You CAN'T (Legally) Watch This New Anime

[@goose93]

I was disappointed until I remembered, I don't watch any anime legally lol

[@Saruto_Uzumaky]

😂😂😂😂

[@Hey_yall_Jared_here.]

No one watches anime legally anyways

[@Zap_09]

You can't find most anime in a single legal website. Some are missing in Netflix but available is Crunchyroll(also why sometimes ENG subtitles are missing?) vice versa. I don’t think any normal person would pay 4 different websites just to watch anime. Also why does Crunchyroll take forever to load in my country? Everything else runs fine but Crunchyroll is have a stroke.

[@NavyNexus_]

​@@Hey_yall_Jared_here. The industry is very disappointed.

[@davionwest9300]

Yea especially since finimation is gone and the high price for ccrunchy roll makes me want to do it which i already done now ​@NavyNexus_

[@UmiandFrenchHorn]

After definitely not watching the first three episodes, I feel that Pon no Michi is less so an anime about Mahjong as it is an anime about the joys of having a space for yourself and friends to have fun, and just so happens to have Mahjong as an (admittedly large) engine of making those joys happen. As of now it is as slice of life as an anime can be, and it definitely is made for people who enjoy that genre (of which I am one).

[@m808bscorpionmbt3]

Lemme guess, aniwave

[@UmiandFrenchHorn]

@@m808bscorpionmbt3 Yarr, the seas err vast but me ambitions err widerrr.

[@mapl3mage]

yea, the series is cgdct first and mahjong second.

[@BelaPuma]

​@@m808bscorpionmbt3aniwave was broken few days ago when i went to check

[@BelaPuma]

Abema and set your loc to japan on vpn

[@SWAYNAMI]

Thank you all for the AMAZING support on this video! It seems that this anime is starting to get some smaller regional licenses (mainly in Asia). However, so far all of the websites I’ve seen suggested are either unofficial OR not available in the US. Either way, I hope this eventually gets picked up by someone! 🙏

[@Raudent]

Them westerners really are having a hard time trying to watch animes legally 💀 while asians has like three anime broadcasting channel available to them

[@ToonTamilIndia]

i'm indian i can see in netflix and prime but it shows This video is currently unavailable to watch in your location

[@KyonKun86]

In Italy we have this show licensed by Yamato Video.

[@mahiru20ten]

Speaking of smaller regional license, how about Ochibi-san or Bikkurimen? Two series from the previous season that nobody in the states seem to license but somehow are legally available in Asia.

[@cunnyman]

@@Raudentfree by the way lol

[@BlekDimon]

Talking about Japanese board games and alike, Chihayafuru (about Karuta) is a fantastic series with a lot of very well written characters, even the ones that don't get a lot of screen time. I recommend it to anyone who has yet to see it.

[@PenguinDust1969]

I was going to mention this series myself. There's three seasons of the anime, and it's fantastic. Season One may have been my favorite show the year it came out. It's a rom-com centered around an old Japanese card game akin to Concentration. I didn't know the game existed until this series, and I wound up watching quite a few real world tournaments on KZbin.

[@Marveryn]

@@PenguinDust1969 karuta is a weird game having to hear a poem and trying to slap the card that match it. but i did enjoy the anime even if i found the game weird

[@jabberwock_tavern]

I just want to clarify a thing about Riche's name. While it can be attributed to her background that she might be an ojou-sama (someone rich), It's actually derived from the name of Mahjong game variation that's popular in Japan which is also the variation played in the anime, that is called Riichi Mahjong. Her full name is Hayashi Riche which you can alter a bit into Hayashi Riichi which means fast Riichi, which you can regard as a strong offensive move in the game.

[@VenomEmperor]

It’s licensed in Bilibili in Southeast Asia.

[@tomapple64]

ew bilibili.....

[@haohongzhu8141]

Man that was uncalled for

[@azonex4082]

​@@tomapple64its just an app

[@theldraspneumonoultramicro405]

eww... Bilibili is attrocious, i rather get steam boiled alive.

[@azonex4082]

@YourecievedCancer no it doesnt

[@timothymacpherson7452]

Not every series has to have cheesy drama and stakes that are incredibly unrealistic. I actually find this anime to be a nice relaxing change of pace from the norm

[@matthubbard2607]

yeah but it sounds boring unless your into mahjong

[@timothymacpherson7452]

not necessarily. its also very informative and mahjong itself is an interesting game tbh. the shows not exactly great but i dont think its terrible ether@@matthubbard2607

[@flexprime2010]

@@matthubbard2607 i do not care that much about majong but still love the serie so far. As a slice of life, as long as you understand everything will be at a snail pace and like it that way, it is fine.

[@Nempo13]

Slice of life anime's are great.

[@SWAYNAMI]

I watch PLENTY of slice of life anime. Making a video on one I enjoyed soon actually… 👀

[@xainbushido6657]

The Kaji reference works due to the Akagi series, where the main character plays Mah Jong. At least that would be my theory.

[@muuubiee]

There's also an Akagi reference, the "double down" quote.

[@youdungoofed1]

Kaiji also has a mahjong arc in the manga

[@Verechter]

Akagi was fun

[@thebigsam]

All the references in the show are about other mahjong-related titles. Most of it is Akagi, because it is THAT influential in Japan.

[@Adazahi]

ive never watched an anime legally in my life

[@quekwerpie9143]

well guess what. i can watch this ILLEGALLY.

[@serg.i0]

*This Comment is Under Severe Review By the KZbin Security Team

[@MasterRudeus]

​@@serg.i0 yep brother arrested him

[@Tajhan]

😂

[@alanlee9943]

I'm going to keep watching this until the end to give the verdict. Who knows, could give some back story or change by the end. Anyway, it's pretty chill, and it is nice to get anime where we don't have overthink the plot

[@danieltsiu7383]

Honestly... was hoping for an anime just about Mahjong lol. We already have Saki for shonen Mahjong. I also enjoyed Afterschool dice club and that was just cute girls teaching you how to play various foreign board games. Sometimes anime don't need crazy complex plots honestly. The CGDCT (cute girls doing cute things) genre is pretty strong on its own and can just be a nice anime to watch a couple episodes here and there while you're eating or in the background while doing something else.

[@og04_75]

Hey drope anime names to watch .legal ones ;)

[@GuremaManaba]

2:11 in Cowboy Bebop movie, shogi was seen in the movie where Spike didn't care about playing shogi with Jet in the scene, we did the same thing as ourselves...

[@CrimsonKage]

I mean, besides the two he listed, there's also Ryuuou no oshigoto which, gladly, skipped most of the shogi part and just got into loli-apprenticeship instead. Also, not sure the world needs another mahjong anime, we already had Saki, and that had tits and taco-loli as characters, this one has massive shoes to fill.

[@Kazada]

im a lawyer and uh yeah ur done kid. GG Go next

[@SWAYNAMI]

Too busy with paperwork to edit I see 🧐

[@MK8MasterJunjie]

How the hell do you have more subscribers than me?

[@MK8MasterJunjie]

@@Kazada But my question was more along the lines of what content got you that many views and subscribers. Also you don’t upload very often and you created your KZbin channel after I did so it seems very strange that you somehow managed to overtake me.

[@MK8MasterJunjie]

@@Kazada Well I don’t know who you are either. But since we are both content creators we should be respectful to each other.

[@ballisticdestroyer2744]

@@Kazada He's talking about natural videos, not shorts, two different things.

[@herohour6496]

The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! is pretty fun to watch with a few taboo situations where it may not be legal to watch or talk about....

[@Batmobile001]

You a pedofile🤨 That's the feeling I got after watching that Was worth it

[@MimicSensei-fi1eq]

Ai-chan breedabe

[@ninetysixvoid]

C U N N Y ! 1 ! 1 😭 😭 😭

[@paksispragma1671]

​@@MimicSensei-fi1eq you meant both Ai-chans right? Also, 😭😭😭😭😭

[@mahiru20ten]

@@paksispragma1671 I'm more of a Charlotte guy 😭😭😭😭😭

[@Kurtastic_Ch]

A Full Episode (Ep1) of the anime can be found on "It's Anime" Channel, strangely Muse Asia or Ani-One Asia doesn't air/upload the anime on their Channels. Episode 1 is pretty decent

[@arifdanielnordin4908]

I mean if it's uploaded on It's Anime channel, so Muse or Ani-One can't upload it either because you know how license and distribution works these three official anime publishers/licensor upload separate animes, not having identical uploaded anime on two or three channels, while Bilibili just upload most of them on their platform with some of them being premium cuz they like money atleast Ani-One ULTRA's price is cheaper than bilibili's premium

[@madmanworks]

Kinda reminds me of "How Heavy are the Dumbbells you lift?" Pure Humor, Over Explains Exercises and Workouts, Chemistry between characters that make no sense but still works. Wanna review that?

[@tugjames4528]

I hope he does, "how heavy are the dumbbells you lift?" is definitely in my top 10 :]

[@AtelierOfWeebs]

To be fair, Shikamaru and his dad's playing shogi is iconic in Naruto, so neutral audiences are more familiar with shogi than they are with mahjong, the only other domino anime I know it the cute moe one based on a screen videogame

[@CaloyKoy]

Even though I don't play mahjong, I really liked the anime Saki. So when I heard about Way of Pon, I was really looking forward to it. Maybe I could use this anime to learn about the game. But I'm surprised that it's not licensed!

[@orenjiiiro]

I love mahjong and would not have found out about this anime so thank you for making this video!

[@SWAYNAMI]

glad you enjoyed!

[@MatrixQ]

I have to say, I really like anime/manga around the theme "the mangaka had a really special niche interest and made a story around it". If they explain a bit of Mahjong rules in the show, all the better.

[@GremlinSciences]

Mahjong is one of those games where "just a bit" being explained is of absolutely no use except to leave you more confused than before. It is way too complex of a game (well, it's actually kinda simple, it just has way too many rules about scoring)

[@MatrixQ]

​@@GremlinSciencesYeah, I know that. Maybe let me rephrase that: show enough of the game to make people interested. Of course you're not going to learn enough to start playing from an anime. You're not going to learn craftsmanship from Do It Yourself as well. But you'll get interested, maybe.

[@ShadowKusano]

​@@MatrixQ People already know how to play and you can even look it up yourself. Gotta understand the author is writing for Japan. Not taking other country viewers in mind.

[@howplaythisgame4488]

This anime sounds like one of those anime you watch when you want to be brain dead for a while with background noise

[@GoldmanAnime630]

Ten-Sura is pretty good. Season 3 is coming out this spring so you should definitely give it a watch

[@iGotIceInMyRice-s1y]

Slime is actually one of the most boring isekai’s I’ve ever watched. I don’t know how people enjoy that show. It somehow threw away all of its charm with the evolution and world building aspect so fucking fast. Thank shit re zero and Mushoku tensei aired during winter 2021 because slime was boring as hell. (Re Zero fan btw; literally the only substantial isekai that has a reason to continue and redefine the genre).

[@david_ace]

@@iGotIceInMyRice-s1y L take..slime is separating itself from boring general isekai's when the prota just get power randomly and just get waifu and beat the "final boss".they could do that but the autor take time to etablish the world building with good written charaters others than the MC itself.. you cant be a fan of re zero and mushoku and saying that slime is shit, it's very contradictory

[@iGotIceInMyRice-s1y]

@@david_ace you literally can. Re Zero and Mushoku Tensei are both perfection in their respective styles. You cannot say the slime does anything exceptional to any other better isekai. Slime is just bad and it’s hard to explain because it’s just another isekai without much substance to make it seem good. Re Zero and Mushoku Tensei teaches the readers morals while slime is the definition of a power fantasy without the headache

[@Cunny_Lord]

​@iGotIceInMyRice420 as a result zero fan, incorrect. Isekai mangas(not adapted from light novel) are generally fun and interesting reads. Even for light novel there's works like ascendance of a bookworm. The good isekais are usually just less known, but they do exist.

[@GoldmanAnime630]

@@iGotIceInMyRice-s1y re:zero is good but not enough to beat slime. Mainly re:zero is about torture on the MC. But still that’s your opinion

[@LycorisLilyP]

I'd be down to watch a series about mahjong. Ryou's work is what introduced me to shogi (which I now wish more people would play internationally), and I've taken a small interest in Mahjong before, so perhaps this anime would get me more into it Edit: after the second half of this video, maybe not 😅

[@flowerdolphin5648]

Have you seen Saki? It focuses a lot more on mahjong

[@knightwolfpro4494]

I think one of the issues with Mahjong outside of Asia is that real Mahjong isn't really played. Instead what most of the west sees as Mahjong is just a matching game.

[@MatthewBrown1994]

Your right it is treated as a matching game. Due to that I found it hard finding resources that explained the game properly when I wanted to get the Mahjong Achievements in the Final Fantasy 14 Gold Saucer Mahjong Minigame. As such I could never figure it out. I am not saying there is no resources that explain Mahjong properly, but the ones I found assume some degree of fundamental knowledge that I don't have making my endeavor futile.

[@knightwolfpro4494]

@@MatthewBrown1994 There is one Mobile Game I have found to play a proper version of it, but everything is so small and you need to still know what combinations are and mean to play it. The tutorial seems designed to assume you already knew how to play Mahjong and just showed you how to work the game itself. Same thing happens with GO to be honest.

[@matejmatuska6700]

@@MatthewBrown1994 there is riichi mahjong in most yakuza/like a dragon games and there are rules and everything so that is start

[@makere]

I think Pon no Michi is pretty much laser focused on people interested in Mahjong, with all the references to other Mahjong series. Also compared to other Mahjong anime, it's fun to see bit more casual play instead of high stakes gambling.

[@viridionwaves]

The character designs look SOOOO good!

[@maevithan]

I like Mahjong, and played it growing up with my family. But after ep 1 of this anime, I just couldn't get into it. Sad really, but there was just not enough to keep me engaged with all the other anime out this season. Glad someone else saw and addressed it. Great vid!

[@MatthewBrown1994]

I noticed SWAYNAMI mentioned 2 shogi anime in his video, my favorite shogi anime is "The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!". I understand why he didn't mention it as it is fanservice heavy and has some characters who look overly young, however it has good story, voice acting, suspense and the character Ginko Sora is awesome. Ginko Sora is the girl in the series with light blue hair, a headband and is the female pro shogi player who has the same shogi master as the main character incase anyone has seen this show but doesn't recall the characters name.

[@sanchikotjendrakasih9138]

It's anime channel. They have this anime, it is legal.

[@KFP_Prophet]

"You can't legally watch this anime" Me who has watched the first four episodes: Uh💀

[@Sideqazxsw]

This is made by the same studio who have made the Pocket Monsters animation for decades.

[@jdo248]

Who the hell is this Pocket Monsters show? Some new anime or something? . . . . . . . . This is me being an idiot. I know it's Pokemon.

[@JonathanWagner]

After not watching this anime, I kinda enjoyed the "not" interactions between the "not" characters. "not" fun adventures mixed with mahjong.

[@tomapple64]

well the thing is about this anime is that the team that made this anime within that anime studio (its a very large studio mind you) is the team that mostly known in the past for making the Yokai Watch anime, and no this team DIDNT make Komi or Apothecary. they have been allowed to make other series outside of yokai watch, like they did the season 2 of nagatoro, but they mostly only do children anime. so they were prolly were thrown this series because they knew it wouldnt be the major money maker of the studio despite the known people working on it

[@GarlicAvenger]

Sangatsu no Lion is popular in the Seinen Sphere of the Anime Fandom not because of Shogi, but because of the characters, and relatable topics such as coming of age, depression/numbness, finding a "family" after losing yours, the slow climb/mentally fighting for a better life and slowly getting happier.. And much, much more. Don't just say 'oh it's just a shogi anime" and dismiss it. While Shogi is prominent, it is only truly used as a vehicle to tell the story - and is actually a minor part or the series.

[@artfire28]

One of the most "chill" anime to include this season along with a couple of "degenerate" series. For those who wants to learn Riichi mahjong, this is a good start before going to old anime like Akagi and Saki. I played both on table and online game and it's super fun competing and at the same time humiliating.

[@emircanozad914]

There is Hokkaido girls.

[@BTGaming196]

WELL.... You had me at Quins as ever Sway. So imma check it out

[@hakuyamata9451]

No it is not illegal to watch this anime, nor is it illegal to watch anime on 'pirated sites', due to the legality of the matter being held solely responsible on the uploader, not the downloader/viewer. As a Viewer of content, you may freely watch pirated content all you want even if people cry about it. Plus there are so many great animes released this season that it's more likely there was just no air time available for this season's anime listings to slot it into any normal viewing times, and the studio is unlikely to settle with getting put at non-prime times. Toonami used to do just this years ago by airing a lot of new content very late at night 9:30 to midnight, and then reruns of old studio content from 12-4am. Which are very odd times. (Or at least the times were somewhere around there but changed whenever seasons changed or new animes were aired.)

[@TJofJI]

real anime fans use anime sites not streaming services that jump on the the band wagon extremely late. they never have close to what you want to watch

[@dogewow8999]

I'm used to pirate everything because we have 3rd world salaries but 1st world pricing everywhere since we are in the EU.

[@RayDynus]

The more you roast it, the more I feel interested, istg I'd watch it if I could get it at least eng subbed 😅

[@SWAYNAMI]

Definitely an audience for this anime still!

[@JohnSmith-rf6pg]

I see a few people mentioned Hikaru No Go. That manga ran in the American Shonen Jump about two decades ago, maybe Viz was just willing to take chances. Though the fact that the character had a ghost / spirit partner probably made it seem like a discount Yu-Gi-Oh! which was really popular then.

[@fartcow4438]

As a 15 year old guy I like mahjong

[@Dr_Weirdoo]

Welcome to Pon no Michi, we got: Not Nino Literally Yotsuba Tomboy Ichika Albino Itsuki Goth Miku God I wanna see when Goth Miku appears

[@dathkdrifter]

I agree with danieltsiu7383, in that this isn't really a mahjong or board game anime. Its more of a CGDCT slice of life where they happen to be playing mahjong or an activity. Like super cub, yuru camp, Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club, and amanchu!

[@savior8293]

I just recently got into mahjong and now I got to watch this anime

[@broEye1]

Only seen 2 shogi anime? Shion is crying, clutching her King. Also, no mention of SAKI!? A series specifically about Mahjong!?

[@unexpectedbothan662]

The art style parody was probably a reference to Akagi not Kaiji, since Akagi heavily featured mahjong

[@humanseekingtruth6080]

I never think “character background” when I watch an anime, I just watch the story presented and see if I like it.

[@walnoemispoyt5604]

You should really give The Way of Pon a chance. I really like this show because it is just a show for having a good time without having to be invested in a story. All tv show watchers need a combination of shows that are well written and some where you can just sit, relax and just laugh or enjoy the funny experience. I like this show because it does not have a crazy well written story where I have to stay focused in seeing the story hints. This for me is a great show to have in the background for when I am doing some other work. As you mentioned this is a show that pays homage to other mahjong animes like Akagi, the legend of the gambler Tetsuya and Saki. I think this is a lovely show that is actually a gateway for people like you who have not seen these other older mahjong shows to actually look into them.

[@Santibag]

I enjoyed this as an "ok" anime. I just had the ability to have 0 expectations, and not needing too much to enjoy the anime. The events are mostly realistic, so it's a bit like watching an interesting footage compilation from a security camera. You just watch what's going on, and it might be relatively random. A bit like K-ON, although K-ON is clearly much deaper and well made. But the setting in Pon no Michi is cute. The parlor having a kitchen and stuff, and being in private use makes it feel so cozy for me. The girls and their friendship is also cute(with the uninteresting parts of their lives not shown). So, it's like a brain resetting anime. You turn off your brain while watching it, and relax.

[@lego_knight804]

Oh cool! I was in Japan in December in the town of Onomichi and this anime was advertised all over with standees of the characters, even saw some with the autograph of the VA.

[@TheCelticCowboy98]

You can't legally watch this anime. Me: Yo ho the pirates life is for me!

[@spookyweeb5563]

I've been watching since it started airing, it being unlicensed in the US I'd news to me.

[@Fat_Rucker]

2:03 you forgot the 3rd one which is also shogi anime but with loli harem in it 💀

[@TerryBear167]

well guess what you also forgot the 4th one which is a crime mystery shogi anime, its probably also the oldest of the 4

[@RayDynus]

My guilty pleasure won't allow me to ignore this comment 💀

[@ninetysixvoid]

cunny shoji anime

[@AnimeF2390]

wholesome anime doesn't get licensed, but then you remember redo of healer exists.

[@stevewu7320]

Plenty of westerners play mahjong. Akagi and Saki are also fairly popular among western anime fans

[@landofthelongwhitecloud2752]

Piracy is the best… all legal sites don’t have every single anime forcing you to subscribe to each platform for a price lol it’s just a fact

[@borgormmmm6310]

Just come to Japan bro I’m watching it rn

[@DavidlikedickGay]

It's literary in yt

[@Nygon08]

at leasy its not the 13837429th isekai with the same exact plot

[@the_choosen_one23]

And ngnl still doesn't have a s2 and fire force s3 but this gets an anime 😢😢

[@hotsoupgaming9625]

I saw this anime being played on a tiktok live by the creators😂😂😂

[@jorgitosilva]

MAhJong... Akagi and Saki are the 2 examples of anime that come to mind... not 100% sure if Akagi is wholly about that but Saki is...

[@noxious_2.06]

Oooooooooooooh no way !! I didn't know there were a new Riichi Anime !! BTW : if you're suprised this anime referenced Kaiji, it's because it's not : it's referencing Akagi, by the same studio and author than Kaiji and it's about... Mahjong x) The author of Kaiji is a master of this game

[@Zekumas]

There is another anime all about Shogi. Ryuuou no Oshigoto! The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!

[@adonisfernandez3425]

There is a show about girls fishing that is similar to this one, and it has the first appearance of the girls of "Bochi The rock" as a band playing on a festival (about a year before the actual Bochi the Rock show). This one is finding its pace and episode 3 was not about Mahjong at all. The main problem with this show is that it defines "personality" as some kind of cute deffect, like eating too much or being too generous with money.

[@thestarvinggamer5618]

If no one likes Pon no Michi, that’s okay. I WILL LOVE Pon no Michi, like how I love the anime Saki, which is also a Mahjong anime from 2009.

[@saileshkrishna8013]

Yes you can. Its on KZbin.😑. My bad. Stupid algorithm. It took it down. You can still watch it. I watched half from youtube and half other way. I won't tell how(just because someone with authority may take it down), but its probably not legally.

[@breygon1]

I was stationed at a mountaintop communications relay site outside the City of Fukuoka, on the island of Kyushu. The site's equipment was maintained a group of NEC techs. Since we were basically stranded on this mountaintop until our respective relief vehicles arrived to get us, there was a fair amount of down time. During that time the techs there helped me to learn Japanese and they taught me the intricacies of Mahjong. The game is sort of, IMO, a blend of poker and bridge.

[@SirStumblesALot]

Hikaru no Go should be on everyone's boardgame anime list.

[@HughLyon-Sack]

2:04 I guess you've never seen "The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!"? That would make 3 Shogi anime.

[@z3r0d34th]

I loved "March Comes In Like a Lion" even though I never understood how Shogi works. I saw it probably more than a year ago on Netflix.

[@robertfrancois375]

Last time I looked on the decoration of independence you can watch anything you want

[@ShynLamo]

The pirates who saw the title: I see this as an absolute win

[@Whiterose4life1]

I was thinking March come in like a Lion did the same as Your lie in April, and then you said it XD. I literally pointed at my screen screaming " I just said that"

[@majutsushisliceoflife]

This is one of the main reasons some of us are so anime obsessed that we take on the Herculean task of learning Japanese. When I visted Tokyo a few years back, I saw quite a few manga that most likely would never get licensed due to controversial content or the subject matter might not seem interesting to western audiences. So, a lot of us がんばって(ganbatte-try our best) to learn such a challenging language.

[@jeffreygray7024]

I don't know how to play Shogi but I have watched anime before where it's prevalent, and I actually have played Mahjong before (didn't understand too well what I was doing mind you) but it seemed fun in the moment. I also played Go as well with a coworker and apparently I was pretty decent at it because of its similarity to some other games I've played before. It's always interesting to learn about other cultures for me and that certainly includes forms of entertainment whether new and emerging or an old classic.

[@marcrosario6357]

This anime helped me finish the majhong sidequests in yakuza so 10/10

[@Jaegerrants]

There's plenty of shows I can't watch legally due to some one sitting on regional distribution and thus banning streaming sites showing it here, there are ways around with vpn for those, but sometimes the sites get pissy about that.

[@SlytherinReviews]

Hate to pull the rug from under him but in this case, it's needed to be done. The Way of Pon has been picked up by Netflix and should be still showing on Netflix

[@wuhlheide]

Can’t find it. From which country are you? Maybe I can use VPN

[@Goldblasterblaze]

I'm genuinely interested in this anime. I've never heard of Mahjong, but curious to learn more about it. It's really cool to me that creators are constantly finding ways to make stories, especially when it surrounds a board game.

[@cold3613]

idk anyone that watches anime legally lmao

[@demonickoneko5096]

The next episode is predicted to arrive on 2024/02/02 16:53 GMT this is when ep 5 is being released on the site

[@animatsuri]

There you go. American anime companies are mostly seen as gate keeping trolls that censor what anime they bring in. In this case, unless Mahjong becomes a popular games in the west, there will be more people talking about than actually watching it if this were brought over.

[@lucascarcia8175]

I don't understant... Ok, "Shion no Ou" is quite an obscure anime about Shoji, but a list a reference. But the thing that I understand even less is why not comparing it to Saki (that has more than one season and spinoffs) that is actually about Majong. Ok, talking about Saki is risky for demonetization, but not so risky in the end, and it was also pertinente, given that I spotted a reference to Saki in this anime (the way one character played her tile).

[@Professor_Cypress]

reminds me of the days when I would go to Toonami Jetstream to watch Hikaru no Go. The fact no I found no one to talk about the show with. I understand why this show did not get picked up.

[@SushiGaming_YT]

i remember as a small child watching my grandma playing this lol, good times

[@ChronosGA]

" the anime topic is about mahjong, not very marketable topic " Saki > and that's where you're wrong

[@markl.3528]

no love for Hikaru no Go? that anime slapped

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

Time to put on my pirate hat

[@chaosmech6754]

as an avid anime watcher and one that wants to learn to play shogi and mahjong this anime sounds quite interesting.

[@gurth-quake1627]

I mean, I've been interested in learning mahjong for a long time. It's essentially a more complicated poker that has more skill involved than normal poker games. I've looked up tutorials and got lost, I've watched Mahjong anime, but I barely learned about the game (only learning a handful of tricks without actually learning how to play) i fumbled around in yakuza playing mahjong, and I learned key words like "Ron" and "pon", but I never actually learned how to get to that point. Maybe this anome will give me some insite.

[@josephdabunny]

"unless you feel like comiting a crime today-" aaaaaaaaannd im already watching it.

[@Sylphan]

it is licenced in germany so i will give it a shot

[@TheD16]

"you can't watch this anime legally" Yar har, fiddle de dee! Being a pirate is alright to be!

[@FineWine-v4.0]

We seriously need a open platform for Anime & Manga & Light novels

[@mayconlcruz]

Define "open". Because, if we take the trouble to play with the licensing rules that operate in the entertainment industry as a whole, it's unlikely that the rights holders of such manga/anime will make their IP available without a considerable goal of financial return just only for the sake of accessibility. That's why I always say that, despite being a grayish ethical medium, scanlators and fandubs care more about niche entertainment than any legalized media outlet.

[@FineWine-v4.0]

@@mayconlcruz as in not a walled garden (look up PeerTube)

[@Omegaman87272]

There is also the Ryuos Work is never done which is another shogi anime.

[@Monika-di7vv]

Thank God someone made a video on this subject. Still scratching my head why this wasn't licensed. Cute anime girls sell! 😂

[@andybuscus383]

Licensing nightmares never stopped me from watching an anime. I'm lookin' at you, Ishuzoku Reviewers.

[@ultraderek]

To be fair, there really aren’t any good mahjong tutorials.

[@hotsauceproteinshake]

I know of another shogi anime, but mentioning it will get me dirty looks.

[@stroodlepup]

Hahahaha its on muse