Toki 49: Unrecognized Talent

This chapter's title has a double meaning: 1) a dragon lying dormant at the bottom of a lake waiting to ascend into heaven or 2) a metaphor for a person of great talent who remains unknown to the world. Both meanings seem to apply here. The first kanji in Ryuuka's name means 'dragon' and her mahjong ability stays hidden or dormant until she "ascends". Since she doesn't play in tournaments, her talent remains unknown to most people (in the Toki series, at least).

In page 20, the girl to the left of FunaQ looks a bit like Tsubakino Miyuki from Kentani High School. Both Hiroko and Kentani HS are from Hyogo prefecture and the big kanji behind Hiroko says 'Hyogo'. The one with the flower in her head could then be Yasufuku Riko. By that logic, the girls to the right of Sera should be from Osaka but no idea who might they be.

v2: small correction in page 27.

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Shinohayu 87: Sweet and Sour

There was no Shinohayu last month, so this time we get an extra long chapter, 49 pages! It was no easy task apparently and Igarashi Aguri thanked all those who contributed drawing backgrounds. Translation also took a bit longer than usual but it would be wonderful if all non-mahjong chapters were like this.

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Saki 230: Furious Advance

It's this thing Ritz does that we end up cheering for almost every character at one point or another, even the supposed "antagonists"...

Sumire!!

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Saki 229: Target Shooting

Ritz apologizes for the mishap with the screentone in this chapter. You'll notice that the dark surfaces in some pages look odd and some kind of Moiré pattern is visible in the sky of the title page.

 

Also, in page 7, Awai is wearing something that look like panties but probably aren't. Most likely, those are short pants. It would make no sense if they were panties.

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Shino and Hayari in their high school uniform.

Achiga 30: Nine Gates

Unfortunately, this month's chapter of Shinohayu was not published. According to both Igarashi Aguri and Kobayashi Ritz, due to a combination of factors it was impossible to complete the chapter in time. The reasons being: an unexpected increase in the number of Achiga pages (24 to 36), a huge load on the amount of drawing involved and Igarashi falling sick shortly before the deadline. Since Toki was already expected to be taking a break, it's only Achiga this month. Epic chapter though.

Let's wish Igarashi a swift recovery and let's look forward to next month's Shinohayu which should be a little longer than usual, according to Ritz.

This chapter covers material from Saki 198 to the very beginning of chapter 201:

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Saki 228: White-Hot

This chapter contains a rare editor's note about the meaning of "live tile". Why the editor thought it necessary to explain this particular mahjong term but not all the other ones is beyond me. Anyway, it was translated without erasing the original one to make it clear it's not just a translator's note.

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Toki 48: Deal

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

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