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Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai

“Desperate gambler Nangou bets his life on mahjong; runaway Akagi takes over and becomes a legendary fearless gambler.”

Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai

8.27
385 rank · 15,795 readers · 554 favorites
Adult Cast Organized Crime Psychological Strategy Game Action Drama
306 chapters · 36 volumes · 1991 - 2018 · Manga
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Synopsis

Desperate gambler Nangou bets his life on mahjong; runaway Akagi takes over and becomes a legendary fearless gambler.

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 a debt of 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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Community consensus

Derived from 7 sampled reviews

7.9 /10

What 7 readers settled on.

86% recommend
Score distribution
median 9 mode 9 σ 2.17
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σ 2.17 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.7 pts

Recommenders 8.7 · others 3.0

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↓ 1.14

Running avg · Oct 2013 → Oct 2025

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Publication slate

A Manga Publication

  • Format 306 × 36 ch × vol
  • Total read 40h 48m approx
  • Published Jun 1991 – Feb 2018
  • Source Manga media type
  • Ref. BS-M1119 catalog

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