Ten (manga)

Ten: Tenhōdōri No Kaidanji
Cover of the first volume
天 - 天和通りの快男児
Genre	Drama, Sport, Gambling, Psychological
Manga
Written by	Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Published by	Takeshobo
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Kindai Mahjong Gold
Original run	1989 – 2002
Volumes	18

Ten: Tenhōdōri No Kaidanji (Japanese: 天 - 天和通りの快男児) is a mahjong centric Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It was first published in 1989 during Japan's economic boom, when gambling manga became popular. Considered a hit in Japan, it was followed by spin-off Akagi in 1992. Ten was adapted into a PlayStation 2 game released by D3 Publisher on December 11, 2003.

Takashi Ten is called to a mahjong club one night to play against Igawa Hiroyuki, a young mahjong player. Having just robbed Ten's friends blind at mahjong, Ten arrives to take back his winnings.. Ten's mahjong style becomes more apparent as the game progresses...amateurish! Ten cheats in the last round, using a move called the Tsubame Gaeshi, and winning with a Tenhou hand. Hiroyuki is angered once Ten admits he cheated after the game. Will he come to understand Ten's "Way of Tenhou", where Ten willingly cheats and gets beat up in response for his friends? Will Ten unlock his true mahjong potential or cheat forever?