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Mar 22, 2013 10:55 AM
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A bit of a slow episode imo. Team? Yup team:


I lol'd @ Shinobu this episode with her little cell phone. So cute.
>VICTORY BANNER

LOL. This episode was kinda funny also imo.
Mar 22, 2013 11:05 AM
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Good episode. He made an effort at the cost of his entry, and it bore fruit. Nice!
Mar 22, 2013 1:49 PM
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Sudo with that Victory Banner was sooooo lololol XD

Shinobu-chan kawaiii!

Too bad Arata won't be watching their matches but at least now he can play :)

Can't wait for Chihaya vs Ousaka. Should be awesome!
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Mar 22, 2013 2:04 PM
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This week we saw a whole new side of Karuta courtesy of Desktomu. I like how all the characters are getting their own screen time each week. Chihayafuru rocks!
Mar 22, 2013 2:20 PM
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That team hug. *_*

Too bad Arata won't watch Mizuzawa play but he'll play instead so that's cool.

Sudou with the banner...instead of encouraging the team why do I feel like it's going to do the opposite? :x

Sinobou stop it, you keep climbing up my 'favorite Chihayafuru characters' list.
Mar 22, 2013 2:33 PM
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(following on from the end of the episode before the ED) Or perhaps they were doing exactly the same thing as you guys?
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Mar 22, 2013 2:38 PM
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The best moment of the week: Sudo-san with THAT PINK banner. (Not to mention Nikuman-kun's sister...) And the reaction issss-> a freezing east pole! :D I almost spit out my tea while drinking it!!
Mar 22, 2013 3:31 PM
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I always thought data gathering was quite an obvious thing to do since they usually one of those types of people in sport genre animes like Beyblade and Prince of Tennis. Nice to see them finally taking better advantage of it now though!

I'm glad they didn't lose the match because of that incident with Porky and Desktomu kun and that Chihaya knew exactly what to do when everyone was under pressure :)

Can't wait to see them play off with the other team...MIZUSAWA GO!
Mar 22, 2013 3:43 PM
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BEAT HER ASS CHIHAYAAAAAA!!!!! YOU GOT THIS GIRL!!!! ;___ ; SHOW HER YOU'RE POTENTIAL QUEEN LEVEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ; A ;

//PRAYS TO GOD THEY WIN T^T
Mar 22, 2013 3:46 PM
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Gah, it always has to end right when it's about to get good. Can't wait til next week. :D
Mar 22, 2013 3:55 PM

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Slow? the episode was not slow. Big screentime and development for Nishida and Komano, and you gotta love how Taichi let her play Ousaka. Great episode, next week should be intense.
Mar 22, 2013 4:50 PM

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I did a happy little wiggle when Nishida thought about Tsutomu during the match after his realization about his opponent. I had the same reaction when Nishida asked if he was playing named time, ahhh. X3;

Ended up laughing when Chihaya was in agony and even teary about not playing the aces though. xD;;;;
Mar 22, 2013 4:50 PM
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Nice episode, any one notice arata in the ending wearing Mizusawa's uniform.
Maybe he will transfer to tokyo and join the team.
Mar 22, 2013 4:51 PM
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This episode was alright. Really sucks that Arata cant see Chihaya and Taichi now. The whole nishida komano thing felt a little weird, but made me a little teary with that group hug. Sudo coming to "cheer" his team on always funny as usual. Nice to see Taichi act and not take the easy route. Chihaya cute and fierce as always :)

This match looks promising though, got a bad feeling chihaya might lose though :(
Mar 22, 2013 4:55 PM

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omg Sudo's victory banner!! I know he can be a bit sadistic but i do like him lol
I love the "empress' coat of love" (?) like seeing how she is taking an interest in the club now
Mar 22, 2013 5:10 PM

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This is so heartwarming.
Mar 22, 2013 5:17 PM

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Yay, I was so worried that it would only focus on Nikuman's match! I'm glad he's back to track really fast! And the little tsutomu flashback is great! :)

HAHAHA Sudo ftw!! <3
Mar 22, 2013 5:35 PM

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Now, if Chihaya can only get her act into gear right off the bat instead of having to do yet another come-from-behind...
Mar 22, 2013 5:38 PM

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lol @ Shouyou -> Show you! But they are strong. Chihaya is being considerate with megane guy, and Nikuman-kun couldn't understand him until during the tournament. lol @ the kimino girl. Fortunately, they won.

Fortunately, Arata is safe unless they write the "apology" form (?).

lol @ the Chihaya and Taichi's eternal rival team, so many pressure from Nikuman-kun's sister. Both Taichi and megane guy know that the team order for opponent might change.
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Mar 22, 2013 5:43 PM

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I don't lik Ousaka, she just sat there so perfectly >.<
I really hope Chihaya'll win
and that Hanano'll be a good data collector just like Komano,
Now I actually think he is amazing
Mar 22, 2013 6:04 PM

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haha that was funny. and cute.

Also we didn't get too see much karuta plays. it was more of the glasses guy in the first half.

But i am really excited for next ep. That match will be very much entertaining.

And the fact that they think that Ayase's team is no match for them, I would like to think that they are wrong. I just said, Show 'em! Show them how GREAT you are ayase, and beat them! :D

gaa I love this series so much! Ayase FTW!
Mar 22, 2013 6:39 PM

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Porky started some drama that felt awkward and a little unnecessary but I guess it was done to highlight how hard Desktomu-kun is working for the team's sake.

Arata still can't meet up with his friends from Tokyo, it's like the author is doing this on purpose for some kind of suspense effect.

Overall, decent episode.
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Mar 22, 2013 6:42 PM

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A rather heartwarming episode. Not much of a match though. Anyway, looking forward to next episode.

Mar 22, 2013 7:41 PM

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looking forward to the next episode, where all dreams will be set.
Chihaya against the strongest girl in Western Japan, hope she will show us what she did with Amakasu-kun, using both master and queen playing style to defeat Akashi's girl.
I hope she won't lose another match against a strong player.
Mar 22, 2013 8:16 PM

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Dame nan da Hokuo Gakuen! You guys will just have to sit on the sideline and watch the best team from Tokyo in the final!

Mochiron, Akashi Dai Ichi Joshi! You girls will have to join Hokuo on the sidelines. Way to underestimate Chihaya's team!

And just like that, we already know that our adorable team will be playing Fujisaki Koukou in the finals. :D

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Mar 22, 2013 8:34 PM

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Chihayafuru's back in its stride with this week

The previous two episodes weren't bad but they lacked "Chihayafuru punch" that made me fall in love with the show. At the beginning I thought Porky's drama felt a little contrived and forced but as the episode went by I saw that he just didn't understand how Desktomu has always been helping the team his own way if not more so than the people playing the match with his data. As a student in university/college, I can 100% agree with what they were saying about data gathering, research when you're actually trying SUCKS : P The character drama was very well done this week

For me the reason why the show lacked the oomph it had was that there was very little risk of Mizusawa losing in the beginning of the tournament. We barely knew anything about the opponents beforehand unlike the teams they are facing now. The semi-finals opponents have had seeds of their rivalries planted in earlier episodes/season. The all girl highschool team is looking to be a particularly tough team in the same tier as Hokuo. I liked how we were left wondering if the opposing team didn't think much of Mizusawa or if they thought so highly of their ace. I think the latter

Looking ahead my personal hopes are for the show not to forget the Hanano and Tsukuba. They had nice focus(if a little too much) in the first 5/6 episodes but have kinda fell by the wayside recently.
Mar 23, 2013 3:34 AM

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some unknown force is preventing those 3 to meet each other... KEISAN DOORI!
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Mar 23, 2013 4:45 AM

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Loved that pout by kana;D
Mar 23, 2013 6:38 AM
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I love Kana more and more with each game <3
and I swear these episodes are getting shorter D:
Shinobu in Arata's shirt!~
Mar 23, 2013 7:19 AM

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This chapters would last one hour!!
Mar 23, 2013 7:40 AM

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why are all the male characters in this show the biggest poon
Mar 23, 2013 9:02 AM

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Aaaargh, let me fast forward to next week already :<
And hopefully Arata will be there to watch then..
Mar 23, 2013 9:45 AM
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METAGAMING time!
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The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.
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Mar 23, 2013 2:12 PM
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Ah the semis.
Mar 23, 2013 4:10 PM

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These episodes need to be longer T_T
Not as much kurata as expected this time, but lots of focus on the work that Komano does and how it helps the team. We haven't focused on him for a while so I thought this was really nice. I can't imagine the effort that he brings to getting information on the opposing teams ... thank you! :') Plus he's playing in the semis ... YOU GO BEAT THEM! Such a nice touching moment with them winning and the group hug :3 Thought it was a little abrupt how they just burst out saying they won though ... I mean they obviously turned the tables but yeah, thought something was missing there :P
Loved the pun ... Shoyo ... show you! LOL XD
So all Arata has to do is write an essay of apology? That doesn't seem too bad ... he gets to play too! :P
Next match should be tough ... battle of the aces! I can't wait to see how this one's gonna turn out ... Mizusawa has to win! Right ...?! Loved how "it was so according to plan it was sad" ... haha XD It was nice of Chihaya to offer to be in the second position though ... ah, how she's changed :')
Mar 23, 2013 4:44 PM

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why are all the male characters in this show the biggest poon
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Mar 23, 2013 6:12 PM

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Great episode. A bit slow at first with the Desk/Porky drama but turned out nice later.

Looking forward to next week!

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Loved that pout by kana;D

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Mar 24, 2013 7:16 AM

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^ lol best part
Mar 24, 2013 1:02 PM

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Happy it was a Deskmotou kun episode, imma big fan of him.
Mar 24, 2013 3:44 PM

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Love the show so far, looking forward to the next episode. Not been disappointed with any episodes up to now really. Will be interesting to see how the next match develops!
Mar 24, 2013 4:22 PM

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First weak episode of the year. They resorted to a cheap gimmick to produce some false drama. Well, two gimmicks actually. First hiding the extent of the conversation about who would play; second, the imagined significance of Nanase's position.

Oh well, still not a horrible episode and I'm confident that they'll crank it up again next week.
Mar 27, 2013 6:08 PM

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amazing episode :D

i can understand porky wanted Desk to play due to wanting his team to play till the end.

but you have to consider that gathering data is not an easy task!!

come on now Porky!!

lol porky ate too many curries!!

"Show you" :P

good thing Chihaya put Desk out for the mean time. since she notices how hard she got all of these data, and feels desk is too tired to play!

love Kana chan's pout :)



porky should thankful to Desk that he remembers what he said about the enemy and how he guesses only.

he really loves to play as a team huh!!



lol Za Queen using Arata's clothes after being drenched from the rain, and his phone XD



how the hell did Chihaya forgotten Megemu during the match between Yumin last year!!!



Sudo san is watching you tokyo team!!!



Mizusawa Fighto!!!!

don't screw this up!!!



let's see how Megemu plays against the future Queen Chihaya!!!!



argh i want the next episode now!!
Apr 11, 2013 3:17 PM

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This show is a "slow burn" show, and they do it spectacularly.

Looking forward to the match next episode..
Apr 28, 2013 3:33 AM

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Now is time for Chihaya to show she really leved-up. Timer to use those stuff about playing like the master and Shinopu to full effect and show that she mastered them.

can't believe how anxious i am for a game of karuta to start. Crazy stuff and shows how good work this anime does..

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I don't lik Ousaka, she just sat there so perfectly >.<


Wait? That's your reason? She sat perfectly?
May 14, 2013 8:52 PM

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Good episode
May 25, 2013 8:28 AM

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Guess what? I'll say that Mizusawa will start out losing, and then with some kind of BS power up they will start to win back, not even with their strongest lineup position. BS is BS
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Jun 22, 2013 11:30 AM

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Ohh man, next episode gonna be good! ;-;
Jul 3, 2013 7:09 AM

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Another victory but now they're against a strong team so this will get quite interesting, let see what's next!
Jul 9, 2013 4:04 AM

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Happy it was a Deskmotou kun episode, imma big fan of him.


thank you, he really doesn't get nearly enough screen time. among the supporting characters, he's definitely my favorite considering the growth he's experienced from season 1 til now.
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episode seemed slow.
but yay for another victory!
It sucks how Arata can't cheer them on anymore if he wants to stay in the tournament.
But the next episode should be good since it's chihaya versus a girl we already know is super good!
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