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Mar 30, 2014 10:14 AM
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This is awesome, even from the beginning of the episode imo. Go Toyone! The match had all the players make some good moves. PON. I think Saki did the best here with her skills. Nice.

Toyone and her tears lol ;_;
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Mar 30, 2014 10:29 AM
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See'ing Naruka like that just makes me laugh now.

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Mar 30, 2014 11:51 AM
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Toyone such a fangirl.

The all-important question now is... how much of an effect can those socks have?
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Mar 30, 2014 12:16 PM
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That always bugged me. Does this mean kyouko is actually stronger then amae koromo? Saki was able to play as she wanted against her but not kyouko. Oh well,. Anyways himematsu was my least favorite school of the 3. And I kind of found eisui a little weak for a seeded school, of course hatsumi had a bad matchup and jindai hasn't shown her true power, but still ...
Mar 30, 2014 12:37 PM
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From the beginning Saki looks so inhuman like a demon possesion her for real.
I believe she forgot to remove her socks since it was her first game and didn't know if they opponent are strong or not but I want to see how Saki will play on semi final.
Hisa seem also thinking to do something about it.

From what I read on the manga the semi final going to be really tough matches.
Better take it seriously. :)

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Mar 30, 2014 12:41 PM
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powerofemo said:
That always bugged me. Does this mean kyouko is actually stronger then amae koromo? Saki was able to play as she wanted against her but not kyouko. Oh well,. Anyways himematsu was my least favorite school of the 3. And I kind of found eisui a little weak for a seeded school, of course hatsumi had a bad matchup and jindai hasn't shown her true power, but still ...


You just said the reason. They all had a bad matchup. Jindai's gods only descend when the opponents are strong. the problem is, not one person in the table is strong enough to have a god descend. Actually, it was implied that a god wouldn't descend afterall until Jindai panicked on Yuuki's last riichi. Yuki is a good player, but not really strong enough aside from the East Wind.


Also, no, Kyouko isn't stronger than Koromo.



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See'ing Naruka like that just makes me laugh now.

Usuzan next episode! So much hype!!

Mar 30, 2014 12:49 PM
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This match was simply awesome to watch especially when Saki went in her owning mode, the others almost didn't stand a chance for that point on.
And the upcoming matches should be interesting as well.
Shamefully last week will be the last episode already.
Mar 30, 2014 12:57 PM
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Saki just owned those girls lol.

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Toyone such a fangirl.


I know right? lol.
Mar 30, 2014 1:00 PM
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underMebius said:


rederoin said:
See'ing Naruka like that just makes me laugh now.

Usuzan next episode! So much hype!!

This season won't cover the semi's, so I doubt we'll see them again.

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Mar 30, 2014 2:16 PM

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Saki you damn monster. Man I get so pissed with her. I dunno having so mych power feels unfair to me. My dream (which there is no chance that it will come true) is to see her losing. From anyone god damn it. At least I'm very happy that Himematsu went through. Although I'v read the manga I didn't remember this at all lol. I was certain that it was either Esui or Toyones school that would procceed but I wasn't sure which. I couldn't believe it in the end. Also Saki saying that she left the strongest school to pass... Wow it really didn't looked like that but hell I loved her. I hope her training pays off and she will crush Saki in the end but.... I know that is not gonna happen :(

Anyways I really hope for a next season in a few years ~~
Mar 30, 2014 2:31 PM

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underMebius said:

Also, no, Kyouko isn't stronger than Koromo.




That's not quite right.
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Mar 30, 2014 3:12 PM

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I am glad Himenatsu won since I found their ace, her sister and kyouko quite interesting.
Saki was awesome!!

Last episode next week :(
Mar 30, 2014 3:21 PM

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I would say Himematsu is my least favorite school out of those four.

I love Saki's dark looks in the beginning XD
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Mar 30, 2014 3:34 PM

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Saki is so amazing she played this whole Match with the intention to get +-0 Scores. And she actually got them all and also placed first, like the pros even said, she is a real Monster.Saki even played with her socks and shoes, without them she would have been terrifying.

Toyone is one of the characters i started to love in this Anime, she's such a cute character but also very good in Mahjong. You would think, that she is fearless and merciless but in her heart she really is so kawaii, I love her!

Saki still the Best character of all, she's Not only a real Monster but also ila very Nice human being. I'm looking Forward for the individual tournament, also Saki was scared against Himematsu srsly?

I'm also looking Forward for a beach Episode!

5/5 for this Episode.
Mar 30, 2014 5:26 PM
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Kainou's English accent was just so great XD Can't wait to see the final episode!
Mar 30, 2014 6:14 PM
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Next episode is not a beach episode, sadly. Cause the beach episode hasn't been drawn in the Manga yet. It will be the day which Achiga played in the semi-finals, when they went and watched their Hanada-Senpai (Subara) play. This is in the manga.

Loved how Saki went and win with a trash hand, ending the game. I think she did not want to prolong her dealer round and lost her dealership on purpose.
Mar 30, 2014 9:40 PM

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*everyone readies for a big hand*
*Saki ends it with a cheap win*
LOL.

I wonder why Saki said she's worried about Kyouko. To me, it looked like she had things under control. Like last episode, wasn't there one round where she intentionally (at least it looked like it) let someone win? In this one too. Was she doing it just so she could keep playing her +-0 style? Well...we'll find out in 5 years I guess.
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Mar 30, 2014 10:16 PM

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so the problem with Saki is that she still plays the '+0/-0' style or more like she plays it subconsciously...so if they could eliminate that style then i guess Saki will become the strongest player...


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Mar 31, 2014 3:11 AM

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I FOUND A TREND!!!!

FUJITA PRO SCARED SAKI
YUMI SCARED SAKI
NOW KYOUKO SCARED SAKI!!!!!

ITS PURPLE HAIR!!!
PURPLE HAIR CHARACTERS WITH NO SUPERPOWERS ARE SAKI'S WEAKNESS!!!

That means...

If Kiyosumi makes the finals, they'll most likely win, as Awai is blonde and Shizuno is brunette. (Unless another purple hair commoner 5th player made the finals too)
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Mar 31, 2014 5:59 AM

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Yeah! Ms. Plus-minus zero did it again. *claps* but what could this issue be?!
Mar 31, 2014 7:06 AM

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Out of the four, Kyouko doesn't possess any supernatural power to help her, yet she still managed to get in the second place. Perhaps, that's why Saki was scared O.o

However, the true monster inside Saki is still shackled. The thought of her taking off her socks and releasing her monster is quite frightening~
Mar 31, 2014 7:19 AM
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KAN, RINSHAN KAIHOU!

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Mar 31, 2014 8:44 AM
*hug noises*

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Such a huge troll way of winning but so awesome to see ^^
Mar 31, 2014 9:05 AM
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If Saki is a monster, then she's the cutest monster ever.
Mar 31, 2014 4:45 PM

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Seems like Saki's 2nd Season will end just as it's first season, with the last episode being a fanservice only. Though that isn't bad at all *-*
Mar 31, 2014 6:39 PM

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I just hope they'll announce new season or OVA's nexty week.
Mar 31, 2014 8:10 PM
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Mugen_Time said:
I wonder what about Kyouko scares Saki...Cause Saki seems like she was owning the match.


This is my interpretation, but I think I am on to the correct plot: Kyouko is a demon hunter, when the other three players are demons, their quirks make playing the game more predictable. She talked about this when she talked about "three hand Mahjong". Kyouko can't beat any of the demons one on one, but when she is playing three of them, she can win. That is what Saki is worried about.

However, the writer gave us a clue. Kyouko thought that Saki was disrespecting her, but Saki is the one who knows how strong Kyouko really is, even the "pro" didn't get this part (thinking that Saki was only a demon, not someone who, like her sister, can read the "soul" of her opponent).

The final match will be between Osaka, Nara, Tokyo, and Nagano, so once again there will be three demons, and the pro will be gunning Osaka to beat Saki, however the deciding factor I think will be that Saki will be the only one who can read not only what is on the surface, but what is below the surface.
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Takuan_Soho said:
Mugen_Time said:
I wonder what about Kyouko scares Saki...Cause Saki seems like she was owning the match.


This is my interpretation, but I think I am on to the correct plot: Kyouko is a demon hunter, when the other three players are demons, their quirks make playing the game more predictable. She talked about this when she talked about "three hand Mahjong". Kyouko can't beat any of the demons one on one, but when she is playing three of them, she can win. That is what Saki is worried about.

However, the writer gave us a clue. Kyouko thought that Saki was disrespecting her, but Saki is the one who knows how strong Kyouko really is, even the "pro" didn't get this part (thinking that Saki was only a demon, not someone who, like her sister, can read the "soul" of her opponent).

The final match will be between Osaka, Nara, Tokyo, and Nagano, so once again there will be three demons, and the pro will be gunning Osaka to beat Saki, however the deciding factor I think will be that Saki will be the only one who can read not only what is on the surface, but what is below the surface.

Interesting interpretation, but I'm going to have to disagree a bit, that might be true in the semis when kyouko is facing nelly, a national class monster as she appeared along with Teru and jindai when Fujitsu pro and hisa talked about monsters that defy common sense, usuzans 5th player, who's apparently "ace leagues" above all the other players on the team so she can be assumed to be a monster, and the monster saki! So 3 demons and comes your theory, I hav my doubts on himematasu going into the finals because well, it's kind of a boring school, not much special powers compared to a school like rinkai, which if u read the manga in my opinion, is a lot stronger than shiraitodai after witnessing them up to the 3rd players match. The finals should be epic! I dun thnk himematsu is cut out for it, of course not that good a reason but I just dun thnk they'll reach the finals. I'm guessing rinkai will progress so 2 seeded schools and 2 complete newcomers, just like the prefecture finAls, 2 seeded, and 2 no names
Apr 1, 2014 7:54 AM

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At first, I sworn Saki purposely let Kyouko win one of those round to get her into second place BECAUSE she didn't appear as strong. Then she goes and say that she's scared of her. OTL. Sakiiiiiiiiiii. She's ridiculously adorable and I'm like worried that she's worried lolol

To be honest, I wasn't thrilled about this episode because it felt like a filler to me xD Or maybe I'm just longing for the miyanaga sisters to meet even though the manga hasn't gotten that far either. lol I feel like it's no longer about saki and kiyosumi but about everyone else in the nationals. Like I like the other characters too but.. you know.. it's not the same. lol.
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At first, I sworn Saki purposely let Kyouko win one of those round to get her into second place BECAUSE she didn't appear as strong. Then she goes and say that she's scared of her. OTL. Sakiiiiiiiiiii. She's ridiculously adorable and I'm like worried that she's worried lolol


I think the reason why Saki "let" Kyouko overtook for 2nd place is simpler than we think. Kyouko got a tsumo that round and changed Saki's score. It was all for the +/- 0 ...

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I just hope they'll announce new season or OVA's nexty week.

They won't announce a new season if they don't have enough material.

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Why is Saki scare of Kyoko?
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Why is Saki scare of Kyoko?

who knows. maybe because she doesnt give up? or maybe shes partly the reason saki can only play to get +/0? who knows, but Kyouko realized saki got +/0 so shes scared of her as well, and in the semis, the last two players are both national class monsters. Can't wait for the semis.... in ___ years...
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Interesting.....

Anyway, awesome episode. I felt bad for all the teams that lost, this show really gets me to care about the other teams.

But, pretty excited about the next one. I'm loving how they are mixing the two different anime together, it's fun to watch.
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I think the reason why Saki "let" Kyouko overtook for 2nd place is simpler than we think. Kyouko got a tsumo that round and changed Saki's score. It was all for the +/- 0 ...


Yeah, I realized later when she explained about her still being in the +/- mindset. lol poor kid.


Now to wait n years for the next season haha. too bad the manga is just a BIT further than the anime TAT
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pls no beach episode
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Apr 24, 2014 10:15 AM

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Awesome episode and nice end I really do wonder what the last episode will offer us but I sure hope it will end with a bang!
Apr 24, 2014 1:58 PM

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Toyone crying made me want to cry ;____;
Oh well. I don't like that Himematsu won but Kyouko's pretty cool, specially given she has no powers.

I'ma miss you, Toyone ;___;
Jul 25, 2014 11:09 AM

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Fuhhh.. so she just played her normal plus minus zero game.
I wonder how she'll get stronger for the next semi-finals. Looking forward to that.
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Woo! Saki won!

Damn is Toyone great. She's awesome.

I kinda wanted to see more of the Achiga girls but oh well.
Aug 4, 2017 9:41 AM

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Woah, Himematsu actually managed to get to the semifinals, that was unexpected.

RIP Eisui, RIP Toyone and friends, you girls are awesome.
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Toyone is kawai girl,it's sad that it's eliminating
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Poor Toyone. :( I didn't want my favorite girl to lose.
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Am I the only one holding my will to burst out laughing with all this talk of demons and gods on a mahjong match?

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