The Legend of the Gambler: Tetsuya

The Legend of the Gambler: Tetsuya (Japanese: 勝負師伝説哲也, Hepburn: Shōbushi Densetsu Tetsuya) is a Japanese gambling manga series written by Fūmei Sai and illustrated by Yasushi Hoshino. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 1997 to January 2005. It was adapted by Toei Animation into a 20-episode anime television series, broadcast on TV Asahi from October 2000 to March 2001.

The Legend of the Gambler: Tetsuya
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Tetsuya Asada
勝負師伝説哲也
(Shōbushi Densetsu Tetsuya)
Genre
Manga
Written byFūmei Sai
Illustrated byYasushi Hoshino
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 30, 1997 – January 12, 2005
Volumes41
Anime television series
Directed byNobutaka Nishizawa
Produced by
Written byYoshiyuki Suga
Music byKuniaki Haishima
StudioToei Animation
Original networkTV Asahi
Original run October 7, 2000 – March 24, 2001
Episodes20

The manga was heavily influenced by the novels of Takehiro Irokawa and features many of his characters. One of Irokawa’s pseudonyms was Asada Tetsuya, and the main character of his most famous autobiographical work, Mahjong Drifters Chronicles (Japanese: 麻雀放浪記) was named Boya Tetsu.

In 2000, The Legend of the Gambler: Tetsuya won the 23rd Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.

Plot

In 1944, Tetsuya Asada was 15 years old. Three years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tetsuya was mobilized to work at a munitions factory. One day, he was with one of his lunch break friends and was being taught how to gamble by his colleague's uncle. At that time, an old man who survived without escaping in the tragedy of an air raid that turns the whole area into a burnt field teaches him that "unlucky people die". The following year, Japan lost the war and was in a poor situation. Tetsuya, who managed to get a job, is gambling at his workplace and was driven to the last minute by losing consecutively, showed his talent as a gamer. After meeting Inami at a gambling hall, Tetsuya heads for Yokosuka after hearing that he can make money by playing mahjong against American soldiers in Yokosuka.

Media

Manga

Shōbushi Densetsu Tetsuya is written by Fūmei Sai and illustrated by Yasushi Hoshino. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 30, 1997 to January 12, 2005.[2][3] Kodansha compiled the series' individual chapters into forty-one tankōbon volumes published from December 13, 1997 to February 17, 2005.[4][5]

Anime

The manga was adapted into a 20-episode anime television series produced by Toei Animation and broadcast on TV Asahi from October 6, 2000 to March 23, 2001.[6] The anime was originally intended to be broadcast nationwide on Saturday nights in the 6:30 timeslot. However, in episodes 8 to 11 Tetsuya’s rival is a gambler who uses methamphetamines called Hiropon, in order to cheat by remembering the backs of the tiles. This resulted in the show being moved to the midnight slot and not being broadcast nationally. Additionally, an anti-drug warning was added to the end of the relevant episodes.

Reception

The Legend of the Gambler: Tetsuya won the 23rd Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category in 2000.[7]

See also

References
  1. Oppliger, John (November 16, 2012). "Ask John: What are the Best Gambling Anime?". AnimeNation. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  2. 週刊少年サンデー 1997年 表示号数33. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  3. 週刊少年サンデー 2005年 表示号数2. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. 哲也～雀聖と呼ばれた男～（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  5. 哲也～雀聖と呼ばれた男～（４１）＜完＞ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  6. "THE LEGEND OF THE GAMBLER - TETSUYA". Toei Animation. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  7. Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
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