I know I should be studying right NOW but well, what the hell. I have no mood to. Let’s talk about the reason behind the delayed release of xxxHolic Kei Episode 6 by the fansubbers. Well… the reason is none other than…

Disclaimer: Of course, this is just my speculation. It has none whatsoever to do with the real reason behind the (extremely) late English-subbed release.

This ENTIRE episode is FULL of Mahjong jargons! From the VERY START (Maybe not) till the VERY END (I’m exaggerating). It’s all about Mahjong from 2.xx till 18.xx minutes.

I guess this is where all the fansubbers for this series are stumped. Hmm…

Don’t understand.

Wakarimasen.

My God. Even Mokona knows how to play Mahjong.

What the hell is this?

I don’t understand.

I don’t get it at all.

I give up!

Enough said.

Someone put a stop to this Mahjong jargons!

Quick Episode Review

For those who’ve watched the previous episode, I’m pretty sure you still remember the spirit that was supposed to be exorcised by Kohane but was brought to Doumeki’s house instead, right?

Since the spirit “stayed” at the cherry blossom tree in Doumeki’s house and couldn’t move on to the next realm after her death, Doumeki asked Yuuko to send her to where she belongs. Doumeki revealed that his prayers and chants weren’t powerful enough to send her away.

Hence, Yuuko decided to have a Mahjong session outdoor, under the cherry blossom tree. According to her, the sounds of the Mahjong tiles clattering against each other give the spirit some sort of blessing which would help her move along, presumably to an afterlife realm, instead of wandering in the realm of the living.

My Rants

I couldn’t get the jokes that revolves around Mahjong. Liek, it took me close to one hour to finish this episode because I had to pause almost every 10 seconds to read the TL notes on all these Mahjong jargons and/or scoring formaitons. Oh I watched the Chinese subs by the way.

Damn it! I seriously need to learn how to play Mahjong. Shame on me for being a Chinese and not knowing how to play the game. I mean, my grandpa was a veteran at it. He’s proabably rolling in his grave right now, scoffing at me for being totally clueless about Mahjong.

Must ask my sister to teach me Mahjong. Damn.

Having said that, I enjoyed watching this episode though. I mean, there wasn’t one xxxHolic episode that I didn’t enjoy. I absolutely LOVE Mokona’s antics. (Me goes KYA~~ again.)

To others, this series might seem boring, but if you really take your time to watch it, you’ll realise it’s more than that.

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