diff --git a/hash/pc98.xml b/hash/pc98.xml
index 9bac1cbb796..47da841de34 100644
--- a/hash/pc98.xml
+++ b/hash/pc98.xml
@@ -31285,7 +31285,6 @@ Optional [AMD-98] support, needs PIT for BGM
 		<year>1986</year>
 		<publisher>アポロテクニカ (Apollo Technica)</publisher>
 		<notes><![CDATA[
-Has [kanji] PCG LR issues during gameplay (score digits)
 Should screen mask bottom edge of screen
 ]]></notes>
 		<info name="alt_title" value="マイティーヘッド" />
@@ -66539,13 +66538,10 @@ Crashes with a BASIC error when accessing house near starting point, incomplete
 		</part>
 	</software>
 
-	<software name="volley2a" cloneof="volley2" supported="partial">
+	<software name="volley2a" cloneof="volley2" supported="yes">
 		<description>Volleyball 2 on 2 (5.25&quot; Disk)</description>
 		<year>19??</year>
 		<publisher>&lt;unofficial&gt;</publisher>
-		<notes><![CDATA[
-Has [kanji] PCG LR issues during gameplay and options (score digits)
-]]></notes>
 		<part name="flop1" interface="floppy_5_25">
 			<dataarea name="flop" size="1265664">
 				<rom name="volleyball_2_on_2.fdi" size="1265664" crc="7331d549" sha1="835b02a5f411db1a3ef00ef6355cf40326e98588" offset="0" />
diff --git a/src/mame/nec/pc9801_v.cpp b/src/mame/nec/pc9801_v.cpp
index b7b88602285..489a107a2d2 100644
--- a/src/mame/nec/pc9801_v.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/nec/pc9801_v.cpp
@@ -125,24 +125,38 @@ void pc9801_state::draw_text(bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap, uint32_t addr, int y, int wd,
 			kanji_sel = 1;
 			if((tile & 0x7e00) == 0x5600)
 			{
+				// ikochan (karaoke intro) and mightyhd (game start and gameplay)
+				// draws these PCG strips where first tile is identical to second, with LR disabled.
+				// TODO: what happens with LR enabled?
 				if(lasttile == (tile | knj_tile))
 				{
 					tile_lr = 1;
 					lasttile = -1;
 				}
 				else
+				{
 					tile_lr = pcg_lr;
+					lasttile = (tile | knj_tile);
+				}
 				x_step = 1;
 			}
 			else if((tile & 0x7c00) == 0x0800)  // 8x16 charset selector
+			{
 				x_step = 1;
+				lasttile = -1;
+			}
 			else
+			{
 				x_step = 2;
+				lasttile = -1;
+			}
 //          kanji_lr = 0;
 		}
 		else
+		{
 			x_step = 1;
-		lasttile = (tile | knj_tile);
+			lasttile = -1;
+		}
 
 		for(kanji_lr=0;kanji_lr<x_step;kanji_lr++)
 		{