Hajime is a 2nd year student at Ryuumonbuchi High School and is Touka's personal maid. A level-headed cool girl, she, according to Touka, is a strong mahjong player, capable of accomplishing almost anything that she sets her mind to: indeed, Hajime is a proven skilled player, capable of beating any regular player save the "monster" players, such as Saki, Koromo, and Takei. In the past, Hajime used lived with her Father, both of whom who struggled to make a living working as magicians: it is because of this occupation that Hajime is skilled in performing magic tricks, in particular, the "sleight-of-hand" trick, which she used when she played for her school team when she was younger: Hajime utilized her magician skills to make an illegal move, seemingly winning the game for her team. However, later investigations revealed the violation, causing Hajime's team to lose and Hajime herself to quit mahjong for a period of time. She was later approached by Touka, offering her a chance to play competitively again for Ryuumonbochi's team, attracted by Hajime's skills. Despite refusing the offer due to a desire to forget her past wrongdoings, Touka's offer becomes impossible to refuse as she was already sold to the Ryuumonbochi family by her Father. As a player for Ryuumonbochi, Touka set upon Hajime a few conditions: the primary one being that if she ever plays mahjong, she is to bear chains that restrict her hand movements to ensure that she doesn't cheat. The other condition was that she serve Touka as her personal maid. Despite these restrictions, Hajime continues on to develop a strong relationship with not just her fellow Ryuumonbochi players but grows close enough to consider all of them her family, particularly Touka and Koromo.

Note: Their gender is swapped in [Saki re: King's Tile Draw](https://anilist.co/manga/116824/Saki-re-Kings-Tile-Draw/) and are named 國颖始 instead

Miyanaga Saki is a first year high school girl whose family would get angry if she won the family mahjong games. But losing would also have its consequences. Because of this she develops a new way of playing that allows her to stay on the thin line between winning and losing, the plus/minus zero score, an almost impossible score. In a game that relies mainly on luck, the plus/minus zero score is harder than winning, but Saki can achieve this every time. Having always hated the game, her friend from middle school, Suga Kyotoro, forces her to play in the schools mahjong club. Her developed skill and superhuman luck has made her a worthy mahjong opponent, even to the middle school's national mahjong champion. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)

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Ai Shimizu is a Japanese voice actress and professional wrestler. She has a career as a singer, signed to Lantis. She has released 14 singles (including joint and character singles) and four albums. She covered Yumi Matsutoya's "Toki o Kakeru Shōjo" as the B-side of her first single "Angel Fish" in 2003. She is known to have a close relationship with Mai Nakahara, having collaborated in eight anime where most of the characters they voiced in together had close connections: DearS, Kage Kara Mamoru!, My-HiME, My-Otome, My-Otome Zwei, Please Twins!, Sola, Strawberry Panic! and the Lucky Star drama CD. Shimizu has worked sporadic professional wrestling matches since December 2013

Saki's never been a big fan of mahjong. A lifetime of being forced to play with family at holidays (and losing her money as a consequence...) has left a foul taste for the game in her mouth. When she's convinced, though, to play a game with her classmates, she discovers that not only has fending off her family left her with an uncanny ability for the game but, more surprisingly, that it can even be fun!
 
Is this revelation enough to cleanse Saki's distaste for the game? Can her classmates convince her to join their club, or is there just too much baggage to make it worth her while?
 
(Source: Yen Press)

The Achiga Girls' Academy in Nara once defeated regional mahjong powerhouse Bansei High School. It advanced into the national team semifinals but lost to the eventual champion, and the mahjong club was later disbanded. 
Six years later, elementary school student Shizuno Takakamo befriends transfer student Nodoka Haramura. The two eventually enter Achiga Girls', but Nodoka transfers out of the school in the second year. 
When Shizuno sees Nodoka on television the following year as the national middle school individual mahjong champion, she decides to revive Achiga's mahjong club.

After their success in the regional tournament, the Kiyosumi High School mahjong team faces off against a whole new level of competition at the National Tournament in Tokyo. (Source: Anime News Network)

The final 4 episodes of Saki: Achiga-hen - Episode of Side-A.

The Achiga Girls' Academy in Nara once defeated regional mahjong powerhouse Bansei High School. It advanced into the national team semifinals but lost to the eventual champion, and the mahjong club was later disbanded. Six years later, elementary school student Shizuno Takakamo befriends transfer student Nodoka Haramura. The two eventually enter Achiga Girls', but Nodoka transfers out of the school in the second year. When Shizuno sees Nodoka on television the following year as the national middle school individual mahjong champion, she decides to revive Achiga's mahjong club.

Specials included in the DVD volumes 3 through 9 and Blu-ray Box that recounts stories that take place before, during, and after the first season of the anime.
 
(Source: Saki Wiki)

A single episode OVA released with the 14th volume of the Saki manga, consisting of 4-koma gags featuring characters from the first season. The two pros meet up at a family restaurant. The captains of the four teams prepare for a joint training camp. Ikeda keeps her little sisters occupied. The Tsuruga team goes on an unplanned camping trip. Ryuumonbuchi celebrate Koromo's birthday.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Saki spinoff focusing on Someya Mako as she cooks meals for customers of her family's mahjong parlor. 
 
(Source: Japanese Publisher, translated)

A new Saki spinoff that retells the story of the Saki cast... If all of them were boys!

Side stories of the "Saki" manga in 4-koma format. 

Note: Chapter count includes 7 omake chapters, 1 from each Volume.

Special chapters of Saki Biyori serialized in Big Gangan.

Hajime Kunihiro