Chihayafuru
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Chihaya is depressed? ;.;  Lol, oh the determination of Sumire..too bad her opponent isn't who she thought it'd be. Overall, I found the episode to be relaxing to watch. Yup, I think it should be alright for Chihaya soon imo. Practice makes perfect~ |
Stark700Feb 22, 2013 1:44 PM
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| A nice non match change of pace, loved the school band, Chihaya in a kimono is always a win in my books. Taichi needs to say something or do something! He has no chance anyways perhaps... |
| must be hard for Chihaya's Mum to have two daughters :P Why!!! Why no Taichi!!! So sad (again) T.T |
xxanimeeeFeb 22, 2013 1:00 PM
| Hahaha...Kana 4th wall breaking XD Poor Taichi...he has no chance it seems :(...Not that I don't like Arata. I like them both. Glad that they're not forgetting about Shinobu and keep mentioning her again and again. Really really can't wait for the tournament!! |
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| Poor Taichi...................... :'( Loved that break of the fourth wall. |
| For the first time we got a deeper look at her family through the mom and sister but was clumsily done in my opinion. Chitose's "problem" of not being sure if she's going to go into acting was introduced and resolved in this one episode. Maybe they'll bring it up again so we'll have to see. The introspection on the Mom was a little better. I was actually kind of surprised the Mom knew stuff about Chihaya's life such as her crappy grades or not filling out her survey. This episode was pretty funny though, I really like when they show the characters thoughts as text with no dialogue at all but just their facial expressions. Kana's little fourth wall break got a chuckle out of me. Thank god Taichi won his part of the team match last week, we're back again to Taichi having no luck in regards to his love life. Give the guy a break already X D |
HybridMBLFeb 22, 2013 2:54 PM
| damn when the band played them a song, and chihaya started tearing up, i teared up too. what comes around really does goes around. |
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| ...i never noticed but chihaya's seiyuu sings the ending mind = blown. beautiful voice. |
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| that was really sweet of the orchestra club T____T Wow... we are already at the Nationals??? TIME IS FLYING BY By the way, I am NOT giving up on Chihaya x Taichi! The way Sumire asked the question of who you 'miss' and 'want to see' of course shes gonna say Arata! I dont think Chihaya still hasnt even thought of possibly DATING either of Taichi or Arata... but in my heart I hope that when the time comes, she will look at Taichi. The directors wouldnt torture us with his one sided love Q___Q. DEAR DIRECTOR-SAN You made it that Taichi is a character that always wins first place in everything, but the only times he cannot win first is Karuta, and Chihaya's heart... PLEASE GOD..just please make it so that he can win first in Chihaya's heart ;////; Kurogashi said: ...i never noticed but chihaya's seiyuu sings the ending mind = blown. beautiful voice. OH MY GODDDDD!!!!!!!!!! I couldnt even recognize it! I love the ed and have eagerly been waiting for a full version. Wow! My mind is blown! >////< |
ImNotLulexiaaFeb 22, 2013 4:09 PM
| ^ ikr she did the first season ending too ;_; |
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| As much as I like Taichi, I find Chihaya and Arata make a better couple. There's just a chemistry between them that I love. On that note. I really really miss Arata. =/ I feel like he needs to show up for good for the season to be perfect. Right now it's near perfect. |
| Well, not much action but it was enjoyable. Still no progress on the romance part though. I liked the band part too. |
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Kurogashi said: ...i never noticed but chihaya's seiyuu sings the ending mind = blown. beautiful voice. She does quite a bit of singing in Tari Tari as well. Damn good voice. |
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| Taichi's Thoughts; Goodbye my almost lover, goodbye my hopeless dreams. Chihaya, you just broke my heart! T^T |
| Do not feed the trolls! They bite ;D |
| I was so moved by the orchestra club that I shed a tear, but I was going to cry at Taichi's scene! Seutsgu-senseiii! Stop torturing Taichi!! T____T |
| Oh wow, Taichi's suffering is never going to end... |
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
| This is starting to get tedious... gonna let it pile up i guess |
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| Patpat, Taichi. I feel so bad for you. I don't really want any romance in this series though. I like Arata, but I don't want ChihayaxArata. This anime is magical, I tell you. Big grin on my face with how Chihaya, as well as the Karuta club, affects everyone around them. I loved the little humorous parts! Splendid, splendid. |
MirorinFeb 22, 2013 6:31 PM
| :( Taichi |
| I love Chihayafuru!!! I have never yelled the word "Noooooo!" more at the end of an episode than for this series. I do feel sorry for Taichi, buttttt dont you feel that if he told Chihaya how he felt about her while she still focusing on becoming queen, that it would be too much of a distraction? I mean Chihaya's focus is solely for becoming queen and mastering karata, I think that if something like that were thrown into the mix it would be too much of a distraction. Taichi just needs to keep his head up and realize that Chihaya might not be ready until she realizes there is more outside of karata. Cant wait for nationals! (Hoping they dont break it up into too many episodes.) |
chinvincible said: Kurini said: The writer seems to antagonized with Taichi's character. What's the point of showing him in love with Chihaya if the whole thing is unrequited? Partially because I like sad things, but this line in particular I can't quite agree with. I like that his feeling stay despite him knowing Chihaya might also feel something for Arata. It shows a certain strength of character in him not pushing her to decide. And I believe that it is because of his feelings in the first place that he has managed to change himself as a person. Chasing his passion for kurata as well instead of being knocked over by whatever his mother wanted. |
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| Another great episode. Lots of juicy bits… When Kana joined in with Sumire with the 'no rivals' comment. Or Sumire's 'You never know what could happen' and the Empress' shouted response. Or Kana's comment on the meaning of impassionate vs. frenzied. Or Sumire being dragged off by the bear to be eaten. Then there was Chihaya's awkward offer to let the band use the second floor, inadvertently raising the Empress' to great heights before dropping her again with her karma justification. The scene in the Oe clothing shoppe was probably the highlight for me though. Chihaya's mother seems to be seeing everything come together for her. Such a simple scene but it was rich with emotion. It's interesting to see how they are gradually getting noticed and appreciated, after their long walk in the karuta desert. |
chinvincible said: The writer seems to antagonized with Taichi's character. What's the point of showing him in love with Chihaya if the whole thing is unrequited? fiore777 said: Partially because I like sad things, but this line in particular I can't quite agree with. I like that his feeling stay despite him knowing Chihaya might also feel something for Arata. It shows a certain strength of character in him not pushing her to decide. And I believe that it is because of his feelings in the first place that he has managed to change himself as a person. Chasing his passion for kurata as well instead of being knocked over by whatever his mother wanted. I've been mulling this over for a while but after last week's episode, I think that Taichi should forget about Chihaya romantically and just go out and run the table. Whether at school, the karuta society, at their big matches or just walking down the street, romantic opportunities abound for him and he'd be better off partaking of them. The only time that Chihaya has seemingly noticed him is when she feels denied by him. Either when she discovered that he had a girlfriend, one with an appalling sense of familiarity, or when he wouldn't let her in his room. But as long as he's been his normal, decent self, he has been invisible and has suffered. All of his constraints are self-imposed. He needs to break free of his shackles. Regarding Arata… Chihaya still sees him as the god of Karuta. And she will continue to do so until she achieves her karuta dream… to play him at the Nationals. Until then, he's mostly a literary device, a catalyst, a looming presence casting his shadow over both Chihaya and Taichi. I'm curious to see what she will do, and what Taichi will do, once she's put this event behind her. |
MockmanFeb 22, 2013 9:21 PM
| Everyone being extra nice on this episode. Karuta Nationals 2! |
| My Guitar Covers: Playlist I CAN ALWAYS SHOW MY EVERYTHING TO YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUU |
| Lol funny episode ;p And poor Taichi... |
| FUCK YOU ARATA, FUCK YOU!!! |
| Being Taichi really is suffering. The guy obviously sees that she has a fan-girl attitude towards Arata while she never seems that excited about him and that hurts like hell. Also confessing his feelings will be pointless since her mind is full of Karuta and also he will only make her life harder by making her think such things and lose her focus. He doesn't want to be blamed or be the reason she fails conquering her karuta goals. |
| Chihaya thinks of Arata when alone at night...mmmmm, I'm salivating at the thought of more Chihaya x Arata. Ok with Chihaya x Shinobu as well...since she was her first thought. Yup, I'm a shipper. |
| It was really nice of Chihaya's mom to buy her a hakama lol too bad they don't really have anything saved up >.> The whole "we are into the second season" part was funny And the band playing the school song to cheer for the karuta club was beautiful T-T Poor Taichi :( |
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| There's always a "poor Taichi" moment in every episode, isn't there? D: This episode deviated from the usual competition and practice episodes, but they managed to deal with so many things in one episode. I loved everything from the exploration of the relationship between Chihaya and her mom to the moment where the karuta club received support from the band club. Chihayafuru always delivers. |
| TAAAAICHI :( my poor bby. ♥ Well, I think Chihaya is like with that with Arata because she doesn't see him on a daily basis like she does with Taichi. Arata IS far away, after all.. ;n; Maybe if she was with Arata and Taichi was far away, she'd be like that with him too. Thinking about how he's doing, wanting to see him and wanting to talk to him... /is obviously a Taichi fan. @_@; & plus Chihaya is probably just taking Taichi's presence for granted too, since he's always there. |
 When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, give it a thousand reasons to smile. =] |
| A great episode, especially the last part of the episode ( I'm shipping for Arata x Chihaya hands down and hopefully they're see each other again). ^_^ |
| I hate it when it keeps ending with Taichi feeling sad. And I have to say that the way that girl asked that question it seemed like the obvious answer was Arata since she doesn't see him at all. Taichi is there all the time so she can't really miss him or anything. I want Taichi to be with Chihaya! |
I am a sucker for romance!!!! ] |
Monad said: Being Taichi really is suffering. |
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AlexTheRiot said: Kurogashi said: ...i never noticed but chihaya's seiyuu sings the ending mind = blown. beautiful voice. She does quite a bit of singing in Tari Tari as well. Damn good voice. Wow,so she sings that beautiful song. |
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Edefrem said: Monad said: Being Taichi really is suffering. Naruto v2... |
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