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Akagi

2005 to 2006 Animation, Drama 1 season

TMDB rating 7.6/10 Ended

Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated debt 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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Seasons1

  • Shigeru Akagi faces ruthless underworld competitors in a series of intense, high-stakes mahjong matches, in a clash of psychological warfare.

    All episodes available

    TMDB rating 5.4/10

Cast and details

  • Masato HagiwaraAkagi (voice)
  • Toru FuruyaNarrator (voice)
  • Tessyo GendaYasuoka (voice)
  • Kenta MiyakeBlacksuit A (voice)
  • Yuichi NakamuraBlacksuit (voice)
  • Issei FutamataOgi (voice)
  • Masane TsukayamaIwao Washizu (voice)
  • Rikiya KoyamaNangou (voice)
  • Toru NaraMember A (voice)
  • Kiyoshi KawakuboBoss Kawada (voice)
  • Nobuaki FukudaIshikawa (voice)
  • Ginpei SatoFake Akagi (voice)
Network
Nippon TV
First aired
Oct 5, 2005
Latest episode
Mar 29, 2006

Air

2005

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