“College dropout Shun becomes a mahjong pro, battling elite players in Shinjuku to mature.”
Tenpai
天牌 麻雀飛竜伝説
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College dropout Shun becomes a mahjong pro, battling elite players in Shinjuku to mature.
Tenpai revolves around a young man named Okimoto Shun, who dropped out of college to become a real mahjong professional. As he goes around Shinjuku, he meets a number of mahjong players, namely a man named Kurosawa Yoshiaki, called the "Mahjong Worker", and his younger trainees. Together, they go through countless rounds of mahjong with the strongest of foes as Shun matures.
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A Manga Publication
- Published Jan 1999 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M13271 catalog