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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- This episode wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. :< The character designs are much better than they were on the staff's blog, some of them are actually cute. Yuuki/tacos especially. Could have used more mahjong though, maybe a bit less GIGANTIC BREASTS. I didn't like how they rarely showed anyone's hands and only one or two deals. But then this is a moeblob show and not a mahjong show, after all. edit: crunchyroll subs are out, don't think I have raged this hard at subtitles ever |
PlateApr 5, 2009 10:47 AM
| Nothing less from Pureito. Who else could start the Saki discussion than you. :banana: Finally an Anime about the fun part of Mahjong. The game as it is in the reality. Not like the usual Yakuza mahjong with triple yakumans and dora 64... Okay... Maybe the lightning, and that rinshan tsumo is less common... maybe a bit less GIGANTIC BREASTS Did you expect anything else from GONZO? ;) edit: I can not comment anything good about Crunchy, so if you excuse me I would like to refrain from that. |
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| Not a bad episode, Saki was pretty epic at the end. (I'll be doing this for ever Saki post) "I become a taco!!" |
metalsnakezeroApr 5, 2009 11:44 AM
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| Moe Mah Jong.....DIGG IT! i should learn how to play mah jong now lol. Saki looks so much like Miyafuji Yoshika from Strike Witches, the similiarities are scary. |
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cr4sian_phil said: Moe Mah Jong.....DIGG IT! i should learn how to play mah jong now lol. Saki looks so much like Miyafuji Yoshika from Strike Witches, the similiarities are scary. I was just thinking the same thing. |
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| wow im loving this, totally gonna get addicted to mah jong |
| I started this mainly because of the seiyuu cast, so my expectations were pretty much fulfilled: An enjoyable episode (about a game I have no idea how to play =P). |
| Can we say that Tacos+ Mahjong + Moe = win? It was a very interesting 1st episode, I definitely need to pick up Mahjong (been meaning to for a while actually) I'm still expecting Jun to get up and do something fabulous and crazy with the tiles but then again he's a newbie in this story =(. Will continue watching this for sure! |
| MAL does have a mahjong club with helpful links to learn the game. It's easy to learn, but hard to master. Thread hijack over. the rest can be discussed, when you join that club. Sorry Plate |
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| Isn't that bad as i expected from gonzo, but that was rather boring ep. Hope will be better, because this have potential. |
| Moejong. |
| Moe + Mahjong + Tea = Awesome. Plate said: KONG. CHOW.edit: crunchyroll subs are out, don't think I have raged this hard at subtitles ever |
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| Without knowing the rules of Mahjong, I was pretty confused. Yet, the ending was still quite exciting. I don't know if I'm going to be sticking with this anime or not; I'm way more excited for Strike Witches 2. ^^; |
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| After watching Akagi from Triad those CR subs made little sense. The quality was also fabulous; please tell me some decent group is subbing this... Other than that I really liked it, Mahjong with fanservice and Lelouch and Kallen, what's not to like? That Mahjong table they were using seemed interesting, it shuffles the tiles automagically or something? |
kuroshiroiApr 5, 2009 1:37 PM
kuroshiroi said: please tell me some decent group is subbing this... Yes, mine, in fact. D: Should appear on Tokyotosho within a few hours. |
| Hot diggity! |
| Not a bad start.. One of the other things I liked was the seiyuu cast! Nothing spectacular about the animation but still good. |
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kuroshiroi said: That Mahjong table they were using seemed interesting, it shuffles the tiles automagically or something? Those tables are standard equipment. Yes they shuffle 1 set of tiles, and build the wall during you play with the other set. some are building the starting hands too, so "throwing" the dice is kinda useless with those tables imho. |
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| A pretty good adaptation so far. I was anticipating that epic moment with Saki at the end from having read the manga. Definitely looking forward to more...it was also great to hear a couple of my favourite seiyuu doing roles and voices that sound different. As for CR subs, I liked the simplification of some of the hand names, while others simply made me go "What?" Following the terminology in Akagi, while still epic, made my brain hurt at times. Aside from that, I'd prefer a decent sub group. |
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| Yeah, i'am totally agreed with 'moejong'. But as second Akagi it obviously fails. |
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| I gotta say GONZO surprised me in a good sense with the 1st episode. The character designs are at an average level for a manga adaptation, the discard sequences are not as intense but are well animated, and the highlight rinshan kaihou was done quite well, and it was a scene I expected them to flunk(mostly because the manga gets at an awesomeness level too big for television). Hopefully Shangri-La comes out nicely as well. |
| Wow I admit ... I actually liked this ... even though I don't even know how to play Mahjong :D Series looks promising so far.. |
| Eh, it was okay. The loli really got on my nerves and if she was ousted from the club I would have given it a 4/5 instead of the 3/5. I loved the HnG homage with Saki having her own "hand of god" epic tile placement at the end. |
| Giant breasts and wayy to short skirts - What are they selling? |
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| I was totally lost amid all the terminology that was being given but then I hax'd when Saki totally went newtype for the winning hand. |
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| Didn't know what the heck was going on, but it was good lol, I pretty much enjoyed the first episode. Some girls have really long skirts and some have really short, I didn't see in between LOL. ~Abs P.S. If anyone's wondering, here's a site which teaches you how to play Mahjong, well the basics anyway: http://www.mahjongtime.com/# Lol, I understood a bit >.> Still a bit confused |
AbsyAhihcuApr 5, 2009 3:20 PM
Megiddo said: Eh, it was okay. The loli really got on my nerves and if she was ousted from the club I would have given it a 4/5 instead of the 3/5. I loved the HnG homage with Saki having her own "hand of god" epic tile placement at the end. I don't think that was an homage at all |
| Why not? Could you not compare it to one of Hikaru or Touya's super epic go stone place down? |
Megiddo said: Why not? Could you not compare it to one of Hikaru or Touya's super epic go stone place down? It's too common thing to be compared to one particular anime. |
| gotta say. i didnt expect the anime to be like this, lol. not dropping it. now im wondering how many people want to try to play mahjong now after watching this anime the opening theme at the end with the animation. uh....materialization of weapons? lol. |
| i like it!^^ it's just i have no idea what they're saying about mahjong...lol |
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| It's like Hikaru Moe Go...Decent first ep..I might watch this..give it a few more eps...Urahara Out!! |
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| I wasnt going to watch this at first, but after watching it I think i might stick with it. I do love anime based around a table top game. *confesses to buying a Go board after reading Hikaru No Go* |
| No one dies in Bleach. Scratch that, my logic fails me once again.... |
Scud said: Moe + Mahjong + Tea = Awesome. scud knows where it is at. I would just like to point out that I play mahjong while drinking tea daily. And my breasts are equally as GONZO as Pink Hair girl. |
selective_yellow said: Pics or it didn't happen.I would just like to point out that I play mahjong while drinking tea daily. And my breasts are equally as GONZO as Pink Hair girl. |
| I too know nothing about mahjong, but I love these type of stories so I'm sticking with it and hopefully I'l pick it up as it goes on. The best part for me was the lightning at the end, it was HnG-like but I too doubt it was homage. Second best was knowing a Japanese cafeteria sells tacos. I wonder if tacos are good in Japan. What I really wanted to see was a Yukari-sensei type thing at the end to teach mahjong. That would've been awesome. I was in love with Yukari sensei at the end of HnG episodes. I think I'll check out the other sub group instead of CR next time. |
| wow some big names in this 1 this might be a good watch rie-chan~<3 |
 I signed my screen and now its all smeary "When you meet your God tell him to leave me alone." check out my bloghttp://corpse69.wordpress.com/ fix MAL already |
| I don't get majong xD The show is interesting though. |
| I wasn't planning to watch this but I had free time so I watched. And it wasn't that bad. Animationstyle is cute and characters were also. I don't understand anything about mahjong but I'm going to follow this anime :> |
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| they are making Saki into a lesbian, which i have no problems with. at least Gonzo is trying to slightly change. :x |
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| anyone else confused by what was going on? i was having a hard time understanding all the terminology and how the game is played, but it looks interesting ^_^ |
the only way to stop a gamer from playing is either: beat them, or wait until they get bored (though 2% percent suffer seizures  |
kage-bunshin said: let's study majong together.anyone else confused by what was going on? i was having a hard time understanding all the terminology and how the game is played, but it looks interesting ^_^ |
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| well, i have absolutely no idea how to play the game or the rules etc... one of the trouble of anime like this is the need to overemphasize everything which makes it kinda korny. other than that, it looks good so ill watch the rest of it. |
| I liked it...it was a light felt anime with some good laughs. The art is good as well as the sound. |
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