Even if I'm not posting much about anime...

Decided to catch up on Saki today. Up through episode 15, and enjoying it thoroughly, though I'm not so sure about the new opening and ending. Definitely a show that's less hung up on the arcane rules of the game and more on the mystical aspect. Not really unexpected, though, since we're really talking about a sports anime that's also a fan-service vehicle. I'll put a few more hours into catching up and update then, I think.

And updated after watching through 20. Steven spent a lot of time looking at the last hand of the tournament, and Kana's good hand that she had to throw away because it wouldn't win the tourney. It's worth noting that we get to see the dealer's hand after the victory, and SHE was one tile away from a yakuman hand too; if Koromo had tossed a north instead of a one, a different victor walks out of that room. (Of course, Koromo didn't have a north. And if she'd played defensively, she'd have won it easily. Heh.)

I think one of the reasons that Nodoka's bustiness sticks out, as it were, is that none of the other girls in the show are well-endowed. In fact, a little bit more padding would have been appreciated; too many "loli with shirt hanging off" fanservice shots for me, and this is a veteran of Nanoha saying this.

Looking forward to the wrap-up of the first season.

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