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Jan 6, 2024 6:57 AM

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Kirito_online said:
guys OLM made a hentai once, this is so weird to discover lmao

that's why the chicks in this show are so hot
@HopeKoala hell yeah!
Jan 6, 2024 6:59 AM

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Crediting people for their work is elitism. Sure thing, buddy xD
Jan 6, 2024 9:21 AM
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So far first episode was really nice, I just hope it won't turn into Saki with ridiculous wins every game. More realistic mahjong games would be nice to see
Jan 6, 2024 10:07 AM
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As someone who plays mahjong on a regular basis, this first episode was really enjoyable. The feeling of learning and playing for fun with friends is as accurate as it could be (couldn't help but to think about some friends when Nashiko accidently destroyed the walls or forgot to draw, or stupid remarks while playing).

There's also a lot of references about other mahjong-related media, not sure I got every one of them (mainly Akagi and Mudazumo), but really enjoyable nonetheless. I'd love it if the anime kept going in this direction.
Jan 6, 2024 10:24 AM
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Me, last season: Now, unlike with Saki, we can have a realistic mahjong anime without supernaturals....
Me, after EP01: Aaa~nd we got a talking bird in EP01. Hah~

Well, at least Pon no Michi is decent enough to actually explain how mahjong works (at least I hope the lessons will continue into future EPs).... In Saki all we can have are high schoolers just randomly throwing magic, yokai, and deities powers to cast baiman and yakuman everywhere.
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Jan 6, 2024 10:43 AM
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lol these girls are so silly, can't wait to see more of them even tho I don't really care too much for mahjong πŸ˜‚
Jan 6, 2024 7:59 PM
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I love this anime.

Jan 6, 2024 8:57 PM

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Yuri_Niji said:
Please get this CrunchyRoll, I want to watch it 😭

Crunchyroll allegedly has the US license, so hopefully it will arrive soon.
Jan 6, 2024 10:23 PM

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This episode was pretty good. I have no idea how Mahjong works but I can probably learn how to play the game as I watch this anime.

I loved the characters in this episode and am looking forward to getting to see more of their cute personalities in the future and see how they develop.
Jan 7, 2024 4:52 AM
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Interesting.. I love it so much!
Jan 7, 2024 5:52 AM

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rassilon said:
Yuri_Niji said:
Please get this CrunchyRoll, I want to watch it 😭

Crunchyroll allegedly has the US license, so hopefully it will arrive soon.

Where’d you hear this from?
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Jan 7, 2024 6:39 AM

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rassilon said:
Yuri_Niji said:
Please get this CrunchyRoll, I want to watch it 😭

Crunchyroll allegedly has the US license, so hopefully it will arrive soon.

Where’d you hear this from?
@Yuri_Niji From Streaming Guide on MSN. https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/how-to-watch-pon-no-michi-episodes-streaming-guide-schedule/ar-AA1mrBoi
Jan 7, 2024 6:49 AM

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@rassilon Yeah I don’t think that’s real. It says both CrunchyRoll and HIDIVE will get it. HIDIVE only do exclusive contracts for anime now so that only they are allowed to stream it.

Of course they could have not done an exclusive contract, but I don’t think they would do one for Pon no Michi seeing as HIDIVE are trying to save money right now as they are losing money right now.
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Jan 7, 2024 7:04 AM

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@rassilon Yeah I don’t think that’s real. It says both CrunchyRoll and HIDIVE will get it. HIDIVE only do exclusive contracts for anime now so that only they are allowed to stream it.

Of course they could have not done an exclusive contract, but I don’t think they would do one for Pon no Michi seeing as HIDIVE are trying to save money right now as they are losing money right now.
@Yuri_Niji I missed the HiDive reference, and wondered what was going on with them. This season on HiDive is quite sparse. If they don’t get more, they’re going to lose a lot more customers.
Jan 7, 2024 7:09 AM

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@Yuri_Niji I missed the HiDive reference, and wondered what was going on with them. This season on HiDive is quite sparse. If they don’t get more, they’re going to lose a lot more customers.
@rassilon Many people are cancelling their subscription due to the lack of app updates on all platforms, and seeing as HIDIVE has stopped their services in most countries, I don’t think they would make a non-exclusive deal for Pon no Michi as that would be a loss of money as people would just rather watch it on CrunchyRoll as it’s the more stable service.
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Jan 7, 2024 7:45 AM

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I reallu just started this Anime because of the drawing of girls.Its cute and why not learn more about mahjong
Jan 7, 2024 8:05 AM

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I like cute girls, but I think I need to give a fuck on mahjong in order to enjoy this. I haven't played the game yet, but looks very similar to "okey", which is a game I find very boring. Gotta try the game at some point
Jan 7, 2024 12:18 PM

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I watched episode 1 of Pon no Michi. very basic cute girls. i couldn't even tell much about them. they have different design but they are almost the same. And they told about basic mahjong rules and basically how to get 1 yaku. it's not enough to win. one girl said that she have played Riichi a lot before with her family, but i didn't noticed it. Akagi references were great. it looks nice. 6/10 i'll watch 1 more episode
Jan 7, 2024 6:20 PM

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don't expect this to be big with being mahjong but maybe i'll learn something this time around because i always have no clue back in the day watching saki what the hell was happening lol

girls seem fun to watch disappointed they are still JK it did not appear that way at all from their appearances wanted to see them drinking and smoking in the parlor lol kaiji style but we got a ton of kaiji references shamelessly
Jan 7, 2024 6:26 PM

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This was okay. Pretty cheap looking but it gets points for actually teaching a little bit of mahjong. Way too many Kaiji references though. Really drove that joke into the ground
Jan 7, 2024 7:14 PM

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Bro...I literally have no freaking idea what is happening in this show! It's super cute so I'll probably keep watching, but I could literally turn off the subtitles and have the same level of understanding...lol! Maybe I'll learn to play Mahjong tho



Jan 7, 2024 7:54 PM

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I came for the CGDCT, but I don't know if I'm motivated to learn mahjong...
Jan 8, 2024 1:16 AM
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EP 1

So apparently this is an original anime. not sure why they decided to make a original anime about girls playing mahjong of all things in 2024, but its better than nothing

Hopefully it turns out better, but still curious as an original

(also like guys, its funny because saki zenkoku aired like 10 years ago. i know the semifinals arc ended so if you really wanted a mahjong anime they could totally continue saki anime. maybe.)

The real question is like, is it going to be like 10% mahjong, 50% mahjong, or 90% mahjong
Its a good question as to whether the other viewers have experience with mahjong as well. saki kinda assumes you already know the rules, which can be really confusing for people who dont know the rules. I know I had to rewatch saki after learning the rules and it basically completely changed the experience.



Anyway thats the ep. we're still missing one girl. and uhm. The op/ed is like soso. I wasnt expecting the talking bird thats for sure.
Mahjong wise, they had a little explanation but very basic. maybe they'll go more next ep. they didnt finish their game this time, probably so they can explain scoring next time.
The only issue is they rushed a bit and the girls are kinda like, simple right now.
It looks a little weird, but otherwise.
I mean its possible they'll fix the issues in the other eps
All things considered, I'm fairly optimistic, but maybe im just biased since its cute girls(?) and mahjong. The episodes do need to be a little better though

...nashiko is maeda kaori? damn I didnt recognize her at all, maybe I'm crazy or she just used a totally different voice that I've never heard before. Thats the issue with typecasting, you get so used to voice actors doing certain voices and then suddenly you forget they have range.
Pai is saeki iori, uhm. I have heard her before, but she's definitely not who I would have guessed, she definitely seems like the cutesy one right now.
Izumi is wakayama shion. I've heard of that name before, but I dont think I've actually heard her directly. Ah she's the one who voiced takina. a few others too.
Riche is kondou yui, and uhm. I've seen her name several times before, but never actually heard her before until now. technically she was in idolmaster but uh yeah.

I completely forgor to mention, I'm curious, they look like they are living right on the coastline, its obviously not a big city, they have very strong uh japan dialect.

I'm curious if they'll actually go into the details of explaining the history of mahjong. Like until this day I still dont know the origin of the word ron
(tsumo is quite literally self draw I think)
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Jan 8, 2024 6:48 PM

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I'm a bit confused - mostly because I don't know the first thing about (Japanese) Mahjong.

But I do like the characters, the gags and the atmosphere. Let's see where this is going and whether or not I have to put it on-hold and learn Mahjong first.
Jan 9, 2024 7:34 AM

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Gonna watch for sweaty tomboy
Jan 9, 2024 8:32 AM

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Cute girls playing Mahjong!! This should be fun and interesting.
Jan 9, 2024 10:33 AM
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Okay, it's been 4 days already since EP01 aired.... And I still can't get "Pon Popopon Poponponpon (Pon-Chi!)" out of my head. The song's just too damn catchy....

I mean, the song literally says "Nandemo nai yo, Yaku ni nai yo. Soredemo Ii yo Riichi! Riichi!" (I don't have anything (in hand), not even a Yaku. F*ck it, let's just Riichi! Riichi!) like some idiotic bluffing strat.... I can't stop laughing when hearing that part of the lyric. wwwww

Well, most of them are supposed to be n00bs after all...
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Jan 9, 2024 3:41 PM

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Well... It seems will be like another K-On one or "cute girls doing cute stuff" (or wtv u wanna call it), but a boring or strange one -- I do even not know how I can describe this anime because it seems would be a patch of strangers things (like that spirit bird and the random references, at least I think the majority were referenced, I noticed that the Kaiji one) with cute girls not being so cute or 'beautiful', their cd seems like a cheap tier one, and the waifu team girls personalities are too wooden, kind they(staff) are trying to try-hard a contrast between them. Ah, the MC is a weirdo-builded-up one too, the fact she likes idols (?) really does not matter it only was used to move the plot... I dunno if I will watch the next epi (probably yeah, because I hate myself), but at least I will learn mahjong ( I guess).
Jan 10, 2024 5:46 PM
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Ok I liked the premise of this show so it’s pretty much CGDCT but it’s Mahjong, I like how last season we had girls building rockets and now we have girls playing Mahjong rocketsπŸ˜†

I like the girls designs each one of them were STACKED asf I couldn’t stop looking at Izumi’s fine big tiddy ass😩 I like their eyes as well it looks so high quality

I’m looking forward to the next episode I guess this’ll be the CGDCT for this winter season🀩 (even though all the girls are stacked)

I’m sorry but imma say once again Izumi is fucking HOT asf😩😩😩😩😫😫
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Jan 11, 2024 12:51 AM

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I was kinda sold on this until the mahjong part started. Going to watch till the beach episode I guess.
Jan 11, 2024 4:52 PM

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honestly enjoyed it more than i expected despite knowing nothing about mahjong, not great or anything but its just anice cute show to watch whilst ur doing something ig
really enjoyed the opening and the girls character designs r cute i mean the mc's is kinda boring but the other girls all have cute character designs
Jan 11, 2024 10:44 PM

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@rassilon

Nice Chat-GPT click bait. It claims Hidive is streaming the show too, they are not.
Jan 12, 2024 4:13 AM
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The genres mentioned in this show are comedy, slice of life, and supernatural, but it feels more like boring "Cute Girls Doing Cute Things" (CGDCT) with a plotless narrative. The first episode's directing was subpar, and the character designs were too generic, as expected from an average anime studio like OLM.
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The genres mentioned in this show are comedy, slice of life, and supernatural, but it feels more like boring "Cute Girls Doing Cute Things" (CGDCT) with a plotless narrative. The first episode's directing was subpar, and the character designs were too generic, as expected from an average anime studio like OLM.
OLM has 5 different animation teams, each of them work on different projects. Calling out the entire studio is pretty stupid, when you need to look at the people working in the animation teams.
Jan 12, 2024 9:40 AM
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honestly this is enjoyable but the time this thing aired so nonsense if only this thing aired on afternoon or early evening.
Jan 13, 2024 9:40 AM

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if there's a future beach or hot spring episode that'd be good
Jan 15, 2024 2:51 AM
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I mean let's be honest, most people are probably only watching this because it features a group of busty cute girls and are not in the least bit as interested in the mahjong aspect. You can literally make a CGDCT anime about anything. Also, Akagi/Kaiji references because why not? I don't have high expectations, but I imagine it'll just come and go and people will forget about it pretty quickly. We have Saki anyway.
Jan 25, 2024 3:06 AM
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So disappointed this didn't get licensed in the U.S. Hopefully HiDive will eventually pick it up like they do with unlicensed series from time to time (Immoral Guild).
Jan 26, 2024 1:08 AM

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This brought back the trauma of having to play Mahjong in the Yakuza games.

For the first episode, I thought it was alright. The girls look cute, the facial expressions were... expressive alright, Chonbo is interesting, and this looks like it's going to be laid back the entire run.

I'm hoping that the next episodes get better from here.
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Jan 26, 2024 1:31 PM

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question can ditto lay eggs&<
Feb 1, 2024 3:35 AM

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once you pon, you can’t go back.
Feb 10, 2024 8:48 AM

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once you pon, you can’t go back.
@HibiChika

Bruh that RIche gal had some HUGE HONKERS the oppai was real.

Behold of my awesomeness~
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But my feels.
Feb 12, 2024 5:16 PM
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Huh. So the synopsis as it is right now is "Nashiko Jippensha, a high school girl living in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, was in trouble after being kicked out of her house. She said, "I don't have a place to hang out with my friends..." When Naoko learned that the parlor that her father used to run was now vacant, she decided to rebuild it into a place where everyone could gather."
Sorry but when you say "kicked out of her house" it tends to imply they can't just go back so easily. She was just inconsiderate of the people in her house and was pretty much told not to do all that crap in the house. In the synopsis, it doesn't say WHY she was kicked out. She's pretty much just a brat. She even complained about the boxes in there when she was given a whole place to hang with her friends with nothing that needed to come out of her pocket. She's kinda annoying. Her friends on the other hand are pretty darn supportive and helpful. How nice.
I can't really imagine this anime becoming too interesting. Nice OP though.

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Feb 22, 2024 6:13 PM
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I genuinely don't know why they greenlit this shit, must be a tax write off
Mar 2, 2024 7:50 AM

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Interesting premise, we'll have to wait as the main 5 girls get introduced to see if they go true Mahjong mode or silly ass like this first game for Nashiko

god those meme faces popped out of nowhere but somehow fits Negi's artstyle
Mar 24, 2024 10:12 PM

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I thought it's gonna be fantasy anime but it's a mahjong game anime XD
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Apr 14, 2024 2:50 AM

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1) What Was That Accent ?

2) She Is High Schooler But Why She Doesn't Look Like It ?

3) Might Be Done Soon.

Apr 16, 2024 3:21 AM
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That's the most random way to start a mahjong club, I love the references though, Akagi of course but I didn't expect them to be referencing Boshu from Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya, that was great
Nov 11, 2024 3:41 AM

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Mahjong no seirei..
I hate this kind of concept on a "normal" animu πŸ˜‘

Now i am thinking about to give this animu 7/10..




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