The Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A spinoff manga also inspired a television anime in 2012.
The original manga was adapted into a 25-episode television series in 2009, and a new television anime project titled Saki – The Nationals launched in 2014.
The four-panel spinoff manga Saki Biyori also inspired an anime DVD last year.
The manga has since inspired five spinoff manga series.