The manga has been serialized in Square Enix's Young Gangan since February 3, 2006 and is licensed in English by Yen Press.

A spin-off series to Saki, Side story of -Saki-: Shinohayu the dawn of age, began serialization in Big Gangan from September 2013.

A gag manga series by Saya Kiyoshi, Saki Biyori, began serialization in Young Gangan from June 2011, with an original video animation released on July 25, 2015.

Saki Miyanaga, a freshman in high school, does not like mahjong because her family would always force her to play it and punish her regardless of the outcome of the game.

She easily does so with her skill and discovers a new love for mahjong, along with a friendship with her fellow club member, Nodoka Haramura.

A few years after the club disbanded and the two split up, Shizuno spots Nodoka on television as she makes her stride in mahjong.

Wanting to see her old friend again, Shizuno decides to revive the Achiga Mahjong Club so that she can face against Nodoka in the inter-high national championships.

[2][4] A 4-koma series written by Saya Kiyoshi, Saki Biyori (咲日和), was serialized in Young Gangan between the June 17, 2011 and August 17, 2012 issues.

A spin-off manga series written by Kobayashi and illustrated by Aguri Igarashi, Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A (咲 Saki 阿知賀編 episode of Side-A), originally ran in Square Enix's Shōnen Gangan magazine between the September 2011 and April 2013 issues.

Another spin-off manga titled Side Story of Saki: Shinohayu the Dawn of Age began serialization in Big Gangan from September 25, 2013.

A series of parody one-shots titled Ritz (立, Ritsu), which detail the fictionalized backstory behind Kobayashi's serialization of Saki, have been written and illustrated by Hideki Owada and published in Young Gangan.

[13] The series was adapted by Gonzo, directed by Manabu Ono, and written by Tatsuhiko Urahata,[14] From episode fifteen onwards, animation production was done by Picture Magic.

[29][30][31] A mahjong video game was unveiled at the 2009 Tokyo International Anime Fair,[32] and later released on April 22, 2009.