Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū
Japanese manga, anime, and video game franchise
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Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū (麻雀飛翔伝 哭きの竜; "Mahjong Soaring Tale: Sobbing Ryū") 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.
| Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū | |
 Ryū: Naki no Ryū Yori video game cover art (X68000) | |
| 哭きの竜 麻雀飛翔伝 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Gambling[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Junichi Nojo |
| Published by | Takeshobo |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Kindai Mahjong |
| Original run | 1985 – 1990 |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Satoshi Dezaki |
| Written by | Hiroyuki Yamaga Kazumi Koide Satoshi Dezaki |
| Studio | Gainax Magic Bus |
| Released | May 25, 1988 – July 27, 1990 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 3 |
| Live-action film | |
| Mahjong Hisho Den: Naki no Ryu (1995) | |
| Released | Jun 17, 1995 |
| Runtime | 95 minutes |
It was also adapted into four video games, released between 1990 and 1995.
Video games
- Ryū: Naki no Ryū Yori (June 28, 1990, PC-98, published by Wolf Team)
- Ryū: Naki no Ryū Yori (February 15, 1991, 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)
