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| Taichi was always my favourite, he's had the most character development in the series so far. My heart ached for him this episode T.T |
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cchigu said: straggy said: I don't hate Taichi but I get where you are coming from. I really hate the author for using Taichi to get sympathy points from the audience every time. It becomes so fucking annoying. It's amazing how every scene starring Taichi manages to make me hate him more. How does anyone stand this annoying lump? I'm glad he's out of the club - hopefully he's out of the show full stop. Truer words have never been spoken. Not just that but it works every single time, seriously dont people get tired eventually from feeling sorry for him? |
| Too bad we didn't hear what she said. I can understand both sides, it hurts when friendship is ruined because of unrequited feelings, but Taichi isn't made out of stone indeed. I hope he'll manage to overcome this and gets even stronger. Besides, Arata still wants to play with him again. |
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| my hands literally feel numb after watching this episode |
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ReigningRain said: Honestly, the end of this episode felt like a stab.. numb, cold and painful. the only thing more devastating for me is Erwin's charge. |
| I haven't been so shook at an episode since I rewatched Clannad 18 months ago. What a second half and right after that breather too! |
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Taichi be rocking the virgin walk of shame at the end. Being serious this episode was really good insight into Taichi, the pain he feels from the start of the show till now you can really feel it, its one of those cases that you cannot look away from the car crash no matter what even tho you cannot help it but feel for him, kind of like watching a tragedy but without the people dying part. |
Madiii said: The way I look at taichi is different. He's soo human. He is wrong sometimes, but he still fights. He may make mistakes, but improvs and becomes a better person everyday. Thats what make us all humans, isn't it? Arata is fine good person with no faults, he's not like normal humans. He got talent, he has chihaya which loves him, they tried to make it even with taichi with arata's money problems, but its not about that. Its about characters and arata being Mr perfect. But taichi who feel down, who fears, who has everything that a normal human should... I don't get why you hate him. I feel bad for Arata, nobody mentions him yet he's always getting this "gary stu" treatment because Chihaya loves him, like excuse me? we talked about Taichi here, both of them are interesting in their own way. Even if we talk about Arata, Arata also makes mistakes, he's stopped playing Karuta and frustated after his grandpa dead, looking down on Taichi (& Chihaya) sometimes in Karuta, awkward, introverted, etc. Stop with this wrong comparision to make Taichi looks more sympathetic, just how many times Taichi fans should realize to stop blaming Arata for being a love target for Chihaya? it's getting dull and pathetic. |
roppuriMar 18, 2020 10:58 AM
| I didn't see anyone blame Arata....wth. Anyway animated this certainly was the epitome of what "bittersweet" is. Japanese love this kind of heart soaring stuff (and so do I!) That goodbye though! I'm not much for stolen kisses but Chihaya did "give away" his kiss like a prize very lightly, and even insisted on fighting over the first place after. That was a true sayonara kiss on the right side of her cheek: all his emotions were put in it, how much he loved her and how he couldn't stay any longer even if he cherishes her, he had given all he had. Reading the manga I always thought he was mad, which made me cringe but animated the feelings were different. Chihaya was acting weird for days....how much can a broken heart take. I think he made a wise decision to leave asap, to not endure any longer. He definitely has issues to solve about himself and leaving Chihaya is certainly the best way to proceed. He needs to find out what he wants and love himself. No pity or anything: just concrete decisions to leave an unbearable situation behind him. Btw Arata and Chihaya have their own issues to solves.....since this is a coming of age story, well no one grows up without hardships and disappointments, we all know that.....so I think Taichi made a wise decision in refusing to continue a road that no longer brought him happiness. I can't wait to see what Chihaya has learned from all of this |
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| I love Chihaya and her space cadet-ness but it went too far this episode. She deserves the pain of Taichi quitting because I think that's the only thing that will make her dense ass realize what she's doing. As strange as it sounds I'm actually siding with Taichi. Dude really went all out with his confession and she just sat there with a stupid ass look on her face only to mutter what I assume was "ごめん." "Do you think I'm made of stone" is so fitting. I know I couldn't bare to be around Chihaya if I was in his position. |
chiakimagoto said: I didn't see anyone blame Arata....wth. By making comparision about how perfect "Arata" is from OP's defense of Taichi is just so unnecessary and im just wondering how's Arata always being dragged, is just funny. Madiii said: I was just expressing my point of view. I don't sympathy taichi. I admire him for not giving up despite all his failures... And I don't blame arata for being "love target for chihaya". I just Dont understand him. what is wrong to being taichi fan and defence him? Its just as normal as being arata fan. There's no need to compare it wrongly, what Taichi experienced comes from himself and can only be solved by himself, his own struggle is what makes him a complex and interesting character and Arata has nothing to do with it. |
ProofByColor said: I love Chihaya and her space cadet-ness but it went too far this episode. She deserves the pain of Taichi quitting because I think that's the only thing that will make her dense ass realize what she's doing. As strange as it sounds I'm actually siding with Taichi. Dude really went all out with his confession and she just sat there with a stupid ass look on her face only to mutter what I assume was "ごめん." "Do you think I'm made of stone" is so fitting. I know I couldn't bare to be around Chihaya if I was in his position. I don't know what exactly did you want Chihaya to do?... I mean, it's not her fault Taichi is in love with her and I think her reaction was quite standard for a unreciprocated confession. And also it was pretty tamed for a person as awkward as she is in these matters. About the quitting the club thing I can understand why people is upset with her, but I saw her reaction come more from a "please don't quit something you love because of me" than anything. I could be completely wrong, but that was my interpretation. |
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| Wow... what an episode... it is sad for both the anime and karuta club to lose Taichi. The Karuta club as he acted as a leader and for the anime... for me. it was the most compelling character. I actually felt my heart while watching this... and it wasn't from happiness. |
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 Stunning. As beautiful as it was heart-rending. Taichi's confession shook Chihaya out of her lull and made her realise Arata's intent as well. Now everything is in a flux. Alas, Chihaya is in an unenviable position. |
| Please end Taichi's suffering... it's unbearable ugh However this finally might be the end of it.. he needs to get over Chihaya and go for Sumire instead 👌 I also hope he will get back into karuta quickly, I enjoyed his type of Karuta the most. |
MeriuMar 18, 2020 5:41 PM
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Adnash93 said: Taichi's birthday was fun. :) Everybody enjoyed unofficial karuta tournament with specific rules, different from those usually used in official games. But what came next... Wow, just wow. Scene with Taichi confessing love to Chihaya was simply beautiful. It's atmosphere, emotions, visuals... literally everything! And I'm telling that as a person who is not usually into romance scenes in animations or any other medium. Despite that I loved that scene. Taichi left his karuta club? That was kinda expected after what Chihaya said to him. I'm surprised that he was able to do it, though. At first he wanted to spend more time with Chihaya, but through many years of playing karuta he started to love it so much. That decision must've been harsh, but I can't see any other decision after being rejected. Because... He was rejected, right? ;p Can manga readers provide some general spoilers on what Chihaya told him and what was not presented in this episode? I'm really curious, lol. This episode assured me that Chihayafuru 3rd Season deserves 10/10 score from me instead of "only" 9/10. :) Sadly, only one episode of this season left. :( Same, I will give it a 10/10 after this episode. Damn this season was amazing |
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| Taichi is too precious. That's all I can say, but damn this episode was amazing. |
Fortune favours the bold! |
| That was painful. |
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OuterSpaceChess said: Yoo. This is like you getting rejected by someone you like, rejected from your dream school, got in a fight with a family member -- or for whatever reason -- and then your friend asks you to hang out at a party, and you tell him you don't feel like it because the day isn't going right for you...Taichi you raggedy bitch. I know Chihaya's affections isn't a game but someone sure as hell isn't winning with this attitude. And then to turn around and take it out on the game and the club? I knew he was gonna be a disrespectful coward from the beginning but Damn. Wonderful episode. Amazing show. 10/10 And the fucking narrator kicks in and says, "You sure as hell aren't winning with this attitude. Getting in a fight with your mom and then taking it out on the party and your friend? You disrespectful coward!" I mean like, what? I don't want to argue, but your post just blew my mind. :/ chiaoroscuro said: That's what I saw too. He leaned in and stopped himself.I've only watched it once but that's what I saw too - he ALMOST kissed her, it was very close, maybe their lips touched slightly, but he seemed to hold himself back from a full-on kiss. Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong. |
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 omg.. we have get this incredibly detailed confession sad scene. many of the complex feelings I have now and my own heart breaks watching the two of them as their hearts break... for me i hope Chihaya will end up with no one.. |
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| At the very beginning of the series, I remember I was strictly an Arata x Chihaya shipper. You couldn't budge me, it was the ship I fought for and thought I would never change. But as the story went on, I really began to like Taichi more as a character and I ended up fully backing him and wanting him to date Chihaya and realize his dream as master. But now, I'm glad Taichi confessed and took that cowardice and faced it head on. I'm beyond heartbroken that he got rejected but I expected it, and now I want nothing more for him but to move on. Honestly, Chihaya does not deserve him and Taichi needs to find someone better. I just want him to be happy at this point and still become a master when he returns to karuta, because he will return, I'm certain of it. (haven't read the manga, so it's speculation) To all of those thinking he solely likes karuta simply because of Chihaya, that's not the case anymore. It may have started that way, but over time, he began to enjoy the game and wanted to achieve much more. Now, he has his own goals and aspirations, it's not merely for love anymore, and hasn't been for a very considerable amount of time. |
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_Ridley_ said: This episode hurt me. Taichi makes me want to slap the shit out of him and give him a hug at the same time. I share the same sentiments. |
| This episode is built with all sorts of emotions in one episode alone: both happy and sad. First off about Arata I’m happy to hear he’s finally can start recruiting his team at last ( having two members is a great start): GO FOR IT ARATA!!!!  I noticed Arata did foresaw what’s in Taichi heart through his karuta that’s been troubling him ( he reflected his inner thought through the game), seeing a virtual of Taichi diving deeper under reaching out the “chiha” card as his main target: seeing reaching out of something that’s out of his reach: Arata was worried about his friend (thought about if the “chiha” was read how he would of reacted it: defend it and let him have it by coming to its flow), I wonder how their match would of turn out: I guess time will tell. Well, here we have it, Taichi confession already has taken action, I feel sorry for Chihaya for feeling guilty for Taichi’s suffering, knowing that all this time she was the one who made Taichi unhappy the most without her realizing it: it’s never her fault, all she can do is being honest with her feelings, it can’t be helped ( the truth hurts) it hurts me seeing Chihaya sad. When Taichi said he liked her ever since they were kids she thought about Arata’s love confession (she's been looking Arata ever since they were kids): now she finally understood the meaning behind his words when he said” let’s pay karuta together then”he interpreted as a marriage proposal “let’s live our lives together” so touching:   Right now Taichi’s love confession took a huge tune overall: Taichi felt he need to confess his feeling so he can move on even though he's aware how it's going to turn out by him voicing his mind the part he doesn't like from Chihaya is the part in how she thinks about Arata: she rejected him by her saying "sorry" ( in her lower voice) and then after she felt guilty for hurting him while he leaves the club room: blaming herself that she’s the main reason Taichi decided to resign the club ( that’s why she ran after him and begging him not to leave, he pull her close force a kiss in her upper lip and voiced to her what he was feeling “ did you think I was made in stone” now he saw the cards in pinch-black, not only that all the memories they build together have turned into a painful memory for him; transmitted his pain to her, now Chihaya thinks everything that happened was all her fault: poor Chihaya she doesn’t deserve this, what a painful way of ending the episode. What a cliffhanger episode before the last episode, SERIOUSLY WE REALLY NEED A FOURTH SEASON AFTER THIS AND PRONTO!!!! @FallinDevast about ch 173 of the manga make sure you add the spoiler tag since ch 173 doesn't take place of this episode: what really happened is * Minna stay safe from the coronavirus that been spreading in worldwide, we can overcome this, STAY STRONG!!!* |
sweetangieMar 19, 2020 2:28 AM
chiaoroscuro said: Thanks, you two. That makes me feel a lot better. Jiraiyasenseii said: He didn't kiss her actually I've only watched it once but that's what I saw too - he ALMOST kissed her, it was very close, maybe their lips touched slightly, but he seemed to hold himself back from a full-on kiss. Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong. @FallinDevast, why would you post a spoiler?????? Spoilertag that! OuterSpaceChess said: He didn't actually tell her that. It was his internal monologue. I thought the same and freaked out but turns out Taichi didn't screw up as much as I thought he did. Taichi you raggedy bitch. I know Chihaya's affections isn't a game but someone sure as hell isn't winning with this attitude. And then to turn around and take it out on the game and the club? I knew he was gonna be a disrespectful coward from the beginning but Damn. Wonderful episode. Amazing show. 10/10 |
MetaKiteMar 19, 2020 2:36 AM
alibel19 said: Thanks. I have since been corrected multiple times and I'm relieved to know he didn't say that out loud to her and he actually didn't kiss her. When Taichi confessed, he actually didn't said about Arata part to Chihaya out loud. It was in his own thought, and he didn't tell to Chihaya, so Chihaya didn't know. |
| Damn, this episode was both wholesome and downright saddening at the same time. Taichi towards the end, I felt so sad for him. :( |
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| Yeah it's sad but the best thing for him to do!!! Chihaya will need to think about her relationships with the 2 boys, from a distance.....and she'll probably start unconsciously comparing what they both mean to her.....and which one she longs for most in the end.....so Taichi definitely did the right thing here: let her know that she is his all and more but he needs to breathe!!! |
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