Chihayafuru
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| Man, this cast was freaking cute when they were kids. Chihaya especially had a pretty lively personality too. It’s interesting. |
| Really touching episode. This anime is special. I thought I might not like that much, 'cause I haven't seen much Josei animes or those who have its elements, but this one is great. |
| I appreciate how they're establishing the modern timeline by showing us their past first. |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| So they got some experience against adults. Man that was a sad parting. |
| *sigh* Is the childhood arc over now? Lol. I'm ready to see some young teen romance hahahah |
| This episode seemed a bit rushed, still good though. |
| Dang, really wasn’t expecting some feels only 3 episodes in. Super pumped to finally be watching this highly acclaimed anime; and so far I think all the praise is more than justified. I really just like everything so far but what really gets me the most is that they’re starting with this backstory as set up, rather than the all too common backstory that happens like mid battle or whatever. It’s like you’re so hyped to see what happens next when- CUT! Backstory time so that you care for the characters. Was expecting them to put such a backstory like in the middle of an upcoming tournament or something. While they still might do like a tiny snippet of a flashback or something which would be no problem, I’m just super glad we started off with this so that they don’t just randomly insert it later, which would probably bog down a well set pace. It’s a bittersweet story utilized to the max by putting it here in the very beginning of this series as a great introduction to our characters, rounding them out instantly from the beginning rather than saving it for later. I just really appreciate that. Of course the winter 2021 season is super stacked right now, and I’m watching a good chunk of them, but for now I think I’ve found a great anime to watch in between those airing ones. |
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| lol.. okay wow Chihaya's sister is a high level piece of garbage. I guarantee she's a psychopath. |
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| Very nice this episode |
| aww such a cute friendship |
| Good thing they didn't have smartphones back then, or else there would be no motivation or plot from "being able to see each other as long as we have Karata" thing. They would have instead just made video calls or played their matches over Zoom or fucking Twitch. This episode was pretty feels-y, despite watching it for like the 3rd time. Hopefully I'll be able to finish the show this time. |
| Sad to see the trio of karuta buddies separating after graduating elementary. At least Taichi and Chihaya were able to meet in highschool and hopefully soon also reunite with Arata. |
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| Today's match has been my personal favourite of the bunch. The group is so fun when they finally get competitive. I'm excited to see how the actual serious tournaments go now. Nee-chan is a narcisshit. On the bright side those characters are always fun to watch develop. I had a giggle at how brazen she was about wanting to hoard Chi's attention~ |
CalmTeaTimeDec 9, 2021 12:32 PM
| this one was pretty fast but I still liked it. Outside of school, Arata can earn a new level of respect from people through karata |
| good episode. I hope we get back to high school now |
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| oh man. This show makes me really, really, really happy. The end of this episode already got the waterworks pouring. I've seen this show floating around a lot over the years and didn't pay much attention to it. what a foolish move. I have no idea how this will unfold into a long-running drama worth 75 episodes and presumably unfinished (because the manga just wrapped up last year), but so far, this show makes me really, really, really happy. I adore it. |
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| I get where the people who say this anime is a hidden gem are coming from now. With a backstory like that how can I not want to root for Chihaya? Taichi's finally starting to grow on me but I highly doubt I'll change my mind on wanting Arata to win. |
| This was so cute. Three best friends working as a team 😭 I love that this is so heartwarming. Great to watch on cloudy day off |
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| Now that I think about it, the tape they used when they first confronted each other, Arata probably had it memorized after how much he listened to it... he knew the order in which the cards would be called, that little cheater, loljk. |
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