Akagi Episode 1
Arghh, I just cannot resist these kind of anime series. Here, I am referring to series that focus on the growth of an already tensai (genius) main character, e.g. Prince of Tennis, or those that have initially pathetic main characters that somehow contain ridiculous levels of potential, e.g. Bleach.
Akagi, a mahjong-based anime, is a mixture of both. Our main character, Akagi Shigeru, is the ultimate daredevil – a genius when it comes down to risk-taking endeavours. But when it comes down to Mahjong, he is a total newbie.
That’s where the series starts. The first episode is the description of Akagi’s entering of the yakuza-sponsored Mahjong world. Narration is primarily done by another character (which I thought was the main character at first), XXX, who is down on his luck and is about to be killed unless he happens to win.
Then comes Akagi, who has just survived a “chicken” game (I’ll leave it to you to find out what this means if you don’t already know). With the police hot on his trails, Akagi is spotted by XXX, who believes that Akagi has all the necessary qualities to win at Mahjong. With 5 minutes worth of Mahjong rules, Akagi begins playing. Right after that, the police barge in and we are treated to what is probably going to be the type of situations that will occur throughout the series – a super risky situation that Akagi handles like a pro.
Interestingly, the art in Akagi is rather different from the norm. See the screenshots for yourselves. In any case, based on this episode, I’ll most probably be watching the next one.
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January 11th, 2006 20:28
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January 24th, 2006 22:39
hi wondering if do u know the title of the soundtrack of akagi?
January 25th, 2006 02:51
Sorry, but I don’t. I can’t seem to find any references to the soundtracks at all. Even the fansubs (and the fansubber) don’t shed any light on this.
I’ll post it if I find out. But if you find out first, hehe…
January 26th, 2006 22:37
Do you know how many episodes dose Akagi have? Yahooed it and couldn’t find anything. @_@
January 27th, 2006 00:46
Based the comments sukreih made, there should already be 16 episodes out. Aiks, aniDB says there are 17 episodes out already. But I can’t find the total number of episodes Akagi will have. Maybe the producers might be taking the Bleach, Naruto route?
And I think there’s another manga or two by Fukumoto-sensei featuring Akagi, right? I know I read this somewhere, gah.
February 27th, 2006 00:23
Akagi has a totale of 26 i beleive, and 17 is out, and only 4 subs.
February 27th, 2006 00:28
here s the offiacle website with dvds,cd clothes, anything u can think of. hope it helps
http://www.ntv.co.jp/akagi/
February 27th, 2006 05:42
Thanks, it does help, but how did you find out that Akagi has 26 episodes?
June 19th, 2006 20:15
Akagi freaking rocks. This show is so cool. Freaking daredevil. This guy has ballz.
June 20th, 2006 00:31
Yeah, as long as you don’t think too much about its shounen roots, it’s darn cool.
October 5th, 2007 16:20
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