Saki Miyanaga

Saki Miyanaga, also known as Rinshan-san, is the titular main protagonist from the Saki series.
== Charactah Account ==
Saki Miyanaga is a first-year student at Kiyosumi High School in Nagano Prefecture and the title character of the Saki series. She grew up playing mahjong with members of her family but came to dislike the game because she would lose her otoshidama (New Year's money) if she lost and be scolded if she won. Because of this Saki, developed the ability to end her games with a net score of ±0 in order to avoid winning and losing against them. Over the years, this playing style became a subconscious habit, and she no longer attempts to win a mahjong match.
After her parents separated, Saki remained with her father in Nagano while her older sister Teru moved to Tokyo with her mother. She eventually lost touch with her sister but is aware that Teru has become a top mahjong player in her high school. Upon entering Kiyosumi, Saki is invited by her childhood friend Kyoutarou Suga to visit the school's mahjong club. She reluctantly agrees and proceeds to play several rounds with fellow first-year students Nodoka Haramura and Yuuki Kataoka. Club president Hisa Takei becomes aware of Saki's ability to manipulate her score during the match, to the other members' astonishment.
Both Nodoka and Hisa confront Saki, and she agrees to return to the mahjong club for another match. Saki continues to display the ability to manipulate her score, but Hisa develops a strategy for her to be able to win the match rather end it with no net score. Upon experiencing the excitement of winning a mahjong match against people outside her family, Saki decides to join the club. She grows close to Nodoka and makes a promise with her to reach the national team tournament, where Saki seeks to reconcile with Teru.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Saki
* Saki Biyori Animation
* Saki Picture Drama
* Saki: Achiga-hen - Episode of Side-A
* Saki: Achiga-hen - Episode of Side-A Specials
* Saki: The Nationals
=== Manga ===
* Saki
* Saki-Biyori
* Saki: Achiga-hen - Episode of Side-A
* Someya Mako's Mahjong Parlor Food
=== Video Games ===
* Saki Portable
* Saki Zenkoku-hen
== Trivia ==
* When Saki gets ±0 (also known as breaking even) it has often been ambiguously stated that she gets zero points. However, due to how the scoring works, she achieves it by scoring 2nd, while winning between 4500 to 5400 points. (It is also possible to achieve it by scoring 3rd and gaining 14500-15400 points, but it's nearly impossible to have this scenario happen.)
* In the anime, Saki sees Fujita-pro on the cover of the Weekly Mahjong Today news magazine that has an article on Teru Miyanaga. A week or so later, she senses Fujita-pro as she enters the cafe, but Saki doesn't know who she is.
* During the prefecture matches, Saki wears a short skirt that ends just above her knees. However, in the National festival, she accidentally puts on Mako Someya's skirt one morning, and is later told by everyone else to continue wearing it because it looks good on her.
* Saki got into the habit of playing matches barefoot because it feels right to her. This stems from playing barefoot when playing with her family and at the training camp.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Saki Miyanaga at Saki Wiki
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