“Post-war Tokyo teen joins gambler Dosa Ken in illegal mahjong gambling to survive.”
Mahjong Hourouki Classic
麻雀放浪記 Classic
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Post-war Tokyo teen joins gambler Dosa Ken in illegal mahjong gambling to survive.
Junior high school student Boya Tetsu struggles to survive in post war Tokyo until he meets the gambler Dosa Ken and joins the world of illegal Mahjong gambling.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 42 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 36m approx
- Published Jul 1994 – Nov 1995
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M77428 catalog