Okay. Sold.
Absolutely excellent - a faithful adaptation of the manga and I also enjoyed the VA'ing. Also, I really liked the fact that the BGM had many of the same pieces used in the Saki anime. Helped to re-create a definite sameness of feel imo.
This is also totally going on my "absolutely watching" list!
Looks like they may cover material all the way up through the current manga chapters too ... interesting.
Edit: Oh yes - I think Yuuki Aoi makes a
perfect addition to the "Saki world"!