Manga like Tetsunaki no Kirinji

Ten: Tenhou-doori no Kaidanji

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Takashi Ten is living his life as a rep mahjong player. A kind person at heart, he also possesses an ingenious talent in mahjong. One day Ten meets Hiroyuki Igawa, a student player who 'plays by logic'. Hiroyuki is overwhelmed at Ten's playing style which involves anything besides logic, and soon becomes one of his close friends.

Being the rep player he is, Ten had to play against some Yakuza. The chance of victory seemed to be on Ten's side, but then the yakuza decide to call their secret weapon, a legendary rep player called...

Tags: Mahjong , Seinen , Gambling , Yakuza , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Time Skip , Kuudere , Primarily Male Cast , Suicide , Tragedy , Amnesia , Board Game , Golf

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

HERO: Akagi no Ishi wo Tsugu Otoko

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

Set in 2002, 3 years after the death of Shigeru Akagi. Hiroyuki Igawa, following the advice Akagi gave him on his deathbed, runs into his old friend Ten while visiting his grave. Hoping to put his own abilities to the test, Hiro challenges Ten to a game of mahjong, but Ten disappears right as their match reaches its climax, and thugs looking for him wait right outside the parlor. They take Sawada hostage, and Hiroyuki is given only a week to find the seemingly abducted Ten.

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

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 , Board Game , Historical

Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological

While mahjong is a game that is often played with family and friends, it is also a game that is played in the darkest corners of society. Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated debt over three million yen. In a last ditch attempt to clear his record, he decides to wager his life on a game of mahjong with the mafia. Unfortunately, as the game progresses, Nangou only moves further from the prize and closer to death.

When all hope seems lost, the game parlor is suddenly intruded upon by Shigeru Akagi, a young boy on the run from the police. Desperate to turn the game around, Nangou hands the game over to Akagi after teaching him a few of the rules. The mafia can only smirk as Akagi sits down to play. However, they soon come to learn that Akagi is a natural born gambler. An imposing figure who does not fear death. One who is destined to become a legend.



Tags: Mahjong , Gambling , Death Game , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Seinen , Kaiju , Primarily Male Cast , Anti-Hero , Yakuza , Tsundere , Time Skip , Historical , Afterlife , Gods , Demons , 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: Mahjong , Seinen , Board Game

Atsuize Pen-chan

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

Watanabe Yuuichi, also known as Pen-chan, loves mahjong. It's just too bad that he's not very good at it. Follow Pen-chan's wins and losses (mostly losses) in a series of short tales about his friends, family, co-workers, and local yakuza until the final conclusion where Pen-chan makes the biggest gamble of his life...

Tags: Mahjong , Seinen , Board Game , Yakuza , Gambling

Yamima no Mamiya

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Japan has entered a new era called "Reiwa", after moving past the Heisei Era on April 30th 2019.

It is in this era, past the time of people like the legendary Akagi Shigeru and others like him who gambled on mahjong for a living, that a new gambler has arisen known only as "Mamiya of Mahjong's Darkness".



Note: The chapter counts contains "Chapter 0".

Tags: Gambling , Mahjong , Female Protagonist , Death Game , 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 , Board Game , Anthology

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