Mahjong Hishou-den Naki no Ryuu

Mahjong Hishou-den Naki no Ryuu

The protagonist, Ryuu or Crying Dragon, is a mysterious man who often plays games with the gang members. He only wins by "ron", a move in which one needs to wait for the opponent's tile to complete the win.

* 'Ron' is also called 'Naki' in mahjong, which has the same pronunciation as 'Crying' in Japanese.

Mahjong Hishouden Naki no Ryuu is a mahjong anime based on a manga by Nojo Junichi in 1980s-90s.

Data

  • Format

    OVA

  • Episodes

    3

  • Episode Duration

    40 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Sat Jun 25 1988

  • End Date

    Mon Aug 27 1990

  • Season

    SPRING 1988

  • Average Score

    56%

  • Mean Score

    62%

  • Popularity

    691

  • Favourites

    4

  • Studios

    Gainax

  • Producers

    Bandai

  • Source

    MANGA

  • Genres

    Drama

  • Romaji

    Mahjong Hishou-den Naki no Ryuu

  • Native

    麻雀飛翔伝 哭きの竜

  • Synonyms

    Weeping Dragon

Tags

  • Mahjong

    100%

  • Gambling

    79%

  • Yakuza

    79%

  • Mafia

    79%

  • Gangs

    70%

Relations

Characters

1 / 1

Staff

1 / 500
  • Hiroyuki Yamaga

    Hiroyuki Yamaga

    Script (eps 1-3)

  • Junichi Noujou

    Junichi Noujou

    Original Creator

  • Toshio Okada

    Toshio Okada

    Planning

  • Seiji Miyamoto

    Seiji Miyamoto

    Art Director (ep 2)

  • Masanori Kikuchi

    Masanori Kikuchi

    Art Director (ep 1)

  • Katsunori Shimizu

    Katsunori Shimizu

    Sound Director

  • Fumio Hirokawa

    Fumio Hirokawa

    Director of Photography (ep 1)

  • Keizou Shimizu

    Keizou Shimizu

    Character Design

  • Motoki Yagi

    Motoki Yagi

    Key Animation (eps 1, 2)

  • Nobutaka Ike

    Nobutaka Ike

    Art Director (ep 3)

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    18 Users

  • PLANNING

    465 Users

  • COMPLETED

    165 Users

  • DROPPED

    25 Users

  • PAUSED

    18 Users

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