Saturday, May 26th, 2007
RON
NANI?!?!
So I just recently downloaded Akagi, though I’m about 2 years late. In any case, I’ve watched a few episodes and already I have high regards for it. And it’s really just about this natural gambling genius and mahjong. I don’t know a single thing about it, but it’s still riveting as hell. Think of it as the Hikaru no Go before Hikaru no Go, only with yakuza and without that trap. I’d recommend it to anyone, especially those who know mahjong. And Akagi is just plain cool; he’s a ruthless bastard with an unwavering will.
Akagi’s art style is really strange, though. I tried to imitate it bit here, but it really is nothing compared to the bizzare facial proportions that’s actually in the show. I was horrified at first to see that a screencap that I saw was indeed not photoshoped, but the style has already grown on me.
