The original manga is also ongoing in Weekly Manga Goraku, and the 95th volume of the original manga shipped on August 18.
Author Tomoshi Kuga and artist Shinmei Minegishi’s Mahjong Hadō Densetsu Tenpai Gaiden (Mahjong Military Rule Legend: Tenpai Side Story) will get two live-action film adaptations.
The mahjong-themed manga’s main character Yoshiaki Kurosawa, known by the nickname “Mahjong Craftsman,” came from the creators’ Mahjong Hiryū Densetsu Tenpai manga (Tenpai for short).
Tenpai Gaiden is serializing in Nihonbungeisha’s Manga Goraku Special (after moving from Bessatsu Manga Goraku when the magazine ceased publication) and it has 3 million copies in print.