Akagi
Akagi Anime
Genre	Drama, Sports, Gambling
Manga
Author	Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Publisher	Take Shobo
Demographic	Seinen
Serialized in	Modern Mahjong
Original run	1992 – ongoing
Volumes	20
TV anime
Director	Yuzo Sato
Studio	Madhouse
Network	NTV
Original run	October 4, 2005 – March 28, 2006
Episodes	26 [1]

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Contents 1 Story 2 Characters 3 References 4 External links

Story

The story is structured around the Mahjong gambling exploits of Akagi Shigeru. At a young age, after narrowly escaping the clutches of death in a game of chicken, Akagi nonchalantly enters a Yakuza mahjong parlor to shake the cops' trail. The game of Chicken, also known as the Hawk-Dove or Snowdrift game is an influential model of conflict for two players in Game theory. History Origins Despite their notoriety in modern Japan the precise origin of the Yakuza is still somewhat the subject of debate With some risky advice, he wins the trust of Nangou, a small time gambler, and takes his place in the game even if he doesn't yet know the rules. As the night progresses, the stakes are raised both within the game and in Akagi's life, with a cop bearing over him. However, Akagi overcomes the situation with his tactics, defiant of both life and chance. When he leaves the gambling house, no one present is in doubt of his genius.

During the story arc, Akagi faces and defeats several opponents in mahjong, each with their own, distinct style of play. Akagi's genius allows him victory, ultimately defeating the "behind the stage king" of Japan and becoming a legend.

Characters

Shigeru Akagi (赤木しげる , Akagi Shigeru^?)

• Voiced by: Masato Hagiwara

Akagi is introduced as a deceptively adult looking young boy, whose spark of genius transcends age and resides in gambling, especially in the game mahjong. Mahjong (also called mah-jongg by the American association Traditional Chinese 麻將 Pinyin: májiàng is a Game for four players that originated in Throughout the story, Akagi utilizes techniques other gamblers don't dare to, in order to sway his opponents: brazen cheating, extremely risky maneuvers, far fetched bluffs, a blatant disregard for his own life. These actions make him a heretic among "ordinary" men, yet allow him to unflinchingly defeat his opponents with a level of play that is marked as godly. After gaining mythical status at 13, he disappears for 5 years and resurfaces to become a legendary figure in the whole of Japan.

Yasuoka (安岡, Yasuoka^?)

• Voiced by: Tesshô Genda

A dirty detective who has connections to the underground business. is a Seiyū, or Voice actor who was born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan on May 20, 1948. History Origins Despite their notoriety in modern Japan the precise origin of the Yakuza is still somewhat the subject of debate He is one of the first people to realize Akagi's talents in mahjong, and takes advantage of this to great personal gain. In the manga he also plays the role of narrator.

Yagi (矢木, Yagi^?)

• Voiced by: Wataru Takagi

The first professional mahjong player that Akagi plays and defeats. born on July 25, 1966 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a Seiyū who works for Arts Vision. He uses techniques to cheat during the game but loses in front of Akagi's ability.

Ichikawa (市川, Ichikawa^?)

• Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka

A blind professional mahjong player. is a veteran Seiyū born November 12, 1950 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a graduate of the Toho Gakuen School of Music and is currently Ichikawa was a player that would play by the book, while Akagi played in various ways. He seems to be similar to Akagi, but Akagi denies this and proves it by defeating him.

Yukio Hirayama (平山幸雄, Hirayama Yukio^?)

• Voiced by: Ginpei Sato

The representative mahjong player for the Kawada Yakuza group, after he was first discovered by Yasuoka. is a Seiyū in numerous Anime and non-anime works He is most known for his role as Saïx of Organization XIII ( Kingdom Hearts II) and as Despite his physical resemblance to Akagi, his playing style is based solely on mathematical calculations and probability, in contrast to Akagi's natural gambling insight and psychological manipulation abilities. He lacks the courage required to be a true gambler, making him unable to be beat Urabe by falling for his strong bluffs. He is eventually killed by Washizu for failing to beat him in Washizu mahjong.

Urabe (浦部, Urabe^?)

• Voiced by: Morio Kazama

The representative mahjong player for the Fujisawa Yakuza group. He and Akagi fought over thirty-two million yen. Urabe was the person responsible for raising the stakes, so when he was defeated, he was brutally mutilated by the Yakuza.

Iwao Washizu (鷲巣巌, Washizu Iwao^?)

• Voiced by: Masane Tsukayama

An old man who had made a lot of money, and one of the most powerful people in the underground. ( February 26, 1944 -) is a Japanese Actor, Seiyū and Narrator from Naha Okinawa. After building up massive funds from shady dealings in Japan's post-war era, he uses this money to tempt people -especially young people- to bet their lives for the chance to win a large amount of money. He enjoys doing this, so a match between Akagi and Washizu was arranged. Washizu and Akagi played mahjong in an unusual way, of which Washizu calls 'Washizu Mahjong' in which glass tiles replace most of the tiles that make the game different in many ways.

References

External links

• Nippon Television Network's Akagi website (Japanese)
• True Pariah (An English Akagi fansite)

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