Tetsuya Asada
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Format:TV
Episodes:20
Episode Length:23 mins
Season:FALL 2000
Source:manga
Estimated watch time
7h 40m
⚡ 4 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Gambling100%Mahjong100%Historical79%Survival79%Shounen66%Primarily Adult Cast60%Bar60%Drugs53%Primarily Male Cast46%Karuta40%
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Synopsis & Story
In the year 1947, the people of Shinjuku are down on their luck. With little money to buy food or necessities, some resort to gambling in order to survive. Traveling Tetsuya chooses to spend his time at Mahjong parlors where he is wiping the floor clean with his adversaries. However, when Tetsuya meets the intensely skilled Boushu-san, he realizes that his skills are still lacking. (Source: Anime News Network)
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Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya: should you watch it?
At a glance
Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya has been well received, with an average AniList score of 73/100 — 55% of 1,139 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #8 highest-rated anime of 2000, and #28 most popular anime of 2000 on AniList.
Of the 1.9K AniList users who started it, 7.0% dropped it, so it is dropped at a typical rate; 1.4K have finished it.
At about 7 h 40 min in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Sports — especially gambling, mahjong, historical, survival.
Episodes
20 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Fuumei Sai
- Director
- Nobutaka Nishizawa
- Series composition
- Yoshiyuki Suga
- Character design
- Hidemi Kubo
- Music
- Kuniaki Haishima
Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya FAQ
- How many episodes does Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya have?
- Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya has 20 episodes of about 23 minutes each, roughly 7 h 40 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya?
- About 7 h 40 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 10 days; at one hour a day, about 8 days.
- Is Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya finished?
- Yes. Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya has finished airing — the final episode aired March 24, 2001.
- Is there a season 2 of Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya?
- No sequel is listed for Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
- Is Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya based on a manga?
- Yes. Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya adapts the manga by Fuumei Sai.