Shinohayu 111: World Champion

I certainly didn't expect Niemann to be... Son Goku!!? But no, there's probably an ulterior motive to her actions or Shino's mom would never have vanished...

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Saki 269: Urgency

Lots of mahjong in this chapter but what's Nodoka's hand, I wonder...

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Toki 72: Trust

A new challenge and Ryuuka's dilemma.

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Saki 268: Fierce

Saki took precedence as always but there is a Toki chapter awaiting translation. It should be ready by next weekend. So many chapters lately, no time for MakoMeshi....

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Shinohayu 110: Visit

When a western name appears in Shinohayu is usually written in katakana. There is more than one way to transcribe names from katakana into alphabet letters so we can never be completely sure of the exact spelling for such names (unless one day Ritz decides to write the name in romaji).

Still, I did my best to write the most likely spelling for that name. And even if that was not what Ritz had in mind, it can't be too different, just an alternate spelling of the same name.

On another note, I updated chapter 108 because I realized it had an error in page 28 when Shino's uncle is talking about the trip. Nothing too important but it comes up again in this chapter so I wanted to fix it.

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Saki 267: Youkai

Youkai is a generic term for all kinds of supernatural spirits and creatures in Japanese folklore. It's often translated as ghosts, demons, monsters, etc. In this particular chapter however, is used in the sense of 'someone who doesn't seem to age or ages very slowly'. So it would be more like fairies or elves.

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Toki 71: Haircutting

I think most anime/manga fans out there know about Japanese pronouns like boku and ore. Both mean "I, me" and are mainly used by males and tomboys like Sera. Many boys use boku when they are young and then change to ore as they grow up (only when speaking casually). Sera does a similar thing in this series.

Sera must have started using ore some time after her life-changing defeat at the hands of Fujishiro Nanami. Toki is surprised to hear her use ore in chapter 40 but Sera also uses boku a few times in that same chapter and after, perhaps meaning she still isn't used to ore. In more recent chapters, Sera always or nearly always uses ore.

The climax to the match with Fujishiro, when she tells Hiroe what she's going to steal from her, was in chapter 43.

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Shinohayu 109: Dashcam

We have both Shinohayu and Toki this month so Toki will be next.

The incident at the pedestrian crossing was in chapter 95, if anyone is curious.

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Saki 266: True Potential

Saki. Making progress into the vice-captains match. Get ready for Arata's dueling outfit...

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MakoMeshi 26: Cup Noodles - Aiming for the Summit

More MakoMeshi! This time, Mako goes mountain climbing. And how to make cup noodles taste better.

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Saki 265: Compatibility

Saki. The vice-captain match continues...

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I hope to have a new MakoMeshi chapter ready by next weekend or shortly after.

Shinohayu 108: The Best in Japan

This chapter is pretty long and wordy (43 pages) so it took a bit longer than usual to complete. I do prefer longer chapters though. On the other hand, Toki wasn't released this month due to poor health from one of the authors. That's too bad but maybe we get a longer chapter next month like this Shinohayu.

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Saki 264: 3 Turns

One thing that's been hinted but not mentioned in these last two chapters is that Seiko and Awai seem to be very close. Probably knowing each other since before entering high school. This might explain why Awai is always kinda harsh when teasing Seiko. Especially since Awai is younger, she should be a bit more respectful but if they have known each other for a while then it's not so strange. It would also fit with Teru choosing players that get along well rather than the best 5.

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MakoMeshi 25: Senbei and Cinnamon Rolls

A new chapter of MakoMeshi. This one features Bundou from Kazekoshi and Tsuruga's Tsuyama. I think with this one every relevant Nagano character has been featured in at least one chapter.

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Saki 263: Firepower

Saki. The vice-captain match continues...

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A new MakoMeshi should be ready by next weekend or so.

Toki 70: Teasing

No Shinohayu this month, only Toki. Apparently, Ritz was late in submitting the rough draft, probably meaning there was not enough time for Aguri to do the actual drawing. Too bad but at least we have this. Next, should be Saki but I also plan to do more MakoMeshi in September if all goes well.

Strangers on a train...

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Toki 69: Forgotten

Sera has finally found Fujishiro Nanami again. At the Middle School Tournament of all places. Time for a rematch?

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Saki 262: Fish Catch

I wanted to release Saki and Toki together but Saki was given priority and Toki is not ready yet. It should be ready in 2 or 3 days though.

Fishing in dangerous waters...

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Shinohayu 107: Candidate

This month we have both Shinohayu and Toki. As usual, Shino goes first. Toki will be next.

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Saki 261: Yoshino

Saki is back. A little reminder of where we left off: the vice-captain match had just started. Nodoka went into flashback mode, remembering how she learned about mahjong from Mafuka but had no friends to play mahjong with. Then she moved to Yoshino...

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Shinohayu 106: Speed

This is all for this month. As already announced previously, there is no Toki chapter this month due to upcoming volume releases and all that. Next release should be Saki early next month.

Bird Rush!

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MakoMeshi 24: Waiting Takako and Kampachi Katsu

Katsu is short for katsuretsu which is the Japanese pronunciation of 'cutlet'. For this translation, katsu was left as katsu and katsuretsu was transcribed as cutlet. It's all the same though.

Kampachi is the fish called 'great amberjack' as already mentioned in last chapter.

That's all, enjoy the chapter!

KUBOOOO!!

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Toki 68: Rematch

Like Saki, Toki will skip next issue so the author can work on the revisions and extra material for the upcoming volume releases. Shinohayu doesn't skip any issues though, so we should have a new chapter at the end of the month.

Before that, I'd like to do another MakoMeshi chapter. Maybe not next week because I need a little break but the one after that.

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Shinohayu 105: Streaming

It's Shinohayu time! Short chapter but it continues next month unlike the other series.

Next release, Toki!

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MakoMeshi 23: Encouraging staff meal of all sorts of Kampachi dishes

It's time for another Makomeshi chapter! This one is about Jun-kun from Ryuumonbuchi High School.

 

Kampachi is a fish called greater amberjack (and many other names) in English. We left the original name since it seems to be common enough. Also, greater amberjack is a bit of a mouthful. Another word that was left untranslated is "namerou" which is a kind of fish minced meat.

 

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Toki 67: Survive

The struggle of Muroto-senpai against the fearsome Fujishiro Nanami. Forget winning, can she even survive this battle?

This one is 40 pages long so it took a while to finish. I wonder if this would have been split in two if there had been a chapter last month.

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Shinohayu 104: Against Japan's Best

You'll notice this chapter is the same number as the last one. That's because last chapter and the one before that were both given the number 103 in the magazine. That seems like a mistake (there's never been two chapters with the same number before) so I changed last chapter to 104, hoping that maybe the magazine would fix the numbering in the next issue. But that didn't happen so we have to roll with it. I could go back and change the previous chapter to 103 but there's no point since we are going to have two chapters with the same number anyway.

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Saki 260: Pupil 2 (+all folders update)

Like it says at the end of the chapter, Saki takes a break until July. This probably means there will be a new volume release in June and Ritz needs time for all the extra work that comes with it.

Next releases should be Shinohayu and Toki but then hopefully we can have a few more MakoMeshi chapters done during Saki's break.

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This might also be a good chance to catch up on the other series so all folders have been updated with the most recent chapters and a new folder has been created for MakoMeshi.

Saki

Saki (chapters 136-260)

 

Shinohayu

Shinohayu (chapters 14-104) 

 

Toki

Toki (chapters 1-66) 

 

MakoMeshi

MakoMeshi (chapters 19-22)

Saki Achiga-hen

Saki Achiga-hen (chapters 21-42 End)

 

Saki Biyori

Saki Biyori (chapters 33-76 End) 

MakoMeshi 22: If Suga Made Tacos

An entire chapter dedicated to Kyoutarou!? Only in MakoMeshi...

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Saki 259: Pupil

When Nodoka first meets Shizuno and Ako in Achiga-hen, they all share an interest in mahjong and Nodoka is already pretty good at it. But how did Nodoka become interested in mahjong in the first place...?

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Also, there will be a MakoMeshi chapter release sometime this week (definitely before the next Saki).

Shinohayu 104: Coming 2

One of the Mekimeki duo hasn't been feeling well lately and it lasted longer than expected, so sadly Toki takes a break this month. But at least we have Shinohayu. Also, this should free enough time for at least one MakoMeshi chapter in April.

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Saki 258: Awakening

In case someone is left wondering after reading this chapter, who are the other three players who also played in last year's final? They should be Teru, Sumire and... Takami? This last one can only be deduced by process of elimination. It can't be another Rinkai because it was said, way back in chapter 56, that Megan is their only returning player. And Kiyosumi and Achiga are of course on their first participation.

Until now, it was not clear if Takami and/or Seiko were part of last year's team. Awai obviously couldn't be because she's a first year. Two of the players chosen by Teru during Shiraitodai's flashback (Unozawa Shiori and Tanahashi Natsuki) were 2nd years, so most likely they were still in the team, but the 5th member was not known. According to this, it must have been Shibuya Takami, while Matano Seiko is a new recruit.

EDIT: Alternatively, Ritz is including Satoha in last year's individual final. But that would mean forcing the meaning of the sentence. To say that there are 4 players playing in the final for second consecutive year and then it turns out one of them was in the individual final, not the team final...? It feels odd...

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Toki 66: Jailer

It's not clear what's the deal with "eyepatch girl". We don't even know her name. Some of her lines are rather cryptic, probably making reference to some dark past that hasn't been revealed yet. The chapter's title is also puzzling but maybe it has something to do with her too?

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Shinohayu 103: Coming

A bit of a long chapter. Took a while to finish. With cover and color pages down the middle.

What's the next stage for Shino?

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Saki 257: Inheritance

The lieutenant match has finished and now it's time for the vice-captains to shine.

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Toki 65: The Strong 4

It was mentioned in a Saki chapter that Teru played against Fujishiro Nanami during her first Interhigh. Teru won but ended the match so tired that it contributed to her defeat in the final against Kainou Yoshiko.

I thought "tired" simply meant that Teru had a long and difficult match but maybe there was more to it than that...

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On the cover, Toki and Ryuuka are making New Year wishes. I decided not to mess with it but Toki's is a simple "Let's get along this year too" or "Please treat me well this year too". Ryuuka's says "I wish Toki-chan stays healthy". There are a couple more about two people becoming friends again.

Saki 256: Hospitalization

Saki got priority but Toki will be next, probably on the weekend.

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Shinohayu 102: Relaxation

Shino takes a well-deserved rest after the tournament...

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Saki 255: Offense and Defense & MakoMeshi 21: Smooth and Creamy Omurice

Saki. Hi, everyone! First post of the year and it's a new Saki chapter. Quick reminder: we are in last round of the lieutenant match. Takami is last dealer and she just won a hand. What now? Expect the unexpected with Ritz...

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MakoMeshi. I said last time I'd try to get a new MakoMeshi out by mid-January. Well, it's more or less the middle of January, right? This time, it's an easy recipe: omurice! With Yuuki and Nodoka.

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