Akagi | |
![]() First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Shigeru Akagi | |
アカギ 〜闇に降り立った天才〜 (Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Nobuyuki Fukumoto |
Published by | Takeshobo |
Magazine | Kindai Mahjong |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | June 1, 1991 – February 1, 2018 |
Volumes | 36 |
Anime television series | |
Tōhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai | |
Directed by | Yūzō Satō |
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Written by | Hideo Takayashiki |
Music by | Hideki Taniuchi |
Studio | Madhouse |
Original network | Nippon TV |
Original run | October 5, 2005 – March 29, 2006 |
Episodes | 26 |
Television drama | |
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Music by | Tarō Makido |
Original network | BS SKY PerfecTV! |
Original run | July 17, 2015 – June 8, 2018 |
Episodes | 18 |
Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai (アカギ 〜闇に降り立った天才〜, lit. "Akagi: The Genius Who Descended into Darkness") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. First published in 1991 in Takeshobo's weekly magazine Kindai Mahjong, it is a spin-off prequel to the author's previous work Ten. It revolves around Shigeru Akagi, a boy who defeats yakuza members well versed in mahjong at 13. He returns to the game six years later, carrying a mythical status and still impresses his opponents.
It was adapted as two V-Cinema live-action films directed by Kenzō Maihara in 1995 and 1997. A 26-episode anime television series directed by Yūzō Satō was broadcast on Nippon Television from October 2005 to March 2006. Two live-action television dramas directed by Mitsuru Kubota aired on BS SKY PerfecTV! between July 2015 and June 2018. The series has also spawned several companion books, spin-off manga, video games, and other merchandise.
By February 2017, the Akagi manga series had over 12 million copies in circulation.
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