Mahjong Stuff In Pon No Michi Episode 8 - There's No Way You Made Three Thousand Lanterns

David Cabrera

Mar 18, 2024 — 6 min read

someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying

There’s actually very little mahjong content in this week’s Pon No Michi, and quite a few scenes that I found weird and confusing, so forgive me if I walk off the path a little bit and tear into this show a little bit.

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