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Akagi

Original title: 闘牌伝説アカギ～闇に舞い降りた天才～

2005 · 1 season · 26 episodes

7.6

TMDB audience score
27 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

About 10h 24m to watch every episode. An estimate: 26 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 24 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

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  • Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

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Main cast

  • Masato Hagiwara
    Akagi (voice)
    26 episodes

  • Toru Furuya
    Narrator (voice)
    26 episodes

  • Tessyo Genda
    Yasuoka (voice)
    22 episodes

  • Kenta Miyake
    Blacksuit (voice)
    21 episodes

  • Yuichi Nakamura
    Thug (voice)
    14 episodes

  • Issei Futamata
    Ogi (voice)
    13 episodes

  • Masane Tsukayama
    Iwao Washizu (voice)
    12 episodes

  • Rikiya Koyama
    Nangou (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Toru Nara
    Delinquent B (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Kiyoshi Kawakubo
    Boss Kawada (voice)
    6 episodes

  • Nobuaki Fukuda
    Ishikawa (voice)
    6 episodes

  • Ginpei Sato
    Fake Akagi (voice)
    5 episodes

  • Yuudai Sato
    Osamu (voice)
    5 episodes

  • Hideyuki Tanaka
    Ichikawa (voice)
    4 episodes

  • Naoya Uchida
    Kurosaki (voice)
    4 episodes

  • Morio Kazama
    Urabe (voice)
    4 episodes

  • Kōji Nakata
    Ryuzaki (voice)
    3 episodes

  • Takayasu Usui
    Round Glasses (voice)
    3 episodes

Seasons