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Sep 5, 2010 10:20 AM

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I have to agree that those childhood memories we're treasures to be kept forever.

The Ryu X Chizuru scene was great.. All that's missing was Ryu's confession :(

Anyways, I'm satisfied with that. Must move on to Sawako X Kazehaya eps..
Oct 11, 2010 1:05 PM
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So this show did manage to make me cry after all. What a sweet episode.
Dec 24, 2010 7:27 PM

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Yay, they finally made up. <3
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~
Jan 7, 2011 5:24 PM

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This show is SO good. Oh my god.


Jan 15, 2011 2:49 AM

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I wanted to dislike Tohru >_> but.. he's a great guy -_-

STUPID EPISODE!

it made me cry T_T bakabakabakabaka

ryuu no koto ga daisuki T_T
Jan 19, 2011 12:53 AM
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cant explain in words what iv just saw so..this might help: T__T
Feb 18, 2011 11:13 AM

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Really sweet ♥ Everything was lovely; the flashbacks, the confession, Ryuu conforting her… It gave me chills.

I’d like to think the snow symbolizes Chizu’s frozen tears, so she won’t have to shed more of them.
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Feb 25, 2011 6:58 AM

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Awwwe, that was so sad and heartwarming at the same time... I wish I had people in my life like Ryu and his bro.
Mar 1, 2011 8:19 AM

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it nice to see chizu can speak clearly to tohru
good to see chizu n ryu back
Mar 3, 2011 1:30 AM

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these people sure do know how to confess! oh well, I guess it's unclear if chizu has the same mutual feelings for Ryuu.
Mar 7, 2011 2:42 PM

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Awww Ryu comforted her. :)
I really like how everything is silent during the last scene. Makes me focus on the dialogue so much more.
Jun 9, 2011 1:29 AM

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This have got to be one of my favorite episodes. So sweet and lovely. <3 Those flashbacks were really cute! Especially that 1/2 Nikuman & 1/2 Anman.

I admire Chizuru's voice actor for playing her part really well. I cried. ;w;

And that ending was really adorable~.
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Jul 9, 2011 1:17 AM

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Nice.. I like how the episode ended.
Jul 22, 2011 12:51 PM

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That whole episode was so sweet. The memories, confession, comforting and all.
Sep 10, 2011 7:56 PM

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*sigh* such a sad and cute and beautiful and happy episode. Once again, Kimi ni Todoke managed to mix it altogether and somehow make it awesome.
Chizu and Ryu are so perfect.
※何時も支えて呉れる人達に
日頃の思いを込めた RHAPSODY
APPRECIATION の気持を届け
何時もありがとう、本当ありがとう
仮令どこに立って君の存在に感謝してるよ※

Dec 23, 2011 10:02 AM

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Ryuu is amazing :) I thought they were going to kiss though :(


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Feb 12, 2012 7:24 AM
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Chizuru is so cute when she's still a kid. :3
Aww. Ryu. C:
Chizu and Ryu look good together~
Feb 28, 2012 1:55 AM

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Awesome episode! Hopefully the focus is back on Sawako now. >:3
Mar 1, 2012 1:13 PM

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that was an amazing turn out. tohru is awesome the way he came in and handled things with yoshida. and her and ryuu finally make up, this is just awesome :')
Apr 1, 2012 7:43 AM

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Hmm, I'm not feeling it =(. I want to feel sad, but I'm not feeling sad! WHYYYY!!!

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May 29, 2012 6:07 PM
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Ryu and Chizu are so cute :3 the ending was adorable
Aug 2, 2012 2:57 PM

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So beautiful~! And I have a better image of Tohru now as well. He's such a nice person to care about Chizuru that much. Oh, and Ryuu is perrrrfect. Acknowledge him already, Chizu-chan!! :D
Oct 22, 2012 12:00 PM

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That ending!
Now Ryuu just needs to confess and Chizu needs to realize it.
I can't wait for more!
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Feb 3, 2013 2:19 PM

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Absolutely amazing T________T that last scene was so powerful, especially when the snow started falling. Chizu's crying sounded so genuine. I was really expecting Ryu to confess this episode, I hope he does eventually. One of my favourite episodes.
Jul 24, 2013 9:28 AM

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Another great episode.
Jul 28, 2013 12:06 PM

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ahh the end scene
Aug 4, 2013 7:23 PM

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Reminiscing childhood memories are so refreshing. No wonder Chizuru fell in love with Tohru.

Alright Chizuru X Ryu underway... xD

No sight of Kazehaya in this episode in I'm not mistaken... That was really surprising... xD

Sep 10, 2013 9:11 PM

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I sooooooo love to ship Chizu x Ryu !!
I am glad she accepted it.
I love that Ryu is so honest !!!
Nov 16, 2013 5:09 AM

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Chii~
I thought he called her Chi because he is a fan of Chobits xD
White Christmas!!

Lol @ Poll

10 out of 10 for Ryuu x Chizuru!

Hiryu12 said:
Reminiscing childhood memories are so refreshing. No wonder Chizuru fell in love with Tohru.

Alright Chizuru X Ryu underway... xD

No sight of Kazehaya in this episode in I'm not mistaken... That was really surprising... xD

Yeah, now I'm starting to wonder, where's my happy childhood? :(
Look at the poll, it's already Chi x Ryuu
Huh? There's Kazehaya in this ep... In ED & preview xD
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Feb 14, 2014 10:30 PM

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That was a really good episode. The flashbacks and the resolution between Tohru and Chizu was executed well. Tohru handled Chizu's confession really well but no doubt Chizu is still sad. The last scene gave me a tear in my eye :c.

Mar 11, 2014 9:44 AM

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i'm confused
you people talk here about ryu x chizuru n ep 21 but all i saw in this ep was a christmas episode
Mar 23, 2014 10:46 PM
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Ryu x Chizu is my official OTP in this so far because of this episode. :D
And when Chi and Sawako were crying, I had so many feeelllzz.
Apr 11, 2014 12:46 AM

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Such a cute episode and it really makes me feel bad for Ryu but at the same time respect him so much....

I cant wait for the next episode though it looks like a really good one so far this is the only series that I have been able to give all 5's to every episode well this one was a 10 out of 10 though but still really good
Apr 15, 2014 9:37 AM
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Little Chizuru couldn't decide between the two breads so Tohru buys both instead and gives two halfs to Chizuru, so kind of Tohru.

Another good episode that mainly focused on Tohru and Chizuru. Chizuru finally made up with Ryuu as well.


Preview next episode: Sawako and Christmas. #Yes#YES

May 17, 2014 9:00 PM

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Haha, didn't saw that last choice in the poll xD

It was a very sweet episode. Toru is such an amazing aniki. And Ryu is such a nice bro.

So end Chizuru arc. It was a really touching arc, an impossible love, almost forbidden in some ways.

Now we move to Chrismas. Wonder what will happen, it's mostly a love holiday in Japan.
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Jul 23, 2014 4:54 AM

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10 out of 10 for Ryuu x Chizuru!
Like this a tad more than the main storyline, indeed :3
Aug 17, 2014 11:33 PM

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Best...Relationship closure... ever.. Wow
Sep 23, 2014 6:43 PM

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Cenedess said:
I found my OTP D:


Pretty much my feelings about this ep. I really hope they get together!

I wonder how they're gonna switch the main focus back to Sawako/Kazehaya in a few episodes while making it feel natural.
Dec 5, 2014 11:49 PM

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so so so many emotions
Jan 16, 2015 3:05 AM

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I seriously don't like when the older guy they love has already someone and then they say to another guy "you're better for her than me", implying that they probably also had feelings for that person...
Anyway, good ending.
Apr 3, 2015 8:22 PM

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Ryu x Chizuru. <3

I was surprised when she confessed her feelings for Tohru, and he replied back by saying he loves her too (as a neighbor/little sister). I love those flashbacks during their childhood.

Tohru said Ryuu is more suitable for her than him. So Ryuu is the one who called his brother to visit and to give him her bread.

And that last scene. Ryu comforted her by hugging her. I couldn't stop smiling. <3
Aug 14, 2015 4:45 PM

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This series is so fucking cute lol But awesome overall. Ryu best bro
Jan 22, 2016 6:16 PM

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You know, I think I might like Ryu more than Kazehaya. He's a really good guy.

Tohru is a pretty great brother too, driving three hours to get there on a work night just because Ryu asked him to. Bonds like that are precious.

I loved the ending.
Feb 28, 2016 6:29 AM

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Frozen heart , Thawed with warm strolls ~ .
Energetic and Lightly ~ . Buns of the year ~ .
Yearning moments of the stars and stuff ~ .
Chi ~ <3 !! with a smile ~ . Dearly love ~ .
Honest accords ~ .
Docks of the snow flakes ~ .
VERY GREAT EPISODE . Enough said ~ .
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Nov 26, 2018 9:01 PM

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Chizu is in a better mood now. It must’ve really helped to get all of her feelings off of her chest. She even took Sawako and Ayane to sing karaoke after school. And she has no hard feelings towards Ryu anymore so thats great too.

That night, when the three of them were walking home, they happened upon Toru! And he wants to talk to Chizu. As the two of them walk together, Sawako hopes that Chizu can tell him everything that’s on her heart.

Wow Toru is 24. I knew he was a good bit older than Chizu but that’s kinda a bit much if you ask me. She can’t be any older than 16..
he stills seems to treat her like a little kid too and wasn’t much impressed by her miniskirt as she has always shown off her legs lol.

Toru buys them some bread, giving her half a pork bun and half a red bean bun, like he once did when she was little. She really didn’t seem too fond of it.

Toru begins to reminisce about his past with Chizu, when she was little. How he found her beetle hunting at night by a light pole. Or how they took walks home and looked at the constellations. He brings up lots of memories.

Chizu brings up Toru’s fiancé, wondering why he finally decided to settle down. He said he felt that he wanted to be with this girl forever. Chizu thought the same way about him since she was little. Toru revealed the reason he always calls her “Chii” was to make her smile.


After that, Chizu finally decided it was time to tell Toru the truth and she told him she liked him. He told her he liked her too, or course, In a non-romantic way. And yet, it still made her happy. It made her happy because she knew he’d always care about her, even as an older brother.

Ryu meets Toru when he gets home. Toru tells him he’d be a much better match for Chizu and Ryu agrees. He pretty much openly stated that he likes Chizu. He then goes looking for her. He finds her sitting alone, looking out at the ocean. They start talking about Toru and all of her emotions start leaking out again. She asks Ryu to console her and he wraps her in a big hug while she weeps. What a sweet guy.
Feb 3, 2019 10:19 PM

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During most of the episode, I was thinking that, for someone of 24 years old, Tooru was way to dense if he never thought Chizu may be in love with him but that last exchange of words with Ryuu made me rethink about it. Maybe he always knew it and he was only playing dumb so that, Chizu wouldn't get more hurt than she already was since well, a proper rejection from him would be more harmful than helpful... or that's what I would like to think.

Anyways, it was a good episode. I liked this arc, not loved it but it was nice and I also liked the way how it ended. Chizu definitely needed that talk with Tooru and now that it's all over, she can look forward. It sure was a great development for her character.

P.S.: Ryuu is da man! Enough said.
Jan 12, 2020 5:39 AM
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A very sweet ending! Ryu will certainly take care of her.
Oct 8, 2020 8:08 PM

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ah, those childhood flashbacks were so heartwarming. i guess that's life, growing up. chizu was such a cute kid!

i thought i wouldn't cry as tooru's response was pretty predictable, but that was so sad seeing chizu get her closure. he is also really caring & kind to her, visiting her again & giving her that closure.

wow that last scene was beautiful. chizu's cries & the sound of the waves against that silence, asking ryuu to cheer her up. great art direction, brought tears to my eyes again :(



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but i’ll probably remember over and over again
you were there and everyone else was there
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Oct 22, 2020 2:50 AM

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The way the episode ended was so sad, yet felt so complete. I honestly felt horrible for Chizu, she finally had to accept the idea that it was something that it was not meant to be, but Ryu was there to help her feel better about it.

The way they handled like the last 2 or so minutes of this episode were so well done, I am honestly thoroughly impressed how this series has been done insofar.
Have a great day!

May 2, 2021 3:15 PM

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It looks like a pretty good conclusion to this arc. Pretty emotional if u ask me.
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