Manga like Ten: Tenhou-doori no Kaidanji

Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Thriller

Itou Kaiji, now free of debt but without a penny is leeching himself in Mr.Sakazaki's new house, despite all the flirtings (extreme torment for Kaiji) from Sakazaki's daughter, Mikoko. Sakazaki attempts to kick Kaiji out, even by offering a farewell 'we never knew each other' money of 3000000 yen. While Kaiji ponders himself on the decision, he is visited by Miyoshi and Maeda, two of his 'allies' he had saved from the last part of the series.

Tags: Gambling , Mahjong , Seinen , Survival , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Board Game

Gin to Kin

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

Morita Tetsuo's life changes when he meets Hirai Ginji, who works in the unknown and mysterious 'back world' of society full of villains.

Tags: Economics , Anti-Hero , Politics , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Yakuza , Crime , Tragedy , Gambling , Revenge , Primarily Adult Cast , Poker , Primarily Male Cast , Philosophy , Mahjong

Tetsuya: Jansei to Yobareta Otoko

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

In the year 1947, the people of Shinjuku are down on their luck. With little money to buy food or necessities, some resort to gambling in order to survive. Traveling Tetsuya chooses to spend his time at Mahjong parlors where he is wiping the floor clean with his adversaries. However, Tetsuya meets the intensely-skilled Boushu-san, this is when he realizes that his skills are still lacking.



Tags: Gambling , Mahjong , Shounen , Historical , Board Game

Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama

Global political figures such as The Pope, Kim Jong Il, George W. Bush and recent Japanese Prime Ministers play riichi mahjong against each other.

Included one-shots:
Volume 3: Ritz season.1
Volume 4: Oretachi Kenou Shineitai
Volume 11: Ritz season.2
Volume 12: Lacross Shoujo Katagiri Ririn-san wa Totemo Moteru
Volume 13: Ritz season.3

Tags: Seinen , Gambling , Mahjong , Parody , Politics , Death Game , Satire , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Super Power , Military , Robots , Surreal Comedy , Aliens , Space , Board Game

Ginyanma: Janki-tachi no Densetsu

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

A collection of short mahjong-centric stories by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. Contains two one-shots and a five-chapter story. 1-5. Ginyanma (銀ヤンマ) A five-chapter story about a match between detective Ginji Hirai and a man named Shimura who cheats by switching the tiles. Gantatsu (ガン辰)
A one-shot about a terminal cancer patient Tatsumi Asai who is known for his trademark tile marking trick and playing his final game to help his son. Endoh (遠藤)
A one-shot about a match between the rep player of N Association Tetsuo Endoh and his apprentice Shougo Morikawa to determine if Morikawa is ready to lead a new generation.

Tags: Seinen , Mahjong , Yakuza , Gambling , Police , Detective , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Anthology , Board Game

Tetsunaki no Kirinji

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

Kiriya Rinji is 30 years old, divorced, and unemployed. His only talent is playing online mahjong. Needing a way to make money to pay for child support, he goes to the seedy Kabukichou district to play real mahjong for cash. Will his online skills translate to real-life winnings?

Tags: Gambling , Seinen , Mahjong , Primarily Adult Cast , Family Life , Board Game

Mukoubuchi: Kou-Rate Uramahjong Retsuden

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Thriller

The 1980's was an unusual decade. The price of land skyrocketed, and the value of money went well above the norm. The numbers that defined the world all spun out of control, launching one of the largest bubble economies Japan had ever seen.

For Mahjong, as well, it was an age that saw high stakes games on a scale unlike any age before it. And in this age, a man some call "Kai" lives as a "Mukoubuchi", what true, lone-wolf gamblers are called.

Tags: Seinen , Mahjong , Board Game

Saki

Also known as Saki.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Ecchi , Slice of Life , Sports

Saki's never been a big fan of mahjong. A lifetime of being forced to play with family at holidays (and losing her money as a consequence...) has left a foul taste for the game in her mouth. When she's convinced, though, to play a game with her classmates, she discovers that not only has fending off her family left her with an uncanny ability for the game but, more surprisingly, that it can even be fun!

Is this revelation enough to cleanse Saki's distaste for the game? Can her classmates convince her to join their club, or is there just too much baggage to make it worth her while?



Tags: Mahjong , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School Club , Super Power , Ensemble Cast , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Magic , Yuri , Seinen , Gods , Shrine Maiden , Board Game , Time Manipulation

Atsuize Tenma

Status: Finished
Genres:

Akai Tenma is a Middle Schooler who loves playing Mahjong. He doesn't know exactly why, but the freedom it brings him fills his chest with pride. One day, his friends run into some trouble with University Students from Kantou, and it's up to Tenma to save the day!

Tags: Mahjong , Board Game

Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji

Also known as Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Thriller

Ne'er-do-well Kaiji Itou's shiftless existence is suddenly rattled by a visit from the yakuza. Burdened by debt and resentment, Kaiji is coerced into gambling for his worthless life. As the stakes grow higher and the rules become increasingly more bizarre, Kaiji must finally take the future into his own hands!



Note: Won the 22nd Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1998.

Tags: Gambling , Seinen , Survival , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Death Game , Card Battle , Yakuza , Class Struggle , Tragedy , Nudity