“1947 Shinjuku: gambler Tetsuya dominates Mahjong until meeting master Boushu-san, realizing his skills need improvement.”
Tetsuya: Jansei to Yobareta Otoko
哲也 ―雀聖と呼ばれた男―
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1947 Shinjuku: gambler Tetsuya dominates Mahjong until meeting master Boushu-san, realizing his skills need improvement.
In the year 1947, the people of Shinjuku are down on their luck. With little money to buy food or necessities, some resort to gambling in order to survive. Traveling Tetsuya chooses to spend his time at Mahjong parlors where he is wiping the floor clean with his adversaries. However, Tetsuya meets the intensely-skilled Boushu-san, this is when he realizes that his skills are still lacking. (Source: ANN)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 339 × 41 ch × vol
- Total read 45h 12m approx
- Published Jul 1997 – Dec 2004
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M8744 catalog