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Mahjong Manga

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:23 pm
by dwillems
Tom Sloper\'s site posted a link to an amusing looking manga here:

http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/ ... index.html

There is also a manga being fan translated called Saki which I\'ve enjoyed reading, apparently it will be turned into an anime this season. You can read it here:

http://www.mangafox.com/page/manga/read ... ter.70432/

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:35 am
by sir_seagill
cool, thanks for the link.

Gotta love more anime about mah jong :}

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:51 am
by Benjamin
Did you see the follow up?

http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/ ... index.html

I don\'t know if I look interesting or just crazy :P

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:35 am
by oxoboxo
Haha the perfect audience right here :D I\'m actually translating the Koizumi Manga right now with my friend! I\'ll post updates as we go! In a world where George Bush can play mah-jong... Image

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:46 am
by Benjamin
Finally! Someone steps up to the plate! Thanks oxoboxo, you\'re doing what I should have done a long time ago. I\'ve been reading that manga for over 2 years... :(

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:20 pm
by dwillems
Awesome! Thanks!

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:19 pm
by carl
my favorite is Putin and his \"Baltic Fleet\" with the dora 20 Image

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:22 pm
by Benjamin
Wait til you see the Pope\'s 7 Days of Creation DaiSanGen.:laugh:

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:24 pm
by carl
yeah i was really hoping pope benedict would be in the first volume but he wasnt.

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:27 pm
by carl
oh yeah the first 3 chapters of Ten are on mangafox as well.

http://www.mangafox.com/page/manga/seri ... _kaidanji/

best cheating ever

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:10 am
by sir_seagill
just finished reading what there was of Saki... it\'s nothing compared to Akagi :P (uninspiring character designs, personalities, unbelievable matches (in a bad way), needless shots of the girls bathing and their legs.. taco powered player??) anyways good for a few laughs, it\'s mah jong so I\'ll watch the anime when it comes out..

The Bush manga sounds interesting too :}

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:07 pm
by Benjamin
Unfortunately Saki\'s kind of typical for most Mahjong manga. Works that are really good like akagi, ten, mukoubuchi or anything by katayama masayuki are few and far between.

The neat thing about Saki is that its serialized in a non-mahjong manga magazine.

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:50 pm
by Yttrasil
Yeah, also read Saki the day I saw this post kept me busy for a few hours I feed on anything that\'s about mahjong. Akagi is still the best though :D

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:25 am
by sir_seagill
Benjamin wrote: The neat thing about Saki is that its serialized in a non-mahjong manga magazine.
Mmmm... I guess the people who read it aren\'t reading it for the mah jong.. :p

Re:Mahjong Manga

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:12 am
by Benjamin
sir_seagill wrote:
Mmmm... I guess the people who read it aren\'t reading it for the mah jong.. :p[/quote]

You dont know the half of it:side: Mahjong manga that actually reflects a realistic game is relatively new. Old stuff is all about getting doubleyakuman against gangsters and then having some girl who loves men who are good at mahjong fall in love with you.