Description
Takuya Saotome is a skilled but utterly unknown and low-earning professional mahjong player. His life collapses when his live-in girlfriend tricks him, leaving him burdened with five million yen in debt and estranged from his family. With no one to turn to, he confides in Nabe, the motherly manager of his local gay bar. Nabe proposes a shocking solution: Takuya should dress as a woman, take the female professional mahjong player examination, and earn a living on the women's circuit.
Desperate for a way out and nursing a desire for revenge against both the girlfriend who betrayed him and the mahjong establishment that undervalues him, Takuya agrees. He adopts the female identity of Sakura Shindou, passes the pro exam in disguise, and begins navigating the high-stakes world of female professional mahjong. The story follows his double life as he competes both as the male Takuya and the female Sakura, using his genuine skill to climb the ranks while concealing his true identity. The narrative explores the financial disparity between male and female pros, the realities of the professional mahjong industry, and the psychological toll of maintaining a deception under constant pressure. The manga spans twenty-one chapters collected in three volumes, following Takuya's struggle to repay his debt, outplay his opponents, and carve out a new future for himself in a world where appearance often matters as much as ability.
Desperate for a way out and nursing a desire for revenge against both the girlfriend who betrayed him and the mahjong establishment that undervalues him, Takuya agrees. He adopts the female identity of Sakura Shindou, passes the pro exam in disguise, and begins navigating the high-stakes world of female professional mahjong. The story follows his double life as he competes both as the male Takuya and the female Sakura, using his genuine skill to climb the ranks while concealing his true identity. The narrative explores the financial disparity between male and female pros, the realities of the professional mahjong industry, and the psychological toll of maintaining a deception under constant pressure. The manga spans twenty-one chapters collected in three volumes, following Takuya's struggle to repay his debt, outplay his opponents, and carve out a new future for himself in a world where appearance often matters as much as ability.
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Staff
- StorySayaka Okada
- ArtKazuo Maekawa
