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[tsunade666]

>_> I'm having problem on the new heroine girl that looks like Kuro that has also had the same problem. Mother problems...

[King-Slayer]

Originally Posted by Myssa Rei

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Definitely sensing mommy issues here. Also uncle is a huge jerk.

Every Ritz character has family issues. EVERY SINGLE ONE. We could have a whole list.

[Marina2]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

>_> I'm having problem on the new heroine girl that looks like Kuro that has also had the same problem. Mother problems...

I don't know but I think Shino look more marture and less cheerful than Kuro



Their face also give out different feeling when I look at them.

[raincrow]

Spoiler for So far...:

So if I'm getting it correctly - Shiho loves mahjong, her mom kind of kept her uncle at bay over jealousy issues, or something? Mom is gone, uncle goes jerkmode. I can't read Japanese, so just trying to get a feel from the pictures

One thing I like is that we're getting a central character's backstory right from the get go for a change. But while I do like Shiho, I'm really itching to see the stories of the pros-we-know, especially Harue's <3

[Sukhoi]

Originally Posted by mhazaru

Spoiler for So far...:

So if I'm getting it correctly - Shiho loves mahjong, her mom kind of kept her uncle at bay over jealousy issues, or something? Mom is gone, uncle goes jerkmode. I can't read Japanese, so just trying to get a feel from the pictures

One thing I like is that we're getting a central character's backstory right from the get go for a change. But while I do like Shiho, I'm really itching to see the stories of the pros-we-know, especially Harue's <3

Spoiler for reply:

Yeah, her mom said how she liked Shino's expression when playing mahjong, but then she was gone without a word. Uncle become jerk-ish (sell/put the sets away) so Shino won't remember her mom (by playing mahjong)
I just want to see Kokaji pro.
... And how she might be the main antagonist on this story.
Sukoyan: I feel bad, but it can't be helped that I'm the winner...

Also, Kanna:

Spoiler for Yeah, right:

I- it's not like I like to play mahjong! I don't like mahjong! I just want to beat Mizuhara Hayari!
And went as far as preparing for tournament, the tournament held the day Shino went to the shrine with uncle...

[Requiem-x]

Originally Posted by Sukhoi

Spoiler for reply:

Yeah, her mom said how she liked Shino's expression when playing mahjong, but then she was gone without a word. Uncle become jerk-ish (sell/put the sets away) so Shino won't remember her mom (by playing mahjong)
I just want to see Kokaji pro.
... And how she might be the main antagonist on this story.
Sukoyan: I feel bad, but it can't be helped that I'm the winner...

Also, Kanna:

Spoiler for Yeah, right:

I- it's not like I like to play mahjong! I don't like mahjong! I just want to beat Mizuhara Hayari!
And went as far as preparing for tournament, the tournament held the day Shino went to the shrine with uncle...

Aha! She is a tsundere! Not for who I thought, though.

About Shino, from what I've seen she is very much like Kuro, except her whole dilemma seems much better executed (Which granted, isn't that hard to pull off). Also, it seems like it will be a tad more difficult to get a full team for the club this time around, which is more reminiscent of the main series than achiga. I believe Ritz will be using this story to polish some points she has tried to use before, but ended up kind of wonky for whatever reasons. It cannot be a coincidence Shino resembles Saki and Kuro so much.

Also, today I found out shinohayu is classified as a seinen, like the original series. Will there be flaming wheelchairs here too?

[scr]

Saki: now with 100% more Hayarin... what's not to like? We have loli Hayarin, highschool Hayarin, boobs Hayarin...

[Marina2]

Hmm........I wonder about Shino's role in this side story. Now that it seem this side story will focus mainly on her insted of pro.

From chapter 0, even If Shino get into Hayarin team,she won't get to fight with any pro we know. Will she get her own "boss fight" with someone from other teams then?? or she'll enter individual competition and get a chance to fight with Sukoya somehow???

Since those pros will play together in semi-final match, in final match, we can assume that Hayarin's school and Sukoya school will go to final.

One thing that surprise me about the first chapter is that we don't get to see grown-up Shino in the chapter.

[Requiem-x]

Better pacing. Remember how fast things went at the beginning of achiga?

[Myssa Rei]

I just want to see Hayarin (18) meet young Yoshiko and corrupt guide the young girl into being the perfect lover as good a mahjong player as she is.

[raincrow]

Originally Posted by Marina2

From chapter 0, even If Shino get into Hayarin team,she won't get to fight with any pro we know. Will she get her own "boss fight" with someone from other teams then?? or she'll enter individual competition and get a chance to fight with Sukoya somehow???

I know she's not a 'pro', but the only other known player to us would be Nozomi. Probably will play similarly to Ako? I'm actually very interested in seeing how Nozomi factors into everything.

Originally Posted by Requiem-x

Better pacing. Remember how fast things went at the beginning of achiga?

That's exactly what I was thinking! There's already a lot more focus on *main* (cough cough) character development this time around, which I'm glad for

[Requiem-x]

Originally Posted by Myssa Rei

I just want to see Hayarin (18) meet young Yoshiko and corrupt guide the young girl into being the perfect lover as good a mahjong player as she is.

Hayari-senpai will train her well, I'm sure. I'm such a sucker for that setting. Curse you, yuri doujins!

@mhazaru
Also, there's no need to focus on a certain pink bimbo, or make THE ENTIRE PLOT revolve around her.

[Myssa Rei]

Originally Posted by Requiem-x

Hayari-senpai will train her well, I'm sure.

Hikaru Genji left a lasting legacy, for sure. Start them young!

Kanna wants to defeat Hayarin (4th grade). Can't wait to see what happens when they finally end up in the same team for their high school nationals.

[Arcorann]

Good news: scans are out.

Bad news: they're TMNBE scans. I think we all know what that means...

[Myssa Rei]

... Stuff like Daixing Dan and Gaoya Wennai?

[The Green One]

*lols at the Chinese names*


.......

*reads the chapter anyway*

[Arcorann]

Finished the chapter as well. It isn't as bad as with Achiga-hen because the only person here we're really familiar with is Ruiyuan Zaoli.

Spoiler for chapter spoilers:

"Richardson"? No, it's Kousuke - but what's this about a band?

His niece's run off from the car and going home (read: to a mahjong tournament), probably several kilometres, and all he can think about is having to drink her durian juice.

[Marina2]

Spoiler for Shinohayu ch.1:

So.......Will Shino defeat Hayarin and become the champion of children tournament or she'll lose to Hayarin??

[raincrow]

Originally Posted by Marina2

Spoiler for Shinohayu ch.1:

So.......Will Shino defeat Hayarin and become the champion of children tournament or she'll lose to Hayarin??

Spoiler for Shinohayu ch.1:

My guess is that Hayarin would win. Not just because she's probably really good, but also because it might be a little weird to see her 'lose' twice in the overall story (since I'm guessing that she's coming in 2nd place vs. Kokaji later on).

That's kind of interesting now that I think about it. Do we know that Kokaji came in first place for that semi-final? This is figuring that the top 2 move on back then as well. She knocked out Harue's school it seems like, but I don't know if that made her first place. She could have come from behind from last to 2nd or something like that (and then obviously winning the final).

IE., does 'undefeated' mean always coming in first in both team and individual competitions?

[Marina2]

Originally Posted by mhazaru

Spoiler for Shinohayu ch.1:

My guess is that Hayarin would win. Not just because she's probably really good, but also because it might be a little weird to see her 'lose' twice in the overall story (since I'm guessing that she's coming in 2nd place vs. Kokaji later on).

That's kind of interesting now that I think about it. Do we know that Kokaji came in first place for that semi-final? This is figuring that the top 2 move on back then as well. She knocked out Harue's school it seems like, but I don't know if that made her first place. She could have come from behind from last to 2nd or something like that (and then obviously winning the final).

IE., does 'undefeated' mean always coming in first in both team and individual competitions?

We still don't know Shino's power level yet. Shino may decide not to turn pro when she grow up (that's why we don't see her yet in present). It is possible that Shino maybe a great demon who prefer to hidden in the shadow of society.

I think Sukoya's [undefeated record] is the records from the official competition only. No one will record the game result in clubroom, house, etc. Therefore, it is possible that Kokaji Sukoya may get defeated by "someone" outside the official competition but public doesn't know about it.

After what happened to Shiratodai in Achiga, I think everything can happen now. I'm calling it!