Pon no Michi (ぽんのみち; lit. "The Way of Pon") is a Japanese original anime television series created by IIS-P and animated by OLM. It aired from January to March 2024. A manga adaptation by Tsukasa Unohana was serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi from September 2023 to March 2024.
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Plot
Nashiko Jippensha is a high school student from Onomichi who has been kicked out of her house. Having no place to go where she can hang out with her friends, she soon discovers that her father has left behind a vacant mahjong parlor he used to own. As such, Nashiko cleans up the parlor and turns it into her personal hangout.
Characters
Nashiko Jippensha (十返舎 なしこ, Jippensha Nashiko)
Voiced by: Kaori Maeda
Nashiko is the daughter of a former mahjong parlor owner. Although the parlor has since closed down, she comes to live there after being kicked out of the family home. She is initially a beginner at mahjong but becomes interested in it. She speaks in a Hiroshima dialect and has a liking for unusual food combinations.
