Fukumoto

Kurosawa part one.

Ten, followed by Akagi, Gai and Kurosawa in that order.

Kurosawa, obviously.

Seizon - Life is second.

Gin to Kin is third, then the rest.

>>157283688
There's part two??

>>157284179
Yes. It's about him becoming a hobo after he wakes up from the coma.
>>157282012
Gin to Kin
Zero 1st series
Kurosawa 1st series

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>>157282012
Ten

>>157284386
>Zero 1st series
2nd is way better and we finally get a richass old man who's NOT a fucking psychopath from FKMT.

>>157285256
Dunno, I liked the amusement park of deathtraps a lot more than finding some old guy

>>157285387
Read enough FKMT and you'll get sick of giant corporations with black-suit goons holding death games some day.

>>157284386
I really love Gin to Kin, and I think it's more fun and better paced than Kaiji, but for me it really isn't above Ten and later Akagi. Mahjong is fkmt's strong suit, and it is the means he feels most comfortable with to deliver an incredible story. Of course though, the highlight of Ten definitely wasn't mahjong, but still.

Fkmt is a very talented mangaka, and I'm glad so many people have such different favourites when it comes to his works.

>>157282012
What do you guys recommend I read first?
Because I know a lot of his stories have continuations. Like with Kaiji, Ten, Zero, Kurosawa.

>>157285679
If you like mahjong, start with Ten, follow with Akagi if you liked it.

If you don't, watch Kaiji or read Zero, then try Ten anyways.

If you strongly detest games, try Kurosawa or Gai.

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>>157285679
Most people got hooked by starting with Kaiji, so that's a place to start as good as any.

A friend of mine made pic related, if it's of any help.

Ten's final arc.

>>157285801
I like games, one of the reasons why I loved the manga of Yugioh. Which one is your favorite work of FKMT?
>>157285823
That chart looks useful. Thanks.

>>157282012
Kurosawa by far if we pretend that part 2 doesn't exists.
Akagi would be my personal second one

>>157285823
That shit is outdated.
4th Kaiji arc ended quite some time ago and 5th one is ongoing now.

>>157286554
Oh and Akagi isn't ongoing, it finished last month or so.

>>157286571
No, Akagi isn't ending until February

>>157286609
You wot?

https://fkmtkrazy.blogspot.com/2017/04/akagi-chapter-296-end.html

>>157286633
fkmtkrazy.blogspot.com/2017/05/akagi-chapter-297.html

>>157286680
Oh shit, I didn't realize it has an epilogue mini arc. That's cool.

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it's a crying shame none of fkmt's manga ever got releases outside of japan (other than seizon life). none that i know of, at least.

what do you think?

>>157286753
Absolutely 0 mainstream or even profitable niche appeal. It falls into the obscure kind of niche that simply wouldn't sell. Just look at the fucking Kaiji game on Steam that absolutely fucking bombed for example.

>>157286554
It's old but I still thought it would be useful for someone just getting into fkmt.

>>157286797
And link related:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/364960/RestrictedRPS__All_Aboard_The_Icarus/

>>157286797
You do realise that Gogem is a hack and doesn't have rights on anything related to FMKT.

>>157286943
I'm aware that whoever made that game obviously has no Kaiji rights but how are they a hack for adapting Restricted Janken into vidya format? Unless there's some drama I'm not aware of in which case do tell.

>>157286977
All I'm saying, if the game was officially developed by decent team and was properly marketed it probably would not have flopped.

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Best boy

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>>157287491
sure is

PON
KAN
CHI

FURI
TEN
TSUMO

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yukio best

>>157285679
Watch season 1 of Kaiji, read after that (Part 1 is not translated by FKMT crazy, but has an official online translation for like $3 a volume).

Zero is just Kaiji but with a smart protagonist and more focus on solving the games than the psychological aspect of the games.


If you're going to read Ten and Akagi, read Ten up until the Clear Mahjong arc, then read all of Akagi (current translations are up to date I think, and the series only has 9 chapters to go), then finish Ten.

>>157289416
Thanks

>>157286977
The game didn't generate a lot of fellowship going into it's beta time (pre-greenlight), then it went greenlight and people calling it illegal to rip-off kaiji turned SOME people away, then on release the only servers were player hosted ones.

Apparently recently they went free to play, so maybe that might boost interest. The game itself is alright, but it's a multiplayer only game. If it had some kind of singleplayer, like maybe even half of what the Kaiji ps1 game was then it might do even better but I'm not holding my breath.

I had fun with it when I played it at release with people from the FKMTKrazy community.

>>157289589
Another thing was that he didn't market the game well like at all. He tried posting on /v/ of all places, but his posts were taken down due to advertising.
Yet despite all of his hardships, I was thinking about making One Poker into a game like how he did Restircted RPS. Seems simple enough and since it's a 1v1 kind of game, implementing single-player wouldn't be hard. Seems like a fun summer project and if it kicks off I could probably go all out on it.

>>157289674
I'd only play it if you make it F2P, and I'm sure same would go for many others.

>>157289416
>Zero is just Kaiji but with a smart protagonist and more focus on solving the games than the psychological aspect of the games.

I just wanted to add on that I think Morita from GtK is much more like 'if Kaiji were a competent protagonist' while also keeping a psychological aspect more than Zero does.

>>157289538
You got a lot of good advice, hope you enjoy descending into nosey madness.

I sure hope Kaiji ends on an emotional note like Kurasawa and Ten.

>>157290049
I'm hoping that the final Arc is a true showdown against Hyodo.

If Kaiji manages to actually beat his son and become a (yen) billionaire, surely Hyodo will want to defeat him

>>157290156
I was actually kind of hoping for Kaiji and Kazuya to somehow team up against Hyodo. Considering Kazuya isn't exactly his dad's biggest fan.

Some people think that what's done is done, regarding Hyodo, but I can't help but feel everything is leading up to the confrontation where Kaiji leaves him and Teiai in ruin. Or at least try to.

>>157290432
That's what I feel as well. I really doubt Fukumoto just decided to introduce the guys son as an antagonist for fun. I really think that Kazuya might end up dead. The setup for it is perfect. The machine controls everything, so if Kazuya bet his life and lost, Kaiji couldn't stop it, and Kazuya's henchmen couldn't either, considering they're all outside.

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>>157289962
>hope you enjoy descending into nosey madness.
I will. All the people on this thread have given me amazing recommendations.

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PON!

>>157282012
Akagi's death arc in Ten.

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>>157290726
But I don't want him to die. He's too cute to die.

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>>157291340
i really hope the epilogue has some good stuff in store, and not just like reminiscence on all that's happened during washizu mahjong.

glad that washizu is still kickin' apparently. cant wait to see what happens

>>157291450
Honestly, the fact that he was made so likable only makes me more frightened that he might get killed.... Hopefully the arc resolve doesn't end up fatal for him.

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>>157291450
He's 100% gonna die for sure, I bet money on it

>>157291859
>betting
has fkmt taught you nothing

i see what you mean, i just really want him to live...

>>157290726
Actually, there's a way to stop it

>>157290156
>I'm hoping that the final Arc is a true showdown against Hyodo.
Same here. I really Kaiji to get another shot at him, but this time have Kaiji being prepared.

>>157292158
>final showdown against Hyodo
>Kaiji loses again

Honestly I think it may happen.

>>157292227
I wouldn't mind it being a draw. But I don't want Hyodo to win and the series to end on that. A bittersweet ending will be fine, but not a bitter one.

>>157292158
>but this time have Kaiji being prepared.

Exactly. Hyodo proved that even he can make prideful mistakes, given that he arrogantly gave Kaiji a chance to win the Lottery game. If Kaiji enters into a gamble with him with experience, strategy, and luck on his side, he could win. The enormous Mahjong win convinced me of that. He's an idiot, but he has incredible instinct and otherwordly luck.

>>157292491
Kaiji's luck could be from Hyodo giving Kaiji part of his own luck at the end of first part. Remember that line where he gives Kaiji the winning scrap of paper back and says it's infused with King's Luck.
And then you realize that Kaiji wins three times in a row right after that (Chinchirorin, Pachinko, Mahjong).
It has to count for something despite being symbolic.

Also the way Hyodo acted towards Kaiji made me feel as if, in a way, he saw a younger version of himself in Kaiji for the lack of better words.

>>157292394
Me neither. I don't trust FKMT not to hurt me again though.

>>157285823
Didn't know Tonegawa got his own spinoff. Nice.

Am I the only one who read the manga Confession, which is a work Fukumoto did with Kawaguchi Kaiji?

akagi vs urabe was good

>>157292852
Tonegawa spinoff isn't made by FKMT, just so you know.

>>157290902

>kaiji drawn by itagaki

There's something I like about that.

>>157292887
Still neat, tho.

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>>157292875
sure damn was

>>157292632
Actually, Hyodo just used that as an excuse to have Kaiji keep the paper and later realize that Hyodo could pick out the paper because it was folded, and that there's no such thing as "King's luck", that Hyodo made sure he would win.

>>157292062
Yeah, there was also something about mother Sophie based on? Kazuya's own mother I assume? Or some "inheriting her spirit" kinda deal.

Hopefully it turns out OK, but I don't trust fkmt a bit...

>>157290049
The current chapters of Kaiji are probably the most intense the series has been to date.

>>157290726
Kaiji and Kazuya are both all in, Red Lives included. Kazuya already used Mother Sophie's failsafe to save Kaiji when Kaiji's remote broke. So Kazuya is about to eat it.

>>157294224
Well shit......

>>157285801
>watch Kaiji
why though?

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Post your favorite Kaiji pages

>>157285823
this needs to be updated because Kaiji part 1 is fully translated now.

>>157294364
Part 1 isn't translated unless you buy the official release online.

>>157294422
it's been ripped though

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>>157294422
Not true, I just read through it all a few months ago

>>157294422
Nigger, the entirety of Part 1 has been on BakaBT since forever.

>>157294440
Link?

>>157294473
Got BakaBT account?

>>157294473
It's on MT too

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>>157294375

>>157294375

Chinchirorin. When Kaiji goes, what are you doing, you have to go twice with my cheat dice.

He had just raped him the previous turn, and then hit again.

Is the game against Kazuya about to end? Did Kaiji ever use the 2 he had while he was about to drop down?

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>>157294375
Take everything one step at a time.

>>157294720
He used the 2 in the next hand and bluffed to get Kazuya to fold with a 6. As for the game ending, this past week's chapter was the card being flipped over and a flashback to the entire arc, dragging out the reveal for another week.

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>>157294830
interesting how even though its dragging on forever, fkmt manages to keep it so intense

>>157294937
It's not dragging on nearly as long as the 6th round of Washizu mahjong did.

Overall the pacing of One Poker (and even the Salvation Game towards the 2nd half) wasn't too bad.

>>157285823

I didn't know shit about mahjong yet I enjoyed Akagi.

I may have searched a little bit about the rules now and then while watching it but usually very little info.

>>157285823
I feel like Ten is the one people consider his magnus opus.

>>157294830
So did they both play an ace?

>>157285823
>if you dont know anything about mahjong you want enjoy it

Hardly, I didnt know anything about Mahjong til like 3 years after I watched Akagi

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>>157295261
There's a very small button on both sides that reveals a tray of 3 Aces. Kaiji discovers it and swaps out his 8 for an Ace. Kazuya has been using this throughout the match (at least one of the 5 Aces he plays through the match is definitely from this table, I cant remember the exact number)

He notices there are also 3 buttons in a triangle but he can't push them at once.

Kazuya realizes Kaiji uses the Ace button, so he uses the other buttons. We don't know what is in that drawer, nor do we know what either player played, but it's likely that button is for an arsenal of 2s to counter the Aces.

So either: Both played an Ace, Kazuya played a 2 into Kaiji's Ace, or Kaiji played his down card into Kazuya's 2. The reveal is going to be in the next issue.

>>157282012

It's Kurosawa.

I like Shin Kurosawa as well because I love hobo shenanigans (Tokyo Godfathers is my favorite Satoshi Kon movie), but it pales in comparison to the singular brilliance that is the original Kurosawa.

So who could win, Akagis' or Kaijis' luck?

>>157294364
Part 1 & 2's anime surpass their manga counterparts

>>157294673

pure love

>>157295924

Akagi, in pure luck. Kaiji mainly fights cheating opponents and has to outsmart them.

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>>157296258
Mikoko had better step off.

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>>157292852
It won fucking Sugoi Japan 2017
What the actual fuck I wanna read it shit
And more HERO too

>>157297088
>Sugoi Japan
*I meant Kono Manga ga Sugoi

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>>157284179
>>157283688
I thought it was about him trying to get laid?

Did he bang the old nurse yet?

>>157296935
God, he's so cute.

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>>157297749
I want to marry Kaiji.

>>157294375
Any page with Muraoka maniacally smiling.

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>>157294375
I like feeling rage.

>>157298626
Fuck him.

Kaijis first two parts, or Kurosawas first part.

Probably ten but I don't like mahjong THAT much.

Reminder that One Poker is on chapter 245 and isn't over and the Japanese shit all over it.

(Our scanlations only go to 154 and I'm almost tempted to learn Japanese to read raws)

>>157298990
>the Japanese shit all over it.

What don't they like about it?

>>157299089
Reading amazon reviews they're upset it's dragged on so long. I think poker isn't a good game for FKMT's -like pacing, Kaiji never had such a long arc for a single game

Like theres 100 chapters between raws and scanlations but I feel like not that much happens based on spoilers

>>157299383
Yeah 1v1 poker is pretty one dimensional. He should have come up with a different game.

>>157299383
Yeah, it feels like it should already be starting to head towards the end now.

>>157299383
At least it seems like its finally coming to a close going by 154 unless it gets dragged out by having him win and going back to playing without lives on the line. He really should wrap things up though.

>>157299471
>going by 154
Japan is on chapter 245 and there's no end in sight.

>>157299471
Oh, your poor thing...

>>157299541
Fucking seriously? Well unless some crazy twist keep happening i can already say this is the weakest part.

>>157299541
>no end in sight

>>157294375
>Kazuya betting his red life

>>157295501
>Cards flipped, reveal next week

Nope no end in sight

>>157292227
>in the end the moral Kaiji learns is that it's better to live humbly as a poor man
>the final arc is Kaiji attending a Gamblers Anonymous group and becoming a buddhist

>>157300000
>in the end the moral Kaiji learns is that it's better to live humbly as a poor man

Yeah, that's the thing - if Kaiji wins some massive amount against Hyodo, then the lesson is...what exactly? That Kaiji was right to be a fucking bum all his life and risk everything in insane gambles? I'm not sure I can see FKMT going for that.

>>157300069
>Kaiji wins 100 billion yen and wastes it all on pachinko

>>157300157
There's also that; even if he did win, he's just going to piss it all away.

>>157300069
He doesn't want to win money from him, though. He wants to stop him from taking advantage of others. That's why at the start of Kazuya-hen it was made clear its more about a battle of ideals rather than cash. One Poker is Kaiji going against what you could consider his first real equal.

>>157300069
>>157300157
He gives the billions to his loser sidekicks and their families, is left with almost nothing again. The manga ends with Kaiji being invited to another gyamburu. We never know if he accepted or not.

>>157300322
>He wants to stop him from taking advantage of others

The money is how he does that. Taking away his money is how you stop him.

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>he's never coming back

>>157300427
I don't think it would stop Hyodou even if he would lose all his money. He needs a real lesson, I think something that needs you to cooperate with someone to show him trust and friendship is a real deal.

>>157300427
But its not getting the money for the sake of having the money. He'll probably give it to Sakazaki's family and/or Ishida

>>157300485
He will come back next arc as a friend.

>>157300485
To be fair, it would be impossible for him to escape. Didn't he lose over 500 million yen? And don't they double your debt after so many months?

>>157300516
I can't see that guy changing just from Kaiji.

Maybe Kaiji can somehow get Kazuya on board and that's how he'll reach Hyodo.

>>157300645
Kazuya and Kaiji combo against Hyodo.
It would be hype as fuck!

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>>157300624
>friend
>to the guy who destroyed his life and sent his bishie ass to the dirt mines for over a thousand years by throwing his balls around

I'd like to see it happen too but I doubt it.

>>157285441
The setting for Part 2 was good but the scavenger hunt just wasn't very interesting.
>>157286695
It's not anymore of an epilogue than everything before Washizu mahjong was a prologue. FKMTKrazy called 296 the end because that's when Washizu Mahjong ended, but nothing has changed in series.

>>157300817
I'm down for any kind of Kaiji and Kazuya combo. Buddy cops. Super hero team. Humorously mismatched housemates. You name it.

>>157301089
Married couple?

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>>157300890
>throwing his balls around

Is it time for the ball jokes?

>>157301128
>Kaiji and Kazuya as my two gay dads:
>love's the most important thing son!
>don't you believe that crap son, use her and dump her before she uses you.

Glorious.

So, is it feasible to combine both Washizu Mahjong and 17 Steps Minefield?

>>157300817
That doesn't make any sense, Kazuya is a sick murderer and is irredeemable.

>>157298626
reminds me that Morita had few people attempting to backstab him, and apparently, Washizu had at least one as well.

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>>157301402
He's a good boy.

>>157301402
Kazuya is just Kaiji if he was raised by a Hyodo

>>157294364
Because the Chinchirorin arc is honestly one of the most intense piece of TV there is, period.

>>157301541
I don't get how Kazuya can only be 17 given how much younger Hyodo looks there.

>>157301402
>irredeemable
You will see when he is lose to Kaiji he is gonna bother him to no end because he will find in him a genuine friend.

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>>157300000
there's at least two characters who are big spenders (Akagi, Ten), those also have their respective antagonists who have their own problems because of their success. But then, there's also this guy.

>>157301402
Still an entertaining friend

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>>157301916

>>157283957
>Seizon - Life is second.
This was nice. I wish he did more short stuff that wasn't related to gambling.