(L) Saki manga

[Fragment off]

I think Yuan will score the last hand, either by Tsumo or hitting Hisa.

[Nihilanth]

Originally Posted by Requiem-x

Ah, someone beat me to it. Anyway, here's a summary of the infodump, but let me warn you, this one is crazy.

First and foremost

Spoiler for Unexpected:

Ritz has officially debunked the whole "Saki/Teru is a killer" thing

I know this thread never really went on that tangent, but its surprising she actually addressed it

Now, the following one could be more relevant.

Spoiler for EVERYTHING IS A LIE:

While Ritz does ask to leave underwear out of all scenes, and even asked for the recent Hajime figure to go nopan, she doesn't particularly mind whether there's underwear or no, and even says she likes panties.

Talk about a reality shock...

Anyway, passing on to less unbelieveable issues

Spoiler for As expected of buchou:

It was Hisa who insisted that Mihoko called her by first name. Ritz also says she wants to make a flashback for it, but isn't sure there's enough space.

That sound you're hearing is hakka-ya squealing and the proceding to write 5 more doujins in a single day. And DO IT, RITZ!

Also

Spoiler for More reasons for the tsun:

It seems Hayari is one of the smartest girls in the cast (whether is the shinohayu cast or the whole cast is unknown yet, and bwfore choosing to be an idol, she wanted to be a researcher of sorts.

Also, birthdays for the shinohayu crew.

Shino: January 31
Kanna: August 11
Kyoka: November 26
Hayari: July 13
Richardson: May 10

Kanna's is just one day before mine

Regarding Saki and Teru,

Spoiler for Saki and Teru:

What exactly did Ritz say? Is she saying that the Mysterious Girl is not dead, or that neither of the Miyanaga sisters are responsible for her death? One theory I have is that Teru thinks Saki is somehow responsible, but is wrong about that.

Regarding Hisa,

Spoiler for Hisa and Mihoko:

that's what I suspected. I also find it interesting that Hisa's calling Mihoko "Mihoko-san," which is considerably less formal than what most people call Mihoko (for example, Kana calls her "Ikeda-senpai" or "Captain"), but adding the "-san" is a bit more formal than what Hisa does for most of her friends.

[Emballage]

Originally Posted by Requiem-x

First and foremost

Spoiler for Unexpected:

Ritz has officially debunked the whole "Saki/Teru is a killer" thing

I know this thread never really went on that tangent, but its surprising she actually addressed it

Spoiler for Wild Mass Guess:

In other circles we can speculate endlessly about hospital arsons and replacement goldfishes, but realistically it's unlikely that we'll ever get a course of events that would cause a 180° change in our opinions about Saki (ie. murder). Though it kinds of irks me that Ritz chose this way to dispel the speculation, instead of, say, actually showing us what happened with the Miyanagas.

Originally Posted by Requiem-x

Now, the following one could be more relevant.

Spoiler for EVERYTHING IS A LIE:

While Ritz does ask to leave underwear out of all scenes, and even asked for the recent Hajime figure to go nopan, she doesn't particularly mind whether there's underwear or no, and even says she likes panties.

Talk about a reality shock...

Spoiler for Figures, really:

At least we now have explicit (heheh) confirmation that the nopan in Saki is intended (?), and that Ritz isn't the sort of artist to go complaining about "compromising my artistic vision". Though it raises the question about the relative lack of Saki figures that were for sale; given the franchise's popularity in Japan, you'd have thought there would be enough Saki figures to hold a mock tournament by now.

Originally Posted by Requiem-x

Spoiler for More reasons for the tsun:

It seems Hayari is one of the smartest girls in the cast (whether is the shinohayu cast or the whole cast is unknown yet, and bwfore choosing to be an idol, she wanted to be a researcher of sorts.

Spoiler for Mizuhara Hayari (8):

Well, to be fair, before she chose to be an idol she was also like 8 years old, so I'm not sure if we can read too much into that. She's at least insightful, as seen in that page when she initially disapproves of Mafufu.

Originally Posted by mhazaru

That's kind of odd that she would comment on a Saki/Teru theory. I mean yeah, I doubt either is malicious or whatever, but having the possibility of it out there is usually fun for an author, to keep people guessing. Since her email is on her blog, I wonder if she just gets tons of mail about it and jut got tired of it?

Or probably she was disturbed enough by the whole notion. After all, the Saki (and Nodoka) character design is present in practically every Ritz work, so I think it's safe to assume Ritz is significantly emotionally invested in them

Originally Posted by mhazaru

Speaking of that...I was making some Saki fan art and put this together after noticing it:

Spoiler for hair:

What do you guys think of that? I'm fairly certain, outside of the unnamed cousin, that they're the only ones with the pointy hair things (obviously Kyouko has it split into 2). I'm not saying there's anything necessarily there, but A) It might explain why Saki is so scared of her for somewhat obscure reasons and B) You would figure Ritz would be conscious of what she was drawing there

Well Yumi didn't have that hair, and Saki was mighty scared of her.


Moving on to the main manga chapter,

Damnit Nodoka, between your analysis and your J-cups, I'm not sure I can take you seriously anymore.

[raincrow]

Originally Posted by Emballage

Well Yumi didn't have that hair, and Saki was mighty scared of her.

Right, but neither does anyone else she had trouble with (outside of Kyouko) The difference is that her fear of Kyouko is never really made existent until after its specifically stated so after the match, and that surprised everyone. In contrast, everyone knew why Yumi should be feared off the bat.

Anyway, my guess is that there's something a bit deeper between Saki/Kyouko that we haven't been made privy to yet, and I think Ritz is hinting that with the hair. Definitely big speculation on my part though.

Spoiler for Shinohayu spoilers:

Looks like the idol that Hayarin has idolized has some sort of health issue. It doesn't look like Mafuka is doing too well in the hospital, and when Hayarin visits her, she gets the little flower-hair thingies from her.

[juventus95]

Originally Posted by mhazaru

Right, but neither does anyone else she had trouble with (outside of Kyouko) The difference is that her fear of Kyouko is never really made existent until after its specifically stated so after the match, and that surprised everyone. In contrast, everyone knew why Yumi should be feared off the bat.

Anyway, my guess is that there's something a bit deeper between Saki/Kyouko that we haven't been made privy to yet, and I think Ritz is hinting that with the hair. Definitely big speculation on my part though.

Personally, I want to see Himematsu and Kyosumi in the final. Imagine all the national monsters' abilities get negated by Shizuno. Then Kyoko, the super normal, trounces everyone at the table. And Himematsu wins the final. Plot twist!! Heavenly!!

[Chitanda Eru]

@^: If Achiga or Himematsu wins this tournament, it will be super super big failed for this Serie

[juventus95]

I was joking I love Kyosumi and want to see them succeed but I have to consider the possibility that other teams have potentials to win (e.g, Rinkai team). They remind me of Real Madrid. Always recruit more superstars but they don't always win. I don't recall if Rinkai has ever won the national tournament in the manga.

[Flower]

To be honest I would not be surprised if Kiyosumi loses the team finals and an underdog wins - but for me personally the thing I am most looking forward to is Saki directly facing off against her sister in the Individuals. (And hopefully Jindai and Arakawa will be there too! )

[Requiem-x]

Originally Posted by Flower

To be honest I would not be surprised if Kiyosumi loses the team finals and an underdog wins - but for me personally the thing I am most looking forward to is Saki directly facing off against her sister in the Individuals. (And hopefully Jindai and Arakawa will be there too! )

Agreed, it would fit with the whole idea of just having fun with mahjong, and besides, sports series are famous (at least to me) for not always guaranteeing that the main characters/team will come out victorious.

So, a nurse, a miko, Gilgamesh and a bookworm sit in a table

Edit:
And just minutes after making this post, Shinohayu comes out.

A tad slow, but my heart skipped a beat when

Spoiler for Spoiler:

Mafuka gave Hayari the hair ornaments she still uses in the present.

And Hayari is such a good girl, trying so hard just to make Mfuka happy. Idol material indeed.

But now Mafuka will be leaving to Tokyo. What will Hayari's reaction be?

[The Green One]

It's interesting seeing this side of Hayari, as we were introduced her to as the ditzy air headed idol we know her as an adult. A lot of heartwarming stuff in this chapter, I'm a sucker for this kind of thing. But now it seems the feels are going to be incoming.

Unlike Achiga's sidestory the over all goal seems to be less important and allows us to gain a more intimate connection with the characters as we can delve into their stories more deeply.

[Requiem-x]

Originally Posted by The Green One

It's interesting seeing this side of Hayari, as we were introduced her to as the ditzy air headed idol we know her as an adult. A lot of heartwarming stuff in this chapter, I'm a sucker for this kind of thing. But now it seems the feels are going to be incoming.

Unlike Achiga's sidestory the over all goal seems to be less important and allows us to gain a more intimate connection with the characters as we can delve into their stories more deeply.

I agree and I love it, which is interesting, considering how two are characters we're seeing for the first time. And yet, I like Kanna and Shino as much as anyone in Achiga or the main manga, if not more. Of course, I like Hayari as well. Who knew the idol character would be so interesting?

[Fragment off]

Originally Posted by Requiem-x

Agreed, it would fit with the whole idea of just having fun with mahjong, and besides, sports series are famous (at least to me) for not always guaranteeing that the main characters/team will come out victorious.

So, a nurse, a miko, Gilgamesh and a bookworm sit in a table

[/SPOILER]

Who is Gil an who is The bookworm, that is the question .

As for who win , I probably already said it somewhere but I'm fine with anyone but achiga winning . ( Still cheer fo Kiyosumi though )

[The Green One]

Originally Posted by Requiem-x

I agree and I love it, which is interesting, considering how two are characters we're seeing for the first time. And yet, I like Kanna and Shino as much as anyone in Achiga or the main manga, if not more. Of course, I like Hayari as well. Who knew the idol character would be so interesting?

It's the personality gap between a big boobed ditzy airheaded adult idol and the kind hearted, serious, and dutiful child who also seems to be studious as well.

Seeing the impact Mafuka had on Hayari when she was little has gotten quite interesting, and it's only been two chapters so far.

[tsunade666]

Originally Posted by Fragment off

Who is Gil an who is The bookworm, that is the question .

As for who win , I probably already said it somewhere but I'm fine with anyone but achiga winning . ( Still cheer fo Kiyosumi though )

Gil is Teru but I don't have any idea on who is the bookworm.

[Requiem-x]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

Gil is Teru but I don't have any idea on who is the bookworm.

It's Saki, but I don't think that was the point of the question, but rather, which sister is the true monster. I vote for Saki.

[Flower]

Originally Posted by Fragment off

Who is Gil an who is The bookworm, that is the question .

As for who win , I probably already said it somewhere but I'm fine with anyone but achiga winning . ( Still cheer fo Kiyosumi though )

Gilgamesh is Teru, of course. But the bookworm in this case transforms at the mahjong table into something easily up to snuff with Gilgamesh... Prolly even scarier! ^^

For the record I would also like for Kiyosumi to win the team tournament and am also cheering for them (partly because I love it when Saki lets loose like she did in ep 11 of Zenkoku), but I would not be surprised if they were defeated, I guess.

Oh yes, speaking of people letting loose I really want to see Jindai erupt!

[Kaengel]

Sure didn't expect that.

Spoiler for Shinohayu - The Dawn of Age:

Cancer and all, I can see from here what's coming. Considering she's still keeping the hair ornaments I might be in the right to think that she never had the occasion to return it...

[Requiem-x]

Originally Posted by Flower

Gilgamesh is Teru, of course. But the bookworm in this case transforms at the mahjong table into something easily up to snuff with Gilgamesh... Prolly even scarier! ^^

And we haven't even seen the mandatory power up she'll get in the semis. I'd make more comparisons, but the thread doesn't need more type-moon in it.

Originally Posted by Flower

For the record I would also like for Kiyosumi to win the team tournament and am also cheering for them (partly because I love it when Saki lets loose like she did in ep 11 of Zenkoku), but I would not be surprised if they were defeated, I guess.

Anything can happen in this series, really.

Originally Posted by Flower

Oh yes, speaking of people letting loose I really want to see Jindai erupt!

This sounds so lewd Silly mikos and their breast powers.

[Flower]

Baaaaka.

Okay then, how about Jindai going into max possession mode brought forth by the presence of Arakawa and the Miyanaga siblings?

[Requiem-x]

Originally Posted by Flower

Baaaaka.

Okay then, how about Jindai going into max possession mode brought forth by the presence of Arakawa and the Miyanaga siblings?

What? They do have breast powers.

I say that's gonna be one overwhelmed god. You need a whole pantheon to match those powerlevels.