Akagi: The Manga Battle That Took 20 Years

[@DMAN99]

Man people thought the boat arc in Berserk was crazy, Akagi was stuck in a chair for decades.

[@huxleyleigh4856]

Please explain the concept of this bezerk boat arc

[@exalted_space9224]

Explain plz

[@-dog-114]

@@huxleyleigh4856 the berserk boat arc is probably its second shortest arc but it took like several years to conclude…I started reading berserk around the time the arc was nearing a close and like a year later when i caught up it was still going ;_; (not complaining tho that final fight was badass)

[@-dog-114]

@@exalted_space9224 berserk would release a chapter what felt like twice a year when the arc was ongoing so it took a minute for the arc to conclude…so our protagonist guts and his jrpg team of friends were basically stuck on a boat for like a couple of years

[@exalted_space9224]

@@-dog-114 oh thnks

[@anti1337speak]

As someone who was reading Akagi when the monthly releases were still happening, it was... definitely something else. It became kind of a joke about what part of the game Fukumoto was going to drag out towards the end (I have a conspiracy theory that he ran out of game mechanics to prolong the match which is why it ended). The fact that the last hanchan took like 2/3rds of the entire Washizu arc is kind of hilarious as well.

[@Swuh]

Insightful and interesting theory!

[@doctoradventure413]

Reminds me of how the last hand of one poker took forever in Kaiji

[@lewistran1]

@@doctoradventure413 is kaiji finished?

[@RTHbeto27]

@@lewistran1 nope, the 6 part is still on going and has been actually pretty long

[@doctoradventure413]

@@lewistran1 no it’s still ongoing

[@edwrecked]

Currently sitting around chapter 164 in akagi, and it's crazy how different washizu looks compared to the beginning of the arch lmao. He melted

[@Swuh]

What 20 years of mahjong does to a mf

[@StudioRevoct]

His hair turned white from the 20 year ordeal

[@grilledlettuce5130]

I’ve never wanted a villain to win so bad until now. It legit feels like washizu was the protagonist and Akagi was the antagonist during this whole match

[@VictorF0326]

Until you remember that 169 chapters ago he was killing youngsters for fun

[@deletedTestimony]

Goes to show how numb we can get to him being a murderous arrogant psychopath when he starts losing at his own game

[@lpfan4491]

@@VictorF0326 Yeah, but that was 20 years ago. People change.

[@claudiomonteverdi847]

This happens in all FKMT works, you end up sympathizing with the villain as he (he is always a he, there are no women in fkmt, lol) falls into despair

[@VictorF0326]

@@lpfan4491 Zawa zawa

[@misterpayah7723]

I really loved that at an indeterminate point when reading, the mood actually shifts. You start off rooting for Akagi who's fighting against impossible odds, but at some point we get more and more into Washizu's POV and view Akagi as this mythical, immoveable predator slowly eating away at Washizu's reserves, who cannot be defeated or delayed no matter what Washizu tries.

[@Swuh]

I love when Fukumoto does POV shifts!

[@gabrielblyde2176]

Except for how washizu delays him for 20 years

[@dustypaladin9216]

@@gabrielblyde2176 but thats the point, washizu was desperatly trying to avoid his death against a impossible devil like man. he couldnt win, he could only delay the end of the battle.

[@valletas]

@@dustypaladin9216 he still delayed it for 20 fucking years

[@tulliboy]

@@valletas those 20 years only got him 9 hours though.

[@zakuhtet3775]

My headcanon is that Washizu knew that he could never beat Akagi so he decided to drag out the match until Akagi dies of old age. But unfortunately for him, Akagi is revealed to be immortal as Washizu begins to suffer from Alzheimers due to his advanced age.

[@KnuttyEntertainment]

There’s a plot point about how Akagi injects himself with extra blood to offset the effects of blood loss. And no wonder, he’s sitting in chair with most his blood missing for 20 years and he doesn’t regenerate any.

[@elderonn3]

My man read ten and then talk to me about Alzheimers xD

[@qualivia]

That doesn't work....he's older...he'd die first...

[@Kaixfikwind]

@@qualiviaThat’s the Alzheimer’s making him think this plan would work haha

[@cowie7308]

I love Fukumoto but I never want to read one of his series as it comes out.

[@Swuh]

I've come to learn that the hard way lmao

[@heinokunzelmann8967]

Me reading the new Kaiji arc waiting months to see the characters do a left turn and decide to honk after multiple chapters of careful consideration (society has change irreversibly in the time this operation transpired)

[@002f4dsw4]

Reading kaiji during the current arc is already pain

[@no_mnom]

@@heinokunzelmann8967 when it takes Mario a month to do shopping 😂

[@thehaloring90]

Maybe, but for One Poker Hen, that part was immaculate to read as it was coming out. Not knowing when the arc was going to come to an end made experiencing the ending all the more intense and surprising.

[@hexkwondo]

Imagine starting off reading this as a kid and when the arc ends you are now in you thirties. Kind of depressing when you think about it that way.

[@TheDragonfriday]

Why it depressing? It just fun thrill entertainment :) Kidding I know crazy long time to follow something that long

[@ekki1993]

Depressing would be not seeing it through after so many years.

[@FriendlyGoblinWasTaken]

I don't see how that is depressing time does what time does, what would have been depressing would've been the series being canceled mid mahjong

[@salj.5459]

@@FriendlyGoblinWasTaken At that point, someone would've gotten angry enough to put out a hit on Fukumoto

[@badreality2]

Me, a One Piece fan: Isn't a good portion of life about the journey?

[@cjr4908]

...Kaiji-themed pachinko machine. _Kaiji_ themed. Pachinko machine. That feels like some manner of sacrilege. Like a Captain Planet themed coal mine, or a "Lorax Approved" -car- thneed.

[@Marysajama]

In more similar fashion,Squid game,a series that deal with the same themes as Kaiji, making a commentary on the way rich people treats poor ppl as entertainment tools with sadistic games,is going to get....a game show

[@deletedTestimony]

@@Marysajama brb flipping a table

[@sankyubi1786]

I'm pretty sure there's a recreation of The Bog as an actual pachinko machine.

[@unblorbosyourshows9635]

@@Marysajama I love speedrunning the death of art

[@seneca983]

@@Marysajama But to be fair, in that game show people might enjoy the games (and not just the possibility of winning money) and they're *probably* not going to die during the course of it (fingers crossed!). Also, it's probably aimed to entertain large masses and not just rich people. However, I also recall that there was also a Squid Game crypto currency that was supposed to be used in some kind of future games that the holders of the coins could then participate in, though it was not in any way affiliated with the makers of the Squid Game series. Of course, it was a complete scam and the people behind that crypto currency just ran away with the money they got from people buying it.

[@popcultureoverdosed]

I haven't read this manga but this seriously needs to be a world record for the longest battle in manga. This is absolutely insane.

[@Bighomie39]

That insane feat is only bolstered by the fact that the series was releasing almost every month of that 20 year timeframe.

[@BlackScream77]

Ive read the whole thing recently and man its a trip. Despite taking 20 years its more consistent then most series, as if it was all planned from the start to conclusion! Not only that, there was no hiatus, it was consistently being published all these years.

[@walutin7675]

​@Tanvir_editz if you like those read usogui, it topples and shitz on your point of view

[@walutin7675]

@Tanvir_editz of course it's really good, mind if i ask what chapter u on r

[@walutin7675]

@Tanvir_editz rn?

[@adityajain1378]

Please explain it

[@tobik4171]

@@walutin7675 akagi better

[@sefieezephiel9851]

If anyone wants to experience the agonizing pace of a Fukumoto manga, Kaiji is still ongoing We are currently at the point where a character is shopping for 20+ chapters

[@l.d.3097]

the shopping arc is a bad example, its actually one of the most dinamic arcs of this excrutianting part of kaiji. i still remember when we had months of buildup to know what kind of porn magazines kaiji was reading.(for those who havent read kaiji, yes, porn mags become a crucial part of the plot for some chapters)

[@VictorF0326]

Wait what, the anime wasn't.... the end? oh God

[@MrGamenerd9999]

@@VictorF0326 Yup! After 20 years of mahjong, come read Kaiji for EVEN MORE MAHJONG

[@MrSafira13]

I just want to know what happened to kazuya...

[@theflashgordon193]

@@MrGamenerd9999 wait are you saying the author put mahjong in kaiji too ?

[@revolverocelot423]

The picture of the events that happened irl while Akagi was playing shows that he won teo sessions the same year as the twin towers fell. TWO GAMES, TWO TOWERS.

[@Swuh]

REAL

[@Dodonko]

IT WAS FORETOLD also bang up job on the vid @Swuh

[@aDumbHorse]

I remember when the anime ended, I said "I can't wait for a second season". But after checking the absolute state of the manga, I can see why it will never happen. I just don't know what motivated the author to drag a mahjong match this long

[@carlweeper7436]

Apparently from what I heard it’s because the magazine tye manga was in was failing financially and was basically being held up by the manga so in order to keep the magazine afloat this one battle had to be dragged out to infinity

[@idkidc7513]

@@carlweeper7436 dude, how terrible your publisher must be doing to make you drag something for 20 years

[@ElaraArale]

@@idkidc7513 lol wtf

[@revolvingworld2676]

@@idkidc7513 Imagine if Jump was failing. They'd be forced to drag out bleach instead of rushing them.

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

I feel like after a certain point it just becomes an obsession with "how can I stretch this out further?" And then creating a drawing board of ideas ranging from what one commenter said was "an entire chapter on just how they move their hands" to googling "obscure mahjong rules" at 3 in the morning in incogneto mode so Google doesn't show you the same results you have already seen.

[@israeldelarosa5461]

I find it crazy that out of this 20 year span, it was the 6th session, that last THIRTEEN YEARS or over half this length. Insane. 13 years for a match that must have taken an hour or 2 at most.

[@Y00bi]

One Hanchan takes about 40 minutes to an hour depending on repeat rounds. Meanwhile Akagi.

[@CyroCh.]

When i finished Akagi i quickly jump to the manga to read the rest of the gambles... turns out, it was all washizu

[@thebenster7624]

fr same reaction I was like, bruh no way this dude still gambling against him

[@KennyWlr]

I have a feeling I'm gonna continue reading Kaiji as it's coming out... with my grandchildren.

[@Swuh]

It feels that way with the current arc 🙃

[@jao999]

The manga is still going?

[@louisschmidt3972]

@@jao999 yes and they don´t even gamble anymore

[@martinmerkez2907]

This arc is so cool, it feels really fresh, and now it's getting real tense, can't wait for more

[@KennyWlr]

@@martinmerkez2907 SPOILERS (latest raw chapters of the arc) the guys in the comments had figured out how he's gonna get outta the supermarket using the clothes he bought even before he got trapped in there lmao

[@MrSafira13]

Now talk about that one night in kaiji that took close to 400 chapters to finish

[@donvid8969]

I certainly love reading Kaiji for the high-octane shopping, fretting about hiding money, and 'getting used to new neighbors who think I want to fuck their dog' plot lines.

[@Swuh]

Dont forget the "finding out if these two men camping next to us are Teiai spies by getting drunk with them" arc

[@misterpayah7723]

@@Swuh Or the "Should we keep patronizing this old fart who clearly scammed us?" arc

[@maruf7956]

@@SwuhFukomoto should have ended kaiji after one poker hen arc

[@RandomiusBronius]

"getting used to new neighbors who think I want to fuck their dog" Excuse me, what the fuck?

[@Armitage13]

​@@maruf7956kaiji shouldnt end on an open note

[@enot2140]

1:40 I didn't know Kaiji has pochinko machines. The god damn irony of a story portraying consequences of mismanagement of finances and of gambling having pachinko machines is a horrifying comedy.

[@TheGuardimaster]

There was an entire volume of only how they form their hands..... ONLY THEIR HANDS!!!! GOD!!!! but, what a great battle. Especially the analogies... totally recommend reading fukumoto works. Also, there is a lot's of groups to learns mahjong if any people are interested

[@banana1729]

🗿

[@veemonjosh]

Yoshikage Kira's favorite volume.

[@robind506]

This arc is almost as long as actually waiting for the winning tile in a game of mahjong

[@scrumptioushumanbeing2268]

People were born and became adults during this majong match

[@inn5268]

This is one of those things you only hear about in the world of manga, the amount of dedication some authors put into their work is mind blowing

[@MYXTea]

This manga really takes "find out next time in the next episode-" to a whole new level.

[@22dolls19]

Another (bit funny) thing about this: Both Akagi and Kaiji got an anime adaptation by Studio Madhouse. Kaiji, already long, got the first two arcs made, up to the end of the bog arc because the rest wasn't finished at the time. A lot of stretching, but no problems there. Akagi's single season goes all the way up to Washizu Mahjong final round (which wasn't finished either at the time) and then skips to after the match. It's like, instead of waiting what would happen, the studio was like "there's no way any sane person makes this last round into an anime" and went to the end

[@Swuh]

😂

[@nourddinejaguar94]

Maybe u are right , it s hillarious..

[@pojo7712]

Every monthly serialized manga is like seeing your old best friend at school reunions, chatting before finally one of the meetings will be the last. Sounds nice but in actuality its hell, im remembering the pain of so many manga that won't end until I am in a retirement home

[@Swuh]

Ain't that the truth 😂

[@jinglejangle1533]

For me that was one punch man when murata was doing the redraws, we had 4 different versions of the child emperor vs phoenix man fight, a new chapter came out every 2 or 3 months if we were lucky

[@Swuh]

@@jinglejangle1533 Im still annoyed they changed that fight, the original was awesome

[@Limit02]

Why did they even change that fight, were the changes just THAT relevant to the plot? (It’s been a while since I read either version of the fight so I have no idea

[@jinglejangle1533]

@@Limit02 no not really, it gave a bit more characterization to child emperor and gave us the silliest most op shit saitama would do pre cosmic garou, but nothing else really

[@cv4126]

This video made me read and love Akagi about a year ago. Thank you so much for making it and I hope you make more manga videos in the future.

[@Swuh]

thats great :D, thank you for the kind words 😊

[@DanCornellx]

I love how the arc was 20 years long but in the story itself they started on September 31st and ended the day after. They played all night which equalled 20 years for us, but at the start Akagi when he first got introduced. He played first time at the age of 13 and beat everyone there in like 20 chapters.

[@Swuh]

ikr its so funny xD

[@TakehisaYuji]

fkmt community is still the best community i have ever been a part of. i cant say a single bad thing about it

[@Swuh]

long nose enjoyers rise up

[@ojojostar671]

i remember finding this manga after looking up its author and took a peek at it and kinda skipped thru and thought that there had to be some kind of chapter ordering error cuz no way would the same thing still be happening 100 chapters later

[@doc_eh2747]

I love how washizu starts looking like a new main character on the covers, and anyone without context would just think he was a friend who joined the main cast and not just the other half of a 300 chapter mahjong game

[@FurryTycho]

I usually dont watch videos like these, but this one caught my eye. I recently finished watching seasons 1-2 of kaiji, and seeing this video I might just watch this too. Loved the vid

[@Swuh]

Thankyou for watching! Your kind words mean a lot 😊.

[@nexugabino5359]

Watch Akagi, but first learn mahjong

[@Vendavalez]

I started reading Akagi because I was learning how to play Riichi Mahjong. At a certain point the story started to annoy me because at first it feels like Akagi wins because he is making decisions that a genius could realistically make or just outside of that. Eventually the luck factor, and it being on your side or not, started to become more and more of a plot point which really killed my suspension of disbelief and thus my enjoyment of it. I get why it was done, but it made the series into something fundamentally different from what it originally was for me. Like it went from being something that could happen in the real world, to something that is strictly fiction. So I had to put it down for a while. Eventually I came back to it and, with the correct expectations, I enjoyed it a lot more. As a piece of fiction it is incredible. I would absolutely recommend it.

[@seneca983]

I wonder if you'd like Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku. ;)

[@marchmelloow]

The beginning of the anime was so enjoyable I actually learned Mahjong because of it. Not to play, but to better understand what was happening. Still don't know much about the different hands or their values, but I think I knew enough to further my appreciation for the games of the series.

[@pengmaeda9908]

Fukumoto is such an unbelievably dedicated mangaka full of nothing but passion for his works its insane how consistently thrilling his stuff is.

[@CoolExcite]

I can't think of any other examples of a battle so long that they decided to just end the anime in the middle of it

[@hana-chan420]

Great video!! It feels so lucky that ive literally just started "getting into" Fukumoto's works and now I stumble upon this gem. Keep making content, good luck with the algorithm!

[@nika8620]

This is actually inspiring for creative types grinding on for years on end with no recognition. One day you will get out of the chair and see the sunlight.

[@kaitotatsuya]

Akagi is the most terrifying character to ever created by the Mangaka.

[@doyle8120]

why

[@ishitamaina3033]

​@@doyle8120haven't you understand?

[@dangerbeans9639]

Jeez. I’m a weekly One-Piece reader and I thought those fights taking 1-2 years each was a long time.

[@L_______]

At least one-piece is a weakly manga and not monthly then it would have taken almost 4 times longer then those 1-2 years would be 4-8 years and arcs that took 4 years is suddenly 16 years

[@RADkate]

reminder all of dressrosa happens on the same day in the story all 102 chapters of it

[@Trentsum]

The anime is only 26 episodes and its very good. Akagi anime has 0% women 0% energy blasts 0% swords 0% emotional MC 100% talent.

[@elgranhermano8872]

But i like women😢

[@Martykun36]

@@elgranhermano8872 also watch Kaiji, there are definitely more than zero women there

[@Outshinedsg]

If you haven't seen it, I would strongly recommend watching the Akagi anime. It's genuinely one of the best psychological thrillers I've seen, with a unique artstyle, tense, involving storytelling, and an incredible soundtrack that amplifies the mood. People who dislike stereotypical moe anime shows may find it a refreshing change of pace. One of my favorite shows.

[@airiquelmeleroy]

The monster association arc in one punch man is freaking *endless* , HOWEVER, although the arc is gigantic, the amount of stuff that happens is enormous, so it doesn't feel stretched out at all when reading it, cause many important things happen every chapter, with absolute 0 filler

[@jonathanalley9179]

Fr why did murata stretch it so far, plus the original ending of garou made the arc end similar to the original and allow garou to continue like in the original being an important character still

[@tripple-a6031]

​@@jonathanalley9179 It's not Murata's decision, ONE is still calling the shots and is writing the story and while Murata most likely did suggest a lot of the direction it was ONE's choice to expand on the original webcomic arcs.

[@hikariddr8888]

This video is so underrated, the only reason I found it was because I was searching for the longest arc in manga and I guess this it totally it by a large margin not only in publication time but also chapter numbers.

[@Swuh]

Thank you!

[@Orion-yd4dy]

Damn you… you made me re-read the whole Akagi manga again! Mind you, it’s a kickass manga so I owe you some thanks as well.

[@cirnobyl9158]

Also worth mentioning that learning Mahjong used to be hard, but today it's easier than ever thanks to Mahjong gacha games! Downloading Mahjong Soul or Riichi City for 1 day and playing around will pretty much get you up to speed to be able to enjoy Akagi, Kaiji, and also excellent Mahjong manga not by Fukumoto such as Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku.

[@odysseus4871]

I read the whole damned thing because of you lol. I was really astonished by how I never really got bored with it. There were parts that dragged, sure, but it was genuinely captivating throughout. Washizu's divine luck trounced at every turn by Akagi's mind games and disregard for his own safety and life. You really are rooting for Washizu by the end lol. By the time I reached the chapter with that timeline image, I was laughing and crying from the absurdity. 20 years! 20 YEARS OF WASHIZU MAHJONG! [SPOILERS] ... Washizu coming back from Hell just to finish the game was so damned exciting. After a full game of defeat, anger, and fear, I think it was only then he surpassed Akagi's level. He no longer cared if he lived or died, he just wanted to finish the game. That's when he truly became unstoppable. I also really like how the weight of the 20 years it went on for played into how the match ends. Washizu is finally in the position to win, but he realizes his life will no longer have purpose if Akagi dies. I know the technical reason he loses is because he dies (temporarily) of blood loss, but I feel like the real reason is he simply cannot bring himself to win the match and kill Akagi. In the end, Akagi is left with a hollow victory that leaves him with an empty feeling that haunts him for the rest of his life (See Ten) and Washizu gets a new lease on life pursuing the rematch lol.

[@Swuh]

Excellent write up and thanks for giving it a shot!

[@jichanbachan2837]

I was a bit sad reading through the comments from people who hadn’t experienced the Washizu Mahjong arc, saying how drawn out it could be or what could possibly push a mangaka to do this. Because I really felt that it was perfect! I went in fully expecting that they would extend the game or something past 6 hanchan, but it really did end on that 6th hanchan! The pacing was slow but it was never repetitive and I never felt like I just wanted it to hurry up, I was constantly captivated at every development. It’s insane how well done it was imo, so I’m glad I found someone who thought it was great too. After Akagi I went on to read Ten and dang that final arc was life changing, especially after reading Akagi…

[@unslept_em]

every once in a while i hear the akagi soundtrack in a video essay and i gain just a bit of respect for whoever edited it in

[@runknight]

I couldn't even believe it when it finally ended. It's like the whole manga is fighting washizu.

[@madnessoverload7824]

Thanks, you've convinced me to read Akagi just for the sheer ridiculousness of this battle.

[@lukeskywalker82]

It's fucking insane to think this 'final battle' began more than two years before I was born and ended when I was just near finishing middle school. That's INSANE.

[@doggo7514]

I didn't finish watching this vid and left it half-way a couple months ago, so I didnt see the spoiler part of it. If only you knew how much it dawned on me when you said what actually happens in the manga that takes 20 years. This is some of the most wild stuff ive heard.

[@Swuh]

Its pretty crazy!

[@doggo7514]

@@Swuh And everyone in the comments saying too how it takes like 5 volumes just to do one thing that'd normally take at the very most 5 pages of a normal manga. It's just so surreal when I see it and its undescribable

[@godbobo9162]

I remember the ending to Yu Yu Hakashow feeling rushed. The beginning of Yu Yu was solid but there is no doubt that the dark tournament is why the show is fondly remembered today. The ark, the characters, and of corse it’s all-star antagonist Togoro set it far apart from any tournament before or sense. I bring this up because that ark was long and got to fully realize everything it wanted to do. The ark following it suffered from a lack of direction, the new abilities brought out felt like a slap in the face to everything the story had already brought up. I say all this because for all arks except the final it had a perfect amount of time given to each, however going into the final ark it felt has though it needed to pick up the pace since the last ark fell flat. However the ending to the show had extreme promise. The demon world was fascinating and felt like a natural progression to everything, the arks for each characters were amazing and the twist of Yu Yu being a demon was a curveball that really landed. However it just never got time to flourish, if the ark was given time so that we could see and epic clash between each character and their armies it would’ve rivaled the dark tournament. In the end however we really get one epic final battle that ends to quickly, and while I deeply enjoyed the ending it felt like the show went to quickly and missed its chance to do something special.

[@Marian_Polnocny]

Damn, bro, did we watch the same Chapter Black?

[@urusama6039]

Akagi and kaiji became huge chapters in my life. Great video!

[@astorasray1720]

I also read it after and I think the anxiety would've burned me out reading it on release LMAO. It's so incredibly good, I absolutely had to binge.

[@Maldito011316]

Don't forget about the Live-Action adaptation which turned out really really well and was actually my introduction to the series

[@itsmefm]

HOW ARE YOU NOT MORE POPULAR THIS WAS AMAZING

[@C4puch]

man whenever i hear about multiple year long battles i wonder how the mangakas are able to actually remember what the characters would be most likely to do.

[@beythastar]

I've never read Akagi, but this video has definitely inspired me to make a 50-page long card game for one of my stories. The premise is that character A is in the game, distracting the antagonist at his house, whereas character B sneaks inside to find the antagonist's evil plans or experiments during that time

[@jarik7658]

There's also the live action drama adaptation which adapts this one match in just 13 50 minute episodes. It's good.

[@mila1195]

Yeah! It's really cool. They did a great job. It has an amazing atmosphere!

[@Swuh]

Might have to give it a watch!

[@mila1195]

@@Swuh First of all, respect for Fukumoto's style. Editing, music, directing, lighting. Many small things that are rarely mentioned. The actors really did it on point. Not too boring, just as the manga actually presents them. Many people measure Japanese live action by the standards of Western films. It's a slightly different type of acting. True, there are bad adaptations, but this one is definitely one of the top ones. The story itself is simply less well-known outside of Asia. And it's worth adding that it's not just 13 ep. The structure of the entire series is: Season I - 10 ep (Washizu Arc) Season II - 5 ep (backstory - Ryuzaki, Hagi, Ichikawa) Season III - 3 ep (continue Washizu Arc) sequel - Ten - 12 ep ending movie: Ten: Akagi Shigeru Soshiki Hen (final of the whole story) So in total, the series has 30 ep + movie .

[@CordeliaAurora]

@@mila1195 Ten was amazing especially that last movie holy moly I also love Akagi s2 shame no Urabe/Fake This live action vibe they adopted for all of them was f-ing amazing and the music is outer space

[@mila1195]

​@@CordeliaAurora They rose to the occasion musically sooo well. The final film has the power to lift people's hearts. There were so many comforting sentences in the face of the end. Joy and tears at the same time for 90% of the film! In s2 I kind of regret that they changed the scene with the chicken game rival's buddies. I believe it would have been awsome!

[@pippupaladin]

Higurashi Sotsu really comes to mind as the one I really wish had more time, I think if it had another 7 episodes so it was as long as Gou to focus on Rika and Satoko working out their issues that would've been amazing. Unlike most people I really liked Sotsu going over the previous loops from Satoko's perspective and I wouldn't want to cut that. Just give them more episodes.

[@muuubiee]

Akagi was so good. After watching the anime I started playing mahjong, and won $50 from entering free tournaments. I never cashed out...

[@Swuh]

Akagi would be proud!

[@pericleslegendario7022]

I am 21 and just discovered this manga, I suppose I will read Akagi with the advantage of not having to wait 20 years lol.

[@Swuh]

born just in time to read Akagi hahaha

[@RescueHornet]

This was a such a great video! I suscribed I hope to see more of this!

[@davidcantor8349]

20 years… and yet I do not regret ever reading Akagi. It was art. Zawa Zawa Zawa…

[@four-en-tee]

Akagi Fans: "I dont want to hear anything about Berserk release waits ever again"

[@ClasherofWorlds]

imagine if they made another season of akagi, they would be on the same game for the whole 24ep season

[@tripple-a6031]

The Washizu arc is legendary, but I'm glad that I only started reading Akagi 1-2 years before its end. Edit: You absolutely NEED to know how to play Mahjong, you don't have to be good in it but you're missing out on a lot if you can't play at all.

[@KawaiiStars]

i remember watching the anime and having the battle just end suddenly

[@lucaslennan3356]

I read Psyren and was genuinely loving it but around 10 chapters before it ended I realized there was no way it could resolve the whole story in time. Looked it up and it had been cancelled. I was so disappointed that the best manga I had read in a while had been cancelled I just lost the will to finish it. Such a shame.

[@Swuh]

it really is, I thought Ageha's powerup with the black hole was so dope and unique. Such a shame!

[@AntiTheory]

Fukumoto makes such good gambling stories that we let the man cook for 20 years.

[@stere0plyr2]

I would love an anime adaptation of ten :c

[@faudelgrey5047]

As someone in the Hollow Knight Silksong fandom, I can definitely see all the memes that must've come up in the community while it was running

[@plugshirt1762]

So what you’re saying is the game is actually gonna come out in twenty years

[@22dolls19]

DBZ: "I have the longest stretching possible" Akagi: "Hold my tileset"

[@GodzillaFreak]

Dark Schneider vs. Uriel was a wild ride, but it seems like the current Bastard hiatus is gonna run even longer. Wonder if Lavi will ever get off his chair.

[@andyrajendra3103]

Recently got into Mahjong and saw this video in my feed, watched a bit and decided to check out the Akagi anime and thought "hey it might have taken 20 years, but there's an anime! So it must've finished a long time ago!" Turns out, the anime did not even finish the fight. Came back to watch the rest of the video and damnit the manga finished in 2017, way past the anime release date.

[@Swuh]

Yeah 😆 its pretty wild

[@alexanderlevi9558]

On this topic i would report the manga Arachnid by Murata Shinya. This thing should've been called Battle Royal Arachnid

[@mac081793]

I rewatched Akagi last year because I was getting into Mahjong Soul. After finishing I wanted to see where the manga was. **Spoilers** WASHIZU LOSES A ROUND. DIES. GOES TO HELL AND IS SO STUBBORN ABOUT REMATCHING AKAGI that he fucking escapes. He escapes hell. He defies death. I couldn't believe it.

[@kujojotaro8752]

Is it just a metaphor like he is experiencing hell, or is that what happens literally.

[@pierofasulli1076]

​​@@kujojotaro8752It isn't clear if it's an hallucination he experiences due to losing such a large amount of blood supply he gets a near death experience, or if he literally experiences Buddhist hell. The manga is permeated in a subtle, not-preachy way by Zen buddhist philosophy, in which it is stated that Hell is caused by our ignorance and lack of clarity, so through correct "remembering" it is possible to get out of it.

[@kujojotaro8752]

@@pierofasulli1076 oh ok. Thanks for the explanation

[@wisconsin1717]

And here i was innocently watching anime and thinking how drag out last battles of both akagi and kaiji were

[@LoveAnimeLikeCrazy]

broo this is one of my favourite animes, watched it like 6 times i always thought about picking up the manga but im not a manga guy i cant believe it stuck to this one arc for the rest of show

[@nexugabino5359]

This Nobuyuki Fukomoto is a fucking mastermind

[@Erok9]

I actually stumbled across the live action series first. The actor who plays Washizu is great and is clearly having fun.

[@GarkKahn]

4:18 Literally the first thing that came to everyone's mind after reading the title

[@WeirdWonderful]

Berserk has resumed publication under Kouji Mori since this video came out.

[@Swuh]

I know and I am so glad!

[@micahgreenspoon6189]

I came here having just finished the anime, and am now shocked to learn that I’m only a quarter of the way through the Washizu arc. With the cliffhanger the anime left off on, I would have thought I was at least halfway through!

[@Swuh]

its very daunting hahaha

[@Gamorou]

A few months ago I thought that Oda was planning to fight for this record

[@poego6045]

I think an official release could happen if some other media takes inspiration from it and pushes it into the forefront of the public to show demand. This is what happened with Kaiji. It went from only having Japanese live action movies and anime adapatations which were mildly successful, to having a Chinese studio adapt it directly into Animal World (albeit with....odd creative liberties *cough monster slaying clown dream sequences cough* ) starring Michael Douglass, and then having the creators of Squid Game cite it as direct inspiration and that massive success of that show showing that there was a global audience for "gambler plays children's games but with high (death) stakes" media. We just need a big mahjong live action movie to take off and I feel we'd easily see there be an English release of Akagi.

[@zackrida5452]

Lovely vid , thank you so much!

[@MHF013]

The Monster Association Arc finally ended in the One Punch Man manga (Well, as of the posting of this comment it will end in two weeks with the next chapter serving as an epilogue). And as a person who has followed One Punch Man chapter by chapter... I swear, it was a roller coaster. At times, I was on the edge of my seat, eagerly counting the days until the next chapter. And at others, it felt like an exhausting drag that I desperately wanted to end. Depending on who you ask, the Monster Association Arc in One Punch Man either took Four Years or Seven Years to complete. Let me break it down. The Arc technically began with Chapter 40, released on October 24, 2014, with the Introduction of Garou. This is because the Monster Association Arc can also be viewed as the "Garou Arc", as he is essentially the main focus of the entire narrative throughout its runtime and the one who experiences the most growth. The story begins by introducing Garou, and ends with a climatic fight against Garou. If you go by this system, then the arc lasted a whopping 129 chapters, with Chapter 169 releasing today on August 4, 2022. The problem with this is that calling it the "Garou Arc" is a bit problematic, as several different events happen throughout the chapters which break up the story pacing and which can be counted as their own smaller arcs, including a fucking Tournament Arc. So I prefer to go by a different metric, counting the current storyline where the Hero Association assembles a team to go to war against the Monster Association and invade their hideout, as its own arc. By this system, the arc began in Chapter 95, released on June 22, 2018, with the heroes assembling the team and heading out for the fight. Even so, it's still fucking ridiculous. The arc lasted 74 chapters, released over a whopping period of 1,504 days! It's about 43.8% of the ENTIRE series' runtime. And even worse, the entire arc takes place over a single fucking night. Four years in real life, while in the manga all of the battle is taking place over a few hours. Chapter 169 is even titled "Daybreak" and opens with a beautiful cover page showing the rising sun, as if to signal that yes, this interminable night is finally over. It's not as extreme as a single Mahjong Game lasting 20 years, but it's probably the closest to it I can think of.

[@Swuh]

I gave up reading the arc because of all the fucking chapter revisions. Murata is a crazy person, ill need to reread the arc!

[@MHF013]

@@Swuh When you can actually read it from beginning to end without expectations it is much better.

[@heckinmemes6430]

"That was a nice game, how about a rematch?"

[@ginseng9026]

youreprob hype this video rlly got sum traction on it

[@Diabl0Mask]

It's amazing to see the exact video where a channel explodes, well done man, I just subscribed and hopefully more people will. Also Akagi has a great soundtrack made by Taniuchi Hideki, the great composer whose career ended because he smoked marijuana ): freaking Japan.

[@BJGvideos]

W...why would that end his career?

[@Serg_El_EspantaViejas]

@@BJGvideos Because Japan. They really don't like marijuana.

[@BJGvideos]

@@Serg_El_EspantaViejas Neither does most of the government of the US (yes I know it's legal in some states but it's still criminalized in others) and I've never heard of it ending someone's career here. Maybe in older decades.

[@Serg_El_EspantaViejas]

@@BJGvideos It's not just the government. They really REALLY don't like it.

[@BJGvideos]

@@Serg_El_EspantaViejas Yeah and that'll happen anywhere is my point but trying to ruin someone's life over it is an extreme

[@sapphyrus]

Imagine the number of readers who died before they could see the result of the match!

[@bacchadumII]

Kaiji's gonna fckng finish _after_ One Piece 💀

[@kimjongdaddy6793]

This has to be the greatest prank of all time

[@nothankyouyoutube]

I started playing mahjong because of this anime!

[@amadeus2291]

Dude you're A great storyteller keep doing interesting Videos.

[@Swuh]

If I think of something I will!

[@neolindell3604]

damn the longest ive waited for a manga fight to end was about 3 years, faraway paladin was wild

[@samtakuchiko]

As soon as that sophisticated noble accent kicked I immediately hit subscribe...

[@Swuh]

Thanks for the kind words!