Akagi Vol. 1

Akagi #1

by Nobuyuki Fukumoto

Genres: Manga, Comics, Fiction, Seinen

Comic

First published April 1, 1992

About the author

Nobuyuki Fukumoto (福本伸行 Fukumoto Nobuyuki) is a Japanese manga artist well known throughout the Far East for his unique and original gambling ideas, deep psychological analysis of characters and distinct artstyle. Yakuza and gambling are recurring themes in his manga. In English speaking countries, he is known best as the author of Akagi, a mahjong-related manga. In 1998, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji. An onomatopoeia "zawa" (ざわ…), meaning an uneasy atmosphere, appears frequently in his comics and is considered Fukumoto's trademark.
In June 2010, he visited Finland as a guest of honor for Desucon.

Reviews

[Kento · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love mahjong that’s why I really wanted to read this manga. The protagonist named Akagi he is totally abnormal person. He loves the fear which may lead him die. In terms of gambling, it may essential things to beat opponent up because it makes people’s mental be really strong. It’s gonna be legendary.

[Sred · Rating 3 out of 5]

in complete honesty im start at chapter 66 bc I already watched the anime ….. considering there’s around 240 more chapters after that one though I feel like I’m allowed to classify this as a full read

[Nasluc · Rating 5 out of 5]

De la hiperfijación del Riichi mahjong acabé de rebote descubriendo que uno de mis mangakas favoritos había sacado uno sobre Riichi mahjong y parece que se va a convertir junto a One Piece y Kaiji en mi manga favorito

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty much just like the Kaiji gambling series but not quite as good and hard to get into it, 300 chapters of Mahjong...😴👌❤️

[Laetitia Kieran · Rating 5 out of 5]

reading 300 chapters of mahjong manga just to get queerbaited by fkmt

[Jaimel · Rating 4 out of 5]

(no voy a reseñar todos los capítulos debido a que son muchos volúmenes pero en resumidas cuentas, es una joyita de historia de inicio a fin.)

[Joe Santoli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as Kaiji, but still a compelling and suspenseful take on gambling addiction with your life at stake. Drags on a little, some scenarios seem over the top, and the main character is too smart and "badass" to ever think he would lose, which really takes the edge off of this one.