Saki 156: Parents

Here's a curious fact about this chapter: a character called 藤白七実 (Fujishiro Nanami) is briefly mentioned. This is the first time this name appears in the manga. However, in the Achiga-hen anime, episode 12, about 2 minutes into the episode Sera is scrolling through a list of names on a tablet. At the very top of the list, Senriyama's highest ranked player from 2 years ago is also Fujishiro Nanami. Her rating (2629) is much higher than the other players so she must have been Senriyama's super ace and still... well, you'll see if you read the chapter.

Links:
Saki ch156 (Mega)
Saki ch156 (Mediafire)

Saki 155: Shouka

The title for this chapter (証果, "shouka") is a very specific, very obscure Buddhist term that means "to attain a state of enlightenment as a result of your training". It's a clear reference to Shizuno. I decided it was better to just leave it untranslated and put an explanatory note. This is a different term than the common way to say "enlightenment" in Buddhism, which is  菩提 "bodhi".

The flashback scene in this chapter was already shown (for the most part) in chapters 19 and 20 of Achiga-hen.

Links:

Saki ch155 (Mega) 

Saki ch155 (Mediafire) 

Shinohayu ch30: City Tournament

The City Tournament begins and it's different than any other tournament we've seen so far!
Enjoy:
Shinohayu ch30 (Mega)
Shinohayu ch30 (Mediafire)

Saki 154 and Saki Biyori 47 & 48

A triple release today. One Saki chapter and two Biyori chapters. Just like last month, there were two Biyori chapters in this issue of the magazine. In exchange, there won't be a chapter on the next issue. Translation for all 3 was completed almost at the same time so I decided to release them all together.
Mega links:
Saki 154
Saki Biyori 47-48
Mediafire links:
Saki 154
Saki Biyori 47-48

Shinohayu ch29: Middle School

A very complete chapter with a little bit of everything, including lots of new info, which is normal since we're at the beginning of a new arc, I guess.

Enjoy:
Shinohayu ch29 (Mega)
Shinohayu ch29 (Mediafire)

After reading the chapter, if you're looking for Shizuku's first appearance, she's in chapter 2, page 19 (page 83 of the magazine) or Volume 1, page 101. Having Shizuku appear in an early chapter was a nice touch I think. I don't know if Ritz/Aguri had this planned all along or if they just took a background girl and made her into a supporting character but I liked it anyway.

Saki Biyori Chapters 45 & 46

The last issue of Big Gangan magazine had two Saki Biyori chapters instead of one. Yay!
Enjoy:
Saki Biyori ch45-46 (Mega)
Saki Biyori ch45-46 (Mediafire)

Saki ch153: Flash

What better way to start the year than with a new Saki chapter, huh? I hope I'll be able to keep translating Saki for another year at least and I hope you'll keep reading it.

On another note, the official English translation of volume 1 of Saki was released in digital format just a few days ago. If you like Saki, consider purchasing it to support the author. Or you could also purchase the japanese version of course.

Finally, the two Biyori chapters that were in the last issue of the magazine (yeah, there were two) will be released together in a few days. It takes longer to translate two obviously so I skipped them and did the Saki chapter first.
Enjoy:

Saki ch153 (Mega)
Saki ch153(Mediafire)