[*Whatever By The Books*]

I liked Saki when I picked up the manga end of last year, and was psyched to find out the anime was going to be shown this season.

Some things were a bit unexpected — I thought Saki would sound more vague, less mature (somehow ; I also didn’t really expect her to blush that much, or even remember any hints of yuri from the manga. (Of course, not quite what I generally look for. :P) But overall, it was a great adaptation, in my opinion. Will definitely be keeping a lookout for this.

For those uninitiated, Saki is about mahjong — specifically, about a girl called Saki who has a strange skill when it comes to mahjong; she has the luck and skill to keep her score completely even. Due to years of playing with relatives who got grouchy if they lost and took her money if she lost, she’d decided playing even was the best defense mechanism.

She gets badgered into joining the mahjong club, which includes some pretty interesting people, including a high school division or something or other champion, Nodoka. (Who happens to be a beauty, and, in the anime, makes Saki constantly blush. Also unexpected) However, the person who really steals the show is the taco-loving Yuuki, voiced by Kugimiya Rie. (Whom I last heard in the first ep of the boob-bustin’ Queen’s Blade. XD) Her dynamic, decisive play and sheer cuteness left me feeling quite happy. :) \o/

A note: Those are really cool mahjong tables. Autoshuffle and arrange??

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