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“Achiga High faces overwhelming odds against champion Teru Miyanaga in the Inter-High Mahjong semifinals.”
Saki - Episode of Side A Specials
咲-Saki-阿知賀編 episode of side-A スペシャルエピソード 13話～16話
7.56
1,863 rank · 15,801 viewers · 24 favorites
Slice of Life
School
Strategy Game
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Synopsis
Achiga High faces overwhelming odds against champion Teru Miyanaga in the Inter-High Mahjong semifinals.
The semifinal round of the Inter-High Mahjong Championship is still in full swing. After witnessing the extraordinary might of the champion Teru Miyanaga of Shiraitodai High School, the girls of Achiga High School are left bewildered. However, even if the odds are against them, it's not too late yet—the game has just begun.
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
5.5
/10
What 2 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5.5
mode 3
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · Dec 2017 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Fantastic !!! These episodes are the best thing this series has to offer for its viewer. After watching them i wanted to see more.... For those who are wondering these 4 special episodes are the...”
- 3 “I thought that after the last four episodes, we'd continue in a better direction. And while we were finally playing mahjong with 4 (3 in one case) people again, the matches still felt completely...”
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- Format 4 × 30′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 00m all episodes
- Aired Feb 2013 – Aug 2013
- Source Special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7338 catalog
Produced by
- Sotsu Producer
- Lantis Producer
- TV Tokyo Music Producer