* AdaptationDisplacement: Non-Japanese fans are more familiar with the anime than the manga, which lasted much, much longer than the former in Japan.
* ArcFatigue: The story is a bit over 300 chapters, and the Washizu mahjong arc takes roughly 235 chapters. The amount of [[AssPull twists]] the arc pulls to keep itself going would have even legendary TwistEnding director Creator/MNightShyamalan weeping. To put it into perspective: The match against Washizu starts around chapter 70. The sixth and final round doesn't start until around chapter ''140''. This round ends years later around Chapter ''300'', in 2017. You read that right: ''over half the manga is merely that final session''. And it took TWENTY years real time.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The entire soundtrack. This is [[Manga/DeathNote Hideki]] [[Manga/{{Kaiji}} Taniuchi]] after all. Also worth mentioning is the amazing opening ''Nantokanare'', and both the ending themes (''Akagi'' by Music/MaximumTheHormone and ''Silent This Side'' by The Animals).
* FauxSymbolism: Crucifixion? DemonicPossession? [[spoiler:MOTHERFUCKING RESURRECTION?]] Remind me, what game are we playing again?
* MemeticMutation: The phrase "Yagi ni denryu hashiru" (an electric current ran through Yagi) and many variations on it is a full-blown meme on the Japanese Internet.
* MorePopularSpinoff: ''Akagi'' is a prequel to one of Fukumoto's earlier manga called ''Ten'', in which [[spoiler: Akagi dies at the end.]]
* [[SequelDisplacement Prequel Displacement]]: Most ''Akagi'' fans don't even know about ''Ten'', where the 53 year old Akagi [[spoiler:dies at the end.]]
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