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Mahjong Stuff in Pon No Michi 10 - Christmas Mahjong American Style

The Christmas party at the parlor is one of the mahjong-lightest episodes yet, second only to maybe the barbecue.

David Cabrera

Mar 28, 2024 — 4 min read

The Christmas party at the parlor is one of the mahjong-lightest episodes yet, second only to maybe the barbecue.

Emi’s dream

This is another prophetic dream that plays out exactly as depicted here later in the episode. This time the girls make the cheating blatantly obvious because the hand is cute: 111222m222555p77s. That is to say, it’s spelling out 12/25 with two Christmas trees (7s) on top.

Gapoli is not the Sega/Sammy Super Game, but you can trade your points for a TV, so maybe it actually is

Before I go any further I need to explain the weird, fascinating legalized prize-room gambling going on in this app.

I revisited the Mobile Suit Gundam trilogy in theaters and it's still a masterpiece

(This will contain spoilers for the now over 40-year-old original Gundam films. These plot points are so old and so well-known that even if you haven’t seen Mobile Suit Gundam, you’ve probably seen an anime that’s made a joke about them. Giving you a spoiler warning for

I saw Atarashii Gakko the other day, and now I understand with all my heart how those idol guys feel

I saw a major Japanese idol group a few years ago. I won’t say who because I don’t want their fans to read this and take it the wrong way. That’s how idol stuff is, I’ve learned. There’s a reason for that word, “idol”, and

I inevitably got hooked on Konami medal games for a week - 2 - Coin pushers, horses, and everything else

"For example, the game gates progress with gear that only stays equipped for one dungeon and which costs medals to use: how interesting, you know what we call that? An ante!"