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Marina2 · 2012-07-01, 20:44

Why did Toki say it's very nice that Kuro called Richii?

That's one thing I don't quite understand. It will be bad if she stay quiet? Or She's just glad that Kuro hand will worth more??

Candyshark · 2012-07-01, 20:53

well much better than first series in terms of tension. Let's not question the logic and ask why Senriyama didn't withdraw due to health problems and just dramatictly yelled the TV screen. Aoi genki was bearable cuz it was completly overshadowed by Nonaka's "CHIIYAAAMPIYOOON"
/ears explode.

Scarletknive · 2012-07-01, 20:58

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Originally Posted by Marina2

Why did Toki say it's very nice that Kuro called Richii?

That's one thing I don't quite understand. It will be bad if she stay quiet? Or She's just glad that Kuro hand will worth more??

Just as planned... Because she has never called riichi before.(Which she keep hoarding all the dora.)

Also think of this, if Teru riichi and knew that Kuro keeps all the dora, what tile do you think will she wait on?

Loss of 1 dora + Gain of 1 han from riichi= No change. So apparently you get the same thing.

And ya, ura doras EVERYWHERE!

Teru: Why? I... Wha... Where did I make a mistake?

Requiem-x · 2012-07-01, 21:13

Yeah, I said it before, unlike Toki or Kuro, Yuuki can't change or upgrade her east boost . The only possible change she could do is to stop eating T... ugh, can't even finish that sentence. And even then, that would just make her suck throughout the whole game, so yeah, Tacos might be the definition of healthy and lively, but she's gonna end up worse than Toki.

Anyway

Spoiler for Dora flavored redemption and salute to the fallen heroine:

Kuro has been officially brought back from the sucking zone, not just in terms of playstyle, but as a character. Honestly, I did not expect to be moved by Kuro at all this episode, but that is indeed what happened, and the reason is simple: rather than just playing it as "I can't discard a Dora, my dead mom told me not to!", they made the non discarding thing a representation of Kuro's personal issue: the refusal to move forward, even if it means losing something in the process, and even connected it to the saddest forgotten fact of the show, that she waited years for her friends to come back, never letting go of that one clubroom, and those memories. In the end, you need to move forward to avoid further regrets, even if it means changing yourself a little, and that is exactly what Kuro did, and even if she can't keep a mental sanctuary in her mom's memory through the Doras anymore, she managed to make a new memory by giving the alpha and omega of mahjong one hell of a blow, which also puts her team at less than 7000 points away from Senriyama and the coveted second place. Definetly an improvement from her last match in the end, in all possible ways.

Toki... what can I say about Toki at this point? She's one of the best characters to come out of this series, and I'm including the main storyline there. Her cuteness, her voice, her personality, it all comes together perfectly, we got to know her better than any other character in this show, even more than the Miyanaga imouto herself (I know that's for suspense purposes, but still), and therefore we rooted for her everytime she stood up to fight against impossible odds and her own body, as she pushed herself beyond her natural limits not once, but twice. And yes, she was beyond awesome in this finale. Even after being demolished by Triple Accel and pretty much gain access to the akashic records, she still went full throttle till the end, and what for? To take Teru down of her high horses. That's the mark of a badass

Of course, we all know whatToki's core reason to go through this ordeal is: her friends, and her very special one, Ryuuka. To not let them down, to be of use to them, and so they can keep playing the game they love together. At this moment, and probably for a while, Toki represents the Saki mantra better than Saki herself, who right now is having everything but fun as she realizes her own reckoning time draws near.

Once again, and as it is customary at this point, we see yet another parallel between Toki and the king of conquerors: Toki's efforts could very well be in vain (let's face it, achiga is passing), but through her personality, strenght, and the will to always charge forward, she has earned more respect than any other character in this entire world, and she wil most definetly not be forgotten.

Godspeed, Toki. May you find true rest in Ryuuka's pearly thighs.

And hey, Kirame actually got recognized by her cptain. And she got the last tile in the ED!

Congratulations, you WONDERFUL girl, you earned it. Now someone give her a waifu!

Of course, I can't stop mentioning Achiga's fated and fittingly anti-climatic re-encounter with Nodoka, and yes, I said "fitting". Remeber, people, this is a spinoff, and if achiga is making it to the finals, they can't have a maximum moment of heatwarming just yet. It's like disney making sequels of classics. Can you imagine if Shizu broke down in tears and finally found her purpose to do all this completely fulfilled just to have her back to genki in the finals as if nothing happened? Besides, we all know Nodoka is pretty cold unless you're Saki or play with her breasts, i.e be Yuuki.

So, to summarize
Toki is glorious
Kirame is SUBARA
Kuro is a good girl
The only way to survive Miyanaga Teru is with a united front. Hopefully Kuro won't forget that.

And now, for the final note

Spoiler for HOLW COW:

scr · 2012-07-01, 21:45

Shizu and Ako should have been more enthusiastic in seeing Nodoka's endowment in person.

Oh, and the second season would be in what, 2 years?

Triple_R · 2012-07-01, 21:51

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Originally Posted by Candyshark

well much better than first series in terms of tension. Let's not question the logic and ask why Senriyama didn't withdraw due to health problems and just dramatictly yelled the TV screen. Aoi genki was bearable cuz it was completly overshadowed by Nonaka's "CHIIYAAAMPIYOOON"
/ears explode.

Well, it's not like they need Toki for the rest of the match. And if they were to advance beyond this match, the next one would be on a later day - Toki could possibly be recovered by then.

But yeah, it would seem a bit odd for Toki to be ready for the next match after being taken away in an ambulance like this.

That's another reason why it's pretty obvious that Teru's school and Achiga are the ones that will be advancing out of this match.

ion475 · 2012-07-01, 21:59

Well, the series finished for now. As for next 3 episodes? Who knows, the anime already went ahead of the manga...

Too bad they just can't rename this Toki: Senriyama-hen. But then, neither Senriyama (outside of Toki) and Achiga has insane ability compare to the other half of the block (The side Kiyosumi is in), so either of them getting in only means they'll get murder by Teru again...

Speaking of Teru, we all know she's a tsundere, as much as she's voiced by a yandere seiyuu

The Green One · 2012-07-01, 22:02

Well if this was the end of Toki's active participation in the series, at least she got to go out with a bang. Sadly Saki season 2 is likely a long way away assuming it ever arrives seeing how long it took just a single full game to complete with those tiny chapters.

orangejuicetang · 2012-07-01, 22:49

As much as I like Toki who certainly deserves any and all praise headed her way after what she managed against Teru, the only thing I could think of was 'Damn, that's one evil/ominous smile she has there' after she does her triple foresight ability and gets Teru locked on course into dealing into Kuro's hand.

On the other hand, she totally deserves the right to do that evil smile, compared to all the things she's gone through.

Kyuu · 2012-07-02, 01:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sumeragi

No, something like this:

Spoiler for Teru Fanservice!:

Y'know. The idea of Teru naked? That's a good idea.

Sorry Saki. Your sister is hotter than you.

Myssa Rei · 2012-07-02, 02:23

... Oh hey, I just realized that, from this point on, NONE of us knows what the individual abilities of team Shiraitodai are (except for the fact that they're supposed to be terrifyingly competent). It should be interesting to see if "Princess" Sumire can perpetuate the slaughter that Teru started, or will Yuu's propensity to draw red tiles skew things in their favor.

Von Himmel · 2012-07-02, 02:45

I just noticed that if Kuro discard her 3 pin on her first draw in this episode then she wouldn't get that aka dora in her next draw. Also, the reason why she wouldn't get uradora after riichi might be probably because she discard the dora

Anyway, when will episode 13 be aired?

tsunade666 · 2012-07-02, 03:09

The last 3 episode airtime is unknown. It will probably be aired after a month or bundle together with the volume.

Peanutbutter · 2012-07-02, 03:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myssa Rei

... Oh hey, I just realized that, from this point on, NONE of us knows what the individual abilities of team Shiraitodai are (except for the fact that they're supposed to be terrifyingly competent). It should be interesting to see if "Princess" Sumire can perpetuate the slaughter that Teru started, or will Yuu's propensity to draw red tiles skew things in their favor.

From the analysis of the play records from Yumi:

Spoiler:

Candyshark · 2012-07-02, 06:40

Quote:

Too bad they just can't rename this Toki: Senriyama-hen.

I'd rather have Teru: Shiraitodai-hen. They built her so much of a monster I'm kind of worried for Saki team. I thought that was the whole point of the season to show off Saki's sister. Besides Achiga girls kind of weak on yuri powers. So yeah, Teru'n'Toki are welcomed to second season.

OPN · 2012-07-02, 07:00

F*CK YEAH KURO

YOU DEFEATED THE MONSTER THAT IS MIYANAGA TERU

!!!! But yeah very good episode....but man the producers of this show are cruel with that cliff hanger

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night_sentinel · 2012-07-02, 07:15

Just watched the latest episode.

Subara was Subara as always. I'm happy for her, she seemed to be finally getting her long overdue appreciation from her captain...

Toki was just heroic in this episode and she's continually making rooting for Senriyama very very easy. Beside that, I'm glad that they managed to explain why she didn't take the safe route... as the subs put it she wants to be able to take Teru down a peg or two.

Though it may not be the most tactically smart decision since this will give Achiga a very good chance to overtake Senriyama, it kinda fits Toki's character who despite having a sickly body is very aggressive and stubborn as shown in this battle. Come to think of it wasn't the reason why Toki was a third string member before she got her ability is due to her aggressiveness? She declares riichi easily perhaps every chance she can?

Despite Ryuuka being the more energetic and Toki's less than stellar health, I think Toki is the one who wears the pants in that relationship...

And the long awaited moment of Kuro finally doing something has finally arrived... which was to discard a dora. I'm glad they managed to tie this up to Kuro's inability to let go of the past. First, with her mother holding onto the memento (dora) even in desperate times. And more recently when her club members parted ways - she was shown still clinging to the past memories by maintaining their club room in the vain hope that they will return...

And now the surprising part for me was Teru.
I'm pretty shocked that she actually showed a change of expression small though it was. I think she was pretty surprised at the end she really didn't expect Kuro to discard a dora ever...

And then her noticing Toki's condition - and her voice when she said "Senriyama". Even now, I am still expecting a deeper stronger voice whenever Teru opens her mouth.... but lol ... Mai Nakahara. She's either the best miscast or its probably the effect that the director is hoping for considering Mai is known for playing Tsundere/Yandare characters with sibling issues...

Scarletknive · 2012-07-02, 07:33

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Originally Posted by night_sentinel

Just watched the latest episode.

Subara was Subara as always. I'm happy for her, she seemed to be finally getting her long overdue appreciation from her captain...

Toki was just heroic in this episode and she's continually making rooting for Senriyama very very easy. Beside that, I'm glad that they managed to explain why she didn't take the safe route... as the subs put it she wants to be able to take Teru down a peg or two.

Though it may not be the most tactically smart decision since this will give Achiga a very good chance to overtake Senriyama, it kinda fits Toki's character who despite having a sickly body is very aggressive and stubborn as shown in this battle. Come to think of it wasn't the reason why Toki was a third string member before she got her ability is due to her aggressiveness? She declares riichi easily perhaps every chance she can?

Despite Ryuuka being the more energetic and Toki's less than stellar health, I think Toki is the one who wears the pants in that relationship...

And the long awaited moment of Kuro finally doing something has finally arrived... which was to discard a dora. I'm glad they managed to tie this up to Kuro's inability to let go of the past. First, with her mother holding onto the memento (dora) even in desperate times. And more recently when her club members parted ways - she was shown still clinging to the past memories by maintaining their club room in the vain hope that they will return...

And now the surprising part for me was Teru.
I'm pretty shocked that she actually showed a change of expression small though it was. I think she was pretty surprised at the end she really didn't expect Kuro to discard a dora ever...

And then her noticing Toki's condition - and her voice when she said "Senriyama". Even now, I am still expecting a deeper stronger voice whenever Teru opens her mouth.... but lol ... Mai Nakahara. She's either the best miscast or its probably the effect that the director is hoping for considering Mai is known for playing Tsundere/Yandare characters with sibling issues...

You have never seen CLANNAD before... Teru been through the same thing as Toki before she become strong.

Lets salute the Trans-am Raiser Innovator Girl who risked her life for the match. Celestial Being too... Salute! (T_T)>

When Kuro throws a dora, you know something is going on... The BGM even state so... Good for some awesome kickass moment. Can't wait for the OST... So that I can put in my EXVS game to fight final boss.

**Klashikari** · 2012-07-02, 07:41

I really can't say I completely enjoyed Achiga-hen from start to finish.
Really, while things were a tad more tense than the first series with Teru's rampage, I felt the pacing and all -way- more awkward, due to the pattern of the series putting flashbacks during points that literally break the momentums (particularly Toki's). While the first series was a tad slow in building tension, it could make up for it with ridiculously overdone dramatic effects on the skirmishes and all, while in Achiga, you barely see things going on (the first half of the series barely had any mahjong matches, and you have just clipshot of girls having tile in their hands, instead of short sequences of what they are dealing etc). Heck, besides Teru's match, you really have way too few match perspective, along with discard pool etc.

Of coure, Saki in general wasn't really a real mahjong series (the likes of Akagi), a bit how K-on is to music, but the first series actually had a more balanced content between characters, fanservice and actual mahjong, compared to Achiga.

A last thing that I also found awkward was how little you know about the Achiga girls. Besides Kuro and her sister abilities and all, we hardly know a thing about Shizu, Ako and Arata playing style (save Shizu being just... stubborn, Ako having a quick calling sense (with very little exposure about that) and Arata being an enigma, save "weird" discards).
Hell, Kuro was dominating Achiga's screentime to the point it was shoehorned, and I can't exactly feel satisfied that she had to be "babysit" by Toki and Kirame during this match to finally shine (whereas if it wasn't for Teru domination requiring everyone cooperation, she would be just the lamb to slaughter).

Really, at this point, I admit guilty for enjoying more Teru's carnage than anything else during the series, considering how awkward the other characters felt in contrast to the first series.

hyl · 2012-07-02, 07:55

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Originally Posted by Klashikari

while in Achiga, you barely see things going on (the first half of the series barely had any mahjong matches, and you have just clipshot of girls having tile in their hands, instead of short sequences of what they are dealing etc). Heck, besides Teru's match, you really have way too few match perspective, along with discard pool etc.

Actually i liked the matches in Achiga more than the previous serie. Eventhough there were less matches, some of the matches that are shown were more focused on the playing. Not just Teru's match but also in the case of Shizuno's match tthat she won with a Yamagoshi or Yuu's playing style that revolves around red tiles.

Also because the people in this serie have less over the top powers (well minus Toki and Teru) you can actually see how the matches are played instead of Kan, Kan, Rinshan Kaihou ,win (slightly exaggerated)

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Marina2 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006	Why did Toki say it's very nice that Kuro called Richii? That's one thing I don't quite understand. It will be bad if she stay quiet? Or She's just glad that Kuro hand will worth more?? __________________

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Requiem-x The slacking one Join Date: Apr 2012	Yeah, I said it before, unlike Toki or Kuro, Yuuki can't change or upgrade her east boost . The only possible change she could do is to stop eating T... ugh, can't even finish that sentence. And even then, that would just make her suck throughout the whole game, so yeah, Tacos might be the definition of healthy and lively, but she's gonna end up worse than Toki. Anyway Spoiler for Dora flavored redemption and salute to the fallen heroine: Kuro has been officially brought back from the sucking zone, not just in terms of playstyle, but as a character. Honestly, I did not expect to be moved by Kuro at all this episode, but that is indeed what happened, and the reason is simple: rather than just playing it as "I can't discard a Dora, my dead mom told me not to!", they made the non discarding thing a representation of Kuro's personal issue: the refusal to move forward, even if it means losing something in the process, and even connected it to the saddest forgotten fact of the show, that she waited years for her friends to come back, never letting go of that one clubroom, and those memories. In the end, you need to move forward to avoid further regrets, even if it means changing yourself a little, and that is exactly what Kuro did, and even if she can't keep a mental sanctuary in her mom's memory through the Doras anymore, she managed to make a new memory by giving the alpha and omega of mahjong one hell of a blow, which also puts her team at less than 7000 points away from Senriyama and the coveted second place. Definetly an improvement from her last match in the end, in all possible ways. Toki... what can I say about Toki at this point? She's one of the best characters to come out of this series, and I'm including the main storyline there. Her cuteness, her voice, her personality, it all comes together perfectly, we got to know her better than any other character in this show, even more than the Miyanaga imouto herself (I know that's for suspense purposes, but still), and therefore we rooted for her everytime she stood up to fight against impossible odds and her own body, as she pushed herself beyond her natural limits not once, but twice. And yes, she was beyond awesome in this finale. Even after being demolished by Triple Accel and pretty much gain access to the akashic records, she still went full throttle till the end, and what for? To take Teru down of her high horses. That's the mark of a badass Of course, we all know whatToki's core reason to go through this ordeal is: her friends, and her very special one, Ryuuka. To not let them down, to be of use to them, and so they can keep playing the game they love together. At this moment, and probably for a while, Toki represents the Saki mantra better than Saki herself, who right now is having everything but fun as she realizes her own reckoning time draws near. Once again, and as it is customary at this point, we see yet another parallel between Toki and the king of conquerors: Toki's efforts could very well be in vain (let's face it, achiga is passing), but through her personality, strenght, and the will to always charge forward, she has earned more respect than any other character in this entire world, and she wil most definetly not be forgotten. Godspeed, Toki. May you find true rest in Ryuuka's pearly thighs. And hey, Kirame actually got recognized by her cptain. And she got the last tile in the ED! Congratulations, you WONDERFUL girl, you earned it. Now someone give her a waifu! Of course, I can't stop mentioning Achiga's fated and fittingly anti-climatic re-encounter with Nodoka, and yes, I said "fitting". Remeber, people, this is a spinoff, and if achiga is making it to the finals, they can't have a maximum moment of heatwarming just yet. It's like disney making sequels of classics. Can you imagine if Shizu broke down in tears and finally found her purpose to do all this completely fulfilled just to have her back to genki in the finals as if nothing happened? Besides, we all know Nodoka is pretty cold unless you're Saki or play with her breasts, i.e be Yuuki. So, to summarize Toki is glorious Kirame is SUBARA Kuro is a good girl The only way to survive Miyanaga Teru is with a united front. Hopefully Kuro won't forget that. And now, for the final note Spoiler for HOLW COW: SUMIRE IS SECOND!? Totally did not see that one coming! Man, if only we had more episodes for... Oh wait, WE DO! Whenever they might come, they won't be coming soon enough. Oh boy, is Yuu deep in it now.

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scr my sides are in orbit Join Date: Nov 2007	Shizu and Ako should have been more enthusiastic in seeing Nodoka's endowment in person. Oh, and the second season would be in what, 2 years? __________________ If there's a Final Fantasy game that I must put my personal seal of disapproval on, it's Crisis Core. I mean, just look at how this Genesis Rhapsodos dude is raping the canon. It's bad. As in, fanfiction bad.

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ion475 にこにこにー Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: 国立音ノ木坂学院	Well, the series finished for now. As for next 3 episodes? Who knows, the anime already went ahead of the manga... Too bad they just can't rename this Toki: Senriyama-hen. But then, neither Senriyama (outside of Toki) and Achiga has insane ability compare to the other half of the block (The side Kiyosumi is in), so either of them getting in only means they'll get murder by Teru again... Speaking of Teru, we all know she's a tsundere, as much as she's voiced by a yandere seiyuu __________________

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orangejuicetang Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 32	As much as I like Toki who certainly deserves any and all praise headed her way after what she managed against Teru, the only thing I could think of was 'Damn, that's one evil/ominous smile she has there' after she does her triple foresight ability and gets Teru locked on course into dealing into Kuro's hand. On the other hand, she totally deserves the right to do that evil smile, compared to all the things she's gone through. __________________ WORDS IN THE HEART CANNOT BE TAKEN If a corrupt court will not behead an evil king, than the watchman should do it himself.

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Candyshark Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011	well much better than first series in terms of tension. Let's not question the logic and ask why Senriyama didn't withdraw due to health problems and just dramatictly yelled the TV screen. Aoi genki was bearable cuz it was completly overshadowed by Nonaka's "CHIIYAAAMPIYOOON" /ears explode.

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The Green One Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010	Well if this was the end of Toki's active participation in the series, at least she got to go out with a bang. Sadly Saki season 2 is likely a long way away assuming it ever arrives seeing how long it took just a single full game to complete with those tiny chapters.

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Myssa Rei Moderate Haruhiist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Metro Manila, Philippines Age: 42	... Oh hey, I just realized that, from this point on, NONE of us knows what the individual abilities of team Shiraitodai are (except for the fact that they're supposed to be terrifyingly competent). It should be interesting to see if "Princess" Sumire can perpetuate the slaughter that Teru started, or will Yuu's propensity to draw red tiles skew things in their favor. __________________

2012-07-02, 02:45	Link #1772
Von Himmel エーレンフェストの聖女 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dollars	I just noticed that if Kuro discard her 3 pin on her first draw in this episode then she wouldn't get that aka dora in her next draw. Also, the reason why she wouldn't get uradora after riichi might be probably because she discard the dora Anyway, when will episode 13 be aired? __________________ 「何かが起こっても、わたくしが守ります」

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tsunade666 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In my room	The last 3 episode airtime is unknown. It will probably be aired after a month or bundle together with the volume. __________________ To A certain Lonely Hero

2012-07-02, 07:00	Link #1776
OPN Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Georgia Age: 27	F*CK YEAH KURO YOU DEFEATED THE MONSTER THAT IS MIYANAGA TERU !!!! But yeah very good episode....but man the producers of this show are cruel with that cliff hanger . __________________

2012-07-02, 07:15	Link #1777
night_sentinel Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Earth	Just watched the latest episode. Subara was Subara as always. I'm happy for her, she seemed to be finally getting her long overdue appreciation from her captain... Toki was just heroic in this episode and she's continually making rooting for Senriyama very very easy. Beside that, I'm glad that they managed to explain why she didn't take the safe route... as the subs put it she wants to be able to take Teru down a peg or two. Though it may not be the most tactically smart decision since this will give Achiga a very good chance to overtake Senriyama, it kinda fits Toki's character who despite having a sickly body is very aggressive and stubborn as shown in this battle. Come to think of it wasn't the reason why Toki was a third string member before she got her ability is due to her aggressiveness? She declares riichi easily perhaps every chance she can? Despite Ryuuka being the more energetic and Toki's less than stellar health, I think Toki is the one who wears the pants in that relationship... And the long awaited moment of Kuro finally doing something has finally arrived... which was to discard a dora. I'm glad they managed to tie this up to Kuro's inability to let go of the past. First, with her mother holding onto the memento (dora) even in desperate times. And more recently when her club members parted ways - she was shown still clinging to the past memories by maintaining their club room in the vain hope that they will return... And now the surprising part for me was Teru. I'm pretty shocked that she actually showed a change of expression small though it was. I think she was pretty surprised at the end she really didn't expect Kuro to discard a dora ever... And then her noticing Toki's condition - and her voice when she said "Senriyama". Even now, I am still expecting a deeper stronger voice whenever Teru opens her mouth.... but lol ... Mai Nakahara. She's either the best miscast or its probably the effect that the director is hoping for considering Mai is known for playing Tsundere/Yandare characters with sibling issues... __________________ Saki - The Conclusion of the Fifth Stage Match Saki 190 - Yuuki Gambling Mathematical Waves Saki - 1st Half of the Vanguard Finals - Mysterious Cousins and Rare Yakumans

2012-07-02, 07:41	Link #1779
Klashikari 阿賀野型3番艦、矢矧 Lv180 Graphic Designer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belgium, Brussels Age: 37	I really can't say I completely enjoyed Achiga-hen from start to finish. Really, while things were a tad more tense than the first series with Teru's rampage, I felt the pacing and all -way- more awkward, due to the pattern of the series putting flashbacks during points that literally break the momentums (particularly Toki's). While the first series was a tad slow in building tension, it could make up for it with ridiculously overdone dramatic effects on the skirmishes and all, while in Achiga, you barely see things going on (the first half of the series barely had any mahjong matches, and you have just clipshot of girls having tile in their hands, instead of short sequences of what they are dealing etc). Heck, besides Teru's match, you really have way too few match perspective, along with discard pool etc. Of coure, Saki in general wasn't really a real mahjong series (the likes of Akagi), a bit how K-on is to music, but the first series actually had a more balanced content between characters, fanservice and actual mahjong, compared to Achiga. A last thing that I also found awkward was how little you know about the Achiga girls. Besides Kuro and her sister abilities and all, we hardly know a thing about Shizu, Ako and Arata playing style (save Shizu being just... stubborn, Ako having a quick calling sense (with very little exposure about that) and Arata being an enigma, save "weird" discards). Hell, Kuro was dominating Achiga's screentime to the point it was shoehorned, and I can't exactly feel satisfied that she had to be "babysit" by Toki and Kirame during this match to finally shine (whereas if it wasn't for Teru domination requiring everyone cooperation, she would be just the lamb to slaughter). Really, at this point, I admit guilty for enjoying more Teru's carnage than anything else during the series, considering how awkward the other characters felt in contrast to the first series. __________________ [Sig art: Kagura Yuu, Nunukko, Maku Rako & Mishima Kurone] / [Twitter]