Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū explained

Ja Kanji:	哭きの竜 麻雀飛翔伝
Genre:	Gambling^[1]

Type:	manga
Author:	Junichi Nojo
Publisher:	Takeshobo
Demographic:	Seinen
Magazine:	Bessatsu Kindai Mahjong
First:	1985
Last:	1990
Volumes:	9

Type:	ova
Director:	Satoshi Dezaki
First:	May 25, 1988
Last:	July 27, 1990
Runtime:	45 minutes
Episodes:	3

is a Japanese mahjong-themed manga series written and illustrated by Junichi Nojo. It was serialized in Takeshobo's Bessatsu Kindai Mahjong between 1985 and 1990.^[2] It was adapted into a three-episode original video animation (OVA) between 1988 and 1990.

It was also adapted into four video games, released between 1990 and 1995.

Video games

• Ryū: Naki no Ryū Yori (June 28, 1990, PC-9801, published by Wolf Team)
• Ryū: Naki no Ryū Yori (February 15, 1991, Sharp X68000, published by Wolf Team)
• Naki no Ryū: Mahjong Hishō-den (December 25, 1992, Super Famicom, published by IGS)
• Mahjong Hishō-den: Shin Naki no Ryū (October 27, 1995, Super Famicom, published by Bec)

See also

• Gambling in Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ask John: What are the Best Gambling Anime?. November 16, 2012. Oppliger, John. AnimeNation. January 5, 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140907212852/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2012/11/16/ask-john-what-are-the-best-gambling-anime/. September 7, 2014 .
2. Web site: ja:伝説の男の現在は？能條純一が描く麻雀マンガ「哭きの竜」新作収めた単行本. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/230831. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. February 1, 2021. ja. April 30, 2017.