“Pen-chan, a mahjong-loving loser, faces endless defeats with friends, family, yakuza, until one final life-changing gamble.”
Atsui ze Pen-chan
熱いぜ辺ちゃん
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Pen-chan, a mahjong-loving loser, faces endless defeats with friends, family, yakuza, until one final life-changing gamble.
Watanabe Yuuichi, also known as Pen-chan, loves mahjong. It's just too bad that he's not very good at it. Follow Pen-chan's wins and losses (mostly losses) in a series of short tales about his friends, family, co-workers, and local yakuza until the final conclusion where Pen-chan makes the biggest gamble of his life...
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A Manga Publication
- Format 21 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 48m approx
- Published Feb 1986 – Jan 1995
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M10193 catalog