Akagi (2015)

It has *nothing* to do with real mahjong...this is so unrealistic it hurts! >_____<

As I've mentioned here and there in my reviews, my "Dropped" list is anything but complete (if anything, let's say that it represents but a tiny fraction of the dramas I've actually dropped!). I should also add that even out of the minority of dropped dramas which I bother to include in that list, it's again just a tiny fraction that gets the questionable "honor" of a review; on the one hand, I prefer reviewing titles I've completed (as it seems more sensible and fair); on the other hand, though, I can make the occasional exception for titles which I deem so terrible that they deserve a bad review both for personal future reference and as a warning for my fellow dramophiles.
And, well, this is precisely one of those exceptions.
So, why is it so terrible imho?
Firstly, the script has *nothing* to do with mahjong (and indeed, I noticed positive reviews/comments by people who admit not knowing the slightest thing about mahjong - which is totally understandable). But if you, like me, are a big fan of this game, steer clear of this. It's so unrealistic it hurts.
Secondly, the acting follows the script in being absolutely ridiculous. Not sure how much of it depends on the actors themselves, though possibly litle, given the awfully poor material they had to work with (I'd normally speak of *bidimensional characters* at this point, but seriously, guys, these are so terrible, they're more like *monodimensional*...>____<)
So, if you're a mahjong fan, I'd recommend avoiding this completely and spending your time on "Ten - Tenwa Doori no Kaidanji" instead (I'm watching it these days and if they haven't ruined it in the very last episodes, expect a very positive review about it coming soon ^___-)

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