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 * Crowning Moment of Awesome: Tons.
 * Crowning Moment of Funny: Shortly after his introduction, Akagi asks his opponents and a few others what the most delicious thing for a Mahjong player is (it's a riddle of sorts). His reaction to their responses is hilarious. Especially since he's usually so stoic.
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: The very last page shows
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: Why else would Akagi get his own series?
 * Memetic Mutation: AKAGI IN SPACE
 * Moe: One of the reasons why Hiroyuki is so popular.
 * More Popular Spinoff: Some people new to Fukumoto's works don't even know that Akagi is supposed to be a Prequel to this. Likely because the latter got an anime adaptation.
 * Needs More Love
 * Tear Jerker: The entire finale.