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Proto · 2010-02-19, 09:26

In any case it makes me wonder what's the direction the author wants to take this manga to, given all the focus she's been giving to characters she can't seemingly use for the nationals like Yumi, Touka or Maho.

thenightsshadow · 2010-02-23, 15:47

I'm of the opinion that their full introduction is a way of sending them off, per se. Like some sort of final hurrah, except de-"shonen action"-ized.

Proto · 2010-02-23, 17:28

And here is where the team Fujita and Kazekoshi's coach were forming and talking about comes into place. How does that enters into the equation? hmm...

thenightsshadow · 2010-02-24, 00:49

Granted, I'm making these assumptions based on what I perceive. I've never actually read the manga itself ~

Proto · 2010-02-24, 00:53

Anime-rg has released some of the post-manga chapters. The translation is not stellar but it should give you an understanding of what's up. I would love to help them but lately I get so much work that I barely find the time to sleep every second day.

Proto · 2010-03-16, 16:59

Two more days till we get the next raw. Any speculation for the new chapter? Will we be getting Maho more integrated into the main story (most probably as a training partner as i mentioned last page)? Will we be getting another unrevealed monster from the 4 main schools? Will we be moving to the other 3 new schools?

hoaRy · 2010-03-17, 09:51

Don't think there will be much more than Maho in next chapter, even when I wished Kobayashi will start introducing the nationals' characters a bit more :O_
How long is the training camp already? I hope it will come to an end before it reaches a full-volume length :3

Proto · 2010-03-17, 11:16

Nah, I think this is more interesting and unpredictable. Otherwise the story would become horribly linear with the national tournament, this way I have no idea where it's going. And i like that.

hoaRy · 2010-03-20, 06:23

Okay, you're right with the unpredictable

Spoiler for Ch.62:

And another 4 weeks of waiting

Proto · 2010-03-20, 12:11

Indeed.

Spoiler for ch. 62:

If they are making so much preparation for that match I hope that for once they stop a little and stop following it more carefully like they did in the last matchees of the regionals. Seeing a series of panels with people calling the winning hand is getting kind of repetitive.

Sol Falling · 2010-03-30, 11:32

So I've just read Volume 5. Null's scanlations seem to be on a roll, we're now up to ch. 41. Only 1 1/2 volumes left until we get to where the anime broke off.

I have to say, although anime was addicting as hell, the manga takes perviness and moe to a whole new level. Saki's crying/frightened face, fangirl Momoko, kodomo Koromo, all the nopan and the thigh shots, the 'can't find the bathroom' hijinks, and to top it all off that ending flashback to Yuuki and her goddamn tacos, it's fucking driving me wild *crazed look* <_< . Especially all those pervy shots at Saki's thighs and Nodoka's breasts--is this really drawn by a woman?! I can hardly handle it!

On the other hand, the manga illustrations of Koromo's pwnage are really freakin' epic. The 'scooping the moon from the sea' image, and her crushing blast of sheer unrestrained 'aura', really made me better realize her monstrous power. I've learned more about mahjong since I watched the anime, so this time around I'm making better sense of the actual play as well. Reading this has certainly supplemented my love for the anime, and I almost feel like going back and watching it all over again.

In any case, I'm so glad scanlation has picked up again for this amazing series, including Anime-rg's releases of more recent chapters, although I probably won't read them until Null catches up. It's been half a year since the anime ended already...the abyss of time until a second season will probably throw me into despair.

Proto · 2010-04-14, 11:34

New chapter is out.

This chapter sure gave a "meh, I'm bored. Fast forward" feeling from the author given that she just shelved a potentially interesting match and the whole training arc just like that.

In any case, nice interaction going on there between the club's 3rd years. I hope they explore this Yumi-Hisa pairing more in the future. In a non yuri way, they have an interesting chemistry, specially given how they are the two best badass normals in the series.

And lol@Momo faces.

hoaRy · 2010-04-15, 13:51

I was surprised how suddenly the training camp was dropped and it went on straight to the tournament. It was somehow like Kobayashi was off schedule and needed to catch up..
Yumi and Hisa fit together nicely (not as pairing, rather urm.. combination?), their playing styles are totally different but personally they're quite close. Loved Momoko's jealousy faces in the recent chapters

And Mukki had to give another card to Bundou xD

I hope these schools won't disappear, but don't want all 3 of them to comment on every action at the nationals.. let's see if Kobayashi will find the right dose of them^^

tjalorak · 2010-04-16, 05:07

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Originally Posted by hoaRy

I was surprised how suddenly the training camp was dropped and it went on straight to the tournament. It was somehow like Kobayashi was off schedule and needed to catch up..
Yumi and Hisa fit together nicely (not as pairing, rather urm.. combination?), their playing styles are totally different but personally they're quite close. Loved Momoko's jealousy faces in the recent chapters

And Mukki had to give another card to Bundou xD

I hope these schools won't disappear, but don't want all 3 of them to comment on every action at the nationals.. let's see if Kobayashi will find the right dose of them^^

It's because Hisa is just THAT bad ass that she attracts other Captains to her.

edogawaconan · 2010-04-27, 23:32

how many of you are waiting for chapter 42-55 before reading latest chapters?

Proto · 2010-04-28, 01:00

Why are you waiting for those when they were already covered in the anime?

edogawaconan · 2010-04-28, 01:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Proto

Why are you waiting for those when they were already covered in the anime?

That's why I'm asking it

Ravenblitz · 2010-04-28, 04:08

i skipped it yeah its in the anime, read up to the latest XD

Demon Roronoa Zoro · 2010-05-08, 22:33

Can somebody give me a link to the translation of Saki manga please? Just watched the anime and gonna read manga.

Proto · 2010-05-09, 00:43

I'm pretty sure I mentioned it in this very same page.

2010-02-19, 09:26	Link #241
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 39	In any case it makes me wonder what's the direction the author wants to take this manga to, given all the focus she's been giving to characters she can't seemingly use for the nationals like Yumi, Touka or Maho. __________________ How to play Japanese games in Linux

2010-02-23, 17:28	Link #243
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 39	And here is where the team Fujita and Kazekoshi's coach were forming and talking about comes into place. How does that enters into the equation? hmm... __________________ How to play Japanese games in Linux

2010-02-24, 00:53	Link #245
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 39	Anime-rg has released some of the post-manga chapters. The translation is not stellar but it should give you an understanding of what's up. I would love to help them but lately I get so much work that I barely find the time to sleep every second day. __________________ How to play Japanese games in Linux

2010-03-16, 16:59	Link #246
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 39	Two more days till we get the next raw. Any speculation for the new chapter? Will we be getting Maho more integrated into the main story (most probably as a training partner as i mentioned last page)? Will we be getting another unrevealed monster from the 4 main schools? Will we be moving to the other 3 new schools? __________________ How to play Japanese games in Linux

2010-03-17, 11:16	Link #248
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 39	Nah, I think this is more interesting and unpredictable. Otherwise the story would become horribly linear with the national tournament, this way I have no idea where it's going. And i like that. __________________ How to play Japanese games in Linux

2010-02-23, 15:47	Link #242
thenightsshadow Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007	I'm of the opinion that their full introduction is a way of sending them off, per se. Like some sort of final hurrah, except de-"shonen action"-ized.

2010-02-24, 00:49	Link #244
thenightsshadow Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007	Granted, I'm making these assumptions based on what I perceive. I've never actually read the manga itself ~

2010-03-17, 09:51	Link #247
hoaRy Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Germany Age: 34	Don't think there will be much more than Maho in next chapter, even when I wished Kobayashi will start introducing the nationals' characters a bit more :O_ How long is the training camp already? I hope it will come to an end before it reaches a full-volume length :3

2010-03-20, 06:23	Link #249
hoaRy Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Germany Age: 34	Okay, you're right with the unpredictable Spoiler for Ch.62: Maho was denied to become Mamono ^^, she is rather the eternal beginner trying to be like her friends. And Hisa's training plans are already working, what she pulled from the other schools for her own training looks promising :> And another 4 weeks of waiting

2010-03-20, 12:11	Link #250
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 39	Indeed. Spoiler for ch. 62: A shame that maho was relegated to wanna-be and stepping stone for Mako and Saki, but I guess it was to be expected. Other than that, Hisa strikes me as a "just as planned" in training there. Next month should be interesting LOL at Momoko reaction to Hisa's an Yumi's familiarity with each other. And she later follows them too, lol. If they are making so much preparation for that match I hope that for once they stop a little and stop following it more carefully like they did in the last matchees of the regionals. Seeing a series of panels with people calling the winning hand is getting kind of repetitive. __________________ How to play Japanese games in Linux

2010-03-30, 11:32	Link #251
Sol Falling Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 35	So I've just read Volume 5. Null's scanlations seem to be on a roll, we're now up to ch. 41. Only 1 1/2 volumes left until we get to where the anime broke off. I have to say, although anime was addicting as hell, the manga takes perviness and moe to a whole new level. Saki's crying/frightened face, fangirl Momoko, kodomo Koromo, all the nopan and the thigh shots, the 'can't find the bathroom' hijinks, and to top it all off that ending flashback to Yuuki and her goddamn tacos, it's fucking driving me wild crazed look <_< . Especially all those pervy shots at Saki's thighs and Nodoka's breasts--is this really drawn by a woman?! I can hardly handle it! On the other hand, the manga illustrations of Koromo's pwnage are really freakin' epic. The 'scooping the moon from the sea' image, and her crushing blast of sheer unrestrained 'aura', really made me better realize her monstrous power. I've learned more about mahjong since I watched the anime, so this time around I'm making better sense of the actual play as well. Reading this has certainly supplemented my love for the anime, and I almost feel like going back and watching it all over again. In any case, I'm so glad scanlation has picked up again for this amazing series, including Anime-rg's releases of more recent chapters, although I probably won't read them until Null catches up. It's been half a year since the anime ended already...the abyss of time until a second season will probably throw me into despair.

2010-04-14, 11:34	Link #252
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 39	New chapter is out. This chapter sure gave a "meh, I'm bored. Fast forward" feeling from the author given that she just shelved a potentially interesting match and the whole training arc just like that. In any case, nice interaction going on there between the club's 3rd years. I hope they explore this Yumi-Hisa pairing more in the future. In a non yuri way, they have an interesting chemistry, specially given how they are the two best badass normals in the series. And lol@Momo faces.

2010-04-15, 13:51	Link #253
hoaRy Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Germany Age: 34	I was surprised how suddenly the training camp was dropped and it went on straight to the tournament. It was somehow like Kobayashi was off schedule and needed to catch up.. Yumi and Hisa fit together nicely (not as pairing, rather urm.. combination?), their playing styles are totally different but personally they're quite close. Loved Momoko's jealousy faces in the recent chapters And Mukki had to give another card to Bundou xD I hope these schools won't disappear, but don't want all 3 of them to comment on every action at the nationals.. let's see if Kobayashi will find the right dose of them^^

2010-04-27, 23:32	Link #255
edogawaconan Hi Fansubber Join Date: Aug 2006	how many of you are waiting for chapter 42-55 before reading latest chapters? __________________ >2014 >blog

2010-04-28, 01:00	Link #256
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 39	Why are you waiting for those when they were already covered in the anime?

2010-04-28, 04:08	Link #258
Ravenblitz \|･ω･`) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Getting there	i skipped it yeah its in the anime, read up to the latest XD __________________

2010-05-08, 22:33	Link #259
Demon Roronoa Zoro Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: U.K Manchester Age: 32	Can somebody give me a link to the translation of Saki manga please? Just watched the anime and gonna read manga.

2010-05-09, 00:43	Link #260
Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 39	I'm pretty sure I mentioned it in this very same page.