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* OvershadowedByAwesome: Many consider her a weakling despite her ability to farm points in East Wind. [[spoiler:And she would've gotten away with a strong lead during the National quarterfinals, too, had Komaki not fallen asleep and got a direct sanbaiman hit on Yuuki.]]
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: Many consider her a weakling despite her ability to farm points in East Wind. [[spoiler:And And she would've gotten away with a strong lead during the National quarterfinals, too, had Komaki not fallen asleep and got a direct sanbaiman hit on Yuuki.]]
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* EnemyMine: During the National semifinals Side B, [[spoiler:she realizes that if Team Usuzan falls under 0, both they and Team Kiyosumi will be eliminated. She then decides to prevent that from happening while trying to gain points against Rinkai and Himematsu. However, she's also aware that Team Usuzan will need to win off anyone, including Hisa, so the latter decides that she'd promptly rid herself of Team Usuzan once Team Kiyosumi hits at least second-place]].
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* EnemyMine: During the National semifinals Side B, [[spoiler:she she realizes that if Team Usuzan falls under 0, both they and Team Kiyosumi will be eliminated. She then decides to prevent that from happening while trying to gain points against Rinkai and Himematsu. However, she's also aware that Team Usuzan will need to win off anyone, including Hisa, so the latter decides that she'd promptly rid herself of Team Usuzan once Team Kiyosumi hits at least second-place]].second-place.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: As with Yuuki, she often ends up facing some of the best players in Japan, unless they have a different approach ([[spoiler:such as deliberately aiming to survive the round, rather than win, like Shindoji does]]). It's best indicated in how her sister Yuu, who's about her skill level, tends to win the Sergeant match, in which there is less likely to be strong players.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: As with Yuuki, she often ends up facing some of the best players in Japan, unless they have a different approach ([[spoiler:such (such as deliberately aiming to survive the round, rather than win, like Shindoji does]]).Shindouji does). It's best indicated in how her sister Yuu, who's about her skill level, tends to win the Sergeant match, in which there is less likely to be strong players.
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* InformedAbility[=/=][[spoiler:TheWorfEffect]]: As a former winner of the prefectural tournament, she seems to lose rather badly during both the team and individual events. Partially had something to do with how she never entered Cold state mode during those events.
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* InformedAbility[=/=][[spoiler:TheWorfEffect]]: InformedAbility[=/=]TheWorfEffect: As a former winner of the prefectural tournament, she seems to lose rather badly during both the team and individual events. Partially had something to do with how she never entered Cold state mode during those events.
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* BattleAura: Koromo has [[spoiler:[[WaveMotionGun arms of destruction]]]].
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* BattleAura: Koromo has [[spoiler:[[WaveMotionGun [[WaveMotionGun arms of destruction]]]].destruction]].
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* PetTheDog: After Team Kazekoshi loses in the Nagano finals, just as she's set up and expected to beat the living hell out of Kana... [[spoiler:she just wears a smile of resignation and tells her to go kick ass next time]].
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* PetTheDog: After Team Kazekoshi loses in the Nagano finals, just as she's set up and expected to beat the living hell out of Kana... [[spoiler:she she just wears a smile of resignation and tells her to go kick ass next time]].time.
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Team Shiraitodai, together with Team Achiga, qualified for the National finals, [[spoiler:though it was knocked to second-place due to its players failing to sustain the massive lead Teru gave them back in the Vanguards' semifinals match]].
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Team Shiraitodai, together with Team Achiga, qualified for the National finals, [[spoiler:though though it was knocked to second-place due to its players failing to sustain the massive lead Teru gave them back in the Vanguards' semifinals match]].
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* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During the National semifinals, against Toki's ippatsu tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declares riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knew by (a traumatic) experience. Later in the match Teru declared kan, freaking out her opponents who expected a rinshan kaihou. Their relief that over Teru still being one tile away from completion (even with a tile off the dead wall) was short-lived, however, when they realized Teru opened more kan dora, which wrecked Kuro's hand a big time and forced her to play Teru's game.]]
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* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During During the National semifinals, against Toki's ippatsu tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declares riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knew by (a traumatic) experience. Later in the match Teru declared kan, freaking out her opponents who expected a rinshan kaihou. Their relief that over Teru still being one tile away from completion (even with a tile off the dead wall) was short-lived, however, when they realized Teru opened more kan dora, which wrecked Kuro's hand a big time and forced her to play Teru's game.]]
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* HypocriticalHumor: In the anime, while watching Ryuuka's match, hopes that Ryuuka won't "overdo it," when, in fact, Toki's overdoing it is the reason [[spoiler:she's watching from her hospital bed.
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* HypocriticalHumor: In the anime, while watching Ryuuka's match, hopes that Ryuuka won't "overdo it," when, in fact, Toki's overdoing it is the reason [[spoiler:she's she's watching from her hospital bed.
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* LapPillow: Serves as this for Toki, [[spoiler:which is also why she got some of Toki's foresight]].
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Last year's ace and Captain, who failed Team Shindouji last year due to her inability to measure up with the other aces. It was she who suggested [[spoiler:the plan to use Kirame as a sacrificial pawn, in hopes of surviving the Vanguards' match and then using their four strongest players to retake the lead]].
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Last year's ace and Captain, who failed Team Shindouji last year due to her inability to measure up with the other aces. It was she who suggested [[spoiler:the the plan to use Kirame as a sacrificial pawn, in hopes of surviving the Vanguards' match and then using their four strongest players to retake the lead]].
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* BadassNormal: Says so herself in Round 79. [[spoiler:She's challenges herself to see whether or not she can go far against her "monster" opponents which includes Saki, Kasumi and Toyone.]] Saki even mentions she considers ''her'' the biggest threat of the semi-finalists.
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* BadassNormal: Says so herself in Round 79. [[spoiler:She's She's challenges herself to see whether or not she can go far against her "monster" opponents which includes Saki, Kasumi and Toyone.]] Toyone. Saki even mentions she considers ''her'' the biggest threat of the semi-finalists.
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Another player of Team Usuzan, who makes clothes for Yukiko to wear during mahjong matches. [[spoiler:She has not won any hands in the lieutenant match, and is in severe danger of going under 0]].
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Another player of Team Usuzan, who makes clothes for Yukiko to wear during mahjong matches. [[spoiler:She She has not won any hands in the lieutenant match, and is in severe danger of going under 0]].0.
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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Somewhat averted against Himematsu and Rinkai, since she realizes that it's just as advantageous to win off Hisa and recover the points she needs to keep going]].
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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Somewhat Somewhat averted against Himematsu and Rinkai, since she realizes that it's just as advantageous to win off Hisa and recover the points she needs to keep going]].going.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A variant comes into play; [[spoiler:Hisa declares that once she gets second place, she no longer cares whether Usuzan goes under 0]].
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A variant comes into play; [[spoiler:Hisa Hisa declares that once she gets second place, she no longer cares whether Usuzan goes under 0]].0.
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* {{Gainaxing}}: When she leaps into the air in the ending sequence for Zenkoku-hen, as well as [[spoiler:when Saki enters her Awakened state]].
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* {{Gainaxing}}: When she leaps into the air in the ending sequence for Zenkoku-hen, as well as [[spoiler:when when Saki enters her Awakened state]].state.
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* TheWorfEffect: She cites her loss to Koromo as proof that Saki and Nodoka, who lost to her, can't hope to win the prefecturals. [[spoiler:She, Saki and Koromo, three of the best players in Nagano, lose to "Cold Touka", when virtually everyone else except Hisa was scared to join the game against them.]]
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* TheWorfEffect: She cites her loss to Koromo as proof that Saki and Nodoka, who lost to her, can't hope to win the prefecturals. [[spoiler:She, She, Saki and Koromo, three of the best players in Nagano, lose to "Cold Touka", when virtually everyone else except Hisa was scared to join the game against them.]]
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Her justification for not entering the team tournament. She rather coldly says how she'd rather not have players who aren't as good as she is drag her and her family name down. Needless to say, [[spoiler:it's but a matter of time until [[PrideBeforeAFall Saki forces her to eat her words]]]].
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Her justification for not entering the team tournament. She rather coldly says how she'd rather not have players who aren't as good as she is drag her and her family name down. Needless to say, [[spoiler:it's it's but a matter of time until [[PrideBeforeAFall Saki forces her to eat her words]]]].words]].
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* PrideBeforeAFall: Nanpo is introduced as, while being reserved, rather self-important and arrogant. [[spoiler:Saki makes sure she learns the importance of teamwork -- the hard way.]]
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A girl who appears in a montage of images in Chapter 102, and in a flashback in Chapter 104. It is strongly implied that [[spoiler:she is somehow related to the Miyanaga family, and that whatever happened to her -- which may have included hospitalization and/or death -- caused the Miyanagas to break apart]].
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A girl who appears in a montage of images in Chapter 102, and in a flashback in Chapter 104. It is strongly implied that [[spoiler:she she is somehow related to the Miyanaga family, and that whatever happened to her -- which may have included hospitalization and/or death -- caused the Miyanagas Saki and Teru to break apart]].apart.
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A member of the mahjong club at Shino's new school in Shimane.
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** [[spoiler:ILied]]: [[spoiler:It turns out she actually lied and did watch several hands during the finals.]]
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** [[spoiler:ILied]]: [[spoiler:It ILied: It turns out she actually lied and did ''did'' watch several hands during the finals.]]
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'''''WARNING:'' Multiple unmarked spoilers abound!'''
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[[folder:Kiyosumi High School (The Main Characters)]]
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!Protagonist Teams (Kiyosumi and Achiga)
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* BattleAura: In the form of a burning right eye.
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* TheChessmaster: Everybody who has played against her deeply fears her ability to manipulate scores and still go around smiling like it's nobody's business. During the Nagano semifinals, she helped Kana get past ±0, but because she formed a basic yaku, she couldn't just win with ron, so the only way for her to score is to draw a 6-dotted tile, to which Saki called pon, meaning there's only one of the 6 dots left. While Kana panicked over the last one, Saki ''knew'' it's on the dead wall which was untouched unless by kan, and drew said 6-pin for her. She then declared kan, so Kana could steal it with a chankan -- except earlier Saki opened her point sticks drawer ''before'' Kana can declare ron, in the process opening more kan dora that helped raised Kana's point by 3 han and earn 16,900 points. Which was more like a HopeSpot, because Saki's quick play ruined Kana's chances. And during the Nagano finals [[spoiler:Koromo was forced to discard the i-pin tile she drew to keep her yaku, knowing this will play right into Saki's hand]]. Another example is during the [[spoiler:National quarterfinals, breaking Kasumi's streak by discarding 8-sou for Kyouko's call. She also declared kan simply to shift drawing order to her favor; whether or not Kyouko's win of that hand is orchestrated, Saki quickly wrapped that match up with a cheap hand to take the lead.]]
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* TheChessmaster: Everybody who has played against her deeply fears her ability to manipulate scores and still go around smiling like it's nobody's business. business.
** During the Nagano semifinals, she helped Kana get past ±0, but because she formed a basic yaku, she couldn't just win with ron, so the only way for her to score is to draw a 6-dotted tile, to which Saki called pon, meaning there's only one of the 6 dots left. While Kana panicked over the last one, Saki ''knew'' it's on the dead wall which was untouched unless by kan, and drew said 6-pin for her. She then declared kan, so Kana could steal it with a chankan -- except earlier Saki opened her point sticks drawer ''before'' Kana can declare ron, in the process opening more kan dora that helped raised Kana's point by 3 han and earn 16,900 points. Which was more like a HopeSpot, because Saki's quick play ruined Kana'schances. And during chances.
** During the Naganofinals [[spoiler:Koromo finals, Koromo was forced to discard the i-pin 1-pin tile she drew to keep her yaku, knowing this will play right into Saki's hand]]. Another example is during hand.
** At the[[spoiler:National National quarterfinals, breaking she broke Kasumi's streak by discarding 8-sou for Kyouko's call. She also declared kan simply to shift drawing order to her favor; whether or not Kyouko's win of that hand is orchestrated, Saki quickly wrapped that match up with a cheap hand to take the lead.]]
** During the Nagano semifinals, she helped Kana get past ±0, but because she formed a basic yaku, she couldn't just win with ron, so the only way for her to score is to draw a 6-dotted tile, to which Saki called pon, meaning there's only one of the 6 dots left. While Kana panicked over the last one, Saki ''knew'' it's on the dead wall which was untouched unless by kan, and drew said 6-pin for her. She then declared kan, so Kana could steal it with a chankan -- except earlier Saki opened her point sticks drawer ''before'' Kana can declare ron, in the process opening more kan dora that helped raised Kana's point by 3 han and earn 16,900 points. Which was more like a HopeSpot, because Saki's quick play ruined Kana's
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** [[spoiler:Another case is the National quarterfinals, where she panics and sees ''Kyouko'', the only normal player in the match, to be the biggest threat on the table (and the last person she wants to continue to the semifinals), and ''not'' the goddess-possessed Kasumi. Even as ''everyone else on the table'' starts to fear Saki as though she was the Devil incarnate, complete with intimidating BattleAura and supernatural manifestations (in this case, a localized earthquake).]]
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** [[spoiler:Another case is During the National quarterfinals, where she panics and sees ''Kyouko'', the only normal player in the match, to be the biggest threat on the table (and the last person she wants to continue to the semifinals), and ''not'' the goddess-possessed Kasumi. Even as ''everyone else on the table'' starts to fear Saki as though she was the Devil incarnate, complete with intimidating BattleAura and supernatural manifestations (in this case, a localized earthquake).]]
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* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast: [[http://sadpanda.us/images/1628808-0UZ5S3N.png There is a clear reason why the Miyanaga sisters broke apart and why Saki is an unstable emotional wreck most of the time.]]]]
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* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast: DarkAndTroubledPast: [[http://sadpanda.us/images/1628808-0UZ5S3N.png There is a clear reason why the Miyanaga sisters broke apart and why Saki is an unstable emotional wreck most of the time.]]]]]]
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* MetaphoricallyTrue: Due to HeroicSelfDeprecation and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} tendencies, many of her statements result to this. In the beginning of the manga, Saki said she always lost against her family, causing her dislike of mahjong. From the words alone, it would lead us to believe that she's not good. Further context reveals, however, that she can score ±0 at will, causing her to [[ILetYouWin always lose]], but it also shows her ridiculous luck and skill.
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* MetaphoricallyTrue: Due to HeroicSelfDeprecation and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} tendencies, many of her statements result to this. In the beginning of the manga, beginning, Saki said she always lost against her family, causing triggering her dislike of mahjong. From the words alone, it would lead us to believe that she's not good. Further context reveals, however, that she can score ±0 at will, causing her to [[ILetYouWin always lose]], but it also shows her ridiculous luck and skill.
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* OpenSecret: While it's never blatantly kept secret, neither Teru nor Saki, or anyone who knew, reveal their (strained) relationship to public, Teru having only denied having a sister twice in the anime to Sumire and Junko. However, it didn't stop players with good analysis skills like Mihoko and Funakubo to guess that there ''is'' a connection. And in ''Achiga-hen'', all three players Teru faced looked really shocked at her declaring kan, having expected a Rinshan Kaihou.
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* OpenSecret: While it's never blatantly kept secret, neither Teru nor Saki, or anyone who knew, reveal their (strained) relationship to public, Teru having only denied having a sister twice in the anime to Sumire and Junko. However, it didn't stop players with good analysis skills like Mihoko and Funakubo Hiroko to guess that there ''is'' a connection. And in ''Achiga-hen'', all three players Teru faced looked really shocked at her declaring kan, having expected a Rinshan Kaihou.
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* [[spoiler:SuperMode: "Awakened" Saki, which manifests during her National quarterfinals match against Kasumi, Toyone and Kyouko, causing a ''minor earthquake to shake the venue''. Except this was actually the manifestation of her ''fear'' over the otherwise completely normal Kyouko, causing her to revert to her ±0 style... even as the latter begins to discover Saki is a "mahjong monster". Whether this is a true Super Mode or actually her ''default state'' prior to her parents' breakup is still under debate.]]
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* [[spoiler:SuperMode: SuperMode: "Awakened" Saki, which manifests during her National quarterfinals match against Kasumi, Toyone and Kyouko, causing a ''minor earthquake to shake the venue''. Except this was actually the manifestation of her ''fear'' over the otherwise completely normal Kyouko, causing her to revert to her ±0 style... even as the latter begins to discover what makes Saki is a "mahjong monster".force to reckon. Whether this is a true Super Mode or actually her ''default state'' prior to her parents' breakup is still under debate.]]
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Given her vow before the Nationals begin in the manga (Along with a few other moments), she can be considered this, as a girl with a broken family [[spoiler:and a possibly very dark past incident]] who is nevertheless a fearsome Mahjong opponent.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Given her vow before She's an incredibly dangerous player, known for pulling off pattern-breaking moves that ruin even the Nationals begin in the manga (Along with most calculated plays... and she's deep down a few other moments), she can be considered this, as a girl sad kid with a broken family [[spoiler:and family, a possibly very dark past incident]] sister who is nevertheless doesn't even acknowledge her, and a fearsome Mahjong opponent.relative who may or may not be dead.
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Nodoka plays in a careful, analytical way, and is quick to discount any aspect of the game that is [[StrawVulcan not "logical"]]. [[spoiler:This helped negate occult abilities Momoko’s Stealth Mode, but is also harmful, as shown in the National quarterfinals, when she didn’t believe Hatsumi’s ability and put a halt on Sae and Kinue’s attempt to seal Hatsumi.]]
Besides being a team player, she also plays online mahjong under the username "Nodocchi", where her style of deciding the best probability of getting a winning hand with quick draws and discards, thus disrupting her opponent’s pace, makes her one of online mahjong's best players. In addition, at Hisa's recommendation, she carries Etopen to help settle her down while playing in tournaments helping her reach her heightened state -- "Nodocchi Mode", in which she appears as her online avatar, dressed in white with a halo and white wings, under which state she gains quick hand-building abilities.
Besides being a team player, she also plays online mahjong under the username "Nodocchi", where her style of deciding the best probability of getting a winning hand with quick draws and discards, thus disrupting her opponent’s pace, makes her one of online mahjong's best players. In addition, at Hisa's recommendation, she carries Etopen to help settle her down while playing in tournaments helping her reach her heightened state -- "Nodocchi Mode", in which she appears as her online avatar, dressed in white with a halo and white wings, under which state she gains quick hand-building abilities.
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Nodoka plays in a careful, analytical way, and is quick to discount any aspect of the game that is [[StrawVulcan not "logical"]]. [[spoiler:This helped negate occult abilities Momoko’s Stealth Mode, but is also harmful, as shown in the National quarterfinals, when she didn’t believe Hatsumi’s ability and put a halt on Sae and Kinue’s attempt to seal Hatsumi.]]
Besides being a team player, sheShe also plays online mahjong under the username "Nodocchi", where her style of deciding the best probability of getting a winning hand with quick draws and discards, thus disrupting her opponent’s pace, makes her one of online mahjong's best players. In addition, at Hisa's recommendation, she carries Etopen to help settle her down while playing in tournaments helping her reach her heightened state -- "Nodocchi Mode", in which she appears as her online avatar, dressed in white with a halo and white wings, under which state she gains quick hand-building abilities.
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* AgentScully: Because she doesn't believe in superstition, she simply doesn't notice when something weird is up. [[spoiler:Showcased wonderfully in her match against Eisui's Hatsumi, where by just playing normally she [[SpannerInTheWorks derails the plans of Sae and Kinue]], who ''did'' notice Hatsumi's ability and were trying to stop it from triggering.]]
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* AgentScully: Because she doesn't believe in superstition, she simply doesn't notice when something weird is up. [[spoiler:Showcased wonderfully This is shown in her match against Eisui's Hatsumi, full force come the National quarterfinals, where where by just playing normally she [[SpannerInTheWorks unwittingly derails the plans of Sae and Kinue]], who ''did'' notice Kinue's joint effort]] to block out Hatsumi's ability and were trying to stop it from triggering.]]ability.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: While Nodoka's logic usually helps her most of the time, in a world where everyone can summon goddesses and cause localized earthquakes, it is still bound to fail her at some point. [[spoiler:During the National quarterfinals, she kept foiling Kinue and Sae's plan to stop Hatsumi's power because it's just a coincidence to her. And even after she saw Hatsumi's open hand she chalked it up as a big coincidence. Sae is so annoyed she let Hatsumi complete her yakuman in Nodoka's dealer turn as revenge. The sad thing is that Nodoka is unperturbed and chalked it up again as another coincidence, much to Sae's and Kinue's shock.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: While Nodoka's logic usually helps her most of the time, in a world where everyone can summon goddesses and cause localized earthquakes, it is still bound to fail her at some point. [[spoiler:During During the National quarterfinals, she kept foiling Kinue and Sae's plan to stop Hatsumi's power because it's just a coincidence to her. And even after she saw Hatsumi's open hand she chalked it up as a big coincidence. Sae is so annoyed she let Hatsumi complete her yakuman in Nodoka's dealer turn as revenge. The sad thing is that Nodoka is unperturbed and chalked it up again as another coincidence, much to Sae's and Kinue's their shock.]]
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* CripplingOverspecialization: She blows the field at East Wind... and can do not much else come the other rounds. [[spoiler:Come the National semifinals, Hisa remedies this by having her change her priorities from big hands to cheap but quick ones with the intention of getting a parenchan.]]
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* CripplingOverspecialization: She blows the field at East Wind... and can do not much else come the other rounds. [[spoiler:Come Come the National semifinals, Hisa remedies tried to remedy this by having her change her priorities from big hands to cheap but quick ones with the intention of getting a parenchan.]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: Happens before her first major match in the Nationals, where she comes into the venue sporting a cape and vows to show everyone that Kiyosumi isn't a weak team. [[spoiler:Prior to the National semifinals, at Hisa's recommendation she also began learning how to deal with big hands, in the event that she faces off against Teru come the finals.]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: Happens before her first major match in the Nationals, where she comes into the venue sporting a cape and vows to show everyone that Kiyosumi isn't a weak team. [[spoiler:Prior Prior to the National semifinals, at Hisa's recommendation she also began learning how to deal with big hands, in the event that she faces off against Teru come the finals.]]
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* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Prior to the National quarterfinals, she becomes stricken with fear and convinces herself that her opponents are too strong, and ends up screwing up the early portion of her match and falls to last place, before she regains her composure and help Team Kiyosumi claw its way back to second place.]]
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* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Prior Prior to the National quarterfinals, she becomes stricken with fear and convinces herself that her opponents are too strong, and ends up screwing up the early portion of her match and falls to last place, before she regains her composure and help Team Kiyosumi claw its way back to second place.]]
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* IDontKnowMortalKombat: She often loses to raw or inexperienced players because they play in a method outside of the scope of her ability. This was apparently remedied via [[spoiler:studying Maho's style at training camp]].
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* IDontKnowMortalKombat: She often loses to raw or inexperienced players because they play in a method outside of the scope of her ability. This was apparently remedied via [[spoiler:studying studying Maho's style at training camp]].camp.
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** When she realized that [[spoiler:Hao is playing ''Chinese'' mahjong, something with which Mako has no familiarity]].
* PhotographicMemory: Mako has memorized nearly every match she's seen played at her grandpa's mahjong parlor. [[spoiler:In practice, though, this tends to yield mixed results -- it failed her against Kaori, a total newcomer with an unpredictable playstyle, as well as Hao, who plays a completely foreign form of the sport, but helped her win against the more orthodox-minded Aislinn.]]
* ScaryShinyGlasses: Gets them at times, such as when challenging Kaori to a rematch with the other two players from their Sergeant match, who also sport them. [[spoiler:Kaori wins again]].
* PhotographicMemory: Mako has memorized nearly every match she's seen played at her grandpa's mahjong parlor. [[spoiler:In practice, though, this tends to yield mixed results -- it failed her against Kaori, a total newcomer with an unpredictable playstyle, as well as Hao, who plays a completely foreign form of the sport, but helped her win against the more orthodox-minded Aislinn.]]
* ScaryShinyGlasses: Gets them at times, such as when challenging Kaori to a rematch with the other two players from their Sergeant match, who also sport them. [[spoiler:Kaori wins again]].
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** When she realized that [[spoiler:Hao Hao is playing ''Chinese'' mahjong, something with which Mako has no familiarity]].
familiarity.
* PhotographicMemory: Mako has memorized nearly every match she's seen played at her grandpa's mahjong parlor.[[spoiler:In In practice, though, this tends to yield mixed results -- it failed her against Kaori, a total newcomer with an unpredictable playstyle, as well as Hao, who plays a completely foreign form of the sport, but helped her win against the more orthodox-minded Aislinn.]]
Aislinn.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: Gets them at times, such as when challenging Kaori to a rematch with the other two players from their Sergeant match, who also sport them.[[spoiler:Kaori Kaori wins again]].again.
* PhotographicMemory: Mako has memorized nearly every match she's seen played at her grandpa's mahjong parlor.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: Gets them at times, such as when challenging Kaori to a rematch with the other two players from their Sergeant match, who also sport them.
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The original incarnation of Team Ryuumonbuchi was not considered a strong contender in the Nagano tournament. Then came Touka, who ascended her way by defeating her future teammates, before leading them to a prominent place during last year's Nationals.
Team Ryuumonbuchi ultimately placed second at the Nagano tournament, barring it from qualifying for the Nationals.
!!Touka Ryuumonbuchi
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MinoriChihara
Club leader of Team Ryuumonbuchi and scion of the namesake owners of her own ''alma mater'' (specifically, the daughter of the current principal, and in turn great-granddaughter of her ''alma mater'''s founder). Haughty and craving for attention, she nevertheless shows concern for her teammates in her own way, and is reputed to have went to great lengths to assemble an all-star team.
Her playing style is similar to Team Kiyosumi's Nodoka, whom she treats as her rival, but in an unnecessarily flashy way. When she gets serious, she enters "Cold" state, where she suddenly becomes an emotionless board-clearer.
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* AnalogyBackfire: Tells [[{{Bifauxnen}} Jun]] to take her defeat "like a man", prompting her to respond...
-->'''Jun:''' "[[BerserkButton I'm a girl, dammit]]!"
* AttentionWhore: As early as her first appearance alone the audience knows Touka's bombastic, flamboyant mannerisms are deliberately aimed to garner attention (and away from Nodoka).
* BattleAura: "Crazy Lance Wielder", where she is dressed in a black form-fitting suit and wields a spear.
* BlankWhiteEyes: She is prone to getting these when shocked.
* ClubPresident: Of Team Ryuumonbuchi.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Just because Touka is an AttentionWhore doesn't mean she doesn't have the proper skills to go toe-to-toe with some of the best in Nagano Prefecture. Then there's Cold Touka.
-->'''Touka:''' "Was that a dream?"\\
'''Hajime:''' "If you're talking about your consecutive victories against Koromo, Kiyosumi (Saki), and the professional Mahjong player [Fujita]..."\\
'''Tomoki:''' "That was not a dream."
* {{Determinator}}: When she tries to do something seriously, she really means it, such as when scouting Tomoki -- wanting to personally test her skills, Touka actually played the RTS of which Tomoki was a high-ranking player for six straight days to reach the higher rankings and challenge her.
* DontCallMeSir: She insists that Hajime not call her "-sama" when her father is not present.
* EmotionlessGirl: As Cold Touka.
* ExpressiveHair: Her IdiotHair, that is. It can even conduct lightning.
* {{Foil}}: To Momo, a ShrinkingViolet who only wants to be acknowledged by the person she cares for the most.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: This is half her reason for playing mahjong. She doesn't even care when a teammate messes up, because it gives her a chance to go the "BigDamnHeroes" way. Although she lacks the special abilities of a Saki or Koromo, or even Momoko, she's said to be a formidable player, which does suggest she's managed to build herself into a BadassNormal.
* InformedAbility[=/=][[spoiler:TheWorfEffect]]: As a former winner of the prefectural tournament, she seems to lose rather badly during both the team and individual events. Partially had something to do with how she never entered Cold state mode during those events.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's quite arrogant and haughty, but also caring for her friends and her cousin, which leads to quite a few PetTheDog moments.
* LargeHam: Not a second where she's around passes without her speaking in bombastic tones.
* LoopholeAbuse: Attempts this in ''Saki Biyori''. In response to being told that she can only use the club room for club activities while she and her teammates are relaxing in it, she considers changing the name of the club for the day.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Haughty and boastful of her own abilities, but nevertheless has a soft spot both for Koromo and the rest of Team Ryuumonbuchi.
* {{Ojou}}: Complete with NoblewomansLaugh.
* PetTheDog: Her interactions with Koromo, for whose sake she scouted an invincible team for the prefectural and national tournaments so she can make new friends. Earlier on, she also sets aside her one-sided rivalry with Nodoka by having Hagiyoshi fix Etopen.
* PromotionToParent: Even without Hajime's interpretation of how Ryuumonbuchi is one big family, Touka essentially acts as Koromo's mother.
* RichBitch[=/=]SpoiledSweet: Zigzagged, depending on who she interacts with.
* SuperMode: Cold Touka can easily destroy any player on the table, including mahjong monsters like Koromo and Saki. Unfortunately, it seems to act on its own, without her knowledge.
* ThirdPersonPerson: When she is being particularly [[LargeHam dramatic]].
* {{Tsundere}}: A straight Type-A to everyone, with Hajime being the only one who can summon her deredere.
* UnknownRival: Nodoka is entirely oblivious to Touka's obsession with defeating her, to the point that she actually forgets her name during the training camp at the end of Season 1.
* VerbalTic: Fitting her {{ojou}} nature, Touka finishes game-oriented declarations with "desu wa". In ''Saki Biyori'', while writing a birthday song for Koromo, she even puts "desu wa" at the end of each verse.
The original incarnation of Team Ryuumonbuchi was not considered a strong contender in the Nagano tournament. Then came Touka, who ascended her way by defeating her future teammates, before leading them to a prominent place during last year's Nationals.
Team Ryuumonbuchi ultimately placed second at the Nagano tournament, barring it from qualifying for the Nationals.
!!Touka Ryuumonbuchi
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MinoriChihara
Club leader of Team Ryuumonbuchi and scion of the namesake owners of her own ''alma mater'' (specifically, the daughter of the current principal, and in turn great-granddaughter of her ''alma mater'''s founder). Haughty and craving for attention, she nevertheless shows concern for her teammates in her own way, and is reputed to have went to great lengths to assemble an all-star team.
Her playing style is similar to Team Kiyosumi's Nodoka, whom she treats as her rival, but in an unnecessarily flashy way. When she gets serious, she enters "Cold" state, where she suddenly becomes an emotionless board-clearer.
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* AnalogyBackfire: Tells [[{{Bifauxnen}} Jun]] to take her defeat "like a man", prompting her to respond...
-->'''Jun:''' "[[BerserkButton I'm a girl, dammit]]!"
* AttentionWhore: As early as her first appearance alone the audience knows Touka's bombastic, flamboyant mannerisms are deliberately aimed to garner attention (and away from Nodoka).
* BattleAura: "Crazy Lance Wielder", where she is dressed in a black form-fitting suit and wields a spear.
* BlankWhiteEyes: She is prone to getting these when shocked.
* ClubPresident: Of Team Ryuumonbuchi.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Just because Touka is an AttentionWhore doesn't mean she doesn't have the proper skills to go toe-to-toe with some of the best in Nagano Prefecture. Then there's Cold Touka.
-->'''Touka:''' "Was that a dream?"\\
'''Hajime:''' "If you're talking about your consecutive victories against Koromo, Kiyosumi (Saki), and the professional Mahjong player [Fujita]..."\\
'''Tomoki:''' "That was not a dream."
* {{Determinator}}: When she tries to do something seriously, she really means it, such as when scouting Tomoki -- wanting to personally test her skills, Touka actually played the RTS of which Tomoki was a high-ranking player for six straight days to reach the higher rankings and challenge her.
* DontCallMeSir: She insists that Hajime not call her "-sama" when her father is not present.
* EmotionlessGirl: As Cold Touka.
* ExpressiveHair: Her IdiotHair, that is. It can even conduct lightning.
* {{Foil}}: To Momo, a ShrinkingViolet who only wants to be acknowledged by the person she cares for the most.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: This is half her reason for playing mahjong. She doesn't even care when a teammate messes up, because it gives her a chance to go the "BigDamnHeroes" way. Although she lacks the special abilities of a Saki or Koromo, or even Momoko, she's said to be a formidable player, which does suggest she's managed to build herself into a BadassNormal.
* InformedAbility[=/=][[spoiler:TheWorfEffect]]: As a former winner of the prefectural tournament, she seems to lose rather badly during both the team and individual events. Partially had something to do with how she never entered Cold state mode during those events.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's quite arrogant and haughty, but also caring for her friends and her cousin, which leads to quite a few PetTheDog moments.
* LargeHam: Not a second where she's around passes without her speaking in bombastic tones.
* LoopholeAbuse: Attempts this in ''Saki Biyori''. In response to being told that she can only use the club room for club activities while she and her teammates are relaxing in it, she considers changing the name of the club for the day.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Haughty and boastful of her own abilities, but nevertheless has a soft spot both for Koromo and the rest of Team Ryuumonbuchi.
* {{Ojou}}: Complete with NoblewomansLaugh.
* PetTheDog: Her interactions with Koromo, for whose sake she scouted an invincible team for the prefectural and national tournaments so she can make new friends. Earlier on, she also sets aside her one-sided rivalry with Nodoka by having Hagiyoshi fix Etopen.
* PromotionToParent: Even without Hajime's interpretation of how Ryuumonbuchi is one big family, Touka essentially acts as Koromo's mother.
* RichBitch[=/=]SpoiledSweet: Zigzagged, depending on who she interacts with.
* SuperMode: Cold Touka can easily destroy any player on the table, including mahjong monsters like Koromo and Saki. Unfortunately, it seems to act on its own, without her knowledge.
* ThirdPersonPerson: When she is being particularly [[LargeHam dramatic]].
* {{Tsundere}}: A straight Type-A to everyone, with Hajime being the only one who can summon her deredere.
* UnknownRival: Nodoka is entirely oblivious to Touka's obsession with defeating her, to the point that she actually forgets her name during the training camp at the end of Season 1.
* VerbalTic: Fitting her {{ojou}} nature, Touka finishes game-oriented declarations with "desu wa". In ''Saki Biyori'', while writing a birthday song for Koromo, she even puts "desu wa" at the end of each verse.
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The original incarnation
Not considered a
Team Ryuumonbuchi ultimately placed second at the Nagano tournament, barring it from
!!Touka Ryuumonbuchi
As of current chapters Team Achiga, now coached by Harue, has qualified for the finals, which will be the highest the school will have attained regardless of outcome, in the process overtaking the massive lead of runner-up Shiraitodai.
!!Shizuno Takakamo
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->''"Nodoka! We will definitely make it to the finals! So Nodoka, join us! In the finals!"''
->'''Year:'''
'''Position:'''
'''Voiced by:'''
Club leader of Team Ryuumonbuchi and scion of the namesake owners of her own ''alma mater'' (specifically, the
The daughter of a confectioner, Shizuno is one of the
Her playing style is similar to Team Kiyosumi's Nodoka, whom she treats as her rival, but in an unnecessarily flashy way. When she gets serious, she enters "Cold" state, where she suddenly becomes an emotionless board-clearer.
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* AnalogyBackfire: Tells [[{{Bifauxnen}} Jun]] to take her defeat "like a man", prompting her to respond...
-->'''Jun:''' "[[BerserkButton I'm a girl, dammit]]!"
* AttentionWhore: As early as her
* BattleAura: "Crazy Lance Wielder", where
* BlankWhiteEyes: She is prone to getting these when shocked.
* ClubPresident: Of
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Just because Touka is an AttentionWhore doesn't mean
-->'''Touka:''' "Was that a dream?"\\
'''Hajime:''' "If you're talking about your consecutive victories against Koromo, Kiyosumi (Saki), and the professional Mahjong player [Fujita]..."\\
'''Tomoki:''' "That was not a dream."
* {{Determinator}}: When she tries to do something seriously, she really means it, such as when scouting Tomoki -- wanting to personally test her skills, Touka actually played the RTS of which Tomoki was a high-ranking player for six straight days to reach the higher rankings and challenge her.
* DontCallMeSir: She insists that Hajime not call her "-sama" when her father
* EmotionlessGirl: As Cold Touka.
* ExpressiveHair: Her IdiotHair, that is. It can even conduct lightning.
* {{Foil}}: To Momo, a ShrinkingViolet who only wants to be acknowledged by the person she cares for the most.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: This is half her reason for playing mahjong. She doesn't even care when a teammate messes up, because it gives her a chance to go the "BigDamnHeroes" way. Although she lacks the special abilities of a Saki or Koromo, or even Momoko, she's said to be a formidable player, which does suggest she's managed to build herself into a BadassNormal.
* InformedAbility[=/=][[spoiler:TheWorfEffect]]: As a former winner of the prefectural tournament, she seems to lose rather badly during both the team and individual events. Partially had something to do with how she
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's quite arrogant and haughty, but also caring for her friends and her cousin, which leads to quite a few PetTheDog moments.
* LargeHam: Not a second where she's around passes
* LoopholeAbuse: Attempts
During the National semifinals Side A, however, ultimately reveals her hidden power: "The Lord of the Mountain Depths". Born of her love for long walks along the mountains around her hometown, this
* LovableAlphaBitch: Haughty and boastful of her own abilities, but nevertheless has a soft spot both for Koromo and the rest of Team Ryuumonbuchi.
* {{Ojou}}: Complete with NoblewomansLaugh.
* PetTheDog: Her interactions with Koromo, for whose sake she scouted an invincible team for the prefectural and national tournaments so she can make new friends. Earlier on, she also sets aside her one-sided rivalry with Nodoka by having Hagiyoshi fix Etopen.
* PromotionToParent: Even without Hajime's interpretation of how Ryuumonbuchi is one big family, Touka essentially acts as Koromo's mother.
* RichBitch[=/=]SpoiledSweet: Zigzagged, depending on who she interacts with.
* SuperMode: Cold Touka can easily destroy any player on the table, including mahjong monsters like Koromo and Saki. Unfortunately, it seems to act on its own, without her knowledge.
* ThirdPersonPerson: When she is being particularly [[LargeHam dramatic]].
* {{Tsundere}}: A straight Type-A to everyone, with Hajime being the only one who can summon her deredere.
* UnknownRival: Nodoka is entirely oblivious to Touka's obsession with defeating her, to the point that she actually forgets her name during the training camp at the end of Season 1.
* VerbalTic: Fitting her {{ojou}} nature, Touka finishes game-oriented declarations with "desu wa". In ''Saki Biyori'', while writing a birthday song for Koromo, she even puts "desu wa" at the end of each verse.
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!!Hajime Kunihiro
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->''"I feel like we'd move apart if I let go of these chains, Touka..."''
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
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* AGlassInTheHand: In ''Zenkoku-hen'', does this with a rice ball while taking a break from practice to eat lunch with Kei and her friends.
* AntiMagic: What Shizu's ability effectively is, as it shuts down both Ryuuka's Toki-fueled futuresight and Awai's double-riichi explosion.
* ArchEnemy: A ''very'' disgruntled Awai has labeled Shizu as this after catching her off-guard with her hidden ability. [[UnknownRival The feeling is not mutual.]]
* BadassBoast
-->"Senriyama are strong. Shiratodai are strong. We know that...! But we're strong too! And compared to this morning, right now, we are much stronger!"
* BadassNormal: Even commented on by Team Senriyama's Hiroko, when she notes how Achiga's juniors and seniors show weird draw patterns. As a freshman, Shizuno is obviously not included.
* BattleAura: Shizu has ''two'', as revealed in the finale: a fiery halo, like the ones seen with Japanese temple guardians, and a gigantic Brocken spectre, the latter of which only Awai can see. Might be an unintentional ShoutOut, given an [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica earlier series]] [[Creator/AoiYuuki Shizu]] and [[Creator/ChiwaSaito Awai's]] voice actresses were part of.
* BluntYes: Gives one to Nodoka when they were in Achiga together. Keep in mind that the two are in elementary school at the time.
-->'''Nodoka''': ''(struggling to keep up)'' "Shizu, Ako...! ''(Gulp)'' You're going too fast... There's no need for running. Why sprint away all of a sudden? Are you kids?"\\
'''Shizuno''': "''Yes, we are!''"
* ChildhoodFriends: With Ako, Kuro and (before her transfer to Nagano) Nodoka.
* {{Determinator}}: If there's anything sure about Shizu (aside from not wearing pants) it's that she will ''never give up'', no matter how stacked the odds.
* EleventhHourSuperpower: The "Lord of the Mountain" stance. Koromo says that Shizuno, while using it, thwarted her latter two attempts at Haitei Raoyue, but it only fully manifests in the Captains' match of the semifinals.
* EnlightenmentSuperpowers: The way she awakens to her hidden ability is not unlike Japanese ''yamabushi'' monks in the ancient ages. Or perhaps a taoist.
* GenkiGirl: Shizuno is such a big bag of cheerful energy that, in an extra chapter, she spontaenously decides to take a mountain hike (missing Kuro and Nodoka in the process) ''because it looked fun''.
* GilliganCut: She declares that she's "got this" before her quarterfinals match, before the camera cuts to her in dire straits.
* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: She has a tendency to do this at times.
* GoingCommando: Par for course for the franchise, but Shizu's a glaring example for ''Achiga-hen'', as she runs around with just the jacket of a tracksuit, without the pants, which makes it ''painfully'' obvious that she's not wearing anything underneath. Ironically her concept art has her wearing spats.
* NatureHero: Spending long hours like a mountain monkey have awakened in her an intrinsic mahjong power.
* MissingStepsPlan: Since Shizuno is [[GenkiGirl highly enthusiastic but not much for thinking things through]], this happens with her plan to see Nodoka again. Thankfully, some of her friends, such as Ako, help her fill in the missing steps.
-->1. Go to Achiga\\
2. ?\\
3. Go to the Nationals\\
4. Face Nodoka again!
* PluckyGirl: Especially evident in the last match of the quarterfinals, where, after a difficult beginning, she perseveres and gets just the draw she needs to win.
* TomboyishPonytail: Wears her hair like this, although it's more as a testament to her energy.
* WorthyOpponent: She sees Saki as this, lampshaded in ''Achiga-hen'' Episode 3, when Saki scared her off with BattleAura while walking away casually. For a while Shizu was UnknownRival to Saki, until Koromo warn her about Shizuno's hidden ability. Considering Saki's surprisingly mild reaction to Koromo's warning, whether the rivalry feeling is mutual or not yet is still under debate.
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!!Ako Atarashi
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'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiShimizu
Back in grade-school, Hajime cheated using sleight-of-hand, a skill she learned from her stage magician father, which ultimately destroyed several friendships she had, causing her to bind her hands with manacles as atonement in order to make it harder for her to cheat. Nevertheless, Touka still sees some potential in her, and recruited her both as teammate and personal maid, and Hajime in turn grew affectionate of Touka.
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* TheAtoner: For cheating in a mahjong game years ago, she chains her hands to limit her range and thus make it harder for her to cheat.
* BareYourMidriff: Her street clothing almost leaves nothing to the imagination, and painfully shows [[VaporWear she's not wearing anything beneath]].
* {{Bokukko}}: Uses "boku" as a personal pronoun, but is more girly than most cases.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Towards Touka when Ayumu is around.
* FashionableAsymmetry: ZettaiRyouiki on one leg only.
* HappinessInSlavery[=/=]SubordinateExcuse: Her relationship with Touka falls somewhere between these two tropes.
* {{Keigo}}: Subverted, as Touka scolds her for talking formally with her and Koromo when her father isn't around (and presumably because Touka wanted her to act more like any regular schoolgirl).
* LamarckWasRight: She gained her abilities of sleight-of-hand from her father, who was a stage magician.
* MomentOfWeakness: The reason she wears her handcuffs.
* PowerLimiter: Her handcuffs also serve as this, reducing her ability to use sleight-of-hand and thus make it harder for her to cheat in the event that she'd be tempted to do so.
* ReformedButRejected: She implies she felt this is her punishment for cheating years ago, as she is still having visions of her old friends walking away from her.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Lampshaded in ''Saki Biyori''; when Hajime worries about being seen in casual clothing at school.
-->'''Jun''': ''(thinking)'' "Compared to walking around with handcuffs, plain clothes should be nothing."
Back in grade-school, Hajime cheated using sleight-of-hand, a skill she learned from her stage magician father, which ultimately destroyed several friendships she had, causing her to bind her hands with manacles as atonement in order to make it harder for her to cheat. Nevertheless, Touka still sees some potential in her, and recruited her both as teammate and personal maid, and Hajime in turn grew affectionate of Touka.
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* TheAtoner: For cheating in a mahjong game years ago, she chains her hands to limit her range and thus make it harder for her to cheat.
* BareYourMidriff: Her street clothing almost leaves nothing to the imagination, and painfully shows [[VaporWear she's not wearing anything beneath]].
* {{Bokukko}}: Uses "boku" as a personal pronoun, but is more girly than most cases.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Towards Touka when Ayumu is around.
* FashionableAsymmetry: ZettaiRyouiki on one leg only.
* HappinessInSlavery[=/=]SubordinateExcuse: Her relationship with Touka falls somewhere between these two tropes.
* {{Keigo}}: Subverted, as Touka scolds her for talking formally with her and Koromo when her father isn't around (and presumably because Touka wanted her to act more like any regular schoolgirl).
* LamarckWasRight: She gained her abilities of sleight-of-hand from her father, who was a stage magician.
* MomentOfWeakness: The reason she wears her handcuffs.
* PowerLimiter: Her handcuffs also serve as this, reducing her ability to use sleight-of-hand and thus make it harder for her to cheat in the event that she'd be tempted to do so.
* ReformedButRejected: She implies she felt this is her punishment for cheating years ago, as she is still having visions of her old friends walking away from her.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Lampshaded in ''Saki Biyori''; when Hajime worries about being seen in casual clothing at school.
-->'''Jun''': ''(thinking)'' "Compared to walking around with handcuffs, plain clothes should be nothing."
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Another girl Nodoka befriended while ingrade-school, Hajime cheated using sleight-of-hand, Nara, Ako is Shizuno's neighbor and childhood friend. The younger sister of Harue's old teammate Nozomi, Ako was the second-best player of the children's club that Harue oversaw. She attended a skill different middle school than Shizuno and Nodoka, and actually planned to enroll in Bansei, but after she learned from her stage magician father, which ultimately destroyed several friendships hears about Shizuno's plans she had, causing her gladly enters Achiga instead, where she serves as Team Achiga's ace in the hole, being the only girl with some experience in a national tournament, having placed sixteenth overall during the Nara tourney back in middle school.
Ako's style seems tobind her revolve around scoring via quick hands with manacles as atonement in order to make it harder for her to cheat. Nevertheless, Touka still sees some potential in her, and recruited her both as teammate and personal maid, and Hajime in turn grew affectionate of Touka.
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* TheAtoner: For cheating in a mahjong game years ago, she chains her hands to limit her range and thus make it harder for her to cheat.
* BareYourMidriff: Her street clothing almost leaves nothing to the imagination, and painfully shows [[VaporWear she's not wearing anything beneath]].
* {{Bokukko}}: Uses "boku" as a personal pronoun, but is more girly than most cases.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Towards Touka when Ayumu is around.
* FashionableAsymmetry: ZettaiRyouiki on one leg only.
* HappinessInSlavery[=/=]SubordinateExcuse: Her relationship with Touka falls somewhere between these two tropes.
* {{Keigo}}: Subverted, as Touka scolds her for talking formally with her and Koromo when her father isn't around (and presumably because Touka wanted her to act more like any regular schoolgirl).
* LamarckWasRight: She gained her abilities of sleight-of-hand from her father, who was a stage magician.
* MomentOfWeakness: The reason she wears her handcuffs.
* PowerLimiter: Her handcuffs also serve as this, reducing her ability to use sleight-of-hand and thus make it harder for her to cheat in the event that she'd be tempted to do so.
* ReformedButRejected: She implies she felt this is her punishment for cheating years ago, as she is still having visions of her old friends walking away from her.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Lampshaded in ''Saki Biyori''; when Hajime worries about being seen in casual clothing at school.
-->'''Jun''': ''(thinking)'' "Compared to walking around with handcuffs, plain clothes should be nothing."small point totals.
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Another girl Nodoka befriended while in
Ako's style seems to
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* TheAtoner: For cheating in a mahjong game years ago, she chains her hands to limit her range and thus make it harder for her to cheat.
* BareYourMidriff: Her street clothing almost leaves nothing to the imagination, and painfully shows [[VaporWear she's not wearing anything beneath]].
* {{Bokukko}}: Uses "boku" as a personal pronoun, but is more girly than most cases.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Towards Touka when Ayumu is around.
* FashionableAsymmetry: ZettaiRyouiki on one leg only.
* HappinessInSlavery[=/=]SubordinateExcuse: Her relationship with Touka falls somewhere between these two tropes.
* {{Keigo}}: Subverted, as Touka scolds her for talking formally with her and Koromo when her father isn't around (and presumably because Touka wanted her to act more like any regular schoolgirl).
* LamarckWasRight: She gained her abilities of sleight-of-hand from her father, who was a stage magician.
* MomentOfWeakness: The reason she wears her handcuffs.
* PowerLimiter: Her handcuffs also serve as this, reducing her ability to use sleight-of-hand and thus make it harder for her to cheat in the event that she'd be tempted to do so.
* ReformedButRejected: She implies she felt this is her punishment for cheating years ago, as she is still having visions of her old friends walking away from her.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Lampshaded in ''Saki Biyori''; when Hajime worries about being seen in casual clothing at school.
-->'''Jun''': ''(thinking)'' "Compared to walking around with handcuffs, plain clothes should be nothing."
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* ChildhoodFriends: With Shizuno, Kuro and (for a few years) Nodoka.
* GilliganCut: While discussing her strategy for her National semifinals match against Team Shiraitodai's Takami...
-->'''Shizuno:''' "So what's the plan? Try to avoid dealer repeats and when you are in tenpai as dealer, say you aren't?"\\
'''Ako:''' "That's right. [[TemptingFate A pretty simple counter strategy]]."\\
''(Cut to the match)''\\
'''Ako:''' "[[OhCrap Or so I thought! This is bad!]]"
* IGotBigger: Back in their childhood, Shizuno was OneHeadTaller than Ako. Come tenth-grade, the latter has already grown taller (and bustier). Shizuno airs her distress about this development, and the fact that she largely remained petite, during a post-credits skit.
* IdenticalStranger: When she was younger, she resembled Yuuki. When Nishida is interviewing Nodoka about her friends on the Achiga team, she even mistakes Ako for Yuuki in an old photo.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Uses "Onee-chan" on her older sister Nozomi, and "Yuu-nee" on her friend Kuro's older sister Yuu.
* OhCrap: After realizing that she won with a cheap hand against Takami. She enters a minor HeroicBSOD, and Hitomi has to get her attention.
* TheLancer: To Shizuno and Team Achiga.
* TemptingFate: She thinks it's simple to avoid dealer repeats against Takami, but when she gets down to it, she can't manage to do so.
* UndesirablePrize: Ako knows she shouldn't win as a dealer when Shibuya is on the table, but does so nonetheless.
* YankTheDogsChain: In ''Saki Biyori'', she plays online mahjong and gets into a yakuman tenpai, only to lose her connection.
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!!Kuro Matsumi
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->''"Even if you don't come back... I'll be waiting."''
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'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriFukuhara
Koromo is Touka's cousin and the ace of Team Ryuumonbuchi. Despite her childlike stature, she is the oldest member of the team, as well as one of the most feared players in Japan, having brought an end to Team Kazekoshi's six-year domination of the Nagano tournament last year.
Amae lost both parents at a younger age, and despite being taken in by Touka, she mainly kept to herself. Touka tried to use mahjong to help her make friends, but because of her playing style -- preventing opponents from reaching tenpai and scoring via Haitei Raoyue -- she winds up being feared by many people, including her own teammates. As a result she only sees mahjong as a mere game for her to crush her opponent.
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriFukuhara
Koromo is Touka's cousin and the ace of Team Ryuumonbuchi. Despite her childlike stature, she is the oldest member of the team, as well as one of the most feared players in Japan, having brought an end to Team Kazekoshi's six-year domination of the Nagano tournament last year.
Amae lost both parents at a younger age, and despite being taken in by Touka, she mainly kept to herself. Touka tried to use mahjong to help her make friends, but because of her playing style -- preventing opponents from reaching tenpai and scoring via Haitei Raoyue -- she winds up being feared by many people, including her own teammates. As a result she only sees mahjong as a mere game for her to crush her opponent.
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'''Position:''' Captain\\
Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:'''Creator/KaoriFukuhara
Koromo is Touka's cousin and the ace of Team Ryuumonbuchi. Despite her childlike stature, she is the oldest memberCreator/KanaHanazawa
The youngest daughter of theteam, as well as one owner of Achiga's local inn, Kuro was the most feared players in Japan, having brought an end to Team Kazekoshi's six-year domination star of the Nagano tournament last year.
Amae lost both parents at a younger age, and despite being taken in by Touka, she mainly kept to herself. Touka tried to useAchiga children's mahjong club, of which Shizuno, Nodoka and Ako were members. Although the club disbanded when Harue went pro, Kuro patiently continued to help look after their clubroom, hoping her make friends, but because friends would return one day. All her hard work paid off when, years later, Shizuno and Ako return to share her goal of going to the Nationals, so they could play with Nodoka again.
Kuro has a special ability that helps increase the points of herplaying style -- preventing opponents from reaching tenpai and scoring via Haitei Raoyue hands: ''all'' dora tiles sooner or later get drawn to her. This means that when she scores, she usually scores big, but limits the kinds of hands she can make. There is another downside to this -- she winds up being feared by many people, including her own teammates. As a result cannot discard dora tiles, lest she only sees mahjong as a mere game lose the ability to gather doras for her to crush her opponent.a few games afterward.
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Koromo is Touka's cousin and the ace of Team Ryuumonbuchi. Despite her childlike stature, she is the oldest member
The youngest daughter of the
Amae lost both parents at a younger age, and despite being taken in by Touka, she mainly kept to herself. Touka tried to use
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Tends to call Nodoka "Nonoka".
* BadassAdorable: So cute she can barely swat a fly, huh? Well, just ask Team Kazekoshi.
* BattleAura: Koromo has [[spoiler:[[WaveMotionGun arms of destruction]]]].
* BirdRun: Does this at times, such as when entering the boarding house for the training camp.
* BondVillainStupidity: She passes up several opportunities to win instantly [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just so she can toy with her opponents]]. [[spoiler:It backfires terribly.]]
* BunnyEarsLawyer: She actually wears bunny ears (or rather, a hair bow that looks like bunny ears) everywhere.
* BerserkButton: The mere mention of the word "family" seems to set her off, as she grew enough anger to cause a blackout upon hearing it.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Lost her parents at an early age, and has since refused to consider her cousin Touka (or anybody else from Team Ryuumonbuchi) her second family.
* CuteLittleFangs: Occasionally shows these when angry.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: The first anime season ends with Saki defeating her in the Nagano finals (and qualifying for the Nationals). But it's still a long road ahead for Team Kiyosumi.
* TheDreaded: After helping snap Kazekoshi's six-year streak, everybody in the prefecture (including her teammates) began to fear her.
* FinishingMove: [[spoiler:Haitei Raoyue (going out on the last drawn tile)]].
* FriendlyRivalry : With Fujita. They tease each other's skills in most of their encounters, though Fujita does care for Koromo and knows her quite well, wanting her to make friends.
* FriendshipMoment: With Saki at the end of the Nagano finals.
* HypocriticalHumor: She's had difficulty making friends for much of her life, to the point at which she doesn't initially recognize Touka and her teammates from Ryuumonbuchi as such. When Saki says that she decided not to join Nodoka in watching the semifinals, Koromo responds as following:
-->"Saki, you're bad at socializing as usual."
* InsistentTerminology
-->"It's not Ko'''''do'''''mo, it's Ko'''''ro'''''mo"!
* {{Keigo}}: Koromo tends to lapse into extremely formal and literary Japanese at moments of extreme emotion, particularly when speaking about her deceased parents, who were Japanese literature scholars.
-->"I remember, when Father and Mother died of the yellow dust, the despicable behavior of the humans that swarmed around me. At best, the captain battle just staves off my boredom for a little while."
* {{Killer|Rabbit}} MoonRabbit
* KubrickStare: Actually does this slightly at one point in ''Achiga-hen'' Episode 3.
* LittleMissBadass: She's the oldest member of the Ryuumonbuchi team (if only by a few days), and a second-year in high school, but appearance wise, she fits.
* LonersAreFreaks: Embodied strongly even though it's not her fault. She is actively trying to make friends.
* {{Lunacy}}: Her luck and aggressiveness go up when a full moon is out.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]PunnyName: "Koromo" sounds similar to "kodomo" ("child"), highlighting her childish appearance and (sometimes) personality. Her surname also means "Dependent on others' kindness".
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Koromo's lesser-known power is detecting whether her opponents are in tenpai and the approximate value of their hand.
* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: She is in fact the oldest member of Team Ryuumonbuchi (a few days older than Touka, who is a few days older than Jun, whose birthday is right before Hajime's), but like Team Kiyosumi's Yuuki, she certainly doesn't look or act the part.
-->'''Yuuki''': "[[HypocriticalHumor No matter how you look at it, isn't she just a kid]]?"\\
'''Hisa''': "Amae is sixteen, one year older than you."
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Many of the characters demonstrate this; [[SeriousBusiness mahjong is serious after all]]. But Koromo overshadows them all.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The smallest Mahjong player around, and is ranked amongst the very best.
* PutOnABus: Temporarily disappears come the individuals and supposedly has no bearing on the story...
** TheBusCameBack: ...though she reappears with Touka in Tokyo while Team Kiyosumi is in the Nationals, and and also gave crucial advice to Yuuki at the training camp.
* SingleTear: Sheds one at the end of the Nagano finals, as she watched helplessly while Saki deals a game-winning hand that would siphon off whatever gains she had.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: In the subtitles.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Gets slightly annoyed when Saki uses "-chan" on her.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Refers to herself as such, befitting her childish personality.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Becomes this once she plays in the Tournament.
* BadassAdorable: So cute she can barely swat a fly, huh? Well, just ask Team Kazekoshi.
* BattleAura: Koromo has [[spoiler:[[WaveMotionGun arms of destruction]]]].
* BirdRun: Does this at times, such as when entering the boarding house for the training camp.
* BondVillainStupidity: She passes up several opportunities to win instantly [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just so she can toy with her opponents]]. [[spoiler:It backfires terribly.]]
* BunnyEarsLawyer: She actually wears bunny ears (or rather, a hair bow that looks like bunny ears) everywhere.
* BerserkButton: The mere mention of the word "family" seems to set her off, as she grew enough anger to cause a blackout upon hearing it.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Lost her parents at an early age, and has since refused to consider her cousin Touka (or anybody else from Team Ryuumonbuchi) her second family.
* CuteLittleFangs: Occasionally shows these when angry.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: The first anime season ends with Saki defeating her in the Nagano finals (and qualifying for the Nationals). But it's still a long road ahead for Team Kiyosumi.
* TheDreaded: After helping snap Kazekoshi's six-year streak, everybody in the prefecture (including her teammates) began to fear her.
* FinishingMove: [[spoiler:Haitei Raoyue (going out on the last drawn tile)]].
* FriendlyRivalry : With Fujita. They tease each other's skills in most of their encounters, though Fujita does care for Koromo and knows her quite well, wanting her to make friends.
* FriendshipMoment: With Saki at the end of the Nagano finals.
* HypocriticalHumor: She's had difficulty making friends for much of her life, to the point at which she doesn't initially recognize Touka and her teammates from Ryuumonbuchi as such. When Saki says that she decided not to join Nodoka in watching the semifinals, Koromo responds as following:
-->"Saki, you're bad at socializing as usual."
* InsistentTerminology
-->"It's not Ko'''''do'''''mo, it's Ko'''''ro'''''mo"!
* {{Keigo}}: Koromo tends to lapse into extremely formal and literary Japanese at moments of extreme emotion, particularly when speaking about her deceased parents, who were Japanese literature scholars.
-->"I remember, when Father and Mother died of the yellow dust, the despicable behavior of the humans that swarmed around me. At best, the captain battle just staves off my boredom for a little while."
* {{Killer|Rabbit}} MoonRabbit
* KubrickStare: Actually does this slightly at one point in ''Achiga-hen'' Episode 3.
* LittleMissBadass: She's the oldest member of the Ryuumonbuchi team (if only by a few days), and a second-year in high school, but appearance wise, she fits.
* LonersAreFreaks: Embodied strongly even though it's not her fault. She is actively trying to make friends.
* {{Lunacy}}: Her luck and aggressiveness go up when a full moon is out.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]PunnyName: "Koromo" sounds similar to "kodomo" ("child"), highlighting her childish appearance and (sometimes) personality. Her surname also means "Dependent on others' kindness".
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Koromo's lesser-known power is detecting whether her opponents are in tenpai and the approximate value of their hand.
* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: She is in fact the oldest member of Team Ryuumonbuchi (a few days older than Touka, who is a few days older than Jun, whose birthday is right before Hajime's), but like Team Kiyosumi's Yuuki, she certainly doesn't look or act the part.
-->'''Yuuki''': "[[HypocriticalHumor No matter how you look at it, isn't she just a kid]]?"\\
'''Hisa''': "Amae is sixteen, one year older than you."
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Many of the characters demonstrate this; [[SeriousBusiness mahjong is serious after all]]. But Koromo overshadows them all.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The smallest Mahjong player around, and is ranked amongst the very best.
* PutOnABus: Temporarily disappears come the individuals and supposedly has no bearing on the story...
** TheBusCameBack: ...though she reappears with Touka in Tokyo while Team Kiyosumi is in the Nationals, and and also gave crucial advice to Yuuki at the training camp.
* SingleTear: Sheds one at the end of the Nagano finals, as she watched helplessly while Saki deals a game-winning hand that would siphon off whatever gains she had.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: In the subtitles.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Gets slightly annoyed when Saki uses "-chan" on her.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Refers to herself as such, befitting her childish personality.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Becomes this once she plays in the Tournament.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Tends to call Nodoka "Nonoka".
* BadassAdorable: So cuteCryCute: Breaks down before Yuu after her National quarterfinals match, where she can barely swat a fly, huh? Well, just ask Team Kazekoshi.
* BattleAura: Koromo has [[spoiler:[[WaveMotionGun arms of destruction]]]].
* BirdRun: Doeslost too many points to Toki, and again after her semifinals match, this at times, such as time in regret over how she (apparently) did nothing while Toki and Kirame sacrificed themselves to spare their teams (and Achiga) from Teru's rampage.
* FailedASpotCheck: PlayedForDrama -- Kuro never noticed that her win against Teru was only made possible by the sacrifices done by both Toki and Kirame. She only learns about it whenentering her friends point it out to her after the boarding house Vanguard match. At this point she breaks down crying, blaming herself for (apparently) doing nothing to help.
* GlassCannon: Kuro's style can be compared to this, where she's capable of scoring huge hands when thetraining camp.
* BondVillainStupidity: She passes up several opportunitiessituation is right due to win instantly [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just so her dora magnet ability. However her defense is terrible, and an opponent who knows about her ability can literally play around her -- as shown by Toki during the quarterlies of Side-A, where she can toy ran away with her opponents]]. [[spoiler:It backfires terribly.]]
a 90,000 point lead.
*BunnyEarsLawyer: She actually wears bunny ears (or rather, InvisibleParents: Kuro and Yuu's father is apparently alive and runs their family's inn, but has never been seen.
* TheLoad: For ahair bow that looks like bunny ears) everywhere.
* BerserkButton: The mere mentiongood chunk of the word "family" seems to set her off, as she grew enough anger to cause a blackout upon hearing it.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Lost her parents at an early age,Vanguards' match against Teru, all Kuro could do was flinch and has since refused to consider her cousin Touka (or anybody else from Team Ryuumonbuchi) her second family.
* CuteLittleFangs: Occasionally shows these when angry.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: The first anime season ends with Saki defeating her in the Nagano finals (and qualifying for the Nationals). But it's still a long road ahead for Team Kiyosumi.
* TheDreaded: After helping snap Kazekoshi's six-year streak, everybody in the prefecture (including her teammates) began to fear her.
* FinishingMove: [[spoiler:Haitei Raoyue (going out on the last drawn tile)]].
* FriendlyRivalry : With Fujita. They tease each other's skills inwhimper while Kirame and Toki did most of their encounters, though Fujita does care for Koromo and knows the work fending away Teru's streaks.
* MissingMom: Her (and Yuu's) mother died when they were very young, which badly affected the girl. It's also the reason why Kuro is unable to let go of any dora tiles, as she feels it would mean saying goodbye to herquite well, wanting mother again. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Nodoka, normally dismissive of the supernatural, can't bring herself to dismiss Kuro's beliefs regarding dora tiles to her to make friends.
face]].
*FriendshipMoment: With Saki MyGreatestFailure: Constantly losing team points during her turn at the end table during the Nationals -- when the group is debating whether Harue has lost hope in their chances of victory, she blames herself for losing so many points. Also, during the semis, failing to realize that the two other Vanguards on the table (Toki and Kirame) had formed an impromptu alliance, and as a result was not able to ''actively'' help them in taking down Teru.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: As with Yuuki, she often ends up facing some of theNagano finals.
* HypocriticalHumor: She's had difficulty making friends for much ofbest players in Japan, unless they have a different approach ([[spoiler:such as deliberately aiming to survive the round, rather than win, like Shindoji does]]). It's best indicated in how her life, sister Yuu, who's about her skill level, tends to win the point at Sergeant match, in which she doesn't initially recognize Touka and there is less likely to be strong players.
* RedBaron: "The Dragon [[SheIsTheKing Lord]] of Achiga"
* SkinshipGrope: Gives one to herteammates from Ryuumonbuchi as such. When Saki says that she decided not to join Nodoka sister in watching the brief shot of the girls on the beach in the PSP game's opening.
* SpannerInTheWorks: For all her passivity during the National semifinals,Koromo responds as following:
-->"Saki, you're bad at socializing as usual."
* InsistentTerminology
-->"It's not Ko'''''do'''''mo, it's Ko'''''ro'''''mo"!
* {{Keigo}}: Koromo tends to lapse into extremely formal and literary Japanese at moments of extreme emotion, particularly when speaking about her deceased parents,it is ''Kuro'' who were Japanese literature scholars.
-->"I remember, when Father and Mother died ofputs a stop to Teru's rampage by finally finding the yellow dust, the despicable behavior of the humans courage to discard a dora. Even before that, Toki, noticing how upset Kuro appears, thinks that swarmed around me. At best, she has (unwittingly) proven helpful by attracting all the captain battle just staves off my boredom dora tiles, making it more difficult for a little while."
* {{Killer|Rabbit}} MoonRabbit
* KubrickStare: Actually does this slightly at one point in ''Achiga-hen'' Episode 3.
* LittleMissBadass: She'sTeru to increase the oldest member of the Ryuumonbuchi team (if only by a few days), and a second-year in high school, but appearance wise, she fits.
* LonersAreFreaks: Embodied strongly even though it's not her fault. She is actively trying to make friends.
* {{Lunacy}}: Her luck and aggressiveness go up when a full moon is out.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]PunnyName: "Koromo" sounds similar to "kodomo" ("child"), highlighting her childish appearance and (sometimes) personality. Her surname also means "Dependent on others' kindness".
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Koromo's lesser-known power is detecting whether her opponents are in tenpai and the approximatevalue of their her hand.
*OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: She is in fact ThanksForTheMammary: When taking a step back on the oldest member of Team Ryuumonbuchi (a few days older than Touka, who is a few days older than Jun, whose birthday is right before Hajime's), but like Team Kiyosumi's Yuuki, street, she certainly doesn't look or act accidentally puts her hand on the part.
-->'''Yuuki''': "[[HypocriticalHumor No matter how you look at it, isn't she just a kid]]?"\\
'''Hisa''': "Amae is sixteen, one year older than you."
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Many of the characters demonstrate this; [[SeriousBusiness mahjong is serious after all]]. But Koromo overshadows them all.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The smallest Mahjong player around,invisible Momoko's breasts, and for a moment, mistakes her for her sister, based on touch.
* TheWorfEffect: Kuro isranked amongst the very best.
* PutOnABus: Temporarily disappears come the individuals andsupposedly has no bearing on one of the story...
** TheBusCameBack: ...though she reappears with Touka in Tokyo whilebest players of Team Kiyosumi is in Achiga; however, come the Nationals, and and also gave crucial advice to Yuuki at the training camp.
* SingleTear: Sheds one at the endher dora-focused playstyle, as well as going up against some of the Nagano finals, as she watched helplessly while Saki deals best players (including Toki and Teru herself) made her lose the most points per match. By contrast, Yuu, who is approximately Kuro's skill level and has a game-winning hand that would siphon off whatever gains she had.
relatively easier time in the Sergeants' match, has gotten positive scores throughout the tournament.
*SpellMyNameWithAThe: WorldOfCardboardSpeech: In the subtitles.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Gets slightly annoyed when Saki uses "-chan" on her.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Refersmatch against Teru, she has an internal monologue about all the people she's parted from, before preparing to herself as such, befitting discard her childish personality.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Becomes this oncedora tiles, declaring that even if those she plays in the Tournament. parts from won't come back, she will still wait.
* ZettaiRyouiki: A black pair.
* BadassAdorable: So cute
* BattleAura: Koromo has [[spoiler:[[WaveMotionGun arms of destruction]]]].
* BirdRun: Does
* FailedASpotCheck: PlayedForDrama -- Kuro never noticed that her win against Teru was only made possible by the sacrifices done by both Toki and Kirame. She only learns about it when
* GlassCannon: Kuro's style can be compared to this, where she's capable of scoring huge hands when the
* BondVillainStupidity: She passes up several opportunities
*
* TheLoad: For a
* BerserkButton: The mere mention
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Lost her parents at an early age,
* CuteLittleFangs: Occasionally shows these when angry.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: The first anime season ends with Saki defeating her in the Nagano finals (and qualifying for the Nationals). But it's still a long road ahead for Team Kiyosumi.
* TheDreaded: After helping snap Kazekoshi's six-year streak, everybody in the prefecture (including her teammates) began to fear her.
* FinishingMove: [[spoiler:Haitei Raoyue (going out on the last drawn tile)]].
* FriendlyRivalry : With Fujita. They tease each other's skills in
* MissingMom: Her (and Yuu's) mother died when they were very young, which badly affected the girl. It's also the reason why Kuro is unable to let go of any dora tiles, as she feels it would mean saying goodbye to her
*
* OvershadowedByAwesome: As with Yuuki, she often ends up facing some of the
* HypocriticalHumor: She's had difficulty making friends for much of
* RedBaron: "The Dragon [[SheIsTheKing Lord]] of Achiga"
* SkinshipGrope: Gives one to her
* SpannerInTheWorks: For all her passivity during the National semifinals,
-->"Saki, you're bad at socializing as usual."
* InsistentTerminology
-->"It's not Ko'''''do'''''mo, it's Ko'''''ro'''''mo"!
* {{Keigo}}: Koromo tends to lapse into extremely formal and literary Japanese at moments of extreme emotion, particularly when speaking about her deceased parents,
-->"I remember, when Father and Mother died of
* {{Killer|Rabbit}} MoonRabbit
* KubrickStare: Actually does this slightly at one point in ''Achiga-hen'' Episode 3.
* LittleMissBadass: She's
* LonersAreFreaks: Embodied strongly even though it's not her fault. She is actively trying to make friends.
* {{Lunacy}}: Her luck and aggressiveness go up when a full moon is out.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]PunnyName: "Koromo" sounds similar to "kodomo" ("child"), highlighting her childish appearance and (sometimes) personality. Her surname also means "Dependent on others' kindness".
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Koromo's lesser-known power is detecting whether her opponents are in tenpai and the approximate
*
-->'''Yuuki''': "[[HypocriticalHumor No matter how you look at it, isn't she just a kid]]?"\\
'''Hisa''': "Amae is sixteen, one year older than you."
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Many of the characters demonstrate this; [[SeriousBusiness mahjong is serious after all]]. But Koromo overshadows them all.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The smallest Mahjong player around,
* TheWorfEffect: Kuro is
* PutOnABus: Temporarily disappears come the individuals and
** TheBusCameBack: ...though she reappears with Touka in Tokyo while
* SingleTear: Sheds one at the end
*
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Gets slightly annoyed when Saki uses "-chan" on her.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Refers
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Becomes this once
* ZettaiRyouiki: A black pair.
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'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukoKaida
A fairly masculine girl, who nevertheless tends to get annoyed when people mistake her as a boy. Her style revolves around sensing the flow of the game and calling tiles that disrupt her opponents' hands and ruin their chances of winning.
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukoKaida
A fairly masculine girl, who nevertheless tends to get annoyed when people mistake her as a boy. Her style revolves around sensing the flow of the game and calling tiles that disrupt her opponents' hands and ruin their chances of winning.
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* BerserkButton: Being mistaken for a boy, which isn't being helped by her rather butch appearance.
-->"I'm a girl, dammit!"
* {{Bifauxnen}}: She looks almost exactly like the stereotype of a male teenage delinquent.
* CombatClairvoyance: Her ability to read (and control) the "flow" of the game.
* EmbarrassingNickname: ''Otou-san'' and ''Papa''
* TheGadfly: Loves to tease Koromo's childlike stature, to which others respond by calling her out on her masculine appearance, though in a friendly way.
* {{Meido}}: Not in-series, but it's shown in ''Otona no Maki'' that, like Hajime, she works as a maid at Touka's house.
* [[{{Bokukko}} Ore-onna]]: She uses "ore" as her personal pronoun, despite it almost exclusively being used by males.
* PromotionToParent: According to Hajime, Jun falls into Ryuumonbuchi's family structure as the father, much to her embarrassment.
* TerribleArtist: In ''Saki Biyori'', she draws a portrait of Tomoki for a class. Partly as a result of Jun's lack of skill, and partly as a result of Tomoki removing her glasses and putting on Hajime's ribbon, Tomoki is mistaken for Hajime.
-->"I'm a girl, dammit!"
* {{Bifauxnen}}: She looks almost exactly like the stereotype of a male teenage delinquent.
* CombatClairvoyance: Her ability to read (and control) the "flow" of the game.
* EmbarrassingNickname: ''Otou-san'' and ''Papa''
* TheGadfly: Loves to tease Koromo's childlike stature, to which others respond by calling her out on her masculine appearance, though in a friendly way.
* {{Meido}}: Not in-series, but it's shown in ''Otona no Maki'' that, like Hajime, she works as a maid at Touka's house.
* [[{{Bokukko}} Ore-onna]]: She uses "ore" as her personal pronoun, despite it almost exclusively being used by males.
* PromotionToParent: According to Hajime, Jun falls into Ryuumonbuchi's family structure as the father, much to her embarrassment.
* TerribleArtist: In ''Saki Biyori'', she draws a portrait of Tomoki for a class. Partly as a result of Jun's lack of skill, and partly as a result of Tomoki removing her glasses and putting on Hajime's ribbon, Tomoki is mistaken for Hajime.
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* BerserkButton: Being mistaken AttackItsWeakPoint: As she effectively avoids Sumire's arrows, she then scores against her when her defense is at its weakest.
* BigSisterInstinct: Usually inverted, in that Kuro usually protects Yuu from bullies back in their childhood, but played straight during the National quarterfinals, when she decides to return the favor after Kuro loses many points in the quarterfinals, thinking it's her turn to stand up fora boy, which isn't being helped by her rather butch appearance.
-->"I'mlittle sister.
* BlankWhiteEyes: Fairly common when she gets flustered.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Her quote, as seen above.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In her first scene, she's shown relaxing under agirl, dammit!"
kotatsu in summer when she greets Kuro, then displays her shyness when she's surprised to see Ako (whom she knows) and Shizuno. After she gets over her shock at hearing that they want her for the revived Achiga mahjong club, she says she's very happy, having wanted to be in the children's club with her sister.
*{{Bifauxnen}}: {{Foil}}: The Matsumis can be seen as one to the Miyanagas. Kuro and Yuu are very close (even after their mother's death), in sharp contrast to how a tragedy tore Saki and Teru apart.
* HiddenBuxom: It's not obvious from how she dresses, but Kuro is correct, and her breasts are comparable to Nodoka's.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: After realizing Izumi has her figured out in the quarter-finals, she remembers that she's played against her sister and her other friends, who know her even better than Izumi does. Thanks to this strategy, and the fact that Hiroko mis-identified Yuu's drawing pattern, Yuu manages to win the Sergeants' round.
* IllGirl: It's unclear why exactly she has to dress in multiple layers to stay warm even in summer, but her condition has been present since she was a small child.
* MissingMom: Half of the reason why she works in the school greenhouse is because it's warm, and the other half is because it has many of her mother's favorite flowers.
* NiceGirl: In spite of her shyness, she's kind, good-natured and polite.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Her muffler, while usually making Yuu look more cuddle-worthy, can also turn into this, as shown in her match with Sumire.
* ShrinkingViolet: She has some problems with social awkwardness, especially when she says that she had wanted to join the mahjong club, but didn't feel as though she could.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Yuu looks almost exactly likethe stereotype of a male teenage delinquent.
* CombatClairvoyance: Her ability to read (and control) the "flow" of the game.
* EmbarrassingNickname: ''Otou-san'' and ''Papa''
* TheGadfly: Loves to tease Koromo's childlike stature, to which others respond by callingher out on her masculine appearance, though in a friendly way.
* {{Meido}}: Not in-series, but it's shown in ''Otona no Maki'' that, like Hajime, she works as a maid at Touka's house.
* [[{{Bokukko}} Ore-onna]]: She uses "ore" as her personal pronoun, despite it almost exclusively being used by males.
* PromotionToParent: According to Hajime, Jun falls into Ryuumonbuchi's family structure as the father, much to her embarrassment.
* TerribleArtist: In ''Saki Biyori'', she draws a portrait of Tomokimother, except for a class. Partly as a result of Jun's lack of skill, and partly as a result of Tomoki removing her glasses and putting on Hajime's ribbon, Tomoki is mistaken for Hajime.hair color.
* BigSisterInstinct: Usually inverted, in that Kuro usually protects Yuu from bullies back in their childhood, but played straight during the National quarterfinals, when she decides to return the favor after Kuro loses many points in the quarterfinals, thinking it's her turn to stand up for
-->"I'm
* BlankWhiteEyes: Fairly common when she gets flustered.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Her quote, as seen above.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In her first scene, she's shown relaxing under a
*
* HiddenBuxom: It's not obvious from how she dresses, but Kuro is correct, and her breasts are comparable to Nodoka's.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: After realizing Izumi has her figured out in the quarter-finals, she remembers that she's played against her sister and her other friends, who know her even better than Izumi does. Thanks to this strategy, and the fact that Hiroko mis-identified Yuu's drawing pattern, Yuu manages to win the Sergeants' round.
* IllGirl: It's unclear why exactly she has to dress in multiple layers to stay warm even in summer, but her condition has been present since she was a small child.
* MissingMom: Half of the reason why she works in the school greenhouse is because it's warm, and the other half is because it has many of her mother's favorite flowers.
* NiceGirl: In spite of her shyness, she's kind, good-natured and polite.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Her muffler, while usually making Yuu look more cuddle-worthy, can also turn into this, as shown in her match with Sumire.
* ShrinkingViolet: She has some problems with social awkwardness, especially when she says that she had wanted to join the mahjong club, but didn't feel as though she could.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Yuu looks almost exactly like
* CombatClairvoyance: Her ability to read (and control) the "flow" of the game.
* EmbarrassingNickname: ''Otou-san'' and ''Papa''
* TheGadfly: Loves to tease Koromo's childlike stature, to which others respond by calling
* {{Meido}}: Not in-series, but it's shown in ''Otona no Maki'' that, like Hajime, she works as a maid at Touka's house.
* [[{{Bokukko}} Ore-onna]]: She uses "ore" as her personal pronoun, despite it almost exclusively being used by males.
* PromotionToParent: According to Hajime, Jun falls into Ryuumonbuchi's family structure as the father, much to her embarrassment.
* TerribleArtist: In ''Saki Biyori'', she draws a portrait of Tomoki
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!!Tomoki Sawamura
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->''"I didn't want to see her surrounded by kids. I wanted to keep watching her in her dignified and strong phase."''
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'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyuruOhashi
Tomoki is one of Touka's first recruits into Team Ryuumonbuchi to become both Koromo's friend and a member of Touka's dream team. She used to be a hardcore RTS player prior to her enrollment into Ryuumonbuchi, and Touka herself went through unique lengths to get her to even consider her offer. She's very serious except when she's being snarky.
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyuruOhashi
Tomoki is one of Touka's first recruits into Team Ryuumonbuchi to become both Koromo's friend and a member of Touka's dream team. She used to be a hardcore RTS player prior to her enrollment into Ryuumonbuchi, and Touka herself went through unique lengths to get her to even consider her offer. She's very serious except when she's being snarky.
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'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:'''Creator/AyuruOhashi
TomokiCreator/YumiUchiyama
The granddaughter of the owner of the local bowling alley, Arata isone of Touka's first recruits into Team Ryuumonbuchi to become both Koromo's friend and a member of Touka's dream team. She used to be a hardcore RTS probably Harue's biggest fan. While an avid player prior to her enrollment into Ryuumonbuchi, and Touka herself went through unique lengths to get her to even consider her offer. She's since very serious except when she's being snarky. early in life, she stopped after Harue's team lost during the national semifinals. After some convincing by Kuro, she finally joins Team Achiga as club president, finally rounding off their roster.
Arata's main play style is very much influenced by bowling, especially with how she prefers waits using "pin" tiles. As Hiroko quickly notes, the tiles she ends up playing usually looks like the (bowling) pin arrangement one gets after the first roll in bowling (or ryanmen waits). This ''not'' her only way of playing however, as she also has another "outdated" style that is inspired by how Harue played ten years prior.
'''Voiced by:'''
Tomoki
The granddaughter of the owner of the local bowling alley, Arata is
Arata's main play style is very much influenced by bowling, especially with how she prefers waits using "pin" tiles. As Hiroko quickly notes, the tiles she ends up playing usually looks like the (bowling) pin arrangement one gets after the first roll in bowling (or ryanmen waits). This ''not'' her only way of playing however, as she also has another "outdated" style that is inspired by how Harue played ten years prior.
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* CreepyMonotone: Tomoki always speaks in a low and even register, even when she's snarking at Touka's foul-ups.
* GamerChick: As revealed in the picture drama about how Touka recruited her.
* {{Meido}}: Revealed in ''Saki Biyori -- Otona no Maki'' to moonlight as maid at Touka's family mansion outside the mahjong table. She's also briefly seen in a maid outfit after the prefecturals.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: She gets these at times, such as when challenging Kaori to a rematch.
* TheStoic: With moments of being a DeadpanSnarker.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Despite appearing aloof and disinterested, she can often show a more affectionate side, especially when Koromo is concerned.
* SuperStrength: In ''Saki Biyori'', due to Jun and Hajime asking her to pick up Koromo, buy snacks, and bring the TV, she ends up carrying all three at once.
* GamerChick: As revealed in the picture drama about how Touka recruited her.
* {{Meido}}: Revealed in ''Saki Biyori -- Otona no Maki'' to moonlight as maid at Touka's family mansion outside the mahjong table. She's also briefly seen in a maid outfit after the prefecturals.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: She gets these at times, such as when challenging Kaori to a rematch.
* TheStoic: With moments of being a DeadpanSnarker.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Despite appearing aloof and disinterested, she can often show a more affectionate side, especially when Koromo is concerned.
* SuperStrength: In ''Saki Biyori'', due to Jun and Hajime asking her to pick up Koromo, buy snacks, and bring the TV, she ends up carrying all three at once.
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* CreepyMonotone: Tomoki always speaks in a low {{Ascended Fan|boy}}girl: Idolized Harue throughout her childhood, and even register, even when she's snarking at Touka's foul-ups.
eventually became one of her protégés come high-school.
*GamerChick: As revealed BrokenPedestal: Arata pretty much lost all faith in the picture drama game after she found out that Harue quit mahjong, even casually. It caused her to stop playing for ''years'' as a result, and she initially refused to join Team Achiga because she wanted to see Harue as a pro, rather than teaching children mahjong.
** RebuiltPedestal: ...But Harue returning to mentor Team Achiga brings her back to the game as well, especially after hearing abouthow Touka recruited her.
Harue playing for a corporate team.
*{{Meido}}: Revealed in ''Saki Biyori -- Otona no Maki'' to moonlight as maid at Touka's family mansion outside ClubPresident: Harue chose Arata for the mahjong table. position in spite of Yuu being a third-year, because she is composed and reliable.
* CustomUniform: She wears Harue's necktie instead of the ribbon for her uniform.
* CynicismCatalyst: After Harue stopped playing mahjong, Arata becomes somewhat more gloomy and cynical than when she was as younger, even after Harue returns to coach her and the others.
* {{Expy}}: She's pretty much a carbon copy of Ritz Kobayashi, the mangaka, as [[TheCameo she appears]] in ''TheLegendOfKoizumi''.
** EarlyBirdCameo: Thus, her appearance in that manga is this trope.
* HeroWorshipper: A massive one for Harue.
* MegaManning: During her National semifinals match she reveals that, besides her bowling-influenced style, she alsobriefly seen in a maid outfit after copied some aspects of Harue's old play style and mixed it with her own.
* {{Motifs}}: Her gameplay is strongly influenced by bowling.
* NumberOneDime: Let's just say that Arata ''really'' treasures theprefecturals.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: She gets these at times, such as when challenging Kaori to a rematch.
* TheStoic: With moments of being a DeadpanSnarker.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Despite appearing aloof and disinterested, she can often show a more affectionate side, especially when Koromo is concerned.
* SuperStrength: In ''Saki Biyori'', due to Jun and Hajime askingnecktie that Harue gave her to pick up Koromo, buy snacks, and bring the TV, she ends up carrying all three at once.ten years before.
* TheReliableOne: Arata is chosen as ClubPresident for this reason.
*
** RebuiltPedestal: ...But Harue returning to mentor Team Achiga brings her back to the game as well, especially after hearing about
*
* CustomUniform: She wears Harue's necktie instead of the ribbon for her uniform.
* CynicismCatalyst: After Harue stopped playing mahjong, Arata becomes somewhat more gloomy and cynical than when she was as younger, even after Harue returns to coach her and the others.
* {{Expy}}: She's pretty much a carbon copy of Ritz Kobayashi, the mangaka, as [[TheCameo she appears]] in ''TheLegendOfKoizumi''.
** EarlyBirdCameo: Thus, her appearance in that manga is this trope.
* HeroWorshipper: A massive one for Harue.
* MegaManning: During her National semifinals match she reveals that, besides her bowling-influenced style, she also
* {{Motifs}}: Her gameplay is strongly influenced by bowling.
* NumberOneDime: Let's just say that Arata ''really'' treasures the
* ScaryShinyGlasses: She gets these at times, such as when challenging Kaori to a rematch.
* TheStoic: With moments of being a DeadpanSnarker.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Despite appearing aloof and disinterested, she can often show a more affectionate side, especially when Koromo is concerned.
* SuperStrength: In ''Saki Biyori'', due to Jun and Hajime asking
* TheReliableOne: Arata is chosen as ClubPresident for this reason.
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!!Ayumu Sugino
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Voiced by:''' Yoriko Nagata
Touka's other maid and is never seen in series outside of her Maid garb (except during the [[strike: [[BeachEpisode Beach]]]][[BeachEpisode Pool Episode]]). She has a strong crush on Touka and feels jealousy towards Hajime.
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Voiced by:''' Yoriko Nagata
Touka's other maid and is never seen in series outside of her Maid garb (except during the [[strike: [[BeachEpisode Beach]]]][[BeachEpisode Pool Episode]]). She has a strong crush on Touka and feels jealousy towards Hajime.
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Voiced
->''"I left something behind at those semi-finals back then. But if I can personally experience that tournament again, I might be able to get it back."''
->'''Voiced by:'''
Touka's other maid
Harue is the adviser of Team Achiga and
When financial woes (and an early playoffs exit) forced the Evergreens to disband, Harue goes back to her hometown to think of what to do next, only to be surprised by the revival of her old high-school team, gunning anew for the Nationals. Seeing it as a chance to redeem herself, she decides to become club adviser, intent to see if her protégés can succeed where she failed.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her surname is revealed in the PSP game.
* CanonImmigrant: Ayumu is an anime-original character, but she (or a maid who has the same hairstyle) appears in a flashback in Round 49 of the manga.
* DemotedToExtra: Initially making a handful of appearances as a comic-relief character amongst Team Ryuumonbuchi, Ayumu's appearances and lines in both the anime and manga have now dwindled down to almost nothing. (Then again, she ''was'' an extra to begin with -- literally, due to being the alternate player in case Koromo didn't show up -- so...)
* {{Expy}}: Ayumu shares a name and a haircut with Ayumu Nishizawa from ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''.
* {{Meido}}: Just like Jun and Tomoki, though it's implied that she's more or less full-time.
* PutOnABus: Hasn't been seen at the Training Camp or the Nationals.
* CanonImmigrant: Ayumu is an anime-original character, but she (or a maid who has the same hairstyle) appears in a flashback in Round 49 of the manga.
* DemotedToExtra: Initially making a handful of appearances as a comic-relief character amongst Team Ryuumonbuchi, Ayumu's appearances and lines in both the anime and manga have now dwindled down to almost nothing. (Then again, she ''was'' an extra to begin with -- literally, due to being the alternate player in case Koromo didn't show up -- so...)
* {{Expy}}: Ayumu shares a name and a haircut with Ayumu Nishizawa from ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''.
* {{Meido}}: Just like Jun and Tomoki, though it's implied that she's more or less full-time.
* PutOnABus: Hasn't been seen at the Training Camp or the Nationals.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her surname is revealed BreakTheCutie: Losing her team too many points during her match against Sukoya, which in turn cost Achiga the chance to advance further in the PSP game.
Nationals, really did a number on poor Harue.
*CanonImmigrant: Ayumu is an anime-original character, but BrokenAce: Back in her day she (or a maid who has was touted as one of Team Achiga's greatest players. Then came Sukoya, and she was never the same hairstyle) appears in a flashback in Round 49 of again. Fortunately she got better as the manga.
* DemotedToExtra: Initially making a handful of appearances as a comic-relief character amongstdays passed mentoring the current Team Ryuumonbuchi, Ayumu's appearances Achiga, more so after they reach the National finals, helping her regain her self-confidence.
* HistoryRepeats: As Harue told Nozomi while the latter was driving her back to Achiga, the Evergreens were on a roll during last year's tournament. However, come the National playoffs, Harue once again failed the team, as she is still having flashbacks of that devastating loss to Sukoya back in high school.
* HyperAwareness: Harue has a surprising knack of noticing things that others, including pros, commentators andlines in both the anime and manga have now dwindled down to almost nothing. (Then again, she ''was'' an extra to begin with -- literally, due to being the alternate player in case Koromo didn't show up -- so...)
* {{Expy}}: Ayumu shares a name and a haircut with Ayumu Nishizawa from ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''.
* {{Meido}}: Justcoaches, would miss, like Jun and Tomoki, though it's implied that Sumire's tell or the trigger of Awai's other abilities. While it might seem to come out of nowhere, especially since she's more or less full-time.
* PutOnABus: Hasn't been seennever shown any of this prior to the semis, the way it's presented actually makes sense since while other coaches look only at the Training Camp players' records (see Team Kiyosumi's Hisa or Team Himematsu's Funakubo), Harue actually watches the Nationals.videos of the accompanying match. It's alluded that she does this ''repeatedly'' too.
* HypocriticalHumor: Giving Kuro a bop on the head and scolding her for sexually harassing Nodoka in their first meeting, when she herself was fascinated by Nodoka's breasts.
* InformedAbility: Harue is never shown actually giving her wards ''any'' kind of playing advice. Whether or not this is a sign of a hands-off coaching style begs to be seen, although she does have them play many games with each other, and arranges for matches with other schools. Then we're finally shown several instances of her doing ''actual'' coaching, personally retraining Kuro, fresh off a bad game against Teru. Apparently all the coaching she did prior to this was done off-screen.
* MyGreatestFailure: Losing her team too many points, which led to its elimination in the Nationals. As such, she relates to Kuro, who lost too many points during the semifinals.
-->"If you lose big, keep moving forward even if you lose again."
** MyGreatestSecondChance: As such, she treats tutoring the first reincarnation of Team Achiga in a decade to be her one last chance to redeem herself. So much so she declines an offer from Hayari (courtesy of Toshi) to become a pro until after the tournament.
* PoorCommunicationKills: In a case that was largely the result of bad timing, she tells Team Achiga in no uncertain terms that they're unlikely to get through the semifinals with both Teams Senriyama and Shiratodai. Later that night, the girls happen to overhear a conversation between her and Kumakura regarding her going pro, which causes some of them to believe that she had given up on them.
* RedBaron: "Legend", though only to the girls of Team Achiga and the Children's Mahjong Club.
* TearsOfJoy: Cries in relief after her protégés finally accomplish the one thing she failed to do ten years ago -- reach the National finals.
*
* DemotedToExtra: Initially making a handful of appearances as a comic-relief character amongst
* HistoryRepeats: As Harue told Nozomi while the latter was driving her back to Achiga, the Evergreens were on a roll during last year's tournament. However, come the National playoffs, Harue once again failed the team, as she is still having flashbacks of that devastating loss to Sukoya back in high school.
* HyperAwareness: Harue has a surprising knack of noticing things that others, including pros, commentators and
* {{Expy}}: Ayumu shares a name and a haircut with Ayumu Nishizawa from ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''.
* {{Meido}}: Just
* PutOnABus: Hasn't been seen
* HypocriticalHumor: Giving Kuro a bop on the head and scolding her for sexually harassing Nodoka in their first meeting, when she herself was fascinated by Nodoka's breasts.
* InformedAbility: Harue is never shown actually giving her wards ''any'' kind of playing advice. Whether or not this is a sign of a hands-off coaching style begs to be seen, although she does have them play many games with each other, and arranges for matches with other schools. Then we're finally shown several instances of her doing ''actual'' coaching, personally retraining Kuro, fresh off a bad game against Teru. Apparently all the coaching she did prior to this was done off-screen.
* MyGreatestFailure: Losing her team too many points, which led to its elimination in the Nationals. As such, she relates to Kuro, who lost too many points during the semifinals.
-->"If you lose big, keep moving forward even if you lose again."
** MyGreatestSecondChance: As such, she treats tutoring the first reincarnation of Team Achiga in a decade to be her one last chance to redeem herself. So much so she declines an offer from Hayari (courtesy of Toshi) to become a pro until after the tournament.
* PoorCommunicationKills: In a case that was largely the result of bad timing, she tells Team Achiga in no uncertain terms that they're unlikely to get through the semifinals with both Teams Senriyama and Shiratodai. Later that night, the girls happen to overhear a conversation between her and Kumakura regarding her going pro, which causes some of them to believe that she had given up on them.
* RedBaron: "Legend", though only to the girls of Team Achiga and the Children's Mahjong Club.
* TearsOfJoy: Cries in relief after her protégés finally accomplish the one thing she failed to do ten years ago -- reach the National finals.
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[[folder:Kazekoshi Girls' School]]
Kazekoshi is a known as a mahjong powerhouse in Nagano Prefecture, boasting a membership of over 80 girls. Team Kazekoshi's six-year winning streak in the Nagano tournament was snapped last year by Team Ryuumonbuchi and Koromo, and the two schools have since developed a fierce rivalry.
Team Kazekoshi landed at fourth place at the Nagano finals, while Mihoko, champion of the Nagano individuals, qualified for the National individuals.
!!Mihoko Fukuji
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->'''"Maybe she'll tell me my right eye is pretty once again."''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiHorie
Mihoko is the club captain of Team Kazekoshi as well as its ace in the hole. She has had a past history of rivalry with Hisa Takei, a girl of her age and currently of Team Kiyosumi, back in their middle-school years, though both have since engaged in a far friendlier rivalry come high school. Besides this, she is also known to be incredibly affectionate and caring towards her teammates, never minding her habit of keeping her right eye closed at all times due to her self-consciousness with her heterochromia (it's bright blue, in contrast to her more naturally Japanese-looking reddish-brown left eye).
When playing, she only opens her right eye when she gets serious, allowing her to calculate the game's progression and predict her opponents' hands with extreme accuracy, as well as an intimidating aura.
Kazekoshi is a known as a mahjong powerhouse in Nagano Prefecture, boasting a membership of over 80 girls. Team Kazekoshi's six-year winning streak in the Nagano tournament was snapped last year by Team Ryuumonbuchi and Koromo, and the two schools have since developed a fierce rivalry.
Team Kazekoshi landed at fourth place at the Nagano finals, while Mihoko, champion of the Nagano individuals, qualified for the National individuals.
!!Mihoko Fukuji
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->'''"Maybe she'll tell me my right eye is pretty once again."''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiHorie
Mihoko is the club captain of Team Kazekoshi as well as its ace in the hole. She has had a past history of rivalry with Hisa Takei, a girl of her age and currently of Team Kiyosumi, back in their middle-school years, though both have since engaged in a far friendlier rivalry come high school. Besides this, she is also known to be incredibly affectionate and caring towards her teammates, never minding her habit of keeping her right eye closed at all times due to her self-consciousness with her heterochromia (it's bright blue, in contrast to her more naturally Japanese-looking reddish-brown left eye).
When playing, she only opens her right eye when she gets serious, allowing her to calculate the game's progression and predict her opponents' hands with extreme accuracy, as well as an intimidating aura.
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Team Kazekoshi landed at fourth
Team Ryuumonbuchi ultimately placed second at the Nagano
!!Mihoko Fukuji
!!Touka Ryuumonbuchi
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* BadassBoast: After hearing about the other three schools that advanced to the Nagano finals (soon after Kubo berated her and Kana), Mihoko says she's glad Team Ryuumonbuchi made it, since they can now avenge last year's loss.
-->"To our [[DrillSergeantNasty coach]], to Ryuumonbuchi, let's show them all, that we are still the strongest."
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She gives Yuuki a lunch box after Jun eats her taco, and later helps Yuuki win off Jun. Yuuki is horrified when Mihoko starts winning, and realizes that she's ''not'' on her side.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Verges on this with her ignorance about technology, particularly in failing to understand how computers are used in making T-shirts (such as thinking that the shirts ''come out of the computer'').
* ClubPresident: Of Team Kazekoshi.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: She catches Kubo by the wrist before she can slap Kana, then proceeds to tell her that Kana is a strong player and that if she made a mistake, she will take responsibility for her. After Kubo leaves, Mihoko gives Kana a hug as she breaks down crying.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Every other member of the Kazekoshi club seems to have a crush on her, and she has some suggestive moments with Hisa.
* FriendlessBackground: As popular as she is among her teammates, she implies that back in middle school, she was thought of as "annoying".
* TheLastDance: Like Hisa, this is her last chance to win the tournament, as she tells Bundou when explaining her reasons for doing the chores.
* LastNameBasis: Calls most of her teammates besides Kana by their last names and "-san", and interestingly enough, tends to call Hisa by her old last name, "Ueno-san", [[spoiler:until when it's recently indicated that she's started calling her "[[FirstNameBasis Hisa]]"]].
* LetsGetDangerous: She is a truly formidable player when she opens her right eye.
* MamaBear: Nobody hurts her beloved teammates, not even Kubo, and still not sense her (righteous) anger.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: A red left eye and a blue right eye.
* [[AFatherToHisMen A Mother To Her Underclassmen]]: She's [[TheLastDance already in her third year]] when the preliminaries begin.
* NiceGirl: Her teammates are concerned that she is ''too'' selfless.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: She recalls that Hisa surprised her so much in their match three years ago that she forgot to keep her right eye closed out of surprise. She also opens her eyes after [[spoiler:Kazekoshi's defeat in the prefectural team finals, and when she thinks Kubo is about to hit Kana for losing]].
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Kana.
* TeamMom: Particularly when she protects the underclassmen from Kubo's wrath.
* UnknownRival: She wanted to face off against Hisa one more time, but Hisa doesn't remember her until she opens her eye in their match.
* WalkingTechbane: For such a skillful mahjong player, Mihoko is helpless when put against electronics, to the point at which simple tasks like trying to print out records [[EpicFail cause the computers to crash, tangle her in their wires, and spark electricity]].
* WhatBeautifulEyes: According to Hisa.
-->'''Hisa''': "Did you know? Red rubies and blue sapphires are made from the same element."
-->"To our [[DrillSergeantNasty coach]], to Ryuumonbuchi, let's show them all, that we are still the strongest."
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She gives Yuuki a lunch box after Jun eats her taco, and later helps Yuuki win off Jun. Yuuki is horrified when Mihoko starts winning, and realizes that she's ''not'' on her side.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Verges on this with her ignorance about technology, particularly in failing to understand how computers are used in making T-shirts (such as thinking that the shirts ''come out of the computer'').
* ClubPresident: Of Team Kazekoshi.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: She catches Kubo by the wrist before she can slap Kana, then proceeds to tell her that Kana is a strong player and that if she made a mistake, she will take responsibility for her. After Kubo leaves, Mihoko gives Kana a hug as she breaks down crying.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Every other member of the Kazekoshi club seems to have a crush on her, and she has some suggestive moments with Hisa.
* FriendlessBackground: As popular as she is among her teammates, she implies that back in middle school, she was thought of as "annoying".
* TheLastDance: Like Hisa, this is her last chance to win the tournament, as she tells Bundou when explaining her reasons for doing the chores.
* LastNameBasis: Calls most of her teammates besides Kana by their last names and "-san", and interestingly enough, tends to call Hisa by her old last name, "Ueno-san", [[spoiler:until when it's recently indicated that she's started calling her "[[FirstNameBasis Hisa]]"]].
* LetsGetDangerous: She is a truly formidable player when she opens her right eye.
* MamaBear: Nobody hurts her beloved teammates, not even Kubo, and still not sense her (righteous) anger.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: A red left eye and a blue right eye.
* [[AFatherToHisMen A Mother To Her Underclassmen]]: She's [[TheLastDance already in her third year]] when the preliminaries begin.
* NiceGirl: Her teammates are concerned that she is ''too'' selfless.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: She recalls that Hisa surprised her so much in their match three years ago that she forgot to keep her right eye closed out of surprise. She also opens her eyes after [[spoiler:Kazekoshi's defeat in the prefectural team finals, and when she thinks Kubo is about to hit Kana for losing]].
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Kana.
* TeamMom: Particularly when she protects the underclassmen from Kubo's wrath.
* UnknownRival: She wanted to face off against Hisa one more time, but Hisa doesn't remember her until she opens her eye in their match.
* WalkingTechbane: For such a skillful mahjong player, Mihoko is helpless when put against electronics, to the point at which simple tasks like trying to print out records [[EpicFail cause the computers to crash, tangle her in their wires, and spark electricity]].
* WhatBeautifulEyes: According to Hisa.
-->'''Hisa''': "Did you know? Red rubies and blue sapphires are made from the same element."
to:
* BadassBoast: After hearing about AnalogyBackfire: Tells [[{{Bifauxnen}} Jun]] to take her defeat "like a man", prompting her to respond...
-->'''Jun:''' "[[BerserkButton I'm a girl, dammit]]!"
* AttentionWhore: As early as her first appearance alone theother three schools that advanced audience knows Touka's bombastic, flamboyant mannerisms are deliberately aimed to garner attention towards her (and away from Nodoka).
* BattleAura: "Crazy Lance Wielder", where she is dressed in a black form-fitting suit and wields a spear.
* BlankWhiteEyes: She is prone to getting these when shocked.
* ClubPresident: Of Team Ryuumonbuchi.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Just because Touka is an AttentionWhore doesn't mean she doesn't have the proper skills to go toe-to-toe with some of the best in Naganofinals (soon after Kubo berated her and Kana), Mihoko says she's glad Team Ryuumonbuchi made it, since they can now avenge last year's loss.
-->"To our [[DrillSergeantNasty coach]], to Ryuumonbuchi, let's show them all,Prefecture. Then there's Cold Touka.
-->'''Touka:''' "Was thatwe are still a dream?"\\
'''Hajime:''' "If you're talking about your consecutive victories against Koromo, Kiyosumi (Saki), and thestrongest.professional Mahjong player [Fujita]..."\\
'''Tomoki:''' "That was not a dream."
*BewareTheNiceOnes: {{Determinator}}: When she tries to do something seriously, she really means it, such as when scouting Tomoki -- wanting to personally test her skills, Touka actually played the RTS of which Tomoki was a high-ranking player for six straight days to reach the higher rankings and challenge her.
* DontCallMeSir: She insists that Hajime not call her "-sama" when her father is not present.
* EmotionlessGirl: As Cold Touka.
* ExpressiveHair: Her IdiotHair, that is. It can even conduct lightning.
* {{Foil}}: To Momo, a ShrinkingViolet who only wants to be acknowledged by the person she cares for the most.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: This is half her reason for playing mahjong. She doesn't even care when a teammate messes up, because it givesYuuki a lunch box after Jun eats her taco, and later helps Yuuki win off Jun. Yuuki is horrified when Mihoko starts winning, and realizes that a chance to go the "BigDamnHeroes" way. Although she lacks the special abilities of a Saki or Koromo, or even Momoko, she's ''not'' on her side.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Verges on this with her ignorance about technology, particularly in failingsaid to understand how computers are used in making T-shirts (such as thinking that the shirts ''come out of the computer'').
* ClubPresident: Of Team Kazekoshi.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: She catches Kubo by the wrist before she can slap Kana, then proceeds to tell her that Kana isbe a strong player and that if she made a mistake, she will take responsibility for her. After Kubo leaves, Mihoko gives Kana a hug as she breaks down crying.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Every other member of the Kazekoshi club seems to have a crush on her, and she has some suggestive moments with Hisa.
* FriendlessBackground: As popular as she is among her teammates, she implies that back in middle school, she was thought of as "annoying".
* TheLastDance: Like Hisa, this is her last chance to win the tournament, as she tells Bundou when explaining her reasons for doing the chores.
* LastNameBasis: Calls most of her teammates besides Kana by their last names and "-san", and interestingly enough, tends to call Hisa by her old last name, "Ueno-san", [[spoiler:until when it's recently indicated thatformidable player, which does suggest she's started calling her "[[FirstNameBasis Hisa]]"]].
* LetsGetDangerous: She is a truly formidable player when she opens her right eye.
* MamaBear: Nobody hurts her beloved teammates, not even Kubo, and still not sense her (righteous) anger.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: A red left eye and a blue right eye.
* [[AFatherToHisMen A Mother To Her Underclassmen]]: She's [[TheLastDance already in her third year]] when the preliminaries begin.
* NiceGirl: Her teammates are concerned that she is ''too'' selfless.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: She recalls that Hisa surprised her so much in their match three years ago that she forgotmanaged to keep her right eye closed out build herself into a BadassNormal.
* InformedAbility[=/=][[spoiler:TheWorfEffect]]: As a former winner ofsurprise. She also opens her eyes after [[spoiler:Kazekoshi's defeat in the prefectural tournament, she seems to lose rather badly during both the team finals, and when individual events. Partially had something to do with how she thinks Kubo is about to hit Kana never entered Cold state mode during those events.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's quite arrogant and haughty, but also caring forlosing]].
her friends and her cousin, which leads to quite a few PetTheDog moments.
*RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Kana.
LargeHam: Not a second where she's around passes without her speaking in bombastic tones.
*TeamMom: Particularly when LoopholeAbuse: Attempts this in ''Saki Biyori''. In response to being told that she protects can only use the underclassmen from Kubo's wrath.
club room for club activities while she and her teammates are relaxing in it, she considers changing the name of the club for the day.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Haughty and boastful of her own abilities, but nevertheless has a soft spot both for Koromo and the rest of Team Ryuumonbuchi.
* {{Ojou}}: Complete with NoblewomansLaugh.
* PetTheDog: Her interactions with Koromo, for whose sake she scouted an invincible team for the prefectural and national tournaments so she can make new friends. Earlier on, she also sets aside her one-sided rivalry with Nodoka by having Hagiyoshi fix Etopen.
* PromotionToParent: Even without Hajime's interpretation of how Ryuumonbuchi is one big family, Touka essentially acts as Koromo's mother.
* RichBitch[=/=]SpoiledSweet: Zigzagged, depending on who she interacts with.
* SuperMode: Cold Touka can easily destroy any player on the table, including mahjong monsters like Koromo and Saki. Unfortunately, it seems to act on its own, without her knowledge.
* ThirdPersonPerson: When she is being particularly [[LargeHam dramatic]].
* {{Tsundere}}: A straight Type-A to everyone, with Hajime being the only one who can summon her deredere.
* UnknownRival:She wanted Nodoka is entirely oblivious to face off against Hisa one more time, but Hisa doesn't remember her until she opens her eye in their match.
* WalkingTechbane: For such a skillful mahjong player, Mihoko is helpless when put against electronics,Touka's obsession with defeating her, to the point at which simple tasks like trying to print out records [[EpicFail cause that she actually forgets her name during the computers to crash, tangle training camp at the end of Season 1.
* VerbalTic: Fitting herin their wires, and spark electricity]].
* WhatBeautifulEyes: According to Hisa.
-->'''Hisa''': "Did you know? Red rubies and blue sapphires are made from{{ojou}} nature, Touka finishes game-oriented declarations with "desu wa". In ''Saki Biyori'', while writing a birthday song for Koromo, she even puts "desu wa" at the same element."end of each verse.
-->'''Jun:''' "[[BerserkButton I'm a girl, dammit]]!"
* AttentionWhore: As early as her first appearance alone the
* BattleAura: "Crazy Lance Wielder", where she is dressed in a black form-fitting suit and wields a spear.
* BlankWhiteEyes: She is prone to getting these when shocked.
* ClubPresident: Of Team Ryuumonbuchi.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Just because Touka is an AttentionWhore doesn't mean she doesn't have the proper skills to go toe-to-toe with some of the best in Nagano
-->"To our [[DrillSergeantNasty coach]], to Ryuumonbuchi, let's show them all,
-->'''Touka:''' "Was that
'''Hajime:''' "If you're talking about your consecutive victories against Koromo, Kiyosumi (Saki), and the
'''Tomoki:''' "That was not a dream."
*
* DontCallMeSir: She insists that Hajime not call her "-sama" when her father is not present.
* EmotionlessGirl: As Cold Touka.
* ExpressiveHair: Her IdiotHair, that is. It can even conduct lightning.
* {{Foil}}: To Momo, a ShrinkingViolet who only wants to be acknowledged by the person she cares for the most.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: This is half her reason for playing mahjong. She doesn't even care when a teammate messes up, because it gives
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Verges on this with her ignorance about technology, particularly in failing
* ClubPresident: Of Team Kazekoshi.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: She catches Kubo by the wrist before she can slap Kana, then proceeds to tell her that Kana is
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Every other member of the Kazekoshi club seems to have a crush on her, and she has some suggestive moments with Hisa.
* FriendlessBackground: As popular as she is among her teammates, she implies that back in middle school, she was thought of as "annoying".
* TheLastDance: Like Hisa, this is her last chance to win the tournament, as she tells Bundou when explaining her reasons for doing the chores.
* LastNameBasis: Calls most of her teammates besides Kana by their last names and "-san", and interestingly enough, tends to call Hisa by her old last name, "Ueno-san", [[spoiler:until when it's recently indicated that
* LetsGetDangerous: She is a truly formidable player when she opens her right eye.
* MamaBear: Nobody hurts her beloved teammates, not even Kubo, and still not sense her (righteous) anger.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: A red left eye and a blue right eye.
* [[AFatherToHisMen A Mother To Her Underclassmen]]: She's [[TheLastDance already in her third year]] when the preliminaries begin.
* NiceGirl: Her teammates are concerned that she is ''too'' selfless.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: She recalls that Hisa surprised her so much in their match three years ago that she forgot
* InformedAbility[=/=][[spoiler:TheWorfEffect]]: As a former winner of
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's quite arrogant and haughty, but also caring for
*
*
* LovableAlphaBitch: Haughty and boastful of her own abilities, but nevertheless has a soft spot both for Koromo and the rest of Team Ryuumonbuchi.
* {{Ojou}}: Complete with NoblewomansLaugh.
* PetTheDog: Her interactions with Koromo, for whose sake she scouted an invincible team for the prefectural and national tournaments so she can make new friends. Earlier on, she also sets aside her one-sided rivalry with Nodoka by having Hagiyoshi fix Etopen.
* PromotionToParent: Even without Hajime's interpretation of how Ryuumonbuchi is one big family, Touka essentially acts as Koromo's mother.
* RichBitch[=/=]SpoiledSweet: Zigzagged, depending on who she interacts with.
* SuperMode: Cold Touka can easily destroy any player on the table, including mahjong monsters like Koromo and Saki. Unfortunately, it seems to act on its own, without her knowledge.
* ThirdPersonPerson: When she is being particularly [[LargeHam dramatic]].
* {{Tsundere}}: A straight Type-A to everyone, with Hajime being the only one who can summon her deredere.
* UnknownRival:
* WalkingTechbane: For such a skillful mahjong player, Mihoko is helpless when put against electronics,
* VerbalTic: Fitting her
* WhatBeautifulEyes: According to Hisa.
-->'''Hisa''': "Did you know? Red rubies and blue sapphires are made from
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!!Kana Ikeda
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->''"She gives us time to play even at the expense of her own. Despite her loving mahjong as much as she does. And it's all because we're such cowards."''
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->''"She gives us time to play even at the expense of her own. Despite her loving mahjong as much as she does. And it's all because we're such cowards."''
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'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' RikaMorinaga
Considered the second-best player of Team Kazekoshi, Kana is Mihoko's best friend and protectorate, with a bit of a CatGirl theme going on with her. Despite being only the second-best, Mihoko entrusted her the position as Captain so she can personally take revenge on Koromo after last year's loss.
'''Voiced by:''' RikaMorinaga
Considered the second-best player of Team Kazekoshi, Kana is Mihoko's best friend and protectorate, with a bit of a CatGirl theme going on with her. Despite being only the second-best, Mihoko entrusted her the position as Captain so she can personally take revenge on Koromo after last year's loss.
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'''Position:''' Captain\\
Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:'''RikaMorinaga
Considered the second-best player of Team Kazekoshi, Kana is Mihoko's best friend and protectorate,Creator/AiShimizu
Back in grade-school, Hajime cheated using sleight-of-hand, a skill she learned from her stage magician father, which ultimately destroyed several friendships she had, causing her to bind her hands witha bit of a CatGirl theme going on with her. Despite being only the second-best, Mihoko entrusted manacles as atonement in order to make it harder for her the position to cheat. Nevertheless, Touka still sees some potential in her, and recruited her both as Captain so she can personally take revenge on Koromo after last year's loss.teammate and personal maid, and Hajime in turn grew affectionate of Touka.
'''Voiced by:'''
Considered the second-best player of Team Kazekoshi, Kana is Mihoko's best friend and protectorate,
Back in grade-school, Hajime cheated using sleight-of-hand, a skill she learned from her stage magician father, which ultimately destroyed several friendships she had, causing her to bind her hands with
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* BlushSticker: Occasionally wears them, highlighting her innocent nature.
* CatGirl: Often gives off this image, especially when she gets excited and her hair forms cat ears, complete with a CatSmile, CuteLittleFangs and HyperspaceEars.
* TheChewToy: Sometimes she just doesn't deserve the psychological (and sometimes physical) trauma she's been receiving.
* CoolBigSis: To her three little sisters.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler:When she gets reduced to 0 points by Koromo in the final round of the team tournament]].
* FirstNameBasis: In a flashback, asks Mihoko to call her by her first name. In the second picture drama, she vocally insists that Miharu do the same with her.
* HotBlooded: Puts up a show of bravade before Koromo during the Nagano finals.
* MilesGloriosus: She's by no means a bad player, but she's out of her depth against Koromo, as much as she'd like to think otherwise.
* PluckyGirl: [[spoiler:Despite being taken down to 0 points, and having next to no chance to come back, she perseveres]].
* PromotionToParent: Her parents are often away, and she ends up taking care of her younger sisters fairly often, especially in ''Saki Biyori''.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Mihoko. She's one of the few people to whom Mihoko has confessed her insecurities, and the only teammate Mihoko calls by her first name.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: She takes mild offense at being called "Ikeda" by Yuuki, and when her sisters copy her by calling Bundou by her last name without honorifics, she insists that they call her "Seika-onee-chan".
* CatGirl: Often gives off this image, especially when she gets excited and her hair forms cat ears, complete with a CatSmile, CuteLittleFangs and HyperspaceEars.
* TheChewToy: Sometimes she just doesn't deserve the psychological (and sometimes physical) trauma she's been receiving.
* CoolBigSis: To her three little sisters.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler:When she gets reduced to 0 points by Koromo in the final round of the team tournament]].
* FirstNameBasis: In a flashback, asks Mihoko to call her by her first name. In the second picture drama, she vocally insists that Miharu do the same with her.
* HotBlooded: Puts up a show of bravade before Koromo during the Nagano finals.
* MilesGloriosus: She's by no means a bad player, but she's out of her depth against Koromo, as much as she'd like to think otherwise.
* PluckyGirl: [[spoiler:Despite being taken down to 0 points, and having next to no chance to come back, she perseveres]].
* PromotionToParent: Her parents are often away, and she ends up taking care of her younger sisters fairly often, especially in ''Saki Biyori''.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Mihoko. She's one of the few people to whom Mihoko has confessed her insecurities, and the only teammate Mihoko calls by her first name.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: She takes mild offense at being called "Ikeda" by Yuuki, and when her sisters copy her by calling Bundou by her last name without honorifics, she insists that they call her "Seika-onee-chan".
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* BlushSticker: Occasionally wears them, highlighting TheAtoner: For cheating in a mahjong game years ago, she chains her innocent nature.
* CatGirl: Often gives off this image, especially when she gets excitedhands to limit her range and thus make it harder for her hair forms cat ears, complete with a CatSmile, CuteLittleFangs to cheat.
* BareYourMidriff: Her street clothing almost leaves nothing to the imagination, andHyperspaceEars.
* TheChewToy: Sometimes she just doesn't deserve the psychological (and sometimes physical) traumapainfully shows [[VaporWear she's been receiving.
not wearing anything beneath]].
*CoolBigSis: To {{Bokukko}}: Uses "boku" as a personal pronoun, but is more girly than most cases.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Towards Touka when Ayumu is around.
* FashionableAsymmetry: ZettaiRyouiki on one leg only.
* HappinessInSlavery[=/=]SubordinateExcuse: Her relationship with Touka falls somewhere between these two tropes.
* {{Keigo}}: Subverted, as Touka scolds herthree little sisters.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler:When she gets reduced to 0 points byfor talking formally with her and Koromo when her father isn't around (and presumably because Touka wanted her to act more like any regular schoolgirl).
* LamarckWasRight: She gained her abilities of sleight-of-hand from her father, who was a stage magician.
* MomentOfWeakness: The reason she wears her handcuffs.
* PowerLimiter: Her handcuffs also serve as this, reducing her ability to use sleight-of-hand and thus make it harder for her to cheat in thefinal round of the team tournament]].
* FirstNameBasis: In a flashback, asks Mihoko to call her by her first name. In the second picture drama, she vocally insistsevent that Miharu do the same with her.
* HotBlooded: Puts up a show of bravade before Koromo during the Nagano finals.
* MilesGloriosus: She's by no means a bad player, but she's out of her depth against Koromo, as much asshe'd like be tempted to think otherwise.
do so.
*PluckyGirl: [[spoiler:Despite being taken down to 0 points, and ReformedButRejected: She implies she felt this is her punishment for cheating years ago, as she is still having next to no chance to come back, she perseveres]].
* PromotionToParent: Her parents are often away, and she ends up taking carevisions of her younger sisters fairly often, especially old friends walking away from her.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Lampshaded in ''SakiBiyori''.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Mihoko. She's one of the few people to whom Mihoko has confessed her insecurities, and the only teammate Mihoko calls by her first name.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: She takes mild offense atBiyori''; when Hajime worries about being called "Ikeda" by Yuuki, and when her sisters copy her by calling Bundou by her last name without honorifics, she insists that they call her "Seika-onee-chan".seen in casual clothing at school.
-->'''Jun''': ''(thinking)'' "Compared to walking around with handcuffs, plain clothes should be nothing."
* CatGirl: Often gives off this image, especially when she gets excited
* BareYourMidriff: Her street clothing almost leaves nothing to the imagination, and
* TheChewToy: Sometimes she just doesn't deserve the psychological (and sometimes physical) trauma
*
* ClingyJealousGirl: Towards Touka when Ayumu is around.
* FashionableAsymmetry: ZettaiRyouiki on one leg only.
* HappinessInSlavery[=/=]SubordinateExcuse: Her relationship with Touka falls somewhere between these two tropes.
* {{Keigo}}: Subverted, as Touka scolds her
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler:When she gets reduced to 0 points by
* LamarckWasRight: She gained her abilities of sleight-of-hand from her father, who was a stage magician.
* MomentOfWeakness: The reason she wears her handcuffs.
* PowerLimiter: Her handcuffs also serve as this, reducing her ability to use sleight-of-hand and thus make it harder for her to cheat in the
* FirstNameBasis: In a flashback, asks Mihoko to call her by her first name. In the second picture drama, she vocally insists
* HotBlooded: Puts up a show of bravade before Koromo during the Nagano finals.
* MilesGloriosus: She's by no means a bad player, but she's out of her depth against Koromo, as much as
*
* PromotionToParent: Her parents are often away, and she ends up taking care
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Lampshaded in ''Saki
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Mihoko. She's one of the few people to whom Mihoko has confessed her insecurities, and the only teammate Mihoko calls by her first name.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: She takes mild offense at
-->'''Jun''': ''(thinking)'' "Compared to walking around with handcuffs, plain clothes should be nothing."
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!!Miharu Yoshitome
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->''"Even if one day we become teammates, you will always be a superstar to me, Kana-chan."''
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->''"Even if one day we become teammates, you will always be a superstar to me, Kana-chan."''
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->''"Even if one day we become teammates, you will always be a superstar to me, Kana-chan."''
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'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
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Kana's best friend and fellow player in Team Kazekoshi.
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Kana's best friend and fellow player in Team Kazekoshi.
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Captain\\
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Kana's best friendCreator/KaoriFukuhara
Koromo is Touka's cousin andfellow player in the ace of Team Kazekoshi.Ryuumonbuchi. Despite her childlike stature, she is the oldest member of the team, as well as one of the most feared players in Japan, having brought an end to Team Kazekoshi's six-year domination of the Nagano tournament last year.
Amae lost both parents at a younger age, and despite being taken in by Touka, she mainly kept to herself. Touka tried to use mahjong to help her make friends, but because of her playing style -- preventing opponents from reaching tenpai and scoring via Haitei Raoyue -- she winds up being feared by many people, including her own teammates. As a result she only sees mahjong as a mere game for her to crush her opponent.
'''Voiced by:'''
Kana's best friend
Koromo is Touka's cousin and
Amae lost both parents at a younger age, and despite being taken in by Touka, she mainly kept to herself. Touka tried to use mahjong to help her make friends, but because of her playing style -- preventing opponents from reaching tenpai and scoring via Haitei Raoyue -- she winds up being feared by many people, including her own teammates. As a result she only sees mahjong as a mere game for her to crush her opponent.
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* ACupAngst: Played straight during the pre-Nationals training camp hosted by Team Kiyosumi, where she finds herself quite inadequate in the bare company of Mako, Tomoki and Kaori.
* BoringButPractical: The PSP game implies she has an ability to determine which tiles will to subjected to a ron, helping her avoid playing into others' hands. It's possibly why she was able to get through her match during the Nagano finals while losing very few points (1,200), even after Kaori's yakuman.
* {{Meganekko}}: It's indicated in a picture drama that Miharu was initially ranked very low in the club (at 75th), until Mihoko and Kana noticed that her vision wasn't very good and got her glasses.
* NiceGirl: Seen as one of Kana's friendliest companions in Team Kazekoshi.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: In ''Saki Biyori'', when the Kazekoshi girls have to do book reports, they go to the library and find all the books have been checked out. When Kana proposes two different methods for faking the report, Miharu cheerfully but decisively says...
-->"Read a book."
* BoringButPractical: The PSP game implies she has an ability to determine which tiles will to subjected to a ron, helping her avoid playing into others' hands. It's possibly why she was able to get through her match during the Nagano finals while losing very few points (1,200), even after Kaori's yakuman.
* {{Meganekko}}: It's indicated in a picture drama that Miharu was initially ranked very low in the club (at 75th), until Mihoko and Kana noticed that her vision wasn't very good and got her glasses.
* NiceGirl: Seen as one of Kana's friendliest companions in Team Kazekoshi.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: In ''Saki Biyori'', when the Kazekoshi girls have to do book reports, they go to the library and find all the books have been checked out. When Kana proposes two different methods for faking the report, Miharu cheerfully but decisively says...
-->"Read a book."
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* ACupAngst: Played straight during AccidentalMisnaming: Tends to call Nodoka "Nonoka".
* BadassAdorable: So cute she can barely swat a fly, huh? Well, just ask Team Kazekoshi.
* BattleAura: Koromo has [[spoiler:[[WaveMotionGun arms of destruction]]]].
* BirdRun: Does this at times, such as when entering thepre-Nationals boarding house for the training camp hosted by camp.
* BondVillainStupidity: She passes up several opportunities to win instantly [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just so she can toy with her opponents]]. It backfires terribly.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: She actually wears bunny ears (or rather, a hair bow that looks like bunny ears) everywhere.
* BerserkButton: The mere mention of the word "family" seems to set her off, as she grew enough anger to cause a blackout upon hearing it.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Lost her parents at an early age, and has since refused to consider her cousin Touka (or anybody else from TeamKiyosumi, where she finds herself quite inadequate in the bare company of Mako, Tomoki and Kaori.
Ryuumonbuchi) her second family.
*BoringButPractical: CuteLittleFangs: Occasionally shows these when angry.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: ThePSP game implies she has an ability to determine which tiles will to subjected to a ron, helping first anime season ends with Saki defeating her avoid playing into others' hands. It's possibly why she was able to get through her match during in the Nagano finals while losing very few points (1,200), even after Kaori's yakuman.
(and qualifying for the Nationals). But it's still a long road ahead for Team Kiyosumi.
*{{Meganekko}}: It's indicated TheDreaded: After helping snap Kazekoshi's six-year streak, everybody in a picture drama that Miharu was the prefecture (including her teammates) began to fear her.
* FinishingMove: A haitei raoyue (going out on the last drawn tile).
* FriendlyRivalry : With Fujita. They tease each other's skills in most of their encounters, though Fujita does care for Koromo and knows her quite well, wanting her to make friends.
* FriendshipMoment: With Saki at the end of the Nagano finals.
* HypocriticalHumor: She's had difficulty making friends for much of her life, to the point at which she doesn't initiallyranked very low recognize Touka and her teammates from Ryuumonbuchi as such. When Saki says that she decided not to join Nodoka in watching the club (at 75th), until Mihoko semifinals, Koromo responds as following:
-->"Saki, you're bad at socializing as usual."
* InsistentTerminology
-->"It's not Ko'''''do'''''mo, it's Ko'''''ro'''''mo"!
* {{Keigo}}: Koromo tends to lapse into extremely formal andKana noticed literary Japanese at moments of extreme emotion, particularly when speaking about her deceased parents, who were Japanese literature scholars.
-->"I remember, when Father and Mother died of the yellow dust, the despicable behavior of the humans that swarmed around me. At best, the captain battle just staves off my boredom for a little while."
* {{Killer|Rabbit}} MoonRabbit: Her overall motif, as evidenced by her hair ribbon arranged to resemble bunny ears, her white clothing scheme, and the fact that hervision wasn't ability increases under a full moon.
* KubrickStare: Actually does this slightly at one point in ''Achiga-hen'' Episode 3.
* LittleMissBadass: She's the oldest member of the Ryuumonbuchi team (if only by a few days), and a second-year in high school, but appearance wise, she fits.
* LonersAreFreaks: Embodied strongly even though it's not her fault. She is actively trying to make friends.
* {{Lunacy}}: Her luck and aggressiveness go up when a full moon is out.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]PunnyName: "Koromo" sounds similar to "kodomo" ("child"), highlighting her childish appearance and (sometimes) personality. Her surname also means "Dependent on others' kindness".
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Koromo's lesser-known power is detecting whether her opponents are in tenpai and the approximate value of their hand.
* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: She is in fact the oldest member of Team Ryuumonbuchi (a few days older than Touka, who is a few days older than Jun, whose birthday is right before Hajime's), but like Team Kiyosumi's Yuuki, she certainly doesn't look or act the part.
-->'''Yuuki''': "[[HypocriticalHumor No matter how you look at it, isn't she just a kid]]?"\\
'''Hisa''': "Amae is sixteen, one year older than you."
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Many of the characters demonstrate this; [[SeriousBusiness mahjong is serious after all]]. But Koromo overshadows them all.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The smallest Mahjong player around, and is ranked amongst the verygood best.
* PutOnABus: Temporarily disappears come the individuals andgot her glasses.
* NiceGirl: Seen as one of Kana's friendliest companionssupposedly has no bearing on the story...
** TheBusCameBack: ...though she reappears with Touka in Tokyo while TeamKazekoshi.
Kiyosumi is in the Nationals, and and also gave crucial advice to Yuuki at the training camp.
*StatingTheSimpleSolution: SingleTear: Sheds one at the end of the Nagano finals, as she watched helplessly while Saki deals a game-winning hand that would siphon off whatever gains she had.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: In''Saki Biyori'', the subtitles.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Gets slightly annoyed whenthe Kazekoshi girls have Saki uses "-chan" on her.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Refers todo book reports, they go herself as such, befitting her childish personality.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: She's an extremely dangerous player who brutalized a six-time prefectural champion last year... but also a sad, reclusive little girl who refuses tothe library even consider her cousin and find all the books have been checked out. When Kana proposes two different methods for faking the report, Miharu cheerfully but decisively says...
-->"Read a book."their teammates as her second family.
* BadassAdorable: So cute she can barely swat a fly, huh? Well, just ask Team Kazekoshi.
* BattleAura: Koromo has [[spoiler:[[WaveMotionGun arms of destruction]]]].
* BirdRun: Does this at times, such as when entering the
* BondVillainStupidity: She passes up several opportunities to win instantly [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just so she can toy with her opponents]]. It backfires terribly.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: She actually wears bunny ears (or rather, a hair bow that looks like bunny ears) everywhere.
* BerserkButton: The mere mention of the word "family" seems to set her off, as she grew enough anger to cause a blackout upon hearing it.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Lost her parents at an early age, and has since refused to consider her cousin Touka (or anybody else from Team
*
* DiscOneFinalBoss: The
*
* FinishingMove: A haitei raoyue (going out on the last drawn tile).
* FriendlyRivalry : With Fujita. They tease each other's skills in most of their encounters, though Fujita does care for Koromo and knows her quite well, wanting her to make friends.
* FriendshipMoment: With Saki at the end of the Nagano finals.
* HypocriticalHumor: She's had difficulty making friends for much of her life, to the point at which she doesn't initially
-->"Saki, you're bad at socializing as usual."
* InsistentTerminology
-->"It's not Ko'''''do'''''mo, it's Ko'''''ro'''''mo"!
* {{Keigo}}: Koromo tends to lapse into extremely formal and
-->"I remember, when Father and Mother died of the yellow dust, the despicable behavior of the humans that swarmed around me. At best, the captain battle just staves off my boredom for a little while."
* {{Killer|Rabbit}} MoonRabbit: Her overall motif, as evidenced by her hair ribbon arranged to resemble bunny ears, her white clothing scheme, and the fact that her
* KubrickStare: Actually does this slightly at one point in ''Achiga-hen'' Episode 3.
* LittleMissBadass: She's the oldest member of the Ryuumonbuchi team (if only by a few days), and a second-year in high school, but appearance wise, she fits.
* LonersAreFreaks: Embodied strongly even though it's not her fault. She is actively trying to make friends.
* {{Lunacy}}: Her luck and aggressiveness go up when a full moon is out.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]PunnyName: "Koromo" sounds similar to "kodomo" ("child"), highlighting her childish appearance and (sometimes) personality. Her surname also means "Dependent on others' kindness".
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Koromo's lesser-known power is detecting whether her opponents are in tenpai and the approximate value of their hand.
* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: She is in fact the oldest member of Team Ryuumonbuchi (a few days older than Touka, who is a few days older than Jun, whose birthday is right before Hajime's), but like Team Kiyosumi's Yuuki, she certainly doesn't look or act the part.
-->'''Yuuki''': "[[HypocriticalHumor No matter how you look at it, isn't she just a kid]]?"\\
'''Hisa''': "Amae is sixteen, one year older than you."
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Many of the characters demonstrate this; [[SeriousBusiness mahjong is serious after all]]. But Koromo overshadows them all.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The smallest Mahjong player around, and is ranked amongst the very
* PutOnABus: Temporarily disappears come the individuals and
* NiceGirl: Seen as one of Kana's friendliest companions
** TheBusCameBack: ...though she reappears with Touka in Tokyo while Team
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* SpellMyNameWithAThe: In
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Gets slightly annoyed when
* ThirdPersonPerson: Refers to
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: She's an extremely dangerous player who brutalized a six-time prefectural champion last year... but also a sad, reclusive little girl who refuses to
-->"Read a book."
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!!Seika Bundou
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->''"We're definitely going next year!"''
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Ai Matayoshi
Seika is a newcomer to Team Kazekoshi, who managed to climb her way into its frontlines in a mere two months. She also collects Pro Mahjong cards.
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* BadassBoast: From the manga, during a call from Kubo (see above).
* EyesAlwaysShut: Most of the time. When they open, however, her skills go up a notch.
* HiddenDepths: Seika is an avid collector of Mahjong player trading cards. When she finds out that Mutsuki does the same, they become fast friends.
* RightBehindMe: She complains about not needing Fujita's card at training camp, only for Fujita to appear behind her, slightly annoyed at what she said, although she clarifies that she already has multiple copies of the card.
* TookALevelInBadass: She was once ranked ''dead last'' within Team Kazekoshi, but after Mihoko praises her for doing chores to help her teammates concentrate, she worked her way up to fifth-place, thus earning a spot for their A-Team.
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!!Sumiyo Fukabori
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->''"We're definitely going next year!"''
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Ai Matayoshi
Seika is a newcomer to Team Kazekoshi, who managed to climb her way into its frontlines in a mere two months. She also collects Pro Mahjong cards.
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* BadassBoast: From the manga, during a call from Kubo (see above).
* EyesAlwaysShut: Most of the time. When they open, however, her skills go up a notch.
* HiddenDepths: Seika is an avid collector of Mahjong player trading cards. When she finds out that Mutsuki does the same, they become fast friends.
* RightBehindMe: She complains about not needing Fujita's card at training camp, only for Fujita to appear behind her, slightly annoyed at what she said, although she clarifies that she already has multiple copies of the card.
* TookALevelInBadass: She was once ranked ''dead last'' within Team Kazekoshi, but after Mihoko praises her for doing chores to help her teammates concentrate, she worked her way up to fifth-place, thus earning a spot for their A-Team.
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!!Sumiyo Fukabori
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->''"We're definitely going next year!"''
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Ai Matayoshi
Seika is a newcomer to Team Kazekoshi, who managed to climb her way into its frontlines in a mere two months. She also collects Pro Mahjong cards.
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* BadassBoast: From the manga, during a call from Kubo (see above).
* EyesAlwaysShut: Most of the time. When they open, however, her skills go up a notch.
* HiddenDepths: Seika is an avid collector of Mahjong player trading cards. When she finds out that Mutsuki does the same, they become fast friends.
* RightBehindMe: She complains about not needing Fujita's card at training camp, only for Fujita to appear behind her, slightly annoyed at what she said, although she clarifies that she already has multiple copies of the card.
* TookALevelInBadass: She was once ranked ''dead last'' within Team Kazekoshi, but after Mihoko praises her for doing chores to help her teammates concentrate, she worked her way up to fifth-place, thus earning a spot for their A-Team.
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'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsukiSaiga
A second-year student who is very quiet and does not talk much outside her match.
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsukiSaiga
A second-year student who is very quiet and does not talk much outside her match.
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'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:'''Creator/MitsukiSaiga
Creator/YukoKaida
Asecond-year student fairly masculine girl, who is very quiet nevertheless tends to get annoyed when people mistake her as a boy. Her style revolves around sensing the flow of the game and does not talk much outside calling tiles that disrupt her match.opponents' hands and ruin their chances of winning.
'''Voiced by:'''
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* {{The Big G|uy}}irl: Perhaps the largest female shown in the series, not counting the absurdly tall Toyone.
* TheCaretaker: Assigns herself as one for Kana's little sisters while Kana is away at the Nationals.
* TheVoiceless: She rarely speaks at all, and even then only during matches.
* TheCaretaker: Assigns herself as one for Kana's little sisters while Kana is away at the Nationals.
* TheVoiceless: She rarely speaks at all, and even then only during matches.
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* {{The Big G|uy}}irl: Perhaps BerserkButton: Being mistaken for a boy, which isn't being helped by her rather butch appearance.
-->"I'm a girl, dammit!"
* {{Bifauxnen}}: She looks almost exactly like thelargest female stereotype of a male teenage delinquent.
* CombatClairvoyance: Her ability to read (and control) the "flow" of the game.
* EmbarrassingNickname: ''Otou-san'' and ''Papa''
* TheGadfly: Loves to tease Koromo's childlike stature, to which others respond by calling her out on her masculine appearance, though in a friendly way.
* {{Meido}}: Not in-series, but it's shown in ''Otona no Maki'' that, like Hajime, she works as a maid at Touka's house.
* [[{{Bokukko}} Ore-onna]]: She uses "ore" as her personal pronoun, despite it almost exclusively being used by males.
* PromotionToParent: According to Hajime, Jun falls into Ryuumonbuchi's family structure as theseries, not counting the absurdly tall Toyone.
father, much to her embarrassment.
*TheCaretaker: Assigns herself as one TerribleArtist: In ''Saki Biyori'', she draws a portrait of Tomoki for Kana's little sisters while Kana is away at the Nationals.
* TheVoiceless: She rarely speaks at all,a class. Partly as a result of Jun's lack of skill, and even then only during matches.partly as a result of Tomoki removing her glasses and putting on Hajime's ribbon, Tomoki is mistaken for Hajime.
-->"I'm a girl, dammit!"
* {{Bifauxnen}}: She looks almost exactly like the
* CombatClairvoyance: Her ability to read (and control) the "flow" of the game.
* EmbarrassingNickname: ''Otou-san'' and ''Papa''
* TheGadfly: Loves to tease Koromo's childlike stature, to which others respond by calling her out on her masculine appearance, though in a friendly way.
* {{Meido}}: Not in-series, but it's shown in ''Otona no Maki'' that, like Hajime, she works as a maid at Touka's house.
* [[{{Bokukko}} Ore-onna]]: She uses "ore" as her personal pronoun, despite it almost exclusively being used by males.
* PromotionToParent: According to Hajime, Jun falls into Ryuumonbuchi's family structure as the
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* TheVoiceless: She rarely speaks at all,
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!!Takako Kubo
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->''"IKEDA!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Miho Yamada
The notoriously stern coach of Team Kazekoshi.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: She's quite harsh with the players, using ''physical'' discipline for even minor mistakes. How much of this is her typical approach to teaching and how much is this just her still being shellshocked over Team Kazekoshi's loss to Ryuumonbuchi last year is unclear.
* {{Flanderization}}: Inverted -- in ''Saki Biyori'', she comes off as more of a SternTeacher than a DrillSergeantNasty.
* KickTheDog: In Season 1 Episode 7, she slaps Mihoko for what she calls subpar performance, and is just barely prevented from slapping Kana as well. Particularly egregious considering that the team still ''won'' by an overwhelming margin.
* PetTheDog: After Team Kazekoshi loses in the Nagano finals, just as she's set up and expected to beat the living hell out of Kana... [[spoiler:she just wears a smile of resignation and tells her to go kick ass next time]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In spite of her hard coaching, she keeps up with Team Kazekoshi, and got a hell of a kick out of Seika's BadassBoast over the phone.
* SayMyName: See her quote, after the team's defeat at the end of the Nagano finals.
* SlowClap: After Mihoko's victory in the first round.
* {{Tsundere}}: Implied to be one in ''Saki Biyori'', as seen in this text message to the team.
-->"Kubo here. I know it's on short notice, but there will be no club activities today. Get yourself a nice relaxing day off. ^_^"
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->''"IKEDA!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Miho Yamada
The notoriously stern coach of Team Kazekoshi.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: She's quite harsh with the players, using ''physical'' discipline for even minor mistakes. How much of this is her typical approach to teaching and how much is this just her still being shellshocked over Team Kazekoshi's loss to Ryuumonbuchi last year is unclear.
* {{Flanderization}}: Inverted -- in ''Saki Biyori'', she comes off as more of a SternTeacher than a DrillSergeantNasty.
* KickTheDog: In Season 1 Episode 7, she slaps Mihoko for what she calls subpar performance, and is just barely prevented from slapping Kana as well. Particularly egregious considering that the team still ''won'' by an overwhelming margin.
* PetTheDog: After Team Kazekoshi loses in the Nagano finals, just as she's set up and expected to beat the living hell out of Kana... [[spoiler:she just wears a smile of resignation and tells her to go kick ass next time]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In spite of her hard coaching, she keeps up with Team Kazekoshi, and got a hell of a kick out of Seika's BadassBoast over the phone.
* SayMyName: See her quote, after the team's defeat at the end of the Nagano finals.
* SlowClap: After Mihoko's victory in the first round.
* {{Tsundere}}: Implied to be one in ''Saki Biyori'', as seen in this text message to the team.
-->"Kubo here. I know it's on short notice, but there will be no club activities today. Get yourself a nice relaxing day off. ^_^"
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->''"IKEDA!"''
->'''Voiced
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:'''
The notoriously stern coach
Tomoki is one of Touka's first recruits into Team
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* DrillSergeantNasty: She's quite harsh with the players, using ''physical'' discipline for even minor mistakes. How much of this is her typical approach to teaching and how much is this just her still being shellshocked over Team Kazekoshi's loss to
* {{Flanderization}}: Inverted -- in ''Saki Biyori'', she comes off as more of a SternTeacher than a DrillSergeantNasty.
* KickTheDog: In Season 1 Episode 7, she slaps Mihoko for what she calls subpar performance,
* PetTheDog: After Team Kazekoshi loses in the Nagano finals, just as
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In spite of her hard coaching, she keeps up with Team Kazekoshi, and got a hell of a kick out of Seika's BadassBoast over the phone.
* SayMyName: See her quote, after the team's defeat at the end of the Nagano finals.
* SlowClap: After Mihoko's victory in the first round.
* {{Tsundere}}: Implied to be one in ''Saki Biyori'', as seen in this text message to the team.
-->"Kubo here. I know it's on short notice, but there will be no club activities today. Get yourself a nice relaxing day off. ^_^"
* CreepyMonotone: Tomoki always speaks in a low and even register, even when she's snarking at Touka's foul-ups.
* GamerChick: As revealed in the picture drama about how Touka recruited her.
* {{Meido}}: Revealed in ''Saki Biyori -- Otona no Maki'' to moonlight as maid at Touka's family mansion outside the mahjong table. She's also briefly seen in a maid outfit after the prefecturals.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: She gets these at times, such as when challenging Kaori to a rematch.
* TheStoic: With moments of being a DeadpanSnarker.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Despite appearing aloof and disinterested, she can often show a more affectionate side, especially when Koromo is concerned.
* SuperStrength: In ''Saki Biyori'', due to Jun and Hajime asking her to pick up Koromo, buy snacks, and bring the TV, she ends up carrying all three at once.
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!!Ayumu Sugino
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Voiced by:''' Yoriko Nagata
Touka's other maid and is never seen in series outside of her Maid garb (except during the [[strike: [[BeachEpisode Beach]]]][[BeachEpisode Pool Episode]]). She has a strong crush on Touka and feels jealousy towards Hajime.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her surname is revealed in the PSP game.
* CanonImmigrant: Ayumu is an anime-original character, but she (or a maid who has the same hairstyle) appears in a flashback in Round 49 of the manga.
* DemotedToExtra: Initially making a handful of appearances as a comic-relief character amongst Team Ryuumonbuchi, Ayumu's appearances and lines in both the anime and manga have now dwindled down to almost nothing. (Then again, she ''was'' an extra to begin with -- literally, due to being the alternate player in case Koromo didn't show up -- so...)
* {{Expy}}: Ayumu shares a name and a haircut with Ayumu Nishizawa from ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''.
* {{Meido}}: Just like Jun and Tomoki, though it's implied that she's more or less full-time.
* PutOnABus: Hasn't been seen at the Training Camp or the Nationals.
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* GamerChick: As revealed in the picture drama about how Touka recruited her.
* {{Meido}}: Revealed in ''Saki Biyori -- Otona no Maki'' to moonlight as maid at Touka's family mansion outside the mahjong table. She's also briefly seen in a maid outfit after the prefecturals.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: She gets these at times, such as when challenging Kaori to a rematch.
* TheStoic: With moments of being a DeadpanSnarker.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Despite appearing aloof and disinterested, she can often show a more affectionate side, especially when Koromo is concerned.
* SuperStrength: In ''Saki Biyori'', due to Jun and Hajime asking her to pick up Koromo, buy snacks, and bring the TV, she ends up carrying all three at once.
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!!Ayumu Sugino
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Voiced by:''' Yoriko Nagata
Touka's other maid and is never seen in series outside of her Maid garb (except during the [[strike: [[BeachEpisode Beach]]]][[BeachEpisode Pool Episode]]). She has a strong crush on Touka and feels jealousy towards Hajime.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her surname is revealed in the PSP game.
* CanonImmigrant: Ayumu is an anime-original character, but she (or a maid who has the same hairstyle) appears in a flashback in Round 49 of the manga.
* DemotedToExtra: Initially making a handful of appearances as a comic-relief character amongst Team Ryuumonbuchi, Ayumu's appearances and lines in both the anime and manga have now dwindled down to almost nothing. (Then again, she ''was'' an extra to begin with -- literally, due to being the alternate player in case Koromo didn't show up -- so...)
* {{Expy}}: Ayumu shares a name and a haircut with Ayumu Nishizawa from ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''.
* {{Meido}}: Just like Jun and Tomoki, though it's implied that she's more or less full-time.
* PutOnABus: Hasn't been seen at the Training Camp or the Nationals.
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[[folder:Tsuruga Academy]]
Hailing from one of the wealthiest schools in Nagano Prefecture, with access to state-of-the-art technology, Tsuruga's mahjong team exploits their logistical advantage by having their members train using online mahjong on laptops.
Team Tsuruga ended at third place at the Nagano finals, and has no representation for the National individuals.
!!Yumi Kajiki
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->''"I still have a long way to go, but I want to feel the tiles on this level. Whatever the situation may be, I want to continue playing on this level."''
Hailing from one of the wealthiest schools in Nagano Prefecture, with access to state-of-the-art technology, Tsuruga's mahjong team exploits their logistical advantage by having their members train using online mahjong on laptops.
Team Tsuruga ended at third place at the Nagano finals, and has no representation for the National individuals.
!!Yumi Kajiki
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->''"I still have a long way to go, but I want to feel the tiles on this level. Whatever the situation may be, I want to continue playing on this level."''
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'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuuKobayashi
Originally a bottom-feeder in Team Tsuruga, Yumi worked her way to join the frontliners by reading a mahjong book after losing to Kanbara back in her freshman year. Both her hard-earned mahjong and leadership skills (which make many mistake her for club president instead of laidback Kanbara) helped lead Tsuruga to its very first prefecturals appearance. She is also responsible for bringing her close friend Momoko into the club.
While she doesn't have a special ability, Yumi can recognize players' abilities, against which she will take up defensive measures, as evidenced by her match in the prefectural finals. She was able to perfectly target Saki despite going against the "logical" style of playing and she was able to hold her own against Koromo.
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuuKobayashi
Originally a bottom-feeder in Team Tsuruga, Yumi worked her way to join the frontliners by reading a mahjong book after losing to Kanbara back in her freshman year. Both her hard-earned mahjong and leadership skills (which make many mistake her for club president instead of laidback Kanbara) helped lead Tsuruga to its very first prefecturals appearance. She is also responsible for bringing her close friend Momoko into the club.
While she doesn't have a special ability, Yumi can recognize players' abilities, against which she will take up defensive measures, as evidenced by her match in the prefectural finals. She was able to perfectly target Saki despite going against the "logical" style of playing and she was able to hold her own against Koromo.
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Originally a bottom-feeder inCreator/YuiHorie
Mihoko is the club captain of TeamTsuruga, Yumi worked Kazekoshi as well as its ace in the hole. She has had a past history of rivalry with Hisa Takei, a girl of her way to join the frontliners by reading a mahjong book after losing to Kanbara age and currently of Team Kiyosumi, back in her freshman year. Both her hard-earned mahjong and leadership skills (which make many mistake her for club president instead of laidback Kanbara) helped lead Tsuruga to its very first prefecturals appearance. She their middle-school years, though both have since engaged in a far friendlier rivalry come high school. Besides this, she is also responsible for bringing known to be incredibly affectionate and caring towards her close friend Momoko into teammates, never minding her habit of keeping her right eye closed at all times due to her self-consciousness with her heterochromia (it's bright blue, in contrast to her more naturally Japanese-looking reddish-brown left eye).
When playing, she only opens her right eye when she gets serious, allowing her to calculate theclub.
While she doesn't have a special ability, Yumi can recognize players' abilities, against which she will take up defensive measures, as evidenced bygame's progression and predict her match in the prefectural finals. She was able to perfectly target Saki despite going against the "logical" style of playing and she was able to hold her own against Koromo.opponents' hands with extreme accuracy, as well as an intimidating aura.
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Mihoko is the club captain of Team
When playing, she only opens her right eye when she gets serious, allowing her to calculate the
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* AwesomeByAnalysis: Yumi's penchant for researching the skills of her possible opponents was glossed upon in the first series, but the actual ''results'' of all that research is showcased beautifully in ''Achiga-hen'', where the foreknowledge she got allowed her to play around the abilities of the Matsumi sisters.
* BadassNormal: One of the poster-girls of this for the franchise, having fought Saki and Koromo on an even footing despite not having an ability of her own. Shown again in ''Achiga-hen'', when she is pitted against the Matsumi sisters in a friendly practice match.
-->"Sorry to disappoint, but I don't have a weird ability like Onjouji."
* GenreSavvy: She relies on strategy and research about her opponents' likely hands to plan her game accordingly.
* GracefulLoser: After losing to Team Kiyosumi in the Nagano finals (and thus barred from the Nationals), she provides them with extensive research about the styles of their likely opponents, all of which she spent months collecting. This gesture even impresses Hisa.
* HypercompetentSidekick[=/=]TheLancer: Her skill, recruitment tactics, and no-nonsense maturity make her the logical boss, right? Instead, she's the compliment to laidback Satomi.
* IceQueen: Satomi's first impression of her. She's actually...
** SugarAndIcePersonality: ...serious and no-nonsense at first glance, but often shows a softer side, especially around Momoko.
* LastNameBasis: Tends to address most of her teammates besides Momo by their last names, which is part of the reason why Momo becomes jealous when she calls Hisa by her first name.
* LastSecondWordSwap: When discussing with Momoko why she chose to go to the training camp.
-->"I have to admit... I want to be together with [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Mo]]... I mean, with everyone. Not just for inter-high."
* LuminescentBlush: Sometimes gets these when Momo is concerned.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Momoko, bordering on MoeCouplet.
* RunningGag: People mistaking her for Tsuruga's ClubPresident. Interestingly enough, Hisa doesn't do the same in ''Saki Biyori'' when Yumi comes to represent Tsuruga at the meeting of the club presidents regarding the training camp.
-->'''Hisa:''' "You came instead after all, Kajiki-san."
* SoProudOfYou: Says this to Momoko after pointing out that during the National finals' vice-captains' match, she had the largest net point gain, which was an impressive feat considering her competition.
* BadassNormal: One of the poster-girls of this for the franchise, having fought Saki and Koromo on an even footing despite not having an ability of her own. Shown again in ''Achiga-hen'', when she is pitted against the Matsumi sisters in a friendly practice match.
-->"Sorry to disappoint, but I don't have a weird ability like Onjouji."
* GenreSavvy: She relies on strategy and research about her opponents' likely hands to plan her game accordingly.
* GracefulLoser: After losing to Team Kiyosumi in the Nagano finals (and thus barred from the Nationals), she provides them with extensive research about the styles of their likely opponents, all of which she spent months collecting. This gesture even impresses Hisa.
* HypercompetentSidekick[=/=]TheLancer: Her skill, recruitment tactics, and no-nonsense maturity make her the logical boss, right? Instead, she's the compliment to laidback Satomi.
* IceQueen: Satomi's first impression of her. She's actually...
** SugarAndIcePersonality: ...serious and no-nonsense at first glance, but often shows a softer side, especially around Momoko.
* LastNameBasis: Tends to address most of her teammates besides Momo by their last names, which is part of the reason why Momo becomes jealous when she calls Hisa by her first name.
* LastSecondWordSwap: When discussing with Momoko why she chose to go to the training camp.
-->"I have to admit... I want to be together with [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Mo]]... I mean, with everyone. Not just for inter-high."
* LuminescentBlush: Sometimes gets these when Momo is concerned.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Momoko, bordering on MoeCouplet.
* RunningGag: People mistaking her for Tsuruga's ClubPresident. Interestingly enough, Hisa doesn't do the same in ''Saki Biyori'' when Yumi comes to represent Tsuruga at the meeting of the club presidents regarding the training camp.
-->'''Hisa:''' "You came instead after all, Kajiki-san."
* SoProudOfYou: Says this to Momoko after pointing out that during the National finals' vice-captains' match, she had the largest net point gain, which was an impressive feat considering her competition.
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* AwesomeByAnalysis: Yumi's penchant for researching BadassBoast: After hearing about the skills of her possible opponents was glossed upon in the first series, but the actual ''results'' of all other three schools that research is showcased beautifully in ''Achiga-hen'', where advanced to the foreknowledge she got allowed Nagano finals (soon after Kubo berated her and Kana), Mihoko says she's glad Team Ryuumonbuchi made it, since they can now avenge last year's loss.
-->"To our [[DrillSergeantNasty coach]], toplay around Ryuumonbuchi, let's show them all, that we are still the abilities of the Matsumi sisters.
* BadassNormal: One of the poster-girls of this for the franchise, having fought Saki and Koromo on an even footing despite not having an ability of her own. Shown again in ''Achiga-hen'', when she is pitted against the Matsumi sisters in a friendly practice match.
-->"Sorry to disappoint, but I don't have a weird ability like Onjouji.strongest."
*GenreSavvy: BewareTheNiceOnes: She relies on strategy gives Yuuki a lunch box after Jun eats her taco, and research about her opponents' likely hands to plan her game accordingly.
* GracefulLoser: After losing to Team Kiyosumi in the Nagano finals (and thus barred from the Nationals), she provides them with extensive research about the styles of their likely opponents, all of which she spent months collecting. This gesture even impresses Hisa.
* HypercompetentSidekick[=/=]TheLancer: Her skill, recruitment tactics,later helps Yuuki win off Jun. Yuuki is horrified when Mihoko starts winning, and no-nonsense maturity make her the logical boss, right? Instead, realizes that she's ''not'' on her side.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Verges on this with her ignorance about technology, particularly in failing to understand how computers are used in making T-shirts (such as thinking that thecompliment shirts ''come out of the computer'').
* ClubPresident: Of Team Kazekoshi.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: She catches Kubo by the wrist before she can slap Kana, then proceeds tolaidback Satomi.
* IceQueen: Satomi's first impression oftell her that Kana is a strong player and that if she made a mistake, she will take responsibility for her. She's actually...
** SugarAndIcePersonality: ...seriousAfter Kubo leaves, Mihoko gives Kana a hug as she breaks down crying.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Every other member of the Kazekoshi club seems to have a crush on her, andno-nonsense at first glance, but often shows a softer side, especially around Momoko.
she has some suggestive moments with Hisa.
* FriendlessBackground: As popular as she is among her teammates, she implies that back in middle school, she was thought of as "annoying".
* TheLastDance: Like Hisa, this is her last chance to win the tournament, as she tells Bundou when explaining her reasons for doing the chores.
* LastNameBasis:Tends to address Calls most of her teammates besides Momo Kana by their last names, which is part of the reason why Momo becomes jealous when she calls names and "-san", and interestingly enough, tends to call Hisa by her first name.
* LastSecondWordSwap: When discussing with Momoko why she chose to go to the training camp.
-->"I have to admit... I want to be together with [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Mo]]... I mean, with everyone. Not just for inter-high."
* LuminescentBlush: Sometimes gets theseold last name, "Ueno-san", until when Momo it's recently indicated that she's started calling her "[[FirstNameBasis Hisa]]".
* LetsGetDangerous: She isconcerned.
a truly formidable player when she opens her right eye.
* MamaBear: Nobody hurts her beloved teammates, not even Kubo, and still not sense her (righteous) anger.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: A red left eye and a blue right eye.
* [[AFatherToHisMen A Mother to Her Underclassmen]]: She's the oldest member of Team Kazekoshi, as well as the kindest, most motherly and most caring of the lot.
* NiceGirl: Her teammates are concerned that she is ''too'' selfless.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: She recalls that Hisa surprised her so much in their match three years ago that she forgot to keep her right eye closed out of surprise. She also opens her eyes after Kazekoshi's defeat, and when she thinks Kubo is about to hit Kana again for losing.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: WithMomoko, bordering on MoeCouplet.
Kana.
*RunningGag: People mistaking her for Tsuruga's ClubPresident. Interestingly enough, TeamMom: Particularly when she protects the underclassmen from Kubo's wrath.
* UnknownRival: She wanted to face off against Hisa one more time, but Hisa doesn'tdo remember her until she opens her eye in their match.
* WalkingTechbane: For such a skillful mahjong player, Mihoko is helpless when put against electronics, to the point at which simple tasks like trying to print out records [[EpicFail cause the computers to crash, tangle her in their wires, and spark electricity]].
* WhatBeautifulEyes: According to Hisa.
-->'''Hisa''': "Did you know? Red rubies and blue sapphires are made from the samein ''Saki Biyori'' when Yumi comes to represent Tsuruga at the meeting of the club presidents regarding the training camp.
-->'''Hisa:''' "You came instead after all, Kajiki-san."
* SoProudOfYou: Says this to Momoko after pointing out that during the National finals' vice-captains' match, she had the largest net point gain, which was an impressive feat considering her competition.element."
-->"To our [[DrillSergeantNasty coach]], to
* BadassNormal: One of the poster-girls of this for the franchise, having fought Saki and Koromo on an even footing despite not having an ability of her own. Shown again in ''Achiga-hen'', when she is pitted against the Matsumi sisters in a friendly practice match.
-->"Sorry to disappoint, but I don't have a weird ability like Onjouji.
*
* GracefulLoser: After losing to Team Kiyosumi in the Nagano finals (and thus barred from the Nationals), she provides them with extensive research about the styles of their likely opponents, all of which she spent months collecting. This gesture even impresses Hisa.
* HypercompetentSidekick[=/=]TheLancer: Her skill, recruitment tactics,
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Verges on this with her ignorance about technology, particularly in failing to understand how computers are used in making T-shirts (such as thinking that the
* ClubPresident: Of Team Kazekoshi.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: She catches Kubo by the wrist before she can slap Kana, then proceeds to
* IceQueen: Satomi's first impression of
** SugarAndIcePersonality: ...serious
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Every other member of the Kazekoshi club seems to have a crush on her, and
* FriendlessBackground: As popular as she is among her teammates, she implies that back in middle school, she was thought of as "annoying".
* TheLastDance: Like Hisa, this is her last chance to win the tournament, as she tells Bundou when explaining her reasons for doing the chores.
* LastNameBasis:
* LastSecondWordSwap: When discussing with Momoko why she chose to go to the training camp.
-->"I have to admit... I want to be together with [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Mo]]... I mean, with everyone. Not just for inter-high."
* LuminescentBlush: Sometimes gets these
* LetsGetDangerous: She is
* MamaBear: Nobody hurts her beloved teammates, not even Kubo, and still not sense her (righteous) anger.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: A red left eye and a blue right eye.
* [[AFatherToHisMen A Mother to Her Underclassmen]]: She's the oldest member of Team Kazekoshi, as well as the kindest, most motherly and most caring of the lot.
* NiceGirl: Her teammates are concerned that she is ''too'' selfless.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: She recalls that Hisa surprised her so much in their match three years ago that she forgot to keep her right eye closed out of surprise. She also opens her eyes after Kazekoshi's defeat, and when she thinks Kubo is about to hit Kana again for losing.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With
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* UnknownRival: She wanted to face off against Hisa one more time, but Hisa doesn't
* WalkingTechbane: For such a skillful mahjong player, Mihoko is helpless when put against electronics, to the point at which simple tasks like trying to print out records [[EpicFail cause the computers to crash, tangle her in their wires, and spark electricity]].
* WhatBeautifulEyes: According to Hisa.
-->'''Hisa''': "Did you know? Red rubies and blue sapphires are made from the same
-->'''Hisa:''' "You came instead after all, Kajiki-san."
* SoProudOfYou: Says this to Momoko after pointing out that during the National finals' vice-captains' match, she had the largest net point gain, which was an impressive feat considering her competition.
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!!Momoko Touyoko
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->''"I only need one person to be watching me."''
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MomokoSaito
Momoko is a freshman whose poor sense of social presence made her constantly ignored throughout her childhood, until an online mahjong match catches Yumi's attention, and she "appears" when Yumi calls her out during a class break to acknowledge her skills. Both girls became very close friends, so much so she gets jealous of others Yumi shows interest in, as well as becoming very anxious of what will happen after Yumi graduates. Her speech includes an accent which often adds the ending "su" and "s" any to her sentences.
Her lack of presence actually translated into the mahjong power of {{invisibility}} -- the stronger her opponents, the more she becomes invisible, at which point her discards disappear and her voice will not be heard by anyone, allowing her to throw out risky tiles with abandon, causing much disorientation.
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->''"I only need one person to be watching me."''
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MomokoSaito
Momoko is a freshman whose poor sense of social presence made her constantly ignored throughout her childhood, until an online mahjong match catches Yumi's attention, and she "appears" when Yumi calls her out during a class break to acknowledge her skills. Both girls became very close friends, so much so she gets jealous of others Yumi shows interest in, as well as becoming very anxious of what will happen after Yumi graduates. Her speech includes an accent which often adds the ending "su" and "s" any to her sentences.
Her lack of presence actually translated into the mahjong power of {{invisibility}} -- the stronger her opponents, the more she becomes invisible, at which point her discards disappear and her voice will not be heard by anyone, allowing her to throw out risky tiles with abandon, causing much disorientation.
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Momoko
Considered the second-best player of Team Kazekoshi, Kana is Mihoko's best friend and protectorate, with a
Her lack of presence actually translated into the mahjong power of {{invisibility}} -- the stronger her opponents, the more she becomes invisible, at which point her discards disappear and her voice will not be heard by anyone, allowing her to throw out risky tiles with abandon, causing much disorientation.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Her reactions whenever Hisa becomes too friendly with her beloved Yumi for comfort are priceless.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Her skin is significantly paler than most other characters, although this most often is shown in the anime.
* TheFaceless: Up until Season 1 Episode 14, every scene containing her is shot in such a way that her face is obscured.
* FriendlessBackground: Until Yumi noticed her after an online game.
* TheGlomp: Gives one to Yumi after she praises her on account of her good scoring ability.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation
-->"She [Touka] must be an [[LargeHam outrageous]] self-interested [[AttentionWhore showboat]]. And she [Nodoka] has [[GagBoobs body parts that have more personality than herself]]. Then there is the antithesis of such people."
* [[{{Invisibility}} Invisible Girl]]: Even more impressive when you notice her chest is rather impressive. Even her character select box in the PSP is [[PaintingTheMedium borderline invisible]].
* ItsPersonal: In the individuals tournament, she wants to get back at Saki for defeating Yumi.
* TheNicknamer: In her internal monologues, she tends to refer to her opponents by nicknames, such as "[[GagBoobs Boobs-san]]" for Nodoka and "Rinshan Kaihou-san" for Saki.
* OhCrap: After realizing that [[spoiler:Nodoka has seen her discard]].
* PersonalityPowers: An invisible girl who actually uses her shyness to disappear from the table and then pull off risky gambits with abandon.
* {{Pluralses}}: How Momoko's verbal tic is subtitled.
* RedBaron: "Stealth Momo".
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Yumi, bordering on MoeCouplet.
* ShrinkingViolet: To the extent that she develops [[PersonalityPowers invisibility because of it]].
* TearsOfJoy: After Yumi calls out to her, being the first person to actively seek her out.
* VerbalTic: Momo tends to finish her sentences with "~su".
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Her skin is significantly paler than most other characters, although this most often is shown in the anime.
* TheFaceless: Up until Season 1 Episode 14, every scene containing her is shot in such a way that her face is obscured.
* FriendlessBackground: Until Yumi noticed her after an online game.
* TheGlomp: Gives one to Yumi after she praises her on account of her good scoring ability.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation
-->"She [Touka] must be an [[LargeHam outrageous]] self-interested [[AttentionWhore showboat]]. And she [Nodoka] has [[GagBoobs body parts that have more personality than herself]]. Then there is the antithesis of such people."
* [[{{Invisibility}} Invisible Girl]]: Even more impressive when you notice her chest is rather impressive. Even her character select box in the PSP is [[PaintingTheMedium borderline invisible]].
* ItsPersonal: In the individuals tournament, she wants to get back at Saki for defeating Yumi.
* TheNicknamer: In her internal monologues, she tends to refer to her opponents by nicknames, such as "[[GagBoobs Boobs-san]]" for Nodoka and "Rinshan Kaihou-san" for Saki.
* OhCrap: After realizing that [[spoiler:Nodoka has seen her discard]].
* PersonalityPowers: An invisible girl who actually uses her shyness to disappear from the table and then pull off risky gambits with abandon.
* {{Pluralses}}: How Momoko's verbal tic is subtitled.
* RedBaron: "Stealth Momo".
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Yumi, bordering on MoeCouplet.
* ShrinkingViolet: To the extent that she develops [[PersonalityPowers invisibility because of it]].
* TearsOfJoy: After Yumi calls out to her, being the first person to actively seek her out.
* VerbalTic: Momo tends to finish her sentences with "~su".
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Her reactions whenever Hisa becomes too friendly BlushSticker: Occasionally wears them, highlighting her innocent nature.
* CatGirl: Often gives off this image, especially when she gets excited and her hair forms cat ears, complete with a CatSmile, CuteLittleFangs and HyperspaceEars.
* TheChewToy: Sometimes she just doesn't deserve the psychological (and sometimes physical) trauma she's been receiving.
* CoolBigSis: To herbeloved Yumi for comfort are priceless.
three little sisters.
*EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Her skin is significantly paler than most other characters, although this most often is shown DullEyesOfUnhappiness: When she gets reduced to 0 points by Koromo in the anime.
final round of the team tournament.
*TheFaceless: Up until Season 1 Episode 14, every scene containing FirstNameBasis: In a flashback, asks Mihoko to call her is shot in such a way by her first name. In the second picture drama, she vocally insists that her face is obscured.
Miharu do the same with her.
*FriendlessBackground: Until Yumi noticed her after an online game.
HotBlooded: Puts up a show of bravade before Koromo during the Nagano finals.
*TheGlomp: Gives one to Yumi after she praises her on account MilesGloriosus: She's by no means a bad player, but she's out of her good scoring ability.
depth against Koromo, as much as she'd like to think otherwise.
*HeroicSelfDeprecation
-->"She [Touka] must be an [[LargeHam outrageous]] self-interested [[AttentionWhore showboat]]. AndPluckyGirl: Despite being taken down to 0 points, and having next to no chance to come back, she [Nodoka] has [[GagBoobs body parts that have more personality than herself]]. Then there is the antithesis perseveres.
* PromotionToParent: Her parents are often away, and she ends up taking care ofsuch people."
* [[{{Invisibility}} Invisible Girl]]: Even more impressive when you noticeher chest is rather impressive. Even her character select box younger sisters fairly often, especially in the PSP is [[PaintingTheMedium borderline invisible]].
* ItsPersonal: In the individuals tournament, she wants to get back at Saki for defeating Yumi.
* TheNicknamer: In her internal monologues, she tends to refer to her opponents by nicknames, such as "[[GagBoobs Boobs-san]]" for Nodoka and "Rinshan Kaihou-san" for Saki.
* OhCrap: After realizing that [[spoiler:Nodoka has seen her discard]].
* PersonalityPowers: An invisible girl who actually uses her shyness to disappear from the table and then pull off risky gambits with abandon.
* {{Pluralses}}: How Momoko's verbal tic is subtitled.
* RedBaron: "Stealth Momo".
''Saki Biyori''.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: WithYumi, bordering on MoeCouplet.
* ShrinkingViolet: ToMihoko. She's one of the extent that she develops [[PersonalityPowers invisibility because of it]].
* TearsOfJoy: After Yumifew people to whom Mihoko has confessed her insecurities, and the only teammate Mihoko calls out to her, by her first name.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: She takes mild offense at beingthe first person to actively seek called "Ikeda" by Yuuki, and when her out.
* VerbalTic: Momo tends to finishsisters copy her sentences with "~su".by calling Bundou by her last name without honorifics, she insists that they call her "Seika-onee-chan".
* CatGirl: Often gives off this image, especially when she gets excited and her hair forms cat ears, complete with a CatSmile, CuteLittleFangs and HyperspaceEars.
* TheChewToy: Sometimes she just doesn't deserve the psychological (and sometimes physical) trauma she's been receiving.
* CoolBigSis: To her
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-->"She [Touka] must be an [[LargeHam outrageous]] self-interested [[AttentionWhore showboat]]. And
* PromotionToParent: Her parents are often away, and she ends up taking care of
* [[{{Invisibility}} Invisible Girl]]: Even more impressive when you notice
* ItsPersonal: In the individuals tournament, she wants to get back at Saki for defeating Yumi.
* TheNicknamer: In her internal monologues, she tends to refer to her opponents by nicknames, such as "[[GagBoobs Boobs-san]]" for Nodoka and "Rinshan Kaihou-san" for Saki.
* OhCrap: After realizing that [[spoiler:Nodoka has seen her discard]].
* PersonalityPowers: An invisible girl who actually uses her shyness to disappear from the table and then pull off risky gambits with abandon.
* {{Pluralses}}: How Momoko's verbal tic is subtitled.
* RedBaron: "Stealth Momo".
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With
* ShrinkingViolet: To
* TearsOfJoy: After Yumi
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: She takes mild offense at being
* VerbalTic: Momo tends to finish
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!!Mutsuki Tsuyama
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->''"Even if one day we become teammates, you will always be a superstar to me, Kana-chan."''
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'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Shin Nanasawa
Mutsuki is fairly serious but sometimes lacks confidence, and is handpicked by Momo as the next ClubPresident of Team Tsuruga once she and her fellow third-years graduate.
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* ButtMonkey: Mutsuki always seems to take the brunt of Satomi's ideas or humor, much to her disillusionment.
* ClubPresident: She's picked to take on this role.
* HiddenDepths: As the joint training camp in the manga reveals, Mutsuki is apparently an avid collector of Mahjong player cards. This makes her fast friends with Kazekoshi's Seika, and gives both excuses to visit their respective schools to exchange rare or otherwise uncommon cards.
* OnlySaneMan: She lacks the quirks that the other members of the Tsuruga mahjong club (even Yumi) have.
'''Voiced by:''' Shin Nanasawa
Mutsuki is fairly serious but sometimes lacks confidence, and is handpicked by Momo as the next ClubPresident of Team Tsuruga once she and her fellow third-years graduate.
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* ButtMonkey: Mutsuki always seems to take the brunt of Satomi's ideas or humor, much to her disillusionment.
* ClubPresident: She's picked to take on this role.
* HiddenDepths: As the joint training camp in the manga reveals, Mutsuki is apparently an avid collector of Mahjong player cards. This makes her fast friends with Kazekoshi's Seika, and gives both excuses to visit their respective schools to exchange rare or otherwise uncommon cards.
* OnlySaneMan: She lacks the quirks that the other members of the Tsuruga mahjong club (even Yumi) have.
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'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:'''Shin Nanasawa
Mutsuki is fairly serious but sometimes lacks confidence,Chiro Kanzaki
Kana's best friend andis handpicked by Momo as the next ClubPresident of Team Tsuruga once she and her fellow third-years graduate.
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* ButtMonkey: Mutsuki always seems to take the brunt of Satomi's ideas or humor, much to her disillusionment.
* ClubPresident: She's picked to take on this role.
* HiddenDepths: As the joint training camp in the manga reveals, Mutsuki is apparently an avid collector of Mahjongplayer cards. This makes her fast friends with Kazekoshi's Seika, and gives both excuses to visit their respective schools to exchange rare or otherwise uncommon cards.
* OnlySaneMan: She lacks the quirks that the other members of the Tsuruga mahjong club (even Yumi) have.in Team Kazekoshi.
'''Voiced by:'''
Mutsuki is fairly serious but sometimes lacks confidence,
Kana's best friend and
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* ButtMonkey: Mutsuki always seems to take the brunt of Satomi's ideas or humor, much to her disillusionment.
* ClubPresident: She's picked to take on this role.
* HiddenDepths: As the joint training camp in the manga reveals, Mutsuki is apparently an avid collector of Mahjong
* OnlySaneMan: She lacks the quirks that the other members of the Tsuruga mahjong club (even Yumi) have.
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!!Kaori Senoo
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'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyokoShintani
Satomi's friend, who joined Team Tsuruga so they could enter the five-girl tournament. Otherwise Kaori barely knows anything about mahjong before she's thrust into a major tournament.
She plays with an unbelievable amount of beginner’s luck, and she had the most amount of yakuman scored by the players in the series. Because of this, she is forbidden from practicing and playing mahjong before the tournament.
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* BoringButPractical: The PSP game implies she has an ability to determine which tiles will to subjected to a ron, helping her avoid playing into others' hands. It's possibly why she was able to get through her match during the Nagano finals while losing very few points (1,200), even after Kaori's yakuman.
* {{Meganekko}}: It's indicated in a picture drama that Miharu was initially ranked very low in the club (at 75th), until Mihoko and Kana noticed that her vision wasn't very good and got her glasses.
* NiceGirl: Seen as one of Kana's friendliest companions in Team Kazekoshi.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: In ''Saki Biyori'', when the Kazekoshi girls have to do book reports, they go to the library and find all the books have been checked out. When Kana proposes two different methods for faking the report, Miharu cheerfully but decisively says...
-->"Read a book."
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!!Seika Bundou
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her character select screen in the PSP game even says...
-->"Somehow the sight of this timid second-year student fidgeting away is just too captivating."
* BeginnersLuck: Yumi even forbids her from playing mahjong between the team competition and the individuals to keep her luck.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Satomi, a large part of the reason why she was recruited to the club despite her relative inexperience.
* ConfusionFu: Accidentally. Being a complete beginner, her discards are impossible to read, since she has no idea what's she doing.
* FailedASpotCheck: Normally, this trope wouldn't be anything unusual as far as Momoko is concerned, but Kaori only met Momo around the time the tournament started, despite her being in the club room at the same time, and once actually being in Satomi's van with her (in the latter case, Kaori even heard Momo's voice at a few points).
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: A variation of this trope is in effect, as Yumi's reasons for not letting her practice before the individual tournament is that she cannot possibly improve enough in that time to compensate for the loss of her BeginnersLuck. Unfortunately for her, she doesn't make it far in the individuals.
* {{Meganekko}}: Wears a pair of glasses both inside and outside the table.
* MundaneUtility: In ''Saki Biyori'', she uses her incredible luck to win a mahjong table for the club, albeit while collecting the bottles needed to enter the contest from her schoolmates at Tsuruga.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Gloriously threw a monkey wrench against Mako's pattern-based play (and to a lesser extent affects Touka and Tomoki's plays as well).
* StrategySchmategy: Kaori proves to be extremely effective against players who rely on patterns and established strategies to calculate their opponent's next move, because they can't really predict what she's going to do next.
-->"Somehow the sight of this timid second-year student fidgeting away is just too captivating."
* BeginnersLuck: Yumi even forbids her from playing mahjong between the team competition and the individuals to keep her luck.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Satomi, a large part of the reason why she was recruited to the club despite her relative inexperience.
* ConfusionFu: Accidentally. Being a complete beginner, her discards are impossible to read, since she has no idea what's she doing.
* FailedASpotCheck: Normally, this trope wouldn't be anything unusual as far as Momoko is concerned, but Kaori only met Momo around the time the tournament started, despite her being in the club room at the same time, and once actually being in Satomi's van with her (in the latter case, Kaori even heard Momo's voice at a few points).
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: A variation of this trope is in effect, as Yumi's reasons for not letting her practice before the individual tournament is that she cannot possibly improve enough in that time to compensate for the loss of her BeginnersLuck. Unfortunately for her, she doesn't make it far in the individuals.
* {{Meganekko}}: Wears a pair of glasses both inside and outside the table.
* MundaneUtility: In ''Saki Biyori'', she uses her incredible luck to win a mahjong table for the club, albeit while collecting the bottles needed to enter the contest from her schoolmates at Tsuruga.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Gloriously threw a monkey wrench against Mako's pattern-based play (and to a lesser extent affects Touka and Tomoki's plays as well).
* StrategySchmategy: Kaori proves to be extremely effective against players who rely on patterns and established strategies to calculate their opponent's next move, because they can't really predict what she's going to do next.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her character select screen in BadassBoast: From the PSP game even says...
-->"Somehow the sight of this timid second-year student fidgeting away is just too captivating."
* BeginnersLuck: Yumi even forbids hermanga, during a call from playing mahjong between the team competition and the individuals to keep her luck.
Kubo (see above).
*ChildhoodFriends: With Satomi, a large part of the reason why she was recruited to the club despite her relative inexperience.
* ConfusionFu: Accidentally. Being a complete beginner, her discards are impossible to read, since she has no idea what's she doing.
* FailedASpotCheck: Normally, this trope wouldn't be anything unusual as far as Momoko is concerned, but Kaori only met Momo around the time the tournament started, despite her being in the club room at the same time, and once actually being in Satomi's vanTheCaretaker: Assigned by Kubo (together with her (in the latter case, Kaori even heard Momo's voice at a few points).
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: A variation of this trope is in effect, as Yumi's reasons for not letting her practice before the individual tournament is that she cannot possibly improve enough in that timeSumiyo) to compensate for the loss of her BeginnersLuck. Unfortunately for her, she doesn't make it far in the individuals.
* {{Meganekko}}: Wears a pair of glasses both inside and outside the table.
* MundaneUtility: In ''Saki Biyori'', she uses her incredible luck to win a mahjong table for the club, albeitlook after Kana's little sisters while collecting the bottles needed to enter the contest from her schoolmates at Tsuruga.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Gloriously threw a monkey wrench against Mako's pattern-based play (and to a lesser extent affects Touka and Tomoki's plays as well).
* StrategySchmategy: Kaori proves to be extremely effective against players who rely on patterns and established strategies to calculate their opponent's next move, because they can't really predict whatshe's going away with Mihoko in Tokyo for the Nationals.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Most of the time. When they open, however, her skills go up a notch.
* HiddenDepths: Seika is an avid collector of Mahjong player trading cards. When she finds out that Mutsuki does the same, they become fast friends.
* RightBehindMe: She complains about not needing Fujita's card at training camp, only for Fujita todo next.appear behind her, slightly annoyed at what she said, although she clarifies that she already has multiple copies of the card.
* TookALevelInBadass: She was once ranked ''dead last'' within Team Kazekoshi, but after Mihoko praises her for doing chores to help her teammates concentrate, she worked her way up to fifth-place, thus earning a spot for their A-Team.
-->"Somehow the sight of this timid second-year student fidgeting away is just too captivating."
* BeginnersLuck: Yumi even forbids her
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* ConfusionFu: Accidentally. Being a complete beginner, her discards are impossible to read, since she has no idea what's she doing.
* FailedASpotCheck: Normally, this trope wouldn't be anything unusual as far as Momoko is concerned, but Kaori only met Momo around the time the tournament started, despite her being in the club room at the same time, and once actually being in Satomi's van
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: A variation of this trope is in effect, as Yumi's reasons for not letting her practice before the individual tournament is that she cannot possibly improve enough in that time
* {{Meganekko}}: Wears a pair of glasses both inside and outside the table.
* MundaneUtility: In ''Saki Biyori'', she uses her incredible luck to win a mahjong table for the club, albeit
* SpannerInTheWorks: Gloriously threw a monkey wrench against Mako's pattern-based play (and to a lesser extent affects Touka and Tomoki's plays as well).
* StrategySchmategy: Kaori proves to be extremely effective against players who rely on patterns and established strategies to calculate their opponent's next move, because they can't really predict what
* EyesAlwaysShut: Most of the time. When they open, however, her skills go up a notch.
* HiddenDepths: Seika is an avid collector of Mahjong player trading cards. When she finds out that Mutsuki does the same, they become fast friends.
* RightBehindMe: She complains about not needing Fujita's card at training camp, only for Fujita to
* TookALevelInBadass: She was once ranked ''dead last'' within Team Kazekoshi, but after Mihoko praises her for doing chores to help her teammates concentrate, she worked her way up to fifth-place, thus earning a spot for their A-Team.
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!!Satomi Kanbara
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->''"Wa-ha-ha!"''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukoKuwatani
Club president of Team Tsuruga and Kaori's good friend, known for her unusual laugh. Naturally laidback, she is always seen with a wide smile, causing many to dismiss her as an idiot with an empty-headed grin -- often at thier own risk. In reality, she doesn't let anything get to her and has a lot of trust in her team members. Her personality is also reflected in her driving style (she's 18, thus she's eligible), which is a bit on the reckless side. She is one of the few who can detect Momo, though only when she is upwind of her.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: {{Subverted}}; she isn't a particularly good player compared to other team leaders. [[CombatCommentator Fujita]] assumes that the job belongs to Yumi.
* BookDumb: She's not necessarily stupid, but she's implied to not be very good at school; Yumi says that she's confident that she'll pass her exams, but there's a reasonable chance Satomi will fail. ''Saki Biyori'' often shows her trying to study, but not very able to stay focused or retain what she's learned.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite appearing laid-back and not thinking about things too deeply, she's more competent than she lets on, even if she doesn't do all that well against Hisa and Hajime.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Kaori.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: From her weird laugh to her irresponsible driving style, she definitely fits this archetype.
* ClubPresident: She's officially in this role, at least until she passes the torch to Mutsuki, although people sometimes mistake Yumi for the leader.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: ''Achiga-hen'' shows just ''how'' crazy Satomi drives that van of hers. It's also showcased in a picture drama, in which her driving has various reactions on her teammates -- Mutsuki is nauseated, Kaori is horrified, Yumi desperately yells for Satomi to slow down, and Momo actually ''enjoys'' it because it gives her a chance to glomp Yumi.
* [[FarmBoy Farm Girl]]: Granted, Team Tsuruga is from a semi-rural region, but she is definitely from a rural area.
* SignatureLaugh: See her quote above.
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->''"Wa-ha-ha!"''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukoKuwatani
Club president of Team Tsuruga and Kaori's good friend, known for her unusual laugh. Naturally laidback, she is always seen with a wide smile, causing many to dismiss her as an idiot with an empty-headed grin -- often at thier own risk. In reality, she doesn't let anything get to her and has a lot of trust in her team members. Her personality is also reflected in her driving style (she's 18, thus she's eligible), which is a bit on the reckless side. She is one of the few who can detect Momo, though only when she is upwind of her.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: {{Subverted}}; she isn't a particularly good player compared to other team leaders. [[CombatCommentator Fujita]] assumes that the job belongs to Yumi.
* BookDumb: She's not necessarily stupid, but she's implied to not be very good at school; Yumi says that she's confident that she'll pass her exams, but there's a reasonable chance Satomi will fail. ''Saki Biyori'' often shows her trying to study, but not very able to stay focused or retain what she's learned.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite appearing laid-back and not thinking about things too deeply, she's more competent than she lets on, even if she doesn't do all that well against Hisa and Hajime.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Kaori.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: From her weird laugh to her irresponsible driving style, she definitely fits this archetype.
* ClubPresident: She's officially in this role, at least until she passes the torch to Mutsuki, although people sometimes mistake Yumi for the leader.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: ''Achiga-hen'' shows just ''how'' crazy Satomi drives that van of hers. It's also showcased in a picture drama, in which her driving has various reactions on her teammates -- Mutsuki is nauseated, Kaori is horrified, Yumi desperately yells for Satomi to slow down, and Momo actually ''enjoys'' it because it gives her a chance to glomp Yumi.
* [[FarmBoy Farm Girl]]: Granted, Team Tsuruga is from a semi-rural region, but she is definitely from a rural area.
* SignatureLaugh: See her quote above.
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->''"Wa-ha-ha!"''
->'''Year:'''
'''Position:'''
'''Voiced by:'''
Club president of Team Tsuruga and Kaori's good friend, known for her unusual laugh. Naturally laidback, she is always seen with a wide smile, causing many to dismiss her as an idiot with an empty-headed grin -- often at thier own risk. In reality, she doesn't let anything get to her and has a lot of trust in her team members. Her personality is also reflected in her driving style (she's 18, thus she's eligible), which is a bit on the reckless side. She is one of the few
A second-year student who
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: {{Subverted}}; she isn't a particularly good player compared to other team leaders. [[CombatCommentator Fujita]] assumes that the job belongs to Yumi.
* BookDumb: She's not necessarily stupid, but she's implied to not be
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite appearing laid-back and not thinking about things too deeply, she's more competent than she lets on, even if she doesn't do all that well against Hisa and Hajime.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Kaori.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: From her weird laugh to her irresponsible driving style, she definitely fits this archetype.
* ClubPresident: She's officially in this role, at least until she passes the torch to Mutsuki, although people sometimes mistake Yumi for the leader.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: ''Achiga-hen'' shows just ''how'' crazy Satomi drives that van of hers. It's also showcased in a picture drama, in which her driving has various reactions on her teammates -- Mutsuki is nauseated, Kaori is horrified, Yumi desperately yells for Satomi to slow down, and Momo actually ''enjoys'' it because it gives her a chance to glomp Yumi.
* [[FarmBoy Farm Girl]]: Granted, Team Tsuruga is from a semi-rural region, but she is definitely from a rural area.
* SignatureLaugh: See her quote above.
* {{The Big G|uy}}irl: Perhaps the largest female shown in the series, not counting the absurdly tall Toyone.
* TheCaretaker: Assigns herself as one for Kana's little sisters while Kana is away at the Nationals.
* TheVoiceless: She rarely speaks at all, and even then only during matches.
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!!Takako Kubo
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->''"IKEDA!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Miho Yamada
The notoriously stern coach of Team Kazekoshi.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: She's quite harsh with the players, using ''physical'' discipline for even minor mistakes. How much of this is her typical approach to teaching and how much is this just her still being shellshocked over Team Kazekoshi's loss to Ryuumonbuchi last year is unclear.
* {{Flanderization}}: Inverted -- in ''Saki Biyori'', she comes off as more of a SternTeacher than a DrillSergeantNasty.
* KickTheDog: In Season 1 Episode 7, she slaps Mihoko for what she calls subpar performance, and is just barely prevented from slapping Kana as well. Particularly egregious considering that the team still ''won'' by an overwhelming margin.
* PetTheDog: After Team Kazekoshi loses in the Nagano finals, just as she's set up and expected to beat the living hell out of Kana... [[spoiler:she just wears a smile of resignation and tells her to go kick ass next time]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In spite of her hard coaching, she keeps up with Team Kazekoshi, and got a hell of a kick out of Seika's BadassBoast over the phone. She even apologized to Seika and Sumiya for having to assign them to look after the little sisters of Kana, who is currently with Mihoko in Tokyo for the Nationals.
* SayMyName: See her quote, after the team's defeat at the end of the Nagano finals.
* SlowClap: After Mihoko's victory in the first round.
* {{Tsundere}}: Implied to be one in ''Saki Biyori'', as seen in this text message to the team.
-->"Kubo here. I know it's on short notice, but there will be no club activities today. Get yourself a nice relaxing day off. ^_^"
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* TheCaretaker: Assigns herself as one for Kana's little sisters while Kana is away at the Nationals.
* TheVoiceless: She rarely speaks at all, and even then only during matches.
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!!Takako Kubo
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->''"IKEDA!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Miho Yamada
The notoriously stern coach of Team Kazekoshi.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: She's quite harsh with the players, using ''physical'' discipline for even minor mistakes. How much of this is her typical approach to teaching and how much is this just her still being shellshocked over Team Kazekoshi's loss to Ryuumonbuchi last year is unclear.
* {{Flanderization}}: Inverted -- in ''Saki Biyori'', she comes off as more of a SternTeacher than a DrillSergeantNasty.
* KickTheDog: In Season 1 Episode 7, she slaps Mihoko for what she calls subpar performance, and is just barely prevented from slapping Kana as well. Particularly egregious considering that the team still ''won'' by an overwhelming margin.
* PetTheDog: After Team Kazekoshi loses in the Nagano finals, just as she's set up and expected to beat the living hell out of Kana... [[spoiler:she just wears a smile of resignation and tells her to go kick ass next time]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In spite of her hard coaching, she keeps up with Team Kazekoshi, and got a hell of a kick out of Seika's BadassBoast over the phone. She even apologized to Seika and Sumiya for having to assign them to look after the little sisters of Kana, who is currently with Mihoko in Tokyo for the Nationals.
* SayMyName: See her quote, after the team's defeat at the end of the Nagano finals.
* SlowClap: After Mihoko's victory in the first round.
* {{Tsundere}}: Implied to be one in ''Saki Biyori'', as seen in this text message to the team.
-->"Kubo here. I know it's on short notice, but there will be no club activities today. Get yourself a nice relaxing day off. ^_^"
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[[folder:Shiraitodai High School]]
Shiraitodai is known as an exception to West Tokyo's reputation for producing second-rate players, primarily due to its sudden ascent after then-freshman Teru Miyanaga led it to become national champion at the 69th Inter-High School Mahjong Championships, as well as its successful title defense the next year (all the while Teru is also a two-time defending individuals champion). Should Team Shiraitodai, currently seeded at first, wins again this year, Teru will become the first national champion throughout her high-school tenure.
Team Shiraitodai, together with Team Achiga, qualified for the National finals, [[spoiler:though it was knocked to second-place due to its players failing to sustain the massive lead Teru gave them back in the Vanguards' semifinals match]].
!!Teru Miyanaga
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->''"I...have no sister."''
Shiraitodai is known as an exception to West Tokyo's reputation for producing second-rate players, primarily due to its sudden ascent after then-freshman Teru Miyanaga led it to become national champion at the 69th Inter-High School Mahjong Championships, as well as its successful title defense the next year (all the while Teru is also a two-time defending individuals champion). Should Team Shiraitodai, currently seeded at first, wins again this year, Teru will become the first national champion throughout her high-school tenure.
Team Shiraitodai, together with Team Achiga, qualified for the National finals, [[spoiler:though it was knocked to second-place due to its players failing to sustain the massive lead Teru gave them back in the Vanguards' semifinals match]].
!!Teru Miyanaga
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->''"I...have no sister."''
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Hailing from one of the wealthiest schools in Nagano Prefecture, with access to
Team Tsuruga ended at third place at the
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!!Yumi Kajiki
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'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaiNakahara
Saki's estranged older sister and leader of Team Shiraitodai. Teru is a mahjong superstar, placed as #1 on the national rankings, and is leading a two-time defending Nationals champion team. Since her parent's separation, she has lived with her mother in Tokyo. She and Sumire makes up the [=ToraHime=] combination.
This year, she plays Vanguard due to her winning streak, allowing her to lower her opponents' scores below 0. Her ability has a giant snow-balling effect -- specifically, she spends the first hand analyzing her opponent's abilities. Afterwards, she is capable of going on long streaks with the value of each successful hand worth more than the last. This manifests itself in a tornado on her right arm.
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaiNakahara
Saki's estranged older sister and leader of Team Shiraitodai. Teru is a mahjong superstar, placed as #1 on the national rankings, and is leading a two-time defending Nationals champion team. Since her parent's separation, she has lived with her mother in Tokyo. She and Sumire makes up the [=ToraHime=] combination.
This year, she plays Vanguard due to her winning streak, allowing her to lower her opponents' scores below 0. Her ability has a giant snow-balling effect -- specifically, she spends the first hand analyzing her opponent's abilities. Afterwards, she is capable of going on long streaks with the value of each successful hand worth more than the last. This manifests itself in a tornado on her right arm.
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'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
Captain\\
'''Voiced by:'''Creator/MaiNakahara
Saki's estranged older sister and leader ofCreator/YuuKobayashi
Originally a bottom-feeder in TeamShiraitodai. Teru is Tsuruga, Yumi worked her way to join the frontliners by reading a mahjong superstar, placed as #1 on the national rankings, book after losing to Kanbara back in her freshman year. Both her hard-earned mahjong and is leading a two-time defending Nationals champion team. Since leadership skills (which make many mistake her parent's separation, she has lived with her mother in Tokyo. She and Sumire makes up the [=ToraHime=] combination.
This year, she plays Vanguard duefor club president instead of laidback Kanbara) helped lead Tsuruga to her winning streak, allowing her to lower her opponents' scores below 0. Her ability has a giant snow-balling effect -- specifically, she spends the its very first hand analyzing prefecturals appearance. She is also responsible for bringing her opponent's abilities. Afterwards, close friend Momoko into the club.
While sheis capable of doesn't have a special ability, Yumi can recognize players' abilities, against which she will take up defensive measures, as evidenced by her match in the prefectural finals. She was able to perfectly target Saki despite going on long streaks with against the value "logical" style of each successful hand worth more than the last. This manifests itself in a tornado on playing and she was able to hold her right arm.own against Koromo.
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Saki's estranged older sister and leader of
Originally a bottom-feeder in Team
This year, she plays Vanguard due
While she
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* TheAce: One of the best high-school level mahjong players in the series.
* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: Saki says that the last time she visited Teru and their mother, Teru was unwilling to speak with her at all.
* BlowYouAway: Her power manifests as a whirlwind covering her right arm.
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Saki's Abel. The latter is well aware of Teru's enmity toward her, but is quite shocked to hear that Teru refuses to admit to having a sister.
* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During the National semifinals, against Toki's ippatsu tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declares riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knew by (a traumatic) experience. Later in the match Teru declared kan, freaking out her opponents who expected a rinshan kaihou. Their relief that over Teru still being one tile away from completion (even with a tile off the dead wall) was short-lived, however, when they realized Teru opened more kan dora, which wrecked Kuro's hand a big time and forced her to play Teru's game.]]
* ClimaxBoss: In Achiga-hen, is the most difficult opponent the Achiga girls face in their quest to reach and play against Nodoka.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Not in the main manga or ''Achiga-hen'', but Teru in ''Saki Biyori'' is... ''special'', to say the least.
* ClubPresident: Of Team Shiraitodai.
* CoolBigSis: How she used to be. Now she doesn't even acknowledge that Saki is her sister.
* CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler:See DarkAndTroubledPast. The details of what happened or why Teru changed the way she did are unclear, but the event in question evidently had a great impact on her.]]
* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast: [[http://sadpanda.us/images/1628808-0UZ5S3N.png How did Teru turn from the sweet older sister to one that doesn't even acknowledge her sister? Well, for one thing, Teru is wearing a mourning dress here.]]]]
* DracoInLeatherPants: InUniverse -- Saki's flashbacks to Teru are highly idealized (from appearance to voice), and even when it's clear that Teru publicly disowned her, she still holds out hope that she can change her sister's mind through mahjong even after words have failed. In ''Achiga-hen'', she also has a lot of fangirls cheering for her everytime she scores, her ruthless playing style be damned. Her underclassmen are especially smitten by her, almost to an OneeSama degree. Only Sumire seems to be aware of the severe family-related issues Teru hides behind her stoic facade.
* TheDreaded: If there is anyone the contestants of the tournament do not want to face, it is ''Teru''. Even Kei, last year's National individuals runner-up, likened her to a force of nature than a human being.
* EvilSoundsDeep: In the first anime only, where her voice in the present is notably deeper than in Saki's flashbacks.
** VocalEvolution: Come ''Achiga-hen'', the deep alto voice Creator/MaiNakahara used was replaced instead with a much lighter tone. Especially evident during the extra episodes, which feature what happens after the Vanguard match, where Teru is just sitting around in Shiraitodai's waiting room eating sweets with the rest of her team.
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe. While Teru is cold and aloof, even to her teammates and especially to her sister, she can project a cheerful facade if needed. In contrast, while Hiroe loves to taunt her opponents, she's actually a good teammate and sister, and that her taunts are actually her way of encouraging her opponents to give her a decent challenge.
* HiddenDepths: Despite her utterly ruthless style, the TV finale of ''Achiga-hen'' hints that Teru might not be as uncaring as she outwardly presents, when her stoic mask breaks (for just a second) and she shows concern after [[spoiler:Toki collapses after their match]]. This is even ''more'' pronounced in the manga chapter showing the same event, where we're treated to a frame showing Teru looking outright shocked at what happened, and later wondering about [[spoiler:Toki's condition]]. She also appears briefly worried about Sumire, the closest person she has to a friend, after realizing that [[spoiler:she has a tell, but they're not yet able to identify what it is]].
** Despite being PlayedForLaughs, ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that Teru can be a bit of a goofball when paired with Awai, and has a humongous SweetTooth.
* HiddenEyes: Fairly common in flashbacks, and the photo of her in a magazine that is occasionally shown.
* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Sister]]: As far as we know, she hasn't said it directly to Saki, but when asked, she refuses to admit that Saki is her sister.
* KickTheDog: Inadvertently, but the reaction Saki has to her saying that she doesn't have a sister is quite... Well, troubling, even if Teru most likely never expected that Saki would hear of it.
* LightIsNotGood: The Teru the public knows is definitely ''not'' the Teru her team is familiar with, as Sumire points out after seeing Teru give fake smiles to the press. And while more reserved than nasty -- see her private concern for [[spoiler:Toki after her collapse and hospitalization]] -- she seems to reserve a special kind of loathing for her own sister.
* MeaningfulName: Like Saki, her name is relevant to her ability. Her name means 'to illuminate' which refer to her 'Shoumakyou' a magical mirror that illuminate/reveal her opponent's nature to her.
* NotSoAboveItAll: ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that it's ''Teru'' that usually goes along with Awai's crazy suggestions.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: One thing she shares with Saki -- except the sheer ruthlessness in mahjong.
* SayMyName: In TheStinger for ''Zenkoku-hen'', Teru turns to the camera and whispers "Saki...", implying that deep down at least she's still aware that she ''does'' have a sister.
* SignatureMove: ''[[Manga/{{SakiAchiga-hen}} Achiga-hen]]'' finally reveals the truth of the matter, and boy it's a doozy. She sees through her opponents' cores after a single hand, letting her counter their styles and abilities. She then goes on winning streaks where each hand is more valuable than the last. Her drawbacks are that the point-farming gets reset if someone manages to interrupt her streak (such as [[spoiler:Kuro's ability to collect doras]]), and that her over-reliance on what she observes limits her options. This would make Saki's ±0 style even more impressive, as even National players working together have trouble interrupting her streaks, while [[spoiler:all Saki needs to win back lost points are a few massive hands, in contrast to Teru relying on long streaks -- a move Saki could use over and over if she wants]]. Saki was also known to be the ''only'' player to have beaten Teru on her own... and she's been using her talent to ''[[WillfullyWeak throw every match]]''.
* SlasherSmile: On the cover of the eighth DVD of Season 1. This was lampooned ''mercilessly'' a few years later in one of the ''Achiga-hen'' extras, where an embarrassed Teru admits (to Awai and Sumire) that her expression on the cover was not one of her brightest moments, especially when Awai considers doing the same.
* StepfordSmiler: She displays politeness to the press, but behind the door, she's pretty damn condescending. Probably explains why the press don't double check it when she denies any connection with Saki.
-->'''Sumire:''' "As always... your salesman smile is absolutely cruel."\\
'''Teru:''' "Oh...? You know, there's quite a few people I'm actually grateful to. I wasn't lying..."\\
'''Sumire:''' "Right, but it's just too different from your normal self. "
* TheStoic: [[spoiler:Even when her team is nearly eliminated, she was shown unconcerned and busy eating sweets.]]
** NotSoStoic: Mentioning [[IHaveNoSon Saki]] is the surest way for anyone to get a reaction out of her. Then there's [[spoiler:Toki fainting after her match]].
* SweetTooth: Has a massive one, which is further flanderized in her appearances in ''Saki Biyori''.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: In Saki's flashbacks, she's shown as being relatively cheerful and caring for her younger sister.
* WalkingSpoiler: To an extent, as the scene in which she denied her relationship with Saki and revealed that she had grown colder and more distant over the years came off as a surprise.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Teru is featured in mahjong magazines, depicted with a smile and a generic ambitious quote. The effects of this are felt in the first part of the nationals, when [[spoiler:a reporter tells another that Nodoka is the only Kiyosumi player worth noting]], meaning that people seem to have bought into Teru's lie that she didn't have a sister. While Teru indeed disowned Saki, it never really made it to the news in the main series. Saki only hears about being disowned when Mihoko mentions asking Nishida about Teru and Saki's relationship during Mihoko's own interview.
* WhamLine: The first indication of how severe her estrangement from Saki is.
-->'''Sumire:''' "Don't you have a sister?"\\
'''Teru:''' "[[IHaveNoSon No, I don't]]."
* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: Saki says that the last time she visited Teru and their mother, Teru was unwilling to speak with her at all.
* BlowYouAway: Her power manifests as a whirlwind covering her right arm.
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Saki's Abel. The latter is well aware of Teru's enmity toward her, but is quite shocked to hear that Teru refuses to admit to having a sister.
* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During the National semifinals, against Toki's ippatsu tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declares riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knew by (a traumatic) experience. Later in the match Teru declared kan, freaking out her opponents who expected a rinshan kaihou. Their relief that over Teru still being one tile away from completion (even with a tile off the dead wall) was short-lived, however, when they realized Teru opened more kan dora, which wrecked Kuro's hand a big time and forced her to play Teru's game.]]
* ClimaxBoss: In Achiga-hen, is the most difficult opponent the Achiga girls face in their quest to reach and play against Nodoka.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Not in the main manga or ''Achiga-hen'', but Teru in ''Saki Biyori'' is... ''special'', to say the least.
* ClubPresident: Of Team Shiraitodai.
* CoolBigSis: How she used to be. Now she doesn't even acknowledge that Saki is her sister.
* CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler:See DarkAndTroubledPast. The details of what happened or why Teru changed the way she did are unclear, but the event in question evidently had a great impact on her.]]
* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast: [[http://sadpanda.us/images/1628808-0UZ5S3N.png How did Teru turn from the sweet older sister to one that doesn't even acknowledge her sister? Well, for one thing, Teru is wearing a mourning dress here.]]]]
* DracoInLeatherPants: InUniverse -- Saki's flashbacks to Teru are highly idealized (from appearance to voice), and even when it's clear that Teru publicly disowned her, she still holds out hope that she can change her sister's mind through mahjong even after words have failed. In ''Achiga-hen'', she also has a lot of fangirls cheering for her everytime she scores, her ruthless playing style be damned. Her underclassmen are especially smitten by her, almost to an OneeSama degree. Only Sumire seems to be aware of the severe family-related issues Teru hides behind her stoic facade.
* TheDreaded: If there is anyone the contestants of the tournament do not want to face, it is ''Teru''. Even Kei, last year's National individuals runner-up, likened her to a force of nature than a human being.
* EvilSoundsDeep: In the first anime only, where her voice in the present is notably deeper than in Saki's flashbacks.
** VocalEvolution: Come ''Achiga-hen'', the deep alto voice Creator/MaiNakahara used was replaced instead with a much lighter tone. Especially evident during the extra episodes, which feature what happens after the Vanguard match, where Teru is just sitting around in Shiraitodai's waiting room eating sweets with the rest of her team.
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe. While Teru is cold and aloof, even to her teammates and especially to her sister, she can project a cheerful facade if needed. In contrast, while Hiroe loves to taunt her opponents, she's actually a good teammate and sister, and that her taunts are actually her way of encouraging her opponents to give her a decent challenge.
* HiddenDepths: Despite her utterly ruthless style, the TV finale of ''Achiga-hen'' hints that Teru might not be as uncaring as she outwardly presents, when her stoic mask breaks (for just a second) and she shows concern after [[spoiler:Toki collapses after their match]]. This is even ''more'' pronounced in the manga chapter showing the same event, where we're treated to a frame showing Teru looking outright shocked at what happened, and later wondering about [[spoiler:Toki's condition]]. She also appears briefly worried about Sumire, the closest person she has to a friend, after realizing that [[spoiler:she has a tell, but they're not yet able to identify what it is]].
** Despite being PlayedForLaughs, ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that Teru can be a bit of a goofball when paired with Awai, and has a humongous SweetTooth.
* HiddenEyes: Fairly common in flashbacks, and the photo of her in a magazine that is occasionally shown.
* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Sister]]: As far as we know, she hasn't said it directly to Saki, but when asked, she refuses to admit that Saki is her sister.
* KickTheDog: Inadvertently, but the reaction Saki has to her saying that she doesn't have a sister is quite... Well, troubling, even if Teru most likely never expected that Saki would hear of it.
* LightIsNotGood: The Teru the public knows is definitely ''not'' the Teru her team is familiar with, as Sumire points out after seeing Teru give fake smiles to the press. And while more reserved than nasty -- see her private concern for [[spoiler:Toki after her collapse and hospitalization]] -- she seems to reserve a special kind of loathing for her own sister.
* MeaningfulName: Like Saki, her name is relevant to her ability. Her name means 'to illuminate' which refer to her 'Shoumakyou' a magical mirror that illuminate/reveal her opponent's nature to her.
* NotSoAboveItAll: ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that it's ''Teru'' that usually goes along with Awai's crazy suggestions.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: One thing she shares with Saki -- except the sheer ruthlessness in mahjong.
* SayMyName: In TheStinger for ''Zenkoku-hen'', Teru turns to the camera and whispers "Saki...", implying that deep down at least she's still aware that she ''does'' have a sister.
* SignatureMove: ''[[Manga/{{SakiAchiga-hen}} Achiga-hen]]'' finally reveals the truth of the matter, and boy it's a doozy. She sees through her opponents' cores after a single hand, letting her counter their styles and abilities. She then goes on winning streaks where each hand is more valuable than the last. Her drawbacks are that the point-farming gets reset if someone manages to interrupt her streak (such as [[spoiler:Kuro's ability to collect doras]]), and that her over-reliance on what she observes limits her options. This would make Saki's ±0 style even more impressive, as even National players working together have trouble interrupting her streaks, while [[spoiler:all Saki needs to win back lost points are a few massive hands, in contrast to Teru relying on long streaks -- a move Saki could use over and over if she wants]]. Saki was also known to be the ''only'' player to have beaten Teru on her own... and she's been using her talent to ''[[WillfullyWeak throw every match]]''.
* SlasherSmile: On the cover of the eighth DVD of Season 1. This was lampooned ''mercilessly'' a few years later in one of the ''Achiga-hen'' extras, where an embarrassed Teru admits (to Awai and Sumire) that her expression on the cover was not one of her brightest moments, especially when Awai considers doing the same.
* StepfordSmiler: She displays politeness to the press, but behind the door, she's pretty damn condescending. Probably explains why the press don't double check it when she denies any connection with Saki.
-->'''Sumire:''' "As always... your salesman smile is absolutely cruel."\\
'''Teru:''' "Oh...? You know, there's quite a few people I'm actually grateful to. I wasn't lying..."\\
'''Sumire:''' "Right, but it's just too different from your normal self. "
* TheStoic: [[spoiler:Even when her team is nearly eliminated, she was shown unconcerned and busy eating sweets.]]
** NotSoStoic: Mentioning [[IHaveNoSon Saki]] is the surest way for anyone to get a reaction out of her. Then there's [[spoiler:Toki fainting after her match]].
* SweetTooth: Has a massive one, which is further flanderized in her appearances in ''Saki Biyori''.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: In Saki's flashbacks, she's shown as being relatively cheerful and caring for her younger sister.
* WalkingSpoiler: To an extent, as the scene in which she denied her relationship with Saki and revealed that she had grown colder and more distant over the years came off as a surprise.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Teru is featured in mahjong magazines, depicted with a smile and a generic ambitious quote. The effects of this are felt in the first part of the nationals, when [[spoiler:a reporter tells another that Nodoka is the only Kiyosumi player worth noting]], meaning that people seem to have bought into Teru's lie that she didn't have a sister. While Teru indeed disowned Saki, it never really made it to the news in the main series. Saki only hears about being disowned when Mihoko mentions asking Nishida about Teru and Saki's relationship during Mihoko's own interview.
* WhamLine: The first indication of how severe her estrangement from Saki is.
-->'''Sumire:''' "Don't you have a sister?"\\
'''Teru:''' "[[IHaveNoSon No, I don't]]."
to:
* TheAce: One of AwesomeByAnalysis: Yumi's penchant for researching the best high-school level mahjong players in the series.
* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: Saki says that the last time she visited Teru and their mother, Teru was unwilling to speak withskills of her at all.
* BlowYouAway: Her power manifests as a whirlwind covering her right arm.
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Saki's Abel. The latter is well aware of Teru's enmity toward her, but is quite shocked to hear that Teru refuses to admit to having a sister.
* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During the National semifinals, against Toki's ippatsu tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declares riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knew by (a traumatic) experience. Later in the match Teru declared kan, freaking out herpossible opponents who expected a rinshan kaihou. Their relief that over Teru still being one tile away from completion (even with a tile off the dead wall) was short-lived, however, when they realized Teru opened more kan dora, which wrecked Kuro's hand a big time and forced her to play Teru's game.]]
* ClimaxBoss: In Achiga-hen, is the most difficult opponent the Achiga girls face in their quest to reach and play against Nodoka.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Notglossed upon in the main manga or first series, but the actual ''results'' of all that research is showcased beautifully in ''Achiga-hen'', where the foreknowledge she got allowed her to play around the abilities of the Matsumi sisters.
* BadassNormal: One of the poster-girls of this for the franchise, having fought Saki and Koromo on an even footing despite not having an ability of her own. Shown again in ''Achiga-hen'', when she is pitted against the Matsumi sisters in a friendly practice match.
-->"Sorry to disappoint, butTeru I don't have a weird ability like Onjouji."
* GenreSavvy: She relies on strategy and research about her opponents' likely hands to plan her game accordingly.
* GracefulLoser: After losing to Team Kiyosumi in the Nagano finals (and thus barred from the Nationals), she provides them with extensive research about the styles of their likely opponents, all of which she spent months collecting. This gesture even impresses Hisa.
* HypercompetentSidekick[=/=]TheLancer: Her skill, recruitment tactics, and no-nonsense maturity make her the logical boss, right? Instead, she's the compliment to laidback Satomi.
* IceQueen: Satomi's first impression of her. She's actually...
** SugarAndIcePersonality: ...serious and no-nonsense at first glance, but often shows a softer side, especially around Momoko.
* LastNameBasis: Tends to address most of her teammates besides Momo by their last names, which is part of the reason why Momo becomes jealous when she calls Hisa by her first name.
* LastSecondWordSwap: When discussing with Momoko why she chose to go to the training camp.
-->"I have to admit... I want to be together with [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Mo]]... I mean, with everyone. Not just for inter-high."
* LuminescentBlush: Sometimes gets these when Momo is concerned.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Momoko, bordering on MoeCouplet.
* RunningGag: People mistaking her for Tsuruga's ClubPresident. Interestingly enough, Hisa doesn't do the same in ''Saki Biyori''is... ''special'', to say the least.
* ClubPresident: Of Team Shiraitodai.
* CoolBigSis: How she used to be. Now she doesn't even acknowledge that Saki is her sister.
* CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler:See DarkAndTroubledPast. The details of what happened or why Teru changed the way she did are unclear, but the event in question evidently had a great impact on her.]]
* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast: [[http://sadpanda.us/images/1628808-0UZ5S3N.png How did Teru turn from the sweet older sister to one that doesn't even acknowledge her sister? Well, for one thing, Teru is wearing a mourning dress here.]]]]
* DracoInLeatherPants: InUniverse -- Saki's flashbacks to Teru are highly idealized (from appearance to voice), and evenwhen it's clear that Teru publicly disowned her, she still holds out hope that she can change her sister's mind through mahjong even after words have failed. In ''Achiga-hen'', she also has a lot of fangirls cheering for her everytime she scores, her ruthless playing style be damned. Her underclassmen are especially smitten by her, almost Yumi comes to an OneeSama degree. Only Sumire seems to be aware represent Tsuruga at the meeting of the severe family-related issues Teru hides behind her stoic facade.
* TheDreaded: If there is anyoneclub presidents regarding the contestants of the tournament do not want to face, it is ''Teru''. Even Kei, last year's National individuals runner-up, likened her to a force of nature than a human being.
* EvilSoundsDeep: In the first anime only, where her voice in the present is notably deeper than in Saki's flashbacks.
** VocalEvolution: Come ''Achiga-hen'', the deep alto voice Creator/MaiNakahara used was replacedtraining camp.
-->'''Hisa:''' "You came insteadwith a much lighter tone. Especially evident after all, Kajiki-san."
* SoProudOfYou: Says this to Momoko after pointing out that during theextra episodes, which feature what happens after the Vanguard match, where Teru is just sitting around in Shiraitodai's waiting room eating sweets with the rest of her team.
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe. While Teru is cold and aloof, even to her teammates and especially to her sister, she can project a cheerful facade if needed. In contrast, while Hiroe loves to taunt her opponents, she's actually a good teammate and sister, and that her taunts are actually her way of encouraging her opponents to give her a decent challenge.
* HiddenDepths: Despite her utterly ruthless style, the TV finale of ''Achiga-hen'' hints that Teru might not be as uncaring as she outwardly presents, when her stoic mask breaks (for just a second) and she shows concern after [[spoiler:Toki collapses after their match]]. This is even ''more'' pronounced in the manga chapter showing the same event, where we're treated to a frame showing Teru looking outright shocked at what happened, and later wondering about [[spoiler:Toki's condition]]. She also appears briefly worried about Sumire, the closest person she has to a friend, after realizing that [[spoiler:she has a tell, but they're not yet able to identify what it is]].
** Despite being PlayedForLaughs, ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that Teru can be a bit of a goofball when paired with Awai, and has a humongous SweetTooth.
* HiddenEyes: Fairly common in flashbacks, and the photo of her in a magazine that is occasionally shown.
* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Sister]]: As far as we know, she hasn't said it directly to Saki, but when asked, she refuses to admit that Saki is her sister.
* KickTheDog: Inadvertently, but the reaction Saki has to her saying that she doesn't have a sister is quite... Well, troubling, even if Teru most likely never expected that Saki would hear of it.
* LightIsNotGood: The Teru the public knows is definitely ''not'' the Teru her team is familiar with, as Sumire points out after seeing Teru give fake smiles to the press. And while more reserved than nasty -- see her private concern for [[spoiler:Toki after her collapse and hospitalization]] -- she seems to reserve a special kind of loathing for her own sister.
* MeaningfulName: Like Saki, her name is relevant to her ability. Her name means 'to illuminate' which refer to her 'Shoumakyou' a magical mirror that illuminate/reveal her opponent's nature to her.
* NotSoAboveItAll: ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that it's ''Teru'' that usually goes along with Awai's crazy suggestions.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: One thing she shares with Saki -- except the sheer ruthlessness in mahjong.
* SayMyName: In TheStinger for ''Zenkoku-hen'', Teru turns to the camera and whispers "Saki...", implying that deep down at least she's still aware that she ''does'' have a sister.
* SignatureMove: ''[[Manga/{{SakiAchiga-hen}} Achiga-hen]]'' finally reveals the truth of the matter, and boy it's a doozy. She sees through her opponents' cores after a single hand, letting her counter their styles and abilities. She then goes on winning streaks where each hand is more valuable than the last. Her drawbacks are that the point-farming gets reset if someone manages to interrupt her streak (such as [[spoiler:Kuro's ability to collect doras]]), and that her over-reliance on what she observes limits her options. This would make Saki's ±0 style even more impressive, as evenNational players working together have trouble interrupting her streaks, while [[spoiler:all Saki needs to win back lost points are a few massive hands, in contrast to Teru relying on long streaks -- a move Saki could use over and over if she wants]]. Saki was also known to be the ''only'' player to have beaten Teru on her own... and she's been using her talent to ''[[WillfullyWeak throw every match]]''.
* SlasherSmile: On the cover of the eighth DVD of Season 1. This was lampooned ''mercilessly'' a few years later in one of the ''Achiga-hen'' extras, where an embarrassed Teru admits (to Awai and Sumire) that her expression on the cover was not one of her brightest moments, especially when Awai considers doing the same.
* StepfordSmiler: She displays politeness to the press, but behind the door, she's pretty damn condescending. Probably explains why the press don't double check it when she denies any connection with Saki.
-->'''Sumire:''' "As always... your salesman smile is absolutely cruel."\\
'''Teru:''' "Oh...? You know, there's quite a few people I'm actually grateful to. I wasn't lying..."\\
'''Sumire:''' "Right, but it's just too different from your normal self. "
* TheStoic: [[spoiler:Even when her team is nearly eliminated, she was shown unconcerned and busy eating sweets.]]
** NotSoStoic: Mentioning [[IHaveNoSon Saki]] is the surest way for anyone to get a reaction out of her. Then there's [[spoiler:Toki fainting after her match]].
* SweetTooth: Has a massive one, which is further flanderized in her appearances in ''Saki Biyori''.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: In Saki's flashbacks, she's shown as being relatively cheerful and caring for her younger sister.
* WalkingSpoiler: To an extent, as the scene in which she denied her relationship with Saki and revealed thatfinals' vice-captains' match, she had grown colder and more distant over the years came off as a surprise.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Teru is featured in mahjong magazines, depicted with a smile and a generic ambitious quote. The effects of this are felt in the first part of the nationals, when [[spoiler:a reporter tells another that Nodoka is the only Kiyosumi player worth noting]], meaning that people seem to have bought into Teru's lie that she didn't have a sister. While Teru indeed disowned Saki, it never really made it to the news in the main series. Saki only hears about being disowned when Mihoko mentions asking Nishida about Teru and Saki's relationship during Mihoko's own interview.
* WhamLine: The first indication of how severelargest net point gain, which was an impressive feat considering her estrangement from Saki is.
-->'''Sumire:''' "Don't you have a sister?"\\
'''Teru:''' "[[IHaveNoSon No, I don't]]."competition.
* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: Saki says that the last time she visited Teru and their mother, Teru was unwilling to speak with
* BlowYouAway: Her power manifests as a whirlwind covering her right arm.
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Saki's Abel. The latter is well aware of Teru's enmity toward her, but is quite shocked to hear that Teru refuses to admit to having a sister.
* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During the National semifinals, against Toki's ippatsu tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declares riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knew by (a traumatic) experience. Later in the match Teru declared kan, freaking out her
* ClimaxBoss: In Achiga-hen, is the most difficult opponent the Achiga girls face in their quest to reach and play against Nodoka.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Not
* BadassNormal: One of the poster-girls of this for the franchise, having fought Saki and Koromo on an even footing despite not having an ability of her own. Shown again in ''Achiga-hen'', when she is pitted against the Matsumi sisters in a friendly practice match.
-->"Sorry to disappoint, but
* GenreSavvy: She relies on strategy and research about her opponents' likely hands to plan her game accordingly.
* GracefulLoser: After losing to Team Kiyosumi in the Nagano finals (and thus barred from the Nationals), she provides them with extensive research about the styles of their likely opponents, all of which she spent months collecting. This gesture even impresses Hisa.
* HypercompetentSidekick[=/=]TheLancer: Her skill, recruitment tactics, and no-nonsense maturity make her the logical boss, right? Instead, she's the compliment to laidback Satomi.
* IceQueen: Satomi's first impression of her. She's actually...
** SugarAndIcePersonality: ...serious and no-nonsense at first glance, but often shows a softer side, especially around Momoko.
* LastNameBasis: Tends to address most of her teammates besides Momo by their last names, which is part of the reason why Momo becomes jealous when she calls Hisa by her first name.
* LastSecondWordSwap: When discussing with Momoko why she chose to go to the training camp.
-->"I have to admit... I want to be together with [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship Mo]]... I mean, with everyone. Not just for inter-high."
* LuminescentBlush: Sometimes gets these when Momo is concerned.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Momoko, bordering on MoeCouplet.
* RunningGag: People mistaking her for Tsuruga's ClubPresident. Interestingly enough, Hisa doesn't do the same in ''Saki Biyori''
* ClubPresident: Of Team Shiraitodai.
* CoolBigSis: How she used to be. Now she doesn't even acknowledge that Saki is her sister.
* CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler:See DarkAndTroubledPast. The details of what happened or why Teru changed the way she did are unclear, but the event in question evidently had a great impact on her.]]
* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast: [[http://sadpanda.us/images/1628808-0UZ5S3N.png How did Teru turn from the sweet older sister to one that doesn't even acknowledge her sister? Well, for one thing, Teru is wearing a mourning dress here.]]]]
* DracoInLeatherPants: InUniverse -- Saki's flashbacks to Teru are highly idealized (from appearance to voice), and even
* TheDreaded: If there is anyone
* EvilSoundsDeep: In the first anime only, where her voice in the present is notably deeper than in Saki's flashbacks.
** VocalEvolution: Come ''Achiga-hen'', the deep alto voice Creator/MaiNakahara used was replaced
-->'''Hisa:''' "You came instead
* SoProudOfYou: Says this to Momoko after pointing out that during the
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe. While Teru is cold and aloof, even to her teammates and especially to her sister, she can project a cheerful facade if needed. In contrast, while Hiroe loves to taunt her opponents, she's actually a good teammate and sister, and that her taunts are actually her way of encouraging her opponents to give her a decent challenge.
* HiddenDepths: Despite her utterly ruthless style, the TV finale of ''Achiga-hen'' hints that Teru might not be as uncaring as she outwardly presents, when her stoic mask breaks (for just a second) and she shows concern after [[spoiler:Toki collapses after their match]]. This is even ''more'' pronounced in the manga chapter showing the same event, where we're treated to a frame showing Teru looking outright shocked at what happened, and later wondering about [[spoiler:Toki's condition]]. She also appears briefly worried about Sumire, the closest person she has to a friend, after realizing that [[spoiler:she has a tell, but they're not yet able to identify what it is]].
** Despite being PlayedForLaughs, ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that Teru can be a bit of a goofball when paired with Awai, and has a humongous SweetTooth.
* HiddenEyes: Fairly common in flashbacks, and the photo of her in a magazine that is occasionally shown.
* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Sister]]: As far as we know, she hasn't said it directly to Saki, but when asked, she refuses to admit that Saki is her sister.
* KickTheDog: Inadvertently, but the reaction Saki has to her saying that she doesn't have a sister is quite... Well, troubling, even if Teru most likely never expected that Saki would hear of it.
* LightIsNotGood: The Teru the public knows is definitely ''not'' the Teru her team is familiar with, as Sumire points out after seeing Teru give fake smiles to the press. And while more reserved than nasty -- see her private concern for [[spoiler:Toki after her collapse and hospitalization]] -- she seems to reserve a special kind of loathing for her own sister.
* MeaningfulName: Like Saki, her name is relevant to her ability. Her name means 'to illuminate' which refer to her 'Shoumakyou' a magical mirror that illuminate/reveal her opponent's nature to her.
* NotSoAboveItAll: ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that it's ''Teru'' that usually goes along with Awai's crazy suggestions.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: One thing she shares with Saki -- except the sheer ruthlessness in mahjong.
* SayMyName: In TheStinger for ''Zenkoku-hen'', Teru turns to the camera and whispers "Saki...", implying that deep down at least she's still aware that she ''does'' have a sister.
* SignatureMove: ''[[Manga/{{SakiAchiga-hen}} Achiga-hen]]'' finally reveals the truth of the matter, and boy it's a doozy. She sees through her opponents' cores after a single hand, letting her counter their styles and abilities. She then goes on winning streaks where each hand is more valuable than the last. Her drawbacks are that the point-farming gets reset if someone manages to interrupt her streak (such as [[spoiler:Kuro's ability to collect doras]]), and that her over-reliance on what she observes limits her options. This would make Saki's ±0 style even more impressive, as even
* SlasherSmile: On the cover of the eighth DVD of Season 1. This was lampooned ''mercilessly'' a few years later in one of the ''Achiga-hen'' extras, where an embarrassed Teru admits (to Awai and Sumire) that her expression on the cover was not one of her brightest moments, especially when Awai considers doing the same.
* StepfordSmiler: She displays politeness to the press, but behind the door, she's pretty damn condescending. Probably explains why the press don't double check it when she denies any connection with Saki.
-->'''Sumire:''' "As always... your salesman smile is absolutely cruel."\\
'''Teru:''' "Oh...? You know, there's quite a few people I'm actually grateful to. I wasn't lying..."\\
'''Sumire:''' "Right, but it's just too different from your normal self. "
* TheStoic: [[spoiler:Even when her team is nearly eliminated, she was shown unconcerned and busy eating sweets.]]
** NotSoStoic: Mentioning [[IHaveNoSon Saki]] is the surest way for anyone to get a reaction out of her. Then there's [[spoiler:Toki fainting after her match]].
* SweetTooth: Has a massive one, which is further flanderized in her appearances in ''Saki Biyori''.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: In Saki's flashbacks, she's shown as being relatively cheerful and caring for her younger sister.
* WalkingSpoiler: To an extent, as the scene in which she denied her relationship with Saki and revealed that
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Teru is featured in mahjong magazines, depicted with a smile and a generic ambitious quote. The effects of this are felt in the first part of the nationals, when [[spoiler:a reporter tells another that Nodoka is the only Kiyosumi player worth noting]], meaning that people seem to have bought into Teru's lie that she didn't have a sister. While Teru indeed disowned Saki, it never really made it to the news in the main series. Saki only hears about being disowned when Mihoko mentions asking Nishida about Teru and Saki's relationship during Mihoko's own interview.
* WhamLine: The first indication of how severe
-->'''Sumire:''' "Don't you have a sister?"\\
'''Teru:''' "[[IHaveNoSon No, I don't]]."
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!!Sumire Hirose
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->''"You could at least try to smile."''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsukiSaiga
Sumire is the only person known to Teru who seems to have had prior knowledge of Saki's existence. She and Teru makes up the [=ToraHime=] combination.
As Sergeant, she helps further wither down her opponent’s already low score. While Teru prefers to win via tsumo, Sumire's style is called "Piercing Arrow", which involves getting a direct hit on her target by changing her hand to target her a certain discard. Before she does that, she needs to aim first and adjust her hand, which takes a lot of time.
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->''"You could at least try to smile."''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsukiSaiga
Sumire is the only person known to Teru who seems to have had prior knowledge of Saki's existence. She and Teru makes up the [=ToraHime=] combination.
As Sergeant, she helps further wither down her opponent’s already low score. While Teru prefers to win via tsumo, Sumire's style is called "Piercing Arrow", which involves getting a direct hit on her target by changing her hand to target her a certain discard. Before she does that, she needs to aim first and adjust her hand, which takes a lot of time.
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'''Position:'''
'''Voiced by:'''
Sumire
Momoko is a freshman whose poor sense of social presence made her constantly ignored throughout her childhood, until an online mahjong match catches Yumi's attention, and she "appears" when Yumi calls her out during a class break to acknowledge her skills. Both girls became very close friends, so much so she gets jealous of others Yumi shows interest in, as well as becoming very anxious of what will happen after Yumi graduates. Her speech includes an accent which often adds the ending "su" and "s" any to her sentences.
Her lack of presence actually translated into the mahjong power of {{invisibility}} -- the stronger her opponents, the more she becomes invisible, at which point her discards disappear and her voice will not be heard by anyone, allowing her to throw out risky tiles with abandon, causing much disorientation.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Her reactions whenever Hisa becomes too friendly with her beloved Yumi for comfort are priceless.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Her skin is significantly paler than most other characters, although this most often is shown in the anime.
* TheFaceless: Up until Season 1 Episode 14, every scene containing her is shot in such a way that her face is obscured.
* FriendlessBackground: Until Yumi noticed her after an online game.
* TheGlomp: Gives one to Yumi after she praises her on account of her good scoring ability.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation
-->"She [Touka] must be an [[LargeHam outrageous]] self-interested [[AttentionWhore showboat]]. And she [Nodoka] has [[GagBoobs body parts that have more personality than herself]]. Then there is the
* [[{{Invisibility}} Invisible Girl]]: Even more impressive when you notice her chest is rather impressive. Even her character select box in the PSP is [[PaintingTheMedium borderline invisible]].
* ItsPersonal: In the individuals tournament, she wants to get back at Saki for defeating Yumi.
* TheNicknamer: In her internal monologues, she tends to refer to her opponents by nicknames, such as "[[GagBoobs Boobs-san]]" for Nodoka and "Rinshan Kaihou-san" for Saki.
* OhCrap: After realizing that Nodoka has seen her discard.
* PersonalityPowers: An invisible girl who actually uses her shyness to disappear from the table and then pull off risky gambits with abandon.
* {{Pluralses}}: How Momoko's verbal tic is subtitled.
* RedBaron: "Stealth Momo".
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Yumi, bordering on MoeCouplet.
* ShrinkingViolet: To the extent that she develops [[PersonalityPowers invisibility because of it]].
* TearsOfJoy: After Yumi calls out to her, being the first person
As Sergeant, she helps further wither down
* VerbalTic: Momo tends to
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* ArcherArchetype: Her playing style evoke themes of ''kyuudou'' (Japanese archery), complete with her alternate appearance wearing the appropriate uniform.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Her playstyle revolves around adjusting her hand to target the discards of her targetted player. [[spoiler:This trope is also [[AchillesHeel her greatest weakness]]: when aiming, her hand twitches and she goes into a hypnotized state for a second while looking at her target. Yuu exploited this to avoid her arrows, irritating Sumire. Sumire also cannot play a fast game due to a lot of time needed for her hands to adjust to Yoshiko, who also exploited her weakness by playing low-scoring but fast hands.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: In her first appearance, Sumire speaks to Teru in a very cold and chiding manner. She doesn't seem to buy Teru's excuse for not smiling, asking Teru about having a sister.
* HimeCut: To emphasize her princess-like attitude.
* MeaningfulName: Shiraitodai is referred to as ''Team [=ToraHime=]'', and speculation suggested that this involves Teru and Sumire.
* OhCrap: Her reaction when she saw [[spoiler:Yoshiko's strategy for defeating her]].
* OnlySaneMan: ''Biyori'' characterizes Sumire as this, compared to the rest of Shiraitodai.
* TheRedBaron: "The Sharpshooter of Shiraitodai", on account of her archery-inspired playing style.
* TheStoic: She's typically fairly calm and no-nonsense.
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!!Takami Shibuya
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->''"The planted seeds had grown into fully blossomed trees."''
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Her playstyle revolves around adjusting her hand to target the discards of her targetted player. [[spoiler:This trope is also [[AchillesHeel her greatest weakness]]: when aiming, her hand twitches and she goes into a hypnotized state for a second while looking at her target. Yuu exploited this to avoid her arrows, irritating Sumire. Sumire also cannot play a fast game due to a lot of time needed for her hands to adjust to Yoshiko, who also exploited her weakness by playing low-scoring but fast hands.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: In her first appearance, Sumire speaks to Teru in a very cold and chiding manner. She doesn't seem to buy Teru's excuse for not smiling, asking Teru about having a sister.
* HimeCut: To emphasize her princess-like attitude.
* MeaningfulName: Shiraitodai is referred to as ''Team [=ToraHime=]'', and speculation suggested that this involves Teru and Sumire.
* OhCrap: Her reaction when she saw [[spoiler:Yoshiko's strategy for defeating her]].
* OnlySaneMan: ''Biyori'' characterizes Sumire as this, compared to the rest of Shiraitodai.
* TheRedBaron: "The Sharpshooter of Shiraitodai", on account of her archery-inspired playing style.
* TheStoic: She's typically fairly calm and no-nonsense.
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!!Takami Shibuya
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->''"The planted seeds had grown into fully blossomed trees."''
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: Her playstyle revolves around adjusting her hand to target the discards of her targetted player. [[spoiler:This trope is also [[AchillesHeel her greatest weakness]]: when aiming, her hand twitches and she goes into a hypnotized state for a second while looking at her target. Yuu exploited this to avoid her arrows, irritating Sumire. Sumire also cannot play a fast game due to a lot of time needed for her hands to adjust to Yoshiko, who also exploited her weakness by playing low-scoring but fast hands.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: In her first appearance, Sumire speaks to Teru in a very cold and chiding manner. She doesn't seem to buy Teru's excuse for not smiling, asking Teru about having a sister.
* HimeCut: To emphasize her princess-like attitude.
* MeaningfulName: Shiraitodai is referred to as ''Team [=ToraHime=]'', and speculation suggested that this involves Teru and Sumire.
* OhCrap: Her reaction when she saw [[spoiler:Yoshiko's strategy for defeating her]].
* OnlySaneMan: ''Biyori'' characterizes Sumire as this, compared to the rest of Shiraitodai.
* TheRedBaron: "The Sharpshooter of Shiraitodai", on account of her archery-inspired playing style.
* TheStoic: She's typically fairly calm and no-nonsense.
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!!Takami Shibuya
!!Mutsuki Tsuyama
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->''"The planted seeds had grown into fully blossomed trees."''
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'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiToyoguchi
A quiet and reserved girl who always looks grim, always carrying a cup of tea. This is her first time in the nationals, being a recent addition to Team Shiraitodai for this year's nationals together with Seiko.
Takami's special ability is "Harvest Time", where she apparently receives the first tile dealt in every match up to the last match. Depending on what tiles are dealt during the course of the turns leading up to hers, this means Takami can come up with shockingly high-point hands, but it takes a lot of setup to pay off, which can be exploited by savvier opponents.
Of the five Yakuman hands that were executed in the nationals before the semifinals, Takami is known to have executed two of them.
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiToyoguchi
A quiet and reserved girl who always looks grim, always carrying a cup of tea. This is her first time in the nationals, being a recent addition to Team Shiraitodai for this year's nationals together with Seiko.
Takami's special ability is "Harvest Time", where she apparently receives the first tile dealt in every match up to the last match. Depending on what tiles are dealt during the course of the turns leading up to hers, this means Takami can come up with shockingly high-point hands, but it takes a lot of setup to pay off, which can be exploited by savvier opponents.
Of the five Yakuman hands that were executed in the nationals before the semifinals, Takami is known to have executed two of them.
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'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:'''Creator/MegumiToyoguchi
A quietShin Nanasawa
Mutsuki is fairly serious but sometimes lacks confidence, andreserved girl who is handpicked by Momo as the next ClubPresident of Team Tsuruga once she and her fellow third-years graduate.
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* ButtMonkey: Mutsuki alwayslooks grim, always carrying a cup seems to take the brunt of tea. This is Satomi's ideas or humor, much to her first time disillusionment.
* ClubPresident: She's picked to take on this role.
* HiddenDepths: As the joint training camp in thenationals, being a recent addition to Team Shiraitodai for this year's nationals together with Seiko.
Takami's special abilitymanga reveals, Mutsuki is "Harvest Time", where she apparently receives an avid collector of Mahjong player cards. This makes her fast friends with Kazekoshi's Seika, and gives both excuses to visit their respective schools to exchange rare or otherwise uncommon cards.
* OnlySaneMan: She lacks thefirst tile dealt in every match up to quirks that the last match. Depending on what tiles are dealt during the course other members of the turns leading up to hers, this means Takami can come up with shockingly high-point hands, but it takes a lot of setup to pay off, which can be exploited by savvier opponents.
Of the five Yakuman hands that were executed in the nationals before the semifinals, Takami is known to have executed two of them.Tsuruga mahjong club (even Yumi) have.
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A quiet
Mutsuki is fairly serious but sometimes lacks confidence, and
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* ButtMonkey: Mutsuki always
* ClubPresident: She's picked to take on this role.
* HiddenDepths: As the joint training camp in the
Takami's special ability
* OnlySaneMan: She lacks the
Of the five Yakuman hands that were executed in the nationals before the semifinals, Takami is known to have executed two of them.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Her Harvest Time ability. While it can guarantee a high point hand, it takes a long time to set up properly. Not only that, but it also requires an opponent to be careless during their dealer turns and keep on winning dealer repeats so Takami can get the tiles she needs.
* BattleAura: When it's time for her to "harvest" the tiles, a forest full of grapes becomes the background.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: She plays quite normally and loses a lot of points before her ability activates. [[spoiler:Like Teru, if she becomes the last dealer, Takami becomes a very dangerous player able to spam yakuman hands with the tiles she managed to harvest.]]
* SpotOfTea: She's shown almost constantly drinking tea outside of her matches.
* StoicSpectacles: Wears a pair of them to emphasize her cool-headed nature and playstyle.
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!!Seiko Matano
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->''"Caught it."''
* BattleAura: When it's time for her to "harvest" the tiles, a forest full of grapes becomes the background.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: She plays quite normally and loses a lot of points before her ability activates. [[spoiler:Like Teru, if she becomes the last dealer, Takami becomes a very dangerous player able to spam yakuman hands with the tiles she managed to harvest.]]
* SpotOfTea: She's shown almost constantly drinking tea outside of her matches.
* StoicSpectacles: Wears a pair of them to emphasize her cool-headed nature and playstyle.
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!!Seiko Matano
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->''"Caught it."''
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* BattleAura: When it's time for her to "harvest" the tiles, a forest full of grapes becomes the background.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: She plays quite normally and loses a lot of points before her ability activates. [[spoiler:Like Teru, if she becomes the last dealer, Takami becomes a very dangerous player able to spam yakuman hands with the tiles she managed to harvest.]]
* SpotOfTea: She's shown almost constantly drinking tea outside of her matches.
* StoicSpectacles: Wears a pair of them to emphasize her cool-headed nature and playstyle.
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!!Seiko Matano
!!Kaori Senoo
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->''"Caught it."''
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'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriShimizu
A tomboyish girl and first-timer in the Nationals together with Takami.
She's known as the "Fisherman of Shiraitodai", whose style involves "fishing" desired tiles from the table and increasing her chances to win during the next five hands should she manage to get three calls. However, her ability forces her to depend on opponents' discarded tiles, keeping her from doing riichi and winning close-handed. Also, all her calls must be pons, and even if she can use chi, it must come from the opponent to her left, further limiting her plays.
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A tomboyish girl and first-timer in the Nationals together with Takami.
She's known as the "Fisherman of Shiraitodai", whose style involves "fishing" desired tiles from the table and increasing her chances to win during the next five hands should she manage to get three calls. However, her ability forces her to depend on opponents' discarded tiles, keeping her from doing riichi and winning close-handed. Also, all her calls must be pons, and even if she can use chi, it must come from the opponent to her left, further limiting her plays.
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Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:'''Creator/KaoriShimizu
A tomboyish girlCreator/RyokoShintani
Satomi's friend, who joined Team Tsuruga so they could enter the five-girl tournament. Otherwise Kaori barely knows anything about mahjong before she's thrust into a major tournament.
She plays with an unbelievable amount of beginner’s luck, andfirst-timer she had the most amount of yakuman scored by the players in the Nationals together with Takami.
She's known as the "Fishermanseries. Because of Shiraitodai", whose style involves "fishing" desired tiles this, she is forbidden from practicing and playing mahjong before the table and increasing her chances to win during tournament.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her character select screen in thenext five hands should she manage to get three calls. However, her ability forces her to depend on opponents' discarded tiles, keeping PSP game even says...
-->"Somehow the sight of this timid second-year student fidgeting away is just too captivating."
* BeginnersLuck: Yumi even forbids her fromdoing riichi playing mahjong between the team competition and winning close-handed. Also, all the individuals to keep her calls must luck.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Satomi, a large part of the reason why she was recruited to the club despite her relative inexperience.
* ConfusionFu: Accidentally. Being a complete beginner, her discards are impossible to read, since she has no idea what's she doing.
* FailedASpotCheck: Normally, this trope wouldn't bepons, anything unusual as far as Momoko is concerned, but Kaori only met Momo around the time the tournament started, despite her being in the club room at the same time, and once actually being in Satomi's van with her (in the latter case, Kaori even if heard Momo's voice at a few points).
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: A variation of this trope is in effect, as Yumi's reasons for not letting her practice before the individual tournament is that shecan use chi, cannot possibly improve enough in that time to compensate for the loss of her BeginnersLuck. Unfortunately for her, she doesn't make it must come far in the individuals.
* {{Meganekko}}: Wears a pair of glasses both inside and outside the table.
* MundaneUtility: In ''Saki Biyori'', she uses her incredible luck to win a mahjong table for the club, albeit while collecting the bottles needed to enter the contest fromthe opponent to her left, further limiting her plays.schoolmates at Tsuruga.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Gloriously threw a monkey wrench against Mako's pattern-based play (and to a lesser extent affects Touka and Tomoki's plays as well).
* StrategySchmategy: Kaori proves to be extremely effective against players who rely on patterns and established strategies to calculate their opponent's next move, because they can't really predict what she's going to do next.
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A tomboyish girl
Satomi's friend, who joined Team Tsuruga so they could enter the five-girl tournament. Otherwise Kaori barely knows anything about mahjong before she's thrust into a major tournament.
She plays with an unbelievable amount of beginner’s luck, and
She's known as the "Fisherman
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her character select screen in the
-->"Somehow the sight of this timid second-year student fidgeting away is just too captivating."
* BeginnersLuck: Yumi even forbids her from
* ChildhoodFriends: With Satomi, a large part of the reason why she was recruited to the club despite her relative inexperience.
* ConfusionFu: Accidentally. Being a complete beginner, her discards are impossible to read, since she has no idea what's she doing.
* FailedASpotCheck: Normally, this trope wouldn't be
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: A variation of this trope is in effect, as Yumi's reasons for not letting her practice before the individual tournament is that she
* {{Meganekko}}: Wears a pair of glasses both inside and outside the table.
* MundaneUtility: In ''Saki Biyori'', she uses her incredible luck to win a mahjong table for the club, albeit while collecting the bottles needed to enter the contest from
* SpannerInTheWorks: Gloriously threw a monkey wrench against Mako's pattern-based play (and to a lesser extent affects Touka and Tomoki's plays as well).
* StrategySchmategy: Kaori proves to be extremely effective against players who rely on patterns and established strategies to calculate their opponent's next move, because they can't really predict what she's going to do next.
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* ButchLesbian: Out of all the characters, Seiko probably best fits this trope.
* CallingYourAttacks: If she makes three calls, Seiko is guaranteed to win in the next five turns.
* LastNameBasis: Seems to be on this with the rest of Team Shiraitodai, which otherwise tends to use first names on each other.
* LoopholeAbuse: During an individuals game, she prevents Awai from using her ability, which is based around corners, by arranging all the tiles in a circle.
* {{Motif|s}}: A fisherman, which is reflected in her playing style.
* NonUniformUniform: She wears bicycle shorts instead of the white skirt the rest of her teammates wear.
* TheRedBaron: "The Fisherman of Shiraitodai", as many of her moves evoke the image of a fisherman.
* TheWorfEffect: She was as hyped as one of the best in Team Shiraitodai due to being part of the current champions. Her ''actual'' performance on the table however is extremely lacking. This is somewhat lampshaded and PlayedForLaughs in this exchange after her semifinals match.
-->'''Seiko:''' "I beat [[LastNameBasis Oohoshi's]] Double Riichi too."\\
'''Takami:''' "Eh? Did you really beat Awai-chan?"\\
'''Seiko:''' "Yeah. Hey... you don't have much confidence in me."
* CallingYourAttacks: If she makes three calls, Seiko is guaranteed to win in the next five turns.
* LastNameBasis: Seems to be on this with the rest of Team Shiraitodai, which otherwise tends to use first names on each other.
* LoopholeAbuse: During an individuals game, she prevents Awai from using her ability, which is based around corners, by arranging all the tiles in a circle.
* {{Motif|s}}: A fisherman, which is reflected in her playing style.
* NonUniformUniform: She wears bicycle shorts instead of the white skirt the rest of her teammates wear.
* TheRedBaron: "The Fisherman of Shiraitodai", as many of her moves evoke the image of a fisherman.
* TheWorfEffect: She was as hyped as one of the best in Team Shiraitodai due to being part of the current champions. Her ''actual'' performance on the table however is extremely lacking. This is somewhat lampshaded and PlayedForLaughs in this exchange after her semifinals match.
-->'''Seiko:''' "I beat [[LastNameBasis Oohoshi's]] Double Riichi too."\\
'''Takami:''' "Eh? Did you really beat Awai-chan?"\\
'''Seiko:''' "Yeah. Hey... you don't have much confidence in me."
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* CallingYourAttacks: If she makes three calls, Seiko is guaranteed to win in the next five turns.
* LastNameBasis: Seems to be on this with the rest
!!Satomi Kanbara
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->''"Wa-ha-ha!"''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukoKuwatani
Club president of Team
* LoopholeAbuse: During an individuals game,
* {{Motif|s}}: A fisherman, which is
* NonUniformUniform:
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: {{Subverted}}; she isn't a particularly good player compared to other team leaders. So much so Fujita assumes that the
* BookDumb: She's not necessarily stupid, but she's implied to not be very good at school; Yumi says that she's confident that she'll pass her exams, but there's a reasonable chance Satomi will fail. ''Saki Biyori'' often shows her trying to study, but not very able to stay focused or retain what she's learned.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite appearing laid-back and not thinking about things too deeply, she's more competent than she lets on, even if she doesn't do all that well against Hisa and Hajime.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Kaori.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: From her weird laugh to her irresponsible driving style, she definitely fits this archetype.
* ClubPresident: She's officially in this role, at least until she passes the torch to Mutsuki, although people sometimes mistake Yumi for the leader.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: ''Achiga-hen'' shows just ''how'' crazy Satomi drives that van of hers. It's also showcased in a picture drama, in which her driving has various reactions on her teammates
* TheRedBaron: "The Fisherman of Shiraitodai", as many of
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* SignatureLaugh: See her
-->'''Seiko:''' "I beat [[LastNameBasis Oohoshi's]] Double Riichi too."\\
'''Takami:''' "Eh? Did you really beat Awai-chan?"\\
'''Seiko:''' "Yeah. Hey... you don't have much confidence in me."
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!!Awai Oohoshi
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->''"Based on my ability, I should be in Year 100!"''
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiwaSaito
A newcomer considered one of the most dangerous freshmen in Japan, aside from Saki. Awai is considerably confident, cocky and arrogant, but is shown to be the most cheerful out of her Shiraitodai teammates. She succeeded Teru as Team Shiraitodai's Captain.
Much like many "monster"-level participants, Awai features several special abilities, of which the most obvious comes into play at the beginning of every hand -- and this involves intimidating opponents into yielding very poor starters, with a low probability of completion (by way of projecting a vision of darkness), after which their hands are reset, forcing them to declare chi, pon or kan to advance. The drawback is that this is very difficult to pull off and can be worked around by savvy opponents. Her other abilities are relatively low-key, but possess a certain energy that makes her a terror to the unprepared: a double riichi explosion (where she's guaranteed a tenpai after declaring riichi on the discard of her first tile), a guaranteed kan from the dead wall (where said kan tile can always be drawn from around the first corner) which almost always precedes a winning hand; said kan allows her to turn around the dora marker. The guaranteed win from her riichi then allows her to turn the ura dora marker, which will ''then'' allow Awai to get the tile she kans as a dora.
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* ArchEnemy: To Shizu, [[UnknownRival who doesn't reciprocate the feeling]].
* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Mahjong Girl]]: Ooh boy, is she ever... which makes it all the more humiliating for her to [[spoiler:lose to Shizuno]].
* BadassBoast: Before the national semifinal, after [[spoiler:Seiko has all but destroyed Team Shiraitodai's lead]].
-->"Losing is not in my dictionary."
** After [[spoiler:she lost to Shizuno, and badly so]]...
-->[[spoiler:"I'm going to beat you one hundred times!"]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Her characterization in ''Saki Biyori''.
* {{Combo}}: Awai's abilities are basically this, where triggering one ability leads to the others.
** ComboBreaker: ...But those savvy to the sequence of her skill activation can quickly put a stop to things, as demonstrated by [[TheLoad Seiko]] preventing her guaranteed-kan skill (drawn from the dead wall corner) [[LoopholeAbuse by arranging all the tiles in a circle]] (which removes the corner). [[spoiler:Shizuno's ability, which depending on the dice roll also affects where the dead wall is cut, thus also affecting where Awai normally gets the tile she uses to declare a kan, also stops her ability combo cold.]]
* DramaticThunder: A manifestation of Awai deciding to stop messing around, ''literally''.
* GlassCannon: Awaii is all offense, zero defense. Backfires spectacularly during her time on the table against both Himeko and Shizuno.
* GravityMaster: Figuratively. It makes opponents' starting hands terrible. When she uses this power, the opponents see a vision of the infinite darkness of the outer space. Fortunately for them, this power is not foolproof -- it can be trumped by other powers that say "a certain tile composition must happen" (e.g. Himeko's keyblade or Takami's Harvest Time).
* HeroWorshipper: A mild example to Teru, as she comments that she wouldn't mind losing to her, which says a great deal considering her arrogance and confidence in her own abilities.
* MeaningfulName: ''Fleeting Supernova''
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:While Team Shiraitodai was already at a bad spot after an early lead courtesy of Teru, her arrogance and bravado ''nearly'' became their undoing.]]
* OhCrap: Her reaction after [[spoiler:realizing that this time, she will have to claw her way to second-place, and again after she tried to declare the score from her hand, only for Shizuno to tell her to look at the ura dora. She does, and is shocked to find out that her play is invalidated.]]
* SweetTooth: A huge one, though not exactly unique among the Shiraitodai players barring Sumire.
* TheWorfEffect: Years prior to ''Achiga-hen'', [[WordOfGod Ritz]] hyped up Awai as a formidable opponent. Come ''Achiga-hen''... well, let's just say that Awai's ''actual'' performance during the Captains' match pretty much dispelled that notion. While her abilities would ''theoretically'' make her a menace to any normal player, her propensity to go all-out rendered her largely ineffective. This is exacerbated by the fact that, due to her massive ego, she doesn't even bother putting up a defense, which makes for easy pickings by savvier opponents.
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Team Rinkai has been East Tokyo's representative for the past fifteen years and is currently at fourth-seed. Its roster is primarily composed of [[MultinationalTeam overseas students studying in Japan on scholarship]], though new rules implemented last year now force them to field at least one Japanese player (i.e., Satoha) as Vanguard.
As of the current chapters, Team Rinkai is playing at the National semifinals Side B, against Kiyosumi, Himematsu and Usuzan.
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A Georgian transferee and one of the three newcomers to Team Rinkai, as well as a former Junior World Champion.
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* {{Expy}}: Of Nell''ie'', a Russian character from ''Manga/{{Fatalizer}}''. As that manga revolves around super-powered foreigners in Japan, Team Rinkai is pretty much a homage to that manga, and it shows.
* FamousNamedForeigner: Her surname probably comes from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliso_Virsaladze Eliso Virsaladze]].
* InformedAbility: Apparently, her power involves total flow control. A silhouette of her appears when Hisa was talking about abilities.
* NiceHat: Wears a very nice red one.
* PhenotypeStereotype: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], as she's a tiny brunette.
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!!Megan Davin
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Team Rinkai has been East Tokyo's representative for the past fifteen years and is currently at fourth-seed. Its roster is primarily composed of [[MultinationalTeam overseas students studying in Japan on scholarship]], though new rules implemented last year now force them to field at least one Japanese player (i.e., Satoha) as Vanguard.
As of the current chapters, Team Rinkai is playing at the National semifinals Side B, against Kiyosumi, Himematsu and Usuzan.
!!Nelly Virsaladze
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A Georgian transferee and one of the three newcomers to Team Rinkai, as well as a former Junior World Champion.
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* {{Expy}}: Of Nell''ie'', a Russian character from ''Manga/{{Fatalizer}}''. As that manga revolves around super-powered foreigners in Japan, Team Rinkai is pretty much a homage to that manga, and it shows.
* FamousNamedForeigner: Her surname probably comes from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliso_Virsaladze Eliso Virsaladze]].
* InformedAbility: Apparently, her power involves total flow control. A silhouette of her appears when Hisa was talking about abilities.
* NiceHat: Wears a very nice red one.
* PhenotypeStereotype: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], as she's a tiny brunette.
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A Georgian transferee and one of the three newcomers to Team Rinkai, as well as a former Junior World Champion.
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* {{Expy}}: Of Nell''ie'', a Russian character from ''Manga/{{Fatalizer}}''. As that manga revolves around super-powered foreigners in Japan, Team Rinkai is pretty much a homage to that manga, and it shows.
* FamousNamedForeigner: Her surname probably comes from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliso_Virsaladze Eliso Virsaladze]].
* InformedAbility: Apparently, her power involves total flow control. A silhouette of her appears when Hisa was talking about abilities.
* NiceHat: Wears a very nice red one.
* PhenotypeStereotype: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], as she's a tiny brunette.
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A player for Team Rinkai from the United States.
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* AnimeAccentAbsence: A strange example, as she seemingly ''gains'' a stereotypical thick American accent at the end of ''Zenkoku-hen'', whereas she showed ''none'' of this (she instead spoke in a halting, but perfectly normally-accented Japanese) during one of the earlier episodes (the Training Camp flashback).
* MomentOfWeakness: During last year's Nationals, Megan became so terrified of Cold Touka she went the way of the DirtyCoward and targeted a weak player and ended the match in Team Rinkai's favor. [[MustMakeAmends She has since deeply regretted it.]]
* MustMakeAmends: As she confides to Satoha, she terribly regrets having ran away from Cold Touka, and wants a second crack at facing her. Unfortunately for her, since she's in her final year of high school, and with Team Ryuumonbuchi out of the Nationals, that chance will likely never come.
* PhenotypeStereotype: Averted. Megan is black with dark features.
* PrettyInMink: Wears a long coat lined with fur on the collar when she was first introduced.
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!!Satoha Tsujigaito
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A player for Team Rinkai from the United States.
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* AnimeAccentAbsence: A strange example, as she seemingly ''gains'' a stereotypical thick American accent at the end of ''Zenkoku-hen'', whereas she showed ''none'' of this (she instead spoke in a halting, but perfectly normally-accented Japanese) during one of the earlier episodes (the Training Camp flashback).
* MomentOfWeakness: During last year's Nationals, Megan became so terrified of Cold Touka she went the way of the DirtyCoward and targeted a weak player and ended the match in Team Rinkai's favor. [[MustMakeAmends She has since deeply regretted it.]]
* MustMakeAmends: As she confides to Satoha, she terribly regrets having ran away from Cold Touka, and wants a second crack at facing her. Unfortunately for her, since she's in her final year of high school, and with Team Ryuumonbuchi out of the Nationals, that chance will likely never come.
* PhenotypeStereotype: Averted. Megan is black with dark features.
* PrettyInMink: Wears a long coat lined with fur on the collar when she was first introduced.
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The oldest and sole Japanese member of Team Rinkai, as well as last year's third-placer in the individuals, behind Kei and Teru. As per tournament rules, she is required to play as Vanguard (a natural fit for an ace player like her).
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Saki's estranged older sister andsole Japanese member leader of Team Rinkai, Shiraitodai. Teru is a mahjong superstar, ranking first on the national rankings, and is leading a two-time defending Nationals champion team. Since her parent's separation, she has lived with her mother in Tokyo. She and Sumire makes up the [=ToraHime=] combination.
This year, she plays Vanguard due to her winning streak, allowing her to lower her opponents' scores below 0. Her ability has a giant snow-balling effect -- specifically, she spends the first hand analyzing her opponent's abilities. Afterwards, she is capable of going on long streaks with the value of each successful hand worth more than the last. This manifests itself in a tornado on her right arm. The only drawback is tha she has to rely on her opponents' tiles to siphon off them as effectively as possible.
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* TheAce: One of the best high-school level mahjong players in the series.
* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: Saki says that the last time she visited Teru and their mother, Teru was unwilling to speak with her at all.
* BlowYouAway: Her power manifests as a whirlwind covering her right arm.
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Saki's Abel. The latter is well aware of Teru's enmity toward her, but is quite shocked to hear that Teru refuses to admit to having a sister.
* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During the National semifinals, against Toki's ippatsu tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declares riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knew by (a traumatic) experience. Later in the match Teru declared kan, freaking out her opponents who expected a rinshan kaihou. Their relief that over Teru still being one tile away from completion (even with a tile off the dead wall) was short-lived, however, when they realized Teru opened more kan dora, which wrecked Kuro's hand a big time and forced her to play Teru's game.]]
* ClimaxBoss: In Achiga-hen, is the most difficult opponent the Achiga girls face in their quest to reach and play against Nodoka.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Not in the main manga or ''Achiga-hen'', but Teru in ''Saki Biyori'' is... ''special'', to say the least.
* ClubPresident: Of Team Shiraitodai.
* CoolBigSis: How she used to be. Now she doesn't even acknowledge that Saki is her sister.
* CynicismCatalyst: See DarkAndTroubledPast. The details of what happened or why Teru changed the way she did are unclear, but the event in question evidently had a great impact on her.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[http://sadpanda.us/images/1628808-0UZ5S3N.png How did Teru turn from the sweet older sister to one that doesn't even acknowledge her sister? Well, for one thing, Teru is wearing a mourning dress here.]]
* DracoInLeatherPants: InUniverse -- Saki's flashbacks to Teru are highly idealized (from appearance to voice), and even when it's clear that Teru publicly disowned her, she still holds out hope that she can change her sister's mind through mahjong even after words have failed. In ''Achiga-hen'', she also has a lot of fangirls cheering for her everytime she scores, her ruthless playing style be damned. Her underclassmen are especially smitten by her, almost to an OneeSama degree. Only Sumire seems to be aware of the severe family-related issues Teru hides behind her stoic facade.
* TheDreaded: If there is anyone the contestants of the tournament do not want to face, it is ''Teru''. Even Kei, last year'sthird-placer National individuals runner-up, likened her to a force of nature than a human being.
* EvilSoundsDeep: In the first anime only, where her voice in theindividuals, behind Kei and Teru. As per tournament rules, she present is required to play as notably deeper than in Saki's flashbacks.
** VocalEvolution: Come ''Achiga-hen'', the deep alto voice Creator/MaiNakahara used was replaced instead with a much lighter tone. Especially evident during the extra episodes, which feature what happens after the Vanguard(a natural fit match, where Teru is just sitting around in Shiraitodai's waiting room eating sweets with the rest of her team.
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe. While Teru is cold and aloof, even to her teammates and especially to her sister, she can project a cheerful facade if needed. In contrast, while Hiroe loves to taunt her opponents, she's actually a good teammate and sister, and that her taunts are actually her way of encouraging her opponents to give her a decent challenge.
* HiddenDepths: Despite her utterly ruthless style, the TV finale of ''Achiga-hen'' hints that Teru might not be as uncaring as she outwardly presents, when her stoic mask breaks (for just a second) and she shows concern after Toki collapses after their match. This is even ''more'' pronounced in the manga chapter showing the same event, where we're treated to a frame showing Teru looking outright shocked at what happened, and later wondering about Toki's condition. She also appears briefly worried about Sumire, the closest person she has to a friend, after realizing that she has a tell, but they're not yet able to identify what it is.
** Despite being PlayedForLaughs, ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that Teru can be a bit of a goofball when paired with Awai, and has a humongous SweetTooth.
* HiddenEyes: Fairly common in flashbacks, and the photo of her in a magazine that is occasionally shown.
* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Sister]]: As far as we know, she hasn't said it directly to Saki, but when asked, she refuses to admit that Saki is her sister.
* KickTheDog: Inadvertently, but the reaction Saki has to her saying that she doesn't have a sister is quite... Well, troubling, even if Teru most likely never expected that Saki would hear of it.
* LightIsNotGood: The Teru the public knows is definitely ''not'' the Teru her team is familiar with, as Sumire points out after seeing Teru give fake smiles to the press. And while more reserved than nasty -- see her private concern foran ace Toki after her collapse and hospitalization -- she seems to reserve a special kind of loathing for her own sister.
* MeaningfulName: Like Saki, her name is relevant to her ability. Her name means 'to illuminate' which refer to her 'Shoumakyou' a magical mirror that illuminate/reveal her opponent's nature to her.
* NotSoAboveItAll: ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that it's ''Teru'' that usually goes along with Awai's crazy suggestions.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: One thing she shares with Saki -- except the sheer ruthlessness in mahjong.
* SayMyName: In TheStinger for ''Zenkoku-hen'', Teru turns to the camera and whispers "Saki...", implying that deep down at least she's still aware that she ''does'' have a sister.
* SignatureMove: ''Achiga-hen'' finally reveals the truth of the matter, and boy it's a doozy. She sees through her opponents' cores after a single hand, letting her counter their styles and abilities. She then goes on winning streaks where each hand is more valuable than the last. Her drawbacks are that the point-farming gets reset if someone manages to interrupt her streak (such as Kuro's ability to collect doras), and that her over-reliance on what she observes limits her options. This would make Saki's ±0 style even more impressive, as even National players working together have trouble interrupting her streaks, while all Saki needs to win back lost points are a few massive hands, in contrast to Teru relying on long streaks -- a move Saki could use over and over if she wants. Saki was also known to be the ''only'' playerlike her).to have beaten Teru on her own... and she's been using her talent to ''[[WillfullyWeak throw every match]]''.
* SlasherSmile: On the cover of the eighth DVD of Season 1. This was lampooned ''mercilessly'' a few years later in one of the ''Achiga-hen'' extras, where an embarrassed Teru admits (to Awai and Sumire) that her expression on the cover was not one of her brightest moments, especially when Awai considers doing the same.
* StepfordSmiler: She displays politeness to the press, but behind the door, she's pretty damn condescending. Probably explains why the press don't double check it when she denies any connection with Saki.
-->'''Sumire:''' "As always... your salesman smile is absolutely cruel."\\
'''Teru:''' "Oh...? You know, there's quite a few people I'm actually grateful to. I wasn't lying..."\\
'''Sumire:''' "Right, but it's just too different from your normal self. "
* TheStoic: Even when her team is nearly eliminated, she was shown unconcerned and busy eating sweets.
** NotSoStoic: Mentioning [[IHaveNoSon Saki]] is the surest way for anyone to get a reaction out of her. Then there's Toki fainting after her match.
* SweetTooth: Has a massive one, which is further flanderized in her appearances in ''Saki Biyori''.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: In Saki's flashbacks, she's shown as being relatively cheerful and caring for her younger sister.
* WalkingSpoiler: To an extent, as the scene in which she denied her relationship with Saki and revealed that she had grown colder and more distant over the years came off as a surprise.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Teru is featured in mahjong magazines, depicted with a smile and a generic ambitious quote. The effects of this are felt in the first part of the nationals, when a reporter tells another that Nodoka is the only Kiyosumi player worth noting, meaning that people seem to have bought into Teru's lie that she didn't have a sister. While Teru indeed disowned Saki, it never really made it to the news in the main series. Saki only hears about being disowned when Mihoko mentions asking Nishida about Teru and Saki's relationship during Mihoko's own interview.
* WhamLine: The first indication of how severe her estrangement from Saki is.
-->'''Sumire:''' "Don't you have a sister?"\\
'''Teru:''' "[[IHaveNoSon No, I don't]]."
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Saki's estranged older sister and
This year, she plays Vanguard due to her winning streak, allowing her to lower her opponents' scores below 0. Her ability has a giant snow-balling effect -- specifically, she spends the first hand analyzing her opponent's abilities. Afterwards, she is capable of going on long streaks with the value of each successful hand worth more than the last. This manifests itself in a tornado on her right arm. The only drawback is tha she has to rely on her opponents' tiles to siphon off them as effectively as possible.
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* TheAce: One of the best high-school level mahjong players in the series.
* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: Saki says that the last time she visited Teru and their mother, Teru was unwilling to speak with her at all.
* BlowYouAway: Her power manifests as a whirlwind covering her right arm.
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Saki's Abel. The latter is well aware of Teru's enmity toward her, but is quite shocked to hear that Teru refuses to admit to having a sister.
* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During the National semifinals, against Toki's ippatsu tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declares riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knew by (a traumatic) experience. Later in the match Teru declared kan, freaking out her opponents who expected a rinshan kaihou. Their relief that over Teru still being one tile away from completion (even with a tile off the dead wall) was short-lived, however, when they realized Teru opened more kan dora, which wrecked Kuro's hand a big time and forced her to play Teru's game.]]
* ClimaxBoss: In Achiga-hen, is the most difficult opponent the Achiga girls face in their quest to reach and play against Nodoka.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Not in the main manga or ''Achiga-hen'', but Teru in ''Saki Biyori'' is... ''special'', to say the least.
* ClubPresident: Of Team Shiraitodai.
* CoolBigSis: How she used to be. Now she doesn't even acknowledge that Saki is her sister.
* CynicismCatalyst: See DarkAndTroubledPast. The details of what happened or why Teru changed the way she did are unclear, but the event in question evidently had a great impact on her.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[http://sadpanda.us/images/1628808-0UZ5S3N.png How did Teru turn from the sweet older sister to one that doesn't even acknowledge her sister? Well, for one thing, Teru is wearing a mourning dress here.]]
* DracoInLeatherPants: InUniverse -- Saki's flashbacks to Teru are highly idealized (from appearance to voice), and even when it's clear that Teru publicly disowned her, she still holds out hope that she can change her sister's mind through mahjong even after words have failed. In ''Achiga-hen'', she also has a lot of fangirls cheering for her everytime she scores, her ruthless playing style be damned. Her underclassmen are especially smitten by her, almost to an OneeSama degree. Only Sumire seems to be aware of the severe family-related issues Teru hides behind her stoic facade.
* TheDreaded: If there is anyone the contestants of the tournament do not want to face, it is ''Teru''. Even Kei, last year's
* EvilSoundsDeep: In the first anime only, where her voice in the
** VocalEvolution: Come ''Achiga-hen'', the deep alto voice Creator/MaiNakahara used was replaced instead with a much lighter tone. Especially evident during the extra episodes, which feature what happens after the Vanguard
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe. While Teru is cold and aloof, even to her teammates and especially to her sister, she can project a cheerful facade if needed. In contrast, while Hiroe loves to taunt her opponents, she's actually a good teammate and sister, and that her taunts are actually her way of encouraging her opponents to give her a decent challenge.
* HiddenDepths: Despite her utterly ruthless style, the TV finale of ''Achiga-hen'' hints that Teru might not be as uncaring as she outwardly presents, when her stoic mask breaks (for just a second) and she shows concern after Toki collapses after their match. This is even ''more'' pronounced in the manga chapter showing the same event, where we're treated to a frame showing Teru looking outright shocked at what happened, and later wondering about Toki's condition. She also appears briefly worried about Sumire, the closest person she has to a friend, after realizing that she has a tell, but they're not yet able to identify what it is.
** Despite being PlayedForLaughs, ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that Teru can be a bit of a goofball when paired with Awai, and has a humongous SweetTooth.
* HiddenEyes: Fairly common in flashbacks, and the photo of her in a magazine that is occasionally shown.
* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Sister]]: As far as we know, she hasn't said it directly to Saki, but when asked, she refuses to admit that Saki is her sister.
* KickTheDog: Inadvertently, but the reaction Saki has to her saying that she doesn't have a sister is quite... Well, troubling, even if Teru most likely never expected that Saki would hear of it.
* LightIsNotGood: The Teru the public knows is definitely ''not'' the Teru her team is familiar with, as Sumire points out after seeing Teru give fake smiles to the press. And while more reserved than nasty -- see her private concern for
* MeaningfulName: Like Saki, her name is relevant to her ability. Her name means 'to illuminate' which refer to her 'Shoumakyou' a magical mirror that illuminate/reveal her opponent's nature to her.
* NotSoAboveItAll: ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that it's ''Teru'' that usually goes along with Awai's crazy suggestions.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: One thing she shares with Saki -- except the sheer ruthlessness in mahjong.
* SayMyName: In TheStinger for ''Zenkoku-hen'', Teru turns to the camera and whispers "Saki...", implying that deep down at least she's still aware that she ''does'' have a sister.
* SignatureMove: ''Achiga-hen'' finally reveals the truth of the matter, and boy it's a doozy. She sees through her opponents' cores after a single hand, letting her counter their styles and abilities. She then goes on winning streaks where each hand is more valuable than the last. Her drawbacks are that the point-farming gets reset if someone manages to interrupt her streak (such as Kuro's ability to collect doras), and that her over-reliance on what she observes limits her options. This would make Saki's ±0 style even more impressive, as even National players working together have trouble interrupting her streaks, while all Saki needs to win back lost points are a few massive hands, in contrast to Teru relying on long streaks -- a move Saki could use over and over if she wants. Saki was also known to be the ''only'' player
* SlasherSmile: On the cover of the eighth DVD of Season 1. This was lampooned ''mercilessly'' a few years later in one of the ''Achiga-hen'' extras, where an embarrassed Teru admits (to Awai and Sumire) that her expression on the cover was not one of her brightest moments, especially when Awai considers doing the same.
* StepfordSmiler: She displays politeness to the press, but behind the door, she's pretty damn condescending. Probably explains why the press don't double check it when she denies any connection with Saki.
-->'''Sumire:''' "As always... your salesman smile is absolutely cruel."\\
'''Teru:''' "Oh...? You know, there's quite a few people I'm actually grateful to. I wasn't lying..."\\
'''Sumire:''' "Right, but it's just too different from your normal self. "
* TheStoic: Even when her team is nearly eliminated, she was shown unconcerned and busy eating sweets.
** NotSoStoic: Mentioning [[IHaveNoSon Saki]] is the surest way for anyone to get a reaction out of her. Then there's Toki fainting after her match.
* SweetTooth: Has a massive one, which is further flanderized in her appearances in ''Saki Biyori''.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: In Saki's flashbacks, she's shown as being relatively cheerful and caring for her younger sister.
* WalkingSpoiler: To an extent, as the scene in which she denied her relationship with Saki and revealed that she had grown colder and more distant over the years came off as a surprise.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Teru is featured in mahjong magazines, depicted with a smile and a generic ambitious quote. The effects of this are felt in the first part of the nationals, when a reporter tells another that Nodoka is the only Kiyosumi player worth noting, meaning that people seem to have bought into Teru's lie that she didn't have a sister. While Teru indeed disowned Saki, it never really made it to the news in the main series. Saki only hears about being disowned when Mihoko mentions asking Nishida about Teru and Saki's relationship during Mihoko's own interview.
* WhamLine: The first indication of how severe her estrangement from Saki is.
-->'''Sumire:''' "Don't you have a sister?"\\
'''Teru:''' "[[IHaveNoSon No, I don't]]."
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* BadassNormal: Able to keep up with the best in Japan, alongside playing monsters like Teru and Kei -- and all she has are sheer skill and experience.
* CoatCape: Wears one to emphasize her "gangster" image.
* DeadpanSnarker: Satoha doesn't beat around the bush when she mentions that Megan had ran away from her match a year earlier. Megan, however, doesn't deny this, and Satoha lays a comforting hand on Megan's shoulder after she expresses her regret for how things turned out.
* EarlyBirdCameo: To those with good eyes, she makes an appearance on the first opening of the anime's first season.
* {{Meganekko}}: Subverted, as she doesn't apparently need them, but wears them as part of her public persona.
* SamuraiPonytail: During her matches.
* {{Sarashi}}: Under her uniform during her semifinal, as revealed afterward. This is presumably part of her {{Yakuza}} motif as well.
** HiddenBuxom: Canny readers will notice her cup size seems to increase ''after'' she takes said sarashi off.
* TokenMinority: Inverted -- she's the sole Japanese player in a MultinationalTeam, as per tournament rules at least one local player is required for a team to become eligible for national competition (and a Vanguard, at that).
* WorthyOpponent: Apparently considers Kei to be this, after their match in last year's individual finals. Whether it is mutual remains to be seen.
* CoatCape: Wears one to emphasize her "gangster" image.
* DeadpanSnarker: Satoha doesn't beat around the bush when she mentions that Megan had ran away from her match a year earlier. Megan, however, doesn't deny this, and Satoha lays a comforting hand on Megan's shoulder after she expresses her regret for how things turned out.
* EarlyBirdCameo: To those with good eyes, she makes an appearance on the first opening of the anime's first season.
* {{Meganekko}}: Subverted, as she doesn't apparently need them, but wears them as part of her public persona.
* SamuraiPonytail: During her matches.
* {{Sarashi}}: Under her uniform during her semifinal, as revealed afterward. This is presumably part of her {{Yakuza}} motif as well.
** HiddenBuxom: Canny readers will notice her cup size seems to increase ''after'' she takes said sarashi off.
* TokenMinority: Inverted -- she's the sole Japanese player in a MultinationalTeam, as per tournament rules at least one local player is required for a team to become eligible for national competition (and a Vanguard, at that).
* WorthyOpponent: Apparently considers Kei to be this, after their match in last year's individual finals. Whether it is mutual remains to be seen.
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!!Sumire Hirose
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->''"You could at least try to
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsukiSaiga
Sumire is the
* CoatCape: Wears one to emphasize her "gangster" image.
* DeadpanSnarker: Satoha doesn't beat around the bush when she mentions that Megan had ran away from her match a year earlier. Megan, however, doesn't deny this, and Satoha lays a comforting hand on Megan's shoulder after she expresses her regret for how things turned out.
* EarlyBirdCameo: To those with good eyes, she makes an appearance on the first opening of the anime's first season.
* {{Meganekko}}: Subverted, as she doesn't apparently need them, but wears them as part of her public persona.
* SamuraiPonytail: During her matches.
* {{Sarashi}}: Under her uniform during her semifinal, as revealed afterward. This is presumably part of her {{Yakuza}} motif as well.
** HiddenBuxom: Canny readers will notice her cup size
As Sergeant, she helps further wither down her opponent’s already low score. While Teru prefers to win via tsumo, Sumire's style is called "Piercing Arrow", which involves getting a direct hit on her target by changing her hand to target her a certain discard. Before she does that, she needs to aim first and adjust her hand, which takes
* TokenMinority: Inverted -- she's the sole Japanese player in
* WorthyOpponent: Apparently considers Kei to be this, after their match in last year's individual finals. Whether it is mutual remains to be seen.
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!!Choe Myeong-hwa
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: Her playstyle revolves around adjusting her hand to target the discards of her targetted player. This trope, however, is also [[AchillesHeel her greatest weakness]]: when aiming, her hand twitches and she goes into a hypnotized state for a second while looking at her target. Yuu exploited this to avoid her arrows, irritating Sumire. Sumire also cannot play a fast game due to a lot of time needed for her hands to adjust to Yoshiko, who also exploited her weakness by playing low-scoring but fast hands.
* DeadpanSnarker: In her first appearance, Sumire speaks to Teru in a very cold and chiding manner. She doesn't seem to buy Teru's excuse for not smiling, asking Teru about having a sister.
* HimeCut: To emphasize her princess-like attitude.
* MeaningfulName: Shiraitodai is referred to as ''Team [=ToraHime=]'', and speculation suggested that this involves Teru and Sumire.
* OhCrap: Her reaction when she saw Yoshiko's strategy for defeating her.
* OnlySaneMan: ''Biyori'' characterizes Sumire as this, compared to the rest of Shiraitodai.
* TheRedBaron: "The Sharpshooter of Shiraitodai", on account of her archery-inspired playing style.
* TheStoic: She's typically fairly calm and no-nonsense.
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!!Takami Shibuya
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'''Position:''' Lieutenant
Another newcomer to Team Rinkai, of French-Korean stock. Prior to her arrival in Japan she was a top-ranking player in the European leagues.
As her nickname "Venter" suggests, Choe's ability centers on the gathering of cardinal wind tiles to her hand, being able to gather the same type of Wind tile as her seating position (meaning if she's seated East, she gets East tiles as well, and so on). She also seems to be able to gather Wind tiles depending on the round (East during the East Wind round), but only when she's a dealer.
Another newcomer to Team Rinkai, of French-Korean stock. Prior to her arrival in Japan she was a top-ranking player in the European leagues.
As her nickname "Venter" suggests, Choe's ability centers on the gathering of cardinal wind tiles to her hand, being able to gather the same type of Wind tile as her seating position (meaning if she's seated East, she gets East tiles as well, and so on). She also seems to be able to gather Wind tiles depending on the round (East during the East Wind round), but only when she's a dealer.
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'''Position:''' Lieutenant
Another newcomerLieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiToyoguchi
A quiet and reserved girl who always looks grim, always carrying a cup of tea. This is her first time in the nationals, being a recent addition to TeamRinkai, of French-Korean stock. Prior to her arrival in Japan she was a top-ranking player in the European leagues.
As her nickname "Venter" suggests, Choe'sShiraitodai for this year's nationals together with Seiko.
Takami's special abilitycenters on is "Harvest Time", where she apparently receives the gathering of cardinal wind first tile dealt in every match up to the last match. Depending on what tiles to her hand, being able to gather the same type of Wind tile as her seating position (meaning if she's seated East, she gets East tiles as well, and so on). She also seems to be able to gather Wind tiles depending on the round (East are dealt during the East Wind round), course of the turns leading up to hers, this means Takami can come up with shockingly high-point hands, but only when she's it takes a dealer.lot of setup to pay off, which can be exploited by savvier opponents.
Of the five Yakuman hands that were executed in the nationals before the semifinals, Takami is known to have executed two of them.
Another newcomer
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiToyoguchi
A quiet and reserved girl who always looks grim, always carrying a cup of tea. This is her first time in the nationals, being a recent addition to Team
As her nickname "Venter" suggests, Choe's
Takami's special ability
Of the five Yakuman hands that were executed in the nationals before the semifinals, Takami is known to have executed two of them.
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* DisappearedDad: Her father, possibly her French parent, died before the series started.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has a transparent "arch" in the middle of her eyes, a trait she shares with Team Usuzan's Yuan.
* FishOutOfWater: In Round 124, Choe notes that she still feels unused to Japanese culture.
* GoodParents: Her mother, Prof. Choe, seems to be one by all indications, coming down to see her daughter play. Myeng-hwa hopes to become independent as soon as she can so she wouldn't be a burden to her mother.
* InSeriesNickname: "Venter", or "Wind Goddess".
* ParasolParachute: She glides through the air into the arena on her parasol.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Spellings of her name include Choi Myeng-hwa, Choe Myeonghwa and Che Myong Fwa.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She's said to like salmon and herring roe ever since she came to Japan.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has a transparent "arch" in the middle of her eyes, a trait she shares with Team Usuzan's Yuan.
* FishOutOfWater: In Round 124, Choe notes that she still feels unused to Japanese culture.
* GoodParents: Her mother, Prof. Choe, seems to be one by all indications, coming down to see her daughter play. Myeng-hwa hopes to become independent as soon as she can so she wouldn't be a burden to her mother.
* InSeriesNickname: "Venter", or "Wind Goddess".
* ParasolParachute: She glides through the air into the arena on her parasol.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Spellings of her name include Choi Myeng-hwa, Choe Myeonghwa and Che Myong Fwa.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She's said to like salmon and herring roe ever since she came to Japan.
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* DisappearedDad: AwesomeButImpractical: Her father, possibly her French parent, died before the series started.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: She hasHarvest Time ability. While it can guarantee a transparent "arch" in the middle of her eyes, high point hand, it takes a trait she shares with Team Usuzan's Yuan.
* FishOutOfWater: In Round 124, Choe notes that she still feels unusedlong time to Japanese culture.
* GoodParents: Her mother, Prof. Choe, seemsset up properly. Not only that, but it also requires an opponent to be one by all indications, coming down to see her daughter play. Myeng-hwa hopes to become independent as soon as careless during their dealer turns and keep on winning dealer repeats so Takami can get the tiles she can so she wouldn't be a burden to her mother.
* InSeriesNickname: "Venter", or "Wind Goddess".needs.
*ParasolParachute: BattleAura: When it's time for her to "harvest" the tiles, a forest full of grapes becomes the background.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Sheglides through plays quite normally and loses a lot of points before her ability activates. Like Teru, if she becomes the air into last dealer, Takami becomes a very dangerous player able to spam yakuman hands with the arena on her parasol.
tiles she managed to harvest.
*SpellMyNameWithAnS: Spellings of her name include Choi Myeng-hwa, Choe Myeonghwa and Che Myong Fwa.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood:SpotOfTea: She's said shown almost constantly drinking tea outside of her matches.
* StoicSpectacles: Wears a pair of them tolike salmon emphasize her cool-headed nature and herring roe ever since she came to Japan.playstyle.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has
* FishOutOfWater: In Round 124, Choe notes that she still feels unused
* GoodParents: Her mother, Prof. Choe, seems
* InSeriesNickname: "Venter", or "Wind Goddess".
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!!Hao Huiyu
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->''"I can teach you the rules, but are you sure? No one can beat me at that, you know."''
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant
Hailing from Hong Kong, Hao is one of the three newcomers to Team Rinkai, as well as a champion in Chinese mahjong back in her grade-school days and silver medalist in last year's Incheon tournament. She also played in the Asian tournament, but due to differences in rule she has had a hard time playing it, much less winning in it, and so she accepts Rinkai's scholarship offer so she can prepare for another crack at the Asian tournament, as Japanese riichi-style mahjong is close enough to the rules used in that competition.
Despite her stay in Rinkai, Hao still isn't comfortable playing riichi mahjong, as she has difficulty getting the tiles she needs to complete her hands. In order to adapt, she comes up with a style that keeps the essence of Chinese mahjong, but still adhering to the rules of riichi mahjong. This is the reason why, to date, she's never called riichi in any of her games.
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->''"I can teach you the rules, but are you sure? No one can beat me at that, you know."''
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant
Hailing from Hong Kong, Hao is one of the three newcomers to Team Rinkai, as well as a champion in Chinese mahjong back in her grade-school days and silver medalist in last year's Incheon tournament. She also played in the Asian tournament, but due to differences in rule she has had a hard time playing it, much less winning in it, and so she accepts Rinkai's scholarship offer so she can prepare for another crack at the Asian tournament, as Japanese riichi-style mahjong is close enough to the rules used in that competition.
Despite her stay in Rinkai, Hao still isn't comfortable playing riichi mahjong, as she has difficulty getting the tiles she needs to complete her hands. In order to adapt, she comes up with a style that keeps the essence of Chinese mahjong, but still adhering to the rules of riichi mahjong. This is the reason why, to date, she's never called riichi in any of her games.
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'''Position:'''
Hailing from Hong Kong, Hao is one of the three newcomers to Team Rinkai, as well as a champion in Chinese mahjong back in her grade-school days
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriShimizu
A tomboyish girl and
She's known as the "Fisherman of Shiraitodai", whose style involves "fishing" desired tiles from the table and increasing her chances to
Despite
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* AnimeChineseGirl: Of course, being from Hong Kong and all.
* BadassBoast: Her quote, regarding chinese mahjong, when Satoha asked about it.
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[[folder:Eisui All-Girls' High School]]
Team Eisui, considered to be the strongest in Kyushu, is representing Kagoshima Prefecture for the third year in a row, and is currently seeded at third. Its members bear a {{miko}} theme, and stay in solemn rooms during competitions. For this year's competition, all the branch families have come together so that Komaki Jindai doesn't have to carry the team by herself.
Team Eisui, together with Miyamori, has been eliminated at the National quarterfinals, chalking in a third-place finish.
!!Komaki Jindai
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriHayami
Ace player of Team Eisui and scion of the main family of the branches which make up the team. Last year, as an individual player she achieved fame as a "mahjong monster", but pushed herself too hard, and now has her teammates watching out for her. Kyouko claims that part of Eisui's strategy is to let Komaki go for the big hands and that she will play multiple styles, but is a little shaky sometimes. Her teammates call her "Princess".
Her powers seem to stem from being a vessel of seven goddesses (out of eight -- the other is handled by her cousin Kasumi), and becomes a dangerous board-clear when asleep. The drawback is that she doesn’t know the sequence of her deities' appearance.
* BadassBoast: Her quote, regarding chinese mahjong, when Satoha asked about it.
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[[folder:Eisui All-Girls' High School]]
Team Eisui, considered to be the strongest in Kyushu, is representing Kagoshima Prefecture for the third year in a row, and is currently seeded at third. Its members bear a {{miko}} theme, and stay in solemn rooms during competitions. For this year's competition, all the branch families have come together so that Komaki Jindai doesn't have to carry the team by herself.
Team Eisui, together with Miyamori, has been eliminated at the National quarterfinals, chalking in a third-place finish.
!!Komaki Jindai
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriHayami
Ace player of Team Eisui and scion of the main family of the branches which make up the team. Last year, as an individual player she achieved fame as a "mahjong monster", but pushed herself too hard, and now has her teammates watching out for her. Kyouko claims that part of Eisui's strategy is to let Komaki go for the big hands and that she will play multiple styles, but is a little shaky sometimes. Her teammates call her "Princess".
Her powers seem to stem from being a vessel of seven goddesses (out of eight -- the other is handled by her cousin Kasumi), and becomes a dangerous board-clear when asleep. The drawback is that she doesn’t know the sequence of her deities' appearance.
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* AnimeChineseGirl: Of course, being from Hong Kong and all.
* BadassBoast: Her quote, regarding chinese mahjong, when Satoha asked about it.
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[[folder:Eisui All-Girls' High School]]
Team Eisui, considered to be the strongest in Kyushu, is representing Kagoshima Prefecture for the third year in a row, and is currently seeded at third. Its members bear a {{miko}} theme, and stay in solemn rooms during competitions. For this year's competition,ButchLesbian: Out of all the branch families have come together so that Komaki Jindai doesn't have characters, Seiko probably best fits this trope.
* CallingYourAttacks: If she makes three calls, Seiko is guaranteed tocarry win in the team by herself.
Team Eisui, togethernext five turns.
* LastNameBasis: Seems to be on this withMiyamori, has been eliminated at the National quarterfinals, chalking in a third-place finish.
!!Komaki Jindai
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriHayami
Ace playerrest of Team Eisui and scion Shiraitodai, which otherwise tends to use first names on each other.
* LoopholeAbuse: During an individuals game, she prevents Awai from using her ability, which is based around corners, by arranging all the tiles in a circle.
* {{Motif|s}}: A fisherman, which is reflected in her playing style.
* NonUniformUniform: She wears bicycle shorts instead of themain family of white skirt the branches which make up the team. Last year, as an individual player she achieved fame as a "mahjong monster", but pushed herself too hard, and now has rest of her teammates watching out for her. Kyouko claims that wear.
* TheRedBaron: "The Fisherman of Shiraitodai", as many of her moves evoke the image of a fisherman.
* TheWorfEffect: She was as hyped as one of the best in Team Shiraitodai due to being part ofEisui's strategy is to let Komaki go for the big hands current champions. Her ''actual'' performance on the table however is extremely lacking. This is somewhat lampshaded and that she will play multiple styles, but is a little shaky sometimes. Her teammates call PlayedForLaughs in this exchange after her "Princess".
Her powers seem to stem from being a vessel of seven goddesses (out of eight -- the other is handled by her cousin Kasumi), and becomes a dangerous board-clear when asleep. The drawback is that she doesn’t know the sequence of her deities' appearance.semifinals match.
-->'''Seiko:''' "I beat [[LastNameBasis Oohoshi's]] Double Riichi too."\\
'''Takami:''' "Eh? Did you really beat Awai-chan?"\\
'''Seiko:''' "Yeah. Hey... you don't have much confidence in me."
* BadassBoast: Her quote, regarding chinese mahjong, when Satoha asked about it.
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[[folder:Eisui All-Girls' High School]]
Team Eisui, considered to be the strongest in Kyushu, is representing Kagoshima Prefecture for the third year in a row, and is currently seeded at third. Its members bear a {{miko}} theme, and stay in solemn rooms during competitions. For this year's competition,
* CallingYourAttacks: If she makes three calls, Seiko is guaranteed to
Team Eisui, together
* LastNameBasis: Seems to be on this with
!!Komaki Jindai
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriHayami
Ace player
* LoopholeAbuse: During an individuals game, she prevents Awai from using her ability, which is based around corners, by arranging all the tiles in a circle.
* {{Motif|s}}: A fisherman, which is reflected in her playing style.
* NonUniformUniform: She wears bicycle shorts instead of the
* TheRedBaron: "The Fisherman of Shiraitodai", as many of her moves evoke the image of a fisherman.
* TheWorfEffect: She was as hyped as one of the best in Team Shiraitodai due to being part of
Her powers seem to stem from being a vessel of seven goddesses (out of eight -- the other is handled by her cousin Kasumi), and becomes a dangerous board-clear when asleep. The drawback is that she doesn’t know the sequence of her deities' appearance.
-->'''Seiko:''' "I beat [[LastNameBasis Oohoshi's]] Double Riichi too."\\
'''Takami:''' "Eh? Did you really beat Awai-chan?"\\
'''Seiko:''' "Yeah. Hey... you don't have much confidence in me."
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* BadassPrincess: Referred to as "Princess" by her teammates, and is one of the most feared mahjong players in the Inter-High.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Komaki plays at her best when she's asleep, but isn't aware of this.
* DaydreamSurprise: After the National quarterfinals, when Kasumi proposes going to the beach together before the individuals, it cuts to Team Eisui at the beach. In the next page, it's revealed that Komaki fell asleep.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Komaki is still in training, and can't control which "god" goes into her [[spoiler:and unfortunately for her, gets a relatively weak god in the National quarterfinals]].
* IncompletelyTrained: As a spirit medium. [[spoiler:This ultimately proved to be Team Eisui's undoing.]]
* InformedAbility: Komaki is supposed to play with wildly different styles based on which divine spirit is possessing her at the moment. She's also said to deliberately target second-placers with the Nine Lanterns yakuman, but again this never happens during her turn on the table.
* PunnyName: From ''Jindai-no-Maki'', the chapters in ''[[{{UsefulNotes/Shinto}} Kojiki]]'' about [[TheTimeOfMyths the age of the gods]].
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!!Kasumi Iwato
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->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Komaki plays at her best when she's asleep, but isn't aware of this.
* DaydreamSurprise: After the National quarterfinals, when Kasumi proposes going to the beach together before the individuals, it cuts to Team Eisui at the beach. In the next page, it's revealed that Komaki fell asleep.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Komaki is still in training, and can't control which "god" goes into her [[spoiler:and unfortunately for her, gets a relatively weak god in the National quarterfinals]].
* IncompletelyTrained: As a spirit medium. [[spoiler:This ultimately proved to be Team Eisui's undoing.]]
* InformedAbility: Komaki is supposed to play with wildly different styles based on which divine spirit is possessing her at the moment. She's also said to deliberately target second-placers with the Nine Lanterns yakuman, but again this never happens during her turn on the table.
* PunnyName: From ''Jindai-no-Maki'', the chapters in ''[[{{UsefulNotes/Shinto}} Kojiki]]'' about [[TheTimeOfMyths the age of the gods]].
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!!Kasumi Iwato
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Komaki plays at her best when she's asleep, but isn't aware of this.
* DaydreamSurprise: After the National quarterfinals, when Kasumi proposes going to the beach together before the individuals, it cuts to Team Eisui at the beach. In the next page, it's revealed that Komaki fell asleep.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Komaki is still in training, and can't control which "god" goes into her [[spoiler:and unfortunately for her, gets a relatively weak god in the National quarterfinals]].
* IncompletelyTrained: As a spirit medium. [[spoiler:This ultimately proved to be Team Eisui's undoing.]]
* InformedAbility: Komaki is supposed to play with wildly different styles based on which divine spirit is possessing her at the moment. She's also said to deliberately target second-placers with the Nine Lanterns yakuman, but again this never happens during her turn on the table.
* PunnyName: From ''Jindai-no-Maki'', the chapters in ''[[{{UsefulNotes/Shinto}} Kojiki]]'' about [[TheTimeOfMyths the age of the gods]].
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!!Kasumi Iwato
!!Awai Oohoshi
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->''"Based on my ability, I should be in Year 100!"''
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'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SayakaOhara
Komaki's cousin and finisher of Team Eisui. Kasumi prefers to play defensively, refusing to deal into someone's hand, and is also a good analyst, as shown during the quarterfinals, as she had held on to the tiles that Saki would have used a kan on. She was also the first to notice Toyone’s ability and the one to tell Hatsumi to take note of Sae.
Kasumi's abilities stem from her close relationship with Komaki -- since she couldn't be the vessel for all eight of her goddesses, Kasumi serves as the vessel for the odd one out, using its powers to collect honor tiles and one random suit per hand. However, she can't switch back to her usual defensive style until she is purified.
Her ability is slightly modified in the anime -- rather than simply taking possession of the "extra" god among those her cousin is supposed to hold, she instead captures the negative, non-divine spirits that might try to possess Komaki (represented by a staring eye).
Komaki's cousin and finisher of Team Eisui. Kasumi prefers to play defensively, refusing to deal into someone's hand, and is also a good analyst, as shown during the quarterfinals, as she had held on to the tiles that Saki would have used a kan on. She was also the first to notice Toyone’s ability and the one to tell Hatsumi to take note of Sae.
Kasumi's abilities stem from her close relationship with Komaki -- since she couldn't be the vessel for all eight of her goddesses, Kasumi serves as the vessel for the odd one out, using its powers to collect honor tiles and one random suit per hand. However, she can't switch back to her usual defensive style until she is purified.
Her ability is slightly modified in the anime -- rather than simply taking possession of the "extra" god among those her cousin is supposed to hold, she instead captures the negative, non-divine spirits that might try to possess Komaki (represented by a staring eye).
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A newcomer considered one of the most dangerous freshmen in Japan, aside from Saki. Awai is considerably confident, cocky andfinisher of Team Eisui. Kasumi prefers to play defensively, refusing to deal into someone's hand, and arrogant, but is also a good analyst, as shown during to be the quarterfinals, most cheerful out of her Shiraitodai teammates. She succeeded Teru as she had held on Team Shiraitodai's Captain.
Much like many "monster"-level participants, Awai features several special abilities, of which the most obvious comes into play at the beginning of every hand -- and this involves intimidating opponents into yielding very poor starters, with a low probability of completion (by way of projecting a vision of darkness), after which their hands are reset, forcing them to declare chi, pon or kan to advance. The drawback is that this is very difficult to pull off and can be worked around by savvy opponents. Her other abilities are relatively low-key, but possess a certain move that makes her a terror to thetiles that Saki would have used unprepared: a double riichi explosion (where she's guaranteed a tenpai after declaring riichi on the discard of her first tile), a guaranteed kan on. She was also from the dead wall (where said kan tile can always be drawn from around the first corner) which almost always precedes a winning hand; said kan allows her to notice Toyone’s ability and turn around the one to tell Hatsumi to take note of Sae.
Kasumi's abilities stemdora marker. The guaranteed win from her close relationship with Komaki -- since riichi then allows her to turn the ura dora marker, which will ''then'' allow Awai to get the tile she couldn't be the vessel for all eight of her goddesses, Kasumi serves kans as the vessel for the odd one out, using its powers to collect honor tiles and one random suit per hand. However, she can't switch back to her usual defensive style until she is purified.
Her ability is slightly modified in the anime -- rather than simply taking possession of the "extra" god among those her cousin is supposed to hold, she instead captures the negative, non-divine spirits that might try to possess Komaki (represented bya staring eye).dora.
Komaki's cousin
A newcomer considered one of the most dangerous freshmen in Japan, aside from Saki. Awai is considerably confident, cocky and
Much like many "monster"-level participants, Awai features several special abilities, of which the most obvious comes into play at the beginning of every hand -- and this involves intimidating opponents into yielding very poor starters, with a low probability of completion (by way of projecting a vision of darkness), after which their hands are reset, forcing them to declare chi, pon or kan to advance. The drawback is that this is very difficult to pull off and can be worked around by savvy opponents. Her other abilities are relatively low-key, but possess a certain move that makes her a terror to the
Kasumi's abilities stem
Her ability is slightly modified in the anime -- rather than simply taking possession of the "extra" god among those her cousin is supposed to hold, she instead captures the negative, non-divine spirits that might try to possess Komaki (represented by
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* [[spoiler:CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Saki, Kyouko and Toyone realized that she's the most dangerous player in Team Eisui... and she's on the team with Komaki, herself one of the most dangerous individuals players.]]
* FirstNameBasis: Tends to be somewhat more familiar with Komaki than her teammates, often calling her "Komaki-chan" rather than "Princess."
* GagBoobs: It beats ''any'' of the ''Saki'' girls by a landslide. Kyouko even refers to her as the "booby monster of Eisui". In the second ''Zenkoku-hen'' ending credits, her large breasts stop Kinue's soccer ball and Kasumi doesn't even seem to notice the ball coming to rest in her cleavage.
* {{Gainaxing}}: When she leaps into the air in the ending sequence for Zenkoku-hen, as well as [[spoiler:when Saki enters her Awakened state]].
* LapPillow: Does this for Komaki in one cover page.
* WillingChanneler: Her ability seems to work like this, where she "channels" one of the spirits "possesing" Jindai. This means that any team facing Eisui is technically facing Jindai ''twice''.
* FirstNameBasis: Tends to be somewhat more familiar with Komaki than her teammates, often calling her "Komaki-chan" rather than "Princess."
* GagBoobs: It beats ''any'' of the ''Saki'' girls by a landslide. Kyouko even refers to her as the "booby monster of Eisui". In the second ''Zenkoku-hen'' ending credits, her large breasts stop Kinue's soccer ball and Kasumi doesn't even seem to notice the ball coming to rest in her cleavage.
* {{Gainaxing}}: When she leaps into the air in the ending sequence for Zenkoku-hen, as well as [[spoiler:when Saki enters her Awakened state]].
* LapPillow: Does this for Komaki in one cover page.
* WillingChanneler: Her ability seems to work like this, where she "channels" one of the spirits "possesing" Jindai. This means that any team facing Eisui is technically facing Jindai ''twice''.
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* [[spoiler:CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Saki, Kyouko and Toyone realized that she's ArchEnemy: To Shizu, [[UnknownRival who doesn't reciprocate the most dangerous player in feeling]].
* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Mahjong Girl]]: Ooh boy, is she ever... which makes it all the more humiliating for her to lose to Shizuno.
* BadassBoast: Before the National semifinals, after Seiko has all but destroyed TeamEisui... and she's on the team with Komaki, herself one of the most dangerous individuals players.]]
* FirstNameBasis: Tends to be somewhat more familiar with Komaki than her teammates, often calling her "Komaki-chan" rather than "Princess.Shiraitodai's lead.
-->"Losing is not in my dictionary."
** After she lost to Shizuno, and badly so...
-->"I'm going to beat you one hundred times!"
*GagBoobs: {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Her characterization in ''Saki Biyori''.
* {{Combo}}: Awai's abilities are basically this, where triggering one ability leads to the others.
** ComboBreaker: ...But those savvy to the sequence of her skill activation can quickly put a stop to things, as demonstrated by Seiko preventing her guaranteed-kan skill (drawn from the dead wall corner) [[LoopholeAbuse by arranging all the tiles in a circle]] (which removes the corner). Shizuno's ability, which affects where the dead wall is cut depending on the dice roll, also affected where Awai normally gets the tile she uses to declare a kan, stopping her combo ability cold in its tracks.
* DramaticThunder: A manifestation of Awai deciding to stop messing around, ''literally''.
* GlassCannon: Awaii is all offense, zero defense. Backfires spectacularly during her time on the table against both Himeko and Shizuno.
* GravityMaster: Figuratively. Itbeats ''any'' makes opponents' starting hands terrible. When she uses this power, the opponents see a vision of the ''Saki'' girls infinite darkness of the outer space. Fortunately for them, this power is not foolproof -- it can be trumped by a landslide. Kyouko other powers that say "a certain tile composition must happen" (e.g. Himeko's keyblade or Takami's Harvest Time, or even refers Shizuno's AntiMagic ability).
* HeroWorshipper: A mild example to Teru, as she comments that she wouldn't mind losing to her, which says a great deal considering her arrogance and confidence in her own abilities.
* MeaningfulName: ''Fleeting Supernova''
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: While Team Shiraitodai was already at a bad spot after an early lead courtesy of Teru, her arrogance and misplaced bravado ''nearly'' became their undoing.
* OhCrap: Her reaction after realizing that this time, she will have to claw her way to second-place, and again after she tried to declare the score from her hand, only for Shizuno to tell her to look at the ura dora. She does, and is shocked to find out that her play is invalidated.
* SweetTooth: A huge one, though not exactly unique among the Shiraitodai players barring Sumire.
* TheWorfEffect: Years prior to ''Achiga-hen'', [[WordOfGod Ritz]] hyped up Awai as a formidable opponent. Come ''Achiga-hen''... well, let's just say come the National semifinals, Awai's ''actual'' performance was anything but stellar. While her abilities would ''theoretically'' make her a menace to any normal player, her propensity to go all-out rendered her largely ineffective. This is exacerbated by the fact that, due to heras the "booby monster of Eisui". In the second ''Zenkoku-hen'' ending credits, her large breasts stop Kinue's soccer ball and Kasumi massive ego, she doesn't even seem to notice the ball coming to rest in her cleavage.
* {{Gainaxing}}: When she leaps into the air in the ending sequencebother putting up a defense, which makes for Zenkoku-hen, as well as [[spoiler:when Saki enters her Awakened state]].
* LapPillow: Does this for Komaki in one cover page.
* WillingChanneler: Her ability seems to work like this, where she "channels" one of the spirits "possesing" Jindai. This means that any team facing Eisui is technically facing Jindai ''twice''.easy pickings by savvier opponents.
* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Mahjong Girl]]: Ooh boy, is she ever... which makes it all the more humiliating for her to lose to Shizuno.
* BadassBoast: Before the National semifinals, after Seiko has all but destroyed Team
* FirstNameBasis: Tends to be somewhat more familiar with Komaki than her teammates, often calling her "Komaki-chan" rather than "Princess.
-->"Losing is not in my dictionary."
** After she lost to Shizuno, and badly so...
-->"I'm going to beat you one hundred times!"
*
* {{Combo}}: Awai's abilities are basically this, where triggering one ability leads to the others.
** ComboBreaker: ...But those savvy to the sequence of her skill activation can quickly put a stop to things, as demonstrated by Seiko preventing her guaranteed-kan skill (drawn from the dead wall corner) [[LoopholeAbuse by arranging all the tiles in a circle]] (which removes the corner). Shizuno's ability, which affects where the dead wall is cut depending on the dice roll, also affected where Awai normally gets the tile she uses to declare a kan, stopping her combo ability cold in its tracks.
* DramaticThunder: A manifestation of Awai deciding to stop messing around, ''literally''.
* GlassCannon: Awaii is all offense, zero defense. Backfires spectacularly during her time on the table against both Himeko and Shizuno.
* GravityMaster: Figuratively. It
* HeroWorshipper: A mild example to Teru, as she comments that she wouldn't mind losing to her, which says a great deal considering her arrogance and confidence in her own abilities.
* MeaningfulName: ''Fleeting Supernova''
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: While Team Shiraitodai was already at a bad spot after an early lead courtesy of Teru, her arrogance and misplaced bravado ''nearly'' became their undoing.
* OhCrap: Her reaction after realizing that this time, she will have to claw her way to second-place, and again after she tried to declare the score from her hand, only for Shizuno to tell her to look at the ura dora. She does, and is shocked to find out that her play is invalidated.
* SweetTooth: A huge one, though not exactly unique among the Shiraitodai players barring Sumire.
* TheWorfEffect: Years prior to ''Achiga-hen'', [[WordOfGod Ritz]] hyped up Awai as a formidable opponent. Come ''Achiga-hen''... well, let's just say come the National semifinals, Awai's ''actual'' performance was anything but stellar. While her abilities would ''theoretically'' make her a menace to any normal player, her propensity to go all-out rendered her largely ineffective. This is exacerbated by the fact that, due to her
* {{Gainaxing}}: When she leaps into the air in the ending sequence
* LapPillow: Does this for Komaki in one cover page.
* WillingChanneler: Her ability seems to work like this, where she "channels" one of the spirits "possesing" Jindai. This means that any team facing Eisui is technically facing Jindai ''twice''.
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!!Hatsumi Usuzumi
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The second-ranking school overall in Japan as of the 70th Inter-High season, this year marks Senriyama's 35th appearance in the Nationals as well as eleventh straight year representing North Osaka for the competition. While its current lineup is composed of veterans from last season, it also features both a freshman and a new Vanguard to round off the team.
Unfortunately, Team Senriyama narrowly missed the finals to quarterfinals bracket-mate Achiga and Shiraitodai.
!!Toki Onjouji
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'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Ayumi Tsuji
A senior who looks too young for her age, sporting a swimsuit tanline and very loose clothing, as well as a ceremonial headdress during gameplay.
Like Team Kiyosumi's Yuuki, Hatsumi's game is extremely powerful when she is seated on the North. Her ability, called "Gates of Evil" by Kumakura, makes it easy for her to gather north and east tiles, and to a lesser extent, south and west tiles as well. Attracting this tiles will guarantee a ‘Big Four Winds’ Yakuman if not stopped. [[spoiler:She doesn’t believe that Sae had the power to block her and would go through great lengths just to keep her North position, which makes for easy pickings by Sae.]]
'''Voiced by:''' Ayumi Tsuji
A senior who looks too young for her age, sporting a swimsuit tanline and very loose clothing, as well as a ceremonial headdress during gameplay.
Like Team Kiyosumi's Yuuki, Hatsumi's game is extremely powerful when she is seated on the North. Her ability, called "Gates of Evil" by Kumakura, makes it easy for her to gather north and east tiles, and to a lesser extent, south and west tiles as well. Attracting this tiles will guarantee a ‘Big Four Winds’ Yakuman if not stopped. [[spoiler:She doesn’t believe that Sae had the power to block her and would go through great lengths just to keep her North position, which makes for easy pickings by Sae.]]
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'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:'''Ayumi Tsuji
A senior who looks too youngCreator/YuiOgura
Toki is a frail and sickly girl who, until last year, wasn't even a candidate for herage, sporting school's Nationals Team, being a swimsuit tanline and very loose clothing, middling player in Senriyama's C-Team. This all changed when, while recovering from a near-fatal illness that left her bedridden for a long time, she discovers that she can see into the future for a limited time, equivalent to a single turn in a mahjong match. With this ability, as well as a ceremonial headdress during gameplay.
Likethe support of her friends Ryuuka and Sara, she improves her game and works her way up the ranks, eventually joining Team Kiyosumi's Yuuki, Hatsumi's game is extremely powerful when Senriyama's frontliners. As she is seated prone to fainting spells, Toki is never seen far from Ryuuka's side, and seems to enjoy resting or sleeping on the North. Her ability, called "Gates of Evil" by Kumakura, makes it easy for her to gather north and east tiles, and to a lesser extent, south and west tiles as well. Attracting this tiles will guarantee a ‘Big Four Winds’ Yakuman if not stopped. [[spoiler:She doesn’t believe that Sae had the power to block her and would go through great lengths just to keep her North position, which makes for easy pickings by Sae.]]latter's lap.
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A senior who looks too young
Toki is a frail and sickly girl who, until last year, wasn't even a candidate for her
Like
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* AwesomeButImpractical: The "Gates of Evil." When they work, they earn her a lot of points. When they don't, she ends up losing quite often.
* BirdRun: She's seen doing this at a few points, which is yet another similarity between her and Yuuki.
* CryCute: When things are going badly for her [[spoiler:after her attempts to summon the Gates of Evil are repeatedly blocked by Sae and Kinue's efforts]], tears come to her eyes, and she spends the break crying into her MaskOfPower.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears a pair to emphasize her childish appearance (and personality).
* GoingCommando: Expected for the franchise, but Hatsumi is a blatant example. [[http://www.batoto.net/read/_/63294/saki_ch84_by_u-scanlations/8 Observe.]]
* InSeriesNickname: Some of her teammates call her "Hacchan".
* MaskOfPower: She shows up in a ceremonial headdress. Nodoka, for all she doesn't believe in the occult, finds it quite intimidating.
* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: Hatsumi is actually ''older'' than Komaki. She looks like she's about five years younger.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The first time she is shown, she has just finished ''flooring'' the competition at the Kagoshima finals, qualifying Team Eisui to the Nationals even without having to field Kasumi.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: As seen in the picture, she wears her robe ''very'' loosely.
* TanLines: Inexplicably, she also has them, outlined like a one-piece swimsuit.
* BirdRun: She's seen doing this at a few points, which is yet another similarity between her and Yuuki.
* CryCute: When things are going badly for her [[spoiler:after her attempts to summon the Gates of Evil are repeatedly blocked by Sae and Kinue's efforts]], tears come to her eyes, and she spends the break crying into her MaskOfPower.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears a pair to emphasize her childish appearance (and personality).
* GoingCommando: Expected for the franchise, but Hatsumi is a blatant example. [[http://www.batoto.net/read/_/63294/saki_ch84_by_u-scanlations/8 Observe.]]
* InSeriesNickname: Some of her teammates call her "Hacchan".
* MaskOfPower: She shows up in a ceremonial headdress. Nodoka, for all she doesn't believe in the occult, finds it quite intimidating.
* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: Hatsumi is actually ''older'' than Komaki. She looks like she's about five years younger.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The first time she is shown, she has just finished ''flooring'' the competition at the Kagoshima finals, qualifying Team Eisui to the Nationals even without having to field Kasumi.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: As seen in the picture, she wears her robe ''very'' loosely.
* TanLines: Inexplicably, she also has them, outlined like a one-piece swimsuit.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: The "Gates of Evil." When they work, they earn BadassAdorable: Combine her a lot undying determination with her cute looks and you have the perfect example of points. When they don't, this.
* CameBackStrong: In a way.
* DeadpanSnarker: Unlike most IllGirl characters, sheends up losing quite often.
* BirdRun: She's seen doing this at a few points, which is yet another similarity betweencan be downright snarky if she sees an opening to do so. It's probably just the side effect of regularly tiptoeing the line of death. In fact, half her and Yuuki.
lines in ''Saki Biyori'' is some kind of snark!
*CryCute: When things are going badly for her [[spoiler:after her attempts to summon {{Determinator}}: One of the Gates of Evil are repeatedly blocked by Sae and Kinue's efforts]], tears come to her eyes, and she spends the break crying into her MaskOfPower.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears a pair to emphasize her childish appearance (and personality).
* GoingCommando: Expected for the franchise, but Hatsumi is a blatant example. [[http://www.batoto.net/read/_/63294/saki_ch84_by_u-scanlations/8 Observe.]]
* InSeriesNickname: Some of her teammates call her "Hacchan".
* MaskOfPower: She shows up in a ceremonial headdress. Nodoka, for all she doesn't believebiggest determinators in the occult, finds it quite intimidating.
entire series.
*OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: Hatsumi is actually ''older'' than Komaki. DiscardAndDraw: She looks like she's about five years younger.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The first timeimplies that she is shown, had an ability vaguely referred to as "of the three armies" before her hospitalization, which she has just finished ''flooring'' thinks would have been more useful against Teru.
* EnemyMine: With Kirame. Invoked, as it's the only real way for anyone on the table to survive against Teru.
* HeroicResolve: Even if her body is frail, Toki will ''never'' back down from such tough competitionat as Teru, even if she has to push her body beyond its limits.
* HeroicSacrifice: Overexerts herself by looking ''three turns'' ahead just to stop Teru's streak despite knowing that her body will not take it. She is promptly knocked unconscious after theKagoshima finals, qualifying Team Eisui obligatory post-match exchange of thank-yous, and spends the rest of the National semifinals hospitalized.
* HonorBeforeReason: Related to theNationals even without entry above; instead of playing safe and defensively, she's pushing her body to the brink to, in her own words, "...knock the champion down a peg." This is despite the fact that being second place is good enough to advance.
* HypocriticalHumor: In the anime, while watching Ryuuka's match, hopes that Ryuuka won't "overdo it," when, in fact, Toki's overdoing it is the reason [[spoiler:she's watching from her hospital bed.
* IllGirl: Despite recovering from a near-fatal illness, Toki is still not in the best of health. When she points out her similarities with Yuu, Ryuuka immediately teasingly asks if she is referring to the two of them havingto field Kasumi.
weak constitutions.
*{{Stripperiffic}}: As seen [[CombatClairvoyance Mahjong Clairvoyance]]: Her power, which was triggered after surviving a near-fatal illness.
* MeaningfulName: If no kanji is given, "toki" usually means "time", which naturally fits with her clairvoyant powers.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Ryuuka. The dynamic is reversed, though: the smaller and more waifish girl wears the pants in thepicture, relationship.
* SympathyForTheHero: Upon seeing Kuro despairing against Teru, Toki thinks that Kuro may be beating herself up, but shewears has proven helpful against Teru by hoarding all the dora tiles. When Kuro discards a dora tile for the sake of stopping Teru's winning streaks, Toki appears quite impressed and pleased with Kuro.
* TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated, while Izumi (then on herrobe ''very'' loosely.
bedside) is agonizing over how to break the news to her, Toki sheds tears in her sleep, apparently cognizant of their fate.
*TanLines: Inexplicably, TookALevelInBadass: She's come a long way from when she also has them, outlined like a one-piece swimsuit.started at Team Senriyama, and this is not wholly due to her acquired ability.
* CameBackStrong: In a way.
* DeadpanSnarker: Unlike most IllGirl characters, she
* BirdRun: She's seen doing this at a few points, which is yet another similarity between
*
* GirlishPigtails: Wears a pair to emphasize her childish appearance (and personality).
* GoingCommando: Expected for the franchise, but Hatsumi is a blatant example. [[http://www.batoto.net/read/_/63294/saki_ch84_by_u-scanlations/8 Observe.]]
* InSeriesNickname: Some of her teammates call her "Hacchan".
* MaskOfPower: She shows up in a ceremonial headdress. Nodoka, for all she doesn't believe
*
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The first time
* EnemyMine: With Kirame. Invoked, as it's the only real way for anyone on the table to survive against Teru.
* HeroicResolve: Even if her body is frail, Toki will ''never'' back down from such tough competition
* HeroicSacrifice: Overexerts herself by looking ''three turns'' ahead just to stop Teru's streak despite knowing that her body will not take it. She is promptly knocked unconscious after the
* HonorBeforeReason: Related to the
* HypocriticalHumor: In the anime, while watching Ryuuka's match, hopes that Ryuuka won't "overdo it," when, in fact, Toki's overdoing it is the reason [[spoiler:she's watching from her hospital bed.
* IllGirl: Despite recovering from a near-fatal illness, Toki is still not in the best of health. When she points out her similarities with Yuu, Ryuuka immediately teasingly asks if she is referring to the two of them having
*
* MeaningfulName: If no kanji is given, "toki" usually means "time", which naturally fits with her clairvoyant powers.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Ryuuka. The dynamic is reversed, though: the smaller and more waifish girl wears the pants in the
* SympathyForTheHero: Upon seeing Kuro despairing against Teru, Toki thinks that Kuro may be beating herself up, but she
* TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated, while Izumi (then on her
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!!Haru Takimi
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'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriMizuhashi
A stoic newcomer whose emotions only come out when talking about the demon world and her favorite food, snacks coated with muscovado (a nutritious brown sugar).
Although her playstyle isn't elaborated upon in the manga, the anime expands upon it, and it is shown that she prefers to end the round via quick hands whenever she feels that a particular opponent is gathering a big-scoring hand.
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->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriMizuhashi
A stoic newcomer whose emotions only come out when talking about the demon world and her favorite food, snacks coated with muscovado (a nutritious brown sugar).
Although her playstyle isn't elaborated upon in the manga, the anime expands upon it, and it is shown that she prefers to end the round via quick hands whenever she feels that a particular opponent is gathering a big-scoring hand.
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A stoic newcomer whose emotions only come out when talking
Toki's best friend, who pushed for her inclusion into Team Senriyama's Nationals team, despite the latter's doubts. Ryuuka seems to have taken up the role of Toki's unofficial caretaker (and personal lap pillow), and is never far from her side, to the point of spoling her friend, but given Toki's condition she seems to feel that it's merited.
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* BigEater: Particularly where muscovado chips are concerned.
* InSeriesNickname: Hatsumi calls her "Haruru."
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Her face is typically devoid of expressions, but she smiles, much to the surprise of even her teammates, when Hisa compliments her muscovado chips.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Muscovado chips.
* InSeriesNickname: Hatsumi calls her "Haruru."
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Her face is typically devoid of expressions, but she smiles, much to the surprise of even her teammates, when Hisa compliments her muscovado chips.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Muscovado chips.
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* BigEater: Particularly BadassNormal: She made it on Team Senriyama with her own merits, while it took Toki being hospitalized and earning powers of clairvoyance to land a spot in her third year.
** EmpoweredBadassNormal: And then, during the National semifinals, she starts using foresight borrowed from Toki (and in the anime, heat-vision).
* CombinationAttack: With Toki. During the Captain's match, she was able to see a fairy Toki that can tell her the tiles she will be given and the highest points she can win. Fairy Toki will only be able summoned three times.
* CryCute: After finishing the semifinals in third place, she was last seen a disconsolate mess.
* EleventhHourSuperpower: Ryuuka receives a much more limited version of Toki's foresight... due to Toki rubbing off her face on Ryuuka's thighs so often. Unbelievably, the anime adds ''one more'': a type of heat vision, wheremuscovado chips are concerned.
* InSeriesNickname: Hatsumi callsshe can sense her "Haruru."
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Her face is typically devoidopponents' body temperature, which helps her predict their reaction to her moves. While active, Ryuuka's eyes gain neon purple rings inside of expressions, but them, making them glow with the same eerie color. Added likely to lend her ''some'' independence from Toki's loaned ability, with which she smiles, was wholly dependent throughout her run.
* FriendlyEnemy: To Team Achiga. After recognizing Kuro as one of the girls she met at the rest stop, she starts cheering for her, and is pleased when they get through the National quarterfinals.
* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: In ''Saki Biyori'' she admits that she's bad with scary stuff, and chooses to watch the film in English, because it would be scary enough even if they don't understand the plot. By contrast, [[DeadpanSnarker Toki]] has a much more understated reaction tothe surprise of even her teammates, when Hisa compliments the zombies finally arrive.
* InformedAbility: Ryuuka is Osaka's highest net point gainer, beating Sera, Hiroe, Kyouko and Kei.
* LapPillow: Serves as this for Toki, [[spoiler:which is also why she got some of Toki's foresight]].
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Toki.
* SayMyName: Screams Toki's name when she was over exerting herself, and after being knocked unconscious.
* UnbrokenVigil: She stays with Toki after she's hospitalized, until Izumi makes hermuscovado chips.
come back for her match, literally having to pry Ryuuka away from her bedside. Toki wakes up after Ryuuka has left.
*TrademarkFavoriteFood: Muscovado chips.WorfHadTheFlu: Hiroko worries that Ryuuka worrying about Toki's condition, especially since she had to leave for the finals before Toki came to, means that Ryuuka isn't playing at her best.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.
** EmpoweredBadassNormal: And then, during the National semifinals, she starts using foresight borrowed from Toki (and in the anime, heat-vision).
* CombinationAttack: With Toki. During the Captain's match, she was able to see a fairy Toki that can tell her the tiles she will be given and the highest points she can win. Fairy Toki will only be able summoned three times.
* CryCute: After finishing the semifinals in third place, she was last seen a disconsolate mess.
* EleventhHourSuperpower: Ryuuka receives a much more limited version of Toki's foresight... due to Toki rubbing off her face on Ryuuka's thighs so often. Unbelievably, the anime adds ''one more'': a type of heat vision, where
* InSeriesNickname: Hatsumi calls
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Her face is typically devoid
* FriendlyEnemy: To Team Achiga. After recognizing Kuro as one of the girls she met at the rest stop, she starts cheering for her, and is pleased when they get through the National quarterfinals.
* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: In ''Saki Biyori'' she admits that she's bad with scary stuff, and chooses to watch the film in English, because it would be scary enough even if they don't understand the plot. By contrast, [[DeadpanSnarker Toki]] has a much more understated reaction to
* InformedAbility: Ryuuka is Osaka's highest net point gainer, beating Sera, Hiroe, Kyouko and Kei.
* LapPillow: Serves as this for Toki, [[spoiler:which is also why she got some of Toki's foresight]].
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Toki.
* SayMyName: Screams Toki's name when she was over exerting herself, and after being knocked unconscious.
* UnbrokenVigil: She stays with Toki after she's hospitalized, until Izumi makes her
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* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.
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!!Tomoe Karijuku
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->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Chinatsu Akasaki
Another player for Team Eisui.
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->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Chinatsu Akasaki
Another player for Team Eisui.
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Another player
Sera is another of Ryuuka and Toki's friends. An unabashed tomboy, Sera would rather walk around in a t-shirt, shorts and a long coat than wear her school's default uniform, which is why she is embarassed when Hiroko forces her to wear it for
Sera prefers scoring with big hands built up over several turns, which makes her the opposite of Ako, whose playstyle focuses on scoring quickly with relatively small points.
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* {{Joshikousei}}: Of the girls in Team Eisui, only she prefers her school uniform over the miko garb, which she only wears during matches.
* ServileSnarker: Has some indications of this, such as when they're discussing how their friends might not be able to come until they finish their homework.
-->'''Komaki:''' "Should be fine, it's not like we finished our homework either."\\
'''Tomoe:''' "Speak for yourself, Princess."
* ServileSnarker: Has some indications of this, such as when they're discussing how their friends might not be able to come until they finish their homework.
-->'''Komaki:''' "Should be fine, it's not like we finished our homework either."\\
'''Tomoe:''' "Speak for yourself, Princess."
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* {{Joshikousei}}: Of CustomUniform: Sara wears the girls top of a ''gyakuran'' and shorts instead of the usual blouse and skirt combination. Apparently, she's exempt from the dress code in Team Eisui, only she prefers most circumstances, but Hiroko forces her school to wear the uniform over the miko garb, which she only wears during for matches.
*ServileSnarker: Has some indications of this, such as when they're discussing how their friends FriendlyEnemy: With Ako, much to the latter's discomfort.
* LadyLooksLikeADude: She mightnot as well be able a {{homage}} to come until they finish their homework.
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'''Tomoe:''' "Speak for yourself, Princess."traditional {{Shonen}} protagonists.
* LuminescentBlush: Often has one when she's forced to wear the uniform.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Cera", "Sara" and "Cela" are the three main spellings of her first name. This page refers to her as "Sera" due to it being a more naturally Japanese name.
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* LadyLooksLikeADude: She might
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'''Tomoe:''' "Speak for yourself, Princess."
* LuminescentBlush: Often has one when she's forced to wear the uniform.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Cera", "Sara" and "Cela" are the three main spellings of her first name. This page refers to her as "Sera" due to it being a more naturally Japanese name.
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[[folder:Himematsu High School]]
Himematsu, representing South Osaka, is one of the top schools in Kansai, alongside their cross-town rivals from Team Senriyama (whose coach Masae is mother to their own Hiroe and Kinue), and was a highly-seeded team until the emergence of Team Eisui and Komaki, relegating them to fifth-place. Team Himematsu has a tradition of putting their ace as Lieutenant. Notable for being one of the few schools in the Nationals that seems to be composed entirely of normal, if skilled, players.
Currently Team Himematsu, which placed second at the quarterfinals bracket, plays for the National semifinals (against bracket-mate Kiyosumi, as well as Rinkai and Usuzan).
!!Hiroe Atago
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->''"I set a trap, then attack mercilessly...I am the infamous 'Hiroe the Trap Master'!"''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Satsumi Matsuda
Elder daughter of Masae, professional player and coach of Team Senriyama, older sister to teammate Kinue, and ace of Team Himematsu. Hiroe is very loud and blunt about her opinions -- she ''knows'' she's good, and will not give a second thought about shoving it in everyone's faces, whether they like it or not. Her style revolves around bluffs and trash talks, with distracts her opponents into playing right into her hand.
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* BadassBoast: See above.
* BadassNormal: According to Hisa, in a team of normals that is ranked fifth in a competition stuffed to the rafters with mahjong monsters, she could epitomize this trope. This is even more proven to the fact that Hisa's hell waits doesn't work on her.
* CatSmile: Is prone to doing this to emphasize her mischievous personality, complete with CuteLittleFangs.
* FieryRedhead: She's red-haired, and has the appropriate fiery personality to match. This contrasts well with blue-haired Kinue's gentle disposition.
* IShallTauntYou: Her playstyle is mostly complemented with bluffs and trash talk designed to disorient her opponents.
* IncomingHam
-->''"Why'd no one pick me up after the match?!"''
* InsufferableGenius: Albeit one who mainly displays the "insufferable" aspect around her opponents, specifically those who aren't playing at their full potential.
* InvisibleParents: Her and Kinue's father has never been seen.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hiroe minces no words, whether she's gloating, taunting or calling names. And she's also a very kind teammate. In fact, Hisa interprets her taunts as her way of goading her opponents into playing better. During the National semifinals she also deliberately messes up her words so the normally quiet Choe would have a chance to speak.
* KansaiRegionalAccent: According to translators, hers is very heavy.
* LargeHam[=/=]NoIndoorVoice: As if her Kansai accent is not accentuated enough, she just can't help but speak in loud tones to show off how great she is.
* SiblingYinYang: Hiroe is [[LargeHam outspoken]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold blunt but decent]], while Kinue is [[NiceGirl kind]] but [[WellDoneSonGuy needy of attention]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: ''Achiga-hen'' introduces her mother, Masae, and aside from hair color and stature, Hiroe is the mirror-image of her, down to the shape of their frowns.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Becomes one with Team Kiyosumi's Hisa during the National semifinals, with the latter beginning to make her own snide remarks in response to Hiroe's (increasingly friendlier) banter.
[[folder:Himematsu High School]]
Himematsu, representing South Osaka, is one of the top schools in Kansai, alongside their cross-town rivals from Team Senriyama (whose coach Masae is mother to their own Hiroe and Kinue), and was a highly-seeded team until the emergence of Team Eisui and Komaki, relegating them to fifth-place. Team Himematsu has a tradition of putting their ace as Lieutenant. Notable for being one of the few schools in the Nationals that seems to be composed entirely of normal, if skilled, players.
Currently Team Himematsu, which placed second at the quarterfinals bracket, plays for the National semifinals (against bracket-mate Kiyosumi, as well as Rinkai and Usuzan).
!!Hiroe Atago
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->''"I set a trap, then attack mercilessly...I am the infamous 'Hiroe the Trap Master'!"''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Satsumi Matsuda
Elder daughter of Masae, professional player and coach of Team Senriyama, older sister to teammate Kinue, and ace of Team Himematsu. Hiroe is very loud and blunt about her opinions -- she ''knows'' she's good, and will not give a second thought about shoving it in everyone's faces, whether they like it or not. Her style revolves around bluffs and trash talks, with distracts her opponents into playing right into her hand.
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* BadassBoast: See above.
* BadassNormal: According to Hisa, in a team of normals that is ranked fifth in a competition stuffed to the rafters with mahjong monsters, she could epitomize this trope. This is even more proven to the fact that Hisa's hell waits doesn't work on her.
* CatSmile: Is prone to doing this to emphasize her mischievous personality, complete with CuteLittleFangs.
* FieryRedhead: She's red-haired, and has the appropriate fiery personality to match. This contrasts well with blue-haired Kinue's gentle disposition.
* IShallTauntYou: Her playstyle is mostly complemented with bluffs and trash talk designed to disorient her opponents.
* IncomingHam
-->''"Why'd no one pick me up after the match?!"''
* InsufferableGenius: Albeit one who mainly displays the "insufferable" aspect around her opponents, specifically those who aren't playing at their full potential.
* InvisibleParents: Her and Kinue's father has never been seen.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hiroe minces no words, whether she's gloating, taunting or calling names. And she's also a very kind teammate. In fact, Hisa interprets her taunts as her way of goading her opponents into playing better. During the National semifinals she also deliberately messes up her words so the normally quiet Choe would have a chance to speak.
* KansaiRegionalAccent: According to translators, hers is very heavy.
* LargeHam[=/=]NoIndoorVoice: As if her Kansai accent is not accentuated enough, she just can't help but speak in loud tones to show off how great she is.
* SiblingYinYang: Hiroe is [[LargeHam outspoken]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold blunt but decent]], while Kinue is [[NiceGirl kind]] but [[WellDoneSonGuy needy of attention]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: ''Achiga-hen'' introduces her mother, Masae, and aside from hair color and stature, Hiroe is the mirror-image of her, down to the shape of their frowns.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Becomes one with Team Kiyosumi's Hisa during the National semifinals, with the latter beginning to make her own snide remarks in response to Hiroe's (increasingly friendlier) banter.
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[[folder:Himematsu High School]]
Himematsu, representing South Osaka, is one of the top schools in Kansai, alongside their cross-town rivals from Team Senriyama (whose coach Masae is mother to their own Hiroe and Kinue), and was a highly-seeded team until the emergence of Team Eisui and Komaki, relegating them to fifth-place. Team Himematsu has a tradition of putting their ace as Lieutenant. Notable for being one of the few schools in the Nationals that seems to be composed entirely of normal, if skilled, players.
Currently Team Himematsu, which placed second at the quarterfinals bracket, plays for the National semifinals (against bracket-mate Kiyosumi, as well as Rinkai and Usuzan).
!!Hiroe Atago
!!Izumi Nijou
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Elder daughter of Masae, professional player and coach of
Izumi is the youngest girl in Team Senriyama,
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* BadassBoast: See above.
* BadassNormal: According to Hisa, in a team of normals that
* CatSmile: Is prone to doing this to emphasize her mischievous personality, complete with CuteLittleFangs.
* FieryRedhead: She's red-haired, and has the appropriate fiery personality to match. This contrasts well with blue-haired Kinue's gentle disposition.
* IShallTauntYou: Her playstyle is mostly complemented with bluffs and trash talk designed to disorient her opponents.
* IncomingHam
-->''"Why'd no one pick me up after the match?!"''
* InsufferableGenius: Albeit one who mainly displays the "insufferable" aspect around her opponents, specifically those who aren't playing at their full potential.
* InvisibleParents: Her and Kinue's father has never been seen.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hiroe minces no words, whether she's gloating, taunting or calling names. And she's
* KansaiRegionalAccent: According to translators, hers is very heavy.
* LargeHam[=/=]NoIndoorVoice: As if her Kansai accent is not accentuated enough, she just can't help but speak in loud tones to show off how great she is.
* SiblingYinYang: Hiroe is [[LargeHam outspoken]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold blunt but decent]], while Kinue is [[NiceGirl kind]] but [[WellDoneSonGuy needy of attention]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: ''Achiga-hen'' introduces her mother, Masae, and aside from hair color and stature, Hiroe is the mirror-image of her, down to the shape of their frowns.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Becomes one
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!!Kyouko Suehara
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->''"The hell I care!"''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MinakoKotobuki
Kyouko first joined Team Himematsu fifteen months prior to the current story, and is responsible for Suzu's entry and getting Kinue to try for the regular team. While Hiroe comes to the table expecting to win, Kyouko always comes to the table worried that she'd lose, and so she takes up the role of Captain to test her mettle against all the "monster" players.
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* BadassNormal: Says so herself in Round 79. [[spoiler:She's challenges herself to see whether or not she can go far against her "monster" opponents which includes Saki, Kasumi and Toyone.]] Saki even mentions she considers ''her'' the biggest threat of the semi-finalists.
* CustomUniform: Wears bicycle shorts instead of a skirt.
* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:Despite being in a table full of mahjong monsters, she found a chance when Kasumi's suit magnet activated and as well Saki's Rishan Kaihou, where she noted that the table is now much much easier to read. Even as Saki was scared of her persistence in the Captains' match, fearing she wouldn't be able to win next time.]]
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler:Tends to happen whenever her opponents start to manifest unnatural draws or abilities, which just happens to be ''all'' the other players during her turn at the table.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe.
-->'''Hiroe:''' "You see, while I have never started a mahjong game even considering the possibility of losing, Kyouko constantly thinks about losing, even to weaker opponents. She derives her strength from that carefulness. That's Kyouko in a nutshell."
* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: She debriefs the team on each of their opponents.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:While Team Himematsu managed to hang on to qualify for the National semifinals (alongside Kiyosumi), Kyouko ends up squandering their lead to Saki's cheap hand. The worst part of it all, according to Kyouko herself, is that Saki technically won with a score of ±0 (and a few points-stealing hands).]]
* TemptingFate: She is implied to have chosen the Captain role for herself because she wanted to see how far an ordinary player like her could go against powerful Captains. She got her wish, and three of them in one table at once, including the dorky-yet-fearsome [[BadassBookworm Saki]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Is this to Suzu, as despite writing on her forehead when she loses, she has great faith in her abilities. 15 months before the nationals, when Ikuno told Kyouko that they were considering putting her on the team, Kyouko declined, arguing that Suzu would be a better choice, as while she doesn't rank well under Himematsu's ranking system, she has great potential when outmatched. Kyouko then asked Ikuno not to tell Suzu about that, saying it would be embarrassing.
* [[spoiler:WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: She's skilled at 3-player mahjong... which isn't really handy in riichi mahjong, though that came in handy against Kasumi's suit magnet.]]
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-->'''Hiroko:''' "This year brought some amazing first-years like that, too, but... do you really rank yourself among them, Izumi?"\\
'''Izumi:''' "That's what I
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MinakoKotobuki
Kyouko first joined Team Himematsu fifteen months prior to the current story, and is responsible for Suzu's entry and getting Kinue to try for the regular team. While Hiroe comes to the table expecting to win, Kyouko always comes to the table worried that she'd lose, and so she takes up the role of Captain to test her mettle against all the "monster" players.
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* BadassNormal: Says so herself in Round 79. [[spoiler:She's challenges herself to see whether or not she can go far against her "monster" opponents which includes Saki, Kasumi and Toyone.]] Saki even mentions she considers ''her'' the biggest threat of the semi-finalists.
* CustomUniform: Wears bicycle shorts instead of a skirt.
* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:Despite being in a table full of mahjong monsters, she found a chance when Kasumi's suit magnet activated and as well Saki's Rishan Kaihou, where she noted that the table is now much much easier to read. Even as Saki was scared of her persistence in the Captains' match, fearing she wouldn't be able to win next time.]]
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler:Tends to happen whenever her opponents start to manifest unnatural draws or abilities, which just happens to be ''all'' the other players during her turn at the table.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe.
-->'''Hiroe:''' "You see, while I have never started a mahjong game even considering the possibility of losing, Kyouko constantly thinks about losing, even to weaker opponents. She derives her strength from that carefulness. That's Kyouko in a nutshell.
*
*
* OhCrap: When she realizes she's the
* PrideBeforeAFall: After her defeat in her semifinals
* TemptingFate:
* {{Tsundere}}: Is this to Suzu, as despite writing on her forehead when she loses, she has great faith in her abilities. 15 months before the nationals, when Ikuno told Kyouko
* UnknownRival: To Nodoka, ever since their run-in during last year's Inter-Middle Nationals, so much so she is the first person to come to her
* [[spoiler:WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: She's skilled at 3-player mahjong... which isn't really handy in riichi mahjong, though that came in handy against Kasumi's suit magnet.]]
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!!Suzu Ueshige
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'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Arisa Date
Suzu is the former Vice-Captain, until a loss earned her writings on her forehead from Kyouko. She has since played Vanguard, where she specializes in explosive wins.
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Suzu is the former Vice-Captain, until a loss earned her writings on her forehead from Kyouko. She has since played Vanguard, where she specializes in explosive wins.
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'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:'''Arisa Date
SuzuMisaki (TV series) and Sachika Misawa (extra episodes)
Hiroko is theformer Vice-Captain, until a loss earned niece of team coach Masae, cousin to Team Himematsu's Hiroe and Kinue, and Team Senriyama's planner and researcher. She routinely collects information on potential opponents throughout the Nationals, and formulates strategies to counter or neutralize their particular playstyles. This includes opponents that have "unusual" draw patterns, like Kuro's propensity for drawing dora tiles. In the anime, she becomes interested in Arata, "for the sake of research", due to the unusual distribution of her writings draws, and she wants to study it further.
Hiroko usually uses the data she gathers before and tests it out onher forehead from Kyouko. She other players. While she may be flexible, she’s limited to only those data she had successfully gather and has since played Vanguard, where she specializes in explosive wins.a hard time going against people with flexible styles (like Mairu) or people with insufficient data (like Arata).
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* ButtMonkey: Kyouko likes to write on her forehead when she fails a task.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler:Against Yuuki, who's troublesome in the East round and especially as the dealer, Shiromi, who plays with big hands, and Komaki, a mahjong monster, it isn't a surprise.]]
* InformedAbility: Her propensity to play big hands. [[spoiler:Actually, it seemed to be waiting for the semi-finals.]]
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler:Against Yuuki, who's troublesome in the East round and especially as the dealer, Shiromi, who plays with big hands, and Komaki, a mahjong monster, it isn't a surprise.]]
* InformedAbility: Her propensity to play big hands. [[spoiler:Actually, it seemed to be waiting for the semi-finals.]]
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* ButtMonkey: Kyouko likes AttackItsWeakPoint: Does this to write on Seiko. She analyzes Seiko's play and Seiko's habit of discarding 1 and 9 tiles, as well as honor tiles when defending and uses that to her forehead advantage.
* BrutalHonesty: She doesn't mince words when telling Izumi that she messed up in her semi-finals match, or that she's not in the same league as the first-year monsters.
* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: She's typically the one who outlines her opponents' draw patterns, and once complains when shefails a task.
gets preempted on her explanation.
*DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler:Against Yuuki, who's troublesome in the East round and NotSoDifferent: After Hiroko advises Izumi to not think too much about comparing herself with others, especially not overestimating her own abilities, Izumi asks Hiroko if she's speaking from personal experience.
* OneSteveLimit: There's also a Hiroko from Nodoka's middle school, although this one is in an entirely different age group.
* PerpetualFrowner: Her default expression is a slight frown.
* RightBehindMe: In ''Saki Biyori'', she delivers a New Year's card to her cousin Hiroe, announcing her intention to drop by at 10 a.m.; Hiroe opens the card at 10 a.m., and Hiroko announces her presence immediately afterward.
* SlasherSmile: Hiroko gets some seriously messed-up smiles during her match, particularly every time Team Shiraitodai's Seiko makes a move.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Wears these to emphasize her role as thedealer, Shiromi, who plays with big hands, and Komaki, a mahjong monster, it isn't a surprise.]]
* InformedAbility: Her propensity to play big hands. [[spoiler:Actually, it seemed to be waiting for the semi-finals.]]brains of Team Senriyama.
* BrutalHonesty: She doesn't mince words when telling Izumi that she messed up in her semi-finals match, or that she's not in the same league as the first-year monsters.
* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: She's typically the one who outlines her opponents' draw patterns, and once complains when she
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* OneSteveLimit: There's also a Hiroko from Nodoka's middle school, although this one is in an entirely different age group.
* PerpetualFrowner: Her default expression is a slight frown.
* RightBehindMe: In ''Saki Biyori'', she delivers a New Year's card to her cousin Hiroe, announcing her intention to drop by at 10 a.m.; Hiroe opens the card at 10 a.m., and Hiroko announces her presence immediately afterward.
* SlasherSmile: Hiroko gets some seriously messed-up smiles during her match, particularly every time Team Shiraitodai's Seiko makes a move.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Wears these to emphasize her role as the
* InformedAbility: Her propensity to play big hands. [[spoiler:Actually, it seemed to be waiting for the semi-finals.]]
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!!Kinue Atago
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->''"How nice... when will she say that for me? I really want to fulfill Onee-chan's expectations like that..."''
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarikoNakatsu
Hiroe's younger sister, Masae's younger daughter, and another player for Team Himematsu. She was said to be a former football[[note]]as in soccer[[/note]] goalkeeper back in middle-school (with a scholarship to boot), but chose instead to join her sister.
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->''"How nice... when will she say that for me? I really want to fulfill Onee-chan's expectations like that..."''
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarikoNakatsu
Hiroe's younger sister, Masae's younger daughter, and another player for Team Himematsu. She was said to be a former football[[note]]as in soccer[[/note]] goalkeeper back in middle-school (with a scholarship to boot), but chose instead to join her sister.
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'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
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* IncestSubtext: Kinue's motivation for joining Team Himematsu was the prospect of playing alongside Hiroe. It is ''heavily'' implied that she is a siscon, even to the point of becoming slightly jealous of Kyouko when Hiroe praised her, wanting Hiroe to think as highly of her ability.
* {{Meganekko}}: One more point of similarity with her mother. In ''Saki Biyori'', after Hiroe accidentally loses her glasses, she takes it in stride, and points out that [[CrazyPrepared she has several pairs on hand]].
* NiceGirl: In stark contrast to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold her sister]], she is kind, soft-spoken and courteous.
* ReflexiveResponse: Kicks Etopen, briefly mistaking it for a soccer ball, merely on reflex, and apologizes profusely to Nodoka afterward.
* ShesGotLegs
* SiblingYinYang: Hiroe is [[LargeHam loud, outspoken, confident]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold cocky (though not totally devoid of some decency)]], while Kinue is more [[NiceGirl mild-mannered]] but [[WellDoneSonGuy also in need of recognition]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: ''Achiga-hen'' reveals that Kinue inherited her hair color, figure and (maybe) bad eyesight from Masae.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Sis!" Girl]]: She wants her sister's approval more than anything.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally in her case, emphasizing her gentle nature in contrast to red-haired Hiroe's exuberant energy.
* {{Meganekko}}: One more point of similarity with her mother. In ''Saki Biyori'', after Hiroe accidentally loses her glasses, she takes it in stride, and points out that [[CrazyPrepared she has several pairs on hand]].
* NiceGirl: In stark contrast to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold her sister]], she is kind, soft-spoken and courteous.
* ReflexiveResponse: Kicks Etopen, briefly mistaking it for a soccer ball, merely on reflex, and apologizes profusely to Nodoka afterward.
* ShesGotLegs
* SiblingYinYang: Hiroe is [[LargeHam loud, outspoken, confident]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold cocky (though not totally devoid of some decency)]], while Kinue is more [[NiceGirl mild-mannered]] but [[WellDoneSonGuy also in need of recognition]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: ''Achiga-hen'' reveals that Kinue inherited her hair color, figure and (maybe) bad eyesight from Masae.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Sis!" Girl]]: She wants her sister's approval more than anything.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally in her case, emphasizing her gentle nature in contrast to red-haired Hiroe's exuberant energy.
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* IncestSubtext: Kinue's motivation AccidentalMisnaming: The Crunchyroll subs have her introducing herself as "Atagoma Sae".
* BadassCreed: Her quote, seen above.
* CanonImmigrant: First appears (and is named) in the finale of the anime, before she's even shown or named in the manga (chapter 13 to be precise). Prior to it, all mentions of the Senriyama adviser has always been as "that woman".
* DareToBeBadass: In one of Toki's flashbacks, when addressing the new members of the mahjong club, she tells them that it's entirely possible forjoining Team Himematsu was the prospect new members to become team regulars in their first year, so they should be proactive.
* ImplausibleDeniability: In ''Saki Biyori'', she tries to get out ofplaying alongside Hiroe. It is ''heavily'' implied admitting that she is a siscon, even to the point of becoming slightly jealous of Kyouko when Hiroe praised her, wanting Hiroe to think as highly of didn't write her ability.
* {{Meganekko}}: One more point of similarity withNew Year's cards, first by hiding them behind her mother. back, then by making excuses.
* LameExcuse: In ''Saki Biyori'', afterHiroe accidentally loses her glasses, she takes it in stride, and points out daughters realize that [[CrazyPrepared she has several pairs on hand]].
* NiceGirl: In stark contrastforgot to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold send her sister]], New Year's cards, she is kind, soft-spoken and courteous.
tries to say that she deliberately put them out in the new year, so that she could convey her "new feelings."
*ReflexiveResponse: Kicks Etopen, briefly mistaking it for a soccer ball, merely {{Nepotism}}: She hopes to avoid any rumors of this regarding her niece Hiroko's presence on reflex, and apologizes profusely to Nodoka afterward.
* ShesGotLegs
* SiblingYinYang: Hiroe is [[LargeHam loud, outspoken, confident]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold cocky (though not totally devoid of some decency)]], while Kinue is more [[NiceGirl mild-mannered]]the team, but [[WellDoneSonGuy also in need of recognition]].
Sera tells her that people will make those rumors anyway.
* StrongFamilyResemblance:''Achiga-hen'' reveals that Hiroe got her looks, while Kinue apparently inherited her hair color, figure color and (maybe) bad eyesight from Masae.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Sis!" Girl]]: She wants her sister's approval more than anything.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally in her case, emphasizing her gentle nature in contrast to red-haired Hiroe's exuberant energy.figure.
* BadassCreed: Her quote, seen above.
* CanonImmigrant: First appears (and is named) in the finale of the anime, before she's even shown or named in the manga (chapter 13 to be precise). Prior to it, all mentions of the Senriyama adviser has always been as "that woman".
* DareToBeBadass: In one of Toki's flashbacks, when addressing the new members of the mahjong club, she tells them that it's entirely possible for
* ImplausibleDeniability: In ''Saki Biyori'', she tries to get out of
* {{Meganekko}}: One more point of similarity with
* LameExcuse: In ''Saki Biyori'', after
* NiceGirl: In stark contrast
*
* ShesGotLegs
* SiblingYinYang: Hiroe is [[LargeHam loud, outspoken, confident]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold cocky (though not totally devoid of some decency)]], while Kinue is more [[NiceGirl mild-mannered]]
* StrongFamilyResemblance:
* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Sis!" Girl]]: She wants her sister's approval more than anything.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally in her case, emphasizing her gentle nature in contrast to red-haired Hiroe's exuberant energy.
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!!Yuuko Mase
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'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Haruka Yoshimura
A former player of 3-man mahjong with Kyouko and Hiroe. Known for her flexible playstyle.
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* OdangoHair: She wears her hair like this.
* PerpetualSmiler: Even when pitted against the likes of Mako and Hao during the National semifinals.
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Interim coach of Team Himematsu, taking over while their actual adviser, Zennou, convalesces. She and Fujita seem to have a history with each other, as Fujita goes out of her way to avoid meeting her. She's compared to Harue, her counterpart from Team Achiga, in that she's "troublesome".
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Her general demeanor and even some of her advice causes her to come off as ditzy, but she takes coaching Team Himematsu seriously.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Most of the time, her eyes are closed, although she does open them from time to time in the anime.
* InsistentTerminology: Doesn't like being referred to as a "sub" coach, despite being in charge during the coach's hospitalization.
* PerpetualSmiler: She's almost constantly smiling, and rarely has anything more serious than a somewhat thoughtful expression on her face.
* VerbalTic: Has a tendency to insert tildes into her dialogue, often at the end.
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[[folder:Miyamori Girls' High School]]
Originally a three-girl club without any kind of aspirations for the Nationals, this all changed when pro mahjong agent Toshi Kumakura became their adviser. Bringing Toyone with her, Toshi made the girls aspire for greater things -- such as representing Iwate Prefecture in the Nationals. After Aislinn watched them play with Toyone, she was inspired to join Team Miyamori, allowing them to field a Nationals-caliber team, gaining its spot after knocking off high-ranking Makabi High School.
The team is notable for being composed entirely of seniors, which puts the future of the club after the summer tournament season in doubt. Team Miyamori was eliminated at the National quarterfinals at fourth-place.
!!Shiromi Kosegawa
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->''"How dull..."''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
Originally a three-girl club without any kind of aspirations for the Nationals, this all changed when pro mahjong agent Toshi Kumakura became their adviser. Bringing Toyone with her, Toshi made the girls aspire for greater things -- such as representing Iwate Prefecture in the Nationals. After Aislinn watched them play with Toyone, she was inspired to join Team Miyamori, allowing them to field a Nationals-caliber team, gaining its spot after knocking off high-ranking Makabi High School.
The team is notable for being composed entirely of seniors, which puts the future of the club after the summer tournament season in doubt. Team Miyamori was eliminated at the National quarterfinals at fourth-place.
!!Shiromi Kosegawa
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Originally a three-girl club without any kind
Hailing from Fukuoka Prefecture, Team Shindouji is the embodiment of
Team
The team is notable for being composed entirely of seniors, which puts the future of the club after the summer tournament season in doubt. Team Miyamori was eliminated
!!Shiromi Kosegawa
!!Kirame Hanada
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'''Voiced by:''' Juri Nagatsuma
One of the three original members of Team Miyamori and classmate of Aislinn, who she invited to watch a game (against a visiting Toyone), inspiring the latter to join her team. Her style is fairly orthodox, at least compared to Toyone. She’s also not a fan of moving and exerting energy.
One of the three original members of Team Miyamori and classmate of Aislinn, who she invited to watch a game (against a visiting Toyone), inspiring the latter to join her team. Her style is fairly orthodox, at least compared to Toyone. She’s also not a fan of moving and exerting energy.
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'''Voiced by:''' Juri Nagatsuma
One ofCreator/SatomiArai
If there's a word to describe Kirame, it would be "unflappable" -- even in thethree original members face of such opposition as Teru, she will never back down from a good fight, despite earlier firsthand experience as to Teru's sheer power. Originally from Nagano, she also used to be Nodoka and Yuuki's upperclassman back in Takatobara Junior High, but moved out just in time for for Team Miyamori and classmate of Aislinn, who Shindouji's disastrous try for the 70th Nationals.
As Vanguard, sheinvited to watch a game (against a visiting Toyone), inspiring the latter to join counteracts her team. opponents' strategy. Her style special ability is fairly orthodox, at least compared to Toyone. She’s also avoid hitting negative scores during games. Even though she's not a fan strong enough to be in Shindouji's main team, they still chose her over its fifth-strongest player on account of moving and exerting energy.her sheer luck.
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If there's a word to describe Kirame, it would be "unflappable" -- even in the
As Vanguard, she
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* ConvenientlySeated: As a flashback reveals, Shiromi's seat in class fits what one would normally expect a main character in any other series to be positioned in.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Though it's more or less dull with apathy than unhappiness.
* LaboriousLaziness: In ''Saki Biyori''. In the first Miyamori chapter, she pulls a hand cart to bring a kotatsu to school, wanting to rest under it but knowing that she won't be able to get out once she does. In the second Miyamori chapter, she rests in various places around the mall, under the pretense of doing things such as waiting for a friend or trying on shoes, but ends up moving around the mall quite a bit, as [[LampshadeHanging Sae points out]].
* TheStoic: Usually quiet, dispassionate and apathetic...
** NotSoStoic: ...though it's soon made a point that when Shiromi begins to put together a high-scoring hand, she becomes very visibly nervous. Also, her desperately trying to maintain her stoicism while [[spoiler: trying to keep Aislinn from crying]] is rather cute.
* UnusualEyebrows: They look like lightning bolts.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Though it's more or less dull with apathy than unhappiness.
* LaboriousLaziness: In ''Saki Biyori''. In the first Miyamori chapter, she pulls a hand cart to bring a kotatsu to school, wanting to rest under it but knowing that she won't be able to get out once she does. In the second Miyamori chapter, she rests in various places around the mall, under the pretense of doing things such as waiting for a friend or trying on shoes, but ends up moving around the mall quite a bit, as [[LampshadeHanging Sae points out]].
* TheStoic: Usually quiet, dispassionate and apathetic...
** NotSoStoic: ...though it's soon made a point that when Shiromi begins to put together a high-scoring hand, she becomes very visibly nervous. Also, her desperately trying to maintain her stoicism while [[spoiler: trying to keep Aislinn from crying]] is rather cute.
* UnusualEyebrows: They look like lightning bolts.
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* ConvenientlySeated: As a flashback reveals, Shiromi's seat in class fits what one AwfulTruth: Mairu didn't put Kirame on the team because she thought Kirame was good enough, but because no matter how badly she was outmatched, she would normally expect a main character be able to survive the Vanguard phase without going under 0. Subverted in any other series to be positioned in.
that she doesn't let it bother her, and is glad that she's proven useful in a way.
*DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Though it's more or less dull with apathy than unhappiness.
BornLucky: The very reason she was placed as Team Shindouji's Vanguard.
*LaboriousLaziness: In CatchPhrase: "Subara", a shortened version of "subarashii" ("marvelous"). A joke in ''Saki Biyori''. In Biyori'' has her filling this in on a MadLibs-style script for an advertisement for the first Miyamori chapter, she pulls a hand cart club.
-->'''Mairu:''' "Catchphrases are unfair..."
* GenkiGirl: A walking source of bountiful energy for the otherwise somber tone of Team Shindouji.
* EnemyMine: With Toki. Not that anyone had any choice, as it's the only real way for her tobring a kotatsu to school, wanting to ensure no one drops below zero in the match against Teru.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears her hair like these, as if emphasizing her cheerful, optimistic personality,.
* GracefulLoser: As the restunder it but knowing that of the team cries over their loss, Kirame wipes what few tears she won't has in her eyes as she offers them some tacos given by Yuuki when they met earlier inside the bowels of the competition venue.
* PluckyGirl: Has to be this, to be able toget out once face Teru again despite experiencing what Teru is fully capable of. Even when Toki and Kuro begin to despair, Kirame remains in high spirits.
* ThePollyanna: She overheard her seniors talking about the reason shedoes. In is put into the second Miyamori chapter, team, and it doesn't bother her one bit. In fact she rests in various places around says she's ready to be the mall, under best damn sacrifice in the pretense name of doing things such Team Shindouji's survival.
* SacrificialLion: Her entire purpose aswaiting for Team Shindouji's Vanguard. Even if she is not good enough a friend or trying on shoes, but ends up moving around player, her sheer luck nevertheless brought her into the mall quite a bit, as [[LampshadeHanging Sae points out]].
team.
*TheStoic: Usually quiet, dispassionate SempaiKouhai: She was the sempai to Nodoka and apathetic...
** NotSoStoic: ...though it's soon madeYuuki's kouhai.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Kirame's happy even about being used as apoint sacrifice because it means that when Shiromi begins to put together a high-scoring hand, she becomes very visibly nervous. Also, her desperately trying ability, which doesn't do much to maintain help her stoicism while [[spoiler: trying to keep Aislinn from crying]] win, is rather cute.
* UnusualEyebrows: They look like lightning bolts.actually proving useful for once.
*
*
-->'''Mairu:''' "Catchphrases are unfair..."
* GenkiGirl: A walking source of bountiful energy for the otherwise somber tone of Team Shindouji.
* EnemyMine: With Toki. Not that anyone had any choice, as it's the only real way for her to
* GirlishPigtails: Wears her hair like these, as if emphasizing her cheerful, optimistic personality,.
* GracefulLoser: As the rest
* PluckyGirl: Has to be this, to be able to
* ThePollyanna: She overheard her seniors talking about the reason she
* SacrificialLion: Her entire purpose as
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** NotSoStoic: ...though it's soon made
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Kirame's happy even about being used as a
* UnusualEyebrows: They look like lightning bolts.
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!!Kurumi Kakura
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'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Moe Toyota
Another of the three original members of Team Miyamori. A very short girl who does not tolerate any non-sense and isn't afraid to speak up her mind. She usually has a sweat drop. Her style is similar to Team Tsuruga's Momoko, in that she favors damaten, meaning she can win despite not declaring riichi.
'''Voiced by:''' Moe Toyota
Another of the three original members of Team Miyamori. A very short girl who does not tolerate any non-sense and isn't afraid to speak up her mind. She usually has a sweat drop. Her style is similar to Team Tsuruga's Momoko, in that she favors damaten, meaning she can win despite not declaring riichi.
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'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:'''Moe Toyota
Another of the three original membersCreator/MegumiTakamoto
The ever-nervous Sergeant and fourth-strongest player of TeamMiyamori. A very short girl who does not tolerate any non-sense and isn't afraid to speak up her mind. She usually has a sweat drop. Her style is similar to Team Tsuruga's Momoko, in that she favors damaten, meaning she can win despite not declaring riichi. Shindouji
'''Voiced by:'''
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The ever-nervous Sergeant and fourth-strongest player of Team
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* BigShutUp: Directed at Hiroe in response to her incessant bragging during their match.
* LittleMissSnarker: Has absolutely '''zero''' patience for Hiroe's loudmouthedness.
* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: It bears repeating that Kurumi is a senior (though she looks like a little kid), which means she's as old as [[HugeSchoolgirl Toyone]].
* SnubByOmission: After the sergeant match, she does this to Sae.
-->'''Kurumi''': "It's all right, Ei-chan! Just leave the rest to me and Toyone!"\\
'''Sae''': "What about me?!"
* LittleMissSnarker: Has absolutely '''zero''' patience for Hiroe's loudmouthedness.
* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: It bears repeating that Kurumi is a senior (though she looks like a little kid), which means she's as old as [[HugeSchoolgirl Toyone]].
* SnubByOmission: After the sergeant match, she does this to Sae.
-->'''Kurumi''': "It's all right, Ei-chan! Just leave the rest to me and Toyone!"\\
'''Sae''': "What about me?!"
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* BigShutUp: Directed at Hiroe AnimeHair: A rare example in response to her incessant bragging during their match.
* LittleMissSnarker: Has absolutely '''zero''' patience for Hiroe's loudmouthedness.
* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: It bears repeating that Kurumi is a senior (though she looks like a little kid),this series, which means she's as old as [[HugeSchoolgirl Toyone]].
* SnubByOmission: Aftercompared to its [[Manga/{{Saki}} parent]] actually uses realistic hairstyles for the sergeant match, majority of its introduced characters.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: While Yuu's strategy is to counteract and attack Sumire directly, Yoshiko's strategy is to disable Sumire from using her "Piercing Arrow" playstyle.
* NervousWreck: Most of the time. Given that shedoes once faced the fearsome Sumire, this is unsurprising.
* OneSteveLimit: Shares a name with a professional player, whose surname is Kainou.
* TaughtByExperience: Facing Sumire once, she adjusted her playstyle into getting and forming a quick and easy toSae.
-->'''Kurumi''': "It's all right, Ei-chan! Just leaveget hands, even though the rest to me and Toyone!"\\
'''Sae''': "What about me?!"hand itself is quite cheap.
* LittleMissSnarker: Has absolutely '''zero''' patience for Hiroe's loudmouthedness.
* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: It bears repeating that Kurumi is a senior (though she looks like a little kid),
* SnubByOmission: After
* AttackItsWeakPoint: While Yuu's strategy is to counteract and attack Sumire directly, Yoshiko's strategy is to disable Sumire from using her "Piercing Arrow" playstyle.
* NervousWreck: Most of the time. Given that she
* OneSteveLimit: Shares a name with a professional player, whose surname is Kainou.
* TaughtByExperience: Facing Sumire once, she adjusted her playstyle into getting and forming a quick and easy to
-->'''Kurumi''': "It's all right, Ei-chan! Just leave
'''Sae''': "What about me?!"
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!!Sae Usuzawa
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->''"It's all the government's fault!"''
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'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RinaSato
Another of the three original members of Team Miyamori as well as its club president and a Toshi fangirl.
Sae's ability is to "seal" an opponent by concentrating her stare at the target. Once she has an opponent marked, it becomes nigh-impossible to complete a hand, although playing this way puts a significant drain on her. She was responsible for knocking off the high-ranking Team Makabi, getting her team to the nationals and helping Toyone hide her ability.
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RinaSato
Another of the three original members of Team Miyamori as well as its club president and a Toshi fangirl.
Sae's ability is to "seal" an opponent by concentrating her stare at the target. Once she has an opponent marked, it becomes nigh-impossible to complete a hand, although playing this way puts a significant drain on her. She was responsible for knocking off the high-ranking Team Makabi, getting her team to the nationals and helping Toyone hide her ability.
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'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:'''Creator/RinaSato
Another of the three original members ofYuiko Tatsumi
A senior player for TeamMiyamori as well as its club president Shindouji who always seems to sip a drink, and a Toshi fangirl.
Sae's abilitytheir third-strongest player. She thinks everything bad is to "seal" an opponent by concentrating her stare at the target. Once she has an opponent marked, it becomes nigh-impossible to complete a hand, although playing this way puts a significant drain on her. She was responsible for knocking off the high-ranking Team Makabi, getting her team to the nationals and helping Toyone hide her ability.government’s fault.
'''Voiced by:'''
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A senior player for Team
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* ButtMonkey: The frequent target of Kurumi's jokes
* [[spoiler:CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: When Aislinn lost, Kurumi jokes that she'd be of no help. She managed to lock Hatsumi's finishing move and manipulated it to hit Nodoka the most instead.]]
* FieryRedhead: Averted. While she has the hair color, Sae doesn't have the personality associated with it.
* HeroWorshipper: To Toshi, thus her glee when [[AscendedFangirl actually becomes one of her protégé]].
* HighClassGlass: She wears Kumakura's monocle during her matches.
* KubrickStare: She has this as a ''move-sealing ability''. Impressive for what amounts to just looking at an opponent ''really hard''.
* [[spoiler:CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: When Aislinn lost, Kurumi jokes that she'd be of no help. She managed to lock Hatsumi's finishing move and manipulated it to hit Nodoka the most instead.]]
* FieryRedhead: Averted. While she has the hair color, Sae doesn't have the personality associated with it.
* HeroWorshipper: To Toshi, thus her glee when [[AscendedFangirl actually becomes one of her protégé]].
* HighClassGlass: She wears Kumakura's monocle during her matches.
* KubrickStare: She has this as a ''move-sealing ability''. Impressive for what amounts to just looking at an opponent ''really hard''.
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* ButtMonkey: The frequent target AllThereInTheManual: Her name wasn't revealed until a scan of Kurumi's jokes
* [[spoiler:CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: When Aislinn lost, Kurumi jokes that she'd be of no help. She managed to lock Hatsumi's finishing move and manipulated it to hit Nodokathe most instead.]]
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*FieryRedhead: Averted. While she has the AnimeHair: Wears her hair color, Sae doesn't have the personality associated with it.
* HeroWorshipper: To Toshi, thusin sheep-like curls, making her glee when [[AscendedFangirl actually becomes one of the few exceptions to the series's preference for more normal hairstyles.
* ClassRepresentative: In ''Saki Biyori'', it's implied that she is one, since it's mentioned that she ended up missing half the club meeting because she was in a meeting with the class reps.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}[=/=]ConspiracyTheorist: Hitomi thinks that the reason why Shindouji went back from 3rd to 4th place in the Lieutenant match was because of the government.
* {{Padding}}: InUniverse -- in one strip in ''Saki Biyori'', she runs out of things to write in a round-robin journal when it's herprotégé]].
* HighClassGlass: She wears Kumakura's monocle during her matches.
* KubrickStare: She has this as a ''move-sealing ability''. Impressive for what amountsturn, putting in "Mister Shindou" when she's frustrated about how to just looking at an opponent ''really hard''.fill all the white space, a move that ends up taking on a life of its own.
-->'''Mairu:''' "[[LampshadeHanging I would've preferred blank space.]]"
* TerribleArtist: In ''Saki Biyori'', "Mister Shindou's" parents are set apart by [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics the father having a bowtie and the mother having a ribbon]], but it's hard to tell which accessory is which, or even where the neck is.
* [[spoiler:CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: When Aislinn lost, Kurumi jokes that she'd be of no help. She managed to lock Hatsumi's finishing move and manipulated it to hit Nodoka
*
* HeroWorshipper: To Toshi, thus
* ClassRepresentative: In ''Saki Biyori'', it's implied that she is one, since it's mentioned that she ended up missing half the club meeting because she was in a meeting with the class reps.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}[=/=]ConspiracyTheorist: Hitomi thinks that the reason why Shindouji went back from 3rd to 4th place in the Lieutenant match was because of the government.
* {{Padding}}: InUniverse -- in one strip in ''Saki Biyori'', she runs out of things to write in a round-robin journal when it's her
* HighClassGlass: She wears Kumakura's monocle during her matches.
* KubrickStare: She has this as a ''move-sealing ability''. Impressive for what amounts
-->'''Mairu:''' "[[LampshadeHanging I would've preferred blank space.]]"
* TerribleArtist: In ''Saki Biyori'', "Mister Shindou's" parents are set apart by [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics the father having a bowtie and the mother having a ribbon]], but it's hard to tell which accessory is which, or even where the neck is.
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'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaayaUchida
To say that Toyone is tall compared to the rest of Team Miyamori (or anyone else in the championships, for that matter) is an understatement. Scouted by Toshi barely half a year prior to the Nationals, Toyone hails from a mountain village with very few children her age. With only the family TV for company, Toyone had a relatively lonely childhood, which isn't helped by the fact that she is towering at 197cm (6'5"). No wonder that she treats her transfer to Miyamori, as well as entry into its mahjong club, where she can finally share her love of the game with her peers, as probably the best that has happened to her life.
Due to watching a lot of mahjong matches on TV, she is a fan of "Mahjong idols" like Komaki and Nodoka. At the end of the Captains' match, aside from asking their autograph, she also asked for Saki, Kasumi and Kyouko's autographs.
Toyone is treated as Team Miyamori's secret weapon, and her teammates went to great lengths to keep her style vague up to the Nationals. She possesses the "Rokuyou" abilities -- one is to declare a riichi after another player declares, winning off the initial riichi, which is known as "Senbu", earning her the nickname "Right-Behind-You-Toyone"; the other is to win when she has one tile remaining in her hand, which is known as "Tomobiki"; and the third is called "Shakkou", which allows her to call dora tiles by having the surrounding two tiles. It is unknown if Toyone has other abilities related to the other "Rokuyou".
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaayaUchida
To say that Toyone is tall compared to the rest of Team Miyamori (or anyone else in the championships, for that matter) is an understatement. Scouted by Toshi barely half a year prior to the Nationals, Toyone hails from a mountain village with very few children her age. With only the family TV for company, Toyone had a relatively lonely childhood, which isn't helped by the fact that she is towering at 197cm (6'5"). No wonder that she treats her transfer to Miyamori, as well as entry into its mahjong club, where she can finally share her love of the game with her peers, as probably the best that has happened to her life.
Due to watching a lot of mahjong matches on TV, she is a fan of "Mahjong idols" like Komaki and Nodoka. At the end of the Captains' match, aside from asking their autograph, she also asked for Saki, Kasumi and Kyouko's autographs.
Toyone is treated as Team Miyamori's secret weapon, and her teammates went to great lengths to keep her style vague up to the Nationals. She possesses the "Rokuyou" abilities -- one is to declare a riichi after another player declares, winning off the initial riichi, which is known as "Senbu", earning her the nickname "Right-Behind-You-Toyone"; the other is to win when she has one tile remaining in her hand, which is known as "Tomobiki"; and the third is called "Shakkou", which allows her to call dora tiles by having the surrounding two tiles. It is unknown if Toyone has other abilities related to the other "Rokuyou".
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'''Position:''' Captain\\
Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:'''Creator/MaayaUchida
To say that Toyone is tall compared to the rest ofYui Kano
Last year's ace and Captain, who failed TeamMiyamori (or anyone else in the championships, for that matter) is an understatement. Scouted by Toshi barely half a Shindouji last year prior to the Nationals, Toyone hails from a mountain village with very few children her age. With only the family TV for company, Toyone had a relatively lonely childhood, which isn't helped by the fact that she is towering at 197cm (6'5"). No wonder that she treats her transfer to Miyamori, as well as entry into its mahjong club, where she can finally share her love of the game with her peers, as probably the best that has happened due to her life.
Dueinability to watching a lot of mahjong matches on TV, she is a fan of "Mahjong idols" like Komaki and Nodoka. At the end of the Captains' match, aside from asking their autograph, she also asked for Saki, Kasumi and Kyouko's autographs.
Toyone is treated as Team Miyamori's secret weapon, and her teammates went to great lengths to keep her style vaguemeasure up to the Nationals. She possesses the "Rokuyou" abilities -- one is to declare a riichi after another player declares, winning off the initial riichi, which is known as "Senbu", earning her the nickname "Right-Behind-You-Toyone"; with the other is to win when aces. It was she has one tile remaining who suggested [[spoiler:the plan to use Kirame as a sacrificial pawn, in hopes of surviving the Vanguards' match and then using their four strongest players to retake the lead]].
Currently the second-strongest in the team, herhand, which is known as "Tomobiki"; and the third Himeko's ability is called "Shakkou", which allows her to call dora tiles by having the surrounding two tiles. It "Tsuru no Ongaeshi" ("Return Of Gratitude of The White Crane"); hers is unknown individually called "Reservation" -- if Toyone has other abilities related to Mairu binds herself and win a han, on the other "Rokuyou".next match Himeko is guaranteed to win it with twice the hand. The downside is that she had to rely on Mairu, so if the latter loses, Himeko will have a more difficult time winning, and at 1 han at best. of them were a terror in the Inter Middle.
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* AscendedFangirl: Started to love mahjong after watching it on TV. Little did she expect that one day she'd be sharing the table with some of the players she came to idolize.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In ''Saki Biyori'', when she and her friends are going shopping for summer clothing, Kurumi tells her that it will be hot outside that day, and Toyone points out that she doesn't have summer clothes, prompting Kurumi to remind her that it's the reason why they're going shopping. She then says "This is bad. I'll buy some today!" before Kurumi stops her.
* CryCute: Toyone starts crying after the first time she played with Team Miyamori, since she can't continue for long, lest she miss the last train and/or bus home. This is because she ''wants'' to stay and play.
** Happens again [[spoiler:after Saki ends her dealership turn, thus putting Team Miyamori out of the running for good.]]
* GentleGiant[=/=]HugeSchoolgirl: It bears mentioning that Toyone is ''tall'', and at 197 cm, she towers over many adults, too.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Once she was done crying over Team Miyamori's exit, she proceeds to ask for autographs from Komaki and Nodoka, as well as from her opponents at the Captains' match.]]
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She was a very lonely kid prior to her transfer to Miyamori.
* InformedAbility: Toyone has six different abilities, and in the course of the match we're shown two. [[spoiler:We'll never get to learn what the others are, as Saki knocks out both Teams Miyamori and Eisui.]]
* LuminescentBlush: When Komaki arrives to drop off the autograph in person.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: She didn't have many friends while growing up, but she's cheerful and friendly.
* NiceHat: Always wears a nice black brim hat, even during matches.
* RedBaron: Apparently the nickname she had in her town was "Right-Behind-You Toyone" in reference to her playing style.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Given the black-and-white nature of the manga, her eyes seem like ProphetEyes at first, but Chapter 94 reveals that the color of her eyes are actually a bright red. Unlike the usual example though Toyone is actually really nice.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In ''Saki Biyori'', when she and her friends are going shopping for summer clothing, Kurumi tells her that it will be hot outside that day, and Toyone points out that she doesn't have summer clothes, prompting Kurumi to remind her that it's the reason why they're going shopping. She then says "This is bad. I'll buy some today!" before Kurumi stops her.
* CryCute: Toyone starts crying after the first time she played with Team Miyamori, since she can't continue for long, lest she miss the last train and/or bus home. This is because she ''wants'' to stay and play.
** Happens again [[spoiler:after Saki ends her dealership turn, thus putting Team Miyamori out of the running for good.]]
* GentleGiant[=/=]HugeSchoolgirl: It bears mentioning that Toyone is ''tall'', and at 197 cm, she towers over many adults, too.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Once she was done crying over Team Miyamori's exit, she proceeds to ask for autographs from Komaki and Nodoka, as well as from her opponents at the Captains' match.]]
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She was a very lonely kid prior to her transfer to Miyamori.
* InformedAbility: Toyone has six different abilities, and in the course of the match we're shown two. [[spoiler:We'll never get to learn what the others are, as Saki knocks out both Teams Miyamori and Eisui.]]
* LuminescentBlush: When Komaki arrives to drop off the autograph in person.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: She didn't have many friends while growing up, but she's cheerful and friendly.
* NiceHat: Always wears a nice black brim hat, even during matches.
* RedBaron: Apparently the nickname she had in her town was "Right-Behind-You Toyone" in reference to her playing style.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Given the black-and-white nature of the manga, her eyes seem like ProphetEyes at first, but Chapter 94 reveals that the color of her eyes are actually a bright red. Unlike the usual example though Toyone is actually really nice.
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* AscendedFangirl: Started to love mahjong after watching it on TV. Little did BrokenAce: She's a skilled player, but she expect blames herself for losing last year.
* BrutalHonesty: Bluntly told Hitomi thatone day she'd be sharing it's her fault for losing so many points in the table semifinals. During Kirame's round, she tells Himeko that no matter how they look at it, she's not in a good situation.
* CasualKink: Her power includes being bind up by chains... suggestively. She also blushes when she's bound up.
* ClubPresident: Her title in the club. Even Himeko, her best friend, refers to her by her title rather than her name.
* CombinationAttack: Mairu and Himeko's ability is very threatening that the only reason Team Shiraitodai only found out their ability is when Teru faced on against Mairu during a match on a previous year.
* {{Determinator}}: She's dominating the Vice-Captains' match to the point that Funakubo was stating that she's "winning too much". It's because even if she wins withsome of low hands, the players low hands doubles in Himeko's match.
* HairDecorations: A hairpin and two orange ribbons.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears her hair like these, bound together with ribbons.
* MeaningfulName: Mairu's name means white.
* MyGreatestFailure: It's implied that shecame blames herself for Shindouji's poor performance last year, forcing her to idolize.
pawn away Kirame as a sacrifice.
*ComicallyMissingThePoint: NotSoAboveItAll: In ''Saki Biyori'', particularly when she and turns an entire page of her friends round-robin journal red in an attempt to decorate it.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue oni to Himeko. The two aregoing shopping for summer clothing, Kurumi tells her that it will be hot outside that day, and Toyone points out that she doesn't have summer clothes, prompting Kurumi to remind her that it's the reason why they're going shopping. She then says "This is bad. I'll buy some today!" before Kurumi stops her.
* CryCute: Toyone starts crying after the first time she played with Team Miyamori, since she can't continue for long, lest she miss the last train and/or bus home. This is because she ''wants'' to stay and play.
** Happens again [[spoiler:after Saki ends her dealership turn, thus putting Team Miyamori out of the running for good.]]
* GentleGiant[=/=]HugeSchoolgirl: It bears mentioning that Toyone is ''tall'', and at 197 cm, she towers over many adults, too.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Once she was done crying over Team Miyamori's exit, she proceeds to ask for autographs from Komaki and Nodoka, as well as from her opponents at the Captains' match.]]
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She was a very lonely kid prior to her transfer to Miyamori.
* InformedAbility: Toyone has six different abilities, andnicely contrasted in their appearance in the course of the match we're shown two. [[spoiler:We'll never get second Achiga-hen opening, when they are back to learn what the others are, as Saki knocks out both Teams Miyamori back and Eisui.]]
arm-in-arm, with Mairu having a more placid expression and Himeko having an energetic grin.
*LuminescentBlush: RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Himeko. More apparent with Himeko, though.
* TheStoic: She's fairly calm and level-headed, even when things look bad for her team.
* TheWorfEffect: Her ability is said to be fearsome on its own. WhenKomaki arrives to drop off pitted against the autograph likes of Teru, however, she proved to be a pushover.
* WritersBlock: Suffers this inperson.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: She didn't have many friends while growing up, but she's cheerful and friendly.
* NiceHat: Always wears a nice black brim hat, even during matches.
* RedBaron: Apparently''Saki Biyori'' regarding Kirame's "Mister Shindou" comic in the nickname she had in her town was "Right-Behind-You Toyone" in reference to her playing style.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Given the black-and-white nature of the manga, her eyes seem like ProphetEyes at first, but Chapter 94 reveals that the color of her eyes are actually a bright red. Unlike the usual example though Toyone is actually really nice.round robin journal.
* BrutalHonesty: Bluntly told Hitomi that
* CasualKink: Her power includes being bind up by chains... suggestively. She also blushes when she's bound up.
* ClubPresident: Her title in the club. Even Himeko, her best friend, refers to her by her title rather than her name.
* CombinationAttack: Mairu and Himeko's ability is very threatening that the only reason Team Shiraitodai only found out their ability is when Teru faced on against Mairu during a match on a previous year.
* {{Determinator}}: She's dominating the Vice-Captains' match to the point that Funakubo was stating that she's "winning too much". It's because even if she wins with
* HairDecorations: A hairpin and two orange ribbons.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears her hair like these, bound together with ribbons.
* MeaningfulName: Mairu's name means white.
* MyGreatestFailure: It's implied that she
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* RedOniBlueOni: Blue oni to Himeko. The two are
* CryCute: Toyone starts crying after the first time she played with Team Miyamori, since she can't continue for long, lest she miss the last train and/or bus home. This is because she ''wants'' to stay and play.
** Happens again [[spoiler:after Saki ends her dealership turn, thus putting Team Miyamori out of the running for good.]]
* GentleGiant[=/=]HugeSchoolgirl: It bears mentioning that Toyone is ''tall'', and at 197 cm, she towers over many adults, too.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Once she was done crying over Team Miyamori's exit, she proceeds to ask for autographs from Komaki and Nodoka, as well as from her opponents at the Captains' match.]]
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She was a very lonely kid prior to her transfer to Miyamori.
* InformedAbility: Toyone has six different abilities, and
*
* TheStoic: She's fairly calm and level-headed, even when things look bad for her team.
* TheWorfEffect: Her ability is said to be fearsome on its own. When
* WritersBlock: Suffers this in
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: She didn't have many friends while growing up, but she's cheerful and friendly.
* NiceHat: Always wears a nice black brim hat, even during matches.
* RedBaron: Apparently
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Given the black-and-white nature of the manga, her eyes seem like ProphetEyes at first, but Chapter 94 reveals that the color of her eyes are actually a bright red. Unlike the usual example though Toyone is actually really nice.
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!!Aislinn Wishart
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->''"We have built something together... something that you alone can't match!"''
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'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Mariko Mizuno
An exchange student from New Zealand, Shiromi's classmate, and final member of Team Miyamori, having joined after being invited to watch them play a game against Toyone, who was visiting the club at the time.
Prior to the Nationals, Aislinn was noted to ''always'' get a closed hand tenpai before the thirteenth turn, ensuring a winning hand. According to Team Himematsu's Kyouko, Aislinn also has the highest percentages in New Zealand's global matches. [[spoiler:During the National quarterfinals, Miyamori and Himematsu considered her as the strongest player in the Sergeants' match until Team Kiyosumi's Mako disrupted her by winning small hands.]]
Aislinn's propensity to get a guaranteed win via tenpai was upgraded into an outright occult skill in ''Zenkoku-hen''. After getting her first hand at the start of a round, she then "draws" in her mind the most ideal hand she could get based on it. She ''also'' draws what she expects the tiles in her opponents hands to be at that point. There doesn't seem to be a point limit to what Aislinn can envision, but when she does imagine the hand she wants, all she needs to do is ''get'' the tiles she needs to complete it. [[spoiler:Still, her tiles follow conventional patterns, which Mako exploits to her advantage.]]
'''Voiced by:''' Mariko Mizuno
An exchange student from New Zealand, Shiromi's classmate, and final member of Team Miyamori, having joined after being invited to watch them play a game against Toyone, who was visiting the club at the time.
Prior to the Nationals, Aislinn was noted to ''always'' get a closed hand tenpai before the thirteenth turn, ensuring a winning hand. According to Team Himematsu's Kyouko, Aislinn also has the highest percentages in New Zealand's global matches. [[spoiler:During the National quarterfinals, Miyamori and Himematsu considered her as the strongest player in the Sergeants' match until Team Kiyosumi's Mako disrupted her by winning small hands.]]
Aislinn's propensity to get a guaranteed win via tenpai was upgraded into an outright occult skill in ''Zenkoku-hen''. After getting her first hand at the start of a round, she then "draws" in her mind the most ideal hand she could get based on it. She ''also'' draws what she expects the tiles in her opponents hands to be at that point. There doesn't seem to be a point limit to what Aislinn can envision, but when she does imagine the hand she wants, all she needs to do is ''get'' the tiles she needs to complete it. [[spoiler:Still, her tiles follow conventional patterns, which Mako exploits to her advantage.]]
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'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
Captain\\
'''Voiced by:'''Mariko Mizuno
An exchange student from New Zealand, Shiromi's classmate, and final member of Team Miyamori, having joined after being invited to watch them play a game against Toyone, who was visiting the club at the time.
Prior to the Nationals, Aislinn was noted to ''always'' get a closed hand tenpai before the thirteenth turn, ensuring a winning hand. According to Team Himematsu's Kyouko, Aislinn also has the highest percentages in New Zealand's global matches. [[spoiler:During the National quarterfinals, Miyamori and Himematsu considered her as theAsuka Oogame
Himeko is Mairu's best friend since middle-school, strongest playerin the Sergeants' match until and Captain of Team Kiyosumi's Mako disrupted Shindouji, known for wearing a uniform that has a sleeve too long for her.
She and Mairu specialize in combination moves -- when Mairu successfully binds a han, a key appears before herby winning small hands.]]
Aislinn's propensity to get a guaranteed win via tenpai was upgraded into an outright occult skill in ''Zenkoku-hen''. After getting her first hand atduring the start of a round, she then "draws" round in her mind turn, and if she uses it, she’ll be able to win it double the most ideal hand she could get based on it. She ''also'' draws what she expects the tiles in her opponents hands to be at han. Hers and Mairu’s linked ability is so powerful that point. There doesn't seem it was able to be a point limit to what Aislinn can envision, but when she does imagine the hand she wants, all she needs to do is ''get'' the tiles she needs to complete it. [[spoiler:Still, her tiles follow conventional patterns, which Mako exploits to her advantage.]]override Awai’s 5-6 shanten ability.
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An exchange student from New Zealand, Shiromi's classmate, and final member of Team Miyamori, having joined after being invited to watch them play a game against Toyone, who was visiting the club at the time.
Prior to the Nationals, Aislinn was noted to ''always'' get a closed hand tenpai before the thirteenth turn, ensuring a winning hand. According to Team Himematsu's Kyouko, Aislinn also has the highest percentages in New Zealand's global matches. [[spoiler:During the National quarterfinals, Miyamori and Himematsu considered her as the
Himeko is Mairu's best friend since middle-school, strongest player
She and Mairu specialize in combination moves -- when Mairu successfully binds a han, a key appears before her
Aislinn's propensity to get a guaranteed win via tenpai was upgraded into an outright occult skill in ''Zenkoku-hen''. After getting her first hand at
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* ConvenientlySeated: Like Shiromi, Aislinn's seat in class -- at the corner close to the window -- is where a main character in any other series might be seated.
* CuteMute: While she can talk, she speaks very little Japanese and thus communicates via a drawing pad.
* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: Despite her dismay over her performance, she doesn't hold any hard feelings against the three teams who defeated hers, and uses her drawing pad to draw a picture of the members of Miyamori, Eisui, Himematsu and Kiyosumi joining hands.]]
* GratuitousEnglish: Thinks "Why?" [[spoiler:as Mako starts getting the upper hand on her]].
* HairDecorations: While they look like hairpins, they're ''actually'' the markers she uses for her drawing pad.
* [[spoiler:HeroicBSOD: A minor one after Mako defeated her.]]
* InformedAbility: Aislinn's ability to draw her "ideal" table, and always get a win. While we ''finally'' see how the ability works in the anime, [[spoiler:much like the manga nothing comes of it, as Mako blocks her attempts to get a winning hand at every turn.]]
* OhCrap: In the anime, gets increasingly distressed as [[spoiler:Mako keeps blocking her attempts at winning, to the point at which her drawing pad, which typically shows her how best to advance to victory, shows the tiles getting away from her]].
* PhenotypeStereotype: Blonde? Blue Eyes? Why yes, she is a foreigner.
* SilentSnarker: She has a moment like this when Shiro, who stayed behind after her opponents from Kiyosumi, Eisui and Himematsu have gone back, asks Aislinn to carry her back. Aislinn draws a picture of a person's silhouette kicking another in the backside and Shiro, reading it aloud, says "'Screw you?' How dull..." before walking back as Aislinn smiles and waves.
* [[spoiler:TheWorfEffect: Other characters noted that they shouldn't underestimate her. However she loses ''very'' badly to Mako, and their lead is overtaken in the process.]]
* CuteMute: While she can talk, she speaks very little Japanese and thus communicates via a drawing pad.
* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: Despite her dismay over her performance, she doesn't hold any hard feelings against the three teams who defeated hers, and uses her drawing pad to draw a picture of the members of Miyamori, Eisui, Himematsu and Kiyosumi joining hands.]]
* GratuitousEnglish: Thinks "Why?" [[spoiler:as Mako starts getting the upper hand on her]].
* HairDecorations: While they look like hairpins, they're ''actually'' the markers she uses for her drawing pad.
* [[spoiler:HeroicBSOD: A minor one after Mako defeated her.]]
* InformedAbility: Aislinn's ability to draw her "ideal" table, and always get a win. While we ''finally'' see how the ability works in the anime, [[spoiler:much like the manga nothing comes of it, as Mako blocks her attempts to get a winning hand at every turn.]]
* OhCrap: In the anime, gets increasingly distressed as [[spoiler:Mako keeps blocking her attempts at winning, to the point at which her drawing pad, which typically shows her how best to advance to victory, shows the tiles getting away from her]].
* PhenotypeStereotype: Blonde? Blue Eyes? Why yes, she is a foreigner.
* SilentSnarker: She has a moment like this when Shiro, who stayed behind after her opponents from Kiyosumi, Eisui and Himematsu have gone back, asks Aislinn to carry her back. Aislinn draws a picture of a person's silhouette kicking another in the backside and Shiro, reading it aloud, says "'Screw you?' How dull..." before walking back as Aislinn smiles and waves.
* [[spoiler:TheWorfEffect: Other characters noted that they shouldn't underestimate her. However she loses ''very'' badly to Mako, and their lead is overtaken in the process.]]
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* ConvenientlySeated: Like Shiromi, Aislinn's seat in class -- at the corner close AffectionateNickname: In some translations, she calls Mairu "[[ClubPresident Prez]]".
* CombinationAttack: With Mairu.
* CryIntoChest: Last seen weeping into Mairu's arms after she fails to help bring Team Shindouji to thewindow -- is where a main character in any other series might be seated.
National finals.
*CuteMute: While DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When Mairu binds herself, Himeko would "feel" it, and whenever she can talk, she speaks very little Japanese and thus communicates via a drawing pad.
* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: Despite her dismay over her performance, she doesn't hold anydoes, she'd blush hard feelings against the three teams who defeated hers, and uses her drawing pad to draw legs will quiver... like how a picture of the members of Miyamori, Eisui, Himematsu and Kiyosumi joining hands.]]
* GratuitousEnglish: Thinks "Why?" [[spoiler:as Mako starts getting the upper hand on her]].
girl would be like if she climaxes.
* HairDecorations:While A pair of hairpins.
* HandHidingSleeves: Not as much as some of the examples, but theylook like hairpins, they're ''actually'' the markers she uses for go up onto her drawing pad.
* [[spoiler:HeroicBSOD: A minor one after Mako defeated her.]]
* InformedAbility: Aislinn's ability to drawhands, and you can barely see her "ideal" table, and always get a win. While we ''finally'' see how the ability works in the anime, [[spoiler:much like the manga nothing comes fingers out of it, as Mako blocks her attempts to get a winning hand at every turn.]]
* OhCrap: In the anime, gets increasingly distressed as [[spoiler:Mako keeps blocking her attempts at winning, to the point at which her drawing pad, which typically shows her how best to advance to victory, shows the tiles getting away from her]].
* PhenotypeStereotype: Blonde? Blue Eyes? Why yes, she is a foreigner.
* SilentSnarker: She has a moment like thissleeves when Shiro, who stayed behind after her opponents from Kiyosumi, Eisui and Himematsu have gone back, asks Aislinn she curls them or makes a fist.
* MeaningfulName: Himeko's name means crane.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red oni tocarry her back. Aislinn draws a picture of a person's silhouette kicking another in the backside and Shiro, reading it aloud, says "'Screw you?' How dull..." before walking back as Aislinn smiles and waves.Mairu.
*[[spoiler:TheWorfEffect: Other characters noted RightBehindMe: She says that Kirame would be upset to hear about being drafted as a sacrifice for the team while passing under an overpass that Kirame is sitting on. Kirame, however, doesn't reveal herself or get upset.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Mairu. They have been together since middle school.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: In ''Saki Biyori'', she asks why theyshouldn't underestimate her. However she loses ''very'' badly to Mako, and their lead is overtaken even need a comic strip in the process.]]round robin journal, and when popular demand forces them to bring it back, she decides to write an eneding to the series.
* CombinationAttack: With Mairu.
* CryIntoChest: Last seen weeping into Mairu's arms after she fails to help bring Team Shindouji to the
*
* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: Despite her dismay over her performance, she doesn't hold any
* GratuitousEnglish: Thinks "Why?" [[spoiler:as Mako starts getting the upper hand on her]].
* HairDecorations:
* HandHidingSleeves: Not as much as some of the examples, but they
* [[spoiler:HeroicBSOD: A minor one after Mako defeated her.]]
* InformedAbility: Aislinn's ability to draw
* OhCrap: In the anime, gets increasingly distressed as [[spoiler:Mako keeps blocking her attempts at winning, to the point at which her drawing pad, which typically shows her how best to advance to victory, shows the tiles getting away from her]].
* PhenotypeStereotype: Blonde? Blue Eyes? Why yes, she is a foreigner.
* SilentSnarker: She has a moment like this
* MeaningfulName: Himeko's name means crane.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red oni to
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* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Mairu. They have been together since middle school.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: In ''Saki Biyori'', she asks why they
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!!Toshi Kumakura
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->'''Voiced by:''' Kaoru Morota
Adviser of Team Miyamori, who helped motivate her charges by scouting Toyone, and herself a pro mahjong talent scout. Years ago, she scouted Harue Akado (current adviser of Team Achiga) for a corporate team, and when she encounters the latter again at the Nationals, she tries so again, this time for another company.
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* CoolOldLady: A really good-natured, gentle elderly lady who is also shown to have an eye for talent.
* CurbStompBattle: She apparently hands out a few to Shiro, Kurumi and Sae off-panel, taking ''all three'' of them under zero more than once.
* FullNameBasis: Most people tend to refer to their school's rivals by their [[LastNameBasis last names]] without honorifics, unless they know them. Toshi tends to refer to opposing players by their full names.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite being significantly older than most of the cast, she looks no older than any of her students in a bathtub scene in Chapter 84.
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[[folder:Usuzan High School]]
South Hokkaido's representative, which reached the semifinals alongside Team Rinkai. Like Team Kiyosumi, this is their Nationals debut. Hayari believes they have the potential to win the tournament.
Like Team Shindouji, their main threat comes from the last two members of their team. Their captain is a particularly strong ace, according to Funakubo. However, like Teams Shindouji and Makabi, they also arranged their lineup from weakest to strongest.
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!!Naruka Motouchi
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaeIto
One of the Vanguards in the Nationals.
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* PeekABangs: Cover her right eye.
* TheWorfEffect: She's the first Team Usuzan player to give lie to Hayari's predictions when she ended up losing over 50,000 points.
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!!Chikako Himori
South Hokkaido's representative, which reached the semifinals alongside Team Rinkai. Like Team Kiyosumi, this is their Nationals debut. Hayari believes they have the potential to win the tournament.
Like Team Shindouji, their main threat comes from the last two members of their team. Their captain is a particularly strong ace, according to Funakubo. However, like Teams Shindouji and Makabi, they also arranged their lineup from weakest to strongest.
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!!Naruka Motouchi
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaeIto
One of the Vanguards in the Nationals.
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* PeekABangs: Cover her right eye.
* TheWorfEffect: She's the first Team Usuzan player to give lie to Hayari's predictions when she ended up losing over 50,000 points.
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!!Chikako Himori
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Himematsu, representing South
Currently Team Himematsu, which
!!Hiroe Atago
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->''"I set a trap, then attack mercilessly...I am the
Like Team Shindouji, their main threat comes from the last two members of their team. Their captain is a particularly strong ace, according to Funakubo. However, like Teams Shindouji and Makabi, they also arranged their lineup from weakest to strongest.
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!!Naruka Motouchi
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaeIto
One of the Vanguards in the Nationals.
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* PeekABangs: Cover her right eye.
* TheWorfEffect: She's the first Team Usuzan player to give lie to Hayari's predictions when she ended up losing over 50,000 points.
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!!Chikako Himori
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'''Position:''' Sergeant
A senior player and complete newcomer. She specializes into calling tiles to get into an empty tenpai, avoiding a noten penalty.
A senior player and complete newcomer. She specializes into calling tiles to get into an empty tenpai, avoiding a noten penalty.
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'''Position:''' Sergeant
A seniorLieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Satsumi Matsuda
Elder daughter of Masae, professional player and coach of Team Senriyama, older sister to teammate Kinue, and ace of Team Himematsu. Hiroe is very loud and blunt about her opinions -- she ''knows'' she's good, and will not give a second thought about shoving it in everyone's faces, whether they like it or not. Her style revolves around bluffs and trash talks, with distracts her opponents into playing right into her hand.
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* BadassBoast: See above.
* BadassNormal: According to Hisa, in a team of normals that is ranked fifth in a competition stuffed to the rafters with mahjong monsters, she could epitomize this trope. This is even more proven to the fact that Hisa's hell waits doesn't work on her.
* CatSmile: Is prone to doing this to emphasize her mischievous personality, completenewcomer. She specializes into with CuteLittleFangs.
* FieryRedhead: She's red-haired, and has the appropriate fiery personality to match. This contrasts well with blue-haired Kinue's gentle disposition.
* IShallTauntYou: Her playstyle is mostly complemented with bluffs and trash talk designed to disorient her opponents.
* IncomingHam
-->''"Why'd no one pick me up after the match?!"''
* InsufferableGenius: Albeit one who mainly displays the "insufferable" aspect around her opponents, specifically those who aren't playing at their full potential.
* InvisibleParents: Her and Kinue's father has never been seen.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hiroe minces no words, whether she's gloating, taunting or callingtiles to get names. And she's also a very kind teammate. In fact, Hisa interprets her taunts as her way of goading her opponents into an empty tenpai, avoiding playing better. During the National semifinals she also deliberately messes up her words so the normally quiet Choe would have a noten penalty.chance to speak.
* KansaiRegionalAccent: According to translators, hers is very heavy.
* LargeHam[=/=]NoIndoorVoice: As if her Kansai accent is not accentuated enough, she just can't help but speak in loud tones to show off how great she is.
* SiblingYinYang: Hiroe is [[LargeHam outspoken]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold blunt but decent]], while Kinue is [[NiceGirl kind]] but [[WellDoneSonGuy needy of attention]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: ''Achiga-hen'' introduces her mother, Masae, and aside from hair color and stature, Hiroe is the mirror-image of her, down to the shape of their frowns.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Becomes one with Team Kiyosumi's Hisa during the National semifinals, with the latter beginning to make her own snide remarks in response to Hiroe's (increasingly friendlier) banter.
A senior
'''Voiced by:''' Satsumi Matsuda
Elder daughter of Masae, professional player and coach of Team Senriyama, older sister to teammate Kinue, and ace of Team Himematsu. Hiroe is very loud and blunt about her opinions -- she ''knows'' she's good, and will not give a second thought about shoving it in everyone's faces, whether they like it or not. Her style revolves around bluffs and trash talks, with distracts her opponents into playing right into her hand.
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* BadassBoast: See above.
* BadassNormal: According to Hisa, in a team of normals that is ranked fifth in a competition stuffed to the rafters with mahjong monsters, she could epitomize this trope. This is even more proven to the fact that Hisa's hell waits doesn't work on her.
* CatSmile: Is prone to doing this to emphasize her mischievous personality, complete
* FieryRedhead: She's red-haired, and has the appropriate fiery personality to match. This contrasts well with blue-haired Kinue's gentle disposition.
* IShallTauntYou: Her playstyle is mostly complemented with bluffs and trash talk designed to disorient her opponents.
* IncomingHam
-->''"Why'd no one pick me up after the match?!"''
* InsufferableGenius: Albeit one who mainly displays the "insufferable" aspect around her opponents, specifically those who aren't playing at their full potential.
* InvisibleParents: Her and Kinue's father has never been seen.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hiroe minces no words, whether she's gloating, taunting or calling
* KansaiRegionalAccent: According to translators, hers is very heavy.
* LargeHam[=/=]NoIndoorVoice: As if her Kansai accent is not accentuated enough, she just can't help but speak in loud tones to show off how great she is.
* SiblingYinYang: Hiroe is [[LargeHam outspoken]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold blunt but decent]], while Kinue is [[NiceGirl kind]] but [[WellDoneSonGuy needy of attention]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: ''Achiga-hen'' introduces her mother, Masae, and aside from hair color and stature, Hiroe is the mirror-image of her, down to the shape of their frowns.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Becomes one with Team Kiyosumi's Hisa during the National semifinals, with the latter beginning to make her own snide remarks in response to Hiroe's (increasingly friendlier) banter.
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* TookALevelInBadass: According to Funakubo, she is actually a newcomer to mahjong who nevertheless trained hard to catch up with the rest of Team Usuzan.
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!!Maya Yukiko
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Captain
A freshman and leader of Team Usuzan. Sawaya wants to turn her into an idol that surpasses Hayarin.
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* ChekhovsGunman: After the reveal of her custom uniform, it's apparently ''her'' in the preview image for the Individuals against Satoha.
* CustomUniform: The clothes Yuan made for her semifinal match.
* [[IdolSinger Idol Player]]: What Sawaya intends for her, of an even greater extent than Hayari did back in her day.
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!!Sawaya Shishihara
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!!Maya Yukiko
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Captain
A freshman and leader of Team Usuzan. Sawaya wants to turn her into an idol that surpasses Hayarin.
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* ChekhovsGunman: After the reveal of her custom uniform, it's apparently ''her'' in the preview image for the Individuals against Satoha.
* CustomUniform: The clothes Yuan made for her semifinal match.
* [[IdolSinger Idol Player]]: What Sawaya intends for her, of an even greater extent than Hayari did back in her day.
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!!Sawaya Shishihara
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!!Maya Yukiko
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Captain
A freshman and leader of Team Usuzan. Sawaya wants to turn her into an idol that surpasses Hayarin.
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* ChekhovsGunman: After the reveal of her custom uniform, it's apparently ''her'' in the preview image for the Individuals against Satoha.
* CustomUniform: The clothes Yuan made for her semifinal match.
* [[IdolSinger Idol Player]]: What Sawaya intends for her, of an even greater extent than Hayari did back in her day.
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!!Sawaya Shishihara
!!Kyouko Suehara
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->''"The hell I care!"''
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'''Position:''' Vice-Captain
Vice-Captain of Team Usuzan said by Hayari to be a capable "monster"-grade player.
Vice-Captain of Team Usuzan said by Hayari to be a capable "monster"-grade player.
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Vice-Captain ofCaptain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MinakoKotobuki
Kyouko first joined TeamUsuzan said by Hayari Himematsu fifteen months prior to the current story, and is responsible for Suzu's entry and getting Kinue to try for the regular team. While Hiroe comes to the table expecting to win, Kyouko always comes to the table worried that she'd lose, and so she takes up the role of Captain to test her mettle against all the "monster" players.
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* BadassNormal: Says so herself in Round 79. [[spoiler:She's challenges herself to see whether or not she can go far against her "monster" opponents which includes Saki, Kasumi and Toyone.]] Saki even mentions she considers ''her'' the biggest threat of the semi-finalists.
* CustomUniform: Wears bicycle shorts instead of a skirt.
* {{Determinator}}: Despite being in a table full of mahjong monsters, she found a chance when Kasumi's suit magnet activated and as well Saki's Rishan Kaihou, where she noted that the table is now much much easier to read. Even as Saki was scared of her persistence in the Captains' match, fearing she wouldn't be able to win next time.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Tends to happen whenever her opponents start to manifest unnatural draws or abilities, which just happens to be ''all'' the other players during her turn at the table.
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe.
-->'''Hiroe:''' "You see, while I have never started acapable "monster"-grade player.mahjong game even considering the possibility of losing, Kyouko constantly thinks about losing, even to weaker opponents. She derives her strength from that carefulness. That's Kyouko in a nutshell."
* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: She debriefs the team on each of their opponents.
* MyGreatestFailure: While Team Himematsu managed to hang on to qualify for the National semifinals (alongside Kiyosumi), Kyouko ends up squandering their lead to Saki's cheap hand. The worst part of it all, according to Kyouko herself, is that Saki technically won with a score of ±0 (and a few points-stealing hands).
* TemptingFate: She is implied to have chosen the Captain role for herself because she wanted to see how far an ordinary player like her could go against powerful Captains. She got her wish, and three of them in one table at once, including the dorky-yet-fearsome [[BadassBookworm Saki]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Is this to Suzu, as despite writing on her forehead when she loses, she has great faith in her abilities. 15 months before the nationals, when Ikuno told Kyouko that they were considering putting her on the team, Kyouko declined, arguing that Suzu would be a better choice, as while she doesn't rank well under Himematsu's ranking system, she has great potential when outmatched. Kyouko then asked Ikuno not to tell Suzu about that, saying it would be embarrassing.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: She's skilled at 3-player mahjong... which isn't really handy in riichi mahjong, though that came in handy against Kasumi's suit magnet.
Vice-Captain of
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MinakoKotobuki
Kyouko first joined Team
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* BadassNormal: Says so herself in Round 79. [[spoiler:She's challenges herself to see whether or not she can go far against her "monster" opponents which includes Saki, Kasumi and Toyone.]] Saki even mentions she considers ''her'' the biggest threat of the semi-finalists.
* CustomUniform: Wears bicycle shorts instead of a skirt.
* {{Determinator}}: Despite being in a table full of mahjong monsters, she found a chance when Kasumi's suit magnet activated and as well Saki's Rishan Kaihou, where she noted that the table is now much much easier to read. Even as Saki was scared of her persistence in the Captains' match, fearing she wouldn't be able to win next time.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Tends to happen whenever her opponents start to manifest unnatural draws or abilities, which just happens to be ''all'' the other players during her turn at the table.
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe.
-->'''Hiroe:''' "You see, while I have never started a
* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: She debriefs the team on each of their opponents.
* MyGreatestFailure: While Team Himematsu managed to hang on to qualify for the National semifinals (alongside Kiyosumi), Kyouko ends up squandering their lead to Saki's cheap hand. The worst part of it all, according to Kyouko herself, is that Saki technically won with a score of ±0 (and a few points-stealing hands).
* TemptingFate: She is implied to have chosen the Captain role for herself because she wanted to see how far an ordinary player like her could go against powerful Captains. She got her wish, and three of them in one table at once, including the dorky-yet-fearsome [[BadassBookworm Saki]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Is this to Suzu, as despite writing on her forehead when she loses, she has great faith in her abilities. 15 months before the nationals, when Ikuno told Kyouko that they were considering putting her on the team, Kyouko declined, arguing that Suzu would be a better choice, as while she doesn't rank well under Himematsu's ranking system, she has great potential when outmatched. Kyouko then asked Ikuno not to tell Suzu about that, saying it would be embarrassing.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: She's skilled at 3-player mahjong... which isn't really handy in riichi mahjong, though that came in handy against Kasumi's suit magnet.
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* AlliterativeName
* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has triangular pupils.
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!!Yuan Iwadate
* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has triangular pupils.
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!!Yuan Iwadate
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* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has triangular pupils.
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!!Yuan Iwadate
!!Suzu Ueshige
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'''Position''': Lieutenant
Another player of Team Usuzan, who makes clothes for Yukiko to wear during mahjong matches. [[spoiler:She has not won any hands in the lieutenant match, and is in severe danger of going under 0]].
Another player of Team Usuzan, who makes clothes for Yukiko to wear during mahjong matches. [[spoiler:She has not won any hands in the lieutenant match, and is in severe danger of going under 0]].
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Another player of Team Usuzan, who makes clothes for Yukiko to wear during mahjong matches. [[spoiler:She
'''Voiced by:''' Arisa Date
Suzu is the former Vice-Captain, until a loss earned her writings on her forehead from Kyouko. She has
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* ButtMonkey: Starts off in a less than advantageous position in the lieutenant match, which doesn't get any better in the first half.
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Somewhat averted against Himematsu and Rinkai, since she realizes that it's just as advantageous to win off Hisa and recover the points she needs to keep going]].
* NobodyPoops: Averted; she says she's going to the bathroom to "let the fighting spirit in," and one of her teammates is about to say that [[ToiletHumor on the toilet, things come out]], before someone cuts her off.
* TemptingFate: She declares that she'll "get repeated wins" as dealer, but then immediately plays into Myeng-hwa's hand. She also assumes things are going her way after the first round in which she doesn't lose any points, but then plays into Hisa's hand.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A variant comes into play; [[spoiler:Hisa declares that once she gets second place, she no longer cares whether Usuzan goes under 0]].
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Somewhat averted against Himematsu and Rinkai, since she realizes that it's just as advantageous to win off Hisa and recover the points she needs to keep going]].
* NobodyPoops: Averted; she says she's going to the bathroom to "let the fighting spirit in," and one of her teammates is about to say that [[ToiletHumor on the toilet, things come out]], before someone cuts her off.
* TemptingFate: She declares that she'll "get repeated wins" as dealer, but then immediately plays into Myeng-hwa's hand. She also assumes things are going her way after the first round in which she doesn't lose any points, but then plays into Hisa's hand.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A variant comes into play; [[spoiler:Hisa declares that once she gets second place, she no longer cares whether Usuzan goes under 0]].
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* ButtMonkey: Starts off in Kyouko likes to write on her forehead when she fails a less than advantageous position task.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Against Yuuki, who's troublesome in thelieutenant match, which doesn't get any better in East round and especially as the first half.
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Somewhat averted against Himematsu and Rinkai, since she realizes that it's just as advantageous to win off Hisa and recover the points she needs to keep going]].
* NobodyPoops: Averted; she says she's going to the bathroom to "let the fighting spirit in," and one of her teammates is about to say that [[ToiletHumor on the toilet, things come out]], before someone cuts her off.
* TemptingFate: She declares that she'll "get repeated wins" asdealer, but then immediately Shiromi, who plays into Myeng-hwa's hand. She also assumes things are going her way after with big hands, and Komaki, a mahjong monster, it isn't a surprise.
* InformedAbility: Her propensity to play big hands. Actually, it seemed to be waiting for thefirst round in which she doesn't lose any points, but then plays into Hisa's hand.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A variant comes into play; [[spoiler:Hisa declares that once she gets second place, she no longer cares whether Usuzan goes under 0]].semi-finals.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Against Yuuki, who's troublesome in the
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Somewhat averted against Himematsu and Rinkai, since she realizes that it's just as advantageous to win off Hisa and recover the points she needs to keep going]].
* NobodyPoops: Averted; she says she's going to the bathroom to "let the fighting spirit in," and one of her teammates is about to say that [[ToiletHumor on the toilet, things come out]], before someone cuts her off.
* TemptingFate: She declares that she'll "get repeated wins" as
* InformedAbility: Her propensity to play big hands. Actually, it seemed to be waiting for the
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A variant comes into play; [[spoiler:Hisa declares that once she gets second place, she no longer cares whether Usuzan goes under 0]].
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!!Hagiyoshi
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeOno
Touka's personal butler, always on hand to do what she or her friends request ''perfectly'' (despite himself saying otherwise). His comings and goings while doing said requests can only be described as teleportation, and is constantly a surprise for Team Ryuumonbuchi.
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!!Hagiyoshi
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeOno
Touka's personal butler, always on hand to do what she or her friends request ''perfectly'' (despite himself saying otherwise). His comings and goings while doing said requests can only be described as teleportation, and is constantly a surprise for Team Ryuumonbuchi.
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!!Hagiyoshi
!!Kinue Atago
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->''"How nice... when will she say that for me? I really want to fulfill Onee-chan's expectations like that..."''
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:'''
Touka's personal butler, always on hand to do what she or her friends request ''perfectly'' (despite himself saying otherwise). His comings
Hiroe's younger sister, Masae's younger daughter, and
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* BattleButler: While no actual combat takes place, it's indicated that he's fairly good at mahjong.
* FlashStep: Appears and disappears suddenly, which even surprises some of Ryuumonbuchi's team.
* JackOfAllStats: Seriously, is there anything this guy ''can't'' do? His skill at practically everything is lampshaded when Kyoutaro mentions how he encountered him and got him to teach him how to make tacos.
* FlashStep: Appears and disappears suddenly, which even surprises some of Ryuumonbuchi's team.
* JackOfAllStats: Seriously, is there anything this guy ''can't'' do? His skill at practically everything is lampshaded when Kyoutaro mentions how he encountered him and got him to teach him how to make tacos.
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* BattleButler: While no actual combat IncestSubtext: Kinue's motivation for joining Team Himematsu was the prospect of playing alongside Hiroe. It is ''heavily'' implied that she is a siscon, even to the point of becoming slightly jealous of Kyouko when Hiroe praised her, wanting Hiroe to think as highly of her ability.
* {{Meganekko}}: One more point of similarity with her mother. In ''Saki Biyori'', after Hiroe accidentally loses her glasses, she takesplace, it's indicated it in stride, and points out that he's fairly good at mahjong.
[[CrazyPrepared she has several pairs on hand]].
*FlashStep: Appears NiceGirl: In stark contrast to [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold her sister]], she is kind, soft-spoken and disappears suddenly, which even surprises courteous.
* ReflexiveResponse: Kicks Etopen, briefly mistaking it for a soccer ball, merely on reflex, and apologizes profusely to Nodoka afterward.
* ShesGotLegs
* SiblingYinYang: Kinue is [[NiceGirl sweet]] but [[WellDoneSonGuy in need of attention]], while Hiroe is [[LargeHam loud, outspoken, confident]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold cocky (though not totally devoid of someof Ryuumonbuchi's team.
decency)]].
*JackOfAllStats: Seriously, is there anything this guy ''can't'' do? His skill at practically everything is lampshaded when Kyoutaro mentions how he encountered him StrongFamilyResemblance: ''Achiga-hen'' reveals that Kinue inherited her hair color, figure and got him (maybe) bad eyesight from Masae.
* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Sis" Girl]]: She wants her sister's approval more than anything.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally in her case, emphasizing her gentle nature in contrast toteach him how to make tacos.red-haired Hiroe's exuberant energy.
* {{Meganekko}}: One more point of similarity with her mother. In ''Saki Biyori'', after Hiroe accidentally loses her glasses, she takes
*
* ReflexiveResponse: Kicks Etopen, briefly mistaking it for a soccer ball, merely on reflex, and apologizes profusely to Nodoka afterward.
* ShesGotLegs
* SiblingYinYang: Kinue is [[NiceGirl sweet]] but [[WellDoneSonGuy in need of attention]], while Hiroe is [[LargeHam loud, outspoken, confident]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold cocky (though not totally devoid of some
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* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Sis" Girl]]: She wants her sister's approval more than anything.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally in her case, emphasizing her gentle nature in contrast to
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!!Yasuko Fujita
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasumiAsano
A professional player and old friend of Hisa. Before the Nagano prefecturals she plays against Saki and Nodoka, in the process [[WakeUpCallBoss schooling them into taking their practice seriously]]. Fujita is also the color commentator for the regional tournament.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasumiAsano
A professional player and old friend of Hisa. Before the Nagano prefecturals she plays against Saki and Nodoka, in the process [[WakeUpCallBoss schooling them into taking their practice seriously]]. Fujita is also the color commentator for the regional tournament.
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->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:'''
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* AllThereInTheManual: Minor details on Yasuko are not revealed in-series, and are instead only noted on in the franchise's collectible cards.
* BigEater: With bowl after bowl of katsudon.
* BrutalHonesty: Her assessment of Saki and Nodoka's chances.
-->"Oh? You girls are also entering the preliminaries? Too bad. I think you girls understand, but '''there is absolutely no way you girls can win'''."
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Fujita has a habit of having [[BigEater full dishes of katsudon]] while playing Mahjong or doing other professional works.
* CombatCommentator
* CutenessProximity: Koromo has this effect on her.
* DirtyOldWoman: Acknowledged as such, considering that her interactions with Koromo are a little... suspicious.
* InformedAbility: The fact that Yasuko plays Captain only when her team is in danger of losing, which is revealed only in the collectible cards. This leads to her moniker, as noted below.
* TheRedBaron: "The Reversal Queen"
* SlasherSmile: During her game with Saki and Nodoka before the regional qualifiers, she sports a truly psychotic look.
* WakeUpCallBoss: The first person to completely floor Saki and Nodoka. She tells them that as they are, they won't be able to succeed, though at least she has the courtesy to compliment [[TookALevelInBadass their progress as players]].
* TheWorfEffect: She cites her loss to Koromo as proof that Saki and Nodoka, who lost to her, can't hope to win the prefecturals. [[spoiler:She, Saki and Koromo, three of the best players in Nagano, lose to "Cold Touka", when virtually everyone else except Hisa was scared to join the game against them.]]
* BigEater: With bowl after bowl of katsudon.
* BrutalHonesty: Her assessment of Saki and Nodoka's chances.
-->"Oh? You girls are also entering the preliminaries? Too bad. I think you girls understand, but '''there is absolutely no way you girls can win'''."
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Fujita has a habit of having [[BigEater full dishes of katsudon]] while playing Mahjong or doing other professional works.
* CombatCommentator
* CutenessProximity: Koromo has this effect on her.
* DirtyOldWoman: Acknowledged as such, considering that her interactions with Koromo are a little... suspicious.
* InformedAbility: The fact that Yasuko plays Captain only when her team is in danger of losing, which is revealed only in the collectible cards. This leads to her moniker, as noted below.
* TheRedBaron: "The Reversal Queen"
* SlasherSmile: During her game with Saki and Nodoka before the regional qualifiers, she sports a truly psychotic look.
* WakeUpCallBoss: The first person to completely floor Saki and Nodoka. She tells them that as they are, they won't be able to succeed, though at least she has the courtesy to compliment [[TookALevelInBadass their progress as players]].
* TheWorfEffect: She cites her loss to Koromo as proof that Saki and Nodoka, who lost to her, can't hope to win the prefecturals. [[spoiler:She, Saki and Koromo, three of the best players in Nagano, lose to "Cold Touka", when virtually everyone else except Hisa was scared to join the game against them.]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: Minor details on Yasuko are not revealed in-series, and are instead only noted on in the franchise's collectible cards.
* BigEater: With bowl after bowl of katsudon.
* BrutalHonesty: Her assessment of Saki and Nodoka's chances.
-->"Oh? You girls are also entering the preliminaries? Too bad. I think you girls understand, but '''there is absolutely no way you girls can win'''."
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Fujita has a habit of having [[BigEater full dishes of katsudon]] while playing Mahjong or doing other professional works.
* CombatCommentator
* CutenessProximity: Koromo has this effect on her.
* DirtyOldWoman: Acknowledged as such, considering thatOdangoHair: She wears her interactions with Koromo are a little... suspicious.
hair like this.
*InformedAbility: The fact that Yasuko plays Captain only PerpetualSmiler: Even when her team is in danger of losing, which is revealed only in the collectible cards. This leads to her moniker, as noted below.
* TheRedBaron: "The Reversal Queen"
* SlasherSmile: During her game with Saki and Nodoka before the regional qualifiers, she sports a truly psychotic look.
* WakeUpCallBoss: The first person to completely floor Saki and Nodoka. She tells them that as they are, they won't be able to succeed, though at least she has the courtesy to compliment [[TookALevelInBadass their progress as players]].
* TheWorfEffect: She cites her loss to Koromo as proof that Saki and Nodoka, who lost to her, can't hope to win the prefecturals. [[spoiler:She, Saki and Koromo, three of the best players in Nagano, lose to "Cold Touka", when virtually everyone else except Hisa was scared to join the gamepitted against them.]]the likes of Mako and Hao during the National semifinals.
* BigEater: With bowl after bowl of katsudon.
* BrutalHonesty: Her assessment of Saki and Nodoka's chances.
-->"Oh? You girls are also entering the preliminaries? Too bad. I think you girls understand, but '''there is absolutely no way you girls can win'''."
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Fujita has a habit of having [[BigEater full dishes of katsudon]] while playing Mahjong or doing other professional works.
* CombatCommentator
* CutenessProximity: Koromo has this effect on her.
* DirtyOldWoman: Acknowledged as such, considering that
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* TheRedBaron: "The Reversal Queen"
* SlasherSmile: During her game with Saki and Nodoka before the regional qualifiers, she sports a truly psychotic look.
* WakeUpCallBoss: The first person to completely floor Saki and Nodoka. She tells them that as they are, they won't be able to succeed, though at least she has the courtesy to compliment [[TookALevelInBadass their progress as players]].
* TheWorfEffect: She cites her loss to Koromo as proof that Saki and Nodoka, who lost to her, can't hope to win the prefecturals. [[spoiler:She, Saki and Koromo, three of the best players in Nagano, lose to "Cold Touka", when virtually everyone else except Hisa was scared to join the game
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!!Kouko Fukuyo
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiNonaka
A play-by-play commentator for Inter-High Radio. She was a fan of Sukoya back in high school, so she's obviously thrilled to be able to work with her as a co-commentator for the Nationals.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiNonaka
A play-by-play commentator for Inter-High Radio. She was a fan of Sukoya back in high school, so she's obviously thrilled to be able to work with her as a co-commentator for the Nationals.
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Interim coach of Team Himematsu, taking over while their actual adviser, Zennou, convalesces. She
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* CombatCommentator: Shares this role with Sukoya for the Nationals.
* DoubleEntendre: Kouko just loves doing this as shown in ''Achiga-hen'', much to Sukoya's embarrassment.
* HeroWorshipper: Kouko is a ''huge'' one for Sukoya, if it wasn't already obvious. Lampshaded by Sukoya in ''Saki Biyori'', where she worries about Kouko's glowing praise of her always making its way into her match commentary.
* LargeHam: She obviously loves what she's doing.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: ''Otona no Maki'' reveals that it's apple juice, to the point where all the drinks in her fridge are either pure apple juice, or mixes where apple juice is the major component.
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Showcased in ''Biyori'' and ''Otona no Maki''. Mostly in Sukoya's presence.
* DoubleEntendre: Kouko just loves doing this as shown in ''Achiga-hen'', much to Sukoya's embarrassment.
* HeroWorshipper: Kouko is a ''huge'' one for Sukoya, if it wasn't already obvious. Lampshaded by Sukoya in ''Saki Biyori'', where she worries about Kouko's glowing praise of her always making its way into her match commentary.
* LargeHam: She obviously loves what she's doing.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: ''Otona no Maki'' reveals that it's apple juice, to the point where all the drinks in her fridge are either pure apple juice, or mixes where apple juice is the major component.
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Showcased in ''Biyori'' and ''Otona no Maki''. Mostly in Sukoya's presence.
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* CombatCommentator: Shares this role with Sukoya for the Nationals.
* DoubleEntendre: Kouko just loves doing this as shown in ''Achiga-hen'', much to Sukoya's embarrassment.
* HeroWorshipper: Kouko is a ''huge'' one for Sukoya, if it wasn't already obvious. Lampshaded by Sukoya in ''Saki Biyori'', where she worries about Kouko's glowing praiseBunnyEarsLawyer: Her general demeanor and even some of her always making its way advice causes her to come off as ditzy, but she takes coaching Team Himematsu seriously.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Most of the time, her eyes are closed, although she does open them from time to time in the anime.
* InsistentTerminology: Doesn't like being referred to as a "sub" coach, despite being in charge during the coach's hospitalization.
* PerpetualSmiler: She's almost constantly smiling, and rarely has anything more serious than a somewhat thoughtful expression on her face.
* VerbalTic: Has a tendency to insert tildes into hermatch commentary.
* LargeHam: She obviously loves what she's doing.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: ''Otona no Maki'' reveals that it's apple juice, todialogue, often at the point where all the drinks in her fridge are either pure apple juice, or mixes where apple juice is the major component.
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Showcased in ''Biyori'' and ''Otona no Maki''. Mostly in Sukoya's presence.end.
* DoubleEntendre: Kouko just loves doing this as shown in ''Achiga-hen'', much to Sukoya's embarrassment.
* HeroWorshipper: Kouko is a ''huge'' one for Sukoya, if it wasn't already obvious. Lampshaded by Sukoya in ''Saki Biyori'', where she worries about Kouko's glowing praise
* EyesAlwaysShut: Most of the time, her eyes are closed, although she does open them from time to time in the anime.
* InsistentTerminology: Doesn't like being referred to as a "sub" coach, despite being in charge during the coach's hospitalization.
* PerpetualSmiler: She's almost constantly smiling, and rarely has anything more serious than a somewhat thoughtful expression on her face.
* VerbalTic: Has a tendency to insert tildes into her
* LargeHam: She obviously loves what she's doing.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: ''Otona no Maki'' reveals that it's apple juice, to
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Showcased in ''Biyori'' and ''Otona no Maki''. Mostly in Sukoya's presence.
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!!Sukoya Kokaji
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriGoto
A color commentator for Inter-High Radio, professional player, and herself the former national champion of the 61st Inter-High.
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[[folder:Rinkai All-Girls' High School]]
Team Rinkai has been East Tokyo's representative for the past fifteen years and is currently at fourth-seed. Its roster is primarily composed of [[MultinationalTeam overseas students studying in Japan on scholarship]], though new rules implemented last year now force them to field at least one Japanese player (i.e., Satoha) as Vanguard.
As of the current chapters, Team Rinkai is playing at the National semifinals Side B, against Kiyosumi, Himematsu and Usuzan.
!!Nelly Virsaladze
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* AllThereInTheManual: Like Fujita and Mihirogi, details on Sukoya's track record is only found in the Saki Pro trading cards.
* {{Badass}}: To unbelievable extremes, as revealed on [[http://a.yfrog.com/img532/4995/1fyakd.jpg her profile]] in the Saki Pro trading cards. Seriously, none of the major characters, even Teru, let alone some of the professionals introduced, even come ''close'' to what she's accomplished. To wit: she's a former national champion, once placed as high as 2nd in the world rankings (currently at 973rd, but only because she's been off-radar as of late), remained ''undefeated'' throughout her run, and the youngest player to hold eight championships -- a record that stands to this day.
* ChristmasCake: She's well over the age where it's acceptable for a woman to be single, and her mother tells Kouko as much when the latter drops in to pick her up.
* CombatCommentator: Shares this role together with her fangirl Kouko for the Nationals.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yes, this nervous lady was the same girl who traumatized Harue so hard she couldn't even touch a mahjong tile for years ever since.
* RetiredBadass: While still an active professional player, she doesn't seem to be playing that many matches anymore, and in the manga Kouko even comments that the last tournament she joined was pretty much an act of charity.
* RedBaron: "Grandmaster", according the Saki Pro trading cards.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy, easily flustered and tends to be taken aback by some of Kouko's wilder antics.
* [[StraightMan Straight Woman]]: To Kouko's antics.
* TheUnSmile: All of Kouko's attempts to get Sukoya to smile usually end up with... mixed results, to say the least.
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Despite being 27, she's single, lives with her mother, and displays childish tendencies.
* {{Badass}}: To unbelievable extremes, as revealed on [[http://a.yfrog.com/img532/4995/1fyakd.jpg her profile]] in the Saki Pro trading cards. Seriously, none of the major characters, even Teru, let alone some of the professionals introduced, even come ''close'' to what she's accomplished. To wit: she's a former national champion, once placed as high as 2nd in the world rankings (currently at 973rd, but only because she's been off-radar as of late), remained ''undefeated'' throughout her run, and the youngest player to hold eight championships -- a record that stands to this day.
* ChristmasCake: She's well over the age where it's acceptable for a woman to be single, and her mother tells Kouko as much when the latter drops in to pick her up.
* CombatCommentator: Shares this role together with her fangirl Kouko for the Nationals.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yes, this nervous lady was the same girl who traumatized Harue so hard she couldn't even touch a mahjong tile for years ever since.
* RetiredBadass: While still an active professional player, she doesn't seem to be playing that many matches anymore, and in the manga Kouko even comments that the last tournament she joined was pretty much an act of charity.
* RedBaron: "Grandmaster", according the Saki Pro trading cards.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy, easily flustered and tends to be taken aback by some of Kouko's wilder antics.
* [[StraightMan Straight Woman]]: To Kouko's antics.
* TheUnSmile: All of Kouko's attempts to get Sukoya to smile usually end up with... mixed results, to say the least.
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Despite being 27, she's single, lives with her mother, and displays childish tendencies.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Like Fujita {{Expy}}: Of Nell''ie'', a Russian character from ''Manga/{{Fatalizer}}''. As that manga revolves around super-powered foreigners in Japan, Team Rinkai is pretty much a homage to that manga, and Mihirogi, details on Sukoya's track record is only found in the Saki Pro trading cards.
it shows.
*{{Badass}}: To unbelievable extremes, as revealed on [[http://a.yfrog.com/img532/4995/1fyakd.jpg FamousNamedForeigner: Her surname probably comes from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliso_Virsaladze Eliso Virsaladze]].
* InformedAbility: Apparently, herprofile]] in the Saki Pro trading cards. Seriously, none power involves total flow control. A silhouette of the major characters, even Teru, let alone some of the professionals introduced, even come ''close'' to what she's accomplished. To wit: her appears when Hisa was talking about abilities.
* NiceHat: Wears a very nice red one.
* PhenotypeStereotype: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], as she's aformer national champion, once placed as high as 2nd in the world rankings (currently at 973rd, but only because she's been off-radar as of late), remained ''undefeated'' throughout her run, and the youngest player to hold eight championships -- a record that stands to this day.
* ChristmasCake: She's well over the age where it's acceptable for a woman to be single, and her mother tells Kouko as much when the latter drops in to pick her up.
* CombatCommentator: Shares this role together with her fangirl Kouko for the Nationals.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yes, this nervous lady was the same girl who traumatized Harue so hard she couldn't even touch a mahjong tile for years ever since.
* RetiredBadass: While still an active professional player, she doesn't seem to be playing that many matches anymore, and in the manga Kouko even comments that the last tournament she joined was pretty much an act of charity.
* RedBaron: "Grandmaster", according the Saki Pro trading cards.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy, easily flustered and tends to be taken aback by some of Kouko's wilder antics.
* [[StraightMan Straight Woman]]: To Kouko's antics.
* TheUnSmile: All of Kouko's attempts to get Sukoya to smile usually end up with... mixed results, to say the least.
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Despite being 27, she's single, lives with her mother, and displays childish tendencies.tiny brunette.
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* InformedAbility: Apparently, her
* NiceHat: Wears a very nice red one.
* PhenotypeStereotype: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], as she's a
* ChristmasCake: She's well over the age where it's acceptable for a woman to be single, and her mother tells Kouko as much when the latter drops in to pick her up.
* CombatCommentator: Shares this role together with her fangirl Kouko for the Nationals.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yes, this nervous lady was the same girl who traumatized Harue so hard she couldn't even touch a mahjong tile for years ever since.
* RetiredBadass: While still an active professional player, she doesn't seem to be playing that many matches anymore, and in the manga Kouko even comments that the last tournament she joined was pretty much an act of charity.
* RedBaron: "Grandmaster", according the Saki Pro trading cards.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy, easily flustered and tends to be taken aback by some of Kouko's wilder antics.
* [[StraightMan Straight Woman]]: To Kouko's antics.
* TheUnSmile: All of Kouko's attempts to get Sukoya to smile usually end up with... mixed results, to say the least.
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Despite being 27, she's single, lives with her mother, and displays childish tendencies.
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!!Hayari Mizuhara
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->''"Haya~!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukariTamura
A professional player and color commentator for the Nationals, she's also an idol and well-known television personality. It is she that foreshadows that Team Usuzan is a school to reckoned with.
As ''Shinohayu'' reveals, she was one of the four players on the table during the fateful match between Sukoya and Harue.
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->''"Haya~!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukariTamura
A professional player and color commentator for the Nationals, she's also an idol and well-known television personality. It is she that foreshadows that Team Usuzan is a school to reckoned with.
As ''Shinohayu'' reveals, she was one of the four players on the table during the fateful match between Sukoya and Harue.
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* AllThereInTheManual: As with all the other pros, many details on Hayari are only found in the cards that were included as bonuses to the ''Achiga-hen'' blu-rays.
* ChekhovsGunman: It turns out ''she's'' the one who was trying to recruit Harue, via Kumakura, for her professional team.
* [[IdolSinger Idol Player]]: Hayarin is a well known TV personality outside of the Mahjong arena (as far back as her grade-school days, in fact, according to ''Shinohayu''). Ironically, this makes her a target for Team Usuzan, as they want to make one of their players an even ''bigger'' idol than she is.
* InSeriesNickname: "Hayarin~", which is used more than her actual name.
* OlderThanSheLooks: She's the oldest introduced female pro so far at 28... and yet, as ''Shinohayu'' shows, still looks like she was from the Nationals ten years ago (except she has larger boobs now) and even further back when she was ''eleven''.
* TheRedBaron: "The Whirlwind"
* ThirdPersonPerson: Likely to complete the more youthful image she seems to be projecting.
* VerbalTic: Sometimes exclaims "Haya!"
!!Yoshiko Kainou
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MutsumiTamura
Hailing from Oojouin Girls' High School in Ehime Prefecture, Yoshiko is a professional player called by Ikuno to help Team Himematsu prepare for the National semifinals, as well as cousin to Team Eisui's Haru. For the purpose of the practice matches, she emulates Saki's signature playstyle.
Yoshiko appears slightly earlier in the anime, where she becomes a color commentator for the National quarterfinals between Kiyosumi, Eisui, Himematsu and Miyamori.
* ChekhovsGunman: It turns out ''she's'' the one who was trying to recruit Harue, via Kumakura, for her professional team.
* [[IdolSinger Idol Player]]: Hayarin is a well known TV personality outside of the Mahjong arena (as far back as her grade-school days, in fact, according to ''Shinohayu''). Ironically, this makes her a target for Team Usuzan, as they want to make one of their players an even ''bigger'' idol than she is.
* InSeriesNickname: "Hayarin~", which is used more than her actual name.
* OlderThanSheLooks: She's the oldest introduced female pro so far at 28... and yet, as ''Shinohayu'' shows, still looks like she was from the Nationals ten years ago (except she has larger boobs now) and even further back when she was ''eleven''.
* TheRedBaron: "The Whirlwind"
* ThirdPersonPerson: Likely to complete the more youthful image she seems to be projecting.
* VerbalTic: Sometimes exclaims "Haya!"
!!Yoshiko Kainou
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MutsumiTamura
Hailing from Oojouin Girls' High School in Ehime Prefecture, Yoshiko is a professional player called by Ikuno to help Team Himematsu prepare for the National semifinals, as well as cousin to Team Eisui's Haru. For the purpose of the practice matches, she emulates Saki's signature playstyle.
Yoshiko appears slightly earlier in the anime, where she becomes a color commentator for the National quarterfinals between Kiyosumi, Eisui, Himematsu and Miyamori.
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* AllThereInTheManual: As with all AnimeAccentAbsence: A strange example, as she seemingly ''gains'' a stereotypical thick American accent at the other pros, many details on Hayari are only found end of ''Zenkoku-hen'', whereas she showed ''none'' of this (she instead spoke in the cards that were included as bonuses to the ''Achiga-hen'' blu-rays.
* ChekhovsGunman: It turns out ''she's'' thea halting, but perfectly normally-accented Japanese) during one who was trying to recruit Harue, via Kumakura, for her professional team.
* [[IdolSinger Idol Player]]: Hayarin is a well known TV personality outsideof the Mahjong arena (as far back as her grade-school days, earlier episodes (the Training Camp flashback).
* MomentOfWeakness: During last year's Nationals, Megan became so terrified of Cold Touka she went the way of the DirtyCoward and targeted a weak player and ended the match infact, according to ''Shinohayu''). Ironically, this makes her a target for Team Usuzan, as they want to make one of their players an even ''bigger'' idol than Rinkai's favor. [[MustMakeAmends She has since deeply regretted it.]]
* MustMakeAmends: As sheis.
* InSeriesNickname: "Hayarin~", which is used more than her actual name.
* OlderThanSheLooks: She's the oldest introduced female pro so far at 28... and yet, as ''Shinohayu'' shows, still looks likeconfides to Satoha, she was terribly regrets having ran away from Cold Touka, and wants a second crack at facing her. Unfortunately for her, since she's in her final year of high school, and with Team Ryuumonbuchi out of the Nationals ten years ago (except she has larger boobs now) and even further back Nationals, that chance will likely never come.
* PhenotypeStereotype: Averted. Megan is black with dark features.
* PrettyInMink: Wears a long coat lined with fur on the collar when she was''eleven''.
* TheRedBaron: "The Whirlwind"
* ThirdPersonPerson: Likely to complete the more youthful image she seems to be projecting.
* VerbalTic: Sometimes exclaims "Haya!"
!!Yoshiko Kainou
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MutsumiTamura
Hailing from Oojouin Girls' High School in Ehime Prefecture, Yoshiko is a professional player called by Ikuno to help Team Himematsu prepare for the National semifinals, as well as cousin to Team Eisui's Haru. For the purpose of the practice matches, she emulates Saki's signature playstyle.
Yoshiko appears slightly earlier in the anime, where she becomes a color commentator for the National quarterfinals between Kiyosumi, Eisui, Himematsu and Miyamori.first introduced.
* ChekhovsGunman: It turns out ''she's'' the
* [[IdolSinger Idol Player]]: Hayarin is a well known TV personality outside
* MomentOfWeakness: During last year's Nationals, Megan became so terrified of Cold Touka she went the way of the DirtyCoward and targeted a weak player and ended the match in
* MustMakeAmends: As she
* InSeriesNickname: "Hayarin~", which is used more than her actual name.
* OlderThanSheLooks: She's the oldest introduced female pro so far at 28... and yet, as ''Shinohayu'' shows, still looks like
* PhenotypeStereotype: Averted. Megan is black with dark features.
* PrettyInMink: Wears a long coat lined with fur on the collar when she was
* TheRedBaron: "The Whirlwind"
* ThirdPersonPerson: Likely to complete the more youthful image she seems to be projecting.
* VerbalTic: Sometimes exclaims "Haya!"
!!Yoshiko Kainou
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MutsumiTamura
Hailing from Oojouin Girls' High School in Ehime Prefecture, Yoshiko is a professional player called by Ikuno to help Team Himematsu prepare for the National semifinals, as well as cousin to Team Eisui's Haru. For the purpose of the practice matches, she emulates Saki's signature playstyle.
Yoshiko appears slightly earlier in the anime, where she becomes a color commentator for the National quarterfinals between Kiyosumi, Eisui, Himematsu and Miyamori.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Like Fujita, Mihirogi, and Kokaji, much of the information on Kainou were only revealed in the Saki Pro cards released with each blu-ray of ''Achiga-hen''.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: The reflections on her eyes are triangular points rather than the rounded ones everyone else have.
* GratuitousEnglish: Greets Team Himematsu in English and later says "No way!" when asked about some of the things they heard about her. Especially exaggerated in her appearance in the anime, to the annoyance of her co-commentator.
* InformedAbility: Apparently noted for her spectral playstyle. What this ''actually'' means is anyone's guess; some members of the Himematsu team suggest that she summoned spirits and used King Solomon's powers to get a Yakuman, but she denies those rumors.
* OneSteveLimit: Shares a given name with Yoshiko Yasukouchi of Shindouji
* ProperTightsWithASkirt
* TheRedBaron: The Spook.
* TheStoic: The most irritated she gets is showing CrossPoppingVeins while denying the exaggerated urban legends about her, without even raising her voice.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: The reflections on her eyes are triangular points rather than the rounded ones everyone else have.
* GratuitousEnglish: Greets Team Himematsu in English and later says "No way!" when asked about some of the things they heard about her. Especially exaggerated in her appearance in the anime, to the annoyance of her co-commentator.
* InformedAbility: Apparently noted for her spectral playstyle. What this ''actually'' means is anyone's guess; some members of the Himematsu team suggest that she summoned spirits and used King Solomon's powers to get a Yakuman, but she denies those rumors.
* OneSteveLimit: Shares a given name with Yoshiko Yasukouchi of Shindouji
* ProperTightsWithASkirt
* TheRedBaron: The Spook.
* TheStoic: The most irritated she gets is showing CrossPoppingVeins while denying the exaggerated urban legends about her, without even raising her voice.
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!!Satoha Tsujigaito
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->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YokoHikasa
The oldest and
* ExoticEyeDesigns: The reflections on her eyes are triangular points rather than the rounded ones everyone else have.
* GratuitousEnglish: Greets Team Himematsu in English
* InformedAbility: Apparently noted
* OneSteveLimit: Shares a given name with Yoshiko Yasukouchi of Shindouji
* ProperTightsWithASkirt
* TheRedBaron: The Spook.
* TheStoic: The most irritated she gets is showing CrossPoppingVeins while denying the exaggerated urban legends about her, without even raising her voice.
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!!Risa Noyori
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyokaYuzuki
Professional player and commentator for the National semifinals Side-B. She seems to have a lot of trouble expressing her thoughts, leaving her comments on the match short and otherwise very easy to misinterpret.
An alumna of Team Shindouji, ''Shinohayu'' reveals that, much like Hayari, she was the fourth girl on the table during that fateful match between Harue and Sukoya.
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* CoatCape: Wears one to emphasize her "gangster" image.
* DeadpanSnarker: Satoha doesn't beat around the bush when she mentions that Megan had ran away from her match a year earlier. Megan, however, doesn't deny this, and Satoha lays a comforting hand on Megan's shoulder after she expresses her regret for how things turned out.
* EarlyBirdCameo: To those with good eyes, she makes an appearance on the
* {{Meganekko}}: Subverted, as she doesn't apparently need them, but wears them as part of her public persona.
* SamuraiPonytail: During her matches.
* {{Sarashi}}: Under her uniform during her semifinal, as revealed afterward. This is presumably part of her {{Yakuza}} motif as well.
** HiddenBuxom: Canny readers will notice her cup size seems to
* TokenMinority: Inverted -- she's the sole Japanese player in a MultinationalTeam, as per tournament rules at least one local player is required for a team to become eligible for national competition (and a Vanguard, at that).
* WorthyOpponent: Apparently considers Kei to be this, after their match
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well not exactly a frown, but Risa's default face seems to be a puff-cheeked pout, even as a high-schooler.
* TerseTalker: Tends to give brief responses, often of one or two words at most.
* {{Tsundere}}: Commented on by Mihirogi.
-->'''Mihirogi:''' "She looks angry, but from what I could gather, she's just excited. [[CatchPhrase I don't really know, though.]]"
* TerseTalker: Tends to give brief responses, often of one or two words at most.
* {{Tsundere}}: Commented on by Mihirogi.
-->'''Mihirogi:''' "She looks angry, but from what I could gather, she's just excited. [[CatchPhrase I don't really know, though.]]"
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!!Choe Myeong-hwa
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant
Another newcomer to Team Rinkai, of French-Korean stock. Prior to her arrival in Japan she was a
As her nickname "Venter" suggests, Choe's ability centers on the gathering of cardinal wind tiles to her hand, being able to gather the same type of Wind tile as her seating position (meaning if she's seated East, she gets East tiles as well, and so on). She also seems to be
* TerseTalker: Tends
* {{Tsundere}}: Commented
-->'''Mihirogi:''' "She looks angry,
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!!Misaki Murayoshi
->'''Voiced by:''': Creator/AyumiFujimura
An announcer who comments on matches alongside Risa.
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* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has a transparent "arch" in the middle of her eyes, a trait she shares with Team Usuzan's Yuan.
* FishOutOfWater: In Round 124, Choe notes that she still feels unused to Japanese culture.
* GoodParents: Her mother, Prof. Choe, seems to be one by all indications, coming down to see her daughter play. Myeng-hwa hopes to become independent as soon as she can so she wouldn't be a burden to her mother.
* InSeriesNickname: "Venter", or "Wind Goddess".
* ParasolParachute: She glides through the air into the arena on
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Spellings of her name include Choi Myeng-hwa, Choe Myeonghwa and Che Myong Fwa.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She's said to like salmon and herring roe ever since she came to Japan.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally falls into this when Noyori's answers prove too short and too vague, prompting Eri to note that Misaki is being too harsh on Noyori.
-->"I wasn't asking for a polite or unoffensive answer like that, but a particular point to focus on."
-->"I wasn't asking for a polite or unoffensive answer like that, but a particular point to focus on."
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-->"I wasn't asking for a polite or unoffensive answer like
!!Hao Huiyu
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->''"I can teach you the rules, but are you sure? No one can beat me at that, you know."''
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant
Hailing from Hong Kong, Hao is one of the three newcomers to Team Rinkai, as well as a champion in Chinese mahjong back in her grade-school days and silver medalist in last year's Incheon tournament. She also played in the Asian tournament, but
Despite her stay in Rinkai, Hao still isn't comfortable playing riichi mahjong, as she has difficulty getting the tiles she needs to complete her hands. In order to adapt, she comes up with a style that keeps the essence of Chinese mahjong, but still adhering to the rules of riichi mahjong. This is the reason why, to date, she's never called riichi in any of her games.
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!!Maho Yumeno
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->'''Voiced by:''' Ai Tokunaga
Nodoka's underclassman from Takatobara Junior High, her last school before Kiyosumi, and herself a player for its mahjong team. Together with Hiroko (not the Funakubo), she is first seen cheering for Nodoka during the Nagano finals. As a player, her special ability is to mimic others' abilities in one turn. But because she is just a beginner, she also commits a lot of mistakes. Nevertheless, Koromo comments that, given proper training, Maho could one day become a "mahjong monster".
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* BadassBoast: Her quote, regarding chinese mahjong, when Satoha asked about it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Usuzan High School]]
South Hokkaido's representative, which reached the semifinals alongside Team Rinkai. Like Team Kiyosumi,
Like Team Shindouji, their main threat comes from the last two members of their team.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Introduced as a seemingly random and very minor comic relief SatelliteCharacter of Nodoka's. Later revealed to be a player herself with the potential to join the likes of Koromo and Saki.
* TheDitz: Tends to make at least one major mistake per day, such as picking up the wrong tile.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: In more of an individual case, she still has many bad habits in spite of playing for over a year and, according to Hiroko, practicing quite hard.
* LethalChef: Unfortunately, proves to be this in her attempts to make a taco that she, like Yuuki, can use as a PowerUpFood.
* MegaManning: Maho's ability. Works on any skill, but only one per round per day for each ability. HilarityEnsues in ''Saki Biyori'' when she tries to imitate other people's abilities, such as hiding behind a blanket to replicate Momo's {{Invisibility}}.
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Apparently has her own username as a password, as revealed in ''Saki Biyori''.
* SayingTooMuch
-->'''Maho:''' "Maho can't create any Yaku!"\\
'''Hiroko''': "[[LampshadeHanging Don't say things you don't have to say.]]"
* SempaiKouhai: The kouhai to Nodoka, Yuuki, and (as revealed in an extra chapter) Kirame from ''Achiga-hen''.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Uses these a lot, reflecting her preteen personality.
* {{Those Two G|uys}}irls: With Hiroko Murohashi.
* TheDitz: Tends to make at least one major mistake per day, such as picking up the wrong tile.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: In more of an individual case, she still has many bad habits in spite of playing for over a year and, according to Hiroko, practicing quite hard.
* LethalChef: Unfortunately, proves to be this in her attempts to make a taco that she, like Yuuki, can use as a PowerUpFood.
* MegaManning: Maho's ability. Works on any skill, but only one per round per day for each ability. HilarityEnsues in ''Saki Biyori'' when she tries to imitate other people's abilities, such as hiding behind a blanket to replicate Momo's {{Invisibility}}.
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Apparently has her own username as a password, as revealed in ''Saki Biyori''.
* SayingTooMuch
-->'''Maho:''' "Maho can't create any Yaku!"\\
'''Hiroko''': "[[LampshadeHanging Don't say things you don't have to say.]]"
* SempaiKouhai: The kouhai to Nodoka, Yuuki, and (as revealed in an extra chapter) Kirame from ''Achiga-hen''.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Uses these a lot, reflecting her preteen personality.
* {{Those Two G|uys}}irls: With Hiroko Murohashi.
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!!Naruka Motouchi
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaeIto
One of
* TheDitz: Tends to make at least one major mistake per day, such as picking up the wrong tile.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: In more of an individual case, she still has many bad habits in spite of playing for over a year and, according to Hiroko, practicing quite hard.
* LethalChef: Unfortunately, proves to be this in her attempts to make a taco that she, like Yuuki, can use as a PowerUpFood.
* MegaManning: Maho's ability. Works on any skill, but only one per round per day for each ability. HilarityEnsues in ''Saki Biyori'' when she tries to imitate other people's abilities, such as hiding behind a blanket to replicate Momo's {{Invisibility}}.
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Apparently has her own username as a password, as revealed in ''Saki Biyori''.
* SayingTooMuch
-->'''Maho:''' "Maho can't create any Yaku!"\\
'''Hiroko''': "[[LampshadeHanging Don't say things you don't have to say.]]"
* SempaiKouhai: The kouhai to Nodoka, Yuuki, and (as revealed in an extra chapter) Kirame from ''Achiga-hen''.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Uses these a lot, reflecting her preteen personality.
* {{Those Two G|uys}}irls: With Hiroko Murohashi.
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!!Hiroko Murohashi
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Nodoka's other underclassman from Takatobara Junior High, who also cheers for Nodoka during the Nagano finals.
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* TheWorfEffect: She's the
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* OneHeadTaller: To Maho; when the vice president sends Hisa a close-up of Maho, Hiroko's head is cut off.
* OneSteveLimit: Shares her name with Funakubo, although only the latter's aunt and cousins seem to call her by her first name.
* SempaiKouhai: The kouhai to Nodoka, Yuuki, and (as revealed in an extra chapter) Kirame from ''Achiga-hen''.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution
-->'''Hiroko:''' "You should learn all the basics, Maho..."\\
'''Maho:''' That sounds like a difficult ability..."
* {{Those Two G|uys}}irls: With Maho Yumeno.
* OneSteveLimit: Shares her name with Funakubo, although only the latter's aunt and cousins seem to call her by her first name.
* SempaiKouhai: The kouhai to Nodoka, Yuuki, and (as revealed in an extra chapter) Kirame from ''Achiga-hen''.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution
-->'''Hiroko:''' "You should learn all the basics, Maho..."\\
'''Maho:''' That sounds like a difficult ability..."
* {{Those Two G|uys}}irls: With Maho Yumeno.
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* OneSteveLimit: Shares her name with Funakubo, although only the latter's aunt
!!Chikako Himori
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant
A senior player and
* SempaiKouhai: The kouhai to Nodoka, Yuuki, and (as revealed in
* StatingTheSimpleSolution
-->'''Hiroko:''' "You should learn all the basics, Maho..."\\
'''Maho:''' That sounds like
* {{Those Two G|uys}}irls: With Maho Yumeno.
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!!Kazue Nanpo
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->'''Voiced by:''' YukoSanpei
A lone wolf from Hirataki High School in Nagano Prefecture, who enters only in the individual tournament.
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* FamilyHonor: One of her main motivations.
* {{Foil}}: To Hisa -- both are talented players who ended up in schools with less-than-stellar teams. While Hisa forgoes going to the individuals for her first two years, wanting to go to the nationals with her team, Kazue sees the individuals as a place she can shine without being held back by "weak" teammates.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Her justification for not entering the team tournament. She rather coldly says how she'd rather not have players who aren't as good as she is drag her and her family name down. Needless to say, [[spoiler:it's but a matter of time until [[PrideBeforeAFall Saki forces her to eat her words]]]].
* MeaningfulName: She excels at the South Wind round, and the "nan" in her surname is the kanji for "south". In addition, her given name sounds like "kaze", meaning "wind".
* PrideBeforeAFall: Nanpo is introduced as, while being reserved, rather self-important and arrogant. [[spoiler:Saki makes sure she learns the importance of teamwork -- the hard way.]]
* RaisedByGrandparents: Strongly implied that Kazue was raised by her grandfather, from whom [[ItRunsInTheFamily she learned her mahjong tactics]].
* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Granddaughter" Gal]]: She gives off this impression to an extent, given her FamilyHonor related motivation.
* {{Foil}}: To Hisa -- both are talented players who ended up in schools with less-than-stellar teams. While Hisa forgoes going to the individuals for her first two years, wanting to go to the nationals with her team, Kazue sees the individuals as a place she can shine without being held back by "weak" teammates.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Her justification for not entering the team tournament. She rather coldly says how she'd rather not have players who aren't as good as she is drag her and her family name down. Needless to say, [[spoiler:it's but a matter of time until [[PrideBeforeAFall Saki forces her to eat her words]]]].
* MeaningfulName: She excels at the South Wind round, and the "nan" in her surname is the kanji for "south". In addition, her given name sounds like "kaze", meaning "wind".
* PrideBeforeAFall: Nanpo is introduced as, while being reserved, rather self-important and arrogant. [[spoiler:Saki makes sure she learns the importance of teamwork -- the hard way.]]
* RaisedByGrandparents: Strongly implied that Kazue was raised by her grandfather, from whom [[ItRunsInTheFamily she learned her mahjong tactics]].
* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Granddaughter" Gal]]: She gives off this impression to an extent, given her FamilyHonor related motivation.
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!!Maya Yukiko
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Captain
A freshman and leader of Team Usuzan. Sawaya wants to turn her
* {{Foil}}: To Hisa -- both are talented players who ended up in schools with less-than-stellar teams. While Hisa forgoes going to the individuals for her first two years, wanting to go to the nationals with her team, Kazue sees the individuals as a place she can shine without being held back by "weak" teammates.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Her justification for not entering the team tournament. She rather coldly says how she'd rather not have players who aren't as good as she is drag her and her family name down. Needless to say, [[spoiler:it's but a matter of time until [[PrideBeforeAFall Saki forces her to eat her words]]]].
* MeaningfulName: She excels at the South Wind round, and the "nan" in her surname is the kanji for "south". In addition, her given name sounds like "kaze", meaning "wind".
* PrideBeforeAFall: Nanpo is introduced as, while being reserved, rather self-important and arrogant. [[spoiler:Saki makes sure she learns the importance of teamwork -- the hard way.]]
* RaisedByGrandparents: Strongly implied
* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Granddaughter" Gal]]: She gives off this impression to an extent, given her FamilyHonor related motivation.
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!!Junko Nishida
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MamiKosuge
A reporter from ''Weekly Mahjong Today'' who often writes about Nodoka.
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* CustomUniform: The clothes Yuan made for her semifinal match.
* [[IdolSinger Idol Player]]: What Sawaya intends for her, of an even greater extent than Hayari did back in her day.
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* BeQuietNudge: Gives one to her cameraman when he says people are interested in Nodoka because of her large breasts, and says that it's because she's beautiful.
* BigNo: Gives one in the last chapter of Achiga-hen, after trying to find Nodoka only to learn that she already left.
* TheDitz: Apparently has a bad habit of forgetting to turn her tape recorder on.
* BigNo: Gives one in the last chapter of Achiga-hen, after trying to find Nodoka only to learn that she already left.
* TheDitz: Apparently has a bad habit of forgetting to turn her tape recorder on.
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!!Sawaya Shishihara
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain
Vice-Captain of Team Usuzan said by Hayari to
* BigNo: Gives one in the last chapter of Achiga-hen, after trying to find Nodoka only to learn that she already left.
* TheDitz: Apparently has
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!!Nazuna, Shirona and Hina Ikeda
Kana's younger sisters and triplets.
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* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has triangular pupils.
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* [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins Always Identical Triplets]]: They're apparently identical triplets, and they look almost exactly alike.
* AscendedExtra: Despite only appearing in a side chapter, they appear fairly regularly in Saki Biyori, and have entire chapters dedicated to the time they spend with Kana.
* CheerfulChild: They're perhaps the youngest characters in the series, as pre-schoolers, and are good-natured and cheerful.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: They use "Onee-chan" on Kana, and she tells them to call Bundou "Seika-onee-chan" instead of by her last name.
* AscendedExtra: Despite only appearing in a side chapter, they appear fairly regularly in Saki Biyori, and have entire chapters dedicated to the time they spend with Kana.
* CheerfulChild: They're perhaps the youngest characters in the series, as pre-schoolers, and are good-natured and cheerful.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: They use "Onee-chan" on Kana, and she tells them to call Bundou "Seika-onee-chan" instead of by her last name.
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* AscendedExtra: Despite only appearing in a side chapter, they appear fairly regularly in Saki Biyori, and have entire chapters dedicated
!!Yuan Iwadate
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position''': Lieutenant
Another player of Team Usuzan, who makes clothes for Yukiko to
* CheerfulChild: They're perhaps the youngest characters
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: They use "Onee-chan" on Kana, and she tells them to call Bundou "Seika-onee-chan" instead
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! Mysterious Girl
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaiNakahara
A girl who appears in a montage of images in Chapter 102, and in a flashback in Chapter 104. It is strongly implied that [[spoiler:she is somehow related to the Miyanaga family, and that whatever happened to her -- which may have included hospitalization and/or death -- caused the Miyanagas to break apart]].
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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Somewhat averted against Himematsu and
* NobodyPoops: Averted; she says she's going to the
* TemptingFate: She declares that she'll "get repeated wins" as dealer, but then immediately plays into Myeng-hwa's hand. She also assumes things are going her way after the first round in which
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A variant comes into play; [[spoiler:Hisa declares that once she gets second place, she no longer cares whether Usuzan goes under 0]].
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* HiddenEyes: Her eyes are often hidden in the flashbacks, somewhat similar to Teru.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Appends "-onee-chan" to [[spoiler:Teru]]'s first name.
* NoNameGiven: Has not been named or referred to as such yet. The Saki Wiki calls her "[[http://saki.wikia.com/wiki/Mysterious_Girl Mysterious Girl]]"
* ThePollyanna: In spite of believing that she will never swim again, enjoys watching the fish do it for her, and hopes to own an aquarium one day.
* WalkingSpoiler: Shaping up to be one.
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* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Appends "-onee-chan" to [[spoiler:Teru]]'s first name.
* NoNameGiven: Has not been named or referred to as such yet. The Saki Wiki calls her "[[http://saki.wikia.com/wiki/Mysterious_Girl Mysterious Girl]]"
* ThePollyanna: In spite of believing that she will never swim again, enjoys watching the fish do it for her, and hopes to own an aquarium one day.
* WalkingSpoiler: Shaping up to be one.
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[[WMG:Characters introduced in the spinoff ''[[Manga/{{Saki Achiga-hen}} Saki: Achiga-hen]]'']]
[[folder:Achiga All-Girls' Academy (Main Characters of ''Achiga-hen'')]]
Not considered a powerhouse unlike neighboring Team Bansei, Team Achiga once upset the balance of power in Nara ten years ago when it eliminated Bansei in the Nara qualifiers and sent a team to the Nationals, only to fall at the semifinals to the eventual champions, led by Sukoya, with their ace player Harue being traumatized into quitting, and ultimately disbanded next year after a disastrous Nationals performance. Its resurgence after nine years of inactivity, as well as the fact that it qualified once more for the Nationals, has surprised some observers.
!!Shizuno Takakamo
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->''"Nodoka! We will definitely make it to the finals! So Nodoka, join us! In the finals!"''
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AoiYuuki
The daughter of a confectioner, Shizuno is one of the first girls her age that Nodoka befriended during her stay in Nara. Energetic and excitable, she is the driving force behind the revival of Team Achiga, as well as its unprecedented return to the Nationals after almost a decade. Outside of school, she is never seen without her trademark track jacket and... [[GoingCommando nothing else, actually]]. While an above-average orthodox player, Shizuno is noted for her determination and [[spoiler:her hidden power: "The Lord of the Mountain Depths". Born of her love for long walks along the mountains around her hometown, this ability lets her intuitively sense possible draws from the dead wall (which can be read as "mountain"). Coupled with the dice roll results, she can use this to counter or outright negate her opponents' abilities]].
[[folder:Achiga All-Girls' Academy (Main Characters of ''Achiga-hen'')]]
Not considered a powerhouse unlike neighboring Team Bansei, Team Achiga once upset the balance of power in Nara ten years ago when it eliminated Bansei in the Nara qualifiers and sent a team to the Nationals, only to fall at the semifinals to the eventual champions, led by Sukoya, with their ace player Harue being traumatized into quitting, and ultimately disbanded next year after a disastrous Nationals performance. Its resurgence after nine years of inactivity, as well as the fact that it qualified once more for the Nationals, has surprised some observers.
!!Shizuno Takakamo
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->''"Nodoka! We will definitely make it to the finals! So Nodoka, join us! In the finals!"''
->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AoiYuuki
The daughter of a confectioner, Shizuno is one of the first girls her age that Nodoka befriended during her stay in Nara. Energetic and excitable, she is the driving force behind the revival of Team Achiga, as well as its unprecedented return to the Nationals after almost a decade. Outside of school, she is never seen without her trademark track jacket and... [[GoingCommando nothing else, actually]]. While an above-average orthodox player, Shizuno is noted for her determination and [[spoiler:her hidden power: "The Lord of the Mountain Depths". Born of her love for long walks along the mountains around her hometown, this ability lets her intuitively sense possible draws from the dead wall (which can be read as "mountain"). Coupled with the dice roll results, she can use this to counter or outright negate her opponents' abilities]].
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[[folder:Achiga
[[folder:Eisui All-Girls'
Not
Team Eisui, considered to be the strongest in Kyushu, is representing Kagoshima Prefecture for the third year in a
Team
!!Shizuno Takakamo
!!Komaki Jindai
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'''Voiced by:'''
The daughter of a confectioner, Shizuno is one of the first girls her age that Nodoka befriended during her stay in Nara. Energetic and excitable, she is the driving force behind the revival
Ace player of Team
Her powers seem to stem from being a vessel of seven goddesses (out of eight -- the other is handled by her cousin Kasumi), and becomes a dangerous board-clear when asleep. The drawback is that she doesn’t know the sequence of her
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* ACupAngst: Not in-series, but Shizu has voiced her insecurities regarding her bust size (compared to her friends) during a post-credit skit in ''Achiga-hen''. A manga omake has her distressed after noticing that Ako's height and chest size have increased since they were in elementary school, while hers have largely remained the same.
* AGlassInTheHand: In ''Zenkoku-hen'', does this with a rice ball while taking a break from practice to eat lunch with Kei and her friends.
* [[spoiler:AntiMagic: What Shizu's ability effectively is, as it shuts down both Ryuuka's Toki-fueled futuresight and Awai's double-riichi explosion.]]
* ArchEnemy: A ''very'' disgruntled Awai has labeled Shizu as this after [[spoiler:catching her off-guard with her hidden ability]]. [[UnknownRival The feeling is not mutual.]]
* BadassBoast
-->"Senriyama are strong. Shiratodai are strong. We know that...! But we're strong too! And compared to this morning, right now, we are much stronger!"
* BadassNormal: Even commented on by Team Senriyama's Hiroko, when she notes how Achiga's juniors and seniors show weird draw patterns. As a freshman, Shizuno is obviously not included.
* [[spoiler:BattleAura: Shizu has ''two'', as revealed in the final chapter: a halo of fire, like the ones seen with Japanese temple guardians, and a gigantic Brocken spectre, the latter of which only Awai can see. Might be an unintentional ShoutOut, given an [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica earlier series]] [[Creator/AoiYuuki Shizu]] and [[Creator/ChiwaSaito Awai's]] voice actresses were part of.]]
* BluntYes: Gives one to Nodoka when they were in Achiga together. Keep in mind that the two are in elementary school at the time.
-->'''Nodoka''': ''(struggling to keep up)'' "Shizu, Ako...! ''(Gulp)'' You're going too fast... There's no need for running. Why sprint away all of a sudden? Are you kids?"\\
'''Shizuno''': "''Yes, we are!''"
* ChildhoodFriends: With Ako, Kuro and (before her transfer to Nagano) Nodoka.
* {{Determinator}}: If there's anything sure about Shizu (aside from not wearing pants) it's that she will ''never give up'', no matter how stacked the odds.
* [[spoiler:EleventhHourSuperpower: The "Lord of the Mountain" stance. Koromo says that Shizuno, while using it, thwarted her latter two attempts at Haitei Raoyue, but it only fully manifests in the captain match of the semi-finals.]]
* GenkiGirl: Shizuno is such a big bag of cheerful energy that, in an extra chapter, she spontaenously decides to take a mountain hike (missing Kuro and Nodoka in the process) ''because it looked fun''.
* GilliganCut: She declares that she's "got this" before her quarterfinals match, before the camera cuts to her in dire straits.
* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: She has a tendency to do this at times.
* GoingCommando: Par for course for the franchise, but Shizu's a glaring example for ''Achiga-hen'', as she runs around with just the jacket of a tracksuit, without the pants, which makes it ''painfully'' obvious that she's not wearing anything underneath. Ironically her concept art has her wearing spats.
* [[TheHero The Heroine]]: Of ''Achiga-hen''.
** [[spoiler:NatureHero: Spending long hours like a mountain monkey have awakened in her an intrinsic mahjong power.]]
** [[spoiler:EnlightenmentSuperpowers: And the way she realize it is not unlike Japanese ''yamabushi'' monks in the ancient ages. Or perhaps a taoist.]]
* MissingStepsPlan: Since Shizuno is [[GenkiGirl highly enthusiastic but not much for thinking things through]], this happens with her plan to see Nodoka again. Thankfully, some of her friends, such as Ako, help her fill in the missing steps.
-->1. Go to Achiga\\
2. ?\\
3. Go to the Nationals\\
4. Face Nodoka again!
* PluckyGirl: Especially evident in the last match of the quarterfinals, where, after a difficult beginning, she perseveres and gets just the draw she needs to win.
* TomboyishPonytail: Wears her hair like this, although it's more as a testament to her energy.
* WorthyOpponent: She sees Saki as this, lampshaded in ''Achiga-hen'' Episode 3, when Saki scared her off with BattleAura while walking away casually. For a while Shizu was UnknownRival to Saki, until Koromo warn her about Shizuno's hidden ability. Considering Saki's surprisingly mild reaction to Koromo's warning, whether the rivalry feeling is mutual or not yet is still under debate.
* AGlassInTheHand: In ''Zenkoku-hen'', does this with a rice ball while taking a break from practice to eat lunch with Kei and her friends.
* [[spoiler:AntiMagic: What Shizu's ability effectively is, as it shuts down both Ryuuka's Toki-fueled futuresight and Awai's double-riichi explosion.]]
* ArchEnemy: A ''very'' disgruntled Awai has labeled Shizu as this after [[spoiler:catching her off-guard with her hidden ability]]. [[UnknownRival The feeling is not mutual.]]
* BadassBoast
-->"Senriyama are strong. Shiratodai are strong. We know that...! But we're strong too! And compared to this morning, right now, we are much stronger!"
* BadassNormal: Even commented on by Team Senriyama's Hiroko, when she notes how Achiga's juniors and seniors show weird draw patterns. As a freshman, Shizuno is obviously not included.
* [[spoiler:BattleAura: Shizu has ''two'', as revealed in the final chapter: a halo of fire, like the ones seen with Japanese temple guardians, and a gigantic Brocken spectre, the latter of which only Awai can see. Might be an unintentional ShoutOut, given an [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica earlier series]] [[Creator/AoiYuuki Shizu]] and [[Creator/ChiwaSaito Awai's]] voice actresses were part of.]]
* BluntYes: Gives one to Nodoka when they were in Achiga together. Keep in mind that the two are in elementary school at the time.
-->'''Nodoka''': ''(struggling to keep up)'' "Shizu, Ako...! ''(Gulp)'' You're going too fast... There's no need for running. Why sprint away all of a sudden? Are you kids?"\\
'''Shizuno''': "''Yes, we are!''"
* ChildhoodFriends: With Ako, Kuro and (before her transfer to Nagano) Nodoka.
* {{Determinator}}: If there's anything sure about Shizu (aside from not wearing pants) it's that she will ''never give up'', no matter how stacked the odds.
* [[spoiler:EleventhHourSuperpower: The "Lord of the Mountain" stance. Koromo says that Shizuno, while using it, thwarted her latter two attempts at Haitei Raoyue, but it only fully manifests in the captain match of the semi-finals.]]
* GenkiGirl: Shizuno is such a big bag of cheerful energy that, in an extra chapter, she spontaenously decides to take a mountain hike (missing Kuro and Nodoka in the process) ''because it looked fun''.
* GilliganCut: She declares that she's "got this" before her quarterfinals match, before the camera cuts to her in dire straits.
* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: She has a tendency to do this at times.
* GoingCommando: Par for course for the franchise, but Shizu's a glaring example for ''Achiga-hen'', as she runs around with just the jacket of a tracksuit, without the pants, which makes it ''painfully'' obvious that she's not wearing anything underneath. Ironically her concept art has her wearing spats.
* [[TheHero The Heroine]]: Of ''Achiga-hen''.
** [[spoiler:NatureHero: Spending long hours like a mountain monkey have awakened in her an intrinsic mahjong power.]]
** [[spoiler:EnlightenmentSuperpowers: And the way she realize it is not unlike Japanese ''yamabushi'' monks in the ancient ages. Or perhaps a taoist.]]
* MissingStepsPlan: Since Shizuno is [[GenkiGirl highly enthusiastic but not much for thinking things through]], this happens with her plan to see Nodoka again. Thankfully, some of her friends, such as Ako, help her fill in the missing steps.
-->1. Go to Achiga\\
2. ?\\
3. Go to the Nationals\\
4. Face Nodoka again!
* PluckyGirl: Especially evident in the last match of the quarterfinals, where, after a difficult beginning, she perseveres and gets just the draw she needs to win.
* TomboyishPonytail: Wears her hair like this, although it's more as a testament to her energy.
* WorthyOpponent: She sees Saki as this, lampshaded in ''Achiga-hen'' Episode 3, when Saki scared her off with BattleAura while walking away casually. For a while Shizu was UnknownRival to Saki, until Koromo warn her about Shizuno's hidden ability. Considering Saki's surprisingly mild reaction to Koromo's warning, whether the rivalry feeling is mutual or not yet is still under debate.
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* ACupAngst: Not in-series, but Shizu has voiced BadassPrincess: Referred to as "Princess" by her insecurities regarding her bust size (compared to her friends) during a post-credit skit in ''Achiga-hen''. A manga omake has her distressed after noticing that Ako's height teammates, and chest size have increased since they were in elementary school, while hers have largely remained is one of the same.
* AGlassInTheHand: In ''Zenkoku-hen'', does this with a rice ball while taking a break from practice to eat lunch with Kei and her friends.
* [[spoiler:AntiMagic: What Shizu's ability effectively is, as it shuts down both Ryuuka's Toki-fueled futuresight and Awai's double-riichi explosion.]]
* ArchEnemy: A ''very'' disgruntled Awai has labeled Shizu as this after [[spoiler:catching her off-guard with her hidden ability]]. [[UnknownRival The feeling is not mutual.]]
* BadassBoast
-->"Senriyama are strong. Shiratodai are strong. We know that...! But we're strong too! And compared to this morning, right now, we are much stronger!"
* BadassNormal: Even commented on by Team Senriyama's Hiroko, when she notes how Achiga's juniors and seniors show weird draw patterns. As a freshman, Shizuno is obviously not included.
* [[spoiler:BattleAura: Shizu has ''two'', as revealedmost feared mahjong players in the final chapter: a halo of fire, like the ones seen with Japanese temple guardians, and a gigantic Brocken spectre, the latter of which only Awai can see. Might be an unintentional ShoutOut, given an [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica earlier series]] [[Creator/AoiYuuki Shizu]] and [[Creator/ChiwaSaito Awai's]] voice actresses were part of.]]
Inter-High.
*BluntYes: Gives one to Nodoka CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Komaki plays at her best when they were in Achiga together. Keep in mind that the two are in elementary school at the time.
-->'''Nodoka''': ''(struggling to keep up)'' "Shizu, Ako...! ''(Gulp)'' You're going too fast... There's no need for running. Why sprint away all of a sudden? Are you kids?"\\
'''Shizuno''': "''Yes, we are!''"
* ChildhoodFriends: With Ako, Kuro and (before her transfer to Nagano) Nodoka.
* {{Determinator}}: If there's anything sure about Shizu (aside from not wearing pants) it's that she will ''never give up'', no matter how stacked the odds.
* [[spoiler:EleventhHourSuperpower: The "Lord of the Mountain" stance. Koromo says that Shizuno, while using it, thwarted her latter two attempts at Haitei Raoyue, but it only fully manifests in the captain match of the semi-finals.]]
* GenkiGirl: Shizuno is such a big bag of cheerful energy that, in an extra chapter, she spontaenously decides to take a mountain hike (missing Kuro and Nodoka in the process) ''because it looked fun''.
* GilliganCut: She declares thatshe's "got this" before her quarterfinals match, before asleep, but isn't aware of this.
* DaydreamSurprise: After thecamera cuts to her in dire straits.
* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: She has a tendency to do this at times.
* GoingCommando: Par for course for the franchise, but Shizu's a glaring example for ''Achiga-hen'', as she runs around with just the jacket of a tracksuit, without the pants, which makes it ''painfully'' obvious that she's not wearing anything underneath. Ironically her concept art has her wearing spats.
* [[TheHero The Heroine]]: Of ''Achiga-hen''.
** [[spoiler:NatureHero: Spending long hours like a mountain monkey have awakened in her an intrinsic mahjong power.]]
** [[spoiler:EnlightenmentSuperpowers: And the way she realize it is not unlike Japanese ''yamabushi'' monks in the ancient ages. Or perhaps a taoist.]]
* MissingStepsPlan: Since Shizuno is [[GenkiGirl highly enthusiastic but not much for thinking things through]], this happens with her plan to see Nodoka again. Thankfully, some of her friends, such as Ako, help her fill in the missing steps.
-->1. Go to Achiga\\
2. ?\\
3. Go to the Nationals\\
4. Face Nodoka again!
* PluckyGirl: Especially evident in the last match of theNational quarterfinals, where, after a difficult beginning, she perseveres and gets just when Kasumi proposes going to the draw she needs beach together before the individuals, it cuts to win.
* TomboyishPonytail: Wears her hair like this, althoughTeam Eisui at the beach. In the next page, it's more as a testament to her energy.
revealed that Komaki fell asleep.
*WorthyOpponent: She sees Saki as this, lampshaded in ''Achiga-hen'' Episode 3, when Saki scared her off with BattleAura while walking away casually. For a while Shizu was UnknownRival to Saki, until Koromo warn her about Shizuno's hidden ability. Considering Saki's surprisingly mild reaction to Koromo's warning, whether the rivalry feeling is mutual or not yet HowDoIShotWeb: Komaki is still under debate. in training, and can't control which "god" goes into her and unfortunately for her, gets a relatively weak god in the National quarterfinals.
* IncompletelyTrained: As a spirit medium. This ultimately proved to be Team Eisui's undoing.
* InformedAbility: Komaki is supposed to play with wildly different styles based on which divine spirit is possessing her at the moment. She's also said to deliberately target second-placers with the Nine Lanterns yakuman, but again this never happens during her turn on the table.
* PunnyName: From ''Jindai-no-Maki'', the chapters in ''[[{{UsefulNotes/Shinto}} Kojiki]]'' about [[TheTimeOfMyths the age of the gods]].
* AGlassInTheHand: In ''Zenkoku-hen'', does this with a rice ball while taking a break from practice to eat lunch with Kei and her friends.
* [[spoiler:AntiMagic: What Shizu's ability effectively is, as it shuts down both Ryuuka's Toki-fueled futuresight and Awai's double-riichi explosion.]]
* ArchEnemy: A ''very'' disgruntled Awai has labeled Shizu as this after [[spoiler:catching her off-guard with her hidden ability]]. [[UnknownRival The feeling is not mutual.]]
* BadassBoast
-->"Senriyama are strong. Shiratodai are strong. We know that...! But we're strong too! And compared to this morning, right now, we are much stronger!"
* BadassNormal: Even commented on by Team Senriyama's Hiroko, when she notes how Achiga's juniors and seniors show weird draw patterns. As a freshman, Shizuno is obviously not included.
* [[spoiler:BattleAura: Shizu has ''two'', as revealed
*
-->'''Nodoka''': ''(struggling to keep up)'' "Shizu, Ako...! ''(Gulp)'' You're going too fast... There's no need for running. Why sprint away all of a sudden? Are you kids?"\\
'''Shizuno''': "''Yes, we are!''"
* ChildhoodFriends: With Ako, Kuro and (before her transfer to Nagano) Nodoka.
* {{Determinator}}: If there's anything sure about Shizu (aside from not wearing pants) it's that she will ''never give up'', no matter how stacked the odds.
* [[spoiler:EleventhHourSuperpower: The "Lord of the Mountain" stance. Koromo says that Shizuno, while using it, thwarted her latter two attempts at Haitei Raoyue, but it only fully manifests in the captain match of the semi-finals.]]
* GenkiGirl: Shizuno is such a big bag of cheerful energy that, in an extra chapter, she spontaenously decides to take a mountain hike (missing Kuro and Nodoka in the process) ''because it looked fun''.
* GilliganCut: She declares that
* DaydreamSurprise: After the
* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: She has a tendency to do this at times.
* GoingCommando: Par for course for the franchise, but Shizu's a glaring example for ''Achiga-hen'', as she runs around with just the jacket of a tracksuit, without the pants, which makes it ''painfully'' obvious that she's not wearing anything underneath. Ironically her concept art has her wearing spats.
* [[TheHero The Heroine]]: Of ''Achiga-hen''.
** [[spoiler:NatureHero: Spending long hours like a mountain monkey have awakened in her an intrinsic mahjong power.]]
** [[spoiler:EnlightenmentSuperpowers: And the way she realize it is not unlike Japanese ''yamabushi'' monks in the ancient ages. Or perhaps a taoist.]]
* MissingStepsPlan: Since Shizuno is [[GenkiGirl highly enthusiastic but not much for thinking things through]], this happens with her plan to see Nodoka again. Thankfully, some of her friends, such as Ako, help her fill in the missing steps.
-->1. Go to Achiga\\
2. ?\\
3. Go to the Nationals\\
4. Face Nodoka again!
* PluckyGirl: Especially evident in the last match of the
* TomboyishPonytail: Wears her hair like this, although
*
* IncompletelyTrained: As a spirit medium. This ultimately proved to be Team Eisui's undoing.
* InformedAbility: Komaki is supposed to play with wildly different styles based on which divine spirit is possessing her at the moment. She's also said to deliberately target second-placers with the Nine Lanterns yakuman, but again this never happens during her turn on the table.
* PunnyName: From ''Jindai-no-Maki'', the chapters in ''[[{{UsefulNotes/Shinto}} Kojiki]]'' about [[TheTimeOfMyths the age of the gods]].
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!!Ako Atarashi
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->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NaoTouyama
Another girl Nodoka befriended while in Nara, Ako is Shizuno's neighbor and childhood friend. The younger sister of Harue's old teammate Nozomi, Ako was the second-best player of the children's club that Harue oversaw. She attended a different middle school than Shizuno and Nodoka, and actually planned to enroll in Bansei, but after she hears about Shizuno's plans she gladly enters Achiga instead, where she serves as Team Achiga's ace in the hole, being the only girl with some experience in a national tournament, having placed sixteenth overall during the Nara tourney back in middle school.
Ako's style seems to revolve around scoring via quick hands with small point totals.
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->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NaoTouyama
Another girl Nodoka befriended while in Nara, Ako is Shizuno's neighbor and childhood friend. The younger sister of Harue's old teammate Nozomi, Ako was the second-best player of the children's club that Harue oversaw. She attended a different middle school than Shizuno and Nodoka, and actually planned to enroll in Bansei, but after she hears about Shizuno's plans she gladly enters Achiga instead, where she serves as Team Achiga's ace in the hole, being the only girl with some experience in a national tournament, having placed sixteenth overall during the Nara tourney back in middle school.
Ako's style seems to revolve around scoring via quick hands with small point totals.
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Another girl Nodoka befriended while in Nara, Ako is Shizuno's neighbor
Komaki's cousin and
Kasumi's abilities stem from her close relationship with Komaki -- since she couldn't be the vessel for all eight of her goddesses, Kasumi serves as the vessel for the odd one out, using its powers to collect honor tiles and one random suit per hand. However, she can't switch back
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Her ability is slightly modified in the anime -- rather than simply taking possession of the "extra" god among those her cousin is supposed to
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* BadassNormal[=/=]BoringButPractical: Ako's way of playing is not flashy at all, but it does its job, allowing gains without the massive risks that could be found in some of her teammates' playstyles.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Shizuno, Kuro and (for a few years) Nodoka.
* GilliganCut: While discussing her strategy for her National semifinals match against Team Shiraitodai's Takami...
-->'''Shizuno:''' "So what's the plan? [[spoiler:Try to avoid dealer repeats and when you are in tenpai as dealer, say you aren't?]]"\\
'''Ako:''' "That's right. [[TemptingFate A pretty simple counter strategy]]."\\
''(Cut to the match)''\\
'''Ako:''' "[[OhCrap Or so I thought! This is bad!]]"
* IdenticalStranger: When she was younger, she resembled Yuuki. When Nishida is interviewing Nodoka about her friends on the Achiga team, she even mistakes Ako for Yuuki in an old photo.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Uses "Onee-chan" on her older sister Nozomi, and "Yuu-nee" on her friend Kuro's older sister Yuu.
* OhCrap: After realizing that she [[spoiler:won with a cheap hand]] against Takami. She enters a minor HeroicBSOD and Hitomi, her opponent from Shindouji, has to get her attention.
* TheLancer: To Shizuno and Team Achiga.
* TemptingFate: She thinks it's simple to [[spoiler:avoid dealer repeats]] against Takami, but when she gets down to it, she can't manage to do so.
* UndesirablePrize: [[spoiler:Ako knows she shouldn't win as a dealer when Shibuya is on the table, but does so nonetheless.]]
* YankTheDogsChain: In ''Saki Biyori'', she plays online mahjong and gets into a yakuman tenpai, only to lose her connection.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Shizuno, Kuro and (for a few years) Nodoka.
* GilliganCut: While discussing her strategy for her National semifinals match against Team Shiraitodai's Takami...
-->'''Shizuno:''' "So what's the plan? [[spoiler:Try to avoid dealer repeats and when you are in tenpai as dealer, say you aren't?]]"\\
'''Ako:''' "That's right. [[TemptingFate A pretty simple counter strategy]]."\\
''(Cut to the match)''\\
'''Ako:''' "[[OhCrap Or so I thought! This is bad!]]"
* IdenticalStranger: When she was younger, she resembled Yuuki. When Nishida is interviewing Nodoka about her friends on the Achiga team, she even mistakes Ako for Yuuki in an old photo.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Uses "Onee-chan" on her older sister Nozomi, and "Yuu-nee" on her friend Kuro's older sister Yuu.
* OhCrap: After realizing that she [[spoiler:won with a cheap hand]] against Takami. She enters a minor HeroicBSOD and Hitomi, her opponent from Shindouji, has to get her attention.
* TheLancer: To Shizuno and Team Achiga.
* TemptingFate: She thinks it's simple to [[spoiler:avoid dealer repeats]] against Takami, but when she gets down to it, she can't manage to do so.
* UndesirablePrize: [[spoiler:Ako knows she shouldn't win as a dealer when Shibuya is on the table, but does so nonetheless.]]
* YankTheDogsChain: In ''Saki Biyori'', she plays online mahjong and gets into a yakuman tenpai, only to lose her connection.
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* BadassNormal[=/=]BoringButPractical: Ako's way of playing is not flashy at all, but it does its job, allowing gains without the massive risks CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Saki, Kyouko and Toyone realized that could be found she's the most dangerous player in some of her teammates' playstyles.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Shizuno, Kuro and (for a few years) Nodoka.
* GilliganCut: While discussing her strategy for her National semifinals match againstTeam Shiraitodai's Takami...
-->'''Shizuno:''' "So what'sEisui... and she's on the plan? [[spoiler:Try team with Komaki, herself one of the most dangerous individuals players.
* FirstNameBasis: Tends toavoid dealer repeats be somewhat more familiar with Komaki than her teammates, often calling her "Komaki-chan" rather than "Princess."
* GagBoobs: It beats ''any'' of the ''Saki'' girls by a landslide. Kyouko even refers to her as the "booby monster of Eisui". In the second ''Zenkoku-hen'' ending credits, her large breasts stop Kinue's soccer ball andwhen you are in tenpai as dealer, say you aren't?]]"\\
'''Ako:''' "That's right. [[TemptingFate A pretty simple counter strategy]]."\\
''(CutKasumi doesn't even seem to notice the match)''\\
'''Ako:''' "[[OhCrap Or so I thought! This is bad!]]"
ball coming to rest in her cleavage.
*IdenticalStranger: {{Gainaxing}}: When she was younger, she resembled Yuuki. When Nishida is interviewing Nodoka about her friends on leaps into the Achiga team, she even mistakes Ako air in the ending sequence for Yuuki in an old photo.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Uses "Onee-chan" on her older sister Nozomi, and "Yuu-nee" on her friend Kuro's older sister Yuu.
* OhCrap: After realizing that she [[spoiler:won with a cheap hand]] against Takami. SheZenkoku-hen, as well as [[spoiler:when Saki enters a minor HeroicBSOD and Hitomi, her opponent from Shindouji, has Awakened state]].
* LapPillow: Does this for Komaki in one cover page.
* WillingChanneler: Her ability seems toget her attention.
* TheLancer: To Shizuno and Team Achiga.
* TemptingFate: She thinks it's simple to [[spoiler:avoid dealer repeats]] against Takami, but whenwork like this, where she gets down to it, she can't manage to do so.
* UndesirablePrize: [[spoiler:Ako knows she shouldn't win as a dealer when Shibuya is on"channels" one of the table, but does so nonetheless.]]
* YankTheDogsChain: In ''Saki Biyori'', she plays online mahjong and gets into a yakuman tenpai, only to lose her connection.spirits "possesing" Jindai. This means that any team facing Eisui is technically facing Jindai ''twice''.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Shizuno, Kuro and (for a few years) Nodoka.
* GilliganCut: While discussing her strategy for her National semifinals match against
-->'''Shizuno:''' "So what's
* FirstNameBasis: Tends to
* GagBoobs: It beats ''any'' of the ''Saki'' girls by a landslide. Kyouko even refers to her as the "booby monster of Eisui". In the second ''Zenkoku-hen'' ending credits, her large breasts stop Kinue's soccer ball and
'''Ako:''' "That's right. [[TemptingFate A pretty simple counter strategy]]."\\
''(Cut
'''Ako:''' "[[OhCrap Or so I thought! This is bad!]]"
*
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Uses "Onee-chan" on her older sister Nozomi, and "Yuu-nee" on her friend Kuro's older sister Yuu.
* OhCrap: After realizing that she [[spoiler:won with a cheap hand]] against Takami. She
* LapPillow: Does this for Komaki in one cover page.
* WillingChanneler: Her ability seems to
* TheLancer: To Shizuno and Team Achiga.
* TemptingFate: She thinks it's simple to [[spoiler:avoid dealer repeats]] against Takami, but when
* UndesirablePrize: [[spoiler:Ako knows she shouldn't win as a dealer when Shibuya is on
* YankTheDogsChain: In ''Saki Biyori'', she plays online mahjong and gets into a yakuman tenpai, only to lose her connection.
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!!Kuro Matsumi
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->''"Even if you don't come back... I'll be waiting."''
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
The youngest daughter of the owner of Achiga's local inn, Kuro was the star of Achiga children's mahjong club, of which Shizuno, Nodoka and Ako were members. Although the club disbanded when Harue went pro, Kuro patiently continued to look after their clubroom, hoping her friends would return one day. All her hard work paid off when, years later, Shizuno and Ako return to share her goal of going to the Nationals, so they could play with Nodoka again.
Kuro has a special ability that helps increase the points of her hands: ''all'' dora tiles sooner or later get drawn to her. This means that when she scores, she usually scores big, but limits the kinds of hands she can make. There is another downside to this -- she cannot discard dora tiles, lest she lose the ability to gather doras for a few games afterward.
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->''"Even if you don't come back... I'll be waiting."''
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
The youngest daughter of the owner of Achiga's local inn, Kuro was the star of Achiga children's mahjong club, of which Shizuno, Nodoka and Ako were members. Although the club disbanded when Harue went pro, Kuro patiently continued to look after their clubroom, hoping her friends would return one day. All her hard work paid off when, years later, Shizuno and Ako return to share her goal of going to the Nationals, so they could play with Nodoka again.
Kuro has a special ability that helps increase the points of her hands: ''all'' dora tiles sooner or later get drawn to her. This means that when she scores, she usually scores big, but limits the kinds of hands she can make. There is another downside to this -- she cannot discard dora tiles, lest she lose the ability to gather doras for a few games afterward.
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The youngest daughter of the owner of Achiga's local inn, Kuro was the star of Achiga children's mahjong club, of which Shizuno, Nodoka
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* CryCute: Breaks down before Yuu after her National quarterfinals match, where she lost too many points to Toki, and again [[spoiler:after her semifinals match, this time in regret over how she (apparently) did nothing while Toki and Kirame sacrificed themselves to spare their teams (and Achiga) from Teru's rampage]].
* FailedASpotCheck: PlayedForDrama -- [[spoiler:Kuro never noticed that her win against Teru was only made possible by the sacrifices done by both Toki and Kirame. She only learns about it when her friends point it out to her after the Vanguard match.]]
* GlassCannon: Kuro's style can be compared to this, where she's capable of scoring huge hands when the situation is right due to her dora magnet ability. However her defense is terrible, and an opponent who knows about her ability can literally play around her -- as shown by Toki during the quarterlies of Side-A, where she ran away with a 90,000 point lead.
* InvisibleParents: Kuro and Yuu's father is apparently alive and runs their family's inn, but has never been seen.
* TheLoad: For a good chunk of the Vanguards' match against Teru, all Kuro could do was flinch and whimper while Kirame and Toki did most of the work fending away the champion's win streaks.
* MissingMom: Her (and Yuu's) mother died when they were very young, which badly affected the girl. It's also the reason why Kuro is unable to let go of any dora tiles, as she feels it would mean saying goodbye to her mother again. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Nodoka, normally dismissive of the supernatural, can't bring herself to dismiss Kuro's beliefs regarding dora tiles to her face]].
* MyGreatestFailure: Constantly losing team points during her turn at the table during the Nationals -- when the group is debating whether Harue has lost hope in their chances of victory, she blames herself for losing so many points. Also, during the semis, failing to realize that the two other Vanguards on the table (Toki and Kirame) had formed an impromptu alliance, and as a result was not able to ''actively'' help them in taking down Teru.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: As with Yuuki, she often ends up facing some of the best players in Japan, unless they have a different approach ([[spoiler:such as deliberately aiming to survive the round, rather than win, like Shindoji does]]). It's best indicated in how her sister Yuu, who's about her skill level, tends to win the Sergeant match, in which there is less likely to be strong players.
* RedBaron: "The Dragon [[SheIsTheKing Lord]] of Achiga"
* SkinshipGrope: Gives one to her sister in the brief shot of the girls on the beach in the PSP game's opening.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Surprise! For all her passivity during her match against Teru, it is eventually Kuro who puts a stop to Teru's rampage in the semifinals Vanguards' match (with indirect help from Toki and Kirame). Even before that, Toki, noticing how upset Kuro appears, thinks that she has proven helpful so far by attracting all the dora tiles, making it more difficult for Teru to increase the value of her hand.
* ThanksForTheMammary: When taking a step back on the street, she accidentally puts her hand on the invisible Momoko's breasts, and for a moment, mistakes her for her sister, based on touch.
* TheWorfEffect: Kuro is supposedly one of the best players of Team Achiga; however, come the Nationals, her dora-focused playstyle, as well as going up against some of the best players (including Toki and Teru herself) made her lose the most points per match. By contrast, Yuu, who is approximately Kuro's skill level and has a relatively easier time in the Sergeants' match, has gotten positive scores throughout the tournament.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: In the match against Teru, she has an internal monologue about all the people she's parted from, before preparing to discard her dora tiles, declaring that even if those she parts from won't come back, she will still wait.
* ZettaiRyouiki: A black pair.
* FailedASpotCheck: PlayedForDrama -- [[spoiler:Kuro never noticed that her win against Teru was only made possible by the sacrifices done by both Toki and Kirame. She only learns about it when her friends point it out to her after the Vanguard match.]]
* GlassCannon: Kuro's style can be compared to this, where she's capable of scoring huge hands when the situation is right due to her dora magnet ability. However her defense is terrible, and an opponent who knows about her ability can literally play around her -- as shown by Toki during the quarterlies of Side-A, where she ran away with a 90,000 point lead.
* InvisibleParents: Kuro and Yuu's father is apparently alive and runs their family's inn, but has never been seen.
* TheLoad: For a good chunk of the Vanguards' match against Teru, all Kuro could do was flinch and whimper while Kirame and Toki did most of the work fending away the champion's win streaks.
* MissingMom: Her (and Yuu's) mother died when they were very young, which badly affected the girl. It's also the reason why Kuro is unable to let go of any dora tiles, as she feels it would mean saying goodbye to her mother again. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Nodoka, normally dismissive of the supernatural, can't bring herself to dismiss Kuro's beliefs regarding dora tiles to her face]].
* MyGreatestFailure: Constantly losing team points during her turn at the table during the Nationals -- when the group is debating whether Harue has lost hope in their chances of victory, she blames herself for losing so many points. Also, during the semis, failing to realize that the two other Vanguards on the table (Toki and Kirame) had formed an impromptu alliance, and as a result was not able to ''actively'' help them in taking down Teru.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: As with Yuuki, she often ends up facing some of the best players in Japan, unless they have a different approach ([[spoiler:such as deliberately aiming to survive the round, rather than win, like Shindoji does]]). It's best indicated in how her sister Yuu, who's about her skill level, tends to win the Sergeant match, in which there is less likely to be strong players.
* RedBaron: "The Dragon [[SheIsTheKing Lord]] of Achiga"
* SkinshipGrope: Gives one to her sister in the brief shot of the girls on the beach in the PSP game's opening.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Surprise! For all her passivity during her match against Teru, it is eventually Kuro who puts a stop to Teru's rampage in the semifinals Vanguards' match (with indirect help from Toki and Kirame). Even before that, Toki, noticing how upset Kuro appears, thinks that she has proven helpful so far by attracting all the dora tiles, making it more difficult for Teru to increase the value of her hand.
* ThanksForTheMammary: When taking a step back on the street, she accidentally puts her hand on the invisible Momoko's breasts, and for a moment, mistakes her for her sister, based on touch.
* TheWorfEffect: Kuro is supposedly one of the best players of Team Achiga; however, come the Nationals, her dora-focused playstyle, as well as going up against some of the best players (including Toki and Teru herself) made her lose the most points per match. By contrast, Yuu, who is approximately Kuro's skill level and has a relatively easier time in the Sergeants' match, has gotten positive scores throughout the tournament.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: In the match against Teru, she has an internal monologue about all the people she's parted from, before preparing to discard her dora tiles, declaring that even if those she parts from won't come back, she will still wait.
* ZettaiRyouiki: A black pair.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: The "Gates of Evil." When they work, they earn her a lot of points. When they don't, she ends up losing quite often.
* BirdRun: She's seen doing this at a few points, which is yet another similarity between her and Yuuki.
* CryCute:Breaks down before Yuu When things are going badly for her after her National quarterfinals match, where she lost too many points attempts to Toki, summon the Gates of Evil are repeatedly blocked by Sae and again [[spoiler:after her semifinals match, this time in regret over how she (apparently) did nothing while Toki and Kirame sacrificed themselves to spare their teams (and Achiga) from Teru's rampage]].
* FailedASpotCheck: PlayedForDrama -- [[spoiler:Kuro never noticed that her win against Teru was only made possible by the sacrifices done by both Toki and Kirame. She only learns about it when her friends point it outKinue's efforts, tears come to her after eyes, and she spends the Vanguard match.break crying into her MaskOfPower.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears a pair to emphasize her childish appearance (and personality).
* GoingCommando: Expected for the franchise, but Hatsumi is a blatant example. [[http://www.batoto.net/read/_/63294/saki_ch84_by_u-scanlations/8 Observe.]]
*GlassCannon: Kuro's style can be compared to this, where InSeriesNickname: Some of her teammates call her "Hacchan".
* MaskOfPower: She shows up in a ceremonial headdress. Nodoka, for all she doesn't believe in the occult, finds it quite intimidating.
* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: Hatsumi is actually ''older'' than Komaki. She looks like she'scapable of scoring huge hands when the situation is right due to her dora magnet ability. However her defense is terrible, and an opponent who knows about her ability can literally play around her -- as shown by Toki during five years younger.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The first time she is shown, she has just finished ''flooring'' thequarterlies of Side-A, where she ran away with a 90,000 point lead.
* InvisibleParents: Kuro and Yuu's father is apparently alive and runs their family's inn, but has never been seen.
* TheLoad: For a good chunk of the Vanguards' match against Teru, all Kuro could do was flinch and whimper while Kirame and Toki did most of the work fending away the champion's win streaks.
* MissingMom: Her (and Yuu's) mother died when they were very young, which badly affected the girl. It's also the reason why Kuro is unable to let go of any dora tiles, as she feels it would mean saying goodbye to her mother again. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Nodoka, normally dismissive of the supernatural, can't bring herself to dismiss Kuro's beliefs regarding dora tiles to her face]].
* MyGreatestFailure: Constantly losing team points during her turncompetition at the table during Kagoshima finals, qualifying Team Eisui to the Nationals -- when the group is debating whether Harue has lost hope in their chances of victory, she blames herself for losing so many points. Also, during the semis, failing even without having to realize that the two other Vanguards on the table (Toki and Kirame) had formed an impromptu alliance, and as a result was not able to ''actively'' help them in taking down Teru.
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*OvershadowedByAwesome: {{Stripperiffic}}: As with Yuuki, she often ends up facing some of the best players in Japan, unless they have a different approach ([[spoiler:such as deliberately aiming to survive the round, rather than win, like Shindoji does]]). It's best indicated in how her sister Yuu, who's about her skill level, tends to win the Sergeant match, in which there is less likely to be strong players.
* RedBaron: "The Dragon [[SheIsTheKing Lord]] of Achiga"
* SkinshipGrope: Gives one to her sisterseen in the brief shot of the girls on the beach in the PSP game's opening.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Surprise! For allpicture, she wears her passivity during her match against Teru, it is eventually Kuro who puts a stop to Teru's rampage in the semifinals Vanguards' match (with indirect help from Toki and Kirame). Even before that, Toki, noticing how upset Kuro appears, thinks that robe ''very'' loosely.
* TanLines: Inexplicably, she also hasproven helpful so far by attracting all the dora tiles, making it more difficult for Teru to increase the value of her hand.
* ThanksForTheMammary: When takingthem, outlined like a step back on the street, she accidentally puts her hand on the invisible Momoko's breasts, and for a moment, mistakes her for her sister, based on touch.
* TheWorfEffect: Kuro is supposedly one of the best players of Team Achiga; however, come the Nationals, her dora-focused playstyle, as well as going up against some of the best players (including Toki and Teru herself) made her lose the most points per match. By contrast, Yuu, who is approximately Kuro's skill level and has a relatively easier time in the Sergeants' match, has gotten positive scores throughout the tournament.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: In the match against Teru, she has an internal monologue about all the people she's parted from, before preparing to discard her dora tiles, declaring that even if those she parts from won't come back, she will still wait.
* ZettaiRyouiki: A black pair.one-piece swimsuit.
* BirdRun: She's seen doing this at a few points, which is yet another similarity between her and Yuuki.
* CryCute:
* FailedASpotCheck: PlayedForDrama -- [[spoiler:Kuro never noticed that her win against Teru was only made possible by the sacrifices done by both Toki and Kirame. She only learns about it when her friends point it out
* GirlishPigtails: Wears a pair to emphasize her childish appearance (and personality).
* GoingCommando: Expected for the franchise, but Hatsumi is a blatant example. [[http://www.batoto.net/read/_/63294/saki_ch84_by_u-scanlations/8 Observe.]]
*
* MaskOfPower: She shows up in a ceremonial headdress. Nodoka, for all she doesn't believe in the occult, finds it quite intimidating.
* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: Hatsumi is actually ''older'' than Komaki. She looks like she's
* PintsizedPowerhouse: The first time she is shown, she has just finished ''flooring'' the
* InvisibleParents: Kuro and Yuu's father is apparently alive and runs their family's inn, but has never been seen.
* TheLoad: For a good chunk of the Vanguards' match against Teru, all Kuro could do was flinch and whimper while Kirame and Toki did most of the work fending away the champion's win streaks.
* MissingMom: Her (and Yuu's) mother died when they were very young, which badly affected the girl. It's also the reason why Kuro is unable to let go of any dora tiles, as she feels it would mean saying goodbye to her mother again. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Nodoka, normally dismissive of the supernatural, can't bring herself to dismiss Kuro's beliefs regarding dora tiles to her face]].
* MyGreatestFailure: Constantly losing team points during her turn
*
* RedBaron: "The Dragon [[SheIsTheKing Lord]] of Achiga"
* SkinshipGrope: Gives one to her sister
* SpannerInTheWorks: Surprise! For all
* TanLines: Inexplicably, she also has
* ThanksForTheMammary: When taking
* TheWorfEffect: Kuro is supposedly one of the best players of Team Achiga; however, come the Nationals, her dora-focused playstyle, as well as going up against some of the best players (including Toki and Teru herself) made her lose the most points per match. By contrast, Yuu, who is approximately Kuro's skill level and has a relatively easier time in the Sergeants' match, has gotten positive scores throughout the tournament.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: In the match against Teru, she has an internal monologue about all the people she's parted from, before preparing to discard her dora tiles, declaring that even if those she parts from won't come back, she will still wait.
* ZettaiRyouiki: A black pair.
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!!Yuu Matsumi
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->''"Kuro-chan has always been the one to save me... But today, it's [[JapaneseSiblingTerminology Onee]]-[[ThirdPersonPerson chan]]'s turn to fight!"''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' MAKO
Yuu, Kuro's older sister, is the sole twelfth-grader in Team Achiga, and one of two (besides Arata) without a direct connection to Nodoka. Sickly ever since she was young and easily chilled, Yuu is always seen wearing layers upon layers of thick clothing, complete with mufflers and mittens, even during summer. Like her younger sister, Yuu is a competent player, but her skill is complemented by a special ability to draw "warm" tiles (any tile with a red component to its face) to her hand. Unlike Kuro's ability, though, it doesn't have an associated drawback.
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->''"Kuro-chan has always been the one to save me... But today, it's [[JapaneseSiblingTerminology Onee]]-[[ThirdPersonPerson chan]]'s turn to fight!"''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' MAKO
Yuu, Kuro's older sister, is the sole twelfth-grader in Team Achiga, and one of two (besides Arata) without a direct connection to Nodoka. Sickly ever since she was young and easily chilled, Yuu is always seen wearing layers upon layers of thick clothing, complete with mufflers and mittens, even during summer. Like her younger sister, Yuu is a competent player, but her skill is complemented by a special ability to draw "warm" tiles (any tile with a red component to its face) to her hand. Unlike Kuro's ability, though, it doesn't have an associated drawback.
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* [[spoiler:AttackItsWeakPoint: Does this to Sumire. As she effectively avoids Sumire's arrows, she then scores against Sumire when her defense is at its weakest.]]
* BigSisterInstinct: Usually inverted, in that Kuro usually protects Yuu from bullies back in their childhood, but played straight during the National quarterfinals, when she decides to return the favor after Kuro loses many points in the quarterfinals, thinking it's her turn to stand up for her little sister.
* BlankWhiteEyes: Fairly common when she gets flustered.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Her quote, as seen above.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In her first scene, she's shown relaxing under a kotatsu in summer when she greets Kuro, then displays her shyness when she's surprised to see Ako (whom she knows) and Shizuno. After she gets over her shock at hearing that they want her for the revived Achiga mahjong club, she says she's very happy, having wanted to be in the children's club with her sister.
* {{Foil}}: The Matsumis can be seen as one to the Miyanagas. Kuro and Yuu are very close (even after their mother's death), in sharp contrast to how a tragedy tore Saki and Teru apart.
* HiddenBuxom: It's not obvious from how she dresses, but Kuro is correct, and her breasts are comparable to Nodoka's.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: After realizing Izumi has her figured out in the quarter-finals, she remembers that she's played against her sister and her other friends, who know her even better than Izumi does. Thanks to this strategy, and the fact that Hiroko mis-identified Yuu's drawing pattern, Yuu manages to win the sergeant round.
* IllGirl: It's unclear why exactly she has to dress in multiple layers to stay warm even in summer, but her condition has been present since she was a small child.
* MissingMom: Half of the reason why she works in the school greenhouse is because it's warm, and the other half is because it has many of her mother's favorite flowers.
* NiceGirl: In spite of her shyness, she's kind, good-natured and polite.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Her muffler, while usually making Yuu look more cuddle-worthy, can also turn into this, as shown in her match with Sumire.
* ShrinkingViolet: She has some problems with social awkwardness, especially when she says that she had wanted to join the mahjong club, but didn't feel as though she could.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Yuu looks almost exactly like her mother, except for hair color.
* BigSisterInstinct: Usually inverted, in that Kuro usually protects Yuu from bullies back in their childhood, but played straight during the National quarterfinals, when she decides to return the favor after Kuro loses many points in the quarterfinals, thinking it's her turn to stand up for her little sister.
* BlankWhiteEyes: Fairly common when she gets flustered.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Her quote, as seen above.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In her first scene, she's shown relaxing under a kotatsu in summer when she greets Kuro, then displays her shyness when she's surprised to see Ako (whom she knows) and Shizuno. After she gets over her shock at hearing that they want her for the revived Achiga mahjong club, she says she's very happy, having wanted to be in the children's club with her sister.
* {{Foil}}: The Matsumis can be seen as one to the Miyanagas. Kuro and Yuu are very close (even after their mother's death), in sharp contrast to how a tragedy tore Saki and Teru apart.
* HiddenBuxom: It's not obvious from how she dresses, but Kuro is correct, and her breasts are comparable to Nodoka's.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: After realizing Izumi has her figured out in the quarter-finals, she remembers that she's played against her sister and her other friends, who know her even better than Izumi does. Thanks to this strategy, and the fact that Hiroko mis-identified Yuu's drawing pattern, Yuu manages to win the sergeant round.
* IllGirl: It's unclear why exactly she has to dress in multiple layers to stay warm even in summer, but her condition has been present since she was a small child.
* MissingMom: Half of the reason why she works in the school greenhouse is because it's warm, and the other half is because it has many of her mother's favorite flowers.
* NiceGirl: In spite of her shyness, she's kind, good-natured and polite.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Her muffler, while usually making Yuu look more cuddle-worthy, can also turn into this, as shown in her match with Sumire.
* ShrinkingViolet: She has some problems with social awkwardness, especially when she says that she had wanted to join the mahjong club, but didn't feel as though she could.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Yuu looks almost exactly like her mother, except for hair color.
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* [[spoiler:AttackItsWeakPoint: Does this to Sumire. As BigEater: Particularly where muscovado chips are concerned.
* InSeriesNickname: Hatsumi calls her "Haruru."
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Her face is typically devoid of expressions, but sheeffectively avoids Sumire's arrows, she then scores against Sumire when her defense is at its weakest.]]
* BigSisterInstinct: Usually inverted, in that Kuro usually protects Yuu from bullies back in their childhood, but played straight during the National quarterfinals, when she decides to return the favor after Kuro loses many points in the quarterfinals, thinking it's her turn to stand up for her little sister.
* BlankWhiteEyes: Fairly common when she gets flustered.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Her quote, as seen above.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In her first scene, she's shown relaxing under a kotatsu in summer when she greets Kuro, then displays her shyness when she's surprised to see Ako (whom she knows) and Shizuno. After she gets over her shock at hearing that they want her for the revived Achiga mahjong club, she says she's very happy, having wanted to be in the children's club with her sister.
* {{Foil}}: The Matsumis can be seen as onesmiles, much to the Miyanagas. Kuro and Yuu are very close (even after their mother's death), in sharp contrast to how a tragedy tore Saki and Teru apart.
* HiddenBuxom: It's not obvious from how she dresses, but Kuro is correct, and her breasts are comparable to Nodoka's.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: After realizing Izumi has her figured out in the quarter-finals, she remembers that she's played against her sister and her other friends, who know hersurprise of even better than Izumi does. Thanks to this strategy, and the fact that Hiroko mis-identified Yuu's drawing pattern, Yuu manages to win the sergeant round.
* IllGirl: It's unclear why exactly she has to dress in multiple layers to stay warm even in summer, buther condition has been present since she was a small child.
* MissingMom: Half of the reason why she works in the school greenhouse is because it's warm, and the other half is because it has many of her mother's favorite flowers.
* NiceGirl: In spite of her shyness, she's kind, good-natured and polite.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Her muffler, while usually making Yuu look more cuddle-worthy, can also turn into this, as shown in her match with Sumire.
* ShrinkingViolet: She has some problems with social awkwardness, especiallyteammates, when she says that she had wanted to join the mahjong club, but didn't feel as though she could.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Yuu looks almost exactly likeHisa compliments her mother, except for hair color.muscovado chips.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Muscovado chips.
* InSeriesNickname: Hatsumi calls her "Haruru."
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Her face is typically devoid of expressions, but she
* BigSisterInstinct: Usually inverted, in that Kuro usually protects Yuu from bullies back in their childhood, but played straight during the National quarterfinals, when she decides to return the favor after Kuro loses many points in the quarterfinals, thinking it's her turn to stand up for her little sister.
* BlankWhiteEyes: Fairly common when she gets flustered.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Her quote, as seen above.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In her first scene, she's shown relaxing under a kotatsu in summer when she greets Kuro, then displays her shyness when she's surprised to see Ako (whom she knows) and Shizuno. After she gets over her shock at hearing that they want her for the revived Achiga mahjong club, she says she's very happy, having wanted to be in the children's club with her sister.
* {{Foil}}: The Matsumis can be seen as one
* HiddenBuxom: It's not obvious from how she dresses, but Kuro is correct, and her breasts are comparable to Nodoka's.
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: After realizing Izumi has her figured out in the quarter-finals, she remembers that she's played against her sister and her other friends, who know her
* IllGirl: It's unclear why exactly she has to dress in multiple layers to stay warm even in summer, but
* MissingMom: Half of the reason why she works in the school greenhouse is because it's warm, and the other half is because it has many of her mother's favorite flowers.
* NiceGirl: In spite of her shyness, she's kind, good-natured and polite.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Her muffler, while usually making Yuu look more cuddle-worthy, can also turn into this, as shown in her match with Sumire.
* ShrinkingViolet: She has some problems with social awkwardness, especially
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Yuu looks almost exactly like
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Muscovado chips.
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!!Arata Sagimori
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->''"I didn't want to see her surrounded by kids. I wanted to keep watching her in her dignified and strong phase."''
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YumiUchiyama
The granddaughter of the owner of the local bowling alley, Arata is probably Harue's biggest fan. While an avid player since very early in life, she stopped after Harue's team lost during the national semifinals. After some convincing by Kuro, she finally joins Team Achiga as club president, finally rounding off their roster.
Arata's main play style is very much influenced by bowling, especially with how she prefers waits using "pin" tiles. As Hiroko quickly notes, the tiles she ends up playing usually looks like the (bowling) pin arrangement one gets after the first roll in bowling (or ryanmen waits). [[spoiler:This ''not'' her only way of playing however, as she also has another "outdated" style that is inspired by how Harue played ten years prior.]]
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->''"I didn't want to see her surrounded by kids. I wanted to keep watching her in her dignified and strong phase."''
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YumiUchiyama
The granddaughter of the owner of the local bowling alley, Arata is probably Harue's biggest fan. While an avid player since very early in life, she stopped after Harue's team lost during the national semifinals. After some convincing by Kuro, she finally joins Team Achiga as club president, finally rounding off their roster.
Arata's main play style is very much influenced by bowling, especially with how she prefers waits using "pin" tiles. As Hiroko quickly notes, the tiles she ends up playing usually looks like the (bowling) pin arrangement one gets after the first roll in bowling (or ryanmen waits). [[spoiler:This ''not'' her only way of playing however, as she also has another "outdated" style that is inspired by how Harue played ten years prior.]]
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The granddaughter of the owner of the local bowling alley, Arata is probably Harue's biggest fan. While an avid
Another player
Arata's main play style is very much influenced by bowling, especially with how she prefers waits using "pin" tiles. As Hiroko quickly notes, the tiles she ends up playing usually looks like the (bowling) pin arrangement one gets after the first roll in bowling (or ryanmen waits). [[spoiler:This ''not'' her only way of playing however, as she also has another "outdated" style that is inspired by how Harue played ten years prior.]]
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* {{Ascended Fan|boy}}girl: Idolized Harue throughout her childhood, and eventually became one of her protégés come high-school.
* BrokenPedestal: Arata pretty much lost all faith in the game after she found out that Harue quit mahjong, even casually. It caused her to stop playing for ''years'' as a result, and she initially refused to join Team Achiga because she wanted to see Harue as a pro, rather than teaching children mahjong.
** RebuiltPedestal: ...But Harue returning to mentor Team Achiga brings her back to the game as well, especially after hearing about Harue playing for a corporate team.
* ClubPresident: Harue chose Arata for the position in spite of Yuu being a third-year, because she is composed and reliable.
* CustomUniform: She wears Harue's necktie instead of the ribbon for her uniform.
* CynicismCatalyst: After Harue stopped playing mahjong, Arata becomes somewhat more gloomy and cynical than when she was as younger, even after Harue returns to coach her and the others.
* {{Expy}}: She's pretty much a carbon copy of Ritz Kobayashi, the mangaka, as [[TheCameo she appears]] in ''TheLegendOfKoizumi''.
** EarlyBirdCameo: Thus, her appearance in that manga is this trope.
* HeroWorshipper: A massive one for Harue.
* [[spoiler:MegaManning: During her National semifinals match she reveals that, besides her bowling-influenced style, she also copied some aspects of Harue's old play style and mixed it with her own.]]
* {{Motifs}}: Her gameplay is strongly influenced by bowling.
* NumberOneDime: Let's just say that Arata ''really'' treasures the necktie that Harue gave her ten years before.
* TheReliableOne: Arata is chosen as ClubPresident for this reason.
* BrokenPedestal: Arata pretty much lost all faith in the game after she found out that Harue quit mahjong, even casually. It caused her to stop playing for ''years'' as a result, and she initially refused to join Team Achiga because she wanted to see Harue as a pro, rather than teaching children mahjong.
** RebuiltPedestal: ...But Harue returning to mentor Team Achiga brings her back to the game as well, especially after hearing about Harue playing for a corporate team.
* ClubPresident: Harue chose Arata for the position in spite of Yuu being a third-year, because she is composed and reliable.
* CustomUniform: She wears Harue's necktie instead of the ribbon for her uniform.
* CynicismCatalyst: After Harue stopped playing mahjong, Arata becomes somewhat more gloomy and cynical than when she was as younger, even after Harue returns to coach her and the others.
* {{Expy}}: She's pretty much a carbon copy of Ritz Kobayashi, the mangaka, as [[TheCameo she appears]] in ''TheLegendOfKoizumi''.
** EarlyBirdCameo: Thus, her appearance in that manga is this trope.
* HeroWorshipper: A massive one for Harue.
* [[spoiler:MegaManning: During her National semifinals match she reveals that, besides her bowling-influenced style, she also copied some aspects of Harue's old play style and mixed it with her own.]]
* {{Motifs}}: Her gameplay is strongly influenced by bowling.
* NumberOneDime: Let's just say that Arata ''really'' treasures the necktie that Harue gave her ten years before.
* TheReliableOne: Arata is chosen as ClubPresident for this reason.
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* {{Ascended Fan|boy}}girl: Idolized Harue throughout her childhood, and eventually became one of her protégés come high-school.
* BrokenPedestal: Arata pretty much lost all faith in{{Joshikousei}}: Of the game after she found out that Harue quit mahjong, even casually. It caused her to stop playing for ''years'' as a result, and she initially refused to join girls in Team Achiga because Eisui, only she wanted to see Harue as a pro, rather than teaching children mahjong.
** RebuiltPedestal: ...But Harue returning to mentor Team Achiga bringsprefers her back to school uniform over the game as well, especially after hearing about Harue playing for a corporate team.
* ClubPresident: Harue chose Arata for the position in spite of Yuu being a third-year, becausemiko garb, which she is composed and reliable.
* CustomUniform: Sheonly wears Harue's necktie instead during matches.
* ServileSnarker: Has some indications ofthe ribbon for her uniform.
* CynicismCatalyst: After Harue stopped playing mahjong, Arata becomes somewhat more gloomy and cynical thanthis, such as when she was as younger, even after Harue returns they're discussing how their friends might not be able to coach her and the others.
* {{Expy}}: She's pretty much a carbon copy of Ritz Kobayashi, the mangaka, as [[TheCameo she appears]] in ''TheLegendOfKoizumi''.
** EarlyBirdCameo: Thus, her appearance in that manga is this trope.
* HeroWorshipper: A massive onecome until they finish their homework.
-->'''Komaki:''' "Should be fine, it's not like we finished our homework either."\\
'''Tomoe:''' "Speak forHarue.
* [[spoiler:MegaManning: During her National semifinals match she reveals that, besides her bowling-influenced style, she also copied some aspects of Harue's old play style and mixed it with her own.]]
* {{Motifs}}: Her gameplay is strongly influenced by bowling.
* NumberOneDime: Let's just say that Arata ''really'' treasures the necktie that Harue gave her ten years before.
* TheReliableOne: Arata is chosen as ClubPresident for this reason.yourself, Princess."
* BrokenPedestal: Arata pretty much lost all faith in
** RebuiltPedestal: ...But Harue returning to mentor Team Achiga brings
* ClubPresident: Harue chose Arata for the position in spite of Yuu being a third-year, because
* CustomUniform: She
* ServileSnarker: Has some indications of
* CynicismCatalyst: After Harue stopped playing mahjong, Arata becomes somewhat more gloomy and cynical than
* {{Expy}}: She's pretty much a carbon copy of Ritz Kobayashi, the mangaka, as [[TheCameo she appears]] in ''TheLegendOfKoizumi''.
** EarlyBirdCameo: Thus, her appearance in that manga is this trope.
* HeroWorshipper: A massive one
-->'''Komaki:''' "Should be fine, it's not like we finished our homework either."\\
'''Tomoe:''' "Speak for
* [[spoiler:MegaManning: During her National semifinals match she reveals that, besides her bowling-influenced style, she also copied some aspects of Harue's old play style and mixed it with her own.]]
* {{Motifs}}: Her gameplay is strongly influenced by bowling.
* NumberOneDime: Let's just say that Arata ''really'' treasures the necktie that Harue gave her ten years before.
* TheReliableOne: Arata is chosen as ClubPresident for this reason.
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!!Harue Akado
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->''"I left something behind at those semi-finals back then. But if I can personally experience that tournament again, I might be able to get it back."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NaomiShindo
Harue is the adviser of Team Achiga and herself an alumna of a past incarnation of the team that shocked Nara Prefecture by defeating high-ranking Team Bansei ten years ago and qualifying for the nationals. Unfortunately, one brutal loss to Sukoya later at the semifinals, and Harue was traumatized after losing too many points beyond repair. She stopped playing for years after that, and for a while was content to teach the kids of her hometown's children's club. She is eventually scouted by Kumakura, and spends the next few years playing professionally for the Hakata Evergreens, a Fukuoka-based corporate team.
When financial woes (and an early playoffs exit) forced the Evergreens to disband, Harue returns to her ''alma mater'' to think about what to do next, only to be surprised by the revival of her old high-school team, gunning anew for the Nationals. Seeing it as a chance to redeem herself, she decides to appoint herself as club adviser, intent to see if her protégés can succeed where she failed.
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* BreakTheCutie: Losing her team too many points during her match against Sukoya, which in turn cost Achiga the chance to advance further in the Nationals, really did a number on poor Harue.
* BrokenAce: Back in her day she was touted as one of Team Achiga's greatest players. Then came Sukoya, and she was never the same again. Fortunately she got better as the days passed mentoring the current Team Achiga, more so after they reach the National finals, helping her regain her self-confidence.
* HistoryRepeats: As Harue told Nozomi while the latter was driving her back to Achiga, the Evergreens were on a roll during last year's tournament. However, come the National playoffs, Harue once again failed the team, as she is still having flashbacks of that devastating loss to Sukoya back in high school.
* HyperAwareness: Harue has a surprising knack of noticing things that others, including pros, commentators and coaches, would miss, like [[spoiler:Sumire's tell or the trigger of Awai's other abilities]]. While it might seem to come out of nowhere, especially since she's never shown any of this prior to the semis, the way it's presented actually makes sense since while other coaches look only at the players' records (see Team Kiyosumi's Hisa or Team Himematsu's Funakubo), Harue actually watches the videos of the accompanying match. It's alluded that she does this ''repeatedly'' too.
* HypocriticalHumor: Giving Kuro a bop on the head and scolding her for sexually harassing Nodoka in their first meeting, when she herself was fascinated by Nodoka's breasts.
* InformedAbility: Harue is never shown actually giving her wards ''any'' kind of playing advice. Whether or not this is a sign of a hands-off coaching style begs to be seen, although she does have them play many games with each other, and arranges for matches with other schools. Then we're finally shown several instances of her doing ''actual'' coaching, personally retraining Kuro, fresh off a bad game against Teru. Apparently all the coaching she did prior to this was done off-screen.
* MyGreatestFailure: Losing her team too many points, which led to its elimination in the Nationals. As such, she sympathizes with Kuro after she loses many points in the semifinals.
-->"If you lose big, keep moving forward even if you lose again."
** MyGreatestSecondChance: As such, she treats tutoring the first reincarnation of Team Achiga in a decade to be her one last chance to redeem herself. So much so [[spoiler:she declines an offer from Hayari (courtesy of Toshi) to become a pro until after the tournament]].
* PoorCommunicationKills: In a case that was largely the result of bad timing, she tells Team Achiga in no uncertain terms that they're unlikely to get through the semifinals with both Teams Senriyama and Shiratodai. Later that night, the girls happen to overhear a conversation between her and Kumakura regarding her going pro, which causes some of them to believe that she had given up on them.
* RedBaron: "Legend", though only to the girls of Team Achiga and the Children's Mahjong Club.
* TearsOfJoy: Cries in relief after her protégés finally accomplish the one thing she failed to do ten years ago -- reach the National finals.
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The second-ranking school overall in Japan as of the 70th Inter-High season, this year marks Senriyama's 35th appearance in the Nationals as well as eleventh straight year representing North Osaka for the competition. While its current lineup is composed of veterans from last season, it also features both a freshman and a new Vanguard to round off the team.
Unfortunately, Team Senriyama narrowly missed the finals to quarterfinals bracket-mate Achiga and Shiraitodai.
!!Toki Onjouji
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The second-ranking school overall in Japan as of the 70th Inter-High season, this year marks Senriyama's 35th appearance in the Nationals as well as eleventh straight year representing North Osaka for the competition. While its current lineup is composed of veterans from last season, it also features both a freshman and a new Vanguard to round off the team.
Unfortunately, Team Senriyama narrowly missed the finals to quarterfinals bracket-mate Achiga and Shiraitodai.
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!!Toki Onjouji
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Toki is a frail and sickly girl who, until last year, wasn't even a candidate for her school's Nationals Team, being a middling player in Senriyama's C-Team. This all changed when, while recovering from a near-fatal illness that left her bedridden for a long time, she discovers that she can see into the future for a limited time, equivalent to a single turn in a mahjong match. With this ability, as well as the support of her friends Ryuuka and Sara, she improves her game and works her way up the ranks, eventually joining Team Senriyama's frontliners. As she is prone to fainting spells, Toki is never seen far from Ryuuka's side, and seems to enjoy resting or sleeping on the latter's lap.
Toki is a frail and sickly girl who, until last year, wasn't even a candidate for her school's Nationals Team, being a middling player in Senriyama's C-Team. This all changed when, while recovering from a near-fatal illness that left her bedridden for a long time, she discovers that she can see into the future for a limited time, equivalent to a single turn in a mahjong match. With this ability, as well as the support of her friends Ryuuka and Sara, she improves her game and works her way up the ranks, eventually joining Team Senriyama's frontliners. As she is prone to fainting spells, Toki is never seen far from Ryuuka's side, and seems to enjoy resting or sleeping on the latter's lap.
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One of the three original members of Team Miyamori andsickly girl who, until last year, wasn't even a candidate for her school's Nationals Team, being a middling player in Senriyama's C-Team. This all changed when, while recovering from a near-fatal illness that left her bedridden for a long time, classmate of Aislinn, who she discovers that she can see into the future for a limited time, equivalent invited to watch a single turn in a mahjong match. With this ability, as well as the support of her friends Ryuuka and Sara, she improves her game (against a visiting Toyone), inspiring the latter to join her team. Her style is fairly orthodox, at least compared to Toyone. She’s also not a fan of moving and works her way up the ranks, eventually joining Team Senriyama's frontliners. As she is prone to fainting spells, Toki is never seen far from Ryuuka's side, and seems to enjoy resting or sleeping on the latter's lap.exerting energy.
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* BadassAdorable: Combine her undying determination with her cute looks and you have the perfect example of this.
* CameBackStrong: In a way.
* DeadpanSnarker: Unlike most IllGirl characters, she can be downright snarky if she sees an opening to do so. It's probably just the side effect of regularly tiptoeing the line of death. In fact, half her lines in ''Saki Biyori'' is some kind of snark!
* {{Determinator}}: One of the biggest determinators in the entire series.
* DiscardAndDraw: She implies that she had an ability vaguely referred to as "of the three armies" before her hospitalization, which she thinks would have been more useful against Teru.
* EnemyMine: With Kirame. Invoked, as it's the only real way for anyone on the table to survive against Teru.
* HeroicResolve: Even if her body is frail, Toki will ''never'' back down from such tough competition as Teru, even if she has to push her body beyond its limits.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Overexerts herself by looking ''three turns'' ahead just to stop Teru's streak despite knowing that her body will not take it. She is promptly knocked unconscious afterwards, and spends the rest of the National semifinals hospitalized.]]
* HonorBeforeReason: Related to the entry above; instead of playing safe and defensively, she's pushing her body to the brink to, in her own words, "...knock the champion down a peg." This is despite the fact that being second place is good enough to advance.
* HypocriticalHumor: In the anime, while watching Ryuuka's match, hopes that Ryuuka won't "overdo it," when, in fact, Toki's overdoing it is the reason [[spoiler:she's watching from her hospital bed]].
* IllGirl: Despite recovering from a near-fatal illness, Toki is still not in the best of health. When she points out her similarities with Yuu, Ryuuka immediately teasingly asks if she is referring to the two of them having weak constitutions.
* [[CombatClairvoyance Mahjong Clairvoyance]]: Her power, which was triggered after surviving a near-fatal illness.
* MeaningfulName: If no kanji is given, "toki" usually means "time", which naturally fits with her clairvoyant powers.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Ryuuka. The dynamic is reversed, though: the smaller and more waifish girl wears the pants in the relationship.
* SympathyForTheHero: Upon seeing Kuro despairing against Teru, Toki thinks that Kuro may be beating herself up, but she has proven helpful against Teru by hoarding all the dora tiles. When Kuro [[spoiler:discards a dora tile for the sake of stopping Teru's winning streaks]], Toki appears quite impressed and pleased with Kuro.
* [[spoiler:TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated, while Izumi (then on her bedside) is agonizing over how to break the news to her, Toki sheds tears in her sleep, apparently cognizant of their fate.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: She's come a long way from when she started at Team Senriyama, and this is not wholly due to her acquired ability.
* CameBackStrong: In a way.
* DeadpanSnarker: Unlike most IllGirl characters, she can be downright snarky if she sees an opening to do so. It's probably just the side effect of regularly tiptoeing the line of death. In fact, half her lines in ''Saki Biyori'' is some kind of snark!
* {{Determinator}}: One of the biggest determinators in the entire series.
* DiscardAndDraw: She implies that she had an ability vaguely referred to as "of the three armies" before her hospitalization, which she thinks would have been more useful against Teru.
* EnemyMine: With Kirame. Invoked, as it's the only real way for anyone on the table to survive against Teru.
* HeroicResolve: Even if her body is frail, Toki will ''never'' back down from such tough competition as Teru, even if she has to push her body beyond its limits.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Overexerts herself by looking ''three turns'' ahead just to stop Teru's streak despite knowing that her body will not take it. She is promptly knocked unconscious afterwards, and spends the rest of the National semifinals hospitalized.]]
* HonorBeforeReason: Related to the entry above; instead of playing safe and defensively, she's pushing her body to the brink to, in her own words, "...knock the champion down a peg." This is despite the fact that being second place is good enough to advance.
* HypocriticalHumor: In the anime, while watching Ryuuka's match, hopes that Ryuuka won't "overdo it," when, in fact, Toki's overdoing it is the reason [[spoiler:she's watching from her hospital bed]].
* IllGirl: Despite recovering from a near-fatal illness, Toki is still not in the best of health. When she points out her similarities with Yuu, Ryuuka immediately teasingly asks if she is referring to the two of them having weak constitutions.
* [[CombatClairvoyance Mahjong Clairvoyance]]: Her power, which was triggered after surviving a near-fatal illness.
* MeaningfulName: If no kanji is given, "toki" usually means "time", which naturally fits with her clairvoyant powers.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Ryuuka. The dynamic is reversed, though: the smaller and more waifish girl wears the pants in the relationship.
* SympathyForTheHero: Upon seeing Kuro despairing against Teru, Toki thinks that Kuro may be beating herself up, but she has proven helpful against Teru by hoarding all the dora tiles. When Kuro [[spoiler:discards a dora tile for the sake of stopping Teru's winning streaks]], Toki appears quite impressed and pleased with Kuro.
* [[spoiler:TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated, while Izumi (then on her bedside) is agonizing over how to break the news to her, Toki sheds tears in her sleep, apparently cognizant of their fate.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: She's come a long way from when she started at Team Senriyama, and this is not wholly due to her acquired ability.
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* BadassAdorable: Combine her undying determination ConvenientlySeated: As a flashback reveals, Shiromi's seat in class fits what one would normally expect a main character in any other series to be positioned in.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Though it's more or less dull withher cute looks and you have the perfect example of this.
apathy than unhappiness.
*CameBackStrong: LaboriousLaziness: In a way.
* DeadpanSnarker: Unlike most IllGirl characters, she can be downright snarky if she sees an opening to do so. It's probably just the side effect of regularly tiptoeing the line of death. In fact, half her lines in''Saki Biyori'' is some kind of snark!
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* DiscardAndDraw: She implies thatfirst Miyamori chapter, she had an ability vaguely referred pulls a hand cart to as "of the three armies" before her hospitalization, which she thinks would have been more useful against Teru.
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* HeroicResolve: Even if her body is frail, Toki will ''never'' back down from such tough competition as Teru, even if she hasschool, wanting to push her body beyond its limits.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Overexerts herself by looking ''three turns'' ahead just to stop Teru's streak despiterest under it but knowing that her body will not take it. She is promptly knocked unconscious afterwards, and spends the rest of the National semifinals hospitalized.]]
* HonorBeforeReason: Related to the entry above; instead of playing safe and defensively, she's pushing her body to the brink to, in her own words, "...knock the champion down a peg." This is despite the fact that being second place is good enough to advance.
* HypocriticalHumor: In the anime, while watching Ryuuka's match, hopes that Ryuukashe won't "overdo it," when, in fact, Toki's overdoing it is be able to get out once she does. In the reason [[spoiler:she's watching from her hospital bed]].
* IllGirl: Despite recovering from a near-fatal illness, Toki is still notsecond Miyamori chapter, she rests in various places around the best mall, under the pretense of health. When she doing things such as waiting for a friend or trying on shoes, but ends up moving around the mall quite a bit, as [[LampshadeHanging Sae points out her similarities with Yuu, Ryuuka immediately teasingly asks if she is referring to the two of them having weak constitutions.
out]].
*[[CombatClairvoyance Mahjong Clairvoyance]]: Her power, which was triggered after surviving a near-fatal illness.
* MeaningfulName: If no kanji is given, "toki" usually means "time", which naturally fits with her clairvoyant powers.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Ryuuka. The dynamic is reversed, though: the smallerTheStoic: Usually quiet, dispassionate and more waifish girl wears the pants in the relationship.
* SympathyForTheHero: Upon seeing Kuro despairing against Teru, Toki thinksapathetic...
** NotSoStoic: ...though it's soon made a point thatKuro may be beating herself up, but when Shiromi begins to put together a high-scoring hand, she has proven helpful against Teru by hoarding all the dora tiles. When Kuro [[spoiler:discards a dora tile for the sake of stopping Teru's winning streaks]], Toki appears quite impressed and pleased with Kuro.
* [[spoiler:TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated,becomes very visibly nervous. Also, her desperately trying to maintain her stoicism while Izumi (then on her bedside) is agonizing over how trying to break the news to her, Toki sheds tears in her sleep, apparently cognizant of their fate.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: She's come a long waykeep Aislinn from when she started at Team Senriyama, and this crying is not wholly due to her acquired ability.rather cute.
* UnusualEyebrows: They look like lightning bolts.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Though it's more or less dull with
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* DeadpanSnarker: Unlike most IllGirl characters, she can be downright snarky if she sees an opening to do so. It's probably just the side effect of regularly tiptoeing the line of death. In fact, half her lines in
* {{Determinator}}: One of
* DiscardAndDraw: She implies that
* EnemyMine: With Kirame. Invoked, as it's the only real way for anyone on the table
* HeroicResolve: Even if her body is frail, Toki will ''never'' back down from such tough competition as Teru, even if she has
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Overexerts herself by looking ''three turns'' ahead just to stop Teru's streak despite
* HonorBeforeReason: Related to the entry above; instead of playing safe and defensively, she's pushing her body to the brink to, in her own words, "...knock the champion down a peg." This is despite the fact that being second place is good enough to advance.
* HypocriticalHumor: In the anime, while watching Ryuuka's match, hopes that Ryuuka
* IllGirl: Despite recovering from a near-fatal illness, Toki is still not
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* MeaningfulName: If no kanji is given, "toki" usually means "time", which naturally fits with her clairvoyant powers.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Ryuuka. The dynamic is reversed, though: the smaller
* SympathyForTheHero: Upon seeing Kuro despairing against Teru, Toki thinks
** NotSoStoic: ...though it's soon made a point that
* [[spoiler:TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated,
* TookALevelInBadass: She's come a long way
* UnusualEyebrows: They look like lightning bolts.
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!!Ryuuka Shimizudani
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'''Position:''' Captain\\
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Toki's best friend, who pushed for her inclusion into Team Senriyama's Nationals team, despite the latter's doubts. Ryuuka seems to have taken up the role of Toki's unofficial caretaker (and personal lap pillow), and is never far from her side, to the point of spoling her friend, but given Toki's condition she seems to feel that it's merited.
As one of those who knew about Toki's foresight and its toll on her already-frail health, she constantly worries that Toki might one day overexert herself in the middle of a match.
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriIshihara
Toki's best friend, who pushed for her inclusion into Team Senriyama's Nationals team, despite the latter's doubts. Ryuuka seems to have taken up the role of Toki's unofficial caretaker (and personal lap pillow), and is never far from her side, to the point of spoling her friend, but given Toki's condition she seems to feel that it's merited.
As one of those who knew about Toki's foresight and its toll on her already-frail health, she constantly worries that Toki might one day overexert herself in the middle of a match.
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Toki's best friend, who pushed for her inclusion intoMoe Toyota
Another of the three original members of TeamSenriyama's Nationals team, Miyamori. A very short girl who does not tolerate any non-sense and isn't afraid to speak up her mind. She usually has a sweat drop. Her style is similar to Team Tsuruga's Momoko, in that she favors damaten, meaning she can win despite the latter's doubts. Ryuuka seems to have taken up the role of Toki's unofficial caretaker (and personal lap pillow), and is never far from her side, to the point of spoling her friend, but given Toki's condition she seems to feel that it's merited.
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* BadassNormal: She made it on Team Senriyama with her own merits, while it took Toki being hospitalized and earning powers of clairvoyance to land a spot in her third year.
** [[spoiler:EmpoweredBadassNormal: And then, during the National semifinals, she starts using foresight borrowed from Toki (and in the anime, heat-vision).]]
* [[spoiler:CombinationAttack: With Toki. During the Captain's battle, she was able to see a fairy Toki that can tell her the tiles she will be given and the highest points she can win. Fairy Toki will only be able summoned three times.]]
* [[spoiler:CryCute: After Toki knocks herself unconscious at the end of her semifinals match, and after finishing their semifinals in third place, where she was last seen a disconsolate mess.]]
* [[spoiler:EleventhHourSuperpower: Ryuuka receives a much more limited version of Toki's foresight... due to Toki rubbing off her face on Ryuuka's thighs so often. Unbelievably, the anime adds ''one more'': a type of heat vision, where Ryuuka can sense the temperature variances of her opponents, and uses this to predict how opponents would react to her moves. While this is active, Ryuuka's eyes gain neon purple rings inside of them, making them glow with the same eerie color. Added likely to lend her ''some'' independence from Toki's loaned ability (since she was able to get on the team before Toki without having an ability), as in the manga she was totally dependent on it.]]
* FriendlyEnemy: To Team Achiga. After recognizing Kuro as one of the girls she met at the rest stop, she starts cheering for her, and is pleased when they get through the National quarterfinals.
* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: In ''Saki Biyori'' she admits that she's bad with scary stuff, and chooses to watch the film in English, because it would be scary enough even if they don't understand the plot. By contrast, [[DeadpanSnarker Toki]] has a much more understated reaction to when the zombies finally arrive.
* InformedAbility: Ryuuka is Osaka's highest net point gainer, beating Sera, Hiroe, Kyouko and Kei.
* LapPillow: Serves as this for Toki, [[spoiler:which is also why she got some of Toki's foresight]].
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Toki.
* SayMyName: [[spoiler:Screams Toki's name when she was over exerting herself.]]
* UnbrokenVigil: [[spoiler:She stays with Toki after she's hospitalized, until Izumi makes her come back for her match, literally having to pry her away from Toki's bedside. Toki wakes up after Ryuuka has left]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: Possible; Hiroko worries that Ryuuka [[spoiler:worrying about Toki's condition, especially since she had to leave for the finals before Toki came to]], means that Ryuuka isn't playing at her best.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.
** [[spoiler:EmpoweredBadassNormal: And then, during the National semifinals, she starts using foresight borrowed from Toki (and in the anime, heat-vision).]]
* [[spoiler:CombinationAttack: With Toki. During the Captain's battle, she was able to see a fairy Toki that can tell her the tiles she will be given and the highest points she can win. Fairy Toki will only be able summoned three times.]]
* [[spoiler:CryCute: After Toki knocks herself unconscious at the end of her semifinals match, and after finishing their semifinals in third place, where she was last seen a disconsolate mess.]]
* [[spoiler:EleventhHourSuperpower: Ryuuka receives a much more limited version of Toki's foresight... due to Toki rubbing off her face on Ryuuka's thighs so often. Unbelievably, the anime adds ''one more'': a type of heat vision, where Ryuuka can sense the temperature variances of her opponents, and uses this to predict how opponents would react to her moves. While this is active, Ryuuka's eyes gain neon purple rings inside of them, making them glow with the same eerie color. Added likely to lend her ''some'' independence from Toki's loaned ability (since she was able to get on the team before Toki without having an ability), as in the manga she was totally dependent on it.]]
* FriendlyEnemy: To Team Achiga. After recognizing Kuro as one of the girls she met at the rest stop, she starts cheering for her, and is pleased when they get through the National quarterfinals.
* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: In ''Saki Biyori'' she admits that she's bad with scary stuff, and chooses to watch the film in English, because it would be scary enough even if they don't understand the plot. By contrast, [[DeadpanSnarker Toki]] has a much more understated reaction to when the zombies finally arrive.
* InformedAbility: Ryuuka is Osaka's highest net point gainer, beating Sera, Hiroe, Kyouko and Kei.
* LapPillow: Serves as this for Toki, [[spoiler:which is also why she got some of Toki's foresight]].
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Toki.
* SayMyName: [[spoiler:Screams Toki's name when she was over exerting herself.]]
* UnbrokenVigil: [[spoiler:She stays with Toki after she's hospitalized, until Izumi makes her come back for her match, literally having to pry her away from Toki's bedside. Toki wakes up after Ryuuka has left]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: Possible; Hiroko worries that Ryuuka [[spoiler:worrying about Toki's condition, especially since she had to leave for the finals before Toki came to]], means that Ryuuka isn't playing at her best.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.
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* BadassNormal: She made it on Team Senriyama with BigShutUp: Directed at Hiroe in response to her own merits, while it took Toki being hospitalized and earning powers of clairvoyance to land a spot in her third year.
** [[spoiler:EmpoweredBadassNormal: And then,incessant bragging during the National semifinals, she starts using foresight borrowed from Toki (and in the anime, heat-vision).]]
* [[spoiler:CombinationAttack: With Toki. During the Captain's battle, she was able to see a fairy Toki that can tell her the tiles she will be given and the highest points she can win. Fairy Toki will only be able summoned three times.]]
* [[spoiler:CryCute: After Toki knocks herself unconscious at the end of her semifinals match, and after finishingtheir semifinals in third place, where she was last seen a disconsolate mess.]]
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*[[spoiler:EleventhHourSuperpower: Ryuuka receives a much more limited version of Toki's foresight... due to Toki rubbing off her face on Ryuuka's thighs so often. Unbelievably, the anime adds ''one more'': a type of heat vision, where Ryuuka can sense the temperature variances of her opponents, and uses this to predict how opponents would react to her moves. While this is active, Ryuuka's eyes gain neon purple rings inside of them, making them glow with the same eerie color. Added likely to lend her ''some'' independence from Toki's loaned ability (since she was able to get on the team before Toki without having an ability), as in the manga she was totally dependent on it.]]
* FriendlyEnemy: To Team Achiga. After recognizing Kuro as one of the girls she met at the rest stop, she starts cheeringLittleMissSnarker: Has absolutely '''zero''' patience for her, and is pleased when they get through the National quarterfinals.
Hiroe's loudmouthedness.
*GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: In ''Saki Biyori'' she admits OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: It bears repeating that Kurumi is a senior (though she looks like a little kid), which means she's bad with scary stuff, and chooses to watch as old as [[HugeSchoolgirl Toyone]].
* SnubByOmission: After thefilm in English, because it would be scary enough even if they don't understand the plot. By contrast, [[DeadpanSnarker Toki]] has a much more understated reaction to when the zombies finally arrive.
* InformedAbility: Ryuuka is Osaka's highest net point gainer, beating Sera, Hiroe, Kyouko and Kei.
* LapPillow: Serves as this for Toki, [[spoiler:which is also why she got some of Toki's foresight]].
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Toki.
* SayMyName: [[spoiler:Screams Toki's name when she was over exerting herself.]]
* UnbrokenVigil: [[spoiler:She stays with Toki after she's hospitalized, until Izumi makes her come back for hersergeant match, literally having she does this to pry her away from Toki's bedside. Toki wakes up after Ryuuka has left]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: Possible; Hiroko worries that Ryuuka [[spoiler:worryingSae.
-->'''Kurumi''': "It's all right, Ei-chan! Just leave the rest to me and Toyone!"\\
'''Sae''': "What aboutToki's condition, especially since she had to leave for the finals before Toki came to]], means that Ryuuka isn't playing at her best.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.me?!"
** [[spoiler:EmpoweredBadassNormal: And then,
* [[spoiler:CombinationAttack: With Toki. During the Captain's battle, she was able to see a fairy Toki that can tell her the tiles she will be given and the highest points she can win. Fairy Toki will only be able summoned three times.]]
* [[spoiler:CryCute: After Toki knocks herself unconscious at the end of her semifinals match, and after finishing
*
* FriendlyEnemy: To Team Achiga. After recognizing Kuro as one of the girls she met at the rest stop, she starts cheering
*
* SnubByOmission: After the
* InformedAbility: Ryuuka is Osaka's highest net point gainer, beating Sera, Hiroe, Kyouko and Kei.
* LapPillow: Serves as this for Toki, [[spoiler:which is also why she got some of Toki's foresight]].
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Toki.
* SayMyName: [[spoiler:Screams Toki's name when she was over exerting herself.]]
* UnbrokenVigil: [[spoiler:She stays with Toki after she's hospitalized, until Izumi makes her come back for her
* WorfHadTheFlu: Possible; Hiroko worries that Ryuuka [[spoiler:worrying
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'''Sae''': "What about
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.
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'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Arisa Noto
Sera is another of Ryuuka and Toki's friends. An unabashed tomboy, Sera would rather walk around in shorts than wear her school's default uniform, which is why she is embarassed when Hiroko forces her to wear it for her matches in the Nationals. Like Ryuuka, Sera is one of the first to learn of Toki's hidden ability, and is obviously concerned whenever her friend uses it, fully aware of the toll it takes on Toki's already weak body.
Sera prefers scoring with big hands built up over several turns, which makes her the opposite of Ako, whose playstyle focuses on scoring quickly with relatively small points.
'''Voiced by:''' Arisa Noto
Sera is another of Ryuuka and Toki's friends. An unabashed tomboy, Sera would rather walk around in shorts than wear her school's default uniform, which is why she is embarassed when Hiroko forces her to wear it for her matches in the Nationals. Like Ryuuka, Sera is one of the first to learn of Toki's hidden ability, and is obviously concerned whenever her friend uses it, fully aware of the toll it takes on Toki's already weak body.
Sera prefers scoring with big hands built up over several turns, which makes her the opposite of Ako, whose playstyle focuses on scoring quickly with relatively small points.
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'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:'''Arisa Noto
Sera is another of Ryuuka and Toki's friends. An unabashed tomboy, Sera would rather walk around in shorts than wear her school's default uniform, which is why she is embarassed when Hiroko forces her to wear it for her matches in the Nationals. Like Ryuuka, Sera is oneCreator/RinaSato
Another of thefirst to learn three original members of Toki's hidden ability, Team Miyamori as well as its club president and a Toshi fangirl.
Sae's ability isobviously concerned whenever to "seal" an opponent by concentrating her friend uses it, fully aware of stare at the toll target. Once she has an opponent marked, it takes becomes nigh-impossible to complete a hand, although playing this way puts a significant drain on Toki's already weak body.
Sera prefers scoring with big hands built up over several turns, which makesher. She was responsible for knocking off the high-ranking Team Makabi, getting her team to the opposite of Ako, whose playstyle focuses on scoring quickly with relatively small points.nationals and helping Toyone hide her ability.
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Sera is another of Ryuuka and Toki's friends. An unabashed tomboy, Sera would rather walk around in shorts than wear her school's default uniform, which is why she is embarassed when Hiroko forces her to wear it for her matches in the Nationals. Like Ryuuka, Sera is one
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* CustomUniform: Sara wears the top of a ''gyakuran'' and shorts instead of the usual blouse and skirt combination. Apparently, she's exempt from the dress code in most circumstances, but Hiroko forces her to wear the uniform for matches.
* FriendlyEnemy: With Ako, much to the latter's discomfort.
* LadyLooksLikeADude: She might as well be a {{homage}} to traditional {{Shonen}} protagonists.
* LuminescentBlush: Often has one when she's forced to wear the uniform.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Cera", "Sara" and "Cela" are the three main spellings of her first name. This page refers to her as "Sera" due to it being a more naturally Japanese name.
* FriendlyEnemy: With Ako, much to the latter's discomfort.
* LadyLooksLikeADude: She might as well be a {{homage}} to traditional {{Shonen}} protagonists.
* LuminescentBlush: Often has one when she's forced to wear the uniform.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Cera", "Sara" and "Cela" are the three main spellings of her first name. This page refers to her as "Sera" due to it being a more naturally Japanese name.
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* CustomUniform: Sara ButtMonkey: The frequent target of Kurumi's jokes
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: When Aislinn lost, Kurumi jokes that she'd be of no help. She managed to lock Hatsumi's finishing move and manipulated it to hit Nodoka the most instead.
* FieryRedhead: Averted. While she has the hair color, Sae doesn't have the personality associated with it.
* HeroWorshipper: To Toshi, thus her glee when [[AscendedFangirl actually becomes one of her protégés]].
* HighClassGlass: She wearsthe top of a ''gyakuran'' and shorts instead of the usual blouse and skirt combination. Apparently, she's exempt from the dress code in most circumstances, but Hiroko forces Kumakura's monocle during her to wear the uniform for matches.
*FriendlyEnemy: With Ako, much to the latter's discomfort.
* LadyLooksLikeADude:KubrickStare: She might as well be a {{homage}} to traditional {{Shonen}} protagonists.
* LuminescentBlush: Oftenhas one when she's forced this as a ''move-sealing ability''. Impressive for what amounts to wear the uniform.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Cera", "Sara" and "Cela" are the three main spellings of her first name. This page refers to her as "Sera" due to it being a more naturally Japanese name.just looking at an opponent ''really hard''.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: When Aislinn lost, Kurumi jokes that she'd be of no help. She managed to lock Hatsumi's finishing move and manipulated it to hit Nodoka the most instead.
* FieryRedhead: Averted. While she has the hair color, Sae doesn't have the personality associated with it.
* HeroWorshipper: To Toshi, thus her glee when [[AscendedFangirl actually becomes one of her protégés]].
* HighClassGlass: She wears
*
* LadyLooksLikeADude:
* LuminescentBlush: Often
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Cera", "Sara" and "Cela" are the three main spellings of her first name. This page refers to her as "Sera" due to it being a more naturally Japanese name.
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->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Maho Matsunaga
Izumi is the youngest girl in Team Senriyama, which, given its relative size, is a big deal. She has self-declared that she's the strongest freshman, although she lost to Nodoka during last year's Inter-Middle School Championship.
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->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Maho Matsunaga
Izumi is the youngest girl in Team Senriyama, which, given its relative size, is a big deal. She has self-declared that she's the strongest freshman, although she lost to Nodoka during last year's Inter-Middle School Championship.
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Izumi
To say that Toyone is tall compared to the
Due to watching a lot of mahjong matches on TV, she is a
Toyone is treated as Team Miyamori's secret weapon, and her teammates went to great lengths to keep her style vague up to the Nationals. She possesses the "Rokuyou" abilities -- one is to declare a riichi after another player declares, winning off the initial riichi, which is known as "Senbu", earning her the nickname "Right-Behind-You-Toyone"; the other is to win when she has
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* BluntYes
-->'''Funakubo:''' "This year brought some amazing first-years like that, too, but... do you really rank yourself among them, Izumi?"\\
'''Izumi:''' "That's what I keep telling myself."
* HeroicBSOD: After her match, she's reduced to mindlessly repeating "Thanks for the game" while in shock over how things turned out, unnerving her opponents.
* NonUniformUniform: Izumi wears a sleeveless version of her school's usual serafuku.
* [[spoiler:OhCrap: When she realizes she's the only freshman in the Sergeants' match against three strong players, all in their third year. And again upon realizing that they're attacking at full force, disallowing her to win any hands.]]
** [[spoiler: On a lesser scale, when she realizes that Funakubo's conclusions about Yuu were wrong, and that she attracts any tile with red on it, resulting in Yuu winning a large hand]].
* PrideBeforeAFall: After her defeat in her semifinals match, Funakubo said to her that she shouldn't get too full of herself in calling herself one of the best first year players, because she's far from matching the likes of Awai and Saki.
* TemptingFate: Her announcement that she's the Number 1 Freshman currently in the finals. Guess who gets sniped by Sumire immediately afterward?
* UnknownRival: To Nodoka, ever since their run-in during last year's Inter-Middle Nationals, so much so she is the first person to come to her mind whenever people talk about Team Kiyosumi.
-->'''Funakubo:''' "This year brought some amazing first-years like that, too, but... do you really rank yourself among them, Izumi?"\\
'''Izumi:''' "That's what I keep telling myself."
* HeroicBSOD: After her match, she's reduced to mindlessly repeating "Thanks for the game" while in shock over how things turned out, unnerving her opponents.
* NonUniformUniform: Izumi wears a sleeveless version of her school's usual serafuku.
* [[spoiler:OhCrap: When she realizes she's the only freshman in the Sergeants' match against three strong players, all in their third year. And again upon realizing that they're attacking at full force, disallowing her to win any hands.]]
** [[spoiler: On a lesser scale, when she realizes that Funakubo's conclusions about Yuu were wrong, and that she attracts any tile with red on it, resulting in Yuu winning a large hand]].
* PrideBeforeAFall: After her defeat in her semifinals match, Funakubo said to her that she shouldn't get too full of herself in calling herself one of the best first year players, because she's far from matching the likes of Awai and Saki.
* TemptingFate: Her announcement that she's the Number 1 Freshman currently in the finals. Guess who gets sniped by Sumire immediately afterward?
* UnknownRival: To Nodoka, ever since their run-in during last year's Inter-Middle Nationals, so much so she is the first person to come to her mind whenever people talk about Team Kiyosumi.
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* BluntYes
-->'''Funakubo:''' "This year broughtAscendedFangirl: Started to love mahjong after watching it on TV. Little did she expect that one day she'd be sharing the table with some amazing first-years like that, too, but... do you really rank yourself among them, Izumi?"\\
'''Izumi:''' "That's what I keep telling myself."
of the players she came to idolize.
*HeroicBSOD: After ComicallyMissingThePoint: In ''Saki Biyori'', when she and her match, she's reduced to mindlessly repeating "Thanks friends are going shopping for the game" while in shock over how things turned out, unnerving summer clothing, Kurumi tells her opponents.
* NonUniformUniform: Izumi wears a sleeveless version of her school's usual serafuku.
* [[spoiler:OhCrap: When she realizes she's the only freshman in the Sergeants' match against three strong players, all in their third year. And again upon realizingthat it will be hot outside that day, and Toyone points out that she doesn't have summer clothes, prompting Kurumi to remind her that it's the reason why they're attacking at full force, disallowing her to win any hands.]]
** [[spoiler: On a lesser scale, when she realizes that Funakubo's conclusions about Yuu were wrong, and that she attracts any tile with red on it, resulting in Yuu winning a large hand]].
going shopping. She then says "This is bad. I'll buy some today!" before Kurumi stops her.
*PrideBeforeAFall: After her defeat in her semifinals match, Funakubo said to her that she shouldn't get too full of herself in calling herself one of CryCute: Toyone starts crying after the best first year players, time she played with Team Miyamori, since she can't continue for long, lest she miss the last train and/or bus home. This is because she ''wants'' to stay and play. And after the National quarterfinals she breaks down wailing while giving the obligatory post-match thank-yous after Saki ends her dealership turn, thus putting Team Miyamori out of the running for good.
* GentleGiant[=/=]HugeSchoolgirl: It bears mentioning that Toyone is ''tall'', and at 197 cm, she towers over many adults, too.
* GracefulLoser: Once she was done crying over Team Miyamori's exit, she proceeds to ask for autographs from Komaki and Nodoka, as well as from her opponents at the Captains' match.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She was a very lonely kid prior to her transfer to Miyamori.
* InformedAbility: Toyone has six different abilities, and in the course of the match we're shown two. We'll never get to learn what the others are, as Saki knocks out both Miyamori and Eisui.
* LuminescentBlush: When Komaki arrives to drop off the autograph in person.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: She didn't have many friends while growing up, but she'sfar from matching the likes of Awai cheerful and Saki.
friendly.
*TemptingFate: Her announcement that she's the Number 1 Freshman currently in the finals. Guess who gets sniped by Sumire immediately afterward?
* UnknownRival: To Nodoka, ever since their run-inNiceHat: Always wears a nice black brim hat, even during last year's Inter-Middle Nationals, so much so matches.
* RedBaron: Apparently the nickname sheis the first person to come had in her town was "Right-Behind-You Toyone" in reference to her mind whenever people talk about Team Kiyosumi.playing style.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Given the black-and-white nature of the manga, her eyes seem like ProphetEyes at first, but Chapter 94 reveals that the color of her eyes are actually a bright red. Unlike the usual example though Toyone is actually really nice.
-->'''Funakubo:''' "This year brought
'''Izumi:''' "That's what I keep telling myself."
*
* NonUniformUniform: Izumi wears a sleeveless version of her school's usual serafuku.
* [[spoiler:OhCrap: When she realizes she's the only freshman in the Sergeants' match against three strong players, all in their third year. And again upon realizing
** [[spoiler: On a lesser scale, when she realizes that Funakubo's conclusions about Yuu were wrong, and that she attracts any tile with red on it, resulting in Yuu winning a large hand]].
*
* GentleGiant[=/=]HugeSchoolgirl: It bears mentioning that Toyone is ''tall'', and at 197 cm, she towers over many adults, too.
* GracefulLoser: Once she was done crying over Team Miyamori's exit, she proceeds to ask for autographs from Komaki and Nodoka, as well as from her opponents at the Captains' match.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She was a very lonely kid prior to her transfer to Miyamori.
* InformedAbility: Toyone has six different abilities, and in the course of the match we're shown two. We'll never get to learn what the others are, as Saki knocks out both Miyamori and Eisui.
* LuminescentBlush: When Komaki arrives to drop off the autograph in person.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: She didn't have many friends while growing up, but she's
*
* UnknownRival: To Nodoka, ever since their run-in
* RedBaron: Apparently the nickname she
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Given the black-and-white nature of the manga, her eyes seem like ProphetEyes at first, but Chapter 94 reveals that the color of her eyes are actually a bright red. Unlike the usual example though Toyone is actually really nice.
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Misaki (TV Series) and Sachika Misawa (Extra Episodes)
Hiroko is the niece of team coach Masae, cousin to Team Himematsu's Hiroe and Kinue, and Team Senriyama's planner and researcher. She routinely collects information on potential opponents throughout the Nationals, and formulates strategies to counter or neutralize their particular playstyles. This includes opponents that have "unusual" draw patterns, like Kuro's propensity for drawing dora tiles. In the anime, she becomes interested in Arata, "for the sake of research", due to the unusual distribution of her draws, and she wants to study it further.
Hiroko usually uses the data she gathers before and tests it out on other players. While she may be flexible, she’s limited to only those data she had successfully gather and has a hard time going against people with flexible styles (like Mairu) or people with insufficient data (like Arata).
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Misaki (TV Series) and Sachika Misawa (Extra Episodes)
Hiroko is the niece of team coach Masae, cousin to Team Himematsu's Hiroe and Kinue, and Team Senriyama's planner and researcher. She routinely collects information on potential opponents throughout the Nationals, and formulates strategies to counter or neutralize their particular playstyles. This includes opponents that have "unusual" draw patterns, like Kuro's propensity for drawing dora tiles. In the anime, she becomes interested in Arata, "for the sake of research", due to the unusual distribution of her draws, and she wants to study it further.
Hiroko usually uses the data she gathers before and tests it out on other players. While she may be flexible, she’s limited to only those data she had successfully gather and has a hard time going against people with flexible styles (like Mairu) or people with insufficient data (like Arata).
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An exchange student from New Zealand, Shiromi's classmate, and
Hiroko is
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Aislinn's propensity
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: Does this to Seiko. She analyzes Seiko's play and Seiko's habit of discarding 1 and 9 tiles, as well as honor tiles when defending and uses that to her advantage.
* BrutalHonesty: She doesn't mince words when telling Izumi that she messed up in her semi-finals match, or that she's not in the same league as the first-year monsters.
* InSeriesNickname: [=FunaQ=]. Seems to overlap with being an ''official'' nickname as well, as the ''Achiga-hen'' artist has also referred to her this way.
* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: She's typically the one who outlines her opponents' draw patterns, and once complains when she gets preempted on her explanation.
* NotSoDifferent: After Hiroko advises Izumi to not think too much about comparing herself with others, especially not overestimating her own abilities, Izumi asks Hiroko if she's speaking from personal experience.
* OneSteveLimit: There's also a Hiroko from Nodoka's middle school, although this one is in an entirely different age group.
* PerpetualFrowner: Her default expression is a slight frown.
* RightBehindMe: In ''Saki Biyori'', she delivers a New Year's card to her cousin Hiroe, announcing her intention to drop by at 10 a.m.; Hiroe opens the card at 10 a.m., and Hiroko announces her presence immediately afterward.
* SlasherSmile: Hiroko gets some seriously messed-up smiles during her match, particularly every time Team Shiraitodai's Seiko makes a move.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Wears these to emphasize her role as the brains of Team Senriyama.
* BrutalHonesty: She doesn't mince words when telling Izumi that she messed up in her semi-finals match, or that she's not in the same league as the first-year monsters.
* InSeriesNickname: [=FunaQ=]. Seems to overlap with being an ''official'' nickname as well, as the ''Achiga-hen'' artist has also referred to her this way.
* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: She's typically the one who outlines her opponents' draw patterns, and once complains when she gets preempted on her explanation.
* NotSoDifferent: After Hiroko advises Izumi to not think too much about comparing herself with others, especially not overestimating her own abilities, Izumi asks Hiroko if she's speaking from personal experience.
* OneSteveLimit: There's also a Hiroko from Nodoka's middle school, although this one is in an entirely different age group.
* PerpetualFrowner: Her default expression is a slight frown.
* RightBehindMe: In ''Saki Biyori'', she delivers a New Year's card to her cousin Hiroe, announcing her intention to drop by at 10 a.m.; Hiroe opens the card at 10 a.m., and Hiroko announces her presence immediately afterward.
* SlasherSmile: Hiroko gets some seriously messed-up smiles during her match, particularly every time Team Shiraitodai's Seiko makes a move.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Wears these to emphasize her role as the brains of Team Senriyama.
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: Does this ConvenientlySeated: Like Shiromi, Aislinn's seat in class -- at the corner close to Seiko. She analyzes Seiko's play the window -- is where a main character in any other series might be seated.
* CuteMute: While she can talk, she speaks very little Japanese andSeiko's habit of discarding 1 and 9 tiles, as well as honor tiles when defending and uses that to thus communicates via a drawing pad.
* GracefulLoser: Despite heradvantage.
* BrutalHonesty: Shedismay over her performance, she doesn't mince words when telling Izumi that hold any hard feelings against the three teams who defeated hers, and uses her drawing pad to draw a picture of the members of Miyamori, Eisui, Himematsu and Kiyosumi joining hands.
* GratuitousEnglish: Thinks "Why?" as Mako starts getting the upper hand on her.
* HairDecorations: While they look like hairpins, they're ''actually'' the markers shemessed up in uses for her semi-finals match, or that she's not drawing pad.
* HeroicBSOD: A minor one after Mako defeated her.
* InformedAbility: Aislinn's ability to draw her "ideal" table, and always get a win. While we ''finally'' see how the ability works in thesame league as anime, much like the first-year monsters.
* InSeriesNickname: [=FunaQ=]. Seemsmanga nothing comes of it, as Mako blocks her attempts to overlap with being an ''official'' nickname as well, as get a winning hand at every turn.
* OhCrap: In the''Achiga-hen'' artist has also referred to anime, gets increasingly distressed as Mako keeps blocking her this way.
* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: She'sattempts at winning, to the point at which her drawing pad, which typically shows her how best to advance to victory, shows the one who outlines her opponents' draw patterns, and once complains tiles getting away from her.
* PhenotypeStereotype: Blonde? Blue Eyes? Why yes, she is a foreigner.
* SilentSnarker: She has a moment like this whenshe gets preempted on Shiro, who stayed behind after her explanation.
* NotSoDifferent: After Hiroko advises Izumi to not think too much about comparing herself with others, especially not overestimating her own abilities, Izumiopponents from Kiyosumi, Eisui and Himematsu have gone back, asks Hiroko if she's speaking from personal experience.
* OneSteveLimit: There's also a Hiroko from Nodoka's middle school, although this one is in an entirely different age group.
* PerpetualFrowner: Her default expression is a slight frown.
* RightBehindMe: In ''Saki Biyori'', she delivers a New Year's cardAislinn to carry her cousin Hiroe, announcing her intention to drop by at 10 a.m.; Hiroe opens back. Aislinn draws a picture of a person's silhouette kicking another in the card at 10 a.m., backside and Hiroko announces her presence immediately afterward.
* SlasherSmile: Hiroko gets some seriously messed-upShiro, reading it aloud, says "'Screw you?' How dull..." before walking back as Aislinn smiles during her match, particularly every time Team Shiraitodai's Seiko makes a move.
and waves.
*SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Wears these TheWorfEffect: Other characters noted that they shouldn't underestimate her. However she loses ''very'' badly to emphasize her role as Mako, and their lead is overtaken in the brains of Team Senriyama.process.
* CuteMute: While she can talk, she speaks very little Japanese and
* GracefulLoser: Despite her
* BrutalHonesty: She
* GratuitousEnglish: Thinks "Why?" as Mako starts getting the upper hand on her.
* HairDecorations: While they look like hairpins, they're ''actually'' the markers she
* HeroicBSOD: A minor one after Mako defeated her.
* InformedAbility: Aislinn's ability to draw her "ideal" table, and always get a win. While we ''finally'' see how the ability works in the
* InSeriesNickname: [=FunaQ=]. Seems
* OhCrap: In the
* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: She's
* PhenotypeStereotype: Blonde? Blue Eyes? Why yes, she is a foreigner.
* SilentSnarker: She has a moment like this when
* NotSoDifferent: After Hiroko advises Izumi to not think too much about comparing herself with others, especially not overestimating her own abilities, Izumi
* OneSteveLimit: There's also a Hiroko from Nodoka's middle school, although this one is in an entirely different age group.
* PerpetualFrowner: Her default expression is a slight frown.
* RightBehindMe: In ''Saki Biyori'', she delivers a New Year's card
* SlasherSmile: Hiroko gets some seriously messed-up
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!!Masae Atago
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->''"[[BadassCreed It is not Senriyama's goal to stand in the finals. It is to always be on top]]!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaHisakawa
The faculty adviser for Senriyama's mahjong club, mother of Team Himematsu's Hiroe and Kinue, and aunt to Hiroko.
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->''"[[BadassCreed It is not Senriyama's goal to stand in the finals. It is to always be on top]]!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaHisakawa
The faculty adviser for Senriyama's mahjong club, mother of Team Himematsu's Hiroe and Kinue, and aunt to Hiroko.
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Adviser of Team Miyamori, who helped motivate her charges by scouting Toyone, and herself a pro mahjong talent scout. Years ago, she scouted Harue Akado (current adviser
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* AccidentalMisnaming: The Crunchyroll subs have her introducing herself as "Atagoma Sae".
* BadassCreed: Her quote, seen above.
* CanonImmigrant: First appears (and is named) in the finale of the anime, before she's even shown or named in the manga (chapter 13 to be precise). Prior to it, all mentions of the Senriyama adviser has always been as "that woman".
* DareToBeBadass: In one of Toki's flashbacks, when addressing the new members of the mahjong club, she tells them that it's entirely possible for new members to become team regulars in their first year, so they should be proactive.
* ImplausibleDeniability: In ''Saki Biyori'', she tries to get out of admitting that she didn't write her New Year's cards, first by hiding them behind her back, then by making excuses.
* LameExcuse: In ''Saki Biyori'', after her daughters realize that she forgot to send her New Year's cards, she tries to say that she deliberately put them out in the new year, so that she could convey her "new feelings."
* {{Nepotism}}: She hopes to avoid any rumors of this regarding her niece Hiroko's presence on the team, but Sera tells her that people will make those rumors anyway.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Hiroe got her looks, while Kinue apparently inherited her hair color and figure.
* BadassCreed: Her quote, seen above.
* CanonImmigrant: First appears (and is named) in the finale of the anime, before she's even shown or named in the manga (chapter 13 to be precise). Prior to it, all mentions of the Senriyama adviser has always been as "that woman".
* DareToBeBadass: In one of Toki's flashbacks, when addressing the new members of the mahjong club, she tells them that it's entirely possible for new members to become team regulars in their first year, so they should be proactive.
* ImplausibleDeniability: In ''Saki Biyori'', she tries to get out of admitting that she didn't write her New Year's cards, first by hiding them behind her back, then by making excuses.
* LameExcuse: In ''Saki Biyori'', after her daughters realize that she forgot to send her New Year's cards, she tries to say that she deliberately put them out in the new year, so that she could convey her "new feelings."
* {{Nepotism}}: She hopes to avoid any rumors of this regarding her niece Hiroko's presence on the team, but Sera tells her that people will make those rumors anyway.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Hiroe got her looks, while Kinue apparently inherited her hair color and figure.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: The Crunchyroll subs have her introducing herself as "Atagoma Sae".
* BadassCreed: Her quote, seen above.
* CanonImmigrant: First appears (andCoolOldLady: A really good-natured, gentle elderly lady who is named) in the finale of the anime, before she's even also shown or named in the manga (chapter 13 to be precise). Prior to it, all mentions of the Senriyama adviser has always been as "that woman".
* DareToBeBadass: In one of Toki's flashbacks, when addressing the new members of the mahjong club, she tells them that it's entirely possiblehave an eye for new members to become team regulars in their first year, so they should be proactive.
talent.
*ImplausibleDeniability: In ''Saki Biyori'', she tries to get out of admitting that she didn't write her New Year's cards, first by hiding them behind her back, then by making excuses.
* LameExcuse: In ''Saki Biyori'', after her daughters realize that she forgot to send her New Year's cards, she tries to say that she deliberately put them out in the new year, so that she could convey her "new feelings."
* {{Nepotism}}:CurbStompBattle: She hopes to avoid any rumors of this regarding her niece Hiroko's presence on the team, but Sera tells her that people will make those rumors anyway.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Hiroe got her looks, while Kinueapparently inherited hands out a few to Shiro, Kurumi and Sae off-panel, taking ''all three'' of them under zero more than once.
* FullNameBasis: Most people tend to refer to their school's rivals by their [[LastNameBasis last names]] without honorifics, unless they know them. Toshi tends to refer to opposing players by their full names.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite being significantly older than most of the cast, she looks no older than any of herhair color and figure.students in a bathtub scene in Chapter 84.
* BadassCreed: Her quote, seen above.
* CanonImmigrant: First appears (and
* DareToBeBadass: In one of Toki's flashbacks, when addressing the new members of the mahjong club, she tells them that it's entirely possible
*
* LameExcuse: In ''Saki Biyori'', after her daughters realize that she forgot to send her New Year's cards, she tries to say that she deliberately put them out in the new year, so that she could convey her "new feelings."
* {{Nepotism}}:
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Hiroe got her looks, while Kinue
* FullNameBasis: Most people tend to refer to their school's rivals by their [[LastNameBasis last names]] without honorifics, unless they know them. Toshi tends to refer to opposing players by their full names.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite being significantly older than most of the cast, she looks no older than any of her
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[[folder:Shindouji All-Girls]]
Hailing from Fukuoka Prefecture, Team Shindouji is the embodiment of the "EveryYearTheyFizzleOut" trope in the ''Saki'' universe -- it has a long history of consistently reaching the Nationals, only to falter as early as the first eliminations round (its last higher-placed appearance was at the semifinals ten years ago, of which color commentator Risa Noyori was a player), with last year's loss being the worst of the lot. This year, they produced a new Vanguard in the form of lucky Kirame.
Team Shindouji ultimately came up short, placing dead last at the National semifinals Side A, but at least that was the highest they attained so far since at least Risa's batch a decade ago.
!!Kirame Hanada
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->''"Subara!"''
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SatomiArai
If there's a word to describe Kirame, it would be "unflappable" -- even in the face of such opposition as Teru, she will never back down from a good fight, despite earlier firsthand experience as to Teru's sheer power. Originally from Nagano, she also used to be Nodoka and Yuuki's upperclassman back in Takatobara Junior High, but moved out just in time for for Team Shindouji's disastrous try for the 70th Nationals.
As Vanguard, she counteracts her opponents' strategy. Her special ability is [[spoiler:to avoid hitting negative scores during games. Even though she's not strong enough to be in Shindouji's main team, they still chose her over its fifth-strongest player on account of her sheer luck]].
Hailing from Fukuoka Prefecture, Team Shindouji is the embodiment of the "EveryYearTheyFizzleOut" trope in the ''Saki'' universe -- it has a long history of consistently reaching the Nationals, only to falter as early as the first eliminations round (its last higher-placed appearance was at the semifinals ten years ago, of which color commentator Risa Noyori was a player), with last year's loss being the worst of the lot. This year, they produced a new Vanguard in the form of lucky Kirame.
Team Shindouji ultimately came up short, placing dead last at the National semifinals Side A, but at least that was the highest they attained so far since at least Risa's batch a decade ago.
!!Kirame Hanada
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->''"Subara!"''
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SatomiArai
If there's a word to describe Kirame, it would be "unflappable" -- even in the face of such opposition as Teru, she will never back down from a good fight, despite earlier firsthand experience as to Teru's sheer power. Originally from Nagano, she also used to be Nodoka and Yuuki's upperclassman back in Takatobara Junior High, but moved out just in time for for Team Shindouji's disastrous try for the 70th Nationals.
As Vanguard, she counteracts her opponents' strategy. Her special ability is [[spoiler:to avoid hitting negative scores during games. Even though she's not strong enough to be in Shindouji's main team, they still chose her over its fifth-strongest player on account of her sheer luck]].
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Hailing from Fukuoka Prefecture, Team Shindouji is the embodiment of the "EveryYearTheyFizzleOut" trope in the ''Saki'' universe -- it has a long history of consistently reaching the Nationals, only to falter as early as the first eliminations round (its last higher-placed appearance was at the semifinals ten years ago, of which color commentator Risa Noyori was a player), with last year's loss being the worst of the lot. This year, they produced a new Vanguard in the form of lucky Kirame.
Team Shindouji ultimately came up short, placing dead last at the National semifinals Side A, but at least that was the highest they attained so far since at least Risa's batch a decade ago.
!!Kirame Hanada
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!!Yasuko Fujita
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->''"Subara!"''
->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Position:''' Vanguard\\
'''Voiced
->'''Voiced by:'''
If there's a word to describe Kirame, it would be "unflappable" -- even
A professional player and old friend of Hisa. Before the Nagano prefecturals she plays against Saki and Nodoka, in the
As Vanguard, she counteracts her opponents' strategy. Her special ability is [[spoiler:to avoid hitting negative scores during games. Even though she's not strong enough to be in Shindouji's main team, they still chose her over its fifth-strongest player on account of her sheer luck]].
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* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler:Mairu didn't put Kirame on the team because she thought Kirame was good enough, but because no matter how badly she was outmatched, she would be able to survive the Vanguard phase without going under 0. Subverted in that she doesn't let it bother her, and is glad that she's proven useful in a way.]]
* BornLucky: [[spoiler:The very reason she was placed as Team Shindouji's Vanguard.]]
* CatchPhrase: "Subara!", a shortened version of "subarashii" ("marvelous"). A joke in ''Saki Biyori'' has her filling this in on a MadLibs-style script for an advertisement for the club.
-->'''Mairu:''' "Catch-phrases are unfair..."
* GenkiGirl: A walking source of bountiful energy for the otherwise somber tone of Team Shindouji.
* EnemyMine: With Toki. Not that anyone had any choice, as it's the only real way for her to ensure no one drops below zero in the match against Teru.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears her hair like these, as if emphasizing her cheerful, optimistic personality,.
* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: As the rest of the team cries over their loss, Kirame wipes what few tears she has in her eyes as she offers them some tacos given by Yuuki when they met earlier inside the bowels of the competition venue.]]
* PluckyGirl: Has to be this, to be able to face Teru again despite experiencing what Teru is fully capable of. Even when Toki and Kuro begin to despair, Kirame remains in high spirits.
* ThePollyanna: [[spoiler:She overheard her seniors talking about the reason she is put into the team, and it doesn't bother her one bit. In fact she says she's ready to be the best damn sacrifice in the name of Team Shindouji's survival.]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion: Her entire purpose as Team Shindouji's Vanguard. Even if she is not good enough a player, her sheer luck nevertheless brought her into the team.]]
* SempaiKouhai: She was the sempai to Nodoka and Yuuki's kouhai.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Kirame's happy even about [[spoiler:being used as a sacrifice]] because it means that her ability, which doesn't do much to help her win, is actually proving useful for once.
* BornLucky: [[spoiler:The very reason she was placed as Team Shindouji's Vanguard.]]
* CatchPhrase: "Subara!", a shortened version of "subarashii" ("marvelous"). A joke in ''Saki Biyori'' has her filling this in on a MadLibs-style script for an advertisement for the club.
-->'''Mairu:''' "Catch-phrases are unfair..."
* GenkiGirl: A walking source of bountiful energy for the otherwise somber tone of Team Shindouji.
* EnemyMine: With Toki. Not that anyone had any choice, as it's the only real way for her to ensure no one drops below zero in the match against Teru.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears her hair like these, as if emphasizing her cheerful, optimistic personality,.
* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: As the rest of the team cries over their loss, Kirame wipes what few tears she has in her eyes as she offers them some tacos given by Yuuki when they met earlier inside the bowels of the competition venue.]]
* PluckyGirl: Has to be this, to be able to face Teru again despite experiencing what Teru is fully capable of. Even when Toki and Kuro begin to despair, Kirame remains in high spirits.
* ThePollyanna: [[spoiler:She overheard her seniors talking about the reason she is put into the team, and it doesn't bother her one bit. In fact she says she's ready to be the best damn sacrifice in the name of Team Shindouji's survival.]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion: Her entire purpose as Team Shindouji's Vanguard. Even if she is not good enough a player, her sheer luck nevertheless brought her into the team.]]
* SempaiKouhai: She was the sempai to Nodoka and Yuuki's kouhai.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Kirame's happy even about [[spoiler:being used as a sacrifice]] because it means that her ability, which doesn't do much to help her win, is actually proving useful for once.
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* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler:Mairu didn't put Kirame AllThereInTheManual: Minor details on Yasuko are not revealed in-series, and are instead only noted on in the team because she thought Kirame was good enough, franchise's collectible cards.
* BigEater: With bowl after bowl of katsudon.
* BrutalHonesty: Her assessment of Saki and Nodoka's chances.
-->"Oh? You girls are also entering the preliminaries? Too bad. I think you girls understand, butbecause '''there is absolutely no matter how badly she was outmatched, she would be able to survive the Vanguard phase without going under 0. Subverted in that she doesn't let it bother her, and is glad that she's proven useful in a way.]]
* BornLucky: [[spoiler:The very reason she was placed as Team Shindouji's Vanguard.]]
* CatchPhrase: "Subara!", a shortened version of "subarashii" ("marvelous"). A joke in ''Saki Biyori'' has her filling this in on a MadLibs-style script for an advertisement for the club.
-->'''Mairu:''' "Catch-phrases are unfair...way you girls can win'''."
*GenkiGirl: A walking source BunnyEarsLawyer: Fujita has a habit of bountiful energy for the otherwise somber tone having [[BigEater full dishes of Team Shindouji.
katsudon]] while playing Mahjong or doing other professional works.
*EnemyMine: With Toki. Not CombatCommentator
* CutenessProximity: Koromo has this effect on her.
* DirtyOldWoman: Acknowledged as such, considering thatanyone had any choice, as it's the her interactions with Koromo are a little... suspicious.
* InformedAbility: The fact that Yasuko plays Captain onlyreal way for when her to ensure no one drops below zero team is in danger of losing, which is revealed only in the match against Teru.
* GirlishPigtails: Wearscollectible cards. This leads to her hair like these, moniker, as if emphasizing noted below.
* TheRedBaron: "The Reversal Queen"
* SlasherSmile: During hercheerful, optimistic personality,.
* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: Asgame with Saki and Nodoka before the rest of the team cries over their loss, Kirame wipes what few tears regional qualifiers, she has in her eyes as she offers sports a truly psychotic look.
* WakeUpCallBoss: The first person to completely floor Saki and Nodoka. She tells themsome tacos given by Yuuki when that as they met earlier inside the bowels of the competition venue.]]
* PluckyGirl: Has to be this, toare, they won't be able to face Teru again despite experiencing what Teru is fully capable of. Even when Toki succeed, though at least she has the courtesy to compliment [[TookALevelInBadass their progress as players]].
* TheWorfEffect: She cites her loss to Koromo as proof that Saki andKuro begin Nodoka, who lost to despair, Kirame remains in high spirits.
* ThePollyanna: [[spoiler:She overheard her seniors talking abouther, can't hope to win the reason she is put into the team, prefecturals. [[spoiler:She, Saki and it doesn't bother her one bit. In fact she says she's ready to be Koromo, three of the best damn sacrifice players in Nagano, lose to "Cold Touka", when virtually everyone else except Hisa was scared to join the name of Team Shindouji's survival.]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion: Her entire purpose as Team Shindouji's Vanguard. Even if she is not good enough a player, her sheer luck nevertheless brought her into the team.]]
* SempaiKouhai: She was the sempai to Nodoka and Yuuki's kouhai.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Kirame's happy even about [[spoiler:being used as a sacrifice]] because it means that her ability, which doesn't do much to help her win, is actually proving useful for once.game against them.]]
* BigEater: With bowl after bowl of katsudon.
* BrutalHonesty: Her assessment of Saki and Nodoka's chances.
-->"Oh? You girls are also entering the preliminaries? Too bad. I think you girls understand, but
* BornLucky: [[spoiler:The very reason she was placed as Team Shindouji's Vanguard.]]
* CatchPhrase: "Subara!", a shortened version of "subarashii" ("marvelous"). A joke in ''Saki Biyori'' has her filling this in on a MadLibs-style script for an advertisement for the club.
-->'''Mairu:''' "Catch-phrases are unfair...
*
*
* CutenessProximity: Koromo has this effect on her.
* DirtyOldWoman: Acknowledged as such, considering that
* InformedAbility: The fact that Yasuko plays Captain only
* GirlishPigtails: Wears
* TheRedBaron: "The Reversal Queen"
* SlasherSmile: During her
* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: As
* WakeUpCallBoss: The first person to completely floor Saki and Nodoka. She tells them
* PluckyGirl: Has to be this, to
* TheWorfEffect: She cites her loss to Koromo as proof that Saki and
* ThePollyanna: [[spoiler:She overheard her seniors talking about
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion: Her entire purpose as Team Shindouji's Vanguard. Even if she is not good enough a player, her sheer luck nevertheless brought her into the team.]]
* SempaiKouhai: She was the sempai to Nodoka and Yuuki's kouhai.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Kirame's happy even about [[spoiler:being used as a sacrifice]] because it means that her ability, which doesn't do much to help her win, is actually proving useful for once.
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!!Yoshiko Yasukouchi
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->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiTakamoto
The ever-nervous Sergeant and fourth-strongest player of Team Shindouji
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->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Sergeant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiTakamoto
The ever-nervous Sergeant and fourth-strongest player of Team Shindouji
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'''Voiced
The ever-nervous Sergeant and fourth-strongest player
A play-by-play commentator for Inter-High Radio. She was a fan of
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* AnimeHair: A rare example in this series, which compared to its [[Manga/{{Saki}} parent]] actually uses realistic hairstyles for the majority of its introduced characters.
* [[spoiler:AttackItsWeakPoint: While Yuu's strategy is to counteract and attack Sumire directly, Yoshiko's strategy is to disable Sumire from using her "Piercing Arrow" playstyle.]]
* NervousWreck: Most of the time. Given that she once faced the fearsome Sumire, this is unsurprising.
* OneSteveLimit: Shares a name with pro player Yoshiko Kainou.
* TaughtByExperience: Facing Sumire once, she adjusted her playstyle into getting and forming a quick and easy to get hands, even though the hand itself is quite cheap.
* [[spoiler:AttackItsWeakPoint: While Yuu's strategy is to counteract and attack Sumire directly, Yoshiko's strategy is to disable Sumire from using her "Piercing Arrow" playstyle.]]
* NervousWreck: Most of the time. Given that she once faced the fearsome Sumire, this is unsurprising.
* OneSteveLimit: Shares a name with pro player Yoshiko Kainou.
* TaughtByExperience: Facing Sumire once, she adjusted her playstyle into getting and forming a quick and easy to get hands, even though the hand itself is quite cheap.
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* AnimeHair: A rare example in CombatCommentator: Shares this series, which compared to its [[Manga/{{Saki}} parent]] actually uses realistic hairstyles role with Sukoya for the majority Nationals.
* DoubleEntendre: Kouko just loves doing this as shown in ''Achiga-hen'', much to Sukoya's embarrassment.
* HeroWorshipper: Kouko is a ''huge'' one for Sukoya, if it wasn't already obvious. Lampshaded by Sukoya in ''Saki Biyori'', where she worries about Kouko's glowing praise of her always making itsintroduced characters.
* [[spoiler:AttackItsWeakPoint: While Yuu's strategy is to counteract and attack Sumire directly, Yoshiko's strategy is to disable Sumire from usingway into her "Piercing Arrow" playstyle.]]
match commentary.
*NervousWreck: Most of the time. Given LargeHam: She obviously loves what she's doing.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: ''Otona no Maki'' reveals thatshe once faced it's apple juice, to the fearsome Sumire, this is unsurprising.
* OneSteveLimit: Shares a name with pro player Yoshiko Kainou.
* TaughtByExperience: Facing Sumire once, she adjustedpoint where all the drinks in her playstyle into getting fridge are either pure apple juice, or mixes where apple juice is the major component.
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Showcased in ''Biyori'' andforming a quick and easy to get hands, even though the hand itself is quite cheap.''Otona no Maki''. Mostly in Sukoya's presence.
* DoubleEntendre: Kouko just loves doing this as shown in ''Achiga-hen'', much to Sukoya's embarrassment.
* HeroWorshipper: Kouko is a ''huge'' one for Sukoya, if it wasn't already obvious. Lampshaded by Sukoya in ''Saki Biyori'', where she worries about Kouko's glowing praise of her always making its
* [[spoiler:AttackItsWeakPoint: While Yuu's strategy is to counteract and attack Sumire directly, Yoshiko's strategy is to disable Sumire from using
*
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: ''Otona no Maki'' reveals that
* OneSteveLimit: Shares a name with pro player Yoshiko Kainou.
* TaughtByExperience: Facing Sumire once, she adjusted
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Showcased in ''Biyori'' and
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!!Hitomi Ezaki
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->''"It's all the government's fault!"''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Yuiko Tatsumi
A senior player for Team Shindouji who always seems to sip a drink, and their third-strongest player. She thinks everything bad is the government’s fault.
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->''"It's all the government's fault!"''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced by:''' Yuiko Tatsumi
A senior player for Team Shindouji who always seems to sip a drink, and their third-strongest player. She thinks everything bad is the government’s fault.
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'''Position:''' Lieutenant\\
'''Voiced
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her name wasn't revealed until a scan of the anime's production note was appeared.
* AnimeHair: Wears her hair in sheep-like curls, making her one of the few exceptions to the series's preference for more normal hairstyles.
* ClassRepresentative: In ''Saki Biyori'', it's implied that she is one, since it's mentioned that she ended up missing half the club meeting because she was in a meeting with the class reps.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}[=/=]ConspiracyTheorist: Hitomi thinks that the reason why Shindouji went back from 3rd to 4th place in the Lieutenant match was because of the government.
* {{Padding}}: InUniverse -- in one strip in ''Saki Biyori'', she runs out of things to write in a round-robin journal when it's her turn, putting in "Mister Shindou" when she's frustrated about how to fill all the white space, a move that ends up taking on a life of its own.
-->'''Mairu:''' "[[LampshadeHanging I would've preferred blank space.]]"
* TerribleArtist: In ''Saki Biyori'', "Mister Shindou's" parents are set apart by [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics the father having a bowtie and the mother having a ribbon]], but it's hard to tell which accessory is which, or even where the neck is.
* AnimeHair: Wears her hair in sheep-like curls, making her one of the few exceptions to the series's preference for more normal hairstyles.
* ClassRepresentative: In ''Saki Biyori'', it's implied that she is one, since it's mentioned that she ended up missing half the club meeting because she was in a meeting with the class reps.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}[=/=]ConspiracyTheorist: Hitomi thinks that the reason why Shindouji went back from 3rd to 4th place in the Lieutenant match was because of the government.
* {{Padding}}: InUniverse -- in one strip in ''Saki Biyori'', she runs out of things to write in a round-robin journal when it's her turn, putting in "Mister Shindou" when she's frustrated about how to fill all the white space, a move that ends up taking on a life of its own.
-->'''Mairu:''' "[[LampshadeHanging I would've preferred blank space.]]"
* TerribleArtist: In ''Saki Biyori'', "Mister Shindou's" parents are set apart by [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics the father having a bowtie and the mother having a ribbon]], but it's hard to tell which accessory is which, or even where the neck is.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her name wasn't Like Fujita and Mihirogi, details on Sukoya's track record is only found in the Saki Pro trading cards.
* {{Badass}}: To unbelievable extremes, as revealeduntil a scan on [[http://a.yfrog.com/img532/4995/1fyakd.jpg her profile]] in the Saki Pro trading cards. Seriously, none of the anime's production note was appeared.
* AnimeHair: Wears her hair in sheep-like curls, making her onemajor characters, even Teru, let alone some of the few exceptions professionals introduced, even come ''close'' to the series's preference for more normal hairstyles.
* ClassRepresentative: In ''Saki Biyori'', it's implied that she is one, since it's mentioned that she ended up missing half the club meeting because she was in a meeting with the class reps.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}[=/=]ConspiracyTheorist: Hitomi thinks that the reason why Shindouji went back from 3rd to 4th place in the Lieutenant match was because of the government.
* {{Padding}}: InUniverse -- in one strip in ''Saki Biyori'', she runs out of things to write in a round-robin journal when it's her turn, putting in "Mister Shindou" whenwhat she's frustrated about how to fill all accomplished. To wit: she's a former national champion, once placed as high as 2nd in the white space, a move that ends up taking on a life world rankings (currently at 973rd, but only because she's been off-radar as of its own.
-->'''Mairu:''' "[[LampshadeHanging I would've preferred blank space.]]"
* TerribleArtist: In ''Saki Biyori'', "Mister Shindou's" parents are set apart by [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics the father having a bowtielate), remained ''undefeated'' throughout her run, and the mother having youngest player to hold eight championships -- a ribbon]], but record that stands to this day.
* ChristmasCake: She's well over the age where it's acceptable for a woman to be single, and her mother tells Kouko as much when the latter drops in to pick her up.
* CombatCommentator: Shares this role together with her fangirl Kouko for the Nationals.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yes, this nervous lady was the same girl who traumatized Harue so hardto tell which accessory is which, or she couldn't even where touch a mahjong tile for years ever since.
* RetiredBadass: While still an active professional player, she doesn't seem to be playing that many matches anymore, and in theneck is.manga Kouko even comments that the last tournament she joined was pretty much an act of charity.
* RedBaron: "Grandmaster", according the Saki Pro trading cards.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy, easily flustered and tends to be taken aback by some of Kouko's wilder antics.
* [[StraightMan Straight Woman]]: To Kouko's antics.
* TheUnSmile: All of Kouko's attempts to get Sukoya to smile usually end up with... mixed results, to say the least.
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Despite being 27, she's single, lives with her mother, and displays childish tendencies.
* {{Badass}}: To unbelievable extremes, as revealed
* AnimeHair: Wears her hair in sheep-like curls, making her one
* ClassRepresentative: In ''Saki Biyori'', it's implied that she is one, since it's mentioned that she ended up missing half the club meeting because she was in a meeting with the class reps.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}[=/=]ConspiracyTheorist: Hitomi thinks that the reason why Shindouji went back from 3rd to 4th place in the Lieutenant match was because of the government.
* {{Padding}}: InUniverse -- in one strip in ''Saki Biyori'', she runs out of things to write in a round-robin journal when it's her turn, putting in "Mister Shindou" when
-->'''Mairu:''' "[[LampshadeHanging I would've preferred blank space.]]"
* TerribleArtist: In ''Saki Biyori'', "Mister Shindou's" parents are set apart by [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics the father having a bowtie
* ChristmasCake: She's well over the age where it's acceptable for a woman to be single, and her mother tells Kouko as much when the latter drops in to pick her up.
* CombatCommentator: Shares this role together with her fangirl Kouko for the Nationals.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yes, this nervous lady was the same girl who traumatized Harue so hard
* RetiredBadass: While still an active professional player, she doesn't seem to be playing that many matches anymore, and in the
* RedBaron: "Grandmaster", according the Saki Pro trading cards.
* ShrinkingViolet: Shy, easily flustered and tends to be taken aback by some of Kouko's wilder antics.
* [[StraightMan Straight Woman]]: To Kouko's antics.
* TheUnSmile: All of Kouko's attempts to get Sukoya to smile usually end up with... mixed results, to say the least.
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Despite being 27, she's single, lives with her mother, and displays childish tendencies.
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!!Mairu Shirouzu
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->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Yui Kano
Last year's ace and Captain, who failed Team Shindouji last year due to her inability to measure up with the other aces. It was she who suggested [[spoiler:the plan to use Kirame as a sacrificial pawn, in hopes of surviving the Vanguards' match and then using their four strongest players to retake the lead]].
Currently the second-strongest in the team, her and Himeko's ability is called the "Tsuru no Ongaeshi" ("Return Of Gratitude of The White Crane"); hers is individually called "Reservation" -- if Mairu binds herself and win a han, on the next match Himeko is guaranteed to win it with twice the hand. The downside is that she had to rely on Mairu, so if the latter loses, Himeko will have a more difficult time winning, and at 1 han at best. of them were a terror in the Inter Middle.
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->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Yui Kano
Last year's ace and Captain, who failed Team Shindouji last year due to her inability to measure up with the other aces. It was she who suggested [[spoiler:the plan to use Kirame as a sacrificial pawn, in hopes of surviving the Vanguards' match and then using their four strongest players to retake the lead]].
Currently the second-strongest in the team, her and Himeko's ability is called the "Tsuru no Ongaeshi" ("Return Of Gratitude of The White Crane"); hers is individually called "Reservation" -- if Mairu binds herself and win a han, on the next match Himeko is guaranteed to win it with twice the hand. The downside is that she had to rely on Mairu, so if the latter loses, Himeko will have a more difficult time winning, and at 1 han at best. of them were a terror in the Inter Middle.
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'''Voiced
->'''Voiced by:'''
Last year's ace
A professional player and
As ''Shinohayu'' reveals, she was one of the
Currently the second-strongest in the team, her and Himeko's ability is called the "Tsuru no Ongaeshi" ("Return Of Gratitude of The White Crane"); hers is individually called "Reservation" -- if Mairu binds herself and win a han,
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* BrokenAce: She's a skilled player, but she blames herself for losing last year, resulting in them [[spoiler:dropping the Vanguards' match]].
* BrutalHonesty: Bluntly told Hitomi that it's her fault for losing so many points in the semifinals. During Kirame's round, she tells Himeko that no matter how they look at it, she's not in a good situation.
* CasualKink: Her power includes being bind up by chains... suggestively. She also blushes when she's bound up.
* ClubPresident: Her title in the club. Even Himeko, her best friend, refers to her by her title rather than her name.
* CombinationAttack: Mairu and Himeko's ability is very threatening that the only reason Team Shiraitodai only found out their ability is when Teru faced on against Mairu during a match on a previous year.
* {{Determinator}}: She's dominating the Vice-Captains' match to the point that Funakubo was stating that she's "winning too much". It's because even if she wins with low hands, the low hands doubles in Himeko's match.
* HairDecorations: A hairpin and two orange ribbons.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears her hair like these, bound together with ribbons.
* MeaningfulName: Mairu's name means white.
* MyGreatestFailure: It's implied that she blames herself for Shindouji's poor performance last year, forcing her to [[spoiler:pawn away Kirame as a sacrifice]].
* NotSoAboveItAll: In ''Saki Biyori'', particularly when she turns an entire page of her round-robin journal red in an attempt to decorate it.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue oni to Himeko. The two are nicely contrasted in their appearance in the second Achiga-hen opening, when they are back to back and arm-in-arm, with Mairu having a more placid expression and Himeko having an energetic grin.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Himeko. More apparent with Himeko, though.
* TheStoic: She's fairly calm and level-headed, even when things look bad for her team.
* TheWorfEffect: Her ability is said to be fearsome on its own. When pitted against the likes of Teru, however, she proved to be a pushover.
* WritersBlock: Suffers this in ''Saki Biyori'' regarding Kirame's "Mister Shindou" comic in the round robin journal.
* BrutalHonesty: Bluntly told Hitomi that it's her fault for losing so many points in the semifinals. During Kirame's round, she tells Himeko that no matter how they look at it, she's not in a good situation.
* CasualKink: Her power includes being bind up by chains... suggestively. She also blushes when she's bound up.
* ClubPresident: Her title in the club. Even Himeko, her best friend, refers to her by her title rather than her name.
* CombinationAttack: Mairu and Himeko's ability is very threatening that the only reason Team Shiraitodai only found out their ability is when Teru faced on against Mairu during a match on a previous year.
* {{Determinator}}: She's dominating the Vice-Captains' match to the point that Funakubo was stating that she's "winning too much". It's because even if she wins with low hands, the low hands doubles in Himeko's match.
* HairDecorations: A hairpin and two orange ribbons.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears her hair like these, bound together with ribbons.
* MeaningfulName: Mairu's name means white.
* MyGreatestFailure: It's implied that she blames herself for Shindouji's poor performance last year, forcing her to [[spoiler:pawn away Kirame as a sacrifice]].
* NotSoAboveItAll: In ''Saki Biyori'', particularly when she turns an entire page of her round-robin journal red in an attempt to decorate it.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue oni to Himeko. The two are nicely contrasted in their appearance in the second Achiga-hen opening, when they are back to back and arm-in-arm, with Mairu having a more placid expression and Himeko having an energetic grin.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Himeko. More apparent with Himeko, though.
* TheStoic: She's fairly calm and level-headed, even when things look bad for her team.
* TheWorfEffect: Her ability is said to be fearsome on its own. When pitted against the likes of Teru, however, she proved to be a pushover.
* WritersBlock: Suffers this in ''Saki Biyori'' regarding Kirame's "Mister Shindou" comic in the round robin journal.
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* BrokenAce: AllThereInTheManual: As with all the other pros, many details on Hayari are only found in the cards that were included as bonuses to the ''Achiga-hen'' blu-rays.
* ChekhovsGunman: It turns out ''she's'' the one who was trying to recruit Harue, via Kumakura, for her professional team.
* [[IdolSinger Idol Player]]: Hayarin is a well known TV personality outside of the Mahjong arena (as far back as her grade-school days, in fact, according to ''Shinohayu''). Ironically, this makes her a target for Team Usuzan, as they want to make one of their players an even ''bigger'' idol than she is.
* InSeriesNickname: "Hayarin~", which is used more than her actual name.
* OlderThanSheLooks: She'sa skilled player, but the oldest introduced female pro so far at 28... and yet, as ''Shinohayu'' shows, still looks like she blames herself for losing last year, resulting in them [[spoiler:dropping was from the Vanguards' match]].
* BrutalHonesty: Bluntly told Hitomi that it's her fault for losing so many points in the semifinals. During Kirame's round,Nationals ten years ago (except she tells Himeko that no matter how they look at it, she's not in a good situation.
* CasualKink: Her power includes being bind up by chains... suggestively. She also blushes when she's bound up.
* ClubPresident: Her title in the club. Even Himeko, her best friend, refers to her by her title rather than her name.
* CombinationAttack: Mairuhas larger boobs now) and Himeko's ability is very threatening that the only reason Team Shiraitodai only found out their ability is when Teru faced on against Mairu during a match on a previous year.
* {{Determinator}}: She's dominating the Vice-Captains' match to the point that Funakubo was stating that she's "winning too much". It's becauseeven if she wins with low hands, the low hands doubles in Himeko's match.
* HairDecorations: A hairpin and two orange ribbons.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears her hair like these, bound together with ribbons.
* MeaningfulName: Mairu's name means white.
* MyGreatestFailure: It's implied that she blames herself for Shindouji's poor performance last year, forcing her to [[spoiler:pawn away Kirame as a sacrifice]].
* NotSoAboveItAll: In ''Saki Biyori'', particularlyfurther back when she turns an entire page of her round-robin journal red in an attempt was ''eleven''.
* TheRedBaron: "The Whirlwind"
* ThirdPersonPerson: Likely todecorate it.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue oni to Himeko. The two are nicely contrasted in their appearance incomplete the second Achiga-hen opening, when they are back to back and arm-in-arm, with Mairu having a more placid expression and Himeko having an energetic grin.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Himeko. More apparent with Himeko, though.
* TheStoic: She's fairly calm and level-headed, even when things look bad for her team.
* TheWorfEffect: Her ability is saidyouthful image she seems to be fearsome on its own. When pitted against the likes of Teru, however, she proved to be a pushover.
projecting.
*WritersBlock: Suffers this in ''Saki Biyori'' regarding Kirame's "Mister Shindou" comic in the round robin journal.VerbalTic: Sometimes exclaims "Haya!"
* ChekhovsGunman: It turns out ''she's'' the one who was trying to recruit Harue, via Kumakura, for her professional team.
* [[IdolSinger Idol Player]]: Hayarin is a well known TV personality outside of the Mahjong arena (as far back as her grade-school days, in fact, according to ''Shinohayu''). Ironically, this makes her a target for Team Usuzan, as they want to make one of their players an even ''bigger'' idol than she is.
* InSeriesNickname: "Hayarin~", which is used more than her actual name.
* OlderThanSheLooks: She's
* BrutalHonesty: Bluntly told Hitomi that it's her fault for losing so many points in the semifinals. During Kirame's round,
* CasualKink: Her power includes being bind up by chains... suggestively. She also blushes when she's bound up.
* ClubPresident: Her title in the club. Even Himeko, her best friend, refers to her by her title rather than her name.
* CombinationAttack: Mairu
* {{Determinator}}: She's dominating the Vice-Captains' match to the point that Funakubo was stating that she's "winning too much". It's because
* HairDecorations: A hairpin and two orange ribbons.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears her hair like these, bound together with ribbons.
* MeaningfulName: Mairu's name means white.
* MyGreatestFailure: It's implied that she blames herself for Shindouji's poor performance last year, forcing her to [[spoiler:pawn away Kirame as a sacrifice]].
* NotSoAboveItAll: In ''Saki Biyori'', particularly
* TheRedBaron: "The Whirlwind"
* ThirdPersonPerson: Likely to
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue oni to Himeko. The two are nicely contrasted in their appearance in
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Himeko. More apparent with Himeko, though.
* TheStoic: She's fairly calm and level-headed, even when things look bad for her team.
* TheWorfEffect: Her ability is said
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!!Himeko Tsuruta
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->''"We have built something together... something that you alone can't match!"''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Asuka Oogame
Himeko is Mairu's best friend since middle-school, strongest player and Captain of Team Shindouji, known for wearing a uniform that has a sleeve too long for her.
She and Mairu specialize in combination moves -- when Mairu successfully binds a han, a key appears before her during the round in her turn, and if she uses it, she’ll be able to win it double the han. Hers and Mairu’s linked ability is so powerful that it was able to override Awai’s 5-6 shanten ability.
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->''"We have built something together... something that you alone can't match!"''
->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Voiced by:''' Asuka Oogame
Himeko is Mairu's best friend since middle-school, strongest player and Captain of Team Shindouji, known for wearing a uniform that has a sleeve too long for her.
She and Mairu specialize in combination moves -- when Mairu successfully binds a han, a key appears before her during the round in her turn, and if she uses it, she’ll be able to win it double the han. Hers and Mairu’s linked ability is so powerful that it was able to override Awai’s 5-6 shanten ability.
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->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Voiced
Himeko
Hailing from Oojouin Girls' High School in Ehime Prefecture, Yoshiko is
She and Mairu specialize in combination moves -- when Mairu successfully binds a han, a key
Yoshiko appears
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* AffectionateNickname: In some translations, she calls Mairu "[[ClubPresident Prez]]".
* CombinationAttack: With Mairu.
* [[spoiler:CryIntoChest: Last seen weeping into Mairu's arms after she fails to help bring Team Shindouji to the National finals.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When Mairu binds herself, Himeko would "feel" it, and whenever she does, she'd blush hard and her legs will quiver... like how a girl would be like if she climaxes.
* HairDecorations: A pair of hairpins.
* HandHidingSleeves: Not as much as some of the examples, but they go up onto her hands, and you can barely see her fingers out of her sleeves when she curls them or makes a fist.
* MeaningfulName: Himeko's name means crane.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red oni to Mairu.
* RightBehindMe: She says that Kirame would be upset to hear about [[spoiler:being chosen only as a sacrifice for the team]] while passing under an overpass that Kirame is sitting on. Kirame, however, doesn't reveal herself or get upset.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Mairu. They have been together since middle school.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: In ''Saki Biyori'', she asks why they even need a comic strip in the round robin journal, and when popular demand forces them to bring it back, she decides to write an eneding to the series.
* CombinationAttack: With Mairu.
* [[spoiler:CryIntoChest: Last seen weeping into Mairu's arms after she fails to help bring Team Shindouji to the National finals.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When Mairu binds herself, Himeko would "feel" it, and whenever she does, she'd blush hard and her legs will quiver... like how a girl would be like if she climaxes.
* HairDecorations: A pair of hairpins.
* HandHidingSleeves: Not as much as some of the examples, but they go up onto her hands, and you can barely see her fingers out of her sleeves when she curls them or makes a fist.
* MeaningfulName: Himeko's name means crane.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red oni to Mairu.
* RightBehindMe: She says that Kirame would be upset to hear about [[spoiler:being chosen only as a sacrifice for the team]] while passing under an overpass that Kirame is sitting on. Kirame, however, doesn't reveal herself or get upset.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Mairu. They have been together since middle school.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: In ''Saki Biyori'', she asks why they even need a comic strip in the round robin journal, and when popular demand forces them to bring it back, she decides to write an eneding to the series.
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* AffectionateNickname: In some translations, she calls Mairu "[[ClubPresident Prez]]".
AllThereInTheManual: Like Fujita, Mihirogi, and Kokaji, much of the information on Kainou were only revealed in the Saki Pro cards released with each blu-ray of ''Achiga-hen''.
*CombinationAttack: With Mairu.
ExoticEyeDesigns: The reflections on her eyes are triangular points rather than the rounded ones everyone else have.
*[[spoiler:CryIntoChest: Last seen weeping into Mairu's arms after she fails to help bring GratuitousEnglish: Greets Team Shindouji to the National finals.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When Mairu binds herself, Himeko would "feel" it,Himematsu in English and whenever she does, she'd blush hard and her legs will quiver... like how a girl would be like if she climaxes.
* HairDecorations: A pair of hairpins.
* HandHidingSleeves: Not as much aslater says "No way!" when asked about some of the examples, but things they go up onto heard about her. Especially exaggerated in her hands, and you can barely see her fingers out appearance in the anime, to the annoyance of her sleeves when she curls them or makes a fist.
co-commentator.
*MeaningfulName: Himeko's name InformedAbility: Apparently noted for her spectral playstyle. What this ''actually'' means crane.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red oni to Mairu.
* RightBehindMe: She saysis anyone's guess; some members of the Himematsu team suggest that Kirame would be upset she summoned spirits and used King Solomon's powers to hear get a Yakuman, but she denies those rumors.
* OneSteveLimit: Shares a given name with Yoshiko Yasukouchi of Shindouji
* ProperTightsWithASkirt
* TheRedBaron: The Spook.
* TheStoic: The most irritated she gets is showing CrossPoppingVeins while denying the exaggerated urban legends about[[spoiler:being chosen only as a sacrifice for the team]] while passing under an overpass that Kirame is sitting on. Kirame, however, doesn't reveal herself or get upset.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Mairu. They have been together since middle school.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: In ''Saki Biyori'', she asks why theyher, without even need a comic strip in the round robin journal, and when popular demand forces them to bring it back, she decides to write an eneding to the series.raising her voice.
*
*
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When Mairu binds herself, Himeko would "feel" it,
* HairDecorations: A pair of hairpins.
* HandHidingSleeves: Not as much as
*
* RedOniBlueOni: Red oni to Mairu.
* RightBehindMe: She says
* OneSteveLimit: Shares a given name with Yoshiko Yasukouchi of Shindouji
* ProperTightsWithASkirt
* TheRedBaron: The Spook.
* TheStoic: The most irritated she gets is showing CrossPoppingVeins while denying the exaggerated urban legends about
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Mairu. They have been together since middle school.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: In ''Saki Biyori'', she asks why they
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!!Hatsuse Okahashi
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->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Voiced by:''' Minami Tsuda
Ako's friend and middle-school classmate, who unlike Ako enrolls in Bansei in the hopes of joining their prestigious team. She is surprised that Ako would go to Achiga on what seemed to be a whim, let alone dare to make waves at the Nationals with an untested team. Naturally, when [[HistoryRepeats Team Achiga goes on to defeat Bansei]], she's stunned.
Despite this she throws her support behind her friend's team, and can be seen later watching Achiga's matches at Kuro's home later on, along with all the kids from the old Children's mahjong club.
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!!Hatsuse Okahashi
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->'''Year:''' 1st\\
'''Voiced by:''' Minami Tsuda
Ako's friend and middle-school classmate, who unlike Ako enrolls in Bansei in the hopes of joining their prestigious team. She is surprised that Ako would go to Achiga on what seemed to be a whim, let alone dare to make waves at the Nationals with an untested team. Naturally, when [[HistoryRepeats Team Achiga goes on to defeat Bansei]], she's stunned.
Despite this she throws her support behind her friend's team, and can be seen later watching Achiga's matches at Kuro's home later on, along with all the kids from the old Children's mahjong club.
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!!Hatsuse Okahashi
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Ako's friend
Professional player and
An alumna of Team Shindouji, ''Shinohayu'' reveals that, much like Hayari, she was the fourth girl on the table during that
Despite this she throws her support behind her friend's team,
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* CantCatchUp: She and Ako were about the same level when they went to high school, and reasons that as she can't even get a spot on Team Bansei's bench, Ako and Team Achiga has no chance of defeating them. Thus Team Achiga's surprise victory at the first round of the Nara tournament alone can be seen as an indication that Ako has already surpassed Hatsuse.
* DramaticDrop: After Bansei is eliminated, she drops her megaphone.
* GracefulLoser: In spite of Team Bansei's shocking loss at this year's Nara tourney, this doesn't affect Hatsuse much, and was eventually seen leading the home viewers of Team Achiga's efforts.
* DramaticDrop: After Bansei is eliminated, she drops her megaphone.
* GracefulLoser: In spite of Team Bansei's shocking loss at this year's Nara tourney, this doesn't affect Hatsuse much, and was eventually seen leading the home viewers of Team Achiga's efforts.
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* CantCatchUp: She and Ako were about the same level when they went PerpetualFrowner: Well not exactly a frown, but Risa's default face seems to high school, and reasons that as she can't be a puff-cheeked pout, even get as a spot high-schooler.
* TerseTalker: Tends to give brief responses, often of one or two words at most.
* {{Tsundere}}: Commented onTeam Bansei's bench, Ako and Team Achiga has no chance of defeating them. Thus Team Achiga's surprise victory at the first round of the Nara tournament alone can be seen as an indication that Ako has already surpassed Hatsuse.
* DramaticDrop: After Bansei is eliminated, she drops her megaphone.
* GracefulLoser: In spite of Team Bansei's shocking loss at this year's Nara tourney, this doesn't affect Hatsuse much, and was eventually seen leading the home viewers of Team Achiga's efforts.by Mihirogi.
-->'''Uta:''' "She looks angry, but from what I could gather, she's just excited. [[CatchPhrase I don't really know, though.]]"
* TerseTalker: Tends to give brief responses, often of one or two words at most.
* {{Tsundere}}: Commented on
* DramaticDrop: After Bansei is eliminated, she drops her megaphone.
* GracefulLoser: In spite of Team Bansei's shocking loss at this year's Nara tourney, this doesn't affect Hatsuse much, and was eventually seen leading the home viewers of Team Achiga's efforts.
-->'''Uta:''' "She looks angry, but from what I could gather, she's just excited. [[CatchPhrase I don't really know, though.]]"
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!!Kei Arakawa
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->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarieMiyake
Kei is the second-strongest individuals player after Team Shiraitodai's Teru, and hails from Sangamaki High School, which placed second in the South Osaka tournament (losing its Nationals slot to Himematsu). She was brought in to play against Achiga in a practice match, and like Ryuumonbuchi earlier, schools them into taking the tournament seriously.
She later appears again in Tokyo, this time with a few other individual players, to help further train Team Achiga for the National semifinals against Team Shiraitodai. She is the one who foreshadows just how terrifying Teru's skill really is, by describing the elder Miyanaga as "not human".
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->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarieMiyake
Kei is the second-strongest individuals player after Team Shiraitodai's Teru, and hails from Sangamaki High School, which placed second in the South Osaka tournament (losing its Nationals slot to Himematsu). She was brought in to play against Achiga in a practice match, and like Ryuumonbuchi earlier, schools them into taking the tournament seriously.
She later appears again in Tokyo, this time with a few other individual players, to help further train Team Achiga for the National semifinals against Team Shiraitodai. She is the one who foreshadows just how terrifying Teru's skill really is, by describing the elder Miyanaga as "not human".
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->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarieMiyake
Kei is the second-strongest individuals player after Team Shiraitodai's Teru, and hails from Sangamaki High School, which placed second in the South Osaka tournament (losing its Nationals slot to Himematsu). She was brought in to play against Achiga in a practice match, and like Ryuumonbuchi earlier, schools them into taking the tournament seriously.
She later appears again in Tokyo, this time with a few other individual players, to help further train Team Achiga for the National semifinals against Team Shiraitodai. She is the one
->'''Voiced by:''': Creator/AyumiFujimura
An announcer who
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her ability, which was only revealed in the ''Achiga-hen'' PSP game. She gets an exponential chance to get good-scoring hands if she doesn't win for a few turns. In hindsight this synchronizes ''very'' well with Teru's snowballing win streak ability.
* {{Badass}}: Not only does she hail from the second-strongest mahjong team in South Osaka, but as a solo player she has the skills to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Teru.
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Certainly gives the impression, especially when the Achiga girls meet her again in Tokyo, dressed up as a nurse. Doubly so when all the other players she brought with her -- some of whom are competing in the individuals -- also happened to be dressed... ''uniquely'', to say the least.
* OneSteveLimit: It's not very well known, but Nodoka's father (interestingly enough, someone who doesn't even like mahjong) is also called Kei.
* {{Badass}}: Not only does she hail from the second-strongest mahjong team in South Osaka, but as a solo player she has the skills to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Teru.
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Certainly gives the impression, especially when the Achiga girls meet her again in Tokyo, dressed up as a nurse. Doubly so when all the other players she brought with her -- some of whom are competing in the individuals -- also happened to be dressed... ''uniquely'', to say the least.
* OneSteveLimit: It's not very well known, but Nodoka's father (interestingly enough, someone who doesn't even like mahjong) is also called Kei.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Her ability, which was only revealed in the ''Achiga-hen'' PSP game. She gets an exponential chance DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally falls into this when Noyori's answers prove too short and too vague, prompting Eri to get good-scoring hands if she doesn't win note that Misaki is being too harsh on Noyori.
-->"I wasn't asking for afew turns. In hindsight this synchronizes ''very'' well with Teru's snowballing win streak ability.
* {{Badass}}: Not only does she hail from the second-strongest mahjong team in South Osaka, but as a solo player she has the skills to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Teru.
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Certainly gives the impression, especially when the Achiga girls meet her again in Tokyo, dressed up as a nurse. Doubly so when all the other players she brought with her -- some of whom are competing in the individuals -- also happened to be dressed... ''uniquely'', to say the least.
* OneSteveLimit: It's not very well known, but Nodoka's father (interestingly enough, someone who doesn't evenpolite or unoffensive answer like mahjong) is also called Kei.that, but a particular point to focus on."
-->"I wasn't asking for a
* {{Badass}}: Not only does she hail from the second-strongest mahjong team in South Osaka, but as a solo player she has the skills to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Teru.
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Certainly gives the impression, especially when the Achiga girls meet her again in Tokyo, dressed up as a nurse. Doubly so when all the other players she brought with her -- some of whom are competing in the individuals -- also happened to be dressed... ''uniquely'', to say the least.
* OneSteveLimit: It's not very well known, but Nodoka's father (interestingly enough, someone who doesn't even
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!!Rise Fujiwara
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-->''"I don't want Komaki Jindai to lose to anyone but myself."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiemiChiba
One of Kei's friends in the individual tournament, who played against Team Eisui's Komaki once in the past.
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-->''"I don't want Komaki Jindai to lose to anyone but myself."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiemiChiba
One of Kei's friends in the individual tournament, who played against Team Eisui's Komaki once in the past.
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One of Kei's friends in
A color commentator for Inter-High Radio, professional player from Yokohama, and current Vanguard for the
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* {{Keigo}}: Speaks very formally and uses the personal pronoun "watakushi".
* KimonoIsTraditional: Her outfit while practicing with Team Achiga.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Expresses this sentiment regarding Komaki.
* WorthyOpponent: Considers Komaki to be this.
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!!Uta Mihirogi
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukiMatsuoka
A color commentator for Inter-High Radio, professional player from Yokohama, and current Vanguard for the All-Japan Team in global tournaments. Known for giving quick insights on a player's play style, before quickly taking back what she said and claiming that she's really got no idea what's happening.
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* KimonoIsTraditional: Her outfit while practicing with Team Achiga.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Expresses this sentiment regarding Komaki.
* WorthyOpponent: Considers Komaki to be this.
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!!Uta Mihirogi
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukiMatsuoka
A color commentator for Inter-High Radio, professional player from Yokohama, and current Vanguard for the All-Japan Team in global tournaments. Known for giving quick insights on a player's play style, before quickly taking back what she said and claiming that she's really got no idea what's happening.
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[[WMG:Characters introduced in the prequel spinoff ''[[Manga/SakiShinohayuDawnOfAge Side story of -Saki- Shinohayu: The dawn of age]]'']]
[[folder:The Main Characters]]
!!Shino Shiratsuki
-->''"If I enter this tournament... Mom might come find me... she might come back!!"''
The main protagonist of the prequel spinoff. Her goal is to play mahjong and make waves, hoping one day this will catch the attention of her mother Nana, who disappeared one day.
[[folder:The Main Characters]]
!!Shino Shiratsuki
-->''"If I enter this tournament... Mom might come find me... she might come back!!"''
The main protagonist of the prequel spinoff. Her goal is to play mahjong and make waves, hoping one day this will catch the attention of her mother Nana, who disappeared one day.
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Takatobara is Nodoka and Yuuki's last school before Kiyosumi, and is the
[[folder:The Main Characters]]
!!Shino Shiratsuki
-->''"If I enter this tournament... Mom might come find me... she might come back!!"''
The main protagonist
!!Maho Yumeno
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->'''Year:''' 2nd\\
'''Voiced by:''' Ai Tokunaga
An old underclassman of Nodoka, Yuuki and Kirame, as well as a player for Team Takatobara. Together with Hiroko (not the Funakubo), she is first seen cheering for Nodoka during the Nagano finals. As a player, her special ability is to
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* AlliterativeName
* AnimalMotifs: Birds, especially the sparrow that is the namesake of Mahjong. (Contrast: Kuro.)
* CrashIntoHello: With Hayari on the day of the Matsue children's tournament.
* {{Determinator}}: Has some indications of this. When Kousuke sells her mahjong set save for one tile she held onto, she sets out to create ''135'' replica tiles out of paper. And then she runs ''twelve-and-a-half kilometers'' just to make it to the Matsue tourney.
* {{Foil}}: Like Saki, she sees mahjong as a way to reunite with someone she cares about, hoping that it will bring her together with her mother in the same way that Saki hopes to reconcile with her sister. While it has yet to be seen whether Shino will learn that her reunion with her mother is less likely than she expects, she enjoys mahjong in contrast to Kanna hating it despite her competitive attitude, while Saki, who doesn't like Mahjong, initially upsets Nodoka who does enjoy mahjong, with her play style.
* GracefulLoser: She gets third place in the Matsue Children's tournament (nest to Kanna and Hayari), which she believes is not enough to get in the news and attract her mother's attention, but nevertheless she enjoys the game.
* MissingMom: One day, when she was just in 4th grade, her mother simply disappeared the day after their first mahjong game together. She currently lives with her uncle in Shimane.
* NewTransferStudent: After the disappearance of her mom, she moved to Shimane to live with her uncle, where she meets Kanna and Hayari.
* SupremeChef: It must be seen to be believed -- and she has been one since, at the very least, [[ImprobableAge 4th grade]].
* WhamLine: After a happy game of mahjong with her mother and uncle, she narrates...
-->"The next day, my mom disappeared."
* WhatTheHellHero: After she finds out that her uncle sold her mahjong set, she's very unhappy with him.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Not always, but often.
!!Kanna Ishitobi
-->''"Don't you know? A lot of first-class athletes don't like their own sport. Their competitive spirit comes before their personal feelings. And I'm the same way."''
A member of the mahjong club at Shino's new school in Shimane.
* AnimalMotifs: Birds, especially the sparrow that is the namesake of Mahjong. (Contrast: Kuro.)
* CrashIntoHello: With Hayari on the day of the Matsue children's tournament.
* {{Determinator}}: Has some indications of this. When Kousuke sells her mahjong set save for one tile she held onto, she sets out to create ''135'' replica tiles out of paper. And then she runs ''twelve-and-a-half kilometers'' just to make it to the Matsue tourney.
* {{Foil}}: Like Saki, she sees mahjong as a way to reunite with someone she cares about, hoping that it will bring her together with her mother in the same way that Saki hopes to reconcile with her sister. While it has yet to be seen whether Shino will learn that her reunion with her mother is less likely than she expects, she enjoys mahjong in contrast to Kanna hating it despite her competitive attitude, while Saki, who doesn't like Mahjong, initially upsets Nodoka who does enjoy mahjong, with her play style.
* GracefulLoser: She gets third place in the Matsue Children's tournament (nest to Kanna and Hayari), which she believes is not enough to get in the news and attract her mother's attention, but nevertheless she enjoys the game.
* MissingMom: One day, when she was just in 4th grade, her mother simply disappeared the day after their first mahjong game together. She currently lives with her uncle in Shimane.
* NewTransferStudent: After the disappearance of her mom, she moved to Shimane to live with her uncle, where she meets Kanna and Hayari.
* SupremeChef: It must be seen to be believed -- and she has been one since, at the very least, [[ImprobableAge 4th grade]].
* WhamLine: After a happy game of mahjong with her mother and uncle, she narrates...
-->"The next day, my mom disappeared."
* WhatTheHellHero: After she finds out that her uncle sold her mahjong set, she's very unhappy with him.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Not always, but often.
!!Kanna Ishitobi
-->''"Don't you know? A lot of first-class athletes don't like their own sport. Their competitive spirit comes before their personal feelings. And I'm the same way."''
A member of the mahjong club at Shino's new school in Shimane.
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* AlliterativeName
* AnimalMotifs: Birds, especiallyChekhovsGunman: Introduced as a seemingly random and very minor comic relief SatelliteCharacter of Nodoka's. Later revealed to be a player herself with the sparrow that is potential to join the namesake likes of Mahjong. (Contrast: Kuro.)
Koromo and Saki.
*CrashIntoHello: With Hayari on the day of the Matsue children's tournament.
* {{Determinator}}: Has some indications of this. When Kousuke sells her mahjong set save for one tile she held onto, she sets out to create ''135'' replica tiles out of paper. And then she runs ''twelve-and-a-half kilometers'' justTheDitz: Tends to make it to at least one major mistake per day, such as picking up the Matsue tourney.
wrong tile.
*{{Foil}}: Like Saki, HardWorkHardlyWorks: In more of an individual case, she sees mahjong as a way to reunite with someone she cares about, hoping that it will bring her together with her mother in the same way that Saki hopes to reconcile with her sister. While it still has yet many bad habits in spite of playing for over a year and, according to Hiroko, practicing quite hard.
* LethalChef: Unfortunately, proves to beseen whether Shino will learn this in her attempts to make a taco that her reunion with her mother is less likely than she expects, she enjoys mahjong in contrast to Kanna hating it despite her competitive attitude, while Saki, who doesn't she, like Mahjong, initially upsets Nodoka who does enjoy mahjong, with her play style.
Yuuki, can use as a PowerUpFood.
*GracefulLoser: She gets third place in the Matsue Children's tournament (nest to Kanna and Hayari), which she believes is not enough to get in the news and attract her mother's attention, MegaManning: Maho's ability. Works on any skill, but nevertheless she enjoys the game.
* MissingMom: One day,only one per round per day for each ability. HilarityEnsues in ''Saki Biyori'' when she was just in 4th grade, tries to imitate other people's abilities, such as hiding behind a blanket to replicate Momo's {{Invisibility}}.
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Apparently has hermother simply disappeared the day after their first mahjong game together. She currently lives with her uncle own username as a password, as revealed in Shimane.
''Saki Biyori''.
*NewTransferStudent: After the disappearance of her mom, she moved to Shimane to live with her uncle, where she meets Kanna and Hayari.
* SupremeChef: It must be seen to be believed -- and she has been one since, at the very least, [[ImprobableAge 4th grade]].
* WhamLine: After a happy game of mahjong with her mother and uncle, she narrates...
-->"The next day, my mom disappeared."
* WhatTheHellHero: After she finds out that her uncle sold her mahjong set, she's very unhappy with him.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Not always, but often.
!!Kanna Ishitobi
-->''"Don'tSayingTooMuch
-->'''Maho:''' "Maho can't create any Yaku!"\\
'''Hiroko''': "[[LampshadeHanging Don't say things youknow? A lot of first-class athletes don't like their own sport. Their competitive spirit comes before their personal feelings. And I'm the same way."''
A member of the mahjong club at Shino's new schoolhave to say.]]"
* SempaiKouhai: The kouhai to Nodoka, Yuuki, and (as revealed inShimane.an extra chapter) Kirame from ''Achiga-hen''.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Uses these a lot, reflecting her preteen personality.
* {{Those Two G|uys}}irls: With Hiroko Murohashi.
* AnimalMotifs: Birds, especially
*
* {{Determinator}}: Has some indications of this. When Kousuke sells her mahjong set save for one tile she held onto, she sets out to create ''135'' replica tiles out of paper. And then she runs ''twelve-and-a-half kilometers'' just
*
* LethalChef: Unfortunately, proves to be
*
* MissingMom: One day,
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: Apparently has her
*
* SupremeChef: It must be seen to be believed -- and she has been one since, at the very least, [[ImprobableAge 4th grade]].
* WhamLine: After a happy game of mahjong with her mother and uncle, she narrates...
-->"The next day, my mom disappeared."
* WhatTheHellHero: After she finds out that her uncle sold her mahjong set, she's very unhappy with him.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Not always, but often.
!!Kanna Ishitobi
-->''"Don't
-->'''Maho:''' "Maho can't create any Yaku!"\\
'''Hiroko''': "[[LampshadeHanging Don't say things you
A member of the mahjong club at Shino's new school
* SempaiKouhai: The kouhai to Nodoka, Yuuki, and (as revealed in
* ThirdPersonPerson: Uses these a lot, reflecting her preteen personality.
* {{Those Two G|uys}}irls: With Hiroko Murohashi.
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* TheAce: Back in grade-school, Kanna was the star of her school -- beautiful, smart, athletic and sociable. Then came Hayari.
* ArchEnemy: She's obsessed with taking down Hayari to an extent that exceeds any of the other players' attitudes toward their rival, to the point of doodling and writing insults on pictures of her, and turning off the TV whenever she is on-air. Thus the {{irony}} when, as shown on several promotional materials, she (and Shino) wind up at the same high-school team as Hayari.
* BerserkButton: Hayarin seems to be a walking one for her. Another are people who [[SeriousBusiness play mahjong for fun]].
* BreakTheHaughty: Her loss to Hayari shattered any delusion of her invincibility, causing her to dedicate herself to defeating her. This is taken even further when she also loses to one of her friends at mahjong, despite said friend being similarly inexperienced.
* BrutalHonesty: This exchange when Kanna recruits her friends to form a mahjong club with the goal of defeating Hayari. It also to some extent counts as a BluntYes, as while Kanna's answer is "no", she says it with the same straightforwardness and lack of tact that comes with a typical BluntYes.
-->'''Kyouka''': "Are we supposed to beat (Hayari), too?"\\
'''Kanna''': "Nah. You're just here to be my sparring partners."\\
'''Kyouka''': "[[LampshadeHanging Can't you at least try to show some tact]]?"
* ClusterFBomb: Drops one after her defeat against Hayari.
-->"[[DontYouDarePityMe I don't need your sympathy]]! Mahjong is an illogical trash! Argh! Screw this crap! To hell with everything!"
* DontYouDarePityMe: Has this reaction after being defeated by Hayari.
* ExactEavesdropping: After storming out of the multipurpose room after losing to Kyouka, she returns, but overhears her friends complaining about how much she has changed since losing to Hayari.
* HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight: The main reason she hates Hayari is because she's in the spotlight, while Kanna is not (yet). It has little to do with mahjong, no matter what she says to the contrary.
* HiddenDepths: She comes off as arrogant and overly competitive at first glance, but her POV chapters show that she is often lonely, feels empty despite winning, and actually knows remorse for her poor social skills.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: It's revealed in her third POV chapter that part of the reason why she initially didn't want to include Shino in her club was out of a desire for none of her friends to feel as though they're left out.
* InsufferableGenius: She's quite talented at almost everything she tries, and does quite well at Mahjong at first, before meeting Hayari.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's incredibly cold and condescending toward Shino in their first meeting, but as her POV chapters show, it's pretty obvious that much of her attitude stems from the shock of losing to Hayari, and that deep down she is not such a bad girl after all.
* NoSocialSkills: After angrily lashing out at her friends, she ends up ''looking up how to apologize online''.
* NotSoDifferent: The start of her POV chapters has her reminiscing that, in hindsight, she and Hayari may have more in common than she would like to admit, both being nigh-invincible girls on their respective fields of expertise.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: As she's usually grumpy and abrasive, when she smiles and politely declines Kyouka's offer to hang out together, the latter notices that Kanna's more troubled by the others not showing up in the multipurpose room than she lets on.
* ParentalNeglect: Her parents are never explicitly shown, thus Kanna is free to bring her friends on a whim. This may explain her socially stunted personality.
* PerpetualFrowner: She's almost constantly frowning, except for a somewhat smug and vain grin when she thinks Shino's asking who she is.
* SeriousBusiness: Granted, mahjong is already one throughout the series, but she pushes it UpToEleven. She claims she doesn't see find mahjong fun at all. As such, she doesn't play anyone that she believes is of no use for raising herself up the pro ladder.
* SoreLoser: To say that she took her first loss to Hayari hard is still putting it lightly. She's ''not'' happy about losing the second time, although Shino suggests that she actually enjoyed it. She even gets upset after losing against one of her comparatively inexperienced friends in mahjong.
* TemptingFate: She believes she's the only fourth-grade at the Matsue children's tournament, only to see Hayari soon afterward. She dismisses her as an airhead, and then gets floored.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Following her first loss to Hayari, her friends began complaining (behind her back) about how much Kanna has changed for the worse. She stopped inviting her friends to her house, became more unfriendly, and consumed herself with a single-minded desire to get back at Hayari. Fortunately...
* TookALevelInKindness: ...She gradually takes some of this,too, over time as she's humbled by defeat and starts learning how to play well with others. She goes from being completely self-absorbed and viewing others as means to an end to wanting to include others.
* {{Tsundere}}: Has some indications of being this, as she appears concerned about Shino after she runs into Hayari and blushes as she denies being friends with her. Arguably she is also this towards mahjong in general -- despite openly claiming to hate it, the very fact that she still trains hard indicates that her loss to Hayari actually helped reignite her competitive spirit.
* UnknownRival: To Hayarin, at least at first, as Hayarin merely acts puzzled when seeing Kanna's hostile behavior toward her.
* VictoryIsBoring: She feels this way since, before getting into mahjong, no one could seriously compete with her at games.
* ArchEnemy: She's obsessed with taking down Hayari to an extent that exceeds any of the other players' attitudes toward their rival, to the point of doodling and writing insults on pictures of her, and turning off the TV whenever she is on-air. Thus the {{irony}} when, as shown on several promotional materials, she (and Shino) wind up at the same high-school team as Hayari.
* BerserkButton: Hayarin seems to be a walking one for her. Another are people who [[SeriousBusiness play mahjong for fun]].
* BreakTheHaughty: Her loss to Hayari shattered any delusion of her invincibility, causing her to dedicate herself to defeating her. This is taken even further when she also loses to one of her friends at mahjong, despite said friend being similarly inexperienced.
* BrutalHonesty: This exchange when Kanna recruits her friends to form a mahjong club with the goal of defeating Hayari. It also to some extent counts as a BluntYes, as while Kanna's answer is "no", she says it with the same straightforwardness and lack of tact that comes with a typical BluntYes.
-->'''Kyouka''': "Are we supposed to beat (Hayari), too?"\\
'''Kanna''': "Nah. You're just here to be my sparring partners."\\
'''Kyouka''': "[[LampshadeHanging Can't you at least try to show some tact]]?"
* ClusterFBomb: Drops one after her defeat against Hayari.
-->"[[DontYouDarePityMe I don't need your sympathy]]! Mahjong is an illogical trash! Argh! Screw this crap! To hell with everything!"
* DontYouDarePityMe: Has this reaction after being defeated by Hayari.
* ExactEavesdropping: After storming out of the multipurpose room after losing to Kyouka, she returns, but overhears her friends complaining about how much she has changed since losing to Hayari.
* HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight: The main reason she hates Hayari is because she's in the spotlight, while Kanna is not (yet). It has little to do with mahjong, no matter what she says to the contrary.
* HiddenDepths: She comes off as arrogant and overly competitive at first glance, but her POV chapters show that she is often lonely, feels empty despite winning, and actually knows remorse for her poor social skills.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: It's revealed in her third POV chapter that part of the reason why she initially didn't want to include Shino in her club was out of a desire for none of her friends to feel as though they're left out.
* InsufferableGenius: She's quite talented at almost everything she tries, and does quite well at Mahjong at first, before meeting Hayari.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's incredibly cold and condescending toward Shino in their first meeting, but as her POV chapters show, it's pretty obvious that much of her attitude stems from the shock of losing to Hayari, and that deep down she is not such a bad girl after all.
* NoSocialSkills: After angrily lashing out at her friends, she ends up ''looking up how to apologize online''.
* NotSoDifferent: The start of her POV chapters has her reminiscing that, in hindsight, she and Hayari may have more in common than she would like to admit, both being nigh-invincible girls on their respective fields of expertise.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: As she's usually grumpy and abrasive, when she smiles and politely declines Kyouka's offer to hang out together, the latter notices that Kanna's more troubled by the others not showing up in the multipurpose room than she lets on.
* ParentalNeglect: Her parents are never explicitly shown, thus Kanna is free to bring her friends on a whim. This may explain her socially stunted personality.
* PerpetualFrowner: She's almost constantly frowning, except for a somewhat smug and vain grin when she thinks Shino's asking who she is.
* SeriousBusiness: Granted, mahjong is already one throughout the series, but she pushes it UpToEleven. She claims she doesn't see find mahjong fun at all. As such, she doesn't play anyone that she believes is of no use for raising herself up the pro ladder.
* SoreLoser: To say that she took her first loss to Hayari hard is still putting it lightly. She's ''not'' happy about losing the second time, although Shino suggests that she actually enjoyed it. She even gets upset after losing against one of her comparatively inexperienced friends in mahjong.
* TemptingFate: She believes she's the only fourth-grade at the Matsue children's tournament, only to see Hayari soon afterward. She dismisses her as an airhead, and then gets floored.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Following her first loss to Hayari, her friends began complaining (behind her back) about how much Kanna has changed for the worse. She stopped inviting her friends to her house, became more unfriendly, and consumed herself with a single-minded desire to get back at Hayari. Fortunately...
* TookALevelInKindness: ...She gradually takes some of this,too, over time as she's humbled by defeat and starts learning how to play well with others. She goes from being completely self-absorbed and viewing others as means to an end to wanting to include others.
* {{Tsundere}}: Has some indications of being this, as she appears concerned about Shino after she runs into Hayari and blushes as she denies being friends with her. Arguably she is also this towards mahjong in general -- despite openly claiming to hate it, the very fact that she still trains hard indicates that her loss to Hayari actually helped reignite her competitive spirit.
* UnknownRival: To Hayarin, at least at first, as Hayarin merely acts puzzled when seeing Kanna's hostile behavior toward her.
* VictoryIsBoring: She feels this way since, before getting into mahjong, no one could seriously compete with her at games.
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* ArchEnemy: She's obsessed with taking down Hayari to an extent that exceeds any of the
!!Hiroko Murohashi
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Nodoka's other
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*
* BreakTheHaughty: Her loss to Hayari shattered any delusion of her invincibility, causing her to dedicate herself to defeating her. This is taken even further
* OneSteveLimit: Shares her
* BrutalHonesty: This exchange when Kanna recruits her friends to form a mahjong club
* SempaiKouhai: The kouhai to Nodoka, Yuuki, and (as revealed in an extra chapter) Kirame from ''Achiga-hen''.
* StatingTheSimpleSolution
-->'''Hiroko:''' "You should learn all the
-->'''Kyouka''': "Are we supposed to beat (Hayari), too?"\\
'''Kanna''': "Nah. You're just here to be my sparring partners.
* ClusterFBomb: Drops one after her defeat against Hayari.
-->"[[DontYouDarePityMe I don't need your sympathy]]! Mahjong is an illogical trash! Argh! Screw this crap! To hell with everything!"
* DontYouDarePityMe: Has this reaction after being defeated by Hayari.
* ExactEavesdropping: After storming out of the multipurpose room after losing to Kyouka, she returns, but overhears her friends complaining about how much she has changed since losing to Hayari.
* HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight: The main reason she hates Hayari is because she's in the spotlight, while Kanna is not (yet). It has little to do with mahjong, no matter what she says to the contrary.
* HiddenDepths: She comes off as arrogant and overly competitive at first glance, but her POV chapters show that she is often lonely, feels empty despite winning, and actually knows remorse for her poor social skills.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: It's revealed in her third POV chapter that part of the reason why she initially didn't want to include Shino in her club was out of a desire for none of her friends to feel as though they're left out.
* InsufferableGenius: She's quite talented at almost everything she tries, and does quite well at Mahjong at first, before meeting Hayari.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's incredibly cold and condescending toward Shino in their first meeting, but as her POV chapters show, it's pretty obvious that much of her attitude stems from the shock of losing to Hayari, and that deep down she is not such a bad girl after all.
* NoSocialSkills: After angrily lashing out at her friends, she ends up ''looking up how to apologize online''.
* NotSoDifferent: The start of her POV chapters has her reminiscing that, in hindsight, she and Hayari may have more in common than she would
*
* ParentalNeglect: Her parents are never explicitly shown, thus Kanna is free to bring her friends on a whim. This may explain her socially stunted personality.
* PerpetualFrowner: She's almost constantly frowning, except for a somewhat smug and vain grin when she thinks Shino's asking who she is.
* SeriousBusiness: Granted, mahjong is already one throughout the series, but she pushes it UpToEleven. She claims she doesn't see find mahjong fun at all. As such, she doesn't play anyone that she believes is of no use for raising herself up the pro ladder.
* SoreLoser: To say that she took her first loss to Hayari hard is still putting it lightly. She's ''not'' happy about losing the second time, although Shino suggests that she actually enjoyed it. She even gets upset after losing against one of her comparatively inexperienced friends in mahjong.
* TemptingFate: She believes she's the only fourth-grade at the Matsue children's tournament, only to see Hayari soon afterward. She dismisses her as an airhead, and then gets floored.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Following her first loss to Hayari, her friends began complaining (behind her back) about how much Kanna has changed for the worse. She stopped inviting her friends to her house, became more unfriendly, and consumed herself with a single-minded desire to get back at Hayari. Fortunately...
* TookALevelInKindness: ...She gradually takes some of this,too, over time as she's humbled by defeat and starts learning how to play well with others. She goes from being completely self-absorbed and viewing others as means to an end to wanting to include others.
* {{Tsundere}}: Has some indications of being this, as she appears concerned about Shino after she runs into Hayari and blushes as she denies being friends with her. Arguably she is also this towards mahjong in general -- despite openly claiming to hate it, the very fact that she still trains hard indicates that her loss to Hayari actually helped reignite her competitive spirit.
* UnknownRival: To Hayarin, at least at first, as Hayarin merely acts puzzled when seeing Kanna's hostile behavior toward her.
* VictoryIsBoring: She feels this way since, before getting into mahjong, no one could seriously compete with her at games.
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!!Kyouka Inamura
One of Kanna's friends from the mahjong club.
* BeginnersLuck: Not to the level of Kaori, but in a practice match with Kanna (who has never lost a game to anyone except Hayari, and managed to make it to the finals of the mahjong tournament) she gets a San'ankou when she thought it was a Toi Toi, winning the game. [[SoreLoser Kanna doesn't take it well]].
* BrutalHonesty: Returns the favor to Kanna by saying, with a cheeky grin, that she didn't go to the tournament because she assumed that Kanna wouldn't want Kyouka to see her disgraced and defeated.
** [[spoiler:ILied]]: [[spoiler:It turns out she actually lied and did watch several hands during the finals.]]
!!'''Kousuke'''
Shino's uncle and caretaker after the disappearance of her mother.
!!Kyouka Inamura
One of Kanna's friends from the mahjong club.
* BeginnersLuck: Not to the level of Kaori, but in a practice match with Kanna (who has never lost a game to anyone except Hayari, and managed to make it to the finals of the mahjong tournament) she gets a San'ankou when she thought it was a Toi Toi, winning the game. [[SoreLoser Kanna doesn't take it well]].
* BrutalHonesty: Returns the favor to Kanna by saying, with a cheeky grin, that she didn't go to the tournament because she assumed that Kanna wouldn't want Kyouka to see her disgraced and defeated.
** [[spoiler:ILied]]: [[spoiler:It turns out she actually lied and did watch several hands during the finals.]]
!!'''Kousuke'''
Shino's uncle and caretaker after the disappearance of her mother.
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!!Kei Arakawa
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->'''Year:''' 3rd\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarieMiyake
Kei is the second-strongest individuals player after Team Shiraitodai's Teru, and
!!Kyouka Inamura
One of Kanna's friends
* BeginnersLuck: Not
* BrutalHonesty: Returns the favor to Kanna by saying, with a cheeky grin, that she didn't go to
She later appears again in Tokyo, this time with a few other individual players, to
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Shino's uncle and caretaker after
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* EmbarrassingNickname: "Richardson." He'd rather not be reminded of his time in that band.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: He believes mahjong will only serve to remind Shino of her MissingMom. However, seeing her enjoying herself at the tournament results in him changing his mind.
* OhCrap: After seeing that Shino has run off.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Shino, after her mother, his older sister, disappears.
* [[ParentsAsPeople Parental Substitutes As People]]: He admits that he's been busy with his job and looking for his sister that he didn't pay much attention to Shino, and then tells her that he'll support what she wants to do from here on out.
!!'''Nana Shiratsuki'''
-->''"I like that look you've got. That sparkling look on your face, when you're playing mahjong."''
Shino's mother, who disappeared one day while she was young.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: He believes mahjong will only serve to remind Shino of her MissingMom. However, seeing her enjoying herself at the tournament results in him changing his mind.
* OhCrap: After seeing that Shino has run off.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Shino, after her mother, his older sister, disappears.
* [[ParentsAsPeople Parental Substitutes As People]]: He admits that he's been busy with his job and looking for his sister that he didn't pay much attention to Shino, and then tells her that he'll support what she wants to do from here on out.
!!'''Nana Shiratsuki'''
-->''"I like that look you've got. That sparkling look on your face, when you're playing mahjong."''
Shino's mother, who disappeared one day while she was young.
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* EmbarrassingNickname: "Richardson." He'd rather not be reminded of his time AllThereInTheManual: Her ability, which was only revealed in that band.
the ''Achiga-hen'' PSP game. She gets an exponential chance to get good-scoring hands if she doesn't win for a few turns. In hindsight this synchronizes ''very'' well with Teru's snowballing win streak ability.
*FantasyForbiddingFather: He believes {{Badass}}: Not only does she hail from the second-strongest mahjong will only serve to remind Shino of her MissingMom. However, seeing her enjoying herself at team in South Osaka, but as a solo player she has the tournament results in him changing his mind.
* OhCrap: After seeing that Shino has run off.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Shino, after her mother, his older sister, disappears.
* [[ParentsAsPeople Parental Substitutes As People]]: He admits that he's been busyskills to go toe-to-toe with his job and looking for his sister that he didn't pay much attention to Shino, and then tells the likes of Teru.
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Certainly gives the impression, especially when the Achiga girls meet herthat he'll support what again in Tokyo, dressed up as a nurse. Doubly so when all the other players she wants brought with her -- some of whom are competing in the individuals -- also happened to do from here on out.
!!'''Nana Shiratsuki'''
-->''"Ibe dressed... ''uniquely'', to say the least.
* OneSteveLimit: It's not very well known, but Nodoka's father (interestingly enough, someone who doesn't even likethat look you've got. That sparkling look on your face, when you're playing mahjong."''
Shino's mother, who disappeared one day while she was young.mahjong) is also called Kei.
*
* OhCrap: After seeing that Shino has run off.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Shino, after her mother, his older sister, disappears.
* [[ParentsAsPeople Parental Substitutes As People]]: He admits that he's been busy
* CosplayOtakuGirl: Certainly gives the impression, especially when the Achiga girls meet her
!!'''Nana Shiratsuki'''
-->''"I
* OneSteveLimit: It's not very well known, but Nodoka's father (interestingly enough, someone who doesn't even like
Shino's mother, who disappeared one day while she was young.
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!!Rise Fujiwara
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-->''"I don't want Komaki Jindai to lose to anyone but myself."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiemiChiba
One of Kei's friends in the individual tournament, who played against Team Eisui's Komaki once in the past.
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* {{Keigo}}: Speaks very formally and uses the personal pronoun "watakushi".
* KimonoIsTraditional: Her outfit while practicing with Team Achiga.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Expresses this sentiment regarding Komaki.
* WorthyOpponent: Considers Komaki to be this.
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[[folder:Others]]
!!Kazue Nanpo
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukoSanpei
A lone wolf from Hirataki High School in Nagano Prefecture, who enters only in the individual tournament.
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* FamilyHonor: One of her main motivations.
* {{Foil}}: To Hisa -- both are talented players who ended up in schools with less-than-stellar teams. While Hisa forgoes going to the individuals for her first two years, wanting to go to the nationals with her team, Kazue sees the individuals as a place she can shine without being held back by "weak" teammates.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Her justification for not entering the team tournament. She rather coldly says how she'd rather not have players who aren't as good as she is drag her and her family name down. Needless to say, [[spoiler:it's but a matter of time until [[PrideBeforeAFall Saki forces her to eat her words]]]].
* MeaningfulName: She excels at the South Wind round, and the "nan" in her surname is the kanji for "south". In addition, her given name sounds like "kaze", meaning "wind".
* PrideBeforeAFall: Nanpo is introduced as, while being reserved, rather self-important and arrogant. [[spoiler:Saki makes sure she learns the importance of teamwork -- the hard way.]]
* RaisedByGrandparents: Strongly implied that Kazue was raised by her grandfather, from whom [[ItRunsInTheFamily she learned her mahjong tactics]].
* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Granddaughter" Gal]]: She gives off this impression to an extent, given her FamilyHonor related motivation.
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!!Hagiyoshi
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeOno
Touka's personal butler, always on hand to do what she or her friends request ''perfectly'' (despite himself saying otherwise). His comings and goings while doing said requests can only be described as teleportation, and is constantly a surprise for Team Ryuumonbuchi.
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* BattleButler: While no actual combat takes place, it's indicated that he's fairly good at mahjong.
* FlashStep: Appears and disappears suddenly, which even surprises some of Ryuumonbuchi's team.
* JackOfAllStats: Seriously, is there anything this guy ''can't'' do? His skill at practically everything is lampshaded when Kyoutaro mentions how he encountered him and got him to teach him how to make tacos.
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!!Junko Nishida
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->'''Voiced by:''' Mami Kosuge
A reporter from ''Weekly Mahjong Today'' who often writes about Nodoka.
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* BeQuietNudge: Gives one to her cameraman when he says people are interested in Nodoka because of her large breasts, and says that it's because she's beautiful.
* BigNo: Gives one in the last chapter of Achiga-hen, after trying to find Nodoka only to learn that she already left.
* TheDitz: Apparently has a bad habit of forgetting to turn her tape recorder on.
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!!Hatsuse Okahashi
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'''Voiced by:''' Minami Tsuda
Ako's friend and middle-school classmate, who unlike Ako enrolls in Bansei in the hopes of joining their prestigious team. She is surprised that Ako would go to Achiga on what seemed to be a whim, let alone dare to make waves at the Nationals with an untested team. Naturally, when [[HistoryRepeats Team Achiga goes on to defeat Bansei]], she's stunned.
Despite this she throws her support behind her friend's team, and can be seen later watching Achiga's matches at Kuro's home later on, along with all the kids from the old Children's mahjong club.
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* CantCatchUp: She and Ako were about the same level when they went to high school, and reasons that as she can't even get a spot on Team Bansei's bench, Ako and Team Achiga has no chance of defeating them. Thus Team Achiga's surprise victory at the first round of the Nara tournament alone can be seen as an indication that Ako has already surpassed Hatsuse.
* DramaticDrop: After Bansei is eliminated, she drops her megaphone.
* GracefulLoser: In spite of Team Bansei's shocking loss at this year's Nara tourney, this doesn't affect Hatsuse much, and was eventually seen leading the home viewers of Team Achiga's efforts.
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!!Nazuna, Shirona and Hina Ikeda
Kana's younger sisters and triplets.
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* [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins Always Identical Triplets]]: They're apparently identical triplets, and they look almost exactly alike.
* AscendedExtra: Despite only appearing in a side chapter, they appear fairly regularly in Saki Biyori, and have entire chapters dedicated to the time they spend with Kana.
* CheerfulChild: They're perhaps the youngest characters in the series, as pre-schoolers, and are good-natured and cheerful.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: They use "Onee-chan" on Kana, and she tells them to call Bundou "Seika-onee-chan" instead of by her last name.
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!! Mysterious Girl
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaiNakahara
A girl who appears in a montage of images in Chapter 102, and in a flashback in Chapter 104. It is strongly implied that [[spoiler:she is somehow related to the Miyanaga family, and that whatever happened to her -- which may have included hospitalization and/or death -- caused the Miyanagas to break apart]].
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* HiddenEyes: Her eyes are often hidden in the flashbacks, somewhat similar to Teru.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Appends "-onee-chan" to [[spoiler:Teru]]'s first name.
* NoNameGiven: Has not been named or referred to as such yet. The Saki Wiki calls her "[[http://saki.wikia.com/wiki/Mysterious_Girl Mysterious Girl]]"
* ThePollyanna: In spite of believing that she will never swim again, enjoys watching the fish do it for her, and hopes to own an aquarium one day.
* WalkingSpoiler: Shaping up to be one.
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[[WMG:Characters introduced in the prequel spinoff ''[[Manga/SakiShinohayuDawnOfAge Side story of -Saki- Shinohayu: The dawn of age]]'']]
[[folder:The Main Characters]]
!!Shino Shiratsuki
-->''"If I enter this tournament... Mom might come find me... she might come back!!"''
The main protagonist of the prequel spinoff. Her goal is to play mahjong and make waves, hoping one day this will catch the attention of her mother Nana, who disappeared one day.
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* AlliterativeName
* AnimalMotifs: Birds, especially the sparrow that is the namesake of Mahjong. (Contrast: Kuro.)
* CrashIntoHello: With Hayari on the day of the Matsue children's tournament.
* {{Determinator}}: Has some indications of this. When Kousuke sells her mahjong set save for one tile she held onto, she sets out to create ''135'' replica tiles out of paper. And then she runs ''twelve-and-a-half kilometers'' just to make it to the Matsue tourney.
* {{Foil}}: Like Saki, she sees mahjong as a way to reunite with someone she cares about, hoping that it will bring her together with her mother in the same way that Saki hopes to reconcile with her sister. While it has yet to be seen whether Shino will learn that her reunion with her mother is less likely than she expects, she enjoys mahjong in contrast to Kanna hating it despite her competitive attitude, while Saki, who doesn't like Mahjong, initially upsets Nodoka who does enjoy mahjong, with her play style.
* GracefulLoser: She gets third place in the Matsue Children's tournament (nest to Kanna and Hayari), which she believes is not enough to get in the news and attract her mother's attention, but nevertheless she enjoys the game.
* MissingMom: One day, when she was just in 4th grade, her mother simply disappeared the day after their first mahjong game together. She currently lives with her uncle in Shimane.
* NewTransferStudent: After the disappearance of her mom, she moved to Shimane to live with her uncle, where she meets Kanna and Hayari.
* SupremeChef: It must be seen to be believed -- and she has been one since, at the very least, [[ImprobableAge 4th grade]].
* WhamLine: After a happy game of mahjong with her mother and uncle, she narrates...
-->"The next day, my mom disappeared."
* WhatTheHellHero: After she finds out that her uncle sold her mahjong set, she's very unhappy with him.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Not always, but often.
!!Kanna Ishitobi
-->''"Don't you know? A lot of first-class athletes don't like their own sport. Their competitive spirit comes before their personal feelings. And I'm the same way."''
A member of the mahjong club at Shino's new school in Shimane.
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* TheAce: Back in grade-school, Kanna was the star of her school -- beautiful, smart, athletic and sociable. Then came Hayari.
* ArchEnemy: She's obsessed with taking down Hayari to an extent that exceeds any of the other players' attitudes toward their rival, to the point of doodling and writing insults on pictures of her, and turning off the TV whenever she is on-air. Thus the {{irony}} when, as shown on several promotional materials, she (and Shino) wind up at the same high-school team as Hayari.
* BerserkButton: Hayarin seems to be a walking one for her. Another are people who [[SeriousBusiness play mahjong for fun]].
* BreakTheHaughty: Her loss to Hayari shattered any delusion of her invincibility, causing her to dedicate herself to defeating her. This is taken even further when she also loses to one of her friends at mahjong, despite said friend being similarly inexperienced.
* BrutalHonesty: This exchange when Kanna recruits her friends to form a mahjong club with the goal of defeating Hayari. It also to some extent counts as a BluntYes, as while Kanna's answer is "no", she says it with the same straightforwardness and lack of tact that comes with a typical BluntYes.
-->'''Kyouka''': "Are we supposed to beat (Hayari), too?"\\
'''Kanna''': "Nah. You're just here to be my sparring partners."\\
'''Kyouka''': "[[LampshadeHanging Can't you at least try to show some tact]]?"
* ClusterFBomb: Drops one after her defeat against Hayari.
-->"[[DontYouDarePityMe I don't need your sympathy]]! Mahjong is an illogical trash! Argh! Screw this crap! To hell with everything!"
* DontYouDarePityMe: Has this reaction after being defeated by Hayari.
* ExactEavesdropping: After storming out of the multipurpose room after losing to Kyouka, she returns, but overhears her friends complaining about how much she has changed since losing to Hayari.
* HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight: The main reason she hates Hayari is because she's in the spotlight, while Kanna is not (yet). It has little to do with mahjong, no matter what she says to the contrary.
* HiddenDepths: She comes off as arrogant and overly competitive at first glance, but her POV chapters show that she is often lonely, feels empty despite winning, and actually knows remorse for her poor social skills.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: It's revealed in her third POV chapter that part of the reason why she initially didn't want to include Shino in her club was out of a desire for none of her friends to feel as though they're left out.
* InsufferableGenius: She's quite talented at almost everything she tries, and does quite well at Mahjong at first, before meeting Hayari.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's incredibly cold and condescending toward Shino in their first meeting, but as her POV chapters show, it's pretty obvious that much of her attitude stems from the shock of losing to Hayari, and that deep down she is not such a bad girl after all.
* NoSocialSkills: After angrily lashing out at her friends, she ends up ''looking up how to apologize online''.
* NotSoDifferent: The start of her POV chapters has her reminiscing that, in hindsight, she and Hayari may have more in common than she would like to admit, both being nigh-invincible girls on their respective fields of expertise.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: As she's usually grumpy and abrasive, when she smiles and politely declines Kyouka's offer to hang out together, the latter notices that Kanna's more troubled by the others not showing up in the multipurpose room than she lets on.
* ParentalNeglect: Her parents are never explicitly shown, thus Kanna is free to bring her friends on a whim. This may explain her socially stunted personality.
* PerpetualFrowner: She's almost constantly frowning, except for a somewhat smug and vain grin when she thinks Shino's asking who she is.
* SeriousBusiness: Granted, mahjong is already one throughout the series, but she pushes it UpToEleven. She claims she doesn't see find mahjong fun at all. As such, she doesn't play anyone that she believes is of no use for raising herself up the pro ladder.
* SoreLoser: To say that she took her first loss to Hayari hard is still putting it lightly. She's ''not'' happy about losing the second time, although Shino suggests that she actually enjoyed it. She even gets upset after losing against one of her comparatively inexperienced friends in mahjong.
* TemptingFate: She believes she's the only fourth-grade at the Matsue children's tournament, only to see Hayari soon afterward. She dismisses her as an airhead, and then gets floored.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Following her first loss to Hayari, her friends began complaining (behind her back) about how much Kanna has changed for the worse. She stopped inviting her friends to her house, became more unfriendly, and consumed herself with a single-minded desire to get back at Hayari. Fortunately...
* TookALevelInKindness: ...She gradually takes some of this,too, over time as she's humbled by defeat and starts learning how to play well with others. She goes from being completely self-absorbed and viewing others as means to an end to wanting to include others.
* {{Tsundere}}: Has some indications of being this, as she appears concerned about Shino after she runs into Hayari and blushes as she denies being friends with her. Arguably she is also this towards mahjong in general -- despite openly claiming to hate it, the very fact that she still trains hard indicates that her loss to Hayari actually helped reignite her competitive spirit.
* UnknownRival: To Hayarin, at least at first, as Hayarin merely acts puzzled when seeing Kanna's hostile behavior toward her.
* VictoryIsBoring: She feels this way since, before getting into mahjong, no one could seriously compete with her at games.
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[[folder:Friends and Family]]
!!Kyouka Inamura
One of Kanna's friends from the mahjong club.
* BeginnersLuck: Not to the level of Kaori, but in a practice match with Kanna (who has never lost a game to anyone except Hayari, and managed to make it to the finals of the mahjong tournament) she gets a San'ankou when she thought it was a Toi Toi, winning the game. [[SoreLoser Kanna doesn't take it well]].
* BrutalHonesty: Returns the favor to Kanna by saying, with a cheeky grin, that she didn't go to the tournament because she assumed that Kanna wouldn't want Kyouka to see her disgraced and defeated.
** [[spoiler:ILied]]: [[spoiler:It turns out she actually lied and did watch several hands during the finals.]]
!!'''Kousuke'''
Shino's uncle and caretaker after the disappearance of her mother.
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* EmbarrassingNickname: "Richardson." He'd rather not be reminded of his time in that band.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: He believes mahjong will only serve to remind Shino of her MissingMom. However, seeing her enjoying herself at the tournament results in him changing his mind.
* OhCrap: After seeing that Shino has run off.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Shino, after her mother, his older sister, disappears.
* [[ParentsAsPeople Parental Substitutes As People]]: He admits that he's been busy with his job and looking for his sister that he didn't pay much attention to Shino, and then tells her that he'll support what she wants to do from here on out.
!!'''Nana Shiratsuki'''
-->''"I like that look you've got. That sparkling look on your face, when you're playing mahjong."''
Shino's mother, who disappeared one day while she was young.
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Not considered a powerhouse unlike neighboring Bansei, Team Achiga once upset the balance of power in Nara ten years ago when it eliminated Team Bansei in the Nara qualifiers and sent a team to the Nationals. Its resurgence after a decade of inactivity, as well as the fact that it qualified once more for the Nationals, has surprised some observers.
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Not considered a powerhouse unlike neighboring Team Bansei, Team Achiga once upset the balance of power in Nara ten years ago when it eliminated Team Bansei in the Nara qualifiers and sent a team to the Nationals. Nationals, only to fall at the semifinals to the eventual champions, led by Sukoya, with their ace player Harue being traumatized into quitting, and ultimately disbanded next year after a disastrous Nationals performance. Its resurgence after a decade nine years of inactivity, as well as the fact that it qualified once more for the Nationals, has surprised some observers.
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The daughter of a sweets store owner, Shizuno is one of the first girls her age that Nodoka befriended during her stay in Nara. Energetic and excitable, she is the driving force behind the revival of Team Achiga, as well as its unprecedented return to the Nationals after ten years. Outside of school, she is never seen without her trademark track jacket and... [[GoingCommando nothing else, actually]]. While an above-average orthodox player, Shizuno is noted for her determination and [[spoiler:her hidden power: "The Lord of the Mountain Depths". Born of her love for long walks along the mountains around her hometown, this ability lets her intuitively sense possible draws from the dead wall (which can be read as "mountain"). Coupled with the dice roll results, she can use this to counter or outright negate her opponents' abilities]].
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The daughter of a sweets store owner, confectioner, Shizuno is one of the first girls her age that Nodoka befriended during her stay in Nara. Energetic and excitable, she is the driving force behind the revival of Team Achiga, as well as its unprecedented return to the Nationals after ten years.almost a decade. Outside of school, she is never seen without her trademark track jacket and... [[GoingCommando nothing else, actually]]. While an above-average orthodox player, Shizuno is noted for her determination and [[spoiler:her hidden power: "The Lord of the Mountain Depths". Born of her love for long walks along the mountains around her hometown, this ability lets her intuitively sense possible draws from the dead wall (which can be read as "mountain"). Coupled with the dice roll results, she can use this to counter or outright negate her opponents' abilities]].
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* ChildhoodFriends: With Shizuno, Kuro and (for a short while) Nodoka.
* GilliganCut: While discussing her strategy against Takami
* GilliganCut: While discussing her strategy against Takami
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* ChildhoodFriends: With Shizuno, Kuro and (for a short while) few years) Nodoka.
* GilliganCut: While discussing her strategy for her National semifinals match againstTakamiTeam Shiraitodai's Takami...
* GilliganCut: While discussing her strategy for her National semifinals match against
* CryCute: Breaks down before Yuu after her National quarterfinals match, where she lost too many points to Toki, and again [[spoiler:after her semifinals match, this time in regret over how she (apparently) did nothing while Toki and Kirame sacrificed themselves to spare their teams (and Achiga) from Teru's rampage]].
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Surprise! For all her passivity during her match against Teru, it is eventually Kuro who puts a stop to Teru's rampage in the semifinals Vanguards' match (with indirect help from Toki and Kirame). Even before that, Toki, noticing how upset Kuro appears, thinks that she has proven helpful so far by attracting all the dora tiles, making it more difficult for Teru to increase the value of her hand.
* TearsOfRemorse: Breaks down upon learning of [[spoiler:the sacrifices Toki and Kirame made to make sure Teru never goes on a rampage, while blaming herself and her weakness for forcing them to overexert]].
* TearsOfRemorse: Breaks down upon learning of [[spoiler:the sacrifices Toki and Kirame made to make sure Teru never goes on a rampage, while blaming herself and her weakness for forcing them to overexert]].
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Surprise! For all her passivity during her match against Teru, it is eventually Kuro who puts a stop to Teru's rampage in the semifinals Vanguards' match (with indirect help from Toki and Kirame). Even before that, Toki, noticing how upset Kuro appears, thinks that she has proven helpful so far by attracting all the dora tiles, making it more difficult for Teru to increase the value of her hand. \n* TearsOfRemorse: Breaks down upon learning of [[spoiler:the sacrifices Toki and Kirame made to make sure Teru never goes on a rampage, while blaming herself and her weakness for forcing them to overexert]].
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Kuro's older sister, Yuu is the only third-year in Team Achiga, and one of two (besides Arata) without a direct connection to Nodoka. Sickly ever since she was young and easily chilled, Yuu is always seen wearing layers upon layers of thick clothing, complete with mufflers and mittens, even during summer. Like her younger sister, Yuu is a competent player, but her skill is complemented by a special ability to draw "warm" tiles (any tile with a red component to its face) to her hand. Unlike Kuro's ability, though, it doesn't have an associated drawback.
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Yuu, Kuro's older sister, Yuu is the only third-year sole twelfth-grader in Team Achiga, and one of two (besides Arata) without a direct connection to Nodoka. Sickly ever since she was young and easily chilled, Yuu is always seen wearing layers upon layers of thick clothing, complete with mufflers and mittens, even during summer. Like her younger sister, Yuu is a competent player, but her skill is complemented by a special ability to draw "warm" tiles (any tile with a red component to its face) to her hand. Unlike Kuro's ability, though, it doesn't have an associated drawback.
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* BigSisterInstinct: Inverted; Kuro ends up being the one to protect Yuu from bullies while the two are young. Yuu, however, decides to return the favor after Kuro loses many points in the quarterfinals, thinking it's her turn to stand up for her little sister.
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* BigSisterInstinct: Inverted; Usually inverted, in that Kuro ends up being the one to protect usually protects Yuu from bullies while back in their childhood, but played straight during the two are young. Yuu, however, National quarterfinals, when she decides to return the favor after Kuro loses many points in the quarterfinals, thinking it's her turn to stand up for her little sister.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In her first scene, she's shown relaxing under a kotatsu in summer when she greets her sister, then displays her shyness when she's surprised to see Ako (whom she knows) and Shizu with Kuro. After she gets over her shock at hearing that they want her for the revived Achiga mahjong club, she says she's very happy, having wanted to be in the children's club with her sister.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In her first scene, she's shown relaxing under a kotatsu in summer when she greets her sister, Kuro, then displays her shyness when she's surprised to see Ako (whom she knows) and Shizu with Kuro.Shizuno. After she gets over her shock at hearing that they want her for the revived Achiga mahjong club, she says she's very happy, having wanted to be in the children's club with her sister.
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* IllGirl: It's unclear why exactly she has to dress in layers to stay warm even in summer, but her condition has been present since she was a small child.
* {{Meganekko}}: Much to the surprise of many readers, although Kuro says she often wears glasses while going out.
* {{Meganekko}}: Much to the surprise of many readers, although Kuro says she often wears glasses while going out.
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* IllGirl: It's unclear why exactly she has to dress in multiple layers to stay warm even in summer, but her condition has been present since she was a small child.
* {{Meganekko}}: Much to the surprise of many readers, although Kuro says she often wears glasses while going out.child.
* {{Meganekko}}: Much to the surprise of many readers, although Kuro says she often wears glasses while going out.
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The granddaughter of the owner of Achiga's bowling alley, Arata is probably Harue's biggest fan. While an avid player since grade-school, she stopped after Harue's team lost during the national semifinals. After some convincing by Kuro, she finally joins Team Achiga as club president, finally rounding off their roster.
Arata's main play style is very much influenced by bowling, especially with how she prefers waits using "pin" tiles. As Hiroko quickly notes, the tiles she ends up playing usually looks like the (bowling) pin arrangement one gets after the first roll in bowling (or ryanmen waits). [[spoiler:This ''not'' her only way of playing however, as she also has another "outdated" style that is inspired by how Harue played ten years prior.]]
Arata's main play style is very much influenced by bowling, especially with how she prefers waits using "pin" tiles. As Hiroko quickly notes, the tiles she ends up playing usually looks like the (bowling) pin arrangement one gets after the first roll in bowling (or ryanmen waits). [[spoiler:This ''not'' her only way of playing however, as she also has another "outdated" style that is inspired by how Harue played ten years prior.]]
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The granddaughter of the owner of Achiga's the local bowling alley, Arata is probably Harue's biggest fan. While an avid player since grade-school, very early in life, she stopped after Harue's team lost during the national semifinals. After some convincing by Kuro, she finally joins Team Achiga as club president, finally rounding off their roster.
Arata's main play style is very much influenced by bowling, especially with how she prefers waits using "pin" tiles. As Hiroko quickly notes, the tiles she ends up playing usually looks like the (bowling) pin arrangement one gets after the first roll in bowling (or ryanmen waits). [[spoiler:This ''not'' her only way of playing however, as she also has another "outdated" style that is inspired by how Harue played ten years prior.]]
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Arata's main play style is very much influenced by bowling, especially with how she prefers waits using "pin" tiles. As Hiroko quickly notes, the tiles she ends up playing usually looks like the (bowling) pin arrangement one gets after the first roll in bowling (or ryanmen waits). [[spoiler:This ''not'' her only way of playing however, as she also has another "outdated" style that is inspired by how Harue played ten years prior.
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Harue is the adviser of Team Achiga and herself an alumna of a past incarnation of the team that shocked Nara Prefecture by defeating high-ranking Team Bansei ten years ago and qualifying for the nationals. Unfortunatley, one brutal loss to Sukoya later at the semifinals, and Harue was traumatized after losing too many points beyond repair. She stopped playing for years after that, and for a while was content to teach the kids of her hometown's children's club. She is eventually scouted by Kumakura, and spends the next few years playing professionally for the Hakata Evergreens, a corporate-funded team.
When financial woes forced the Evergreens to disband, Harue returns to her ''alma mater'' to think about what to do next, only to be surprised by the revival of her old high-school team, gunning anew for the Nationals. Seeing it as a chance to redeem herself, she decides to appoint herself as club adviser, intent to see if her protégés can succeed where she failed.
When financial woes forced the Evergreens to disband, Harue returns to her ''alma mater'' to think about what to do next, only to be surprised by the revival of her old high-school team, gunning anew for the Nationals. Seeing it as a chance to redeem herself, she decides to appoint herself as club adviser, intent to see if her protégés can succeed where she failed.
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Harue is the adviser of Team Achiga and herself an alumna of a past incarnation of the team that shocked Nara Prefecture by defeating high-ranking Team Bansei ten years ago and qualifying for the nationals. Unfortunatley, Unfortunately, one brutal loss to Sukoya later at the semifinals, and Harue was traumatized after losing too many points beyond repair. She stopped playing for years after that, and for a while was content to teach the kids of her hometown's children's club. She is eventually scouted by Kumakura, and spends the next few years playing professionally for the Hakata Evergreens, a corporate-funded Fukuoka-based corporate team.
When financial woes (and an early playoffs exit) forced the Evergreens to disband, Harue returns to her ''alma mater'' to think about what to do next, only to be surprised by the revival of her old high-school team, gunning anew for the Nationals. Seeing it as a chance to redeem herself, she decides to appoint herself as club adviser, intent to see if her protégés can succeed where she failed.
When financial woes (and an early playoffs exit) forced the Evergreens to disband, Harue returns to her ''alma mater'' to think about what to do next, only to be surprised by the revival of her old high-school team, gunning anew for the Nationals. Seeing it as a chance to redeem herself, she decides to appoint herself as club adviser, intent to see if her protégés can succeed where she failed.
* HistoryRepeats: As Harue told Nozomi while the latter was driving her back to Achiga, the Evergreens were on a roll during last year's tournament. However, come the National playoffs, Harue once again failed the team, as she is still having flashbacks of that devastating loss to Sukoya back in high school.
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* InformedAbility: Surprisingly, Harue's coaching skill, as she is never shown actually giving her wards ''any'' kind of playing advice. Whether or not this is a sign of a hands-off coaching style begs to be seen, although she does have them play many games with each other, and arranges for matches with other schools. Then we're finally shown several instances of her doing ''actual'' coaching in the aftermath of Kuro's match with Teru. Apparently all the coaching she did prior to this was done off-screen.
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* InformedAbility: Surprisingly, Harue's coaching skill, as she Harue is never shown actually giving her wards ''any'' kind of playing advice. Whether or not this is a sign of a hands-off coaching style begs to be seen, although she does have them play many games with each other, and arranges for matches with other schools. Then we're finally shown several instances of her doing ''actual'' coaching in the aftermath of Kuro's match with coaching, personally retraining Kuro, fresh off a bad game against Teru. Apparently all the coaching she did prior to this was done off-screen.
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The second-ranking school overall in Japan as of the summer Inter-High season, this year marks Senriyama's 35th appearance in the Nationals as well as eleventh straight year representing North Osaka for the competition. While its current lineup is composed of veterans from last season, it also features both a freshman and a new Vanguard to round off the team.
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The second-ranking school overall in Japan as of the summer 70th Inter-High season, this year marks Senriyama's 35th appearance in the Nationals as well as eleventh straight year representing North Osaka for the competition. While its current lineup is composed of veterans from last season, it also features both a freshman and a new Vanguard to round off the team.
team.
Unfortunately, Team Senriyama narrowly missed the finals to quarterfinals bracket-mate Achiga and Shiraitodai.
Unfortunately, Team Senriyama narrowly missed the finals to quarterfinals bracket-mate Achiga and Shiraitodai.
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* MeaningfulName: If no kanji is given, "toki" usually means "time".
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Ryuuka. The dynamic is reversed, though: the smaller and frail-er girl wears the pants in the relationship.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Ryuuka. The dynamic is reversed, though: the smaller and frail-er girl wears the pants in the relationship.
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* MeaningfulName: If no kanji is given, "toki" usually means "time".
"time", which naturally fits with her clairvoyant powers.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Ryuuka. The dynamic is reversed, though: the smaller andfrail-er more waifish girl wears the pants in the relationship.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Ryuuka. The dynamic is reversed, though: the smaller and
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* [[spoiler:TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated, while Izumi (then on Toki's bedside) is agonizing over how to break the news to her, the latter sheds tears in her sleep, apparently cognizant of their fate.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: She's come a long way from when she started at Senriyama, and this is not wholly due to her acquired ability.
* TookALevelInBadass: She's come a long way from when she started at Senriyama, and this is not wholly due to her acquired ability.
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* [[spoiler:TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated, while Izumi (then on Toki's her bedside) is agonizing over how to break the news to her, the latter Toki sheds tears in her sleep, apparently cognizant of their fate.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: She's come a long way from when she started at Team Senriyama, and this is not wholly due to her acquired ability.
* TookALevelInBadass: She's come a long way from when she started at Team Senriyama, and this is not wholly due to her acquired ability.
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Toki's close friend, who pushed for her inclusion into Team Senriyama's Nationals team, despite the latter's doubts. Ryuuka seems to have taken up the role of Toki's unofficial caretaker (and personal lap pillow), and is never far from her side, to the point of spoling her friend, but given Toki's condition she seems to feel that it's merited.
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Toki's close best friend, who pushed for her inclusion into Team Senriyama's Nationals team, despite the latter's doubts. Ryuuka seems to have taken up the role of Toki's unofficial caretaker (and personal lap pillow), and is never far from her side, to the point of spoling her friend, but given Toki's condition she seems to feel that it's merited.
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Hiroko is Atago Masae's niece, cousin to Team Himematsu's Hiroe and Kinue, and Team Senriyama's planner and researcher. She routinely collects information on potential opponents throughout the Nationals, and formulates strategies to counter or neutralize their particular playstyles. This includes opponents that have "unusual" draw patterns, like Kuro's propensity for drawing dora tiles. In the anime, she becomes interested in Arata, "for the sake of research", due to the unusual distribution of her draws, and she wants to study it further.
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Hiroko is Atago Masae's niece, the niece of team coach Masae, cousin to Team Himematsu's Hiroe and Kinue, and Team Senriyama's planner and researcher. She routinely collects information on potential opponents throughout the Nationals, and formulates strategies to counter or neutralize their particular playstyles. This includes opponents that have "unusual" draw patterns, like Kuro's propensity for drawing dora tiles. In the anime, she becomes interested in Arata, "for the sake of research", due to the unusual distribution of her draws, and she wants to study it further.
Team Shindouji ultimately came up short, placing dead last at the National semifinals Side A, but at least that was the highest they attained so far since at least Risa's batch a decade ago.
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As Vanguard, she counteracts her opponents' strategy. Her special ability is [[spoiler:to avoid hitting negative scores during games. Even though she's not strong enough to be in Shindouji's A-Team, they still chose her over its fifth-strongest player on account of her sheer luck]].
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As Vanguard, she counteracts her opponents' strategy. Her special ability is [[spoiler:to avoid hitting negative scores during games. Even though she's not strong enough to be in Shindouji's A-Team, main team, they still chose her over its fifth-strongest player on account of her sheer luck]].
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* AgentScully: Because she doesn't believe in superstition, she simply doesn't notice when something weird is up. [[spoiler:Showcased wonderfully in her match against Eisui's Hatsumi, where by just playing normally she [[SpannerInTheWorks derails the plans of Teams Himematsu and Miyamori players]], who '''did''' notice Hatsumi's ability and were trying to stop it from triggering.]]
* AntiMage: Because of her AgentScully status, she is immune to any debuffing abilities other players can throw at her. She is still susceptible to players using self buff type abilities however, although her absolute efficiency control will usually keep her even with such opponents.
* AntiMage: Because of her AgentScully status, she is immune to any debuffing abilities other players can throw at her. She is still susceptible to players using self buff type abilities however, although her absolute efficiency control will usually keep her even with such opponents.
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* AgentScully: Because she doesn't believe in superstition, she simply doesn't notice when something weird is up. [[spoiler:Showcased wonderfully in her match against Eisui's Hatsumi, where by just playing normally she [[SpannerInTheWorks derails the plans of Teams Himematsu Sae and Miyamori players]], Kinue]], who '''did''' ''did'' notice Hatsumi's ability and were trying to stop it from triggering.]]
*AntiMage: AntiMagic: Because of her AgentScully status, style is [[AgentScully logic-based]], she is immune to any debuffing abilities other players can throw at her. She is still susceptible to players using self buff type abilities however, although her absolute efficiency control will usually keep her even with such opponents.
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* AntiMage: Because of her AgentScully status, she is immune to any debuffing abilities other players can throw at her. She is still susceptible to players using self buff type abilities however, although her absolute efficiency control will usually keep her even with such opponents.
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* {{Badass}}: To unbelievable extremes, as revealed on [[http://a.yfrog.com/img532/4995/1fyakd.jpg her profile]] in the Saki Pro trading cards. Seriously, none of the major characters, even Teru, let alone some of the professionals introduced, even come ''close'' to what she's accomplished. To wit: she's a former national champion, once placed as high as 2nd in the world rankings (current at 973rd, but only because she's been off-radar as of late), remained ''undefeated'' throughout her run, a perennial Ebisu Jidai league MVP throughout her tenure, and nine-time champion -- a record that stands to this day.
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* {{Badass}}: To unbelievable extremes, as revealed on [[http://a.yfrog.com/img532/4995/1fyakd.jpg her profile]] in the Saki Pro trading cards. Seriously, none of the major characters, even Teru, let alone some of the professionals introduced, even come ''close'' to what she's accomplished. To wit: she's a former national champion, once placed as high as 2nd in the world rankings (current (currently at 973rd, but only because she's been off-radar as of late), remained ''undefeated'' throughout her run, a perennial Ebisu Jidai league MVP throughout her tenure, and nine-time champion the youngest player to hold eight championships -- a record that stands to this day.
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* ColorCommentator: Shares this role together with her fangirl Kouko for the Nationals.
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* ColorCommentator: CombatCommentator: Shares this role together with her fangirl Kouko for the Nationals.
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* AGlassInTheHand: In Zenkoku-hen, does this with a rice ball while taking a break from practice to eat lunch with Kei and her friends.
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* AGlassInTheHand: In Zenkoku-hen, ''Zenkoku-hen'', does this with a rice ball while taking a break from practice to eat lunch with Kei and her friends.
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* ArchEnemy: Surprise! A ''very'' disgruntled Awai has labeled Shizu as this. [[UnknownRival The feeling is not mutual.]]
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* ArchEnemy: Surprise! A ''very'' disgruntled Awai has labeled Shizu as this.this after [[spoiler:catching her off-guard with her hidden ability]]. [[UnknownRival The feeling is not mutual.]]
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-->'''Nodoka''': ''(struggling to keep up)'' Shizu, Ako...! ''gulp'' You're going too fast... There's no need for running. Why sprint away all of a sudden? Are you kids?
-->'''Shizuno''': YES, WE ARE!
* ChildhoodFriends: With Ako.
-->'''Shizuno''': YES, WE ARE!
* ChildhoodFriends: With Ako.
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-->'''Nodoka''': ''(struggling to keep up)'' Shizu, "Shizu, Ako...! ''gulp'' ''(Gulp)'' You're going too fast... There's no need for running. Why sprint away all of a sudden? Are you kids?
-->'''Shizuno''': YES, WE ARE!
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'''Shizuno''': "''Yes, we are!''"
* ChildhoodFriends: WithAko.Ako, Kuro and (before her transfer to Nagano) Nodoka.
-->'''Shizuno''': YES, WE ARE!
'''Shizuno''': "''Yes, we are!''"
* ChildhoodFriends: With
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* TomboyishPonytail
* WorthyOpponent: She sees Saki as this, lampshaded in episode 3 of anime when Saki scared her off with BattleAura while walking away casually. For a while Shizu was UnknownRival to Saki, until Koromo warn her about Shizuno's hidden ability. Considering Saki's surprisingly mild reaction to Koromo's warning, whether the rivalry feeling is mutual or not yet is still under debate.
* WorthyOpponent: She sees Saki as this, lampshaded in episode 3 of anime when Saki scared her off with BattleAura while walking away casually. For a while Shizu was UnknownRival to Saki, until Koromo warn her about Shizuno's hidden ability. Considering Saki's surprisingly mild reaction to Koromo's warning, whether the rivalry feeling is mutual or not yet is still under debate.
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* TomboyishPonytail
TomboyishPonytail: Wears her hair like this, although it's more as a testament to her energy.
* WorthyOpponent: She sees Saki as this, lampshaded inepisode 3 of anime ''Achiga-hen'' Episode 3, when Saki scared her off with BattleAura while walking away casually. For a while Shizu was UnknownRival to Saki, until Koromo warn her about Shizuno's hidden ability. Considering Saki's surprisingly mild reaction to Koromo's warning, whether the rivalry feeling is mutual or not yet is still under debate.
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* WorthyOpponent: She sees Saki as this, lampshaded in
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* AlliterativeName
* BadassNormal
* BoringButPractical: Ako's way of playing is not flashy at all, but it does its job, allowing gains without the massive risks that could be found in some of her teammates' playstyles.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Shizu.
* BadassNormal
* BoringButPractical: Ako's way of playing is not flashy at all, but it does its job, allowing gains without the massive risks that could be found in some of her teammates' playstyles.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Shizu.
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* AlliterativeName
* BadassNormal
* BoringButPractical:BadassNormal[=/=]BoringButPractical: Ako's way of playing is not flashy at all, but it does its job, allowing gains without the massive risks that could be found in some of her teammates' playstyles.
* ChildhoodFriends: WithShizu.Shizuno, Kuro and (for a short while) Nodoka.
* BadassNormal
* BoringButPractical:
* ChildhoodFriends: With
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* TheLancer: To Shizuno.
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* TheLancer: To Shizuno.Shizuno and Team Achiga.
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* MissingMom: Mrs. Matsumi died while Kuro and her sister were very young, and her passing really affected the girl. It's also the reason why Kuro is unable to let go of any dora tiles, as she feels it would mean saying goodbye to her mother again. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Nodoka, normally dismissive of the supernatural, can't bring herself to dismiss Kuro's beliefs regarding dora tiles to her face]].
** IMissMom
** IMissMom
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* MissingMom: Mrs. Matsumi Her (and Yuu's) mother died while Kuro and her sister when they were very young, and her passing really which badly affected the girl. It's also the reason why Kuro is unable to let go of any dora tiles, as she feels it would mean saying goodbye to her mother again. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Nodoka, normally dismissive of the supernatural, can't bring herself to dismiss Kuro's beliefs regarding dora tiles to her face]].
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** IMissMom
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* TearsOfRemorse: Breaks down upon learning of [[spoiler:the sacrifices Toki and Kirame made to make sure Teru never goes on a rampage, while blaming herself and her weakness for forcing the two of them to overexert themselves]].
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* TearsOfRemorse: Breaks down upon learning of [[spoiler:the sacrifices Toki and Kirame made to make sure Teru never goes on a rampage, while blaming herself and her weakness for forcing the two of them to overexert themselves]].overexert]].
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* DeclarationOfProtection: Her quote.
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* DeclarationOfProtection: Her quote.quote, as seen above.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Yuu looks almost exactly like her mother, except for the color of her hair.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Yuu looks almost exactly like her mother, except for the color of her hair.
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* {{Ascended Fan|boy}}girl: Idolized Harue throughout her childhood, and eventually became one of her protégés come high-school.
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Harue is the adviser of Team Achiga and herself an alumna of a past incarnation of the team that shocked Nara Prefecture by defeating high-ranking Team Bansei ten years ago and qualifying for the nationals. Unfortunatley, one brutal loss to Sukoya later at the semifinals, and Harue was traumatized after losing too many points beyond repair. She stopped playing for years after that, and for a while was content to teach the kids of her hometown's children's club. She is eventually scouted by Kumakura, and spends the next few years playing professionally for a corporate team.
When financial woes forced the team to disband, Harue returns to her ''alma mater'' to think about what to do next, only to be surprised by the revival of her old high-school team, gunning anew for the Nationals. Seeing it as a chance to redeem herself, she decides to appoint herself as club adviser, intent to see if her protégés can succeed where she failed.
When financial woes forced the team to disband, Harue returns to her ''alma mater'' to think about what to do next, only to be surprised by the revival of her old high-school team, gunning anew for the Nationals. Seeing it as a chance to redeem herself, she decides to appoint herself as club adviser, intent to see if her protégés can succeed where she failed.
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Harue is the adviser of Team Achiga and herself an alumna of a past incarnation of the team that shocked Nara Prefecture by defeating high-ranking Team Bansei ten years ago and qualifying for the nationals. Unfortunatley, one brutal loss to Sukoya later at the semifinals, and Harue was traumatized after losing too many points beyond repair. She stopped playing for years after that, and for a while was content to teach the kids of her hometown's children's club. She is eventually scouted by Kumakura, and spends the next few years playing professionally for the Hakata Evergreens, a corporate corporate-funded team.
When financial woes forced theteam Evergreens to disband, Harue returns to her ''alma mater'' to think about what to do next, only to be surprised by the revival of her old high-school team, gunning anew for the Nationals. Seeing it as a chance to redeem herself, she decides to appoint herself as club adviser, intent to see if her protégés can succeed where she failed.
When financial woes forced the
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** MyGreatestSecondChance: As such, she treats tutoring the first reincarnation of Team Achiga in a decade to be her one last chance to redeem herself.
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** MyGreatestSecondChance: As such, she treats tutoring the first reincarnation of Team Achiga in a decade to be her one last chance to redeem herself. So much so [[spoiler:she declines an offer from Hayari (courtesy of Toshi) to become a pro until after the tournament]].
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* HeroicResolveHeroicResolve: Even if her body is frail, Toki will ''never'' back down from such tough competition as Teru, even if she has to push her body beyond its limits.
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* [[CombatClairvoyance Mahjong Clairvoyance]]
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* [[spoiler:TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated, just as Izumi is about to break the news to then-asleep Toki, the latter sheds tears, apparently cognizant of their fate.]]
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* [[spoiler:TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated, just as while Izumi (then on Toki's bedside) is about agonizing over how to break the news to then-asleep Toki, her, the latter sheds tears, tears in her sleep, apparently cognizant of their fate.]]
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* CustomUniform: Sara wears the top of a ''gyakuran'' and shorts instead of the usual blouse and skirt combination. Apparently, she's exempt from the dress code in most circumstances, but Funakubo makes her wear the uniform for matches.
* FriendlyEnemy: With Ako.
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* CustomUniform: Sara wears the top of a ''gyakuran'' and shorts instead of the usual blouse and skirt combination. Apparently, she's exempt from the dress code in most circumstances, but Funakubo makes Hiroko forces her to wear the uniform for matches.
* FriendlyEnemy: WithAko.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Cera, Sara and Cela are the three main spellings of her first name.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Cera, Sara "Cera", "Sara" and Cela "Cela" are the three main spellings of her first name. This page refers to her as "Sera" due to it being a more naturally Japanese name.
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* HeroicBSOD: After her match, she's reduced to mindlessly repeating "Thanks for the game," while in shock over how things turned out, unnerving her opponents.
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* HeroicBSOD: After her match, she's reduced to mindlessly repeating "Thanks for the game," game" while in shock over how things turned out, unnerving her opponents.
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* UnknownRival: To Nodoka (sense a pattern here?). Brought about by her previous run-in with her during the middle-school Nationals last year.
** Whenever there's a mention of a strong player in Kiyosumi, she immediately thinks of Nodoka.
** Whenever there's a mention of a strong player in Kiyosumi, she immediately thinks of Nodoka.
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* UnknownRival: To Nodoka (sense a pattern here?). Brought about by her previous Nodoka, ever since their run-in with her during the middle-school Nationals last year.
** Whenever there's a mention of a strong player in Kiyosumi,year's Inter-Middle Nationals, so much so she immediately thinks of Nodoka.
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* SlasherSmile: Hiroko gets some seriously messed-up smiles during her match, particularly every time Seiko of Shiraitodai makes a move.
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* SlasherSmile: Hiroko gets some seriously messed-up smiles during her match, particularly every time Team Shiraitodai's Seiko of Shiraitodai makes a move.
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If there's a word to describe Kirame, it would be "unflappable" -- even in the face of such opposition as Teru, she will never back down from a good fight, despite earlier firsthand experience as to Teru's sheer power. She also used to be Nodoka and Yuuki's upperclassman back in Takatobara Junior High, but moved out of Nagano just in time for for Team Shindouji's disastrous try for the 70th Nationals.
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If there's a word to describe Kirame, it would be "unflappable" -- even in the face of such opposition as Teru, she will never back down from a good fight, despite earlier firsthand experience as to Teru's sheer power. She Originally from Nagano, she also used to be Nodoka and Yuuki's upperclassman back in Takatobara Junior High, but moved out of Nagano just in time for for Team Shindouji's disastrous try for the 70th Nationals.
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* WritersBlock: Suffers this in Saki Biyori regarding Kirame's "Mister Shindou" comic in the round robin journal.
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Kei is the second-strongest individuals player after Team Shiraitodai's Teru, and hails from Sangamaki High School, which placed second in the North Osaka tournament (losing its Nationals slot to Team Himematsu). She was brought in to play against Team Achiga in a practice match, and like Team Ryuumonbuchi earlier, schools them into taking the tournament seriously.
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Kei is the second-strongest individuals player after Team Shiraitodai's Teru, and hails from Sangamaki High School, which placed second in the North South Osaka tournament (losing its Nationals slot to Team Himematsu). She was brought in to play against Team Achiga in a practice match, and like Team Ryuumonbuchi earlier, schools them into taking the tournament seriously.
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* {{Badass}}: Not only does she hail from the second-strongest mahjong team in North Osaka, but as a solo player she has the skills to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Teru.
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* {{Badass}}: Not only does she hail from the second-strongest mahjong team in North South Osaka, but as a solo player she has the skills to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Teru.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Gives this impression through her habit of taking back any InfoDump she lets out.
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-->'''Eri''': "(Uta's) someone who never changes... No... I'm sure she'll prove through for me during the match...
-->''(Cut to the match)''
-->'''Narration''': She didn't.
-->'''Uta''': I really don't know.
-->'''Eri''': "(Uta's) someone who never changes... No... I'm sure she'll prove through for me during the match...
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-->'''Narration''': She didn't.
-->'''Uta''': I really don't know.
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* GilliganCut: In ''Saki Biyori''
Biyori''...
-->'''Eri''': "(Uta's) someone who never changes... No... I'm sure she'll prove through for me during thematch...
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* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During the National semifinals, against Toki's ippatsu tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declares riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knew by (a traumatic) experience. Later in the match Teru declared kan, freaking out her opponents who expected a rinshan kaihou. Their relief that over Teru still being one tile away from completion (even with a tile off the dead wall) was short-lived, however, when they realized Teru opened more kan dora, which wrecked Kuro's hand a big time and forced her to play Teru's game.]]
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* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During the National semifinals, against Toki's ippatsu tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declares riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knew by (a traumatic) experience. Later in the match Teru declared kan, freaking out her opponents who expected a rinshan kaihou. Their relief that over Teru still being one tile away from completion (even with a tile off the dead wall) was short-lived, however, when they realized Teru opened more kan dora, which wrecked Kuro's hand a big time and forced her to play Teru's game.]] ]]
* ClimaxBoss: In Achiga-hen, is the most difficult opponent the Achiga girls face in their quest to reach and play against Nodoka.
* ClimaxBoss: In Achiga-hen, is the most difficult opponent the Achiga girls face in their quest to reach and play against Nodoka.
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* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Kirame's happy even about [[spoiler:being used as a sacrifice]] because it means that her ability, which doesn't do much to help her win, is actually proving useful for once.
* CrossPoppingVeins: Gets them once when Uta says that she doesn't know.
* GilliganCut: In ''Saki Biyori''
-->'''Eri''': "(Uta's) someone who never changes... No... I'm sure she'll prove through for me during the match...
-->''(Cut to the match)''
-->'''Narration''': She didn't.
-->'''Uta''': I really don't know.
* GilliganCut: In ''Saki Biyori''
-->'''Eri''': "(Uta's) someone who never changes... No... I'm sure she'll prove through for me during the match...
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-->'''Narration''': She didn't.
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->''"Mahjong is fun, isn't it?"''
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* {{Adorkable}}: Would you believe that one of the most dangerous girls in mahjong is also, privately, a shy bookworm who frequently trips on thin air?
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* CharacterTitle: Of every title in the series, even the ones she has no direct involvement in, such as the ''Achiga-hen'' side-story and ''Shinohayu'' prequel.
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* CharacterTitle: Of every title in the series, even the ones she has no direct involvement in, such as the ''Achiga-hen'' side-story and ''Shinohayu'' prequel.''Shinohayu''.
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* TheChessmaster: Everybody who has played her deeply fears her ability to manipulate scores and still go around smiling like it's nobody's business. During the Nagano semifinals, she helped Kana get past ±0, but because she formed a basic yaku, she couldn't just win with ron, so the only way for her to score is to draw a 6-dotted tile, to which Saki called pon, meaning there's only one of the 6 dots left. While Kana panicked over the last one, Saki ''knew'' it's on the dead wall which was untouched unless by kan, and drew said 6-pin for her. She then declared kan, so Kana could steal it with a chankan -- except earlier Saki opened her point sticks drawer ''before'' Kana can declare ron, in the process opening more kan dora that helped raised Kana's point by 3 han and earn 16,900 points. Which was more like a HopeSpot, because Saki's quick play ruined Kana's chances. And during the Nagano finals [[spoiler:Koromo was forced to discard the i-pin tile she drew to keep her yaku, knowing this will play right into Saki's hand]]. Another example is during the [[spoiler:National quarterfinals, breaking Kasumi's streak by discarding 8-sou for Kyouko's call. She also declared kan simply to shift drawing order to her favor; whether or not Kyouko's win of that hand is orchestrated, Saki quickly wrapped that match up with a cheap hand to take the lead.]]
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* TheChessmaster: Everybody who has played against her deeply fears her ability to manipulate scores and still go around smiling like it's nobody's business. During the Nagano semifinals, she helped Kana get past ±0, but because she formed a basic yaku, she couldn't just win with ron, so the only way for her to score is to draw a 6-dotted tile, to which Saki called pon, meaning there's only one of the 6 dots left. While Kana panicked over the last one, Saki ''knew'' it's on the dead wall which was untouched unless by kan, and drew said 6-pin for her. She then declared kan, so Kana could steal it with a chankan -- except earlier Saki opened her point sticks drawer ''before'' Kana can declare ron, in the process opening more kan dora that helped raised Kana's point by 3 han and earn 16,900 points. Which was more like a HopeSpot, because Saki's quick play ruined Kana's chances. And during the Nagano finals [[spoiler:Koromo was forced to discard the i-pin tile she drew to keep her yaku, knowing this will play right into Saki's hand]]. Another example is during the [[spoiler:National quarterfinals, breaking Kasumi's streak by discarding 8-sou for Kyouko's call. She also declared kan simply to shift drawing order to her favor; whether or not Kyouko's win of that hand is orchestrated, Saki quickly wrapped that match up with a cheap hand to take the lead.]]
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** During the Nagano finals, she started to worry that Yumi (Tsuruga) can stop her Rinshan ''all the time''; Yumi herself muses that she has most likely used up her luck for the year in that single move.
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** During the Nagano finals, she started to worry that Yumi (Tsuruga) can stop her Rinshan ''all the time''; Yumi herself time'', even as the latter muses that she has most likely used up her luck for the year in that single move.
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* HyperAwareness: According to Hisa, Saki is very good with hands-on mahjong because of this. In many occasions it's implied she could sense the presence of tile, or even see it before she draws it. Showcased wonderfully when she played online for the first time, where she complains that she cannot use her hidden abilities.
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* HyperAwareness: According to Hisa, Saki is very good with hands-on mahjong because of this. In many occasions it's implied she could sense the presence of tile, or even see it before she draws it. Showcased wonderfully when she played online for the first time, where she complains that she cannot use her hidden abilities.intuitively sense the flow of the game.
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* LetsGetDangerous: Whenever she plays seriously. Just try to pull off what she does all the time even once. One extreme case is finishing her second game in the club with four concealed triplets, on a draw after a tsumo, and thinking that would make her score ±0. Come the Nagano finals, [[spoiler:Koromo plays into three consecutive kan, and by the tournament rules, had to pay for all the points Saki would've earned, thus ending in Saki's comeback victory.]][[hottip:Note:For those who want the exact combo, it was "An all-circles all pons/kans three concealed pons/kans three kans 1 red dora tsumo after a kan" worth 32,000 points. Don't forget about that rule, either...]]
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* LetsGetDangerous: Whenever she plays seriously. Just try to pull off what she does all the time even once. One extreme case is finishing her second game in the club with four concealed triplets, on a draw after a tsumo, and thinking that would make her score ±0. Come the Nagano finals, [[spoiler:Koromo Koromo plays into three consecutive kan, and by the tournament rules, had to pay for all the points Saki would've earned, thus ending in Saki's comeback victory.]][[hottip:Note:For [[hottip:Note:For those who want the exact combo, it was "An all-circles all pons/kans three concealed pons/kans three kans 1 red dora tsumo after a kan" worth 32,000 points. Don't forget about that rule, either...]]
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: Saki is this to media as they care more about Nodoka, last year's Inter-Middle High Champion. They didn't even mention Saki in the introductions to the second semis match. This is in contrast to many of Saki's rivals, who seem more interested in her than Nodoka. Lampshaded in ''[[Manga/{{SakiAchiga-hen}} Achiga-hen]]'' by Funakubo and Izumi, when they discussed a certain first-year who can beat even the most seasoned third-years.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: Saki is this to media as they care more about Nodoka, last year's Inter-Middle High Champion. They didn't even mention Saki in the introductions to the second semis match.Nagano semifinals. This is in contrast to many of Saki's rivals, who seem more interested in her than Nodoka. Lampshaded in ''[[Manga/{{SakiAchiga-hen}} Achiga-hen]]'' by Funakubo Hiroko and Izumi, when they discussed a certain first-year who can beat even the most seasoned third-years.
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* PowerWalk: Depicted in Season 1 Episode 6, when she walked past Team Ryuumonbuchi, only to trip on her own feet five steps later, and again in ''Achiga-hen'', while passing by Team Achiga, complete with BattleAura, intimidating Kuro, Harue and Shizuno even as [[NoSenseOfDirection Saki is just trying to find her way]].
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* PowerWalk: Depicted in Season 1 Episode 6, when she walked past Team Ryuumonbuchi, only to trip on her own feet five steps later, and again in ''Achiga-hen'', while passing by Team Achiga, complete with BattleAura, intimidating Kuro, Harue and Shizuno even as it turns out that [[NoSenseOfDirection Saki is just trying to find her way]].
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* ShowerOfAngst: Takes one after being unable to bring herself to come see her sister's team in the semi-finals.
* ShrinkingViolet: When not wrecking players like it's nobody's business, Saki would rather retreat into a book or into a chat with Nodoka and the rest of Team Kiyosumi.
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* ShowerOfAngst: Takes one after being unable to bring herself to come see her sister's team in the semi-finals.
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One of the newer members of Team Kiyosumi, Nodoka was last year's Inter-Middle High Champion, and is considered a genius at the sport. In spite of her calm, mature appearance (and a big shelf), she has a somewhat childish side; she cannot sleep comfortably without her penguin plushie Etopen. After losing six straight games to Saki, she initially disliked her, but upon learning of her emotional baggage, becomes her best friend and confidante.
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One of the newer members of Team Kiyosumi, Nodoka was last year's Inter-Middle High Champion, and is considered a genius at the sport. In spite of her calm, mature appearance (and a big shelf), she has a somewhat childish side; side -- she cannot sleep comfortably without her penguin plushie Etopen. After losing six straight games to Saki, Saki (with a ±0, even), she initially disliked her, but upon learning of her emotional baggage, becomes her best friend and confidante.
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Besides acting as Saki's second fiddle, she also plays online mahjong under the username "Nodocchi", where her style of deciding the best probability of getting a winning hand with quick draws and discards, thus disrupting her opponent’s pace, makes her one of online mahjong's best players. In addition, at Hisa's recommendation, she carries Etopen to help settle her down while playing in tournaments helping her reach her heightened state -- "Nodocchi Mode", in which she appears as her online avatar, dressed in white with a halo and white wings, under which state she gains quick hand-building abilities.
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Besides acting as Saki's second fiddle, being a team player, she also plays online mahjong under the username "Nodocchi", where her style of deciding the best probability of getting a winning hand with quick draws and discards, thus disrupting her opponent’s pace, makes her one of online mahjong's best players. In addition, at Hisa's recommendation, she carries Etopen to help settle her down while playing in tournaments helping her reach her heightened state -- "Nodocchi Mode", in which she appears as her online avatar, dressed in white with a halo and white wings, under which state she gains quick hand-building abilities.
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* BattleAura: "Angel Guard", an angelic version of her online avatar "Nodocchi".
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: She is the only player in Team Kiyousumi the media cares about because of her prestigious ranking, so she overshadowed everyone else in her team, including Saki. However it's the other way around to their fellow players.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: She is the only player in Team Kiyousumi the media cares about because of her prestigious ranking, so she overshadowed everyone else in her team, including Saki. However it's the other way around to their fellow players.
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* EnemyMine: During the National semifinals, [[spoiler:she realizes that if Team Usuzan falls under 0, both they and Team Kiyosumi will be eliminated. She then decides to prevent that from happening while trying to gain points against Rinkai and Himematsu. However, she's also aware that Team Usuzan will need to win off anyone, including Hisa, so the latter decides that she'd promptly rid herself of Team Usuzan once Team Kiyosumi hits at least second-place]].
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* EnemyMine: During the National semifinals, semifinals Side B, [[spoiler:she realizes that if Team Usuzan falls under 0, both they and Team Kiyosumi will be eliminated. She then decides to prevent that from happening while trying to gain points against Rinkai and Himematsu. However, she's also aware that Team Usuzan will need to win off anyone, including Hisa, so the latter decides that she'd promptly rid herself of Team Usuzan once Team Kiyosumi hits at least second-place]].
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* HeroicBSOD [[spoiler:Prior to the National quarterfinals, she becomes stricken with fear and convinces herself that her opponents are too strong, and ends up screwing up the early portion of her match and falls to last place, before she regains her composure and help Team Kiyosumi claw its way back to second place.]]
* HeterosexualLifeParters: With Mako.
* HeterosexualLifeParters: With Mako.
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* HeroicBSOD HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Prior to the National quarterfinals, she becomes stricken with fear and convinces herself that her opponents are too strong, and ends up screwing up the early portion of her match and falls to last place, before she regains her composure and help Team Kiyosumi claw its way back to second place.]]
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* {{Troll}}: Has some shades of this, as her initial idea for having Nodoka play with Etopen at her side was for "joke material," and she, possibly deliberately, gives some [[InnocentInnuendo misleading double entendres]] about what happened between her and Yumi at [[ClingyJealousGirl Momo's]] presence.
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* {{Troll}}: Has some shades of this, as her initial idea for having Nodoka play with Etopen at her side was for "joke material," and she, possibly deliberately, gives some [[InnocentInnuendo misleading double entendres]] about what happened between her and Yumi at [[ClingyJealousGirl Momo's]] Momoko's]] presence.
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* PhotographicMemory: Mako has memorized nearly every match she's seen played at her grandpa's mahjong parlor. [[spoiler:In practice, though, this tends to yield mixed results -- it failed her against Kaori, a total newcomer with unpredictable moves, as well as Hao, who plays a completely foreign form of the sport, but helped her win against the more orthodox-minded Aislinn.]]
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* PhotographicMemory: Mako has memorized nearly every match she's seen played at her grandpa's mahjong parlor. [[spoiler:In practice, though, this tends to yield mixed results -- it failed her against Kaori, a total newcomer with an unpredictable moves, playstyle, as well as Hao, who plays a completely foreign form of the sport, but helped her win against the more orthodox-minded Aislinn.]]
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Kazekoshi was the one that almost fell under 0 and finished last in the Nagano prefecturals, while Tsuruga was third.
* LoopholeAbuse: Attempts this in ''Saki Biyori''. In response to being told that she can only use the club room for club activities while she and her teammates are relaxing in it, she considers changing the name of the club for the day.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Lampshaded in ''Saki Biyori''; when Hajime worries about being seen in casual clothing at school.
-->'''Jun''': ''(thinking)'' "Compared to walking around with handcuffs, plain clothes should be nothing."
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Team Kazekoshi landed at third-place at the Nagano finals, while Mihoko, champion of the Nagano individuals, qualified for the National individuals.
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Team Tsuruga ended at fourth-place at the Nagano finals, and has no representation for the National individuals.
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Team Tsuruga ended at fourth-place third place at the Nagano finals, and has no representation for the National individuals.
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* TemptingFate: She declares that she'll "get repeated wins" as dealer, but then immediately plays into Myeng-hwa's hand.
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* TemptingFate: She declares that she'll "get repeated wins" as dealer, but then immediately plays into Myeng-hwa's hand. She also assumes things are going her way after the first round in which she doesn't lose any points, but then plays into Hisa's hand.
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* [[spoiler:CryCute: After Toki knocks herself unconscious at the end of her semifinals match, and after finishing their campaign dead last, when she was last seen a disconsolate mess.]]
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* [[spoiler:CryCute: After Toki knocks herself unconscious at the end of her semifinals match, and after finishing their campaign dead last, semifinals in third place, when she was last seen a disconsolate mess.]]
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%% * FinishingMove: Rinshan Kaihou.
* {{Foil}}: To Nodoka, in that she stopped enjoying mahjong due to bad experiences playing it with her family, in contrast to Nodoka's who made friends with that game.
* {{Foil}}: To Nodoka, in that she stopped enjoying mahjong due to bad experiences playing it with her family, in contrast to Nodoka's who made friends with that game.
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* {{Foil}}: To Nodoka, in that she stopped enjoying mahjong due to bad experiences playing it with her family, in contrast to
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* NoSenseOfDirection: During both the Regional and National Tournaments, she often gets lost in the venues.
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* NoSenseOfDirection: During both the Regional Nagano and National Tournaments, tournaments, she often gets lost in the venues.
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* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done Sis" Girl]]: She desperately wants to reconcile with Teru and get her approval, no matter how distant Teru seems. In the anime, she even has a dream about a younger Teru congratulating her younger self.
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* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done Done, Sis" Girl]]: She desperately wants to reconcile with Teru and get her approval, no matter how distant Teru seems. In the anime, she even has a dream about a younger Teru congratulating her younger self.
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%% * BattleAura: Nodoka is an [[WingedHumanoid Angel Guard]].
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Nodoka hugs her penguin plushie while playing.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Nodoka hugs her penguin plushie while playing.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Nodoka is both mature and serious, as well as pretty childish, evidenced whenever she hugs
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* CannotSpitItOut: She doesn't openly tell Saki how she feels about her. In Season 1 Episode 25, [[spoiler:after praying at a shrine, Nodoka tells Saki that she wishes to to stay by her side forever]].
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* CannotSpitItOut: She doesn't openly tell Saki how she feels about her. In Season 1 Episode 25, [[spoiler:after after praying at a shrine, Nodoka tells Saki that she wishes to to stay by her side forever]].forever.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:While Nodoka's logic usually helps her most of the time, in a world where everyone can summon goddesses and cause localized earthquakes, it is still bound to fail her at some point. During the National quarterfinals, she kept foiling Kinue and Sae's plan to stop Hatsumi's power because it's just a coincidence to her. And even after she saw Hatsumi's open hand she chalked it up as a big coincidence. Sae is so annoyed she let Hatsumi complete her yakuman in Nodoka's dealer turn as revenge. The sad thing is that Nodoka is unperturbed and chalked it up again as another coincidence, much to Sae's and Kinue's shock.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:While While Nodoka's logic usually helps her most of the time, in a world where everyone can summon goddesses and cause localized earthquakes, it is still bound to fail her at some point. During [[spoiler:During the National quarterfinals, she kept foiling Kinue and Sae's plan to stop Hatsumi's power because it's just a coincidence to her. And even after she saw Hatsumi's open hand she chalked it up as a big coincidence. Sae is so annoyed she let Hatsumi complete her yakuman in Nodoka's dealer turn as revenge. The sad thing is that Nodoka is unperturbed and chalked it up again as another coincidence, much to Sae's and Kinue's shock.]]
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%% * YouGottaHaveBlueHair: [[RoseHairedGirl Pink]], in fact.
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%% * ZettaiRyouiki: Wears a pair of white ones as part of her school getup.
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%% * BadassCape: Wears one in the nationals.
%% * BigEater: Especially if tacos are involved.
%% * BirdRun: To further emphasize her childish demeanor.
%% * BigEater: Especially if tacos are involved.
%% * BirdRun: To further emphasize her childish demeanor.
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* BigEater: Kid really loves to eat. Especially if tacos are involved.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: She must eat Tacos to fuel her mahjong prowess.
* CripplingOverspecialization: She blows the field at East Wind... and can do not much else come the other rounds. [[spoiler:Come the National semifinals, however, she remedies this by changing her priorities from big hands to cheap but quick ones with the intention of getting a parenchan.]]
* CripplingOverspecialization: She blows the field at East Wind... and can do not much else come the other rounds. [[spoiler:Come the National semifinals, however, she remedies this by changing her priorities from big hands to cheap but quick ones with the intention of getting a parenchan.]]
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: She must eat Tacos tacos to fuel her mahjong prowess.
* CripplingOverspecialization: She blows the field at East Wind... and can do not much else come the other rounds. [[spoiler:Come the National semifinals,however, she Hisa remedies this by changing having her change her priorities from big hands to cheap but quick ones with the intention of getting a parenchan.]]
* CripplingOverspecialization: She blows the field at East Wind... and can do not much else come the other rounds. [[spoiler:Come the National semifinals,
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* DefeatMeansFriendship: Considers her rivals from other schools in the Prefecturals her friends, even the likes of Mihoko, who defeated her during their finals match. As such, she hates it when some reporters deride Nagano players as second-rate, since they're not just insulting her and her teammates, but also everybody else.
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* DefeatMeansFriendship: Considers her rivals from other schools in the Prefecturals Nagano tourney her friends, even the likes of Mihoko, who badly defeated her during their finals match. As such, she hates it when some reporters deride Nagano players as second-rate, since they're not just insulting her and her teammates, but also everybody else.else from that region.
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* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Just watch any of the training camp episodes.
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* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Just watch any of the training camp episodes. She and Team Eisui's Hatsumi may as well be soulmates.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: Many regard her as a weakling despite her ability to rack up up high scores in East round. [[spoiler:And she would've gotten away with strong lead during the National quarterfinals, too, had Komaki not fallen asleep and got a direct sanbaiman hit on Yuuki.]]
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: Many regard consider her as a weakling despite her ability to rack up up high scores farm points in East round. Wind. [[spoiler:And she would've gotten away with a strong lead during the National quarterfinals, too, had Komaki not fallen asleep and got a direct sanbaiman hit on Yuuki.]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: Happens before her first major match in the Nationals, where she comes into the venue sporting a cape and vows to show everyone that Kiyosumi isn't a weak team. [[spoiler:Prior to the National semifinals, at Hisa's recommendation she also began learning how to deal with big hands, in the event she faces off against Teru come the finals.]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: Happens before her first major match in the Nationals, where she comes into the venue sporting a cape and vows to show everyone that Kiyosumi isn't a weak team. [[spoiler:Prior to the National semifinals, at Hisa's recommendation she also began learning how to deal with big hands, in the event that she faces off against Teru come the finals.]]
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%% * {{Badass}}: With a capital B.
%% * ClubPresident[=/=]StudentCouncilPresident: At the same time.
%% * CoolBigSis: To the younger girls in Team Kiyosumi.
* EnemyMine: During the National semifinals, [[spoiler:she realizes that if Team Usuzan falls under 0, both they and Team Kiyosumi will be eliminated. She then decides to prevent that from happening while trying to gain points against Rinkai and Himematsu. Unfortunately for her, Team Usuzan is aware that they'll need to win off anyone, including Hisa]].
%% * ClubPresident[=/=]StudentCouncilPresident: At the same time.
%% * CoolBigSis: To the younger girls in Team Kiyosumi.
* EnemyMine: During the National semifinals, [[spoiler:she realizes that if Team Usuzan falls under 0, both they and Team Kiyosumi will be eliminated. She then decides to prevent that from happening while trying to gain points against Rinkai and Himematsu. Unfortunately for her, Team Usuzan is aware that they'll need to win off anyone, including Hisa]].
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* CoolBigSis: To the
* EnemyMine: During the National semifinals, [[spoiler:she realizes that if Team Usuzan falls under 0, both they and Team Kiyosumi will be eliminated. She then decides to prevent that from happening while trying to gain points against Rinkai and Himematsu.
* FriendlyRival: With Mihoko, which has actually toned down from their junior-high days.
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* GuileHero: Skilled at manipulating other players' thoughts to her advantage.
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* GuileHero: {{Guile Hero}}ine: Skilled at manipulating other players' thoughts to her advantage.
* HeterosexualLifeParters: With Mako.
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* SpotOfTea:
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* WillfullyWeak: In the Prefectural individuals, she didn't play seriously until she heard the argument between Saki and Nodoka.
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* WillfullyWeak: In the Prefectural Nagano individuals, she didn't play seriously until she heard the argument between Saki and Nodoka.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Hisa.
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Club leader of Team Ryuumonbuchi and scion of the namesake owners of her own ''alma mater''. Haughty and craving for attention, she nevertheless shows concern for her teammates in her own way, and is reputed to have went to great lengths to assemble an all-star team.
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Club leader of Team Ryuumonbuchi and scion of the namesake owners of her own ''alma mater''.mater'' (specifically, the daughter of the current principal, and in turn great-granddaughter of her ''alma mater'''s founder). Haughty and craving for attention, she nevertheless shows concern for her teammates in her own way, and is reputed to have went to great lengths to assemble an all-star team.
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%% * AttentionWhore: Hoo boy, is she ever a one-girl showboat.
%% * BattleAura: Touka is a "Crazy Lance Wielder".
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%% * TheAtoner: For cheating in a mahjong game years ago.
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* BareYourMidriff: Her street
* LamarckWasRight: She gained her abilities of sleight-of-hand from her father, who was a stage magician.
* PowerLimiter: Her handcuffs also serve as this, reducing her ability to use sleight-of-hand and thus make it harder for her to cheat in the event that she'd be tempted to do so.
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%% * ConvenientlyAnOrphan: A major part of her backstory.
%% * CuteLittleFangs: When angry.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: The 2009 anime ends with Saki defeating her in the prefectural level. But it's still a long road ahead for Saki.
%% * CuteLittleFangs: When angry.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: The 2009 anime ends with Saki defeating her in the prefectural level. But it's still a long road ahead for Saki.
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: The
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-->"I'm a girl, dammit!"
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* TerribleArtist: In "Saki Biyori", she draws a portrait of Tomoki for a class. Partly as a result of Jun's lack of skill, and partly as a result of Tomoki removing her glasses and putting on Hajime's ribbon, Tomoki is mistaken for Hajime.
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* TerribleArtist: In "Saki Biyori", ''Saki Biyori'', she draws a portrait of Tomoki for a class. Partly as a result of Jun's lack of skill, and partly as a result of Tomoki removing her glasses and putting on Hajime's ribbon, Tomoki is mistaken for Hajime.
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%% * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: But when her eyes open...
%% * {{Determinator}}: Just see her BadassBoast.
%% * EyesAlwaysShut
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%% * {{Determinator}}: Just see her BadassBoast.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Her reaction whenever Hisa becomes too friendly with her beloved Yumi for comfort is priceless.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Her reaction reactions whenever Hisa becomes too friendly with her beloved Yumi for comfort is are priceless.
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* [[{{Invisibility}} Invisible Girl]]: Even more impressive when you notice her chest is rather impressive.
** [[PaintingTheMedium Even her character selection box in]] ''[[LicensedGame Saki Portable]]'' [[PaintingTheMedium is borderline-invisible!]]
** [[PaintingTheMedium Even her character selection box in]] ''[[LicensedGame Saki Portable]]'' [[PaintingTheMedium is borderline-invisible!]]
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* [[{{Invisibility}} Invisible Girl]]: Even more impressive when you notice her chest is rather impressive.
**impressive. Even her character select box in the PSP is [[PaintingTheMedium Even her character selection box in]] ''[[LicensedGame Saki Portable]]'' [[PaintingTheMedium is borderline-invisible!]]borderline invisible]].
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her character select screen in the PSP game says...
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her character select screen in the PSP game even says...
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* {{Meganekko}}
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* {{Meganekko}}{{Meganekko}}: Wears a pair of glasses both inside and outside the table.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Who gloriously threw a monkey wrench against Mako's pattern-based play (and to a lesser extent affects Touka and Tomoki's plays as well)? Kaori.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: Who gloriously Gloriously threw a monkey wrench against Mako's pattern-based play (and to a lesser extent affects Touka and Tomoki's plays as well)? Kaori.well).
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* [[FarmBoy Farm Girl]]
* SignatureLaugh: See above.
* SignatureLaugh: See above.
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* [[FarmBoy Farm Girl]]
Girl]]: Granted, Team Tsuruga is from a semi-rural region, but she is definitely from a rural area.
* SignatureLaugh: See her quote above.
* SignatureLaugh: See her quote above.
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* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Saki. Saki is well aware of Teru's enmity toward her, but is quite unpleasantly surprised to hear that Teru refuses to admit to having a sister.
* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During the semifinal against Toki's signature Ippatsu Tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declare riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile herself. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knows by experience that she drew Toki's winning tile. And of course Kuro who was traumatized by her last match against Toki, who purposely discarded something else.]]
** [[spoiler:In the same match Teru did this again with declaring kan, which freaked her opponents out with expecting it would result in Rinshan Kaihou. Much to their relief, while Teru did get her needed tile from the dead wall her hand was still one tile away from completion. Their relief didn't last long when they realized Teru opened more kan dora which wrecked Kuro's hand a big time and the poor girl is manipulated to play to Teru's hand as the result.]]
*** [[spoiler: To be fair every single player in that table excluding Kuro were trying to out-gambit everyone else.]]
* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During the semifinal against Toki's signature Ippatsu Tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declare riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile herself. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knows by experience that she drew Toki's winning tile. And of course Kuro who was traumatized by her last match against Toki, who purposely discarded something else.]]
** [[spoiler:In the same match Teru did this again with declaring kan, which freaked her opponents out with expecting it would result in Rinshan Kaihou. Much to their relief, while Teru did get her needed tile from the dead wall her hand was still one tile away from completion. Their relief didn't last long when they realized Teru opened more kan dora which wrecked Kuro's hand a big time and the poor girl is manipulated to play to Teru's hand as the result.]]
*** [[spoiler: To be fair every single player in that table excluding Kuro were trying to out-gambit everyone else.]]
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* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Saki. Saki Saki's Abel. The latter is well aware of Teru's enmity toward her, but is quite unpleasantly surprised shocked to hear that Teru refuses to admit to having a sister.
* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During thesemifinal National semifinals, against Toki's signature Ippatsu Tsumo, ippatsu tsumo, Teru purposely discarded a 3-dotted tile. At this point everyone is careful as whenever Toki declare declares riichi it means either someone will play to her hand or she will draw the winning tile herself.tile. Kirame had no safe tile, so she followed Teru's lead of three dots. Teru called the tile and shifted the drawing order, and Toki's winning tile was taken by Kuro, who knows knew by experience that she drew Toki's winning tile. And of course Kuro who was traumatized by her last match against Toki, who purposely discarded something else.]]
** [[spoiler:In(a traumatic) experience. Later in the same match Teru did this again with declaring declared kan, which freaked freaking out her opponents out with expecting it would result in Rinshan Kaihou. Much to their relief, while who expected a rinshan kaihou. Their relief that over Teru did get her needed tile from the dead wall her hand was still being one tile away from completion. Their relief didn't last long completion (even with a tile off the dead wall) was short-lived, however, when they realized Teru opened more kan dora dora, which wrecked Kuro's hand a big time and the poor girl is manipulated forced her to play to Teru's hand as the result.]]
*** [[spoiler: To be fair every single player in that table excluding Kuro were trying to out-gambit everyone else.game.]]
* TheChessmaster: This is proof that she and Saki are more alike than the former would admit. [[spoiler:During the
** [[spoiler:In
*** [[spoiler: To be fair every single player in that table excluding Kuro were trying to out-gambit everyone else.
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* TheDreaded: If there is anyone the contestants of the tournament do not want to face, it is ''Teru''. The runner-up from the individuals likened her to a force of nature than a human being.
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* TheDreaded: If there is anyone the contestants of the tournament do not want to face, it is ''Teru''. The runner-up from the Even Kei, last year's National individuals runner-up, likened her to a force of nature than a human being.
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** VocalEvolution: Come ''Achiga-hen'', the deep alto voice MaiNakahara used was replaced instead with a much lighter tone. Especially evident during the extra episodes, which feature what happens after the Vanguard match, where Teru is just sitting around in Shiraitodai's waiting room eating sweets with the rest of her team.
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe. While Teru is cold and aloof, even to her teammates and especially to her sister, she can project a cheerful facade if needed. Hiroe, in spite of taunting her opponents, gets along well with her teammates, and is close to her sister.
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe. While Teru is cold and aloof, even to her teammates and especially to her sister, she can project a cheerful facade if needed. Hiroe, in spite of taunting her opponents, gets along well with her teammates, and is close to her sister.
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** VocalEvolution: Come ''Achiga-hen'', the deep alto voice MaiNakahara Creator/MaiNakahara used was replaced instead with a much lighter tone. Especially evident during the extra episodes, which feature what happens after the Vanguard match, where Teru is just sitting around in Shiraitodai's waiting room eating sweets with the rest of her team.
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe. While Teru is cold and aloof, even to her teammates and especially to her sister, she can project a cheerful facade if needed.Hiroe, in spite of taunting In contrast, while Hiroe loves to taunt her opponents, gets along well with she's actually a good teammate and sister, and that her teammates, and is close to taunts are actually her sister.way of encouraging her opponents to give her a decent challenge.
* {{Foil}}: To Hiroe. While Teru is cold and aloof, even to her teammates and especially to her sister, she can project a cheerful facade if needed.
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** Despite being played for comedy, ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that Teru can be a bit of a goofball when paired with Awai, and has a humongous SweetTooth.
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** Despite being played for comedy, PlayedForLaughs, ''Saki Biyori'' reveals that Teru can be a bit of a goofball when paired with Awai, and has a humongous SweetTooth.
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: While they appear to be KindRedEyes in flashbacks, in the present, she's a cold individual and a ruthless mahjong player.
* SayMyName: In TheStinger for Zenkoku-hen, Teru turns to the camera and whispers "Saki..."
* SayMyName: In TheStinger for Zenkoku-hen, Teru turns to the camera and whispers "Saki..."
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: While they appear to be KindRedEyes in flashbacks, in One thing she shares with Saki -- except the present, she's a cold individual and a ruthless mahjong player.
sheer ruthlessness in mahjong.
* SayMyName: In TheStinger forZenkoku-hen, ''Zenkoku-hen'', Teru turns to the camera and whispers "Saki..."", implying that deep down at least she's still aware that she ''does'' have a sister.
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* SlasherSmile: On the cover of the Eighth DVD. And HOW!
** Lampooned ''mercilessly'' a few years later in one of the ''Achiga-hen'' extras, where an embarrassed Teru admits (to Awai and Sumire) that her expression on the DVD cover was not one of her brightest moments, especially when Awai considers doing the same.
** Lampooned ''mercilessly'' a few years later in one of the ''Achiga-hen'' extras, where an embarrassed Teru admits (to Awai and Sumire) that her expression on the DVD cover was not one of her brightest moments, especially when Awai considers doing the same.
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* SlasherSmile: On the cover of the Eighth DVD. And HOW!
** Lampoonedeighth DVD of Season 1. This was lampooned ''mercilessly'' a few years later in one of the ''Achiga-hen'' extras, where an embarrassed Teru admits (to Awai and Sumire) that her expression on the DVD cover was not one of her brightest moments, especially when Awai considers doing the same.
** Lampooned
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** NotSoStoic: Mentioning [[IHaveNoSon Saki]] is the surest way for anyone to get a reaction out of her.
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** NotSoStoic: Mentioning [[IHaveNoSon Saki]] is the surest way for anyone to get a reaction out of her. Then there's [[spoiler:Toki fainting after her match]].
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* TheRedBaron: "The Fisherman of Shiraitodai"Shiraitodai", as many of her moves evoke the image of a fisherman.
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* PrettyInMink: Wears a long coat lined with fur on the collar when she was first introduced.
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The oldest and sole Japanese member of Team Rinkai, as well as last year's third-placer in the individuals, behind Kei Arakawa and Teru Miyanaga. As per tournament rules, she is required to play as Vanguard (a natural fit for an ace player like her).
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The oldest and sole Japanese member of Team Rinkai, as well as last year's third-placer in the individuals, behind Kei Arakawa and Teru Miyanaga.Teru. As per tournament rules, she is required to play as Vanguard (a natural fit for an ace player like her).
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As her nickname Venter suggests, Choe's ability centers on the gathering of cardinal wind tiles to her hand, being able to gather the same type of Wind tile as her seating position (meaning if she's seated East, she gets East tiles as well, and so on). She also seems to be able to gather Wind tiles depending on the round (East during the East Wind round), but only when she's a dealer.
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As her nickname Venter "Venter" suggests, Choe's ability centers on the gathering of cardinal wind tiles to her hand, being able to gather the same type of Wind tile as her seating position (meaning if she's seated East, she gets East tiles as well, and so on). She also seems to be able to gather Wind tiles depending on the round (East during the East Wind round), but only when she's a dealer.
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* DisappearedDad: Her father, possibly her French parent, died before the series starts.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has a transparent "arch" in the middle of her eyes, a trait she shares with Usuzan's Yuan.
* FishOutOfWater: In Chapter 124, notes that she feels unused to Japanese culture.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has a transparent "arch" in the middle of her eyes, a trait she shares with Usuzan's Yuan.
* FishOutOfWater: In Chapter 124, notes that she feels unused to Japanese culture.
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* DisappearedDad: Her father, possibly her French parent, died before the series starts.
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* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has a transparent "arch" in the middle of her eyes, a trait she shares with Team Usuzan's Yuan.
* FishOutOfWater: InChapter Round 124, Choe notes that she still feels unused to Japanese culture.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has a transparent "arch" in the middle of her eyes, a trait she shares with Team Usuzan's Yuan.
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[[folder:Eisui All-Girls]]All-Girls' High School]]
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Leader of Team Eisui and scion of the main family of the branches which make up the team. Last year, as an individual player she achieved fame as a "mahjong monster", but pushed herself too hard, and now has her teammates watching out for her. Kyouko claims that part of Eisui's strategy is to let Komaki go for the big hands and that she will play multiple styles, but is a little shaky sometimes. Her teammates call her "Princess".
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* DaydreamSurprise: After the quarterfinals, when Kasumi proposes going to the beach together before the individuals, it cuts to Team Eisui at the beach. In the next page, it's revealed that Komaki fell asleep.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Komaki is still in training, and can't control which "god" goes into her [[spoiler:and unfortunately for her, gets a relatively weak god in the quarter-finals]].
* HowDoIShotWeb: Komaki is still in training, and can't control which "god" goes into her [[spoiler:and unfortunately for her, gets a relatively weak god in the quarter-finals]].
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* DaydreamSurprise: After the National quarterfinals, when Kasumi proposes going to the beach together before the individuals, it cuts to Team Eisui at the beach. In the next page, it's revealed that Komaki fell asleep.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Komaki is still in training, and can't control which "god" goes into her [[spoiler:and unfortunately for her, gets a relatively weak god in thequarter-finals]].National quarterfinals]].
* HowDoIShotWeb: Komaki is still in training, and can't control which "god" goes into her [[spoiler:and unfortunately for her, gets a relatively weak god in the
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Komaki's cousin and Captain of Team Eisui. Kasumi prefers to play defensively, refusing to deal into someone's hand, and is also a good analyst, as shown during the quarterfinals, as she had held on to the tiles that Saki would have used a kan on. She was also the first to notice Toyone’s ability and the one to tell Hatsumi to take note of Sae.
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Komaki's cousin and Captain finisher of Team Eisui. Kasumi prefers to play defensively, refusing to deal into someone's hand, and is also a good analyst, as shown during the quarterfinals, as she had held on to the tiles that Saki would have used a kan on. She was also the first to notice Toyone’s ability and the one to tell Hatsumi to take note of Sae.
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* [[spoiler:CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: They realized that she's the most dangerous player in Eisui... and she's on the team with Komaki, one of the 3 mahjong monsters next to Koromo and Teru.]]
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* [[spoiler:CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: They Saki, Kyouko and Toyone realized that she's the most dangerous player in Team Eisui... and she's on the team with Komaki, herself one of the 3 mahjong monsters next to Koromo and Teru.most dangerous individuals players.]]
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Like Team Kiyosumi's Yuuki, Hatsumi's game is extremely powerful when she is seated on the north. Her ability, called "Gates of Evil" by Kumakura, makes it easy for her to gather north and east tiles, and to a lesser extent, south and west tiles as well. Attracting this tiles will guarantee a ‘Big Four Winds’ Yakuman if not stopped. [[spoiler:She doesn’t believe that Sae had the power to block her and would go through great lengths just to keep her North position, which makes for easy pickings by Sae.]]
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Like Team Kiyosumi's Yuuki, Hatsumi's game is extremely powerful when she is seated on the north.North. Her ability, called "Gates of Evil" by Kumakura, makes it easy for her to gather north and east tiles, and to a lesser extent, south and west tiles as well. Attracting this tiles will guarantee a ‘Big Four Winds’ Yakuman if not stopped. [[spoiler:She doesn’t believe that Sae had the power to block her and would go through great lengths just to keep her North position, which makes for easy pickings by Sae.]]
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* PintsizedPowerhouse
PintsizedPowerhouse: The first time she is shown, she has just finished ''flooring'' the competition at the Kagoshima finals, qualifying Team Eisui to the Nationals even without having to field Kasumi.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: As seen in the picture, she wears her robe ''very'' loosely.
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* {{Joshikousei}}: In the epilogue for the first season of the anime. After the purification ritual for Kasumi is finished, she also changes back into her uniform, rather than her miko robes.
* {{Meganekko}}
* {{Miko}}: Follows the theme of her teammates for her match in the finals.
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* {{Joshikousei}}: In Of the epilogue for girls in Team Eisui, only she prefers her school uniform over the first season of the anime. After the purification ritual for Kasumi is finished, she also changes back into her uniform, rather than her miko robes.
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Himematsu, representing South Osaka, is one of the top schools in Kansai, alongside their cross-town rivals from Team Senriyama (whose coach Masae is mother to their own Hiroe and Kinue) finishing fifth in the spring tournament, and was a highly-seeded team until the emergence of Team Eisui and Komaki, which saw them relegated to fifth-place. Team Himematsu has the tradition of putting their ace as Lieutenant. Notable for being one of the few schools in the Nationals that seems to be composed entirely of normal, if skilled, players.
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Himematsu, representing South Osaka, is one of the top schools in Kansai, alongside their cross-town rivals from Team Senriyama (whose coach Masae is mother to their own Hiroe and Kinue) finishing fifth in the spring tournament, Kinue), and was a highly-seeded team until the emergence of Team Eisui and Komaki, which saw relegating them relegated to fifth-place. Team Himematsu has the a tradition of putting their ace as Lieutenant. Notable for being one of the few schools in the Nationals that seems to be composed entirely of normal, if skilled, players.
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Elder daughter of Masae, professional player and coach of Team Senriyama. Hiroe is very loud and blunt about her opinions -- she ''knows'' she's good, and will not give a second thought about shoving it in everyone's faces, whether they like it or not. Her style revolves around bluffs and trash talks, with distracts her opponents into playing right into her hand.
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Elder daughter of Masae, professional player and coach of Team Senriyama.Senriyama, older sister to teammate Kinue, and ace of Team Himematsu. Hiroe is very loud and blunt about her opinions -- she ''knows'' she's good, and will not give a second thought about shoving it in everyone's faces, whether they like it or not. Her style revolves around bluffs and trash talks, with distracts her opponents into playing right into her hand.
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* BadassNormal: According to Hisa, in a team of normals that is ranked fifth in a competition stuffed to the rafters with mahjong monsters, she could epitomise this trope. This is even more proven to the fact that Hisa's hell waits doesn't work on her.
* CatSmile: Is prone to doing this.
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* CatSmile: Is prone to doing this.
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* BadassNormal: According to Hisa, in a team of normals that is ranked fifth in a competition stuffed to the rafters with mahjong monsters, she could epitomise epitomize this trope. This is even more proven to the fact that Hisa's hell waits doesn't work on her.
* CatSmile: Is prone to doingthis.
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* FieryRedheadFieryRedhead: She's red-haired, and has the appropriate fiery personality to match. This contrasts well with blue-haired Kinue's gentle disposition.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: ''Achiga-hen'' introduces her mother, Masae, and aside from her hair color Hiroe is the spitting image of her, down to the shape of their frowns.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Begins a budding one with Team Kiyosumi's Hisa during their National semifinals match, with the latter beginning to make her own snide remarks in response to Hiroe's increasingly friendlier banter.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Begins a budding one with Team Kiyosumi's Hisa during their National semifinals match, with the latter beginning to make her own snide remarks in response to Hiroe's increasingly friendlier banter.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: ''Achiga-hen'' introduces her mother, Masae, and aside from her hair color and stature, Hiroe is the spitting image mirror-image of her, down to the shape of their frowns.
* VitriolicBestBuds:Begins a budding Becomes one with Team Kiyosumi's Hisa during their the National semifinals match, semifinals, with the latter beginning to make her own snide remarks in response to Hiroe's increasingly friendlier (increasingly friendlier) banter.
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* BadassNormal: Says so herself in Chapter 79. [[spoiler:She's challenges herself to see whether or not she can go far against her "monster" opponents which includes Saki, Kasumi and Toyone.]] Saki even mentions she considers ''her'' the biggest threat of the semi-finalists.
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* BadassNormal: Says so herself in Chapter Round 79. [[spoiler:She's challenges herself to see whether or not she can go far against her "monster" opponents which includes Saki, Kasumi and Toyone.]] Saki even mentions she considers ''her'' the biggest threat of the semi-finalists.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:While Team Himematsu managed to hang on to qualify for the National semifinals (alongside Kiyosumi), Kyouko ends up squandering their lead to Saki's cheap hand. The worst part of it all, according to Kyouko herself, is that Saki technically won with ±0 (and a few points-stealing hands).]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:While Team Himematsu managed to hang on to qualify for the National semifinals (alongside Kiyosumi), Kyouko ends up squandering their lead to Saki's cheap hand. The worst part of it all, according to Kyouko herself, is that Saki technically won with a score of ±0 (and a few points-stealing hands).]]
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* {{Meganekko}}: One more point of similarity with her mother. In ''Saki Biyori'', after Hiroe accidentally loses her glasses, she takes it in stride, and points out that she has several pairs on hand.
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* {{Meganekko}}: One more point of similarity with her mother. In ''Saki Biyori'', after Hiroe accidentally loses her glasses, she takes it in stride, and points out that [[CrazyPrepared she has several pairs on hand.hand]].
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally in her case.
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A former player of 3-man mahjong with Kyouko and Hiroe.
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* HeroWorshipper: To Toshi.
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* HeroWorshipper: To Toshi.Toshi, thus her glee when [[AscendedFangirl actually becomes one of her protégé]].
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* KubrickStare: She has this as a ''move-sealing ability''. Impressive for what amounts to just looking at an opponent ''really really hard''.
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To say that Toyone is tall compared to the rest of Team Miyamori (or anyone else in the championships, for that matter) is an understatement. Scouted by Toshi barely half a year prior to the Nationals, Toyone hails from a mountain village with very few children her age. With only the family TV for company, Toyone had a relatively lonely childhood, which isn't helped by the fact that she is towering at 197cm. No wonder that she treats her transfer to Miyamori, as well as entry into its mahjong club, where she can finally share her love of the game with her peers, as probably the best that has happened to her life.
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To say that Toyone is tall compared to the rest of Team Miyamori (or anyone else in the championships, for that matter) is an understatement. Scouted by Toshi barely half a year prior to the Nationals, Toyone hails from a mountain village with very few children her age. With only the family TV for company, Toyone had a relatively lonely childhood, which isn't helped by the fact that she is towering at 197cm.197cm (6'5"). No wonder that she treats her transfer to Miyamori, as well as entry into its mahjong club, where she can finally share her love of the game with her peers, as probably the best that has happened to her life.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In Saki Biyori, when she and her friends are going shopping for summer clothing, Kurumi tells her that it will be hot outside that day, and Toyone points out that she doesn't have summer clothes, prompting Kurumi to remind her that it's the reason why they're going shopping. She then says "This is bad. I'll buy some today!" before Kurumi stops her.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In Saki Biyori, ''Saki Biyori'', when she and her friends are going shopping for summer clothing, Kurumi tells her that it will be hot outside that day, and Toyone points out that she doesn't have summer clothes, prompting Kurumi to remind her that it's the reason why they're going shopping. She then says "This is bad. I'll buy some today!" before Kurumi stops her.
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* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Once she was done mourning Team Miyamori's exit, she proceeds to ask for autographs from Komaki and Nodoka, as well as from her opponents at the Captains' match.]]
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Prior to her transfer to Miyamori.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Prior to her transfer to Miyamori.
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* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Once she was done mourning crying over Team Miyamori's exit, she proceeds to ask for autographs from Komaki and Nodoka, as well as from her opponents at the Captains' match.]]
* IJustWantToHaveFriends:Prior She was a very lonely kid prior to her transfer to Miyamori.
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Prior to the finals, Aislinn was noted to ''always'' get a closed hand tenpai before the thirteenth turn, ensuring a winning hand. According to Team Himematsu's Suehara, Aislinn also has the highest percentages in New Zealand's representative matches. [[spoiler:During the quarterfinals, Miyamori and Himematsu considered her as the strongest player in the Sergeants' match until Team Kiyosumi's Mako disrupted her by winning small hands.]]
Aislinn's propensity to get a guaranteed win via tenpai was upgraded into an outright occult skill in ''Zenkoku-hen''. After getting her first hand at the start of a round, she then "draws" in her mind the most ideal hand she could get based on it. She ''also'' draws what she expects the tiles in her opponents hands to be at that point. There doesn't seem to be a point limit to what Aislinn can envision, but when she does imagine the hand she wants, all she needs to do is ''get'' the tiles she needs to complete it.
[[spoiler:However, as the tiles she imagines all have fairly conventional combinations, much like in the manga, this makes her an easy target for Mako, whose calls constantly disrupt Aislinn's mental images]].
Aislinn's propensity to get a guaranteed win via tenpai was upgraded into an outright occult skill in ''Zenkoku-hen''. After getting her first hand at the start of a round, she then "draws" in her mind the most ideal hand she could get based on it. She ''also'' draws what she expects the tiles in her opponents hands to be at that point. There doesn't seem to be a point limit to what Aislinn can envision, but when she does imagine the hand she wants, all she needs to do is ''get'' the tiles she needs to complete it.
[[spoiler:However, as the tiles she imagines all have fairly conventional combinations, much like in the manga, this makes her an easy target for Mako, whose calls constantly disrupt Aislinn's mental images]].
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Prior to the finals, Nationals, Aislinn was noted to ''always'' get a closed hand tenpai before the thirteenth turn, ensuring a winning hand. According to Team Himematsu's Suehara, Kyouko, Aislinn also has the highest percentages in New Zealand's representative global matches. [[spoiler:During the National quarterfinals, Miyamori and Himematsu considered her as the strongest player in the Sergeants' match until Team Kiyosumi's Mako disrupted her by winning small hands.]]
Aislinn's propensity to get a guaranteed win via tenpai was upgraded into an outright occult skill in ''Zenkoku-hen''. After getting her first hand at the start of a round, she then "draws" in her mind the most ideal hand she could get based on it. She ''also'' draws what she expects the tiles in her opponents hands to be at that point. There doesn't seem to be a point limit to what Aislinn can envision, but when she does imagine the hand she wants, all she needs to do is ''get'' the tiles she needs to completeit.
[[spoiler:However, as theit. [[spoiler:Still, her tiles she imagines all have fairly follow conventional combinations, much like in the manga, this makes patterns, which Mako exploits to her an easy target for Mako, whose calls constantly disrupt Aislinn's mental images]].advantage.]]
Aislinn's propensity to get a guaranteed win via tenpai was upgraded into an outright occult skill in ''Zenkoku-hen''. After getting her first hand at the start of a round, she then "draws" in her mind the most ideal hand she could get based on it. She ''also'' draws what she expects the tiles in her opponents hands to be at that point. There doesn't seem to be a point limit to what Aislinn can envision, but when she does imagine the hand she wants, all she needs to do is ''get'' the tiles she needs to complete
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* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser]]: [[spoiler:Despite feeling sad [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: Despite her dismay over her performance in her round, performance, she doesn't hold any hard feelings against the three teams who defeated hers, and uses her drawing pad to draw a picture of the members of Miyamori, Eisui, Himematsu and Kiyosumi joining hands]].hands.]]
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* SilentSnarker: She has a moment like this when Shiro, who's stayed behind after her opponents from Kiyosumi, Eisui and Himematsu have gone back, asks Aislinn to carry her back. Aislinn then draws a picture of one person's silhouette kicking another in the backside and Shiro, reading it aloud, says "'Screw you?' How dull..." before walking back as Aislinn smiles and waves.
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* SilentSnarker: She has a moment like this when Shiro, who's who stayed behind after her opponents from Kiyosumi, Eisui and Himematsu have gone back, asks Aislinn to carry her back. Aislinn then draws a picture of one a person's silhouette kicking another in the backside and Shiro, reading it aloud, says "'Screw you?' How dull..." before walking back as Aislinn smiles and waves.
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Adviser of Team Miyamori, who helped motivate her charges by scouting Toyone. She seems to have an eye for talent -- aside from Toyone, years before she scouted Harue Akado (current adviser of Team Achiga) for a corporate-funded professional team. When she encounters the latter again at the Nationals, she tries so again, this time for another company.
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Adviser of Team Miyamori, who helped motivate her charges by scouting Toyone. She seems to have an eye for talent -- aside from Toyone, years before and herself a pro mahjong talent scout. Years ago, she scouted Harue Akado (current adviser of Team Achiga) for a corporate-funded professional team. When corporate team, and when she encounters the latter again at the Nationals, she tries so again, this time for another company.
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South Hokkaido's representative, which reached the semifinals alongside Team Rinkai. Like Team Kiyosumi, this is their Nationals debut. Mizuhara Hayari believes they have the potential to win the tournament.
Like Team Shindouji, their main threat comes from the last two members of their team. Their captain is a particularly strong ace, according to Funakubo.
Like Team Shindouji, their main threat comes from the last two members of their team. Their captain is a particularly strong ace, according to Funakubo.
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South Hokkaido's representative, which reached the semifinals alongside Team Rinkai. Like Team Kiyosumi, this is their Nationals debut. Mizuhara Hayari believes they have the potential to win the tournament.
Like Team Shindouji, their main threat comes from the last two members of their team. Their captain is a particularly strong ace, according to Funakubo. However, like Teams Shindouji and Makabi, they also arranged their lineup from weakest to strongest.
Like Team Shindouji, their main threat comes from the last two members of their team. Their captain is a particularly strong ace, according to Funakubo. However, like Teams Shindouji and Makabi, they also arranged their lineup from weakest to strongest.
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One of the Vanguards in the Nationals. Unfortunately, she can't match the others, and ends up losing over 50,000 points in her first appearance.
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'''Position:''' Vice-Captain\\
A freshman player from Team Usuzan. Sawaya wants to turn her into an idol that surpasses Hayarin.
A freshman player from Team Usuzan. Sawaya wants to turn her into an idol that surpasses Hayarin.
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* CustomUniform: The clothes Yuan made for her semi-final match.
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->'''Year:''' 3rd
->'''Position:''' Captain\\
3rd\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain
Vice-Captain of Team Usuzan said by Hayari to be a capable "monster"-grade player.
->'''Position:''' Captain\\
'''Position:''' Vice-Captain
Vice-Captain of Team Usuzan said by Hayari to be a capable "monster"-grade player.
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* WakeUpCallBoss: The first person to defeat Saki and Nodoka. She tells them that as they are, they won't be able to succeed, though at least she has the courtesy to compliment [[TookALevelInBadass their progress as players]].
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* WakeUpCallBoss: The first person to defeat completely floor Saki and Nodoka. She tells them that as they are, they won't be able to succeed, though at least she has the courtesy to compliment [[TookALevelInBadass their progress as players]].
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* CombatCommentator: Shares this role with Sukoya for the Nationals.
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* ChristmasCake: She's well over the age where it's acceptable for a woman to be single, and her mother tells Kouko as much when the latter drops in to pick her up. (In regard to relationship with men; who knows if she prefers women.)
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yes, this nervous, easily-flustered lady was the same girl who traumatized Harue so hard she couldn't even touch a mahjong tile for years ever since.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yes, this nervous, easily-flustered lady was the same girl who traumatized Harue so hard she couldn't even touch a mahjong tile for years ever since.
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* ChristmasCake: She's well over the age where it's acceptable for a woman to be single, and her mother tells Kouko as much when the latter drops in to pick her up. (In regard to relationship up.
* ColorCommentator: Shares this role together withmen; who knows if she prefers women.)
her fangirl Kouko for the Nationals.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yes, thisnervous, easily-flustered nervous lady was the same girl who traumatized Harue so hard she couldn't even touch a mahjong tile for years ever since.
* ColorCommentator: Shares this role together with
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yes, this
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Nodoka's underclassman from Takatobara Junior High, her last school before Kiyosumi. Cheers for Nodoka during the Prefectural finals.
[[spoiler:Her ability is to mimic others' abilities in one turn. Because she is just a beginner, she also commits at least mistakes. Koromo sensed her aura and says that, given proper training, she could be a mahjong monster one day.]]
[[spoiler:Her ability is to mimic others' abilities in one turn. Because she is just a beginner, she also commits at least mistakes. Koromo sensed her aura and says that, given proper training, she could be a mahjong monster one day.]]
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Nodoka's underclassman from Takatobara Junior High, her last school before Kiyosumi. Cheers Kiyosumi, and herself a player for its mahjong team. Together with Hiroko (not the Funakubo), she is first seen cheering for Nodoka during the Prefectural finals.
[[spoiler:HerNagano finals. As a player, her special ability is to mimic others' abilities in one turn. Because But because she is just a beginner, she also commits at least a lot of mistakes. Nevertheless, Koromo sensed her aura and says comments that, given proper training, she Maho could be a mahjong monster one day.]]day become a "mahjong monster".
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* [[spoiler:ChekhovsGunman: ChekhovsGunman: Introduced as a seemingly random and very minor comic relief SatelliteCharacter of Nodoka's. Later revealed to have be a special ability player herself with the potential to join the likes of her own]].Koromo and Saki.
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* [[spoiler:MegaManning: Maho's ability. Works on any skill, but only one per round per day for each ability. HilarityEnsues in ''Saki Biyori'' when she tries to imitate other people's abilities, such as hiding behind a blanket to replicate Momo's {{Invisibility}}.]]
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* [[spoiler:MegaManning: MegaManning: Maho's ability. Works on any skill, but only one per round per day for each ability. HilarityEnsues in ''Saki Biyori'' when she tries to imitate other people's abilities, such as hiding behind a blanket to replicate Momo's {{Invisibility}}.]]
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ThirdPersonPerson: Uses these a lot, reflecting her preteen personality.
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{{Those Two G|uys}}irls: With Hiroko Murohashi.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Mami Kosuge
A reporter from Weekly Mahjong Today who often writes about Nodoka.
A reporter from Weekly Mahjong Today who often writes about Nodoka.
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Creator/MamiKosuge
A reporter fromWeekly ''Weekly Mahjong Today Today'' who often writes about Nodoka.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: In "Saki Biyori" ''Saki Biyori'', she asks why they even need a comic strip in the round robin journal, and when popular demand forces them to bring it back, she decides to write an eneding to the series.
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* {{Adorkable}}: So very much.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: [[RoseHairedGirl Pink]], in fact.
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* {{Badass}}: With a capital B.
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* SlasherSmile: Several times
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* AttentionWhore: Hoo boy, is she ever a one-girl showboat.
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* ClubPresident: Of Team Ryuumonbuchi.
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* TheAtoner: For cheating in a mahjong game years ago.
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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: A major part of her backstory.
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Team Ryuumonbuchi ultimately placed second at the Nagano tournament, barring it from qualifying for the Nationals, while Koromo qualified for the National individuals.
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* SingleTear: Sheds one at the end of the Nagano finals, as she watched helplessly while Saki deals a game-winning hand that would siphon off whatever gains she had.
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* ACupAngst: Played straight in Round 58 of the manga, where she finds herself quite inadequate in the bare company of Mako, Tomoki and Kaori.
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* TookALevelInBadass: She was once ranked ''dead last'' within Team Kazekoshi, but after Mihoko praises her for doing chores to help her teammates concentrate, she worked her way up to fifth-place, thus earning her a spot in their A-Team.
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* TookALevelInBadass: She was once ranked ''dead last'' within Team Kazekoshi, but after Mihoko praises her for doing chores to help her teammates concentrate, she worked her way up to fifth-place, thus earning her a spot in for their A-Team.
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* [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: Perhaps the largest female shown in the series, not counting the absurdly tall Toyone.
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* [[TheBigGuy The {{The Big Girl]]: G|uy}}irl: Perhaps the largest female shown in the series, not counting the absurdly tall Toyone.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: She's quite harsh with the players, using ''physical'' discipline for even minor mistakes. How much of this is her typical approach to teaching and how much is the result of a lingering shock over Team Kazekoshi's unprecedented loss to Ryuumonbuchi last year is unclear.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: She's quite harsh with the players, using ''physical'' discipline for even minor mistakes. How much of this is her typical approach to teaching and how much is the result of a lingering shock this just her still being shellshocked over Team Kazekoshi's unprecedented loss to Ryuumonbuchi last year is unclear.
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* PetTheDog: After Team Kazekoshi loses in the Nagano finals, just as she's set up and expected to beat the living hell out of Kana... [[spoiler:she just tells her to go kick ass next time]].
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* PetTheDog: After Team Kazekoshi loses in the Nagano finals, just as she's set up and expected to beat the living hell out of Kana... [[spoiler:she just wears a smile of resignation and tells her to go kick ass next time]].
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Team Tsuruga ended at fourth-place at the Nagano finals, while Yumi, 6th-placer at the Nagano individuals, is slated to join the National individuals.
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* {{Expy}}: Of Nell''ie'', a Russian character from Kobayashi's previous manga, ''Manga/{{Fatalizer}}''. As that manga revolves around super-powered foreigners in Japan, Team Rinkai is pretty much a homage to that manga, and it shows.
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* {{Expy}}: Of Nell''ie'', a Russian character from Kobayashi's previous manga, ''Manga/{{Fatalizer}}''. As that manga revolves around super-powered foreigners in Japan, Team Rinkai is pretty much a homage to that manga, and it shows.
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* MomentOfWeakness: During last year's Nationals, Megan became so terrified of Cold Touka she went the way of the DirtyCoward and targeted a weak player and ended the match in Team Rinkai's favor. [[MustMakeAmends She has since deeply regretted that one moment of cowardice.]]
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* MomentOfWeakness: During last year's Nationals, Megan became so terrified of Cold Touka she went the way of the DirtyCoward and targeted a weak player and ended the match in Team Rinkai's favor. [[MustMakeAmends She has since deeply regretted that one moment of cowardice.it.]]
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The oldest and sole Japanese member of Team Rinkai, as well as last year's third-placer in the individuals, behind Kei Arakawa and Teru Miyanaga. As per tournament rules, she is required to play as Vanguard, but as the coach points out, as the team's ace, she would have that spot anyway.
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The oldest and sole Japanese member of Team Rinkai, as well as last year's third-placer in the individuals, behind Kei Arakawa and Teru Miyanaga. As per tournament rules, she is required to play as Vanguard, but as the coach points out, as the team's ace, she would have that spot anyway.Vanguard (a natural fit for an ace player like her).
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* GoodParents: Her mother, Prof. Choi, seems to be one by all indications, coming down to see her daughter play. Myeng-hwa hopes to become independent as soon as she can so she wouldn't be a burden to her mother.
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* GoodParents: Her mother, Prof. Choi, Choe, seems to be one by all indications, coming down to see her daughter play. Myeng-hwa hopes to become independent as soon as she can so she wouldn't be a burden to her mother.
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Team Eisui, together with Miyamori, has been eliminated at the national quarterfinals, chalking in a third-place finish.
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-->'''Kurumi''': It's all right, Ei-chan! Just leave the rest to me and Toyone!
-->'''Sae''': What about me?!
-->'''Sae''': What about me?!
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-->'''Kurumi''': It's "It's all right, Ei-chan! Just leave the rest to me and Toyone!
-->'''Sae''': WhatToyone!"\\
'''Sae''': "What aboutme?!
me?!"
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To say that Toyone is tall compared to the rest of Team Miyamori (or anyone else in the championships, for that matter) is an understatement. Scouted by Toshi barely half a year prior to the Nationals, Toyone hails from a mountain village with very few children her age. With only the family TV for company, Toyone had a relatively lonely childhood, which isn't helped by the fact that she is towering at 197cm. No wonder that she treats her transfer to Miyamori, as well as entry into its mahjong club, where she can finally share her love of the game with her peers, as probably the best that has happened to her.
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To say that Toyone is tall compared to the rest of Team Miyamori (or anyone else in the championships, for that matter) is an understatement. Scouted by Toshi barely half a year prior to the Nationals, Toyone hails from a mountain village with very few children her age. With only the family TV for company, Toyone had a relatively lonely childhood, which isn't helped by the fact that she is towering at 197cm. No wonder that she treats her transfer to Miyamori, as well as entry into its mahjong club, where she can finally share her love of the game with her peers, as probably the best that has happened to her.
her life.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Once she was done mourning Team Miyamori's exit, she proceeds to ask for autographs from Komaki and Nodoka, as well as from her opponents at the Captains' match.]]
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Prior to the finals, Aislinn was noted to ''always'' get a closed hand tenpai before the thirteenth turn, ensuring a winning hand. According to Team Himematsu's Suehara, Aislinn also has the highest percentages in New Zealand's representative matches. [[spoiler:During the quarterfinals, Miyamori and Himematsu considered her as the strongest player in the current sergeant match until Team Kiyosumi's Mako disrupted her by winning small hands.]]
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Prior to the finals, Aislinn was noted to ''always'' get a closed hand tenpai before the thirteenth turn, ensuring a winning hand. According to Team Himematsu's Suehara, Aislinn also has the highest percentages in New Zealand's representative matches. [[spoiler:During the quarterfinals, Miyamori and Himematsu considered her as the strongest player in the current sergeant Sergeants' match until Team Kiyosumi's Mako disrupted her by winning small hands.]]
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* JackOfAllStats: Seriously, is there anything Hagiyoshi ''can't'' do? His skill at practically everything is lampshaded when Kyoutarou mentions how he encountered him and got him to teach him how to make tacos.
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* JackOfAllStats: Seriously, is there anything Hagiyoshi this guy ''can't'' do? His skill at practically everything is lampshaded when Kyoutarou Kyoutaro mentions how he encountered him and got him to teach him how to make tacos.
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An announcer who comments on matches alongside Risa Noyori.
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An announcer who comments on matches alongsideRisa Noyori.Risa.
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* {{Keigo}}: Subverted, as Touka scolds her for using formal on her and Koromo when her father isn't around (and presumably because Touka wanted her to act more like any regular schoolgirl).
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The oldest and sole Japanese member of Team Rinkai, as well as last year's third-placer in the individuals, behind Kei Arakawa and Teru Miyanaga. As per tournament rules, she is required to play as Vanguard.
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The oldest and sole Japanese member of Team Rinkai, as well as last year's third-placer in the individuals, behind Kei Arakawa and Teru Miyanaga. As per tournament rules, she is required to play as Vanguard.Vanguard, but as the coach points out, as the team's ace, she would have that spot anyway.
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* MaskOfPower: She shows up in a ceremonial headdress that. Nodoka, for all she doesn't believe in the occult, finds it quite intimidating.
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*DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally falls into this when Noyori's answers prove too short and too vague, prompting Eri to note that Misaki is being too harsh on Noyori.
-->'''Misaki''': "I wasn't asking for a polite or unoffensive answer like that, but a particular point to focus on."
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*DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally falls into this when Noyori's answers prove too short and too vague, prompting Eri to note that Misaki is being too harsh on Noyori.
-->'''Misaki''': "I wasn't asking for a polite or unoffensive answer like that, but a particular point to focus on."
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'''''WARNING:'' Multiple unmarked spoilers abound!'''
As of the current chapter, Team Kiyosumi is playing at the National semifinals Side B, against Himematsu (from their quarterfinals bracket), Rinkai and Usuzan, while Saki and Nodoka, 3rd- and 2nd-placers at the Nagano individuals, respectively, are slated to play at the National individuals.
* CripplingOverspecialization: She blows the field at East Wind... and can do not much else come the other rounds. [[spoiler:Come the National semifinals, however, she remedies this by changing her priorities from big hands to cheap but quick ones with the intention of getting a parenchan.]]
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* DefeatMeansFriendship: Considers her rivals from other schools in the Prefecturals her friends, even the likes of Mihoko, who defeated her during their finals match. As such, she hates it when some reporters deride Nagano Prefecture as a weak mahjong region, since they're not just insulting her and her teammates, but also her opponents.
* EverybodyHatesMathematics: Yuuki's weakness at maths is a problem in the long run, as she often miscalculates the scores.
* EverybodyHatesMathematics: Yuuki's weakness at maths is a problem in the long run, as she often miscalculates the scores.
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* DefeatMeansFriendship: Considers her rivals from other schools in the Prefecturals her friends, even the likes of Mihoko, who defeated her during their finals match. As such, she hates it when some reporters deride Nagano Prefecture players as a weak mahjong region, second-rate, since they're not just insulting her and her teammates, but also her opponents.
everybody else.
* EverybodyHatesMathematics: Yuuki's weakness atmaths mathematics is a problem in the long run, as she often miscalculates the scores.
* EverybodyHatesMathematics: Yuuki's weakness at
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* TookALevelInBadass: Happens before her first major match in the Nationals, where she [[spoiler:comes into the arena sporting a cape and vows to show everyone that Kiyosumi isn't a weak team.]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: Happens before her first major match in the Nationals, where she [[spoiler:comes comes into the arena venue sporting a cape and vows to show everyone that Kiyosumi isn't a weak team.team. [[spoiler:Prior to the National semifinals, at Hisa's recommendation she also began learning how to deal with big hands, in the event she faces off against Teru come the finals.]]
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Hisa is the StudentCouncilPresident (or "[[InsistentTerminology Student Congress President]]", as she'd rather have it) as well as club leader of Team Kiyosumi, now in her final playing year.
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Hisa is the StudentCouncilPresident (or "[[InsistentTerminology Student Congress President]]", as she'd rather have it) of Kiyosumi High School, as well as club leader of Team Kiyosumi, its mahjong team, now in her final playing year.
year. Having once went by the surname "Ueno", back in middle-school she shared a rivalry with Mihoko Fukuji, currently of Team Kazekoshi, but mysteriously withdrew from individual competition.
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* PhotographicMemory: Mako has memorized nearly every match she's seen played at her grandpa's mahjong parlor. [[spoiler:In practice, though, this tends to yield mixed results -- it failed her against Kaori, a newcomer, but helped her win against the more orthodox-minded Aislinn, but is useless against Hao's Chinese mmahjong.]]
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* PhotographicMemory: Mako has memorized nearly every match she's seen played at her grandpa's mahjong parlor. [[spoiler:In practice, though, this tends to yield mixed results -- it failed her against Kaori, a newcomer, total newcomer with unpredictable moves, as well as Hao, who plays a completely foreign form of the sport, but helped her win against the more orthodox-minded Aislinn, but is useless against Hao's Chinese mmahjong.Aislinn.]]
Team Ryuumonbuchi ultimately placed second at the Nagano tournament, barring it from qualifying for the Nationals, while Koromo qualified for the National individuals.
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* AttentionWhore
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* AttentionWhoreAttentionWhore: Hoo boy, is she ever a one-girl showboat.
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* LargeHam
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* LargeHamLargeHam: Not a second where she's around passes without her speaking in bombastic tones.
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* PetTheDog: Her interactions with Koromo, for whose sake [[spoiler:she scouted an invincible team for the prefectural and national tournaments so she can make new friends]]. Earlier on, she also [[spoiler:sets aside her one-sided rivalry with Nodoka by having Hagiyoshi fix Etopen]].
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* PetTheDog: Her interactions with Koromo, for whose sake [[spoiler:she she scouted an invincible team for the prefectural and national tournaments so she can make new friends]]. friends. Earlier on, she also [[spoiler:sets sets aside her one-sided rivalry with Nodoka by having Hagiyoshi fix Etopen]].Etopen.
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Back in grade-school, Hajime cheated using sleight-of-hand, which ultimately destroyed several friendships she had, causing her to bind her hands with manacles as atonement in order to make it harder for her to cheat. Nevertheless, Touka still sees some potential in her, and recruited her both as teammate and personal maid, and Hajime in turn grew affectionate of Touka.
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Back in grade-school, Hajime cheated using sleight-of-hand, a skill she learned from her stage magician father, which ultimately destroyed several friendships she had, causing her to bind her hands with manacles as atonement in order to make it harder for her to cheat. Nevertheless, Touka still sees some potential in her, and recruited her both as teammate and personal maid, and Hajime in turn grew affectionate of Touka.
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Koromo is Touka's cousin and the ace of Team Ryuumonbuchi. Despite her childlike stature, she is the oldest member of the team, as well as one of the most feared players in Japan, having brought an end to Team Kazekoshi's six-year domination of the Nagano leaderboards last year.
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Koromo is Touka's cousin and the ace of Team Ryuumonbuchi. Despite her childlike stature, she is the oldest member of the team, as well as one of the most feared players in Japan, having brought an end to Team Kazekoshi's six-year domination of the Nagano leaderboards tournament last year.
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* FriendshipMoment: [[spoiler:With Saki at the end of the prefectural finals.]]
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* FriendshipMoment: [[spoiler:With With Saki at the end of the prefectural Nagano finals.]]
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-->"It's not Ko'''do'''mo, it's Ko'''ro'''mo"!
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-->"It's not Ko'''do'''mo, Ko'''''do'''''mo, it's Ko'''ro'''mo"!Ko'''''ro'''''mo"!
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* [[KillerRabbit Killer]] MoonRabbit
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* [[KillerRabbit Killer]] {{Killer|Rabbit}} MoonRabbit
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* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: She is in fact the oldest member of Team Ryuumonbuchi(a few days older than Touka, who is a few days older than Jun, whose birthday is right before Hajime's), but like Team Kiyosumi's Yuuki, she certainly doesn't look or act the part.
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* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: She is in fact the oldest member of Team Ryuumonbuchi(a Ryuumonbuchi (a few days older than Touka, who is a few days older than Jun, whose birthday is right before Hajime's), but like Team Kiyosumi's Yuuki, she certainly doesn't look or act the part.
* TheGadfly: Loves to tease Koromo's childlike stature, to which others respond by calling her out on her masculine appearance, though in a friendly way.
Team Kazekoshi landed at third-place at the Nagano finals, while Mihoko and Kana, 1st- and 9th-placers at the Nagano individuals, respectively, qualified for the National individuals.
* CoolBigSis: To her three little sisters.
* PromotionToParent: Her parents are often away, and she ends up taking care of her younger sisters fairly often, especially in ''Saki Biyori''.
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* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Her parents are often away, and she ends up taking care of her younger sisters fairly often, especially in ''Saki Biyori''.
* TheCaretaker: Assigns herself as one for Kana's little sisters while Kana is away at the Nationals.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: She's quite harsh with the players, using ''physical'' discipline for even minor mistakes. How much of this is her typical approach to teaching and how much is the result of Kazekoshi's unprecedented loss to Ryuumonbuchi last year is unclear.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: She's quite harsh with the players, using ''physical'' discipline for even minor mistakes. How much of this is her typical approach to teaching and how much is the result of a lingering shock over Team Kazekoshi's unprecedented loss to Ryuumonbuchi last year is unclear.
Team Tsuruga ended at fourth-place at the Nagano finals, while Yumi, 6th-placer at the Nagano individuals, is slated to join the National individuals.
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Shiraitodai is known as an exception to West Tokyo's reputation for producing second-rate players, primarily due to its sudden ascent after then-freshman Teru Miyanaga led it to become national champion at the 69th Inter-High School Mahjong Championships, as well as its successful title defense the next year. If it wins again this year, Teru will become the first national champion throughout her high-school tenure.
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Shiraitodai is known as an exception to West Tokyo's reputation for producing second-rate players, primarily due to its sudden ascent after then-freshman Teru Miyanaga led it to become national champion at the 69th Inter-High School Mahjong Championships, as well as its successful title defense the next year. If it year (all the while Teru is also a two-time defending individuals champion). Should Team Shiraitodai, currently seeded at first, wins again this year, Teru will become the first national champion throughout her high-school tenure.
tenure.
Team Shiraitodai, together with Team Achiga, qualified for the National finals, [[spoiler:though it was knocked to second-place due to its players failing to sustain the massive lead Teru gave them back in the Vanguards' semifinals match]].
Team Shiraitodai, together with Team Achiga, qualified for the National finals, [[spoiler:though it was knocked to second-place due to its players failing to sustain the massive lead Teru gave them back in the Vanguards' semifinals match]].
* OhCrap: Her reaction when she saw [[spoiler:Yoshiko's strategy for defeating her]].
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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After seeing Yoshiko's strategy for defeating her.]]
* {{Motif|s}}: A fisherman, which is reflected in her playing style.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:While Team Shiraitodai was already at a bad spot after an early lead courtesy of Teru, her arrogance and bravado ''nearly'' became their undoing.]]
* OhCrap: Her reaction after [[spoiler:realizing that this time, she will have to claw her way to second-place, and again after she tried to declare the score from her hand, only for Shizuno to tell her to look at the ura dora. She does, and is shocked to find out that her play is invalidated.]]
* OhCrap: Her reaction after [[spoiler:realizing that this time, she will have to claw her way to second-place, and again after she tried to declare the score from her hand, only for Shizuno to tell her to look at the ura dora. She does, and is shocked to find out that her play is invalidated.]]
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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:When she realizes that this time, she can't win and will have to claw her way to second place, and again after she tried to declare the score from her hand, only for Shizuno to tell her to look at the ura dora. She does, and is shocked to find out that her play is invalidated.]]
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Team Rinkai has been East Tokyo's representative for the past fifteen years. Its roster is primarily composed of [[MultinationalTeam overseas students studying in Japan on scholarship]], though new rules implemented last year now force them to field at least one Japanese player (i.e., Satoha) as Vanguard.
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Team Rinkai has been East Tokyo's representative for the past fifteen years.years and is currently at fourth-seed. Its roster is primarily composed of [[MultinationalTeam overseas students studying in Japan on scholarship]], though new rules implemented last year now force them to field at least one Japanese player (i.e., Satoha) as Vanguard.
Vanguard.
As of the current chapters, Team Rinkai is playing at the National semifinals Side B, against Kiyosumi, Himematsu and Usuzan.
As of the current chapters, Team Rinkai is playing at the National semifinals Side B, against Kiyosumi, Himematsu and Usuzan.
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* CoatCapeCoatCape: Wears one to emphasize her "gangster" image.
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Team Eisui, considered to be the strongest in Kyushu, is representing Kagoshima Prefecture for the third year in a row. Its members bear a {{miko}} theme, and stay in solemn rooms during competitions. For this year's competition, all the branch families have come together so that Komaki Jindai doesn't have to carry the team by herself.
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Team Eisui, considered to be the strongest in Kyushu, is representing Kagoshima Prefecture for the third year in a row.row, and is currently seeded at third. Its members bear a {{miko}} theme, and stay in solemn rooms during competitions. For this year's competition, all the branch families have come together so that Komaki Jindai doesn't have to carry the team by herself.
herself.
Team Eisui, together with Miyamori, has been eliminated at the national quarterfinals, chalking in a third-place finish.
Team Eisui, together with Miyamori, has been eliminated at the national quarterfinals, chalking in a third-place finish.
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* IncompletelyTrained: As a spirit medium.
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* IncompletelyTrained: As a spirit medium. [[spoiler:This ultimately proved to be Team Eisui's undoing.]]
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Hatsumi is actually ''older'' than Komaki. She looks like she's about five years younger.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: Hatsumi is actually ''older'' than Komaki. She looks like she's about five years younger.
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Himematsu, representing South Osaka, is one of the top ten schools during the 71st Inter High. They finished fifth in the spring tournament and is one of the strongest in Kansai, alongside cross-town rival Team Senriyama (whose coach Masae is the mother of their own Hiroe and Kinue), and was a highly-seeded team until the emergence of Team Eisui and Komaki, which saw them relegated to fifth-place. Team Himematsu has the tradition of putting their ace as Lieutenant. Notable for being one of the few schools in the Nationals that seems to be composed entirely of normal, if skilled, players.
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Himematsu, representing South Osaka, is one of the top ten schools during the 71st Inter High. They finished fifth in the spring tournament and is one of the strongest in Kansai, alongside their cross-town rival rivals from Team Senriyama (whose coach Masae is the mother of to their own Hiroe and Kinue), Kinue) finishing fifth in the spring tournament, and was a highly-seeded team until the emergence of Team Eisui and Komaki, which saw them relegated to fifth-place. Team Himematsu has the tradition of putting their ace as Lieutenant. Notable for being one of the few schools in the Nationals that seems to be composed entirely of normal, if skilled, players.
players.
Currently Team Himematsu, which placed second at the quarterfinals bracket, plays for the National semifinals (against bracket-mate Kiyosumi, as well as Rinkai and Usuzan).
Currently Team Himematsu, which placed second at the quarterfinals bracket, plays for the National semifinals (against bracket-mate Kiyosumi, as well as Rinkai and Usuzan).
* IShallTauntYou: Her playstyle is mostly complemented with bluffs and trash talk designed to disorient her opponents.
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* [[spoiler:CrackDefeat: While Team Himematsu still managed to hang on to qualify for the National semifinals (alongside Team Kiyosumi from their bracket), Kyouko ends up squandering their lead to Saki's cheap hand. The worst part of it all, according to Kyouko herself, is that Saki technically won with ±0 (and a few points-stealing hands).]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:While Team Himematsu managed to hang on to qualify for the National semifinals (alongside Kiyosumi), Kyouko ends up squandering their lead to Saki's cheap hand. The worst part of it all, according to Kyouko herself, is that Saki technically won with ±0 (and a few points-stealing hands).]]
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* PerpetualSmiler
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Originally a three-girl club without any kind of aspirations for the Nationals, this all changed when pro mahjong agent Toshi Kumakura became their adviser. Bringing Toyone with her, Toshi made the girls aspire for greater things -- such as representing Iwate Prefecture in the Inter-High. After Aislinn watched them play with Toyone, she was inspired to join Team Miyamori, allowing them to field a Nationals-caliber team, gaining its spot after knocking off high-ranking Makabi High School.
The team is notable for being composed entirely of seniors, which puts the future of the club after the summer tournament season in doubt.
The team is notable for being composed entirely of seniors, which puts the future of the club after the summer tournament season in doubt.
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Originally a three-girl club without any kind of aspirations for the Nationals, this all changed when pro mahjong agent Toshi Kumakura became their adviser. Bringing Toyone with her, Toshi made the girls aspire for greater things -- such as representing Iwate Prefecture in the Inter-High.Nationals. After Aislinn watched them play with Toyone, she was inspired to join Team Miyamori, allowing them to field a Nationals-caliber team, gaining its spot after knocking off high-ranking Makabi High School.
The team is notable for being composed entirely of seniors, which puts the future of the club after the summer tournament season indoubt.
doubt. Team Miyamori was eliminated at the National quarterfinals at fourth-place.
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* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Though it's more like of disinterest than unhappiness.
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* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Though it's more like of disinterest or less dull with apathy than unhappiness.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: It bears repeating that Kurumi is a senior, which means she's as old as towering Toyone.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]TokenMiniMoe: It bears repeating that Kurumi is a senior, senior (though she looks like a little kid), which means she's as old as towering Toyone.[[HugeSchoolgirl Toyone]].
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* TokenMiniMoe: Among the girls of Team Miyamori, Kurumi is the shortest (especially when compared to [[HugeSchoolgirl Toyone]]).
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'''Voiced by:''' MaayaUchida
To say that Toyone is tall compared to the rest of Team Miyamori (or anyone else in the championships, for that matter) is an understatement. Scouted by Toshi barely half a year prior to the Nationals, Toyone hails from a mountain village with very few children her age. With only the family TV for company, Toyone had a relatively lonely childhood, which isn't helped by her unusual height. No wonder that she treats her transfer to Miyamori, as well as entry into its mahjong club, where she can finally share her love of the game with her peers, as probably the best that has happened to her.
To say that Toyone is tall compared to the rest of Team Miyamori (or anyone else in the championships, for that matter) is an understatement. Scouted by Toshi barely half a year prior to the Nationals, Toyone hails from a mountain village with very few children her age. With only the family TV for company, Toyone had a relatively lonely childhood, which isn't helped by her unusual height. No wonder that she treats her transfer to Miyamori, as well as entry into its mahjong club, where she can finally share her love of the game with her peers, as probably the best that has happened to her.
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'''Voiced by:''' MaayaUchida
Creator/MaayaUchida
To say that Toyone is tall compared to the rest of Team Miyamori (or anyone else in the championships, for that matter) is an understatement. Scouted by Toshi barely half a year prior to the Nationals, Toyone hails from a mountain village with very few children her age. With only the family TV for company, Toyone had a relatively lonely childhood, which isn't helped byher unusual height.the fact that she is towering at 197cm. No wonder that she treats her transfer to Miyamori, as well as entry into its mahjong club, where she can finally share her love of the game with her peers, as probably the best that has happened to her.
To say that Toyone is tall compared to the rest of Team Miyamori (or anyone else in the championships, for that matter) is an understatement. Scouted by Toshi barely half a year prior to the Nationals, Toyone hails from a mountain village with very few children her age. With only the family TV for company, Toyone had a relatively lonely childhood, which isn't helped by
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* CantCatchUp: She and Ako were about the same level when they went to high school, and reasons that as she can't even get a spot on Team Bansei's bench, Ako and Team Achiga has no chance of defeating them. Thus Team Achiga's surprise victory at the Nara finals can be seen as an indication that Ako has already surpassed Hatsuse.
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* CantCatchUp: She and Ako were about the same level when they went to high school, and reasons that as she can't even get a spot on Team Bansei's bench, Ako and Team Achiga has no chance of defeating them. Thus Team Achiga's surprise victory at the first round of the Nara finals tournament alone can be seen as an indication that Ako has already surpassed Hatsuse.
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* GracefulLoser: In spite of Team Bansei's shocking loss at this year's Nara finals, this doesn't affect Hatsuse much, and was eventually seen leading the home viewers of Team Achiga's efforts.
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* GracefulLoser: In spite of Team Bansei's shocking loss at this year's Nara finals, tourney, this doesn't affect Hatsuse much, and was eventually seen leading the home viewers of Team Achiga's efforts.
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An alumna from Shindouji All-Girls, ''Shinohayu'' reveals that, much like Hayari, she was the fourth girl on the table during that fateful match between Harue and Sukoya.
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An alumna from Shindouji All-Girls, of Team Shindouji, ''Shinohayu'' reveals that, much like Hayari, she was the fourth girl on the table during that fateful match between Harue and Sukoya.
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Hailing from Fukuoka Prefecture, Team Shindouji is the embodiment of the "EveryYearTheyFizzleOut" trope in the ''Saki'' universe -- it has a long history of consistently reaching the Nationals, only to falter as early as the first eliminations round, with last year's campaign being the worst of the lot. This year, they produced a new Vanguard in the form of lucky Kirame.
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Hailing from Fukuoka Prefecture, Team Shindouji is the embodiment of the "EveryYearTheyFizzleOut" trope in the ''Saki'' universe -- it has a long history of consistently reaching the Nationals, only to falter as early as the first eliminations round, round (its last higher-placed appearance was at the semifinals ten years ago, of which color commentator Risa Noyori was a player), with last year's campaign loss being the worst of the lot. This year, they produced a new Vanguard in the form of lucky Kirame.
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* CatchPhrase: "Subara!", a shortened version of "subarashii" or "Wonderful/Marvelous!" A joke in ''Saki Biyori'' has her filling this in on a Mad Libs-style script for an advertisement for the club, prompting Mairu to think, "Catch-phrases are unfair..."
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* CatchPhrase: "Subara!", a shortened version of "subarashii" or "Wonderful/Marvelous!" ("marvelous"). A joke in ''Saki Biyori'' has her filling this in on a Mad Libs-style MadLibs-style script for an advertisement for the club, prompting Mairu to think, club.
-->'''Mairu:''' "Catch-phrases are unfair..."
-->'''Mairu:''' "Catch-phrases are unfair..."
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* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: As the rest of the team cries over their loss, Kirame wipes what few tears she has in her eyes as she offers them some tacos given by Yuuki when they met inside the bowels of the competition venue.]]
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* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: As the rest of the team cries over their loss, Kirame wipes what few tears she has in her eyes as she offers them some tacos given by Yuuki when they met earlier inside the bowels of the competition venue.]]
* [[spoiler:CryIntoChest: Last seen weeping into Mairu's arms after she fails to help bring Team Shindouji to the National finals.]]
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Ako's friend and classmate from middle school, unlike Ako she enrolls in Bansei in the hopes of joining their prestigious mahjong club. She is surprised that Ako would go to Achiga on what seemed to be a whim, and what's more dare to try at the nationals with an untested team. Naturally, when [[HistoryRepeats Achiga goes on to defeat Bansei]], she's stunned.
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Ako's friend and classmate from middle school, middle-school classmate, who unlike Ako she enrolls in Bansei in the hopes of joining their prestigious mahjong club. team. She is surprised that Ako would go to Achiga on what seemed to be a whim, and what's more let alone dare to try make waves at the nationals Nationals with an untested team. Naturally, when [[HistoryRepeats Team Achiga goes on to defeat Bansei]], she's stunned.
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* CantCatchUp: She and Ako were about the same level when they went to Bansei and Achiga, and reasons that as she can't even get a spot on Bansei's bench, Ako has no chance of defeating Bansei. Ako's team's winning against Bansei can be seen as an indication that she has surpassed Hatsuse.
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* GracefulLoser: In spite of Team Bansei's shocking loss at this year's Nara finals, this doesn't affect Hatsuse much, and was eventually seen leading the home viewers of Team Achiga's efforts.
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One of Kei's friends in the individual tournament, who played against Komaki Jindai once in the past.
One of Kei's friends in the individual tournament, who played against Komaki Jindai once in the past.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Chiemi Chiba
Creator/ChiemiChiba
One of Kei's friends in the individual tournament, who played against Team Eisui's KomakiJindai once in the past.
One of Kei's friends in the individual tournament, who played against Team Eisui's Komaki
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* {{Keigo}}: Speaks very formally and uses the personal pronoun, ''watakushi''.
* KimonoIsTraditional: Her outfit while practicing with the Achiga team.
* KimonoIsTraditional: Her outfit while practicing with the Achiga team.
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* {{Keigo}}: Speaks very formally and uses the personal pronoun, ''watakushi''.
pronoun "watakushi".
* KimonoIsTraditional: Her outfit while practicing withthe Achiga team.Team Achiga.
* KimonoIsTraditional: Her outfit while practicing with
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A color commentator for Inter-High Radio, and a professional player from Yokohama. Known for giving quick insights on a player's play style, before quickly taking back what she said and claiming that she's really got no idea what's happening.
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A color commentator for Inter-High Radio, and a professional player from Yokohama.Yokohama, and current Vanguard for the All-Japan Team in global tournaments. Known for giving quick insights on a player's play style, before quickly taking back what she said and claiming that she's really got no idea what's happening.
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* TheRedBaron: "Cat Chamber". Seems to be a reference to Schroedinger's Cat, and Uta's propensity to both know and ''not'' know what's happening during a match she's commenting on.
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* TheRedBaron: "Cat Chamber". Seems to be a reference to Schroedinger's Cat, and Uta's UsefulNotes/SchrodingersCat, due to her propensity to both know and ''not'' know what's happening during a match she's commenting on.
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The main protagonist of the prequel spinoff. Her goal is to be reunited with her MissingMom by playing mahjong.
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The main protagonist of the prequel spinoff. Her goal is to be reunited with play mahjong and make waves, hoping one day this will catch the attention of her MissingMom by playing mahjong.mother Nana, who disappeared one day.
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* CrashIntoHello: With Hayarin on the day of the tournament.
* {{Determinator}}: Has some indications of this. When her uncle sells her mahjong set save for one tile she held onto, she sets out to create ''135'' replica tiles out of paper.
** A better example would be how she runs ''twelve and a half kilometers'' just to be able to join the mahjong tournament in chapter 2.
* {{Determinator}}: Has some indications of this. When her uncle sells her mahjong set save for one tile she held onto, she sets out to create ''135'' replica tiles out of paper.
** A better example would be how she runs ''twelve and a half kilometers'' just to be able to join the mahjong tournament in chapter 2.
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* CrashIntoHello: With Hayarin Hayari on the day of the Matsue children's tournament.
* {{Determinator}}: Has some indications of this. Whenher uncle Kousuke sells her mahjong set save for one tile she held onto, she sets out to create ''135'' replica tiles out of paper.
** A better example would be howpaper. And then she runs ''twelve and a half ''twelve-and-a-half kilometers'' just to be able make it to join the mahjong tournament in chapter 2.Matsue tourney.
* {{Determinator}}: Has some indications of this. When
** A better example would be how
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* GracefulLoser: She gets third place in the tournament, which she believes is not enough to get in the news and attract her mother's attention, but enjoys the game.
* MissingMom: One day, when she was just in 4th grade, her mom simply disappeared. Her whereabouts are currently unknown. Shino currently lives with her uncle in Shimane.
* NewTransferStudent: After the disappearance of her mom, she moved to Shimane to live with her uncle, where she meets Kanna and Hayarin.
* SupremeChef: It must be seen to be believed-- and she has been one since, at the very least, [[ImprobableAge 4th grade]].
* WhamLine: After a happy game of mahjong with her mother and uncle, she narrates "The next day, my mom disappeared."
* MissingMom: One day, when she was just in 4th grade, her mom simply disappeared. Her whereabouts are currently unknown. Shino currently lives with her uncle in Shimane.
* NewTransferStudent: After the disappearance of her mom, she moved to Shimane to live with her uncle, where she meets Kanna and Hayarin.
* SupremeChef: It must be seen to be believed-- and she has been one since, at the very least, [[ImprobableAge 4th grade]].
* WhamLine: After a happy game of mahjong with her mother and uncle, she narrates "The next day, my mom disappeared."
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* GracefulLoser: She gets third place in the tournament, Matsue Children's tournament (nest to Kanna and Hayari), which she believes is not enough to get in the news and attract her mother's attention, but nevertheless she enjoys the game.
* MissingMom: One day, when she was just in 4th grade, hermom mother simply disappeared. Her whereabouts are currently unknown. Shino disappeared the day after their first mahjong game together. She currently lives with her uncle in Shimane.
* NewTransferStudent: After the disappearance of her mom, she moved to Shimane to live with her uncle, where she meets Kanna andHayarin.
Hayari.
* SupremeChef: It must be seen to bebelieved-- believed -- and she has been one since, at the very least, [[ImprobableAge 4th grade]].
* WhamLine: After a happy game of mahjong with her mother and uncle, shenarrates "The narrates...
-->"The next day, my mom disappeared."
* MissingMom: One day, when she was just in 4th grade, her
* NewTransferStudent: After the disappearance of her mom, she moved to Shimane to live with her uncle, where she meets Kanna and
* SupremeChef: It must be seen to be
* WhamLine: After a happy game of mahjong with her mother and uncle, she
-->"The next day, my mom disappeared."
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!!'''Kanna Ishitobi'''
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* ArchEnemy: She's obsessed with taking down Hayarin to an extent that exceeds any of the other players' attitudes toward their rival, to the point of doodling and writing insults on pictures of her, and turning off the TV when Hayarin gets on.
* BerserkButton: Hayarin seems to be a walking one for her. Another is people who [[StopHavingFunGuys play mahjong for fun]].
* BreakTheHaughty: Her loss to Hayari has this effect, causing her to dedicate herself to defeating her. This is taken even further when she also loses to one of her friends at mahjong, despite said friend being similarly inexperienced.
* BrutalHonesty: This exchange when Kanna recruits her friends to form a mahjong club with the goal of defeating Hayari. It also to some extent counts as a BluntYes, as while Kanna's answer is "no", she says it with the same straightforwardness and lack of tact that comes with a typical BluntYes.
-->'''Kyouka''': Are we supposed to beat (Hayari), too?
-->'''Kanna''': Nah. You're just here to be my sparring partners.
-->'''Kyouka''': [[LampshadeHanging Can't you at least try to show some tact]]?
* BerserkButton: Hayarin seems to be a walking one for her. Another is people who [[StopHavingFunGuys play mahjong for fun]].
* BreakTheHaughty: Her loss to Hayari has this effect, causing her to dedicate herself to defeating her. This is taken even further when she also loses to one of her friends at mahjong, despite said friend being similarly inexperienced.
* BrutalHonesty: This exchange when Kanna recruits her friends to form a mahjong club with the goal of defeating Hayari. It also to some extent counts as a BluntYes, as while Kanna's answer is "no", she says it with the same straightforwardness and lack of tact that comes with a typical BluntYes.
-->'''Kyouka''': Are we supposed to beat (Hayari), too?
-->'''Kanna''': Nah. You're just here to be my sparring partners.
-->'''Kyouka''': [[LampshadeHanging Can't you at least try to show some tact]]?
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* TheAce: Back in grade-school, Kanna was the star of her school -- beautiful, smart, athletic and sociable. Then came Hayari.
* ArchEnemy: She's obsessed with taking downHayarin Hayari to an extent that exceeds any of the other players' attitudes toward their rival, to the point of doodling and writing insults on pictures of her, and turning off the TV when Hayarin gets on.
whenever she is on-air. Thus the {{irony}} when, as shown on several promotional materials, she (and Shino) wind up at the same high-school team as Hayari.
* BerserkButton: Hayarin seems to be a walking one for her. Anotheris are people who [[StopHavingFunGuys [[SeriousBusiness play mahjong for fun]].
* BreakTheHaughty: Her loss to Hayarihas this effect, shattered any delusion of her invincibility, causing her to dedicate herself to defeating her. This is taken even further when she also loses to one of her friends at mahjong, despite said friend being similarly inexperienced.
* BrutalHonesty: This exchange when Kanna recruits her friends to form a mahjong club with the goal of defeating Hayari. It also to some extent counts as a BluntYes, as while Kanna's answer is "no", she says it with the same straightforwardness and lack of tact that comes with a typicalBluntYes.
BluntYes.
-->'''Kyouka''':Are "Are we supposed to beat (Hayari), too?
-->'''Kanna''': Nah.too?"\\
'''Kanna''': "Nah. You're just here to be my sparringpartners.
-->'''Kyouka''': [[LampshadeHangingpartners."\\
'''Kyouka''': "[[LampshadeHanging Can't you at least try to show sometact]]?tact]]?"
* ArchEnemy: She's obsessed with taking down
* BerserkButton: Hayarin seems to be a walking one for her. Another
* BreakTheHaughty: Her loss to Hayari
* BrutalHonesty: This exchange when Kanna recruits her friends to form a mahjong club with the goal of defeating Hayari. It also to some extent counts as a BluntYes, as while Kanna's answer is "no", she says it with the same straightforwardness and lack of tact that comes with a typical
-->'''Kyouka''':
-->'''Kanna''': Nah.
'''Kanna''': "Nah. You're just here to be my sparring
-->'''Kyouka''': [[LampshadeHanging
'''Kyouka''': "[[LampshadeHanging Can't you at least try to show some
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-->'''Kanna''': [[DontYouDarePityMe I don't need your sympathy]]! Mahjong is an illogical pile of shit! [[{{Angrish}} Aagh]]! Fuck this shit! Fuck everything!
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* ExactEavesdropping: After storming out of the multipurpose room after losing to Kyouka, she returns, but overhears her friends complaining about her attitude.
* HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight: The main reason she hates Hayarin is because she's in the spotlight, while Kanna is not (yet). It has little to do with Mahjong.
* HiddenDepths: She comes off as arrogant and overly competitive at first glance, but her POV chapters show that she is often lonely, feels empty despite winning, and she often regrets how poorly she treats others.
* HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight: The main reason she hates Hayarin is because she's in the spotlight, while Kanna is not (yet). It has little to do with Mahjong.
* HiddenDepths: She comes off as arrogant and overly competitive at first glance, but her POV chapters show that she is often lonely, feels empty despite winning, and she often regrets how poorly she treats others.
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* ExactEavesdropping: After storming out of the multipurpose room after losing to Kyouka, she returns, but overhears her friends complaining about her attitude.
how much she has changed since losing to Hayari.
* HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight: The main reason she hatesHayarin Hayari is because she's in the spotlight, while Kanna is not (yet). It has little to do with Mahjong.
mahjong, no matter what she says to the contrary.
* HiddenDepths: She comes off as arrogant and overly competitive at first glance, but her POV chapters show that she is often lonely, feels empty despite winning, andshe often regrets how poorly she treats others.actually knows remorse for her poor social skills.
* HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight: The main reason she hates
* HiddenDepths: She comes off as arrogant and overly competitive at first glance, but her POV chapters show that she is often lonely, feels empty despite winning, and
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* JerkAss -> JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's incredibly cold and condescending toward Shino in their first meeting, and makes it clear that they not only have no room for her in the club, but that she doesn't want her there due to her enjoying mahjong. She later becomes a somewhat kinder individual.
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* JerkAss -> JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's incredibly cold and condescending toward Shino in their first meeting, and makes it clear but as her POV chapters show, it's pretty obvious that they not only have no room for much of her in attitude stems from the club, but shock of losing to Hayari, and that deep down she doesn't want her there due to her enjoying mahjong. She later becomes is not such a somewhat kinder individual.bad girl after all.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: As she's usually grumpy and abrasive, when she smiles and politely declines Kyouka's offer to hang out together, Kyouka notices that Kanna's more troubled by the others not showing up in the multipurpose room than she lets on.
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* NotSoDifferent: The start of her POV chapters has her reminiscing that, in hindsight, she and Hayari may have more in common than she would like to admit, both being nigh-invincible girls on their respective fields of expertise.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: As she's usually grumpy and abrasive, when she smiles and politely declines Kyouka's offer to hang out together,Kyouka the latter notices that Kanna's more troubled by the others not showing up in the multipurpose room than she lets on.on.
* ParentalNeglect: Her parents are never explicitly shown, thus Kanna is free to bring her friends on a whim. This may explain her socially stunted personality.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: As she's usually grumpy and abrasive, when she smiles and politely declines Kyouka's offer to hang out together,
* ParentalNeglect: Her parents are never explicitly shown, thus Kanna is free to bring her friends on a whim. This may explain her socially stunted personality.
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* SoreLoser: She takes her first defeat at Hayari's hands quite badly. She's not happy about losing the second time, although Shino suggests that she enjoyed it even though she lost. She even gets upset after losing against one of her comparatively inexperienced friends in mahjong.
* StopHavingFunGuys: InUniverse. She doesn't see find Mahjong fun at all, it's just something she does as a Pro. As such, she doesn't play anyone that she believes is of no use for raising herself in the Pro ladder.
* TemptingFate: She believes she's the only fourth year at the tournament, only to see Hayari soon afterward. She dismisses her as an airhead, and then gets defeated.
* TookALevelInKindness: Gradually takes some over time as she's humbled by defeat and starts learning how to play well with others. She goes from being completely self-absorbed and viewing others as means to an end to wanting to include others.
* {{Tsundere}}: Has some indications of being this, as she appears concerned about Shino after she runs into Hayarin and blushes as she denies being friends with her.
* StopHavingFunGuys: InUniverse. She doesn't see find Mahjong fun at all, it's just something she does as a Pro. As such, she doesn't play anyone that she believes is of no use for raising herself in the Pro ladder.
* TemptingFate: She believes she's the only fourth year at the tournament, only to see Hayari soon afterward. She dismisses her as an airhead, and then gets defeated.
* TookALevelInKindness: Gradually takes some over time as she's humbled by defeat and starts learning how to play well with others. She goes from being completely self-absorbed and viewing others as means to an end to wanting to include others.
* {{Tsundere}}: Has some indications of being this, as she appears concerned about Shino after she runs into Hayarin and blushes as she denies being friends with her.
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* SeriousBusiness: Granted, mahjong is already one throughout the series, but she pushes it UpToEleven. She claims she doesn't see find mahjong fun at all. As such, she doesn't play anyone that she believes is of no use for raising herself up the pro ladder.
* SoreLoser:She takes To say that she took her first defeat at Hayari's hands quite badly. loss to Hayari hard is still putting it lightly. She's not ''not'' happy about losing the second time, although Shino suggests that she actually enjoyed it even though she lost.it. She even gets upset after losing against one of her comparatively inexperienced friends in mahjong.
* StopHavingFunGuys: InUniverse. She doesn't see find Mahjong fun at all, it's just something she does as a Pro. As such, she doesn't play anyone that she believes is of no use for raising herself in the Pro ladder.
* TemptingFate: She believes she's the only fourth year fourth-grade at the Matsue children's tournament, only to see Hayari soon afterward. She dismisses her as an airhead, and then gets defeated.
floored.
*TookALevelInKindness: Gradually TookALevelInJerkass: Following her first loss to Hayari, her friends began complaining (behind her back) about how much Kanna has changed for the worse. She stopped inviting her friends to her house, became more unfriendly, and consumed herself with a single-minded desire to get back at Hayari. Fortunately...
* TookALevelInKindness: ...She gradually takes some of this,too, over time as she's humbled by defeat and starts learning how to play well with others. She goes from being completely self-absorbed and viewing others as means to an end to wanting to include others.
* {{Tsundere}}: Has some indications of being this, as she appears concerned about Shino after she runs intoHayarin Hayari and blushes as she denies being friends with her.her. Arguably she is also this towards mahjong in general -- despite openly claiming to hate it, the very fact that she still trains hard indicates that her loss to Hayari actually helped reignite her competitive spirit.
* SoreLoser:
*
* TookALevelInKindness: ...She gradually takes some of this,too, over time as she's humbled by defeat and starts learning how to play well with others. She goes from being completely self-absorbed and viewing others as means to an end to wanting to include others.
* {{Tsundere}}: Has some indications of being this, as she appears concerned about Shino after she runs into
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!!'''Kyouka Inamura'''
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* AnimeAccentAbsence: A strange example, as she seemingly ''gains'' a stereotypical thick American accent at the ''Zenkoku-hen'', whereas she showed ''none'' of this (she instead spoke in a halting, but perfectly normally-accented Japanese) during one of the earlier episodes (the Training Camp flashback).
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* AnimeAccentAbsence: A strange example, as she seemingly ''gains'' a stereotypical thick American accent at the end of ''Zenkoku-hen'', whereas she showed ''none'' of this (she instead spoke in a halting, but perfectly normally-accented Japanese) during one of the earlier episodes (the Training Camp flashback).
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* ExoticEyeDesigns: She has a transparent "arch" in the middle of her eyes, a trait she shares with Usuzan's Yuan.
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* AnimeAccentAbsence: Averted -- she is shown to have a thick American English accent to her Japanese during her first speaking lines (''Zenkoku-hen'' Episode 13).
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* AnimeAccentAbsence: Averted -- A strange example, as she is shown to have seemingly ''gains'' a stereotypical thick American English accent to her Japanese at the ''Zenkoku-hen'', whereas she showed ''none'' of this (she instead spoke in a halting, but perfectly normally-accented Japanese) during her first speaking lines (''Zenkoku-hen'' Episode 13).one of the earlier episodes (the Training Camp flashback).
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* TearsOfRemorse: Breaks down upon learning of [[spoiler:the sacrifices Toki and Kirame made to make sure Teru never goes on a rampage, while blaming herself and her weakness for forcing the two of them to overexert themselves]].
* [[spoiler:MegaManning: During her National semifinals match she reveals that, besides her bowling-influenced style, she also copied some aspects of Harue's old play style and mixed it with her own.]]
* {{Motifs}}: Her gameplay is strongly influenced by bowling.
* {{Motifs}}: Her gameplay is strongly influenced by bowling.
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* BrokenAce: Back in her day she was touted as one of Team Achiga's greatest players. Then came Sukoya.
** RebuiltAce: While not a player anymore, come the new Team Achiga, she has found once again her self-confidence, more so after her protégés reaches the finals.
* HyperAwareness: Harue has a surprising knack of noticing things that others, including pros, commentators and coaches, would miss, like [[spoiler:Sumire's tell or the trigger of Awai's other abilities]]. While it might come off as a surprise, especially since she's never shown any of this prior to the semis, the way it's presented actually makes sense since while other coaches look only at the players' records (see Team Kiyosumi's Hisa or Team Himematsu's Funakubo), Harue actually watches the videos of the accompanying match. It's alluded that she does this ''repeatedly'' too.
** RebuiltAce: While not a player anymore, come the new Team Achiga, she has found once again her self-confidence, more so after her protégés reaches the finals.
* HyperAwareness: Harue has a surprising knack of noticing things that others, including pros, commentators and coaches, would miss, like [[spoiler:Sumire's tell or the trigger of Awai's other abilities]]. While it might come off as a surprise, especially since she's never shown any of this prior to the semis, the way it's presented actually makes sense since while other coaches look only at the players' records (see Team Kiyosumi's Hisa or Team Himematsu's Funakubo), Harue actually watches the videos of the accompanying match. It's alluded that she does this ''repeatedly'' too.
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* BrokenAce: Back in her day she was touted as one of Team Achiga's greatest players. Then came Sukoya.
** RebuiltAce: While not a player anymore, comeSukoya, and she was never the new same again. Fortunately she got better as the days passed mentoring the current Team Achiga, she has found once again her self-confidence, more so after they reach the National finals, helping her protégés reaches the finals.
regain her self-confidence.
* HyperAwareness: Harue has a surprising knack of noticing things that others, including pros, commentators and coaches, would miss, like [[spoiler:Sumire's tell or the trigger of Awai's other abilities]]. While it might seem to comeoff as a surprise, out of nowhere, especially since she's never shown any of this prior to the semis, the way it's presented actually makes sense since while other coaches look only at the players' records (see Team Kiyosumi's Hisa or Team Himematsu's Funakubo), Harue actually watches the videos of the accompanying match. It's alluded that she does this ''repeatedly'' too.
** RebuiltAce: While not a player anymore, come
* HyperAwareness: Harue has a surprising knack of noticing things that others, including pros, commentators and coaches, would miss, like [[spoiler:Sumire's tell or the trigger of Awai's other abilities]]. While it might seem to come
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* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Overexerts herself by looking ''three turns'' ahead just to stop Teru's streak despite knowing that her body will not take it.]]
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* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Overexerts herself by looking ''three turns'' ahead just to stop Teru's streak despite knowing that her body will not take it. She is promptly knocked unconscious afterwards, and spends the rest of the National semifinals hospitalized.]]
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* [[spoiler:TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated, just as Izumi is about to break the news to then-asleep Toki, the latter sheds tears, apparently realizing that their team can go no further anymore.]]
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* [[spoiler:TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated, just as Izumi is about to break the news to then-asleep Toki, the latter sheds tears, apparently realizing that cognizant of their team can go no further anymore.fate.]]
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* [[spoiler:CombinationAttack: With Toki. During the Captain's battle, she was able to see a fairy Toki that can tell her the tiles she will be given and the highest points she can win. Fairy Toki will only be able summoned three times]]
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* BadassNormal: She made it on Team Senriyama with her own merits, while it took Toki being hospitalized and earning powers of clairvoyance to land a spot in her third year.
** [[spoiler:EmpoweredBadassNormal: And then, during the National semifinals, she starts using foresight borrowed from Toki (and in the anime, heat-vision).]]
* [[spoiler:CombinationAttack: With Toki. During the Captain's battle, she was able to see a fairy Toki that can tell her the tiles she will be given and the highest points she can win. Fairy Toki will only be able summoned threetimes]]times.]]
* [[spoiler:CryCute: After Toki knocks herself unconscious at the end of her semifinals match, and after finishing their campaign dead last, when she was last seen a disconsolate mess.]]
** [[spoiler:EmpoweredBadassNormal: And then, during the National semifinals, she starts using foresight borrowed from Toki (and in the anime, heat-vision).]]
* [[spoiler:CombinationAttack: With Toki. During the Captain's battle, she was able to see a fairy Toki that can tell her the tiles she will be given and the highest points she can win. Fairy Toki will only be able summoned three
* [[spoiler:CryCute: After Toki knocks herself unconscious at the end of her semifinals match, and after finishing their campaign dead last, when she was last seen a disconsolate mess.]]
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* [[spoiler:EmpoweredBadassNormal: She made it on Team Senriyama with her own merits, while it took Toki being hospitalized and improving her game to land a spot in her third year. And then, in the finals, she starts using foresight borrowed from Toki]].
* FriendlyEnemy: To Achiga. After recognizing Kuro as one of the people she met at the rest stop, she starts cheering for her, and is pleased when Achiga gets through the quarter-finals.
* FriendlyEnemy: To Achiga. After recognizing Kuro as one of the people she met at the rest stop, she starts cheering for her, and is pleased when Achiga gets through the quarter-finals.
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When financial woes forced the team to disband, Harue returns to her ''alma mater'' to think about what to do next, only to be surprised by the revival of her old high-school team, gunning anew for the Nationals. Seeing it as a chance to redeem herself, she decides to appoint herself as club adviser, intent to see if her protegees can succeed where she failed.
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When financial woes forced the team to disband, Harue returns to her ''alma mater'' to think about what to do next, only to be surprised by the revival of her old high-school team, gunning anew for the Nationals. Seeing it as a chance to redeem herself, she decides to appoint herself as club adviser, intent to see if her protegees protégés can succeed where she failed.
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** RepairedAce: While not a player anymore, come the Shizuno-era Team Achiga, she has found once again her self-confidence, more so after Team Achiga reaches the finals.
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** RepairedAce: RebuiltAce: While not a player anymore, come the Shizuno-era new Team Achiga, she has found once again her self-confidence, more so after Team Achiga her protégés reaches the finals.
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* TearsOfJoy: Cries in relief after her proteges finally accomplish the one thing she failed to do ten years ago -- reach the National finals.
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* TearsOfJoy: Cries in relief after her proteges protégés finally accomplish the one thing she failed to do ten years ago -- reach the National finals.
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* MeaningfulName: If no kanji is given, 'toki' "toki" usually means 'time'."time".
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* [[spoiler:TearsFromAStone: After Team Senriyama is eliminated, just as Izumi is about to break the news to then-asleep Toki, the latter sheds tears, apparently realizing that their team can go no further anymore.]]
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Begins a budding one with Team Kiyosumi's Hisa during their National semifinals match, with the latter beginning to make her own snide remarks in response to Hiroe's increasingly friendlier banter.
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* [[spoiler:CrackDefeat: While Team Himematsu manages to hang on to qualify for the National semifinals, Kyouko ends up squandering their lead to Saki's cheap hand. The worst part of it all, according to Kyouko, is that Saki technically won with ±0 (and a few points-stealing hands).]]
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* [[spoiler:CrackDefeat: While Team Himematsu manages still managed to hang on to qualify for the National semifinals, semifinals (alongside Team Kiyosumi from their bracket), Kyouko ends up squandering their lead to Saki's cheap hand. The worst part of it all, according to Kyouko, Kyouko herself, is that Saki technically won with ±0 (and a few points-stealing hands).]]
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Harue is the adviser of Team Achiga and herself an alumna of a past incarnation of the team that shocked Nara Prefecture by defeating high-ranking Team Bansei ten years ago and qualifying for the nationals. Unfortunatley, one brutal loss to Sukoya later, and Harue was traumatized after losing too many points beyond repair. She stopped playing mahjong for years after that, and for a while was content to teach mahjong to the kids of her hometown's children's club. She is eventually scouted by Kumakura, and spends the next few years playing professionally for a corporate team.
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Harue is the adviser of Team Achiga and herself an alumna of a past incarnation of the team that shocked Nara Prefecture by defeating high-ranking Team Bansei ten years ago and qualifying for the nationals. Unfortunatley, one brutal loss to Sukoya later, later at the semifinals, and Harue was traumatized after losing too many points beyond repair. She stopped playing mahjong for years after that, and for a while was content to teach mahjong to the kids of her hometown's children's club. She is eventually scouted by Kumakura, and spends the next few years playing professionally for a corporate team.
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* BreakTheCutie: Losing her team too many points during her match against Sukoya, which in turn cost Achiga the chance to advance further in the Nationals, really did a number on Harue.
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* BreakTheCutie: Losing her team too many points during her match against Sukoya, which in turn cost Achiga the chance to advance further in the Nationals, really did a number on Harue.poor Harue.
* BrokenAce: Back in her day she was touted as one of Team Achiga's greatest players. Then came Sukoya.
** RepairedAce: While not a player anymore, come the Shizuno-era Team Achiga, she has found once again her self-confidence, more so after Team Achiga reaches the finals.
* BrokenAce: Back in her day she was touted as one of Team Achiga's greatest players. Then came Sukoya.
** RepairedAce: While not a player anymore, come the Shizuno-era Team Achiga, she has found once again her self-confidence, more so after Team Achiga reaches the finals.
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* TearsOfJoy: Cries in relief after her proteges finally accomplish the one thing she failed to do ten years ago -- reach the National finals.
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Rinkai has been East Tokyo's representative for the past fifteen years. Its enrollment is primarily composed of [[MultinationalTeam overseas students studying in Japan on scholarship]], though with the implementation of new rules they had to field at least one Japanese player (i.e., Satoha) as Vanguard.
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Team Rinkai has been East Tokyo's representative for the past fifteen years. Itsenrollment roster is primarily composed of [[MultinationalTeam overseas students studying in Japan on scholarship]], though with the implementation of new rules they had implemented last year now force them to field at least one Japanese player (i.e., Satoha) as Vanguard.
Team Rinkai has been East Tokyo's representative for the past fifteen years. Its
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As the ''Dawn of Age'' spinoff reveals, she was one of the other players on the table during the fateful match between Sukoya and Harue.
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* [[IdolSinger Idol Player]]: Hayarin is a well known TV personality outside of the Mahjong arena. Ironically, this makes her a target for the current Usuzan team, as they want to make one of their players an even ''bigger'' idol than she is.
** ''Shinohayu'' reveals that she has been a mahjong celebrity since elementary school.
** ''Shinohayu'' reveals that she has been a mahjong celebrity since elementary school.
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* [[IdolSinger Idol Player]]: Hayarin is a well known TV personality outside of the Mahjong arena. arena (as far back as her grade-school days, in fact, according to ''Shinohayu''). Ironically, this makes her a target for the current Usuzan team, Team Usuzan, as they want to make one of their players an even ''bigger'' idol than she is.
** ''Shinohayu'' reveals that she has been a mahjong celebrity since elementary school.is.
** ''Shinohayu'' reveals that she has been a mahjong celebrity since elementary school.
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* OlderThanSheLooks: She's the oldest introduced female pro so far at 28... and yet, as ''Dawn of Age'' shows, still looks like she was from the Nationals ten years ago (except she has larger boobs now). ''Shinohayu'' takes this further -- it shows that Hayarin's face has remained mostly unchanged since she was ''eleven''.
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* OlderThanSheLooks: She's the oldest introduced female pro so far at 28... and yet, as ''Dawn of Age'' ''Shinohayu'' shows, still looks like she was from the Nationals ten years ago (except she has larger boobs now). ''Shinohayu'' takes this now) and even further -- it shows that Hayarin's face has remained mostly unchanged since back when she was ''eleven''.
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* GratuitousEnglish: Greets Team Himematsu in English and later says "No way!" when asked about some of the things they heard about her. Especially exaggerated in her appearance in the anime, to Risa's annoyance.
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* GratuitousEnglish: Greets Team Himematsu in English and later says "No way!" when asked about some of the things they heard about her. Especially exaggerated in her appearance in the anime, to Risa's annoyance.the annoyance of her co-commentator.
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* PerpetualFrowner: Well not exactly a frown, but Risa's default face seems to be a puff-cheeked pout, even as a high-schooler!high-schooler.
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Rinkai has been East Tokyo's representative for the past fifteen years. Its enrollment is primarily composed of [[MultinationalTeam overseas students studying in Japan on scholarship]].
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Rinkai has been East Tokyo's representative for the past fifteen years. Its enrollment is primarily composed of [[MultinationalTeam overseas students studying in Japan on scholarship]].
scholarship]], though with the implementation of new rules they had to field at least one Japanese player (i.e., Satoha) as Vanguard.
* AnimeAccentAbsence: Averted -- she is shown to have a thick American English accent to her Japanese during her first speaking lines (''Zenkoku-hen'' Episode 13).
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The oldest and sole Japanese member of Team Rinkai, as well as last year's third-placer in the individuals, behind Kei Arakawa and Teru Miyanaga. Due to tournament rules, as the sole Japanese player, she's required to play as Vanguard.
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The oldest and sole Japanese member of Team Rinkai, as well as last year's third-placer in the individuals, behind Kei Arakawa and Teru Miyanaga. Due to As per tournament rules, as the sole Japanese player, she's she is required to play as Vanguard.
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* TokenMinority: Inverted -- she's the sole Japanese player in a MultinationalTeam, and as per tournament rules she had to play as starter.
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* TokenMinority: Inverted -- she's the sole Japanese player in a MultinationalTeam, and as per tournament rules she had at least one local player is required for a team to play as starter.become eligible for national competition (and a Vanguard, at that).
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Hailing from Fukuoka Prefecture, Team Shindouji is the embodiment of the "EveryYearTheyFizzleOut" trope in the ''Saki'' universe -- it has a long history of consistently reaching the Nationals, only to falter as early as the first eliminations round, with last year's campaign being the worst of the lot. This year, they produced a new Vanguard in the form of lucky Kirame.
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If there's a word to describe Kirame, it would be "unflappable" -- even in the face of such opposition as Teru, she will never back down from a good fight, despite earlier firsthand experience as to Teru's sheer power. She also used to be Nodoka and Yuuki's upperclassman and teammate during their middle-school days, but moved out of Nagano before the school makes its disastrous try for the Nationals.
If there's a word to describe Kirame, it would be "unflappable" -- even in the face of such opposition as Teru, she will never back down from a good fight, despite earlier firsthand experience as to Teru's sheer power. She also used to be Nodoka and Yuuki's upperclassman and teammate during their middle-school days, but moved out of Nagano before the school makes its disastrous try for the Nationals.
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If there's a word to describe Kirame, it would be "unflappable" -- even in the face of such opposition as Teru, she will never back down from a good fight, despite earlier firsthand experience as to Teru's sheer power. She also used to be Nodoka and Yuuki's upperclassmanand teammate during their middle-school days, back in Takatobara Junior High, but moved out of Nagano before the school makes its just in time for for Team Shindouji's disastrous try for the 70th Nationals.
If there's a word to describe Kirame, it would be "unflappable" -- even in the face of such opposition as Teru, she will never back down from a good fight, despite earlier firsthand experience as to Teru's sheer power. She also used to be Nodoka and Yuuki's upperclassman
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* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler:Mairu didn't put Kirame on the team because she thought Kirame was good enough, but because no matter how badly she was outmatched, she would be able to survive the Vanguard round without going under 0. Subverted in that she doesn't let it bother her, and is glad that she's proven useful in a way]].
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* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler:Mairu didn't put Kirame on the team because she thought Kirame was good enough, but because no matter how badly she was outmatched, she would be able to survive the Vanguard round phase without going under 0. Subverted in that she doesn't let it bother her, and is glad that she's proven useful in a way]].way.]]
* BornLucky: [[spoiler:The very reason she was placed as Team Shindouji's Vanguard.]]
* BornLucky: [[spoiler:The very reason she was placed as Team Shindouji's Vanguard.]]
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* CheerfulChild: [[spoiler:She overheard her seniors talking about why she was chosen on the team, and despite that, she says that she'll be the best damn sacrifice to them.]]
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* CheerfulChild: [[spoiler:She overheard her seniors talking about why she was chosen on GenkiGirl: A walking source of bountiful energy for the team, and despite that, she says that she'll be the best damn sacrifice to them.]]otherwise somber tone of Team Shindouji.
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* [[spoiler:GoThroughMe: She was chosen to be the Vanguard over Shindouji's fifth-strongest player despite not being good enough because of her ability. Historically, Team Shindouji fared poorly in the nationals because their aces always lost, with last year's being the worst loss they absorbed. So this year, to counteract the other teams' strategies, they changed their lineup from weakest to strongest and put Kirame so that Team Shindouji would at least survive for one round.]]
* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: As the rest of the team cries over their loss, she remains cheerful, and offers them some tacos from her old school.]]
* [[spoiler:GracefulLoser: As the rest of the team cries over their loss, she remains cheerful, and offers them some tacos from her old school.]]
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* ThePollyanna: [[spoiler:She knows she shouldn't even be in the A-Team but for her ability to avoid hitting negatives, and it doesn't bother her one bit.]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion: Her entire purpose as Team Shindouji's Vanguard for the 71st Inter-High.]]
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* ThePollyanna: [[spoiler:She knows overheard her seniors talking about the reason she shouldn't even be in is put into the A-Team but for her ability to avoid hitting negatives, team, and it doesn't bother her one bit.bit. In fact she says she's ready to be the best damn sacrifice in the name of Team Shindouji's survival.]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion: Her entire purpose as Team Shindouji'sVanguard for Vanguard. Even if she is not good enough a player, her sheer luck nevertheless brought her into the 71st Inter-High.team.]]
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* {{Padding}}: [[InvokedTrope In Saki Biyori, she does this]] when she runs out of things to write in the journal when it's her turn, putting in "Mister Shindou" when she's frustrated about how to fill all the white space, a move that ends up taking on a life of its own.
-->'''Mairu''': ''(while reading the journal)'' '''[[LampshadeHanging I would've preferred blank space]].'''
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* {{Padding}}: [[InvokedTrope In Saki Biyori, she does this]] when InUniverse -- in one strip in ''Saki Biyori'', she runs out of things to write in the a round-robin journal when it's her turn, putting in "Mister Shindou" when she's frustrated about how to fill all the white space, a move that ends up taking on a life of its own.
-->'''Mairu''': ''(while reading the journal)'' '''[[LampshadeHanging -->'''Mairu:''' "[[LampshadeHanging I would've preferred blank space]].'''space.]]"
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Himematsu is one of the ten strongest schools during the 71st Inter High. They finished fifth in the spring tournament and is one of the strongest schools in Kansai, alongside cross-town rival Senriyama from North Osaka, but lost their rank to Eisui after the emergence of Komaki. Himematsu has the tradition of putting their ace on the Lieutenant position. Notable for being one of the few schools in the Nationals that seems to be composed entirely of normal, if skilled, players.
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* BadassNormal: According to Hisa, in a team of normals that is ranked fifth in a competition stuffed to the rafters with mahjong monsters, she could epitomise this trope. This is even more proven to the fact that Hisa's hellwaits doesn't work on her.
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* BadassNormal: According to Hisa, in a team of normals that is ranked fifth in a competition stuffed to the rafters with mahjong monsters, she could epitomise this trope. This is even more proven to the fact that Hisa's hellwaits hell waits doesn't work on her.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hiroe minces no words, whether she's gloating, taunting or calling names. And she's also a very kind teammate. In fact, Hisa interprets her taunts as her way of goading her opponents into playing better. She also purposely messes up her words so that Choe would have a chance to say something as Choe is the quietest one on the table during the semi-final match.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hiroe minces no words, whether she's gloating, taunting or calling names. And she's also a very kind teammate. In fact, Hisa interprets her taunts as her way of goading her opponents into playing better. She During the National semifinals she also purposely deliberately messes up her words so that the normally quiet Choe would have a chance to say something as Choe is the quietest one on the table during the semi-final match.speak.
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LargeHam[=/=]NoIndoorVoice: As if her Kansai accent is not accentuated enough, she just can't help but speak in loud tones to show off how great she is.
*NoIndoorVoiceSiblingYinYang: Hiroe is [[LargeHam outspoken]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold blunt but decent]], while Kinue is [[NiceGirl kind]] but [[WellDoneSonGuy needy of attention]].
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* [[spoiler:CrackDefeat: While Team Himematsu manages to hang on to qualify for the National semifinals, Kyouko ends up squandering their lead to Saki's cheap hand. The worst part of it all, according to Kyouko, is that Saki technically won with ±0 (and a few points-stealing hands).]]
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Interim coach of Team Himematsu, taking over while Himematsu's real adviser, Zennou, recuperates. She and Fujita seem to have a history with each other, as Fujita goes out of her way to avoid meeting Akasaka. She's compared to Harue from Achiga, in that she's "troublesome".
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Interim coach of Team Himematsu, taking over while Himematsu's real their actual adviser, Zennou, recuperates. convalesces. She and Fujita seem to have a history with each other, as Fujita goes out of her way to avoid meeting Akasaka. her. She's compared to Harue Harue, her counterpart from Team Achiga, in that she's "troublesome".
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Her general demeanor and even some of her advice causes her to come off as ditzy, but she takes coaching her team Team Himematsu seriously.
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* GratuitousEnglish: Greets the Team Himematsu team in English and later says "No way!" when asked about some of the things they heard about her. Especially exaggerated in her appearance in the anime, to the consternation of the commentator she's partnered with.Risa's annoyance.
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Professional commentator for the Side-B semifinals. She seems to have a lot of trouble expressing her thoughts, leaving her comments on the match short and otherwise very easy to misinterpret.
An alumna from Shindouji All-Girls, the ''Dawn of Age'' spinoff reveals that, much like Hayari, she was the fourth girl on the table during that fateful match between Harue and Sukoya.
An alumna from Shindouji All-Girls, the ''Dawn of Age'' spinoff reveals that, much like Hayari, she was the fourth girl on the table during that fateful match between Harue and Sukoya.
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Professional player and commentator for the Side-B semifinals.National semifinals Side-B. She seems to have a lot of trouble expressing her thoughts, leaving her comments on the match short and otherwise very easy to misinterpret.
An alumna from Shindouji All-Girls,the ''Dawn of Age'' spinoff ''Shinohayu'' reveals that, much like Hayari, she was the fourth girl on the table during that fateful match between Harue and Sukoya.
An alumna from Shindouji All-Girls,
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A professional player and old friend of Hisa. Before the Nagano prefecturals she plays against Saki and Nodoka [[WakeUpCallBoss schools them into taking their practice seriously]]. Fujita is also the color commentator for the regional tournament.
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A professional player and old friend of Hisa. Before the Nagano prefecturals she plays against Saki andNodoka Nodoka, in the process [[WakeUpCallBoss schools schooling them into taking their practice seriously]]. Fujita is also the color commentator for the regional tournament.
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A girl who appears in a montage of images in Chapter 102, and in a flashback in Chapter 104. It is strongly implied that [[spoiler:she is somehow related to the Miyanaga family, and that whatever happened to her- which may have included her being hospitalized and/or dying- caused the Miyanaga family to break apart]].
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A girl who appears in a montage of images in Chapter 102, and in a flashback in Chapter 104. It is strongly implied that [[spoiler:she is somehow related to the Miyanaga family, and that whatever happened to her- her -- which may have included her being hospitalized hospitalization and/or dying- death -- caused the Miyanaga family Miyanagas to break apart]].
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