Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai

Akagi Shigeru

Main

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 legendar...

Washizu Iwao

Main

An old man who had made a lot of money, and one of the most powerful people in the underground. After building up massive funds from shady dealings in Japans post-war era, he uses this money to tempt peopleespecially young peopleto bet their...

Fujisawa

Supporting

No biography written....

Furukawa

Supporting

No biography written....

Gotou

Supporting

Gotou is of the Zoldyck family manager. All contacts with the family members must go through him. An enigmatic and intimidating character, Killua once expressed to Gon his recurring nightmares of Gotou chasing him with a knife. He is also superb at the "w...

Hirayama Yukio

Supporting

Yukio Hirayama also know as Fake Akagi, was the representative mahjong player for the Kawada Yakuza group after he was discovered and introduced to them by Yasuoka. Despite his physical resemblance to Akagi, his playing style is based solely on mathematic...

Ichikawa

Supporting

Ichikawa is a blind professional mahjong player with extremely acute hearing. Ichikawa is a player that would play by the book, while Akagi played in various ways, ignoring rationality. He seems to be similar to Akagi, but Akagi denies this, calling him a...

Ishikawa

Supporting

Birthdate: May 6Gender: MaleStatus: DeceasedHeight: 145 cmWeight: 46.3 kgBlood type: OOccupation: TsuchikageAffiliation: IwagakureClan: Kamizuru ClanIshikawa was the First Tsuchikage who founded Iwagakure in the Land of Earth. In the anime, he was stated ...

Kawada

Supporting

Kawada is the head of the Kawada Group. He hired the fake Akagi from Yasuoka to play for him. Although he initially held Fake Akagis probability and statistics in high regard, during the match with Urabe, he decided that he was lacking something important...

Kawashima

Supporting

Kawashima is one of Akagi and Osamus seniors in the toy factory. Along with two others, they cheated Osamu in a game of mahjong. They later lost all their savings in a bet with Akagi. Seeking retribution, they resorted to violence with him. (Source: Aka...

Kuraishi

Supporting

No biography written....

Kurosaki

Supporting

Kurosaki is head of the Phantom labor project, and later second in command of the Griffon project. He seems to be a rather cold man and like Richard Wong, will do what ever it takes to get the result he wants. (Source: AniDB)...

Miyauchi

Supporting

No biography written....

Nangou

Supporting

Nangou is a gambler who was carrying a large burden and debt of 3 million yen. He gambles with the yakuza to repay his debts. His livelihood on the line, he lets Akagi proxy for him when he discovers that there is more to Akagi than meets the eye. (Source...

Nozaki Osamu

Supporting

Osamu Nozaki was Shigeru Akagis colleague in the toy factory they worked in, and current travel partner. He was often the victim to his seniors mahjong hustling back in the factory, and played an important role in Shigerus match with Urabe. (Source: Akagi...

Oogi Takeshi

Supporting

Oogi is the underboss of the Inada group, a subsidiary of the Santou group. He originally supplied sheep for Washizu to prey on. Together with Yasuoka, they saved Akagi from a meaningless death at the hands of the Kurata gambling house, and brought him as...

Ryuuzaki

Supporting

Ryuuzaki is a mahjong player who is part of the yakuza. He is dumbfounded by Akagis inability to lose a single hand. After losing multiple times to Akagi, he reluctantly calls upon their rep player, Yagi, to defeat that demon.(Source: Akagi Wiki) ...

Suzuki

Supporting

Suzuki, Suzuka in the English version, is a member of the Fractured Fairy Tales. In the past he was known as Tanaka the Powerful Warrior, and one day lost miserably against Younger Toguro. Suzuki is, at first, very selfish and seems to care only about him...

Urabe

Supporting

The representative mahjong player for the Fujisawa Yakuza group.He and Akagi fought over thirty-two million yen. Urabe was the person responsible for raising the stakes, so when he was defeated, he was brutally mutilated by the Yakuza....

Yagi Keiji

Supporting

Yagi Keiji is a rep player for Ryuuzaki. Upon first seeing him play, he acknowledges Akagis talents but believes he can defeat Akagi due to his lack of familiarity with the rules. The first professional mahjong player that Akagi plays and defeats. He uses...

Yasuoka

Supporting

Yasuoka 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 Akagis talents in mahjong, and takes advantage of his skills to great personal gain. He la...