Toki 48: Deal

The future Senriyama five regulars together for the first time! How did that first meeting go?

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Shinohayu 86: Jogging & Achiga 29: Signal Arrow

Shinohayu. Similar to the last few chapters, it's mainly slice of life with the national tournament happening in the background. I kinda wish it was the other way around but, oh well... Still looking forward to Shino's participation at the InterMiddle.

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Achiga. Speaking of "slice"... Pretty cool wins here! It covers material from Saki ch196 to 198 if you'd like to compare. The original title koushi means "a whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle". More generally, it means "the start of things, the beginning". I was almost tempted to call it "So it begins..." A fitting title but maybe a little too removed from the original one.

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If you are waiting for Toki, it should be ready some time next week.

Saki 227: Raging Waves

The cover is Shinohayu-based but other than that it's a normal 16-page chapter, although it may feel shorter because of all the double pages. Mahjong, stealth and dramatic wind!

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Saki ch227 (Mediafire)

 

Shino and Rui in Yokohama.

Saki 226: Line of Fire

This chapter is heavily focused on mahjong. Half the story is in the tiles.

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Toki 47: Short Hair

It's BBQ time with Toki and her friends! TokiMeshi?

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Shinohayu 85: Middle School National Tournament & Achiga 28: Pictures

Shinohayu. Despite the title, there's very little National Tournament in this chapter but we are getting there. It's more of a fun chapter with Kanna.

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Achiga. You may remember that Harue played for a corporate team in Fukuoka for a while before coming back to Achiga. She worked for that same company too. For the most part, this chapter takes place right after she came back but before the Kuro's Birthday Special.

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Toki's translation should be out in a few days and Saki returns on February 5th.

New Spinoff: Saki & Final Fantasy XIV

There is a new Saki spinoff manga (how many is that now? 8?) called Saki & Final Fantasy XIV. As the title indicates, it's a collaboration project with the FFXIV game. Main story seems to be Saki, Nodoka and Tacos travel to the world of FFXIV (as their game avatars) to play mahjong.

The author is none other than Kiyoshi Saya, author of Saki Biyori, and it's released through the MangaUP! phone app (not the same app as Saki re but a different one). First two chapters were released this month and from now on it will be one chapter each month. Both Saki and Final Fantasy are owned by Square Enix and there was some mahjong in FFXIV already so it's a natural collaboration.

Currently, there are no plans for a translation but who knows, if Saki takes another long break or something, I might do it someday. Or maybe someone else will.