Touhai: Ura Rate Mahjong Touhairoku

Ever since moving into his own apartment, quiet high school student Kei has been looking for a new thrill. He soon finds himself playing mahjong, but his whole life takes a dramatic turn when he is forced to play the game with a criminal group. Even though the odds seem against him, Kei is able to outmatch the others. Instead of claiming his reward in cash, however, he decides to take an abducted girl named Amina under his wing.

Due to Kei's skills and cold playstyle, the mysterious Hideharu Seki takes an interest in him, introducing him to mahjong parlors and new potential opponents. But when matched up against an experienced player named Doujima, Kei is severely outskilled and only narrowly escapes going into serious debt. If he wants to protect his new life with Amina, Kei must find a way to outwit these shady characters and come out on top in every game he plays.

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Kei Main

Tanabe, Kousuke Japanese

Doujima Main

Takeuchi, Shunsuke Japanese

Amina Main

Fairouz Ai Japanese

Hatakeyama Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Katsuragi, Yuu Supporting

Akasaki, Chinatsu Japanese

Ai Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Seki, Hideharu Supporting

Seki, Toshihiko Japanese

Takatsu, Noriyuki Supporting

Koyama, Tsuyoshi Japanese

Hatori, Jun Director

Naya, Ryousuke Sound Director

Oishi, Masayoshi Theme Song Performance

Enako Theme Song Performance

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Apr 9, 2025

PhAnT0M_Alt

Recommended

Great riichi mahjong series for people who PLAY MAHJONG. If you don't play Riichi Mahjong you will have a tough time understanding the series and therefore should start off with something else first.

A generally weak adaptation of the source material with its low budget but manages to convey the same tension and stakes as the original story. Mainly hindered by the fact that there was no english sub for a large portion of its airing so I had to watch it raw, but recently there's been a official release that's about to catch up. If you've watched/read any similar works like Akagi and Ten ... you'll enjoy the series as well

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Nov 27, 2024

Frost_Parrot

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Preliminary (8/25 eps)

So, this title is slowly getting past half of its season, and i Can only say that plot developement actually goes pretty hard.

Although it's one of these titles that doesn't really explain much about Mahjong itself, making potential watcher pretty confused about outplays, it's whole ultra-pompous vibe does well projecting addiction to gambling and insanity of people being ready to die for another game just for the gist of excitement and adrenaline.

Visuals of this anime are pretty mid, music also... But there are some characters that are very much likeable. Especially Ice Cold K, as a protagonist is pretty well written one, with pretty good ... plot where his good deeds clash with his insane gambling addiction.

The best thing that this title actually does, is being serious. Yakuza is real, mean and brutal. People loosing their whole life savings, going into enormous debts and being brutally punished is seen on episode basis.

To sum up, i can only recommend this anime for mature audience that likes Gambling topic, or obviously Mahjong itself. Beside it's mediocre appearance. Title actually can pull off pretty well executed suspense, action and has this serious gangster vibe with exciting pacing.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Apr 7, 2025

13ad

Not Recommended

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For me, this is a passing series. I didn't like the development of the plot, it's monotonous, the motivational aspect for further progression has no seriousness. "Will they cut off your finger?" - Cut off even all 10. We can still sew it on. "Stab yourself?" - No problem, we'll finish the game in about 5 hours and then we can go to the emergency room. "Hang yourself? - No problem, now the party... hm.

Let's say that this is too much of a feigned aspect, which went beyond the limits when the viewer is ready to believe. I didn't believe until episode 24. They built ... a trusting relationship due to the fact that they showed CHARACTER. The whole season is built on this.

In addition to the monotony and predictability, I was triggered by the problem with the development of the characters. The background of the characters is 1-2 lines for several episodes and you can't expect a continuation in the future. There is almost no emotional connection. It was almost possible to form it with Amina and Doujima, but with Amina it was more out of pity for the character's situation, while Doujima himself is an attractive character.

The dynamics of the anime suffer, as does the emphasis on attention. Also, in the piggy bank of bewilderment, from the mix of everything-little-by-little in the form of the main character. He is a sociopath, but in that case, why does the character have a garter with a random girl whom he picked up with den(?).

Calm in moments of pressure, but some old man pressed on the feeling of "camaraderie". Somehow it does not fit into the overall picture. This is one of the main ones.

I do not understand mahjong, the interest in the layout of the parties passed me by. Drawing, animation ... I did not expect much, and did not get much. At least, I have nothing to complain about and have expectations from a no-name studio. True, I would note that the background drawing does not hurt the eyes, like the transitional animations from frame to frame, which are clumsily done in places. OST ... for a TV about mahjong, excitement, passion and all that could have been made more exotic, probably. From the same anime series, I would watch Touhai Densetsu Akagi as a comparison. I do not expect a continuation, I do not think that the first part (based on the manga) will have a radical change in plot twists and / or the key problems of TV will be solved.
In general, I expected more, I did not like it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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