Character profile
Shigeru Akagi
赤木しげるBiography
Shigeru Akagi is a young mahjong prodigy with an extraordinary instinct for gambling.
Story spoilers
By thirteen, he has gained near-mythical status, then disappears for five years before returning as a legendary figure. Akagi treats gambling as psychological warfare and seeks contests with extreme stakes. Later in life, he moves away from actively pursuing death matches and develops friendships he feels compensate for his lack of a family.
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