[Review] Akagi

If Saki was a beautiful girl fantasy mahjong battle series, Akagi is a realistic mahjong battle series. It lacks the 'hype' of Saki, but the hands that appear are extremely realistic. Yes, this is reality. Instead of just calling kans and increasing dora tiles, giving your opponent more points, inspired by Saki, let's focus on mastering basic hands like "tan-ya-o, pin-fu, menzen-riichi" (all-by-yourself, no melds, riichi). Just doing that will get you past the beginner stage. Please, without even knowing the basic hands, don't call 'chi', 'pon', or 'kan'. Especially 'kan' is high risk, low return. Even pros rarely do 'kan'. If you only call 'kan' aiming for something like Saki's 'yakuman', you'll fail ^^ Now, back to the main point: can you play mahjong after watching Akagi? The answer is no. Basically, all mahjong manga assume you already know the basic rules of mahjong. If you watch Akagi after Saki, you might find it boring due to its extreme realism, but the 'hype' in the later parts is even greater than in Saki. That's right. The manga reviewed today are intended to encourage you to play 'Yomi Mahjong' (a fictionalized, high-stakes version).