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“Saki competes in national mahjong tournament to reunite with her sister, facing formidable opponents.”
Saki: The Nationals
咲-Saki-全国編
7.42
2,465 rank · 39,426 viewers · 127 favorites
Slice of Life
School
Strategy Game
Seinen
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Synopsis
Saki competes in national mahjong tournament to reunite with her sister, facing formidable opponents.
Saki Miyanaga, along with the rest of Kiyosumi High School's mahjong team, proceeds to the national level of the Interhigh Mahjong Championship. However, reaching the top will prove difficult as she faces opponents on par with and, quite possibly, exceeding her skills. Even so, she refuses to back down, vowing to stop at nothing to fulfill her goal: to see her sister face-to-face once more.
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 4 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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Running avg · Apr 2014 → Sep 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I will start by saying that this season is way better than season 1. They managed to focus more on the characters and display their passion and love for Mahjong during these 13 episodes in a...”
- 8 “Hmm, I am particularly vexed at what I saw at Saki: Nationals. However, I'd be best to practice prudence and avoid spilling some spoilers. As usual, I'll start in my usual review format. Story is...”
- 7 “First review on MAL, apologies for the quality or lack thereof. I heard of Saki through a friend I've met on here, and decided to check out the series. I know absolutely nothing about the game of...”
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Medium · 25%
Long · 75%
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2014 – Apr 2014 Winter 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7359 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Square Enix Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer