
The spin-off, Shinohayu the dawn of age, shows the childhood of the various pro mahjong players in the series, focusing on a girl named Shino Shiratsuki who enters the world of competitive mahjong to seek out her mother who disappeared one day. Wanting to see her old friend again, Shizuno decides to revive the Achiga Mahjong Club so that she can face against Nodoka in the inter-high national championships. A few years after the club disbanded and the two split up, Shizuno spots Nodoka on television as she makes her stride in mahjong. The side-story manga, Saki: Achiga-hen episode of Side-A, is based in the area around Yoshino, Nara and follows a girl named Shizuno Takakamo, an old friend of Nodoka's, who used to be in Achiga Girls Academy's mahjong club together. This leads the team to enter the prefecture's high school mahjong tournament with the goal of reaching the national high school competition. She easily does so with her skill and discovers a new love for mahjong, along with a friendship with her fellow club member, Nodoka Haramura. After the club discovers her ability, they recruit her permanently and convince her to win instead of breaking even. However, her friend from middle school, completely unaware of such circumstances, convinces her to visit the school's small mahjong club upon entering Kiyosumi High School. Due to this, she learned how to keep her score at zero, neither winning nor losing, a skill said to be more difficult than actually consistently winning. Saki Miyanaga, a freshman in high school, does not like mahjong because her family would always force her to play it and punish her regardless of the outcome of the game. A live-action television series aired between December 2016 and January 2017, and a live-action film opened in Japan in February 2017. Another spin-off manga illustrated by Meki Meki, Toki, began serialization in Big Gangan from June 2016. A gag manga series by Saya Kiyoshi, Saki Biyori, began serialization in Young Gangan from June 2011, with an original video animation released on July 25, 2015. A spin-off series to Saki, Side story of -Saki-: Shinohayu the dawn of age, began serialization in Big Gangan from September 2013. A third anime series, Saki: The Nationals ( 咲-Saki-全国編, Saki: Zenkoku-hen), also by Studio Gokumi, aired between January and April 2014. A 25-episode anime adaptation by Gonzo aired between April and September 2009 on TV Tokyo.Ī side-story manga illustrated by Aguri Igarashi, Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A ( 咲 Saki 阿知賀編 episode of Side-A), was serialized between the September 2011 and April 2013 issues of Monthly Shōnen Gangan, with an anime adaptation by Studio Gokumi airing between April and July 2012, with four additional episodes airing between December 2012 and May 2013. The manga has been serialized in Square Enix's Young Gangan since Februand is licensed in English by Yen Press. The story revolves around a first-year high school girl named Saki Miyanaga who is brought into the competitive world of mahjong by another first-year, Nodoka Haramura. Saki ( 咲-Saki-) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ritz Kobayashi. Side Story of Saki: Shinohayu the Dawn of Age Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A Portable However, volume one cranked the sexiness up to 100 and I’m not sure where else there is to go from here.Īll things considered, Saki is a super cute, entertaining character that fans of the genre will definitely enjoy.TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, AT-X I hope I am proven wrong in the future and a genuine romance blossoms between our two main characters. Though filled to the brim with cliches, there is something charming about watching Saki try to deal with the chaos of controlling her powers amongst dealing with her meddling sister and new roommate. I’m not unfamiliar with ecchi, but this was my first real foray into the genre, and it was a fun read. When she finds herself suddenly becoming roommates with a lazy, 30-something virgin, hijinks ensue. Saki is a brand new succubus who thrives off of the “lust” of the men she seduces.

There are parts of this that barely squeak by on it’s 17+ rating and only do so by the use of strategic blurring. This is Ghost Ship’s latest venture into more adult-oriented titles. In this first volume, there is very little “romance” to be found. While this is not necessarily a bad thing, I went in expecting a little bit more romance.


I’ll be the first to admit that Saki the Succubus Hungers Tonight was a little bit more.ahem, graphic, than I was originally expecting. Saki the Succubus Hungers Tonight Manga Volume 1 Review
