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  WHOOOO? One of the most renowned manga artists in the industry right now, Noboyuki Fukumoto, born in 1958, is the author of several psychological drama, seinen and mahjong manga. His biggest claim to fame on the west is the long-running Akagi manga, who has been running for almost 25 years and has both a live-action drama and an anime adaptation. The recurring themes in his manga are how money can corrupt people (except for those who still keep strong to their principles), the criminal underworld of the Yakuza, insane gambling evil old magnates, INTENSE MAHJONG GAMES and of course his incredibly distinctive art style >:7) Recommended Reading/Watching Buraiden Gai   Buraiden is my pick for the beginners to his manga since it's only 5 volumes long but has a lot of good stuff! It's about a headstrong and independent teenager down in his luck that is framed in a murder and is sent to a horrifying "reformatory" facility called the "Human Institute". Gin to Kin   Great read! Gin to Kin is about a young man with money problems that spends all of his cash in horse racing. He meets in a fateful encounter a "villainous man" who takes him under his wing and shows him the way of "villany", where shady deals in the underworld engulf him... The Legend of Strongest Man Kurosawa   44 year old Kurosawa is a lonely and awkward guy with no friends, unmarried and just wants to get more popular. Things... Things get worse. Kaiji   Crunchyroll Unlucky loser Kaiji lives like a bum after finishing high school. Living on a lovely house and on welfare, he has no prospects for his future. When a loan shark called Endo visits him and tells him that his outstanding bet can be solved in two ways, gambling on the mysterious ship "Espoir" or working as a slave for ten years, a dark journey awaits him.... Akagi   Crunchyroll (Anime) Crunchyroll (Live Action Drama) Running from 1992 until now, this manga talks about Akagi Shigeru, a mahjong prodigy that since playing for his first time at the age of 13, has become a legend due to his prowess. After defeating several opponents he finally gets to duel completely insane hosed up magnate Washizu Iwao in a deadly mahjong game where THINGS! GO! loving CRAZY! There are also several others! Talk about them if you want to! Plutonis fucked around with this message at 02:25 on Apr 11, 2019 |
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Feb 16, 2016 17:19
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kurosawa is the only thing he's made i've read in its entirety and it's really fantastic, i watched a bit of kaiji and it was really good too. please read this man's manga, if you have not
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Feb 16, 2016 17:20
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zawa zawa
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Feb 16, 2016 17:39
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I've spent this last year waiting for Washizu to die. IT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN
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Feb 16, 2016 17:41
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Sonata Mused posted:I've spent this last year waiting for Washizu to die. IT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN The Washizu arc has been going on for 200+ chapters you expect it to end now
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Feb 16, 2016 17:54
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Some of the most gripping material I've ever had the pleasure to read. Nobuyuki Fukumoto is an all time great. He doesn't have anything published in English though, right? 
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Feb 16, 2016 18:20
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I'm watching Akagi and I like it.
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Feb 16, 2016 21:31
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A child born when the Washizu arc began would be getting ready to go to college now.
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Feb 16, 2016 21:35
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i watched Kaiji and it was good then I watched the second season of Kaiji and it was not as good thus is my tale
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Feb 16, 2016 21:52
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The second season of Kaiji owns, actually.
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Feb 16, 2016 21:56
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Its about drat time.
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Feb 16, 2016 22:03
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Feb 16, 2016 22:08
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i just didn't find it as strong as the first. like, there when kaiji pulls something off it's really clever and then at the end it makes a lot of pretty poignant arguments about humanity with characters that seem like rich assholes but actually have a pretty good point to make in the second season a lot of what kaiji ends up doing happens sort of due to coincidence and the big villain at the end is just 'a jerk who owns a casino and is a jerk'
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Feb 16, 2016 23:00
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Pewdiepie posted:Its about drat time. It's a travesty there wasn't a thread.
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Feb 16, 2016 23:20
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I enjoy his work, but a lot of his characters seem to bust out long monologues, spewing coffee-table philosophy for pages on end. eg: Buraiden Gai chapter 2, the cop talks crap for 4/5 of the chapter
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Feb 17, 2016 03:21
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My favorite thing about the Fukumoto manga I've read is how they always sympathize heavily with the working class and generally involves a lot of empathy towards people in bad situations.
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Feb 17, 2016 03:36
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I have been reading the newest arc of Kaiji and it's still fun. The newest gamble is probably the most interesting one yet. I have a bit of difficulty with Majong based gambles because I don't understand the rules. The newest gamble in Kaiji is called One Poker and it's super easy to understand and fun to go through.
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Feb 17, 2016 03:41
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Ytlaya posted:My favorite thing about the Fukumoto manga I've read is how they always sympathize heavily with the working class and generally involves a lot of empathy towards people in bad situations. Kurosawa is one of the few media that realistically addresses almost all of the aspects of how hosed up being homeless is.
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Feb 17, 2016 03:43
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Everyone should read the Legend of the Strongest Man Kurosawa.
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Feb 17, 2016 04:05
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Suspicious Lump posted:I enjoy his work, but a lot of his characters seem to bust out long monologues, spewing coffee-table philosophy for pages on end. Yeah, it owns
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Feb 17, 2016 04:34
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TheLovablePlutonis posted:Kurosawa is one of the few media that realistically addresses almost all of the aspects of how hosed up being homeless is. Disappearance Diary is another. It's an autobiographical look at the authors period of alcoholism and homelessness. It's more lighthearted overall, though.
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Feb 17, 2016 06:00
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new chapter of kaiji started off bleh but by the end turned things around and was real good. really got my heart racing.
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Feb 17, 2016 07:14
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Just read Buraiden Gai. Good stuff. The story definitely went differently than what I thought; I was expecting a lot more out of the detective but I guess not much ever happened on his end. The institute warden guy was definitely the best part, especially his speech to the kids when they "graduate".
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Feb 17, 2016 21:05
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If you like mahjong and peak FKMT artstyle Ten is the manga for you.
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Feb 17, 2016 23:40
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So what's the story with FKMT anime adaptations? They made a few that seemed fairly popular and successful, and maybe that was mostly in the west or something, but at least it was successful enough to do three seasons. They've totally given up on animation and are only focusing on the ultra-condensed, sharp-edges-removed live-action stuff now or something? I want my Kurosawa animation. He's history's strongest man.
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Feb 18, 2016 00:18
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Tonfa posted:If you like mahjong and peak FKMT artstyle Ten is the manga for you. ten is fkmt's magnum opus. also probably the most difficult to get into for your average person considering the mahjong is far more involved than in akagi or probably any of his other works. but it is worth it. fkmt works always have powerful endings but ten is on just a whole nother level. even compared to kurosawa's ending
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Feb 18, 2016 01:26
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XboxPants posted:So what's the story with FKMT anime adaptations? They made a few that seemed fairly popular and successful, and maybe that was mostly in the west or something, but at least it was successful enough to do three seasons. They've totally given up on animation and are only focusing on the ultra-condensed, sharp-edges-removed live-action stuff now or something? Theres Kaiji season 3 scenes in a pachinko machine but that's all I've seen or heard of about new material. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SGBX3xKwFo
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Feb 18, 2016 01:57
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The part of the manga that would constitute "Season Three" is technically still ongoing so I wouldn't expect to see a full-fledged adaptation of it anytime soon.
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Feb 18, 2016 02:00
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Imagine the complete akagi where we'll have at least fifty episodes of the Washizu mahjong arc 
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Feb 18, 2016 02:03
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Has anyone in here read part 2 of Gambling Legend Emperor Zero? I liked part 1 in the amusement park a lot but I remember quitting part 2 when they went on a long-rear end treasure hunt solving riddles and stuff. Should I give it another chance?
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Feb 18, 2016 15:52
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 Oh hell yes the Monk arc is gonna start
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Feb 18, 2016 16:24
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seizon is a good collab he did that hasn't been mentioned yet
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pftime.mp3 Theowulv posted:Some of the most gripping material I've ever had the pleasure to read. Nobuyuki Fukumoto is an all time great. Davincie posted:seizon is a good collab he did that hasn't been mentioned yet I think this one may have gotten an official release, but not sure.
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I started reading Seizon back in the day but only the first volume was translated at the time so I forgot about it. Is it finished? Jostiband posted:I think this one may have gotten an official release, but not sure.
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Bad Seafood posted:I started reading Seizon back in the day but only the first volume was translated at the time so I forgot about it. Only mangawise. The Kaiji and Akagi animes and the Akagi live action are on CR.
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Feb 19, 2016 02:24
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Oh yeah, forgot about that. I was thinking more in terms of commercial availability though. Streaming's one thing but I can't go down to a local bookstore and buy Kurosawa or Ten, or buy Kaiji on DVD without importing.
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Feb 19, 2016 02:30
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Probably one of the realest things ever put into a manga/comic/whatever.
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Feb 19, 2016 03:18
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Bump! New chapter of Akagi. Their finally caught up with the chapters of Akagi in Japan.
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Gyra_Solune posted:i watched Kaiji and it was good Season 2 of Kaiji has big pacing problems. The first half is rock solid but the whole pachinko arc could have probably 4 or 5 episodes worth cut from it and be easily edited down into a tight, exciting narrative instead of tons of footage of ball bearings swirling around drains and the backstory of some loser villain that's totally inconsequential. I tried to watch Akagi and got maybe six or seven episodes in but it just didn't click for me like Kaiji, which is one of my favorite series of all time. I don't have a great grasp of Mahjong (I get the basics) so I don't have the innate understanding of why certain things are so unusual or important. That isn't totally necessary to enjoy the show, but what I really didn't like was that it's just not the same to go from a series like Kaiji, where the hero is smart but still a struggling underdog, to one like Akagi where it's made pretty clear that the protagonist is a genius that will definitely dominate everyone around him, even if there's a wrinkle in his plan now and then. Started reading Kurosawa because of this thread, it's rad so far. Just brutal in the best way.
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