

Saki: Achiga-hen - episode of side-A
咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 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.
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高鴨穏乃
MAINShizuno Takakamo (高鴨 穏乃) is a first year at Achiga Girls' Academy and the main protagonist of the side-A story. In sixth grade she befriends Nodoka Haramura and together they play mahjong in the school's childrens mahjong club. She was the club's third best player. When seeing Nodoka's success after she transfered, she makes going to the nationals and playing against Nodoka her goal.
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Voiced by
Aoi Yuuki
新子憧
MAINAko Atarashi (新子 憧 Atarashi Ako) is a first year at Achiga Girls' School, and a protagonist in the spinoff manga, Saki Achiga Hen episode of side A. She is an elementary-school friend of Shizuno Takakamo and Nodoka Haramura, but she went to a different middle school so she could play mahjong and the younger sister of Nozomi Atarashi, a former teammate of Harue Akado during their time at Achiga.
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Voiced by
Nao Touyama
松実玄
MAINKuro Matsumi (松実 玄, Matsumi Kuro) is a protagonist in the spinoff Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A. She is a second year at Achiga Girls' Academy and the younger sister if Yuu Matsumi who was the children's mahjong club's number one player before it was disbanded. Afterwards, she kept the room clean for two years in hopes that someone would show up and they could have fun together like they used to.
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Voiced by
Kana Hanazawa
松実宥
MAINYuu Matsumi is a third year at Achiga Girls' Academy and a protagonist in the spinoff manga Saki Achiga Hen episode of side A. She is the daughter of Tsuyuko Matsumi and the older sister of Kuro Matsumi who is the fourth member to join the new mahjong club.
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MAKO
鷺森灼
MAINArata Sagimori (鷺森 灼 Sagimori Arata) is a second year at Achiga Girls' Academy and a protagonist in the spin-off manga Saki Achiga Hen episode of side A. She is the last member to join the mahjong team.
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Voiced by
Yumi Uchiyama
赤土晴絵
MAINHarue Akado (赤土 晴絵 Akado Harue) is the coach of her alma mater Achiga Girls' Academy's mahjong team and is a protagonist in the spinoff Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A . Harue was once known as the "Legend of Achiga" and lead her team as vanguard to the semi-finals of the 61st inter high. She has been a professional mahjong player, having advanced to the playoffs as a member of the Hakata Evergreens corporation team.
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Voiced by
Naomi Shindou
福路美穂子
SUPPORTINGMihoko Fukuji (福路 美穂子, Fukuji Mihoko) is a Kazekoshi Girls' High School student and the captain/ace of their mahjong team.
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Yui Horie
弘世菫
SUPPORTINGSumire Hirose (弘世 菫, Hirose Sumire) is a third year at Shiraitodai High and the president of the mahjong club who is a friend of Teru Miyanaga and the only person known to Teru who seems to have had prior knowledge of Saki's existence.
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Voiced by
Mitsuki Saiga
小走やえ
SUPPORTINGYae Kobashiri (小走 やえ) is a third year at Bansei High and the president of the mahjong club who is Nara Prefecture's current individual tournament champion.
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Voiced by
Hiromi Konno
新井ソフィア
SUPPORTINGIn her second round match, she was defeated by Toki Onjouji but managed to place second. When her team didn't advance to the next round, she is shown handing a water to Keiko Yagihara in the hall way.
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- What is Saki: Achiga-hen - episode of side-A about?
- 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 st
- Is Saki: Achiga-hen - episode of side-A still ongoing?
- Saki: Achiga-hen - episode of side-A is currently ongoing.
- Who are the main characters in Saki: Achiga-hen - episode of side-A?
- The main characters are Shizuno Takakamo, Ako Atarashi, Kuro Matsumi, Yuu Matsumi, Arata Sagimori, Harue Akado.
