Akagi is introduced as a deceptively adult looking young boy, whose spark of genius transcends age and resides in gambling, especially in the game mahjong.  After gaining mythical status at 13, he disappears for 5 years and resurfaces to become a legendary figure in the whole of Japan.    ~! Akagi is really determined. He doesn't value material goods, and to an extent, his own life, but he does value himself and what he can do. As such, he throws everything he's got into anything he does. There is no halfway for Akagi. Playing against him is basically war, and he's willing to do anything to win. He believes in himself.  In a one-on-one situation, Akagi is aiming to completely break his opponent psychologically. He's incredibly insightful and observant (like figuring out someone's personality and subconscious issues by how they play mahjong , and adapts how he plays to specifically get where it hurts most. He'll call ridiculous bluffs, pretend he's losing, sacrifice his own win status, and otherwise lay on the pressure to get the other guy to crack.  Akagi's got an impressive grasp on human psychology. He's also a meticulous planner when it comes down to it. He utilizes techniques other gamblers don't dare to, in order to sway his opponents: brazen cheating, extremely risky maneuvers, far fetched bluffs, a blatant disregard for his own life. These actions make him a heretic among "ordinary" men, yet allow him to unflinchingly defeat his opponents with a level of play that is marked as godly. His irrationality is probably his biggest strength as a gambler.  Akagi is currently seeking out a battle where he can bet his own utter destruction and he wants to keep on going until either him or the opponent is completely, utterly broken. !~

~! In his older age, Akagi generally has moved on from his goal of finding a death match, only referencing those kinds of insane gambles during the end of the story, when asking Hiro to bet his arm. Through this however, Akagi's views on life have stayed consistent, and much of the story is motivated by his desire to live, as well as die, as himself. Otherwise, Akagi seems to live a casual life, continuing to move around at his own whims, doing things like playing golf in Hawaii seemingly on a whim. While Akagi was well known for appearing and disappearing at random, spending his younger days friendless, he becomes friends with the characters in Ten, something that he decides makes up for his lack of a family. !~

While mahjong is a game that is often played with family and friends, it is also a game that is played in the darkest corners of society. Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated a debt of 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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Actor, voice actor, narrator, and a professional mahjong player. 

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While mahjong is a game that is often played with family and friends, it is also a game that is played in the darkest corners of society. 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.

Takashi Ten is living his life as a rep mahjong player. A kind person at heart, he also possesses an ingenious talent in mahjong. One day Ten meets Hiroyuki Igawa, a student player who 'plays by logic'. Hiroyuki is overwhelmed at Ten's playing style which involves anything besides logic, and soon becomes one of his close friends. 
Being the rep player he is, Ten had to play against some Yakuza. The chance of victory seemed to be on Ten's side, but then the yakuza decide to call their secret weapon, a legendary rep player called...

Collection of short comedic Akagi parodies from a number of artists, including Washizu-sama to Yukai na Nakama-tachi by CLAMP that was used to advertise the release of Washizu -Enma no Touhai-. 
3. Washizu-sama to Yukai na Nakama-tachi 
A one-shot from the female art team CLAMP featuring Washizu Iwao from the gambling manga Akagi as part of a promotion for the new Washizu manga.

PVs for the game Mahjong Soul.
 
1. 雀魂CM　アニメ版 (2020 June 22) 
2. 雀魂-じゃんたま- 2周年記念アニメPV (2021 June 20) 
3. 雀魂-じゃんたま- アカギコラボ記念アニメPV (2021 October 26) 
4. 雀魂-じゃんたま- コードギアスコラボ記念アニメPV (2023 April 23) 
5. 雀魂-じゃんたま-プリズマイリヤコラボ記念アニメPV (2023 November 8)

A tribute manga book to the author Nobuyuki Fukumoto with the cooperation of Fukumoto himself. All characters shown in this series are from previous manga Fukumoto has published.