card & Board Game1
Mahjong
99
Demographic1
Seinen
78
Main Cast3
Anti-Hero
72
Male Protagonist
60
Primarily Adult Cast
60
Time2
Historical
66
Time Skip
65
Organisations2
Police
60
Yakuza
60
Show spoiler tags3
Other2
Death Game
82
Body Horror
26
Traits1
Vampire
52

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