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Saki

TV·2009–2014·2 seasons, 38 episodes·TV Tokyo·Animation, Comedy, Drama·25m

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Saki tells the story of a girl's mental and emotional growth as she and her fellow teammates battle fearsome rivals, all gunning for the national high school mahjong tournament, and is a cross between sports action and high school drama.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0125Episodes2009AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Saki S01E01MeetingApril 6, 2009Saki Miyanaga is a skilled mahjong player, but she hates the game since she would be punished by her family whether she won or lost when she
  2. S01E02Saki S01E02ContestApril 13, 2009Playing under special scoring rules, Saki plays the next game while trying to keep her plus/minus zero score and winning at the same time, b
  3. S01E03Saki S01E03ConfrontationApril 20, 2009It has been a week since Saki joined the mahjong club, though Nodoka is still distant to her. Nodoka plays a game by herself with all the ti
  4. S01E04Saki S01E04Beat-downApril 27, 2009Hisa announces to the club that they are now signed up for the national qualifying tournament, and she hands out the rules. Yūki sees that o
  5. S01E05Saki S01E05Training CampMay 4, 2009The mahjong club goes to a mountain retreat training camp to improve their skills. The first day is spent mainly having fun, and playing som
  6. S01E06Saki S01E06The Tournament BeginsMay 11, 2009After arriving at the tournament area, Saki gets separated from her friends, and during this time Nodoka gets hounded by reporters due to he
  7. S01E07Saki S01E07TraditionMay 18, 2009Nodoka walks into her match holding her penguin stuffed animal which causes a stir among the observers and her own opponents. Nodoka plays e
  8. S01E08Saki S01E08Last NightMay 25, 2009The Kiyosumi team takes the train back to town since they do not have enough money to stay in a hotel near the tournament. Hisa tells Mako h
  9. S01E09Saki S01E09EnlightenmentJune 1, 2009The final's first round starts when Ryūmonbuchi representative Jun Inoue accidentally eats Yūki's only taco. The latter cries and causes a c
  10. S01E10Saki S01E10BeginnerJune 8, 2009Hisa recommends Saki and Nodoka take a nap before their matches, and while Nodoka initially declines, she decides to go so that Yūki does no
  11. S01E11Saki S01E11PrankJune 15, 2009The third round starts and Hisa puts to work her strategy of sticking to the bad waits in order to get the big scores, knocking off Kazekosh
  12. S01E12Saki S01E12AwakenJune 22, 2009Mihoko arrives to pass along the information to her companion, and Hisa barely recognizes her. Koromo takes the torn penguin to her butler,
  13. S01E13Saki S01E13FeverJune 29, 2009The fourth round begins off slow with Nodoka winning a small hand, and as play continues, the players continuously keep on getting draws. Ev
  14. S01E14Saki S01E14ExistenceJuly 6, 2009Tōka makes a slight comeback, ruining Nodoka's perfect run, but then falls into a play laid by Tsuruga's Momoko Tōyoko, whose presence is so
  15. S01E15Saki S01E15DemonJuly 13, 2009Momoko's abilities fall short against Nodoka, whose training matches her real life playing to her online play style, therefore not taking no
  16. S01E16Saki S01E16ConspiracyJuly 20, 2009As the round continues, Saki finally recognizes Koromo's aura. She starts putting pressure on her opponents by reducing their tenpai probabi
  17. S01E17Saki S01E17NightmareJuly 27, 2009During the break, Mihoko goes to comfort Kana, and Nodoka catches up with Saki to reaffirm their promise and rebuild her confidence. Fujita
  18. S01E18Saki S01E18ConnectionAugust 3, 2009Remembering the pact she had made with Mihoko, Kana gets a burst of confidence and regains a lot of points. Yumi also gets a good play, and
  19. S01E19Saki S01E19FriendAugust 10, 2009Koromo recalls that when her parents died, no matter how many times Touka brought her friends, she still always felt lonely, believing her o
  20. S01E20Saki S01E20SistersAugust 17, 2009As a reward for winning the tournament, and to train for the individuals, Hisa takes everyone to a pool, where Saki admits she cannot swim.
  21. S01E21Saki S01E21Looking BackAugust 24, 2009The first day of the individuals tournament begins. Tōka faces off against Tsuruga's Kaori and is beaten by her beginner's luck. Another Tsu
  22. S01E22Saki S01E22PromiseSeptember 7, 2009It is the second day of the individuals, and Yūki is shocked to find the day will consist of east-south round games. Yūki gets off to a good
  23. S01E23Saki S01E23DeterminationSeptember 14, 2009Momoko continues to put the pressure on Tomoki and Hisa keeps racking up strong plays, while Saki is still unable to use her usual strategy.
  24. S01E24Saki S01E24Summer FestivalSeptember 21, 2009Kyōtarō tells Saki about an upcoming summer festival and she invites the rest of the club to go too. Hisa sends out invitations to the other
  25. S01E25Saki S01E25NationalsSeptember 28, 2009All the schools gather for the training camp where Yumi gives Hisa some data on the other opponents in the nationals. Later on, nearly every

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0213Episodes2014AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Saki S02E01To TokyoJanuary 6, 2014The other schools who will compete with Kyosumi in the nationals are selected. Among them are Miyamori, Eisui All-Girls, Himematsu, and Rink
  2. S02E02Saki S02E02SupportJanuary 13, 2014As the day of Kiyosumi's first round arrives, Saki states her determination to reach the finals before she can talk to Teru. After receiving
  3. S02E03Saki S02E03StartJanuary 20, 2014Nodoka recalls how she met Yuuki in Takatoobara Middle School and joined its mahjong club, where she also met Maho. Back at the training cam
  4. S02E04Saki S02E04East WindJanuary 27, 2014Yuki makes a strong play during the game's east round, particularly against Suzu. On the second hand, however, Shiromi makes a strong play w
  5. S02E05Saki S02E05Gods and DemonsFebruary 3, 2014Just as the first player's match is about to end, Komaki makes a strong play against Yuki, knocking Kiyosumi out of the lead. The second mat
  6. S02E06Saki S02E06WitheringFebruary 10, 2014During the lunch break, as teammates, commentators, and spectators have lunch with their respective groups, Hisa heads to the game room ahea
  7. S02E07Saki S02E07AttentionFebruary 24, 2014Despite plays by both Hiroe and Kurumi, Hisa keeps the spirit of fun in her heart and get her own play at the end, ending the round with Kiy
  8. S02E08Saki S02E08FortressMarch 3, 2014Aware of Hatsumi's playstyle, Sae uses her ability to seal off her hands, though they are both surprised by Kinue's play. The rest of the ha
  9. S02E09Saki S02E09SortieMarch 10, 2014Hatsumi continues to lose points whilst Kinue helps put Himematsu into the lead, though Hatsumi manages to make a huge play before the match
  10. S02E10Saki S02E10FriendsMarch 17, 2014As the second half begins, Toyone brings out another one of her plays, the naked wait, and moves into second place. Toyone recalls her first
  11. S02E11Saki S02E11ThreatMarch 24, 2014Kasumi brings out her dormant ability to draw a specific type of tiles to move into the lead, whilst Kyouko starts fighting back by drawing
  12. S02E12Saki S02E12TruthMarch 31, 2014Whilst pondering Saki's actions, Kyouko manages to move into second place, slightly ahead of Eisui. As everyone is put under pressure to win
  13. S02E13Saki S02E13Old FriendsApril 7, 2014As everyone besides Saki get together to watch the Side A semi-finals match, in which her old upperclassman from middle school is participat

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