manga
I read manga biographies of pro mahjong players, so basically Idol Manga
If your otaku culture feels like idol stuff, but you’re not sure it’s idol stuff, look again, because it’s probably idol stuff.
mahjong
anime
Super Real Mahjong: Venus Returns delivers the quaint nudity of another age
So throughout, Venus Returns is kind of shocking. Not at all in terms of its sexual content— which is again quite tame— but in terms of the level of detail, the pains taken, the way you can actually hear buttons unfastening. Turns out video games are art, after all.
arcade games
Bonus: How to win at Super Real Mahjong: Venus Returns
As mentioned before, we want to win any hand possible, as fast as possible. There is no reason to score high, nor to play defense as you would in the standard four-player game. This will be a brute force method.
arcade games
The Weekly: 10/27/25
It is good of the developer to let us imagine what “catlike reflexes” would really be like.
video games
The Weekly, Sep. 10, 2025
I’m going to try something new today. I find I don’t always get around to talking about the stuff that I enjoy— which would be fine, except at this newsletter it is kind of my job— without writing a very long piece that usually spends a lot of
mahjong
Bonus: Tournament Report - Riichi Nomi Open 2025 but mostly it's about how 1500 point honba are a stupid rule
"I'm not worried about winning stuff from two opposing business rivals. That just means I'm decorated."
mahjong
An even and unbiased review of various online mahjong clients by the second-place winner of the 2025 Riichi City Tenkaichi tournament (2/2)
Niche mahjong choices, and therefore, Sega.
games
An even and unbiased review of various online mahjong clients by the second-place winner of the 2025 Riichi City Tenkaichi tournament (1/2)
Not to brag or nothin’, I just want to get that out of the way so we’re all clear.
games
Gapoli Pt. 2: I am going to review a bunch of medal games, and you're gonna either like that or you won't
We can say that an anime is officially “for old people”– or, charitably, "a nostalgia title"– when it gets the pachinko/slot treatment. Incidentally, there are two different Code Geass slots on Gapoli.
anime
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.
anime
Mahjong Stuff in Pon No Michi Episode 9 - Let's Go To The Festival! But First Let's Play Mahjong All Episode
An episode that looks like it’s going to be about an unusual local festival is actually a full episode of the girls trying to out-cheat each other at the mahjong table. I find this series is frequently caught between trying to be about the girls playing mahjong and
anime
Mahjong Stuff in Pon No Michi Episode 7 - Pai Means Many Things
I wanted to make absolutely sure this went up today, as today is Pi Day (3/14). It's possible that all the delays in my life have led up to this moment.