Utahime Obaka Miiko

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Synonyms: Mahjong Diva Obaka Miiko

Japanese: 打姫オバカミーコ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 15

Chapters: 135

Status: Finished

Published: 2004 to Jan 2010

Genre: Comedy

Theme: Strategy Game

Serialization: Kindai Mahjong

Authors: Katayama, Masayuki (Story & Art)

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Popularity: #55372

Members: 55

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MangaKindai MahjongKatayama, Masayuki (Story & Art)

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Synopsis

Miiko is a girl with a problem. She’s passed all the tests and become a Mahjong Pro, but she stinks at Mahjong! She was starting to even hate the game, but then she runs into a man who used to be a top-tier mahjong pro named Namidame in a parlor and asks him to teach her how to play right! The two strike a connection and Namidame vows to help Miiko work her way up to the top leagues. He gives her a new lesson each chapter, and we as the readers also learn along with Miiko! This “Mahjong for Dummies” series by prestigious Mahjong Mangaka, Katayama Masayuki, is a must-read for anyone who wants to get better at Japanese Mahjong! Let’s learn together!

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May 8, 2024

OrdinaryK

Recommended

Preliminary (9/135 eps)

This classic mahjong manga by Masayuki Katayama is a guide to basic mahjong strategy cleverly disguised as an entertaining story. The protagonist, Miiko Okaba, is a terrible mahjong player who is accepted into the pro league based entirely on her physical appearance (which is apparently a real-life issue in women's mahjong). In a chance encounter, she meets Namidame, the former pro mahjong champion who has just tendered his resignation from the league. He agrees to tutor her, and at the same time, gets back into pro mahjong himself, having to start all over in the rookie league.

Each chapter has Miiko learning a basic lesson in ...