Rin-ne 151
So the Damashigami company is always near-broke despite their seemingly promising evil goals (I mean, they exist to murder humans for profit basically, yes?) is becasue their employees are almost all complete idiots? Well, with the amount Rinne's father is probably paying them, that's not implausible honestly...
Of course, given that if the Damashigamis were actually successful much this already borderline series could be seriously disturbing... I mean, if it kept its comic tone with actual successful Damashigami works, instead of just with stupid, impossible-to-believe accidents? How could that work? So yeah, it's good that his father is so useless, otherwise it wouldn't be funny.
Also, I know it won't happen because this is Rumiko Takahashi and plot progression isn't something she does anymore, but someday Ageha should leave that company, not only is she actually at least semi-competent, but she's not evil at heart...
Saki 114-118
This arc is Mako's first time in the spotlight in years! Yeah, it's been since very early in the series since she got much of any attention... and it comes in a match where she loses (finishes third), and the second half of the match is skipped over, too. At least the first half is shown, though, which is a lot more than she's gotten before. Mako could be a good character if she just actually got some more focus... much like Arata in Achiga, similar problem. Anyway though, it was a good match. Now it'll be Hisa's turn to get revenge for her mediocre performance last game, and Mako's struggles against some tough opponents this round.
Saki 119
Seven color pages, in one chapter! Yes, really. The first seven pages are all color, of Eisui team at the beach and Miyamori team buying bathing suits. Takane managed to find one that fits her, that's good. Eisui... uh. They really are the team where everyone is either flat or super-giant-busts, aren't they... bathing suits make that even more obvious. The second half of the chapter is about Kiyosumi, during a break between matches. Apparently Mihoko made food for the Kiyosumi girls. Hisa and Mihoko sure seem to have gotten a lot closer during this tournament...
But also, the ending of this reminded me of just how important high school mahjong is in Saki's version of Japan -- not only is mahjong a game played by millions, with pro teams and everything, but there are multiple TV channels airing this national girls' mahjong tournament final live. The end of the chapter shows this. Each channel has a few pro commentators on air. Oh Noyori-pro, why does she always look so annoyed? Maybe we'll find out eventually in the new spinoff. But yeah, mahjong is big. Pro teams, pro mahjong cards as rewards in bags of snacks (these are mentioned especially in some Saki Biyori chapters), live TV coverage of the national finals on multiple channels, etc. Seedy back room games? Not anymore!
On the bad side, next chapter is December; another skipped issue for the second half of this month. Ritz sure does draw slow.