Omg!!! This episode was…was…I’m lost for words!!! It was just FANTASTIC!!! Yuri to the max!!! Best of all, it did not just solely focus on Nodo-chan x Saki but was gave us some fair screen time for all our yuri pairs!!!! **BEAM** It felt like a perfect ending to a near perfect anime!! Okay, so it wasn’t mind blowing art or anything overly original, but hey! We all enjoyed it right?!! THAT’S what is important!!
Now let me go thru the key favourite parts…hehehe…onsen and yukatas??! Can you really go wrong?! hahaha I don’t think so!! ^_^
First up, seriously this pair, Miss Purple Hair (I think she’s called Yumi-chin) and Miss Stealth Mode, have REALLY skyrocketed on my yuri scale!! From outright not liking them to now talking about them in almost every post!! hahaha TOO cute!! “I wanted to go in with you, senpai…just the two of us…” AHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA ooooh blushing!!! KAwaii!!!
Then there was of course one of our FAVOURITE yuri pair of all times!!! The pair is just SUPER SUPER SUPER SUUUUUPER CUTE!!! Have I made my point clear?! I mean, particularly when they go to the temple, Nodo-chan confesses to wishing to stay by Saki’s side forever! ::faints:: (someone please catch me!!) hahahahaha In addition to this, to REALLY top it off, I particularly liked how they decided to address each other by their first names. Aaaaaaww!!!! Although animes pull this old trick out every so often, I can not get sick and tired of it!! It’s just WAY TOOOOOOO cute!! Oh and the holding hands!! ::FAINTS AGAIN:: hahaha You get the idea. LOVED LOVED the moment when they’re holding hands during the school assembly!! Oh dear…I’m feeling light headed again!!! LOL Can this really get any better!? I don’t think so!!
Finally, the anime ended in good old traditional style – showing us the key pairs in this anime!! Ooops….Umm….*embarrassed* I had to do “some” tweaking…I had other “pairs” in mind….hehehehe. For those who have no idea what I’m going on about, it just shows that you did not watch the episode INTENTLY enough!! I’ve tweaked bottom two pics. hehehehehehehe MUCH MUCH better this way!!!! ^______________^
We SOOOOO need another season!!! 9 out of 10!! It was just HEAPS of fun watching it!! Sports anime + yuri + a whole bandwagon of interesting characters and finally the seiyuu!! There’s Shizuka Ito, Kana Ueda, Ami Koshimizu, Rie Kugimiya and Yui Horie!! Do you need anymore convincing!?! Now GO!
Yasashii sekai... 
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October 1, 2009 at 4:43 AM
Sapphire
::fans Nakayo and gets her a can of Coke Zero::
Wow so many great moments in this episode! Fabulous wrap up Nakayo! I feel like watching it again!
I really fancied the slice where Nodoka encourages Saki to do her best by telling her she wanted to be by her side forever! They finally call one another by their first names then simultaneously exchanged their kawaii chitcha characters, and finally hold hands! >_< Kyaaa~~~ <3<3
This was such a sweet sweet episode! I am so glad there was no mention of Nodoka's giant boobs! Cannot wait for Season 2!
October 1, 2009 at 10:28 AM
k1y0
I squee so much at the yumi x momoko moments!!!
But I want moar hisa x mihoko. ;_;
October 1, 2009 at 1:37 PM
peach
Wow! I really loved this episode too! The holding hands scene was like *o* OMG! Just too cute! :DD
October 1, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Azu~nyan Panda~~
*catches Nakayo* Lol. XD
I LOVED LOVED LOVED THIS EPPPPP *rawrs and goes hyper at 3am* I’M TELLING YOU, I’M A HISAx…. blonde girl! (… I need to remember names LOL)
Better be a 2nd season!! >_>
October 1, 2009 at 10:20 PM
karloring
when they all visited the outdoor bath in the morning i tot all of them will appear in their yuri pairing since miss purple hair was with miss stealth mode and nodo chan’s with saki… i was hoping for hisa to appear with the other president but she ends up appearing with cat girl!!! ahhhh spoiler!!!!! LOL
just my random rant…
October 2, 2009 at 9:41 AM
CA
LOVED IT! Im gonna miss thisss. oww!
There will be season 2! well i think so!
I want more HisaxMihoko too!!
I believe that at the end of the season 2, saki and nodoka are gonna kiss.
I think they kissed in the ep 23 but we need a proof xd.
October 2, 2009 at 9:42 AM
CA
mistake. I think they kissed in the ep 24 xd
October 2, 2009 at 2:39 PM
danyami
One kiss!! All of I want see is a kiss, of anyone
YumixMomo
HisaX Mihoko
Nodoka x Saki
October 3, 2009 at 12:36 AM
hh
cant wait for season 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but since most of them r not going to the nationals. guess we wont be seeing them. :(
omg, nodoka x saki. pls just take each other out on a date. i’d of anticipation. lol.
October 3, 2009 at 9:53 AM
Yuri Downloads
This episode was so cute!
And we totally, totally need another season, I need more Hisa x Mihoko xD
October 3, 2009 at 11:39 AM
venne
Hoping for S2..wanna see more of Hisa X Mihoko.
Canaan is also over..looking forward to S2, same with Aoi hana.
Now I have Sasameki Koto and A Certain Scientific Railgun to look forward to.
Did anyone follow with A Certain Scientific Railgun ? I thought it was very cute! :D
October 3, 2009 at 12:59 PM
CA
A Certain Scientific Railgun so this is yuri? cuz i saw an image
OMG! Sasameki!! so close! way too close!!
October 3, 2009 at 5:25 PM
k1y0
Definitely yuriyuri. I mean, look at this 2 pics.
http://is.gd/3U0dC
http://is.gd/3U0bO
But it’s action as well. Comedy with action, love it. ^_^
October 5, 2009 at 8:46 AM
L4000M
*LOLs at you for replacing Kana into Hisa beside Mihoko, and Koromo into Hajime beside Touka* XDDDD
Yup! That should’ve been the way, but I think they paired them basing on 2 of each team’s most powerful members. (except Kiyosumi which showed Mako and Yuuki which are the weakest members of Kiyosumi, since Saki, Nodoka and Hisa were standing. XDD)
NEED MORE HISA X MIHOKO!!!!… as well… desu wa! >_< Looking forward to it on the sequel! Don't you ever feel that Mihoko's other purpose of winning the individuals was to still have screen time with Hisa, and not just because it's her last chance for the nationals? (The reason of the Saki production team and the mangaka I mean)
This episode still entertained me. Nope! All of the episodes highly entertained me so 10/10 for this anime. I even re-watched all of the eps 3 times and planning for the 4th time next weekend.
This episode may have lacked Hisa x Mihoko and Touka x Hajime but nevertheless, we had the 2 other pairs that have their sweetest moments!
October 10, 2009 at 2:19 AM
ninryu
it’s this? http://myanimelist.net/anime/5671/Saki
November 24, 2009 at 4:08 PM
Azu~nyan Panda~~
Ninryu, yepp! That’s Saki *O*
Please go watch it!
May 2, 2010 at 6:45 PM
yurigirl29
This comment is a year too late hahaha.. You won’t believe how many times I’ve watched this anime (10x? nope, wayyyy more than that!). I love Saki! Tsumo! Rinshan Kaihou!
I’m really close to understanding majhong now. I’ll watch it again tonight. hahaha. There will be season 2 for sure, God knows when though. I’m reading the manga instead. The joint training camp has already ended and I’m guessing the next chapter is the start of national tournament. (just a guess though)
October 23, 2010 at 6:33 PM
lilly
Does no one else remember the last 2 mins of the episode where it looks like a preview?! I want to know what the hell happens to Saki and Nodoka!!!!!