TV series

Saki

2009–2014 · 2 seasons

A bright, gentle sports drama where tense mahjong matches are played with earnest intensity and a warm sense of friendship.

Overview: Saki tells the story of a girl's mental and emotional growth as she and her fellow teammates battle fearsome rivals, all gunning for the national high school mahjong tournament, and is a cross between sports action and high school drama.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, coming-of-age, ambition, found family
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
ambition
found family
identity
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: animation, comedy, drama
Created by: Kenji Seto, Kouji Houri, Manabu Ono, Sadanori Kaneda
Written by: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Starring: Kana Ueda, Ami Koshimizu, Rie Kugimiya, Ryoko Shiraishi, Shizuka Itoh
Length: 2 seasons, 38 episodes, 25 min each
Network: TV Tokyo
Country: Japan, United Kingdom
Languages: Japanese