Akagi

In the Midori mahjong parlor, Nangou is trying to pay off his debts by playing mahjong but unfortunately, he's losing badly. Just as the situation turns sour, a stranger wanders in on their game. After sharing a few wise words, Nangou is able to survive. This marks the beginning of a legend that will shake the underworld.

After winning his first hand of mahjong, Akagi continues playing against Ryuzaki and his gang members. As he is playing, he realizes his full talent and potential at mahjong. Akagi quickly turns the tide in his favor and takes the lead, so Ryuzaki calls in his last resort, rep player Yagi.

The silent battle of tiles continues between Akagi and Yagi and and their desire to win is higher than ever. Yagi resorts to cheating, using something called the "caterpillar" in order to take advantage of Akagi's weakness. Akagi learns knows this is a trap and decides to counter them.

After Akagi won his first game of Mahjong, Yasuoka has already set up a match for him. It's three days away but Akagi wants to play sooner. He is quickly called in ahead the rival gang he's supposed to challenge and they want to make a deal however during the meeting, Akagi meets a mysterious blind man who turns out to be more than a stranger.

The rematch between Akagi and the Kawada group has begun! With the stakes higher than ever, the Kawada group decides to play their secret weapon, the blind mahjong master who reveals himself to be Ichikawa, as Akagi's opponent. The only problem is that Akagi hasn't arrived, so Nangou is forced to stand in his place. Akagi makes it just in the nick of time but he has a lot of ground to cover if he's going to win this match.

The match turns up the heat in a one vs. one "Tse Ii Men" between Akagi and Ichikawa! Ichiikawa's strategy begins to take play as Akagi starts to feel the pressure. However, just as Akagi reaches 5,000 points, he makes a surprising comeback. Nonetheless, with Ichikawa playing a defensive strategy, it seems like an endless match, resulting Akagi to employ more "dirty" methods...