tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349711244303209248.post215768313447386439..comments2023-09-12T06:38:02.174-05:00Comments on I Blog Anime: [Ended] Saki: Very InterestingThe Evil Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12743893952694628171noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349711244303209248.post-34271509553845600492009-10-03T23:06:23.703-05:002009-10-03T23:06:23.703-05:00I used to play Mahjong a lot, but I've never p...I used to play Mahjong a lot, but I've never played under the Japanese rule. So it too was a bit learning experience for me, except I was a bit more familiar with the the core game itself. I too learned very little from the anime, most of the learning are done outside the anime. If you're interested, this is a very good reference: <a href="http://ofb.net/~whuang/ugcs/gp/mahjong/mahjong.html" rel="nofollow">http://ofb.net/~whuang/ugcs/gp/mahjong/mahjong.html</a><br /><br />They might have gone a bit overboard on the fan service or the yuri theme. But to be honest, I hardly noticed them because I was so focus on the actual drama in the mahjong play. It may not appear to be interesting for people who doesn't know the game, but if you just take little time to learn the game, you too will find this anime very interesting.The Evil Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743893952694628171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349711244303209248.post-25079793078209194162009-10-03T14:39:29.233-05:002009-10-03T14:39:29.233-05:00We are currently watching this in Aggime and we wa...We are currently watching this in Aggime and we watched episode 4 this week. Honestly, the only thing that keeps me interested in the show right now is the fan service. <br /><br />Watching the Mahjong games reminds me very much of watching the first season of Yu-gi-oh!, when they didn't follow the rules of the game. Except random lightning makes sense in Yu-gi-oh!. I find it somewhat annoying that the anime makes no attempt at explaining what's going on when they are playing the game as well; but this might be because I got used to reading Eyeshield 21.<br /><br />Then there's the Yuri subplot between "Ordinary Girl" and "Fan Service Girl" which is played a bit too much for my tastes. It just comes to be more awkward than touching. (Do they have to blush ALL the time?)<br /><br />The one thing I do like is the artwork, but once again that's probably due to "Fan Service Girl" more than anything. The story when outside of Mahjong isn't too bad, but when the game is going it reminds me too much of Yu-gi-oh! for me to take it seriously.the_other_brandnoreply@blogger.com