Saki
咲-Saki-
“Saki, a mahjong-hating prodigy, joins her school's club, befriends rivals, and aims for the national championship.”
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Saki, a mahjong-hating prodigy, joins her school's club, befriends rivals, and aims for the national championship.
Due to childhood circumstances, first-year high school student Saki Miyanaga hates anything related to mahjong. When she does play the game, she keeps a low profile to avoid standing out. One day, her friend Kyoutarou Suga drags her along to the school's mahjong club. There, she meets Nodoka Haramura, the champion of the previous year's national middle school mahjong championship, and Yuuki Kataoka, a fellow club member. As the club play a few rounds, Saki attempts to hide her talent. However, the club president, Hisa Takei, notices Saki's unusual playstyle. Realizing her potential, she puts Saki's real ability to the test—proving her to be more talented than expected. This revelation damages Nodoka's pride, and their relationship gets off to a rocky start. Saki ends up joining the club, and after clearing up the misunderstandings between her and Nodoka, friendship blooms between them. As Saki slowly warms up to mahjong once again, she and the rest of her club only have one goal—to win nationals!
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7.6/10
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4.8 ptsRecommenders 8.5 · others 3.7
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- 9/10 “Visually appealing and entertaining, the anime delivers fun without requiring any grasp of mahjong jargon like Tsumi, Dora, or Rinshan Kaihou. No prior knowledge of the game is needed to enjoy the...”
- 10/10 “Taco-powered Yuuki and the promise of yuri pairings deliver delicious camp, yet the series treats mahjong like forgettable side salsa and saddles its heroine with an east-wind-only curse that turns...”
- 9/10 “I loved how the anime turns a girl who once hated mahjong into an unstoppable force at the table, making impossible wins feel exhilarating. Watching friendships form through shared love of the game...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-4258
- Format
- 25 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 10h 00m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Apr 2009 – Sep 2009
- Spring 2009
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
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- BS-4258
- catalog