Chihayafuru
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| It's over. We're still going to have the extra chapters, but it's over. I couldn't believe it when I turned the pages and there was nothing else to see. Can't wait for the freaking extra chapters AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I can't even begin to describe how I feel. This manga has been present in my life for the past 9 years and it means SO MUCH to me. It is and will always be my favorite, it made me fall in love with karuta, it gave me my favorite character of all time - Taichi -, it made me cry and laugh even in my darkest moments!!!! And now it's over. I must admit that the leaks got to me and so I wasn't surprised by who Chihaya ended up with, BUT BOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. I couldn't believe myself. I woke up yesterday and today feeling like it was all a dream. But it wasn't. The things I believed, the signs I saw and all my suffering and tears all these years made something, because... I really want A KISS and KIDS in the next chapters. I deserve, WE, deserve after all these years. To my fellow winning couple supporters, I give you all my love. We suffered together all this long and we got what we always trusted would happen (even if it was in the deepest parts of our hearts!!). I sound like a politician, omg. But yeah! And Kana-chan watching everything and celebrating just made everything even more better. She was the #1 shipper after all. There are many things I would like to say, but I can't put in to words properly atm. I love Chihayafuru and that's all. |
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| The manga has depicted all the emotions of karuta in the most meaningful symbolic way. The person Chihaya finally looked at was there from the very beginning. That made the most sense... Chihaya finally putting her feelings into words is proof that she's ready for love now. She's not just a karuta idiot anymore. She learned a lot from everyone. She especially learned "love", the secret theme of her poem, from the person who walked this path with her and contributed the most to her growth. Suetsugu said she chose a different route at first but later changed her mind, her opinion was the same from the beginning. These three, once children, finally achieved their dream after all. If you can't see that Taichi gave Chihaya the real love, it's your fault, you can see how true love is in Suetsugu's ancient works and most of them are similar to Chihayafuru's. |
| It's very sad to see my favorite ship sink down without a proper answer to why Chihaya kept Arata hanging like that if she's going to choose Taichi in the end. As a result, it leaves us Chiharata shippers with a broken heart in a thousand folded: I'm very upset about how it turned out. Saying this won't change the ending: it is what it is, this is how the creator wanted to complete the story, and we have to accept it, I have more say but I'll keep the rest of it to myself: at least one group of fans are happy with the ending: no story is perfect because it can't pleased everyone ( the only part I'm glad is that Arata became Meijin accomplishing his dream together with Chihaya.. so bittersweet*sniff ;_; ) At least now the story already has reached its ending. |
| Ahhhhhhhhh I'm so happy. Finally after all these years!!! All of those debates about theories and signs ahhhh From MF up until this forum. Thank you everyone for all those years 🙇🏻♀️ |
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| @myboringlife I still don't understand how the creator decided to drop the development she had been working on for years and suddenly drop into nothingness in just one chapter ( the final chapter nonetheless) the ending still doesn't add up, what really disappointed us Chiharata shippers is the lack of concluding the story without a proper answer of this outcome after all those signs of waiting. It made it so easy for Chihaya to forget about giving Arata an honest answer about his love confession after that long wait ( how she feels about him), the creator could have adapted the story a little longer about the romance topic, so Chihaya can have a private talk with Arata about why she can't accept his feelings, he deserves an honest response from Chihaya herself: all those signs we had been seeing between them throughout the entire story, all of it gone just like that without any development of explanation the outcome:( Chihaya could have opened her heart to Arata with an honest answer before she goes and tells Taichi how she felt. Even as we speak, I still feel very awkward about the ending: I truly believed in the creator's storytelling was accurate and true ( staying true to the main story's theme): but a huge waste of meaningful development just gets tossed away like that. Thank you again for replying to my comment, it's good to know we Arata fans aren't alone. @Banadjie27 That's the only part that's good from the ending of Chihayafuru in my opinion ( Chihaya and Arata achieving their dreams together): Now that would be a good idea for a sequel in their lives in University, but I doubt the creator will adapt it after the ending of the manga: hopefully, the spinoff will ease the pain for us fans. |
sweetangieJul 31, 2022 11:09 PM
| Ships apart i didnt like how this last chapter was done, i will reread it for sure and get my feelings sorted. Its a shame i have to mention this but its not about ships or who won |
| To my endless sadness, my ship has sunk:( I can't understand why people like Taichi so much. After the forced kiss I've lost all respect for the guy. Anyway, a really, really, really good sports' manga. So many memories and so many smiles accompanying them. Something ends, somethings begins, I hope:) |
 "I'll be done soon. If you wait nicely, I'll buy you some sweetbread." said Lawrence.- I'll thank you not to treat me like a child. "Oh, you don't want any?" - I do. |
Luffyskywa1ker said: Guess it's all over. I was chihaya x arata lol. I enjoyed the manga but I stopped reading awhile ago when the romance overshadowed everything else because every chapter that's all people would talk about. Just came back to post because it's over. Getting away from fandoms can be best sometimes (most of the times, really). I stopped making chapter posts here on MAL for a while because whenever I gave my Taichihaya-related interpretations for a chapter, I would be low-key bullied by the Chiharata fans lol So I decided to stay in comfy places for Taichihaya fans and even then I did not went to those that much because I could feel that sometimes the urge for romance was too heavy even when a chapter was just about karuta. I hope you give this manga another chance! Suetsugu did so much for the karuta world with this manga. She tells a story about finding passion in your life and following your dreams, there's love too ofc, but most of it is friendship and emotional moments. |
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| We love Taichi because we witness his fears that he's like a real person, confronting himself, his self-loathing throughout the manga...Many people hate themselves and cling to past mistakes, Taichi is one of the most relatable character in the series. The only thing you can relate to Arata's character is his relationship with his grandfather, Arata doesn't have any personal issues other than his granpa relationship. Taichi is depressed throughout the manga and really struggles with his difficulties, impsrfects...but Arata just jumps over the obstacles and he's just so perfect woaaah. That's why we don't like him his char development is just so poor. I always asked why do you like such a poorly written character so much? |
| Other than that, I don't see anyone talking about the undermining of Chihaya's character. Even though she was a great character, she could've gotten better with a great development but this love triangle turned into her development into sh**. |
| Oh what a wonderful ending. This series will always hold a special place in my heart. |
| I'm crying man, I'm fucking crying. Taichi x Chihaya, so happy. |
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Can't believe it's over now, I will now just |
"......If I told you that I was a real witch, would you believe it?"  |
| Can anyone hit me up on the DMs where y’all be reading this? Will delete this post later. |
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| Finished a few hours ago and it left me with happiness, I'm very glad some more spin off chapters are coming as well but this ending was everything and a massive 10 OUT OF 10 because of TaichiHaya becoming canon, that was all I wanted but I do feel so bad for Kanade, she is my favourite character for being so supportive despite her own feelings and I really do hope sensei gives her a path to happiness because she is best girl.  |
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| The confession scene came a little too abruptly I think. It would have been great if there are a few more chapters more to build this up but it is what it is. Hopefully the extra chapters will fill the remaining gaps in the story. Nonetheless, thank you Suetsugu sensei, thank you Chihayafuru for such a wonderful story :") |
firemint149Aug 2, 2022 8:40 AM
| I only follow anime but I was very engaged with the shipping. So getting to know this outcome, I feel terribly sad my ship sunk. Must feel better to be on the side of the winning guy, eh? *Sigh* I wish author didn't drag the conclusion on romance till the end, keeping both sides of shipping parties on the edge lol. Welp, I hope I get over it soon. Don't feel like watching anime if it'll get sequel tho, heh. |
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Animexcode said: sweetangie said: It's very sad to see my favorite ship sink down without a proper answer to why Chihaya kept Arata hanging like that if she's going to choose Taichi in the end. As a result, it leaves us Chiharata shippers with a broken heart in a thousand folded: I'm very upset about how it turned out. Saying this won't change the ending: it is what it is, this is how the creator wanted to complete the story, and we have to accept it, I have more say but I'll keep the rest of it to myself: at least one group of fans are happy with the ending: no story is perfect because it can't pleased everyone ( the only part I'm glad is that Arata became Meijin accomplishing his dream together with Chihaya.. so bittersweet*sniff ;_; ) At least now the story already has reached its ending. In my heart, Wataya Araya will always reign as King, and he deserves more than Chihaya, who disregarded his real love. I really wish Arata would of be treated with more respect: at least for Chihaya to give him an honest response coming from her heart after his long wait for her answer: he deserves that much, not the way how it turned out: it's inhuman on Chihaya's part just to talk about her dating Taichi without a single word from her behave: not even " I'm sorry nor a thank you" for his genuine feelings he has for her. We all know Chihaya has the right to choose any guy she wants to date but what she did to Arata giving him that awful way of rejection without an answer is the worst thing I ever saw throughout this entire story: waiting until the final chapter yet the last pages of the very last chapter to see this outcome: Suetsugu-sensei really give Arata the "too bad, the end" treatment which she didn't show any respect nor sympathy for our fans. I wished Chihaya would have been more open to Arata and told him her honest feelings directly from her heart: just like what Arata did for her. I guess we will never get to see that: this is the end of Chihayafuru: no more. Now we must part ways with our abandoned ship that sink without warning: but I'll always remember how much I love this ship that I wish it would reach its destination and hold the cherished memories I felt while reading the story that is now bittersweet. |
| I'm honestly rooting for Taichi but after the first confession I pretty much gave up with the pairing and just wanted all of em to stay single so I was surprised with how the two ended up together I mean its so obvious Chihaya likes Arata....the girl pursue karuta because of him and she always wanted to see him then this happen? lol author definitely got forced to do that ending Guessed we can just think of it that long distance relationship will never win XD |
ricardo241Aug 2, 2022 7:03 PM
beyan said: I think you have to realise that they are 18 and it may be tough for them to see so far into the future. The publication ends here but their love triangle relationship is just at the starting phase which we will not see more of unfortunately as the main part of Chihayafuru was always about Chihaya's road to becoming the queen. And we have already reached the end of that goal.Respect for Suetsugu sensei: "Chihayafuru" is her own creation and it is okay for her to write what she wants. I have always experienced "Chihayafuru" as a story immersed in real life; it is not "Saint Seiya" nor "Vanitas" but rather the story of a girl who goes to high school and loves Karuta. Well, anyone who has some experience with anime and manga about Japanese real life knows that Taichi's family - and Taichi himself - has a lifestyle that is out of Chihaya's character range. Chihaya does not know how to behave, is unfeminine, loud, and loves Karuta in a powerful and aggressive way. Taichi's future is to pursue a medical career, with all that that entails. I just can't imagine Chihaya dressed up doing the honors for her husband's high-ranking acquaintances and attending parties and gala dinners; no, no... I just can't imagine her. Sumire would have been the best choice for Taichi. Rather, after meeting the professional Karuta player who goes around to tournaments taking her husband and children with her, nursing her own child between breaks, I was "enlightened": perfect, that's what Arata and Chihaya's life will be like: out playing Karuta with family in tow. That was Chihaya's life: a life for Karuta next to the man who most understands and loves her. But instead, no! Why? It was just a strange ending, with a romantic choice that made absolutely no sense. Taichi will go far away, to Kyoto - surely to Kyodai - and Chiahaya and Arata to Tokyo. I at least hope that Arata never meets Chihaya again because that would be really sad and insulting to him and I also hope that between parties and "and lunches at the sporting club" (Chihaya cannot think that she will be able to go play in Karuta leaving her doctor husband at the mercy of dinners and high parties) Chihaya never meets Arata again. I wish for Chihaya to totally disappear from Arata's life. This is what I think: real-life story with real-life implications. And that's because the ending doesn't make sense: it's not applicable for what the characters of the main characters are. But hey, that's okay! I'm looking forward to reading the spin offs that I hope set 10 years from now: Arata still a Meijin with a happy family beside him, and Chihaya untamed to be a good doctor's wife. Excuse my English. Ciao. |
| That was a beautiful ending to a fantastic manga. Chihaya's confession and Kana's reaction were very satisfying moments. I had sensed that Chihaya was realizing feelings for Taichi for quite some time and always felt that her admiration for Arata was primarily idolization, so this was a natural ending imo. Suetsugu achieved a remarkably long run with a graceful and rewarding conclusion, which is all too rare and definitely praiseworthy. I can't wait for the extra chapters. While I've seen several comments suggest that this is only the beginning of the romantic entanglements between Taichi, Chihaya, and Arata now that there's some temporary distance between Taichi and Chihaya, that isn't intimated by the ending at all. If Suetsugu wanted an ending that implied some romantic hope for Arata, she would have written an open ending or an Arata one. With the definitive Taichi ending chosen, it's a guarantee that if ever there's a five or ten year time-skip special, Taichi and Chihaya will be engaged or married, possibly with children in tow. Creating an ending that solidifies a relationship after a very long story, only to then pull the rug out and switch to someone else in the future, is simply bad writing and would never be entertained by Suetsugu. |
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| @landofthekwt, Land kun, we both know Taichi never was a side character. That was a big feint on Suetsugu san's part. I understand some fans are disappointed cause if I had been in their shoes, I would have been too. The love triangle was played very tight. P From the challengers on there were more and more very serious hints to were Chihaya's heart lay: rooting for Taichi, the Chiha take, being upset about his fading feelings, seeing him at the shrine, a sacred place and being upset of not getting a message from him, the Mi call calling up Taichi, Taichi's shrine vision, the Tare(Taichi) take that made her win her first match, chap 234 when he arrives...the *he has always been here*....win on a beautiful crazy poem like Tsuku (13) with Taichi right behind her (if you know more about this poem you will understand the Tsuku, stick together, the two paired peaks, anyway, read and understand) the love that accumulated! Then chap 246 the paired cards, Chihaya's inner declaration....really the lead to this all was very carefully built up...even details like Chihaya hiding behind the little window looking at the boys: the clock !!! 13:40, the Tsuku poem and Shinobederu poem of hiding ones love.. the Tare scene with Taichi dropping his phone with the Shinkasen names: hope and light....there are tons of these plus the poems. She magestically used the Su poem for Taichi and Chihaya starting when Kana is explaining the poem to Chihaya with Taichi and Komano listening and Chihaya saying it's romantic, lol....being used by Taichi to push Chihaya for her dream...Su = dream... Meeting in one's dream.... Sensei even wrote something about Su and how meeting in one's dream is the most romantic thing ever, and then they get mutual visions of eachother..... There is so much building up to this....I'm just randomly spilling some of the stuff. Chihaya had to learn, study, mature to come to this point and that is exactly what happened. I'll come back with a comment when the scan comes out because it seems it's beautiful and there are many emotional moments, not only Chihaya's confession....there is so much more to this story than the romance... Arata got a great ending. He had tons of panel time this last year and he won the title and made peace with the mourning for his grandfather, he found friends, teammates and that last panel with them all playing as a team is a dream come true for him. Yes, well Chihaya didn't choose him as her closest person. But she will always love him as a dear friend nonetheless. When Taichi lost the challenger, they became two and one Two and one in Karuta But something happened there They also became two and one in Chihaya's heart. I think this is where her heart was definitely sure which boy was *the closest*. Seen how serious Sensei takes the Hyankunin Isshu and the references to Taichi and Chihaya's poems in chap 246 and in this last chapter, they definitely were destined to be and stay together, like the paired poems side by side for a 1000 years. It's a mind blow cause she probably had it all planned out from the start. I think Sensei deserves congrats for this final. It's not an easy shoujo story, you have to look deeper and find the connections. Waiting for the scan!!! |
chiakimagotoOct 2, 2022 12:41 AM
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