Saki

There is nothing more exciting other than *Yuri Moe Bishoujo* playing a Asian table game known as Majhong. Somehow others are irritated by the *Yuri Moe Bishoujo* fact and dropped this series because of that... How wrong are they (lol) orz.

Story: 7
There's not much going on in this series other than going to the nationals. Similar to most of the anime, with the help of Yuri settings (lol).
The story reveals around a female (male) leading protagonist Miyanaga Saki with her (his) waifu Haramura Nodoka, wishing going for the High school Majhong Nationals. On their track, they have been playing with several strong players and have ... overcome/grown stronger to over come them, or simply..... Vip Hacks.

Art: 9
The art they used in this anime is quite the catch, with all the sponsors it sure did a amazing job of creating the anime. One thing they did was really smart, most of the time the anime is set in a room with a Majhong table and 4 players around them, which did not take much effort, and yet little flaws.

Sound: 8
The sound track in this series is also done well, with very relaxing tone through out the series that just makes you want to sit back and enjoy, those hackers with VIP access and those without them (lol).

Character: 9
The characters in this series is very lovable, including the main cast, and the other cast who suppose to be the antagonist in this story. Both places and characters are explained through out the matches giving the viewers a little information about them, and lets face it.... There's simply no one alive who hates watching *Moe Yuri Bishoujos* who plays Majhong.

Enjoyment: 9
Very enjoyable series for those who doesn't understand Majhong and who does. If you do understand Majhong, you can see how ridiculous tiles they draw, its quite impossible for a normal person to have that much luck, which is implied... All of them uses hacks... those who without them... can only be owned. Orz

Overall: 8
Very good series, very recommended, and if you can't understand some of the tiles, please ask, it's will only be more interesting for you self. This series i would like to give it a 10, and it will be 10 for me, although this review is made for those who haven't watched this series, and an 8 is just a normal score... Please, watch 3 episodes at the least and if you still can't stand it, just move your mouse to the top right corner and click the red cross... not everything is for everyone but it is very stupid to stop a series for some retarded reason *Moe Yuri Bishoujos*

what happens when u put 5 girls together, mix in a big-boobed girl, yuri undertones, OP MC, a bit of supernatural- you get saki. I have heard of majhong beofre, but the 1-player matching tile version, not the 4-player match version. watching the first episode, we see the MC do something that is thought impossible, then gets recruited. nothing unexpected. then on to the prefecturals. kiyosumi, an unknown school that saki goes to beats the the demon girl koromo with an amazing last play that knocks her down to go to the team nationals. then the individual tournament, saki, nodoka and fujiki go on to ... the nationals.

story-8.5. i thought this anime was a little weird, beng based off a game where you sit for hours moving tiles. MFW moving tiles involved supernatural power undertones in the tournaments. In the last hand of the team finals, we know kiyosumi wins with plot armor(duh), but they were so far behind it wasnt even funny. then saki pulls a huge play out her ass to beat koromo, all the tension that was built up in the one play had my eyes glued to my screen going "holy mother of god, this is happening". seeing how the plot developed from my first impression was a second-rate team turning into a national level contender was a great ride.

sound-9. the OP and ED are decent for this anime, not memorable to me, but maybe to others. the SFX used for the plays in the tournaments, loved them so much cause it emphasized the over-the-top plays that were going on.

art-8. not grand amazing but not horrible either, the art is consistent through every episode. the character designs and background are well drawn, dark auras on some of them make you shiver cause it like they have killing intent, never expected it from this.

character-9. seeing each characters backstory and how they developed through the 25 episodes was great. saki going out of her comfort zone and raping shit was just great, beating koromo in the last hand showed just how much plot armor she has on her. nodoka not being embarressed to play with eotpen took a lot of courage(i could never do that), made her look adorable when she got into her groove. yuuki is just.... yuuki, taco power and all(explains her perfectly). takei is the club president and in her last year.she cares a lot for her underclassmen and sets them up to win through the multiple training camps(making yuuki do arithmetic homework, felt so sorry for her), she waited 3 years to go to nationals at kiyosumi. mako is the character that th eanime doesnt focus a lot on, more just saki and nodoka, but she is indespensible to takei because they have been together the longest.

enjoyment-9. who ever knew that watching majhong could be fun. well IRL, it would be pretty boring unless ur a diehard fan or a pro. the anime shows the struggles a team must go through to nationals. it gets pretty intense as it goes on. if i knew how to play majhong, my overall would be a 9, but im just enjoying the ride, thats how anime should be enjoyed, like the ARIA series.

overall-8. i recommend this anime is you like shenanigans happening every 7-10 minutes or so.even the majhong matches themselves are worth watching themselves.i have high hopes for the second season, seeing how they make it to the finals, with saki going against her sister:spoiler, achiga-hen knowledge. i think everyone can agree that saki will win probably because of a last turn, last move kazoe-yakuman against her sister. and everyone shall dafaq at teru losing to her sister.

Want to watch a sports anime but don't want to feel like a lazy pos because you're watching a sports anime instead of doing..well sports?
Saki's got you covered.

It's an anime about a group of girls and their guy friend playing riichi mahjong.
Don't know anything about riichi mahjong? You don't have to. Just know it's cool as fuck to shout "Rinshan Kaihou!" like a Dragonball Z character as you win the hand. You don't need to know anything about mahjong to enjoy Saki, and if you decide to learn anything about it you'll quickly realize the amount of plot armor padded on to the main character ... in this show.

That doesn't matter because it's a blast.
There are over the top dramatics and antics at play over a game of tiles. It's Dragonball Z without the fighting, it's YuGiOh! without the monsters. It's literally a game, but they are damn serious about it.

Characters can either fall into archetypes or have fun quirks. Main character is the unnaturally gifted protagonist out of nowhere, followed by the big chested worked hard for her title character, the comic relief taco eating brat that can play and her boytoy that fantasizes about the other girls while also sucking at the game. Cool glasses chick and cool experienced chick.

That isn't all though because the cast of supporting characters is huge but it never feels bloated as most characters are given unique traits and ambitions. Some characters have "special" moves which just serve as obstacles in the plot for the main cast to overcome.

Saki is basically a giant tournament saga and it does this well while keeping momentum and never leaving a viewer bored or feel out of place despite their knowledge of the game. It's a fun time and for yuri fans there's even the slightest hint of it with a whole lot of blushing and ship teasing.

Nice looking and entertainment anime without needing to understand anything about Mahjong such as Tsumi, Dora Dora, Rinshan Kaihou, Baiman, etc