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| Things are getting pretty interesting! |
 "I like to expose what people hide. I'm an intellectual rapist." - Furudo Erika |
| This show really good! Can't believe it took this long to find it~ |
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| That was pretty low of Taichi to take the glasses. If it had been me, I wouldn't have been able to forgive him like that, at least not before taking out some of my anger on him. Speaking of jerks, I feel like punching Chihayafuru's sister through a wall for being such a conceited and uncaring prick who wouldn't know compassion even if it hit her in the face and left a permanent dent. (goes to take some deep breaths in a corner) I still loved the episode and the general air of heartwarming friendship feels :3 |
cladinpinkJan 18, 2013 5:27 PM
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| love the show :D im glad Chihaya is fighting for Wataya, let that stupid Taichi kid get jealous all over. and Taichi wouldn't even score anything if he didn't took Wataya's glasses. i do hope Ayase ends up with Wataya, that Taichi kid if such a jerk. and i do agree that all of the parents here are the worst. always expecting something and not caring what their children want. great episode!! the next one will probably modern one now. glad this is a 25 episode anime, been awhile since we had one like that ^^ |
| Young Chihaya is so cute. That is all. |
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| That was quite a touching episode 2.. Oh dear their families (or at least Taichi's and Chi's)...it's kind of disheartening to see their families acting that way to them especially when they're quite young. No wonder they'll get lonely |
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| Taichi, that fucker. Why the hell did that piss me off so much. UGHHHH ROOOAR. I'll never forgive him. |
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| Damn wonderful episode! Amazing back story sure makes a good character introduction and start of the whole series! Really like where this is going, lets see what's next! |
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| I might drop this if Taichi becomes the love interest. |
Tengai said: The atmosphere is really nice really relaxing for me. Yeah, for me too. |
| Just awesome! |
| "The will to live is stronger than anything else" |
| 4/5 Noo! The episode is not bad, but can not find it as engaging as the first, falls to a whisper. Chihaya is a pretty good character. Narration can describe well the behavior of the children at a young age, and also manages to not make the game boring Karutha. The OST is not bad! |
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| Wow some terrible parenting skills going on in this episode, one overbearing and the other not even caring! You show them kids! FIGHT ON!.... I may have been overdoing the whiskey.... |
| 1. Young Taichi = jealous bitch 2. How can they allow a substitution in a game? 3. Card game is boring, but the characters are interesting 5/10 |
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| Poor Chihaya, her mom and sister didn't care about her award oh but they care about her sister being scouted for being pretty. Smh Taichi's mom is also kind of mean since she told Taichi to make better use of his athletic skills since he lost to Chihaya in karuta. Taichi again is a jerk for stealing Wataya's glasses but at least he came clean in the end and returned them to him. |
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| What an horrible brat Taichi was... Well, with the horrible mother he have, I think I know where he got those shitty values from :P Chihaya and Wataya are so fun to watch :3 Seeing them throwing and jumping on cards like crazy make me happy somehow xD |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| The match was actually really enjoyable for me o.o I find it pretty strange haha... But dang... that big sister was harsh O.o |
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| Left me pretty speechless again. Touching~ |
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| If Wataya is really poor then he should have worried about his glasses more. Replacing that shit is expensive. |
| Really liking the atmosphere and pacing of the series :) |
| Still events set in the past. I wanna see bijin Chihaya again :| |
| Seriously why is everyone such an asshole to Wataya? They judge him on the spot for no reason at all, and this is a common thing in anime as I have discovered. People who are new, different or "odd" are being isolated and people fucking love to gossip and talk trash right in front of them. It's sickening to watch really. Sure I was a kid too and I used to do stupid stuff, but not on a level like this. Is this something that's special with Japan and their society? To make people who are "different" feel like crap while boosting their own self proclaimed superiority? |
AnimeSweden said: Seriously why is everyone such an asshole to Wataya? They judge him on the spot for no reason at all, and this is a common thing in anime as I have discovered. People who are new, different or "odd" are being isolated and people fucking love to gossip and talk trash right in front of them. It's sickening to watch really. Sure I was a kid too and I used to do stupid stuff, but not on a level like this. Is this something that's special with Japan and their society? To make people who are "different" feel like crap while boosting their own self proclaimed superiority? Makes me wonder too...everytime. |
| GAHHHH YOUNG TAICHI IS SUCH A DICK! I gotta give him credit for admitting to Wataya for stealing his glasses though. Pretty good episode. 7/10 |
| taichi x wataya...hmmm...so kawaii...chihaya too... |
animeguy17 said: I don't like Taichi at all! What a selfish jerk. If this is a love triangle, I wish him the worst. Wataya for the win! I hate love triangles but these 2 episodes have made it pretty easy to root for Arata lol. AnimeSweden said: Seriously why is everyone such an asshole to Wataya? They judge him on the spot for no reason at all, and this is a common thing in anime as I have discovered. People who are new, different or "odd" are being isolated and people fucking love to gossip and talk trash right in front of them. It's sickening to watch really. Sure I was a kid too and I used to do stupid stuff, but not on a level like this. Is this something that's special with Japan and their society? To make people who are "different" feel like crap while boosting their own self proclaimed superiority? It's pretty sickening indeed. |
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| Two solid episodes in a row,can already tell this is going to be a great series. Was a little on the fence with the karuta being interesting to watch during the first episode but that changed after watching this episode, can't wait to see where the series goes from here. Also the characters in this (excluding Tachi :p) are really likable and love seeing the way they interact. |
VanishingKiraDec 25, 2015 8:44 PM
| I don't know why but I think that I'll love Mashima <3 "bad guy" as him tend to be more interesting throughout episodes. |
| Yeah i was also pissed trough the whole episode, he is a piece of shit, i wanted him exposed so bad... |
| Although its just episode two it was touching maybe because its easy to relate to the characters. What can i say? Kids xD Great Episode. |
| well a touching episode.... I understand how in anime people are open to each other but not in real life though |
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| Taichi is such a brat, well I don't blame him. Probably because of his parents and a bit from his friends Aww this is nice I like it, simple story and the music is beautiful |
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| Taichi is really lame, if I were Wataya I would have told Chihaya about the glasses. Her sister was cold and awful when she said that karuta is lame. |
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| I hate to say this, but I can hardly relate to the card game as something exciting enough to make you be so obsessed with. I was super pissed off when I saw someone commenting on Hikaru no Go thread calling Go not as exciting as ball sports and saying they didn't understand why the MCs were so emotional & passionate about a chess game & even cried over their failure in the contest. BUT, I totally respect & relate to the character's feelings & passionate about the thing they love. Another great ep, I like the heroine's personality so much and kinda curious how she grows up so outgoing in such a family. Looking forward to what will happen in the following eps. |
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| I don't get why Taichi's narration was necessary. I'm sure we would have understood that he was jealous, without it being spelled out like that. The first episode was kind of fun, but I wasn't feeling this one. Maybe I would have preferred it if half of it had been set in the high school time line again. It seems like the trend where everyone except for Wataya and Chihaya is a jerk continues and I'm not digging it. It feels like the creators didn't trust the audience to be able to get on Chihaya's side on their own volition. The moms and Chihaya's sister are ridiculously jerkish, too. It's not that it was a surprise, but a bit of finesse would have gone a long way. I'll admit that it's s a pet peeve of mine when a teen drama implores me to empathize with its leads without giving me a chance to get to know them first. The part where Wataya was banging on the floor was pretty funny, so it wasn't all bad at least. In fact, Wataya is my favorite, even if he's just an innocent cinnamon roll with little depth so far. He just amuses me with his karuta moves, those scenes remind me of Sakamoto desu ga. "Secret Technique: Punish The Floor!" |
LeeTailorJul 5, 2017 11:20 AM
I also noticed that the manga took slightly different paths to arrive at the same conclusion, although I probably don't see the big picture like you do. Even so, it's likely that reading and watching in parallel took a lot of novelty out of the adaptation for me. Not to imply that it was your fault. I probably should have trusted my instincts and proceeded my way after chapter 1 and episode 1. It seems I couldn't pick up on Taichi's inner conflict, at least nothing beyond the dilemma of whether to only play to win or to follow Chihaya. As I said, this is not the first time that drama in the setup caused me to disconnect. It just means that this particular configuration was too much to take this time. Maybe I'll revisit the manga or the show and it'll be different. It's happened before! I definitely felt like I was severely out of the loop the whole time, and I didn't know how significant Ogura Hyakunin Isshu was. That book is so old it's amazing that readers today can understand it without a dictionary. I guess Japanese didn't change as much as English did in the same time span, though I don't want to jump to conclusions. |
I see, so some elements of the original volume are still up for debate. That makes sense. Thanks for elaborating! |
| Chihaya had her first real match and won. Taichi annoyed the fuck out of me, but he's on his way to redeem his image. Very powerful episode. |
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