Is Akagi easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 88% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 66% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does Akagi leave you hopeful?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Akagi

Name: Akagi
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 2005
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Masato Hagiwara, Toru Furuya, Rikiya Koyama, Tessyo Genda, Kōji Nakata

On Nippon TV

2005–20061 season26 episodes24 min7.7 / 10

A high-stakes psychological thriller centered on mahjong where a prodigy gambler faces death with supernatural calm, sustained across 26 episodes of escalating dread.

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.

Clusters

Guilt, Memory, and Broken Trust Betrayal, Paranoia, and the Cost of Loyalty Paranoia Without Comfort Grief, Guilt, and the Long Investigation

Genres

Animation Drama

Keywords

Gambling Bet Based On Manga Game Mahjong Seinen Anime Suspenseful

Questions people ask

Is Akagi easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 88% of series.
Is Akagi scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.
Is Akagi sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Does Akagi leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is Akagi violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Akagi

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