Ten：The Nice Guy on the Path of Tenho(2018)

Ten: The Nice Guy on the Path of Tenho is a mahjong series following Takashi Ten, a scrappy player who arrives at a club to face off against the skilled young prodigy Igawa Hiroyuki. After Hiroyuki has cleaned out Ten's friends at the tables, Ten challenges him to a high-stakes game. As the match unfolds, Ten's unorthodox style emerges—part bluff, part deception. In the final round, he pulls off a daring cheat using the Tsubame Gaeshi technique and wins with a Tenhou hand. When Hiroyuki discovers the trick, he's furious. But Ten's willingness to bend the rules and take his lumps reveals a deeper philosophy: he cheats not for himself, but to protect his friends. The series explores whether Ten will ever master mahjong legitimately or remain bound to his unconventional code.