Chihayafuru
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| it's done :) I really like the OP and ED of this series. Lol at the ending.. it happened again just like what happened in the first episode XD but she's a second year student now :) > going to watch the 1st episode of 2nd season now. |
| I love this series. I'm so happy there is another season. |
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| Taichi practicing his swings made him raise 2 rank on my favorite character list. And his sadistism raise another rank. Way to go. |
| I think the show would have been a bit better without the first 12ish episodes that for the most part were just your average school club anime with some drama, when it begun showing the tournaments this show finally showed originality and brought something to the table to distinguish itself from the others besides the unusual anime theme of karuta...the only thing I think that really sucked about the show were a few forced drama insertions, but other than that I think this season is a solid 8/10, on to season 2! |
 "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" |
| Very pleased with this series. It's a very simple story but it does a good job in driving home key points such as teamwork, trust, and hard work. The BGM is absolutely beautiful and arguably the best part of the series. I'm usually biased against anime that don't have romance in it but this work was kept me interested throughout. I'm looking forward to the next season. I hope Arata will play a bigger role. |
| -Nothing can stay unchanged. Even so, can you still keep on loving this place? -Be still my soul; when change and tears are past, all safe and blessed we shall meet at last. |
| This episode was a little disappointing to me,I was hoping they'd focus a little more on Arata but they even showed things from Kana's point of view more.This show really needed more focus on Arata in my opinion,it could be because he's one of my favorites. other than that,it was a pretty good show overall,didn't expect I'd like it this much. |
| Excellent series with some great characters throughout. I was bugged into watching this and I'm so glad I gave it a chance. Overall 9/10 Kana was priceless in this last episode when her dreams were shattered and when startling Chihaya when reading the poems! ^_^ |
| 5/5 Looks can be deceiving, Chihayafuru is everything that is not looking at it from the outside. I've heard a lot about, but I do not know why, just watching the key visual art, not induced people to look at me, then I decided a good time ... Ah! If I'd done it before! ^ ^ " It has not been at the top in every episode in the beginning, but 95% of the plot was fabulous. Storytelling with some flaw in the initial part, especially the dramatic was handled badly, but the rest did not show any cracks. Comedy, characters, etc. Karuta explanations were thick! Great as the anime series, I was interested and enjoyed it so much, quite a bit of time! * _ * Even this last episode was handled very well from start to finish! I can not wait to start the second season. : D Final rating that 8/10 goes to 9/10! ^_^ |
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| Awesome anime! It's defiantly in my top 10! I give it a 10 out of 10! Now, on to Chihayafuru 2! |
| "The will to live is stronger than anything else" |
| Oh my god I loved this anime so much. I gave it a 9/10 but I might give it a 10. |
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| I so love this series! Gonna watch the season 2 now! 10/10 |
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| Suo and chubby Shinobu are really fearsome Caruta players Taichi would be the one facing the Master instead of Arata next Desktumo has given Chihaya some impressive information about her strength This was overall an amazing series with the first three episodes on par with "Forest Gump" to me It grabbed me and didn't let go till the end, every three episodes or so I would shed a tear or have a massive dokidoki attack There were so many interesting characters and depth on their back ground as well Dr. Haruda is one fine teacher, but his rival Kitano made an awesome impact towards the end I'm glad there's a second season to follow with romance, gameplay strategies and a having a master and queen dream as a goal It's hard to believe such an old fashion sport could be so much fun and interesting |
1lauMay 14, 2014 7:58 AM
| Challenge accepted Chihaya ^^ Scene ends just like it stated, Chihaya posting a flier about the Karuta club. 10/10 |
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| Great that Taichi finally managed to find some real motivation |
| i don't know about that class A for kana lol.. but this anime was downright awesome i loved all the amazing characters! i loved the fact that they were all so distinct. i cant help but feel these characters were inspired by real people. onto the sequel! |
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| Let's see, I'm not really interested on Karuta, even after watching and finishing this whole season but I admit that I'm getting into this series. I also admit that I want to see more the romance department of this series but unfortunately that's most likely just a substitute since of course the main department here is sports, particularly Karuta, but like I said I'm not really interested on the said sport. 8/10 and I'm not sure anymore if I'm going to watch the sequel. Another reason about why I couldn't take to watch this is because of the obvious Taichi's efforts are getting wasted and I'm not really into that depressing situation stuff although like I said that the romance genre on this series is not the main focus. |
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| I really dont think taichi can beat the current master, maybe arata but I really dont see taichi beating him. Its sad too because it looks like taichi will lose in both karuta and love. |
| The series was definitely good. 8/10. |
 "No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself." -- Murakami Haruki |
| This show felt like any of the other team-fighting spirit anime. Like Kuroko no Basket or Gundam Build Fighters Try. I mean, really its so much about working together and winning. I love this series overall, it drew me in, every episode was fun except 16 the filler. Loved it. 5/5 for this episode and 9/10 for this series. Can't wait to start S2!!!! Want to see more Shinobu (normal version, the flat version) And more of that grade schooler!!!! |
| "No one knows what the future holds. That's why its potential is infinite.” - Okabe Rintarou "El Psy Congroo." Kirino Kyousake Picture  |
| i swear to fucking god if arata ends up with ayase imma flip shit |
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| Arata's phone is pink with girl-ish wallpaper XD !!! Despite the main game being lame and boring, they managed to make the anime quite good. Everyone is looking forward, working hard for their goals -lame goals :p- Definitely hoping for better events for Taichi in season 2, he achieved nearly nothing in this season :( |
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| Does anyone know the theme when the Master (Hisashi) was playing in the beginning of the episode? The classical-sounding one? That part was damn good. |
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| tfw I will never date a girl as beautiful and lovely as Chihaya |
| Current Ruler of Karuta . Sense of mastery . Overwhelming boundaries . Stronger inspiration . Like how the bright rays shower upon you . Dedication to be Better . Dreams of the cards . My tears of joy for this Masterpiece .. It was just .. utterly amazing . Season 2 , Incoming !!! I love this anime .. more than what it shown back . |
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| It was good but somewhere along the line I started enjoying it less. Probably has something to do with making it so that Taichi doesn't get into A class, the way that the Queen and Master win seems unfair (just feels like it's because they're supposed to be beaten by the MCs at the last part of the story and no one else), and the fact that this "sport" just isn't all that interesting to be entertaining for 25 episodes. Still a good show with a great OST. Will check out S2 sometime. |
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Avenger-senpai said: It was good but somewhere along the line I started enjoying it less. Probably has something to do with making it so that Taichi doesn't get into A class, the way that the Queen and Master win seems unfair (just feels like it's because they're supposed to be beaten by the MCs at the last part of the story and no one else), and the fact that this "sport" just isn't all that interesting to be entertaining for 25 episodes. Still a good show with a great OST. Will check out S2 sometime. Don't worry about Taichi and the others. Just watch S2 and you'll be satisfied! |
| 10/10 though that recap episode was close to ticking it to a 9. So intense. And the character development of both the Queen and Empress has caused me to like them (even though I loathed them in the beginning) |
| As I already know that there's another season, I want to use this opportunity to tell you my dream ending: West vs East Match Male: Arata x Taichi Master Match: Arata x current Master Queen Match: Shinobu x Chihaya Arata & Shinobu win and become a couple, Taichi & Chihaya lose and become a couple. Ok, I'm not 100% serious, and I'm okay with the others winning as well. But Arata and Shinobu are a match made in heaven, basically; while Taichi fits much better for Chihaya. I hope they realize that, but I'm also open for suprises. :D |
CrayonFoxMar 10, 2016 1:51 PM
| No ending, expected because the show has a direct second season, so i'll forgive that. A quick evaluation because the anime has another season so i will write as little as possible. Animation - 8 (I loved the motion in the swing movements, gave me epic feeling) Art - 8 (Wanted to give it a 9 here but i think 8 is more accurate, the character design is one of the best, the colors are wonderful, lacks abstract) Sounds - 10 (Wanted to give 11 here, but due to not so much variety in OST i lowered it by 1, everything else is excellent) Story - 7.5 (Simple with no conclusion, but very very engaging so imo it deserves a high score here, my problem is only after episode 17 it started to get a bit boring, because the queen, and episode 22 and episode 24 were very annoying to me, so lowered it) Characters - 9 (The best in this show, due to some annoying characters like that short girl who likes poetry [ I Even forgot her name already because she sucks ] and the previous queen is a piece of shit so no 10/10, other characters are awesome) Taitchi - Probably the best character in the show, his reactions, personality and development is excellent. Ayase - Second best character, she looks like a model and her reactions are fun and cool though sometimes i feel she lacks femininity a thing I value a lot in a women, but i appreciate her being a unique character. Up to episode 21 she was the best character in the show. Shinobu - My Queen, sharp elegant women, sexy and feminine, she has the most attractive personality in the show even though she only appears three episodes (The queen of episode 24 is not the queen) Arata - Had the potential to be on the top but little screen time prevented me from attaching to him as Taitchi and Ayase. All others are either average or fine. Except for the short girl who likes poetry and for the previous queen; those were complete trash. Enjoyment - 9 (Very engaging and that boring lame game of Karuta was well handled and they turned it into a cool game, props to them) World-Building - 6.5 (I wish they explored the personal life of the characters a bit more). Atmosphere - 8 ( Has feeling and its easy to attach to the show and its characters, the music helps a lot) Overall: It was basically like this, first i though this could be 9, then the queen appears Woah its going to be a 10, then the queen disappear, fine its back to 9, then episode 22 and towards the ending it went down to 8. Could've been better, but its a very good show imo, great anime. Looking forward for the second season and i have hopes that it may surpass the first one. My Final Score: 8.3/10 |
Dr-EyesSep 1, 2016 6:41 PM
| the season finale..... well that was something and a whole year passed... I hope we get to see chihaya as the queen till the end of the next season.... |
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| Finished rewatching this amazing series, now onto the S2 rewatch! |
| 5 more members to be added ? getting interesting indeed. Looks like there'll be new characters in the 2nd season. Idk if that Suo guy the master really into old woman or just joking but he got there, funny af. Tachi putting more effort in Karuta by practicing his swing which is great, Chihaya's Karuta style is simillar to the Karuta Master, she has more potential to become the Queen of Karute, hopefully i get to see that really happen in the 2nd episode, also i'd love to see Arata Vs Suo. Overall score 9/10, now onto the 2nd season |
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| 5 members? Not like this xD At least they got 30.000 yen for the club Beauty in vain? More like beauty hidden in vain because everyone doesn't understand true beauty |
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| A lovely finale. The episode catered to practically every need. The beginning of Mashima's transformation to a sadist was particularly enjoyable. I'm looking forward to watching the following season. |
| The Master is really amazing. The muda bijin stupid people are annoying me, they only think that girls half naked and that act all kawaii are beautiful or what. Wow, they need 5 more members next year. |
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| This was pretty great. Loved all the characters, the OP and ED songs are awesome, the karuta card game is actually pretty fascinating, and the animation is very pretty. 9/10 |
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| So we're back to episode 1, nice :) All in all it was definitely an awesome show, from start to finish. Well written plot, complex characters,relaxing atmosphere etc., nothing to complain. Can't wait to start season 2 now. |
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| It’s a great show and now I can say it’s one of my favourite. So here we came to know that Kana chan wants to be a reader. But for that she has to get classA . Hope her dream gets fulfilled. Now it’s time to watch the next season! |
| That master seems unstoppable! Good luck getting 5 new members lol Things came full circle at the end! |
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| I was surprised Shinobu won considering that weight, but I guess she's the queen. The master is also strong too for retaining the tittle for the fourth consecutive time, that Suo is a true beast. As for Chihaya and the gang they need to improve especially the guys, I hope Taichi won't be a Chihaya kiss ass in the next season. As for Arata he needs to up his Karuta game because I thought he was lame in this season. Good show but wasn't that much good, the Karuta game isn't that great and the story is decent. The characters are just fine, especially the typical love triangle. I bet people didn't give a damn about the Karuta story and only focused on who Chihaya loved instead and who she go on a end up with. 7/10. |
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| this was an amazing watch. i truly love how i dont have much interest in japanese specific games like shogi or karuta, but i end up loving the shows and learning the games, when i came in with little to no knowledge. definitely gonna give the second season a run. |
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