Akagi Zawa... Zawa... Anthology

Shigeru Akagi

赤木しげる

Akagi Shigeru is a supporting character in Nobuyuki Fukumoto's manga work Ten and the protagonist of its spin-off/prequel, Akagi: The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness. A white-haired gambler, he is portrayed as an aloof genius who has reached a superhuman level of wit, intelligence, intuition, luck, force of will and all the other elements necessary to win at gambling, especially in the game of mahjong. Throughout the story, Akagi utilizes techniques other gamblers don't dare to in order to sway his opponents: brazen cheating, extremely risky maneuvers, far fetched bluffs, and blatant disregard for his own life.

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Iwao Washizu

鷲巣巌

Iwao Washizu (鷲巣巌, Washizu Iwao) is an older man who has made hundreds of billions of yen and become one of the most powerful people in the underground world. He acts as the main antagonist of the Washizu Arc.

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Takashi Ten

天貴史

Yasuoka

安岡

Yasuoka (安岡) is a dirty detective. He was looking for a gang-related chicken run survivor, which led him to the mahjong parlor. He was one of the first people to realize Akagi's talents in mahjong, and takes advantage of his skills to great personal gain. He later presents Fake Akagi to the Kawada group as the real Akagi; making use of his name. In the manga, he also plays the role of the narrator.

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