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    Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai

    Akagi / 闘牌伝説アカギ　闇に舞い降りた天才 / Mahjong Legend Akagi: The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness / The Legend of Mahjong: Akagi
    Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai
    Genres: Adult Cast, High Stakes Game, Organized Crime, Psychological, Seinen, Strategy Game, Suspense
    Themes: Adult Cast, High Stakes Game, Organized Crime, Psychological, Strategy Game
    Demographics: Seinen
    Studios: Madhouse
    Producers: Arts Pro, Nippon Television Network, VAP
    Rating: 7.92 / 10
    Rank: #801
    Popularity: #2141
    Users Listed: 110,977
    Users Scored: 47,365
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 04/17/2022
    Aired: October 5, 2005 – March 29, 2006 (Fall)
    Type: tv
    Source: manga
    Age Rating: R
    Episodes: 26
    Broadcast: Wednesday at 00:50 (JST)

    Synopsis:

    The narrative unfolds within the shadowy world of underground mahjong, where high stakes and desperation intertwine. Nangou, burdened by overwhelming debt to the mafia, enters a life-or-death game with perilous consequences. His chances of redemption dwindle as he faces increasingly formidable opponents. A turning point arrives with the unexpected appearance of Shigeru Akagi, a young boy fleeing law enforcement.

    Seeing an opportunity for salvation, Nangou entrusts Akagi with the game's fate, imparting the essential rules. However, Akagi’s innate talent for gambling and unwavering resolve quickly surprise everyone, particularly the mafia who underestimated him. The story explores themes of chance, consequence, and the potential for unexpected strength in the face of adversity, all set against a backdrop of intense competition and moral ambiguity.

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    Episodes:

    • Episode 1: The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness (Aired: 10/05/2005)
    • Episode 2: The Awakening of Talent (Aired: 10/12/2005)
    • Episode 3: The Sinister Scheme (Aired: 10/19/2005)
    • Episode 4: A True Outlaw (Aired: 10/26/2005)
    • Episode 5: The Treacherous Tse Ii Men (Aired: 11/02/2005)
    • ... and 21 more episodes

    Characters:

    • Akagi, Shigeru (Main) - Voice Actors: Hagiwara, Masato
    • Fujisawa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kayumi, Iemasa
    • Furukawa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Yuuichi
    • Gotou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Yuuichi
    • Hirayama, Yukio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sato, Ginpei
    • Ichikawa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Hideyuki
    • Ishikawa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuda, Nobuaki
    • Kawada (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawakubo, Kiyoshi
    • Kawashima (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuroda, Takaya
    • Kuraishi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hara, Yasuyoshi
    • Kurosaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uchida, Naoya
    • Miyauchi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujimoto, Yuzuru
    • Nangou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Rikiya
    • Narrator (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furuya, Toru
    • Nozaki, Osamu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Yuudai
    • Oogi, Takeshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Futamata, Issei
    • Ryuuzaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Kouji
    • Suzuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Morikawa, Toshiyuki
    • Urabe (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kazama, Morio
    • Washizu, Iwao (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsukayama, Masane
    • Yagi, Keiji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Wataru
    • Yamanaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Houchuu
    • Yasuoka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Genda, Tesshou
    • Yoshioka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyake, Kenta

    Staff:

    • Maruyama, Masao (Producer)
    • Nakatani, Toshio (Producer)
    • Tamura, Manabu (Producer)
    • Kobayashi, Mikiko (Assistant Producer)
    • Satou, Yuuzou (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Honda, Yasunori (Sound Director)
    • Ikeda, Shigetaka (Episode Director)
    • Itou, Tomohiko (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Kashima, Norio (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Nakamura, Ryousuke (Episode Director)
    • Shimazaki, Nanako (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Suzuki, Norimitsu (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
    • Tanaka, Hiroyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
    • Wakabayashi, Kanji (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Yamauchi, Tomio (Episode Director)
    • Yotsuji, Takao (Episode Director)
    • Fudeyasu, Kazuyuki (Script)
    • Hirota, Mitsutaka (Script)
    • Takayashiki, Hideo (Script, Series Composition)
    • Urahata, Tatsuhiko (Script)
    • Aoyama, Hiroshi (Storyboard)
    • Ashino, Yoshiharu (Storyboard)
    • Masuhara, Mitsuyuki (Storyboard)
    • Niidome, Toshiya (Storyboard)
    • Sakata, Junichi (Storyboard)
    • Takahashi, Atsushi (Storyboard)
    • Maximum the Hormone (Theme Song Performance)
    • Nakaido, Reichi (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics)
    • Arahata, Ayumi (Special Effects)
    • Baek, Seong-Hun (Key Animation)
    • Byun, Eun Soon (In-Between Animation)
    • Choe, Young Kyung (In-Between Animation)
    • Choi, Mi Hyang (Background Art)
    • Enomoto, Hanako (2nd Key Animation)
    • Fukumoto, Nobuyuki (Original Creator)
    • Hasegawa, Takuya (Sound Effects)
    • Hayashi, Hideo (Key Animation)
    • Heo, Soon Nyu (Background Art)
    • Hirabayashi, Takashi (Key Animation)
    • Hwang, In-bum (In-Between Animation)
    • Jang, Kil-yong (Animation Director)
    • Jang, Hee-kyu (Animation Director, Key Animation)
    • Jeon, Keuk Sun (Background Art)
    • Kataoka, Emiko (Key Animation)
    • Kim, Mi Kyoung (Background Art)
    • Kim, Hyun Soo (Background Art)
    • Kim, Dong-joon (Animation Director, Key Animation)
    • Ko, Hyo Soon (Background Art)
    • Ko, Ye-ja (Key Animation)
    • Lee, Seong-jin (Key Animation)
    • ... and 31 more staff

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