Rise Fujiwara is a third-year student at Kyuushuu Sekizan High School in Kagoshima Prefecture and a supporting character in the spin-off manga "Saki: Achiga-hen episode of side-A". Although she is one of the strongest mahjong players in her prefecture, Eisui Girls' High School's Komaki Jindai was able to seal her attacks in the previous year's prefectural qualifying tournament.