2009-08-24, 00:51 | Link #2201 | |
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Second, she knows only three people can go so if she takes a spot, that's a spot another of her teammates can't compete for. As soon as she heard that, you could literally see her withdrawing emotionally. At the heart of things, Saki likes playing strong people but she likes playing for fun. She likes to avoid attention. Unless there are strong motives (i.e. going to Tokyo, not letting down her team), she just tries not to stand out. We marvel at the skill to go +/- 0 repeatedly but until Hisa pointed it out, no one on the Kiyosumi team even noticed. I bet most people just pay attention to the extremes - the winners and losers - so Saki avoids attention that way. Also, if Saki had done +/- 0 here, she wouldn't have made it to the finals. I think the lowest score was around +50.
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2009-08-24, 08:40 | Link #2204 |
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To clarify this: After you call riichi, you are forced to discard the tile you draw, i.e. you are no longer allowed to change the tiles in your hand and must wait to draw a winner or ron a winner.
So Touka had to discard that tile anyway.
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2009-08-24, 12:48 | Link #2208 |
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Since this anime is almost done, it's time i asked this question (i'm holding off until there's only 1 episode left to speedrun it if it's any good).
Is this series any good? I liked hikaru no go and shion no ou...but an anime about mah jong? I don't know ANYTHING about mah jong, and i can't possibly imagine how this anime would be fun or as "dramatic/epic" as hikaru no go... So am i right or wrong. Is it worth spending my time to watch this series? |
2009-08-24, 13:07 | Link #2209 |
I like pie.
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It might be easier to enjoy if you *don't* know anything about mahjong.
The more you know, the more hax you realize it is. It truly makes a statistician weep. This is purely a fantasy show about hax mahjong. If you can't get over that, then don't bother. The characters are well-done for the most part, though, so it makes it more entertaining. Honestly, the episodes not totally about mahjong are sometimes better than the ones about it. But if you watch it, you're going to have to learn how the game works, because otherwise you won't know what the hell is going on. That's the double-edged sword. |
2009-08-24, 13:16 | Link #2210 | |
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And here's a cleaned up (no nicknames) version of that if you'd like:
1. Yuuki Kataoka 2. Mihoko Fukuji 3. Yumi Kajiki 4. Hajime Kunihiro 5. Nodoka Haramura 6. Tomoki Sawamura 7. Hisa Takei 8. Jun Inoue 9. Momoko Touyoko 10. Kana Ikeda 11. Miharu Yoshitome 12. ??? 13. ??? 14. ??? 15. ??? 16. Sumiyo Fukabori 17. ??? 18. ??? 19. ??? 20. Satomi Kanbara 21. ??? 22. Seika Bundou 23. ??? 24. Saki Miyanagi 25. ??? 26. Tanaka Mai? 27. ??? 28. ??? 29. ??? 30. ??? Quote:
2. Decide if you liked them. 3. ????? 4. PROFIT One could say it gets better when the prefectural qualifiers start, but I'd say the first episodes are an accurate sampler of the show. |
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2009-08-24, 13:20 | Link #2211 | |
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2009-08-24, 13:28 | Link #2212 |
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I would strongly agree with this.
Also, the only character with real "Hax" are Saki and Koromo (and assumedly Teru), the ones with powers based on blatant luck. Rinshan kaihou (Tsumo after a kong) and haitei raoyue (Bottom of the sea) are luck-based yaku that are impossible to get reliably. But that's why they're called monsters. All the *other* characters have pretty reasonable powers. Mihoko has the interesting visual metaphor of her Chaos Eye, but basically, her power is just that she's really good at reading discards. Hisa is just good at psychology and knows how to through off people's calculations by taking unexpected waits. Nodoka is really good at calculating probability. Momoko is just really good at not drawing attention to herself, something that's easy to do with psychology and knowledge of visual cues. Yuuki's "taco power" is basically just being able to focus well after a pre-competition ritual, something quite valid in sports, and losing that focus quickly due to being hyperactive. And having a ridiculously fast metabolism that requires an extreme supply of calories. Ok, Jun's "flow" is a bit hard to explain, but besides the "monster" characters it's all rather reasonable stuff. |
2009-08-24, 13:39 | Link #2213 |
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I started this show with no mahjong knowledge at all, and thanks to the show i've picked up quite a bit. So keeping that in mind, anyone can watch this show if they don't know mahjong. It's easy to tell when someone is winning, or when the game's not going their way by the music and dialogue, so knowledge on the game isn't actually needed to enjoy this show.
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2009-08-24, 15:18 | Link #2214 | |
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Of course, that's probably not the real reason she didn't try very hard. |
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2009-08-24, 17:08 | Link #2215 |
I like pie.
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I realized that my post came off a little harsh. I enjoy the series, but I keep in mind it's fantasy mahjong. I just enjoy the characters.
Hisa is my favorite, because she doesn't really have a special ability, other than an agile mind and a knack for messing with people's heads. I'll admit to *sometimes* picking bad waits, too, because whenever I go for what looks like an obvious wait, 2-3 other people/CPUs are also camping those tiles, or just sitting on them. (Always seems to happen that way. Grr.) The main reason I got into the game was because a while back, my Japanese teacher suggested that I pick up mahjong or Go, and I can't stand Go. |
2009-08-24, 20:31 | Link #2216 |
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@ all the people who have replied back to me:
Thank you for all the advice/thoughts. I really appreciate it, thanks! I think i'll take a look into this series after maybe 1 or 2 more episodes are released. |
2009-08-24, 23:54 | Link #2219 | |
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Good episode. Spoiler:
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2009-08-25, 00:21 | Link #2220 | |
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