Saki - Episode of Side A is a tV series anime that premiered in spring 2012, produced by Studio Gokumi.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 12 episodes of about 25 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are slice of life and sports, with themes such as Mahjong, Yuri, Cute Girls Doing Cute Things and School Club.

On AniList, Saki - Episode of Side A has an average score of 72%, a good score, and appears on 10,930 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Saki: Achiga-hen - episode of side-A Specials.

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.

Official synopsis from AniList.