Spoiler Rating: This is a Series Analysis, which attempts to analyze the series and present the author’s likes and dislikes of the series. On a scale of 1 to 10, ten being very high spoilers, the spoiler level is 5. Short episode summaries are presented for several episodes as well as thoughts about the ending. However, nothing in this post would be considered a major spoiler that would lower the enjoyment of the reader.

Personal Thoughts

To me, Saki was something that was at first hilarious. All of the yuri hints, constant blushing, and Yuuki were all funny. There’s nothing wrong with laughing at an anime, right? Sure. It’s entertainment. The plot is actually pretty good to be honest. Saki, the main character who attends Kiyosumi High School, hates mahjong. So she joins the Kiyosumi mahjong club and shows her incredible ability of getting +/- 0 every round. Pretty soon, Nodoka convinced her to permanently join the mahjong club as Saki want to compete at nationals with her sister.

Saki is an amazingly enjoyable series, nothing more, nothing less. There is no depth to Saki nor does it need any. Every episode is pure win. It is a great mix of comedy and excitement, with some yuri hinted at now and then. The amazing thing about Saki is that it manages to make everything exciting, including episode 5, an onsen episode. When I read the title, “Training Camp,” I went, “Oh no this is going to be bad.” But it wasn’t, because it was filled with exciting mahjong, not to mention Yuuki being hyper and weird, which is always a plus. Needless to say, I couldn’t believe how much I was enjoying an onsen episode. It was from that moment that I knew I would enjoy Saki very much.

And then we got the tournament, which was amazing. The mahjong playing was so enjoyable; I was on the edge of my seat every episode. Not only that, but some of the players are really cute, such as Hajime, Yuuki, and Kana. Other players are very likable, such as Hisa, Touka, and Mihoko. In fact, I do not hate any characters in Saki. I like each of them in some way, and with no bad feelings towards anything of Saki pretty much, I can just sit back and enjoy the show. Read the rest of this entry »