Chihayafuru
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Average 4.6
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Everyone is shocked when they are carrying karuta equipment. And there's a girl in kendo who doesn't like running. She saw the poster and wants to join. She is shocked at their "battle". Though Taichi found the weak point to Chihaya. lol~ she talks a lot. Her parents owns "hakama"... Since they don't wear, she's not joining karuta club. She ignores Chihaya's persistent invitation for her difference in "liking". She knows the story in deep about the cards than Chihaya, who got excited. After that, she can do better and karuta now. She joins with condition, to help her parents shop (wear hakama). Chihaya creates the club now so that Arata would reconsider karuta because karuta is fun. |
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| This series is beautiful. Simply beautiful. |
| I'm mad that Arata only got a 3 second scene at the end! :( ...Other than that I suppose it was beautiful as always. I like the idea of wearing Kimono while you play Karuta. It seems very appropriate to me. I can't wait to see Taichi and Arata in one. lol I'm glad Kana-chan thought of it. She seems to be a cool addition to the team. I wonder what the other members are like. I'm staying away from the manga because I want to be surprised. :P Can't wait for the next episode and please let Arata be in it! ^_^ |
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| I love this anime, and I love the new character. Can't wait to see what other kinds of people will join the club. |
| Another awesomely wonderful episode. ^_^ Looking forward to the next! :D |
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| I just know that by the end of this show I'm going to be scouring bookstores trying to find an annotated copy of the hundred poets in translation. It looks like Kana-chan joining the club is going to mean that Chihaya's grades in history will go up. |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
| Oh this episode was great :) finaly end of that soap opera something new about the game - I loved that part with Kana and Chihaya talking about cards plus some humor and of course lack of Arata! |
| Oh Kana is such a sweet character, the history behind these poems were also quite interesting. Can't wait for more |
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| + 1 to needs moar Arata. |
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| Oh man oh man oh man! I just love this anime soooo much! I just wish it had been made some years ago so I could just watch the whole stuff and be done with it, cause I'm not good at waiting a whole week for just one episode. And keikanna44, the translated manga is actually still on the 5th episode storyline, so no need to worry about surprises. Plus, I agree, they're keeping Arata a mystery, and I wanna see more of him!!!! |
| 90% of Anime is shit, but then, 90% of everything is shit. |
| Awwww~~ Arata only showed in the end!!! I'll need extra episode for this staring only Arata!!! <3 but it's sooo beautiful<3 makes me want to play karuta .lol. who plays ~~~? -.- |
| What we already know there will be 2 more male member in the club if you look at opening that's mean 5 members that's mean the club if official. I don't know about Arata but I guess they will be rival or something like that, seen similiar plot so would guessed something like that. He will begin to play Karuta again that's what I believe. Kana-chan was quite nice, thanks to her Chihaya become better in Karuta. Chihaya sure have a great imagination and she does remember poem well. Jeez, where can I find the rest of the Chihaya manga? I don't mind raw |
Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho |
| Actually 6 sec haha :) We already know what Chihaya look thought, it should be interesting to see the others too. :D keikanna44 said: I'm mad that Arata only got a 3 second scene at the end! :( ...Other than that I suppose it was beautiful as always. I like the idea of wearing Kimono while you play Karuta. It seems very appropriate to me. I can't wait to see Taichi and Arata in one. lol I'm glad Kana-chan thought of it. She seems to be a cool addition to the team. I wonder what the other members are like. I'm staying away from the manga because I want to be surprised. :P Can't wait for the next episode and please let Arata be in it! ^_^ |
BlackbirdNov 8, 2011 1:36 PM
Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho |
| Better and better :DD |
| sooo good. so interesting... this is very much the unique gem of this season. |
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| What a lovely episode. I'm ready to see Chihaya in nice hakamas =D |
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| I'm slowly falling in love with Chihaya. |
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| Really liked this episode. It not only introduces a new character, but it also gives insight into the backstory behind Karuta. This anime is extremely good in the fact that the characters aren't linear by any means, they can't be simply homogenized into a general group. This anime also manages to make a boring concept extremely interesting and enjoyable to watch. This anime easily creates memorable OST, as well as a great OP/ED. Only downside so far would be the forced melodrama in some parts, but other than that, it's far above average so far. 4.5/5 |
mdzNov 8, 2011 4:03 PM
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| Not so good as previous eps, but still i found it so cute~~ Kana-chan is adorable~ Bleh. 6 seconds of Arata was not enough, but! at least we saw he is trying to play Karuta. Or at least reflecting about it, thanks to Chihaya and Taichi intervention^.^ |
ワンダーランド花 ♥ |
| Such a sappy show. very melodramatic at times. But damn it's such a good story. I can't help but enjoy it. |
| YAY there's another member! xD Kana-chan!! She's so little and cute! And I can relate to her for her love of kimonos! |
rodac said: I just know that by the end of this show I'm going to be scouring bookstores trying to find an annotated copy of the hundred poets in translation. It looks like Kana-chan joining the club is going to mean that Chihaya's grades in history will go up. I know right? I'm completely absorbed in this, I'm really wanting to learn more about karuta from this show. :) |
| Somehow this anime just keeps getting better and better! <3 |
| It keeps getting goddamn better and better every episode o__o I am in love with this series. |
Blackbird said: I don't know about Arata but I guess they will be rival or something like that, seen similiar plot so would guessed something like that. He will begin to play Karuta again that's what I believe. +1 Great episode! Chihaya was so beautiful. It's my favorite anime of the season at this moment. |
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| DAMN IT ARUTA!! X_____X COME BACK TO TOKYO ALREADY!! ;~~~; I MISS YOU AND YOU NEED TO BE PART OF OUR CAST MORE!! D; |
| needs more Arata :( tsubasalover said: And there's a girl in kendo who doesn't like running. She saw the poster and wants to join. lol~ she talks a lot. Her parents owns "hakama"... Since they don't wear, she's not joining karuta club. She joins with condition, to help her parents shop (wear hakama). Chihaya creates the club now so that Arata would reconsider karuta because karuta is fun. Her club was archery, aka kyuudo as it's Romanized...not kendo. Kendo uses bamboo swords called Shinai. Also, Kana's parents own a traditional Japanese clothing store, specializing in Kimono, not just hakama. Hakama are different from kimono, although they're similar; typically worn together depending in the occasion. For women, hakama are typically worn only for graduations ceremonies, religious purposes (like Shrine maiden, aka Miko duties) and traditional Japanese sports like Aikido or Kendo. What Chihaya wore in the brochure was mainly kimono. No hakama worn for brochure...well, maybe the 2nd photo taken of Chihaya in blue. Kana's request was for Chihaya to model for free in the brochure in exchange for her joining the club. They'd then need to rent they're own hakama for competitions, most likely from her parents (since they still need a livelihood). Hope that clears the confusion a bit. |
Estoy_GordoNov 8, 2011 6:53 PM
| Taichi was a complete plot device in this episode. I am not happy |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| Chihaya looked really good. I liked how she wouldn't let Taichi look at the pictures. |
| <3 <3 <3!!! For me, well, I'm utterly thick when it comes to interpreting poetry so I felt Chihaya's excitement in meeting someone who helped her gain a more profound understanding of the poems. They became more than just pretty words. Yay! |
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| I love Kana's character; even I feel like I learned something about Karuta. Of course Chihaya would be the lovely model; I totally want to see her use a kimono in an official match. Of course still anime of the season. |
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| Kind of a boring episode. But I see why it was necessary to the storyline. |
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| very nice. i knew she was going to model for the store as a condition for her joining. |
| Another awesome episode of chihayafuru.Kana-chan is really cute,Chihaya just keep getting better & better episode by episode.I already love her. |
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| I need more scenes with Arata T_T Lol I bet Taichi wanted those photos of Chihaya for himself :D |
| beautiful episode. hope that more people will watch chihayafuru, it really is one of the best show of the year. Really like Chihaya she's so passionate about karuta :) |
keikanna44 said: I'm mad that Arata only got a 3 second scene at the end! :( (Not enough exposure to survive several days of waiting for the next episode. OTL) Anyhow, Chihaya looks too beautiful with hakama. ;w; They'll be more gorgeous now that they'll play while wearing those. EDIT: I forgot to mention... TAICHIIIIIIIIII. :> |
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| Oh man this show is great. The atmosphere and everything just feels so nice to watch, I'm loving it soo much. <3 Chihya is so pretty and Kana is a cute character too. |
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| Nice change of pace in this episode. By now, we're used to seeing lots of intensity in karuta, so it was very nice for Kana to give a different point of view and emphasise artistry rather than competition. Clever to do this in episode 6, too - the way karuta's been presented so far, it's late enough that you can see things from Chihaya's point of view, but early enough that you can still see things from Kana's point of view. |
| Oh yeah anyone else notice the constant changes in the openings every like few eps? I really like it. Makes watching the opening more worth watching to see the changes, though I'd still watch the opening regardless. |
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z4yd said: Oh yeah anyone else notice the constant changes in the openings every like few eps? I really like it. Makes watching the opening more worth watching to see the changes, though I'd still watch the opening regardless. No I never noticed that. I'll have to go back and re-watch the episodes. |
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| I thought the opening animation only changed once, in episode 4? |
| I really enjoyed the backstories of the poems, what we heard was quite interesting. More Arata please! TotalPotato said: I thought the opening animation only changed once, in episode 4? I remember it changing in episode 4 or 5, and I didn't see anything different in this episode, so I think you're right. |
| This episode made me love the series more! Thumbs up to the new character! She gave a new texture in playing Karuta! The stories behind each poems are really interesting. Maybe they're even more interesting if you can understand Japanese (sadly, I don't). Anyways, I really love it! :D I hope Chihayafuru continue to get better! :) |
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| Good episode. The atmosphere is still there and it made karuta much more interesting. I'm not a fan of poetry but with this ep, I felt like one. And I seriously demand Chihaya in kimono NOWWW!!! :D |
| It is such a cute and beautiful anime! Chihaya is very funny too x3 Loved this episode! <3 |
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| This show, along with Chihaya, is so beautiful and I fall in love with them more and more each week! All I have to say is I really hope this gets a US license and release. I would totally buy a limited edition version. |
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| Kana is definitly a good addition to the cast and has already proved to be useful by providing the historical backgrounds of each card. The scenes when Kana explained them were done beautifully as well. |
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