Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai


Akagi

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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
German: Akagi
Spanish: Akagi
French: Akagi
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 5, 2005 to Mar 29, 2006
Premiered: Fall 2005
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 00:50 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Madhouse
Source: Manga
Genre: SuspenseSuspense
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, High Stakes GameHigh Stakes Game, Organized CrimeOrganized Crime, PsychologicalPsychological, Strategy GameStrategy Game
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 7.921 (scored by 4600246,002 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #7682
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2080
Members: 106,898
Favorites: 1,324

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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.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Akagi, Shigeru

Main
Hagiwara, Masato
Japanese

Washizu, Iwao

Supporting
Tsukayama, Masane
Japanese

Hirayama, Yukio

Supporting
Sato, Ginpei
Japanese

Ichikawa

Supporting
Tanaka, Hideyuki
Japanese

Narrator

Supporting
Furuya, Toru
Japanese

Ryuuzaki

Supporting
Nakata, Kouji
Japanese

Nangou

Supporting
Koyama, Rikiya
Japanese

Urabe

Supporting
Kazama, Morio
Japanese

Nozaki, Osamu

Supporting
Satou, Yuudai
Japanese

Miyauchi

Supporting
Fujimoto, Yuzuru
Japanese

Staff

Nakatani, Toshio
Producer
Kobayashi, Mikiko
Assistant Producer


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"Nantoka Nare" by Furuido
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Ending Theme

1: "Akagi" by MAXIMUM THE HORMONE (eps 1-13)
2: "S.T.S." by Animals (eps 14-26)

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Reviews

Jan 12, 2008
Akagi is based around its titular character gambling his way to the top of the underworld, his enigmatic prowess for mahjong often turning the tide of certain defeat into victory. Akagi is a cold, relentless character. He cares little for money or for his own life. In the heat of the gamble he stops at nothing less than completely crushing his opponent's will to win...

Akagi is the first Nobuyuki Fukumoto manga to get the anime treatment and the anime has been executed surprisingly well. It is with reason that I say, 'surprisingly'. When considering Fukumoto's original, while particulary famous in Japan and Korea, you can't ...
Oct 1, 2019
Mixed Feelings
Alright. I can't even do a conventional review for this shit! This is the most confusing anime I've ever seen in my life. It's well directed, well animated, and seems to build decent drama. I just have no earthly idea what the fuck is going on!

Did you think End of Evangelion was a little confusing? Maybe you weren't paying close enough attention and you somehow missed what LCL is. "I wanted to watch this for the robot battles and hot chicks, why is everyone exploding into orange goop now?!" Maybe you're asking stuff like "Is this happening during episodes 25 and 26 in Shinji's head? ...
Sep 12, 2010
Oh, Akagi... Akagi, Akagi, Akagi... What can I say? This is the first Anime that I have ever seen that dealt with gambling. The means of gambling is with a game called Mahjong. I did not know the fundamentals and basic rules of Mahjong when I watched this. Looking back at it, I certainly wished I had taken the time to learn Mahjong. The reason for this is because all Akagi did was left me with numerous boring moments, frustration, and a bitter taste in my mouth. And maybe, just maybe I could have appreciated and enjoyed Akagi a little bit more, but it's just ...

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