Impression This was a slow and relaxing final episode, serving to wind things down and wrap things up for the series - and I wouldn't have it any other way.…
Impression And that's it! The Side B quarterfinals are over, and the final results are as follows: Miyanaga Saki (Kiyosumi) - 109,700 Suehara Kyouko (Himematsu) - 101,700 Iwato Kasumi (Eisui)…
Impression Holy shit, that ending was intense! Where has my cute dojikko Saki gone? I'll get to her later though. First off, Kasumi's really managed to pull through for Eisui,…
Impression I knew I shouldn't have worried about last week's incredibly fast pacing! We went from covering an entire hanchan to covering a couple of hands, and even then we're…
Impression I felt like everything just defused in a really anticlimactic manner after all the build-up we were treated to last week. Maybe it was partly to do with the…
Impression What an intense match! If I had to describe it in three words, I'd go for "tribal loli yakuman" - that was at the very heart of Usuzawa Sae…
Impression I'm glad Hisa managed to finish the second half the way she wanted to - and that she had fun while doing so. As Saki would say, tanoshii mahjong…
Impression While our anticipated lunch interval didn't really achieve much, it was great seeing some of the characters from Side-A after they've been out of the spotlight for so long…
Impression They're really blitzing through these matches, aren't they? I'm not sure I can even call it fast pacing (as opposed to skipping) when the vanguard match concluded in the…
Impression It's the start of the vanguard match! Firstly, in terms of announcers I'm really missing the presence of Kouko and Sukoya here. It's just not the same without them!…
Impression Kiyosumi have a surprising level of support in Nagano! Even though they were literally unrecognized during the draw last week, they've got lots of heartwarming support from everyone back…