Reviews

I had this anime in my hard drive for a while, but I just never got around to watching it until this week. I kept postponing watching it, yet when I finally and actually started watching it, I was hooked. I finished two seasons in less than 4 days. I couldn't believe it myself. I had no idea what Karuta was. Usually when I get hooked on animes, I still take breaks from them, like 1-2 days. This anime I wasted no time at all. It was rather slow paced during intense matches, but I think that is what got me hooked to it. I just needed to know what happens next. I was often frustrated and sometimes the outcomes were predictable, but some reason it was still interesting. If you are wishing for a romance filled anime, look else where. This anime will frustrate romantics. You'll find yourself rooting for Ayase to be in love with Taichi one minute, then Arata the next. It's super frustrating, but that is also probably the main reason why I want to keep watching it and couldn't stop. I am also planning to read the manga. I give it a 9 overall, even though I did enjoy it so much because I was frustrated and decided to be stubborn with this anime. As a sport anime in general, it has all the elements you would ever want to see in what a real sports team should be. Each character brought their unique styles of Karuta into their team plays and it was interesting to see how each member took into account all the other member's hard work, love, and dedication into their own Karuta and made it extra special. It made the anime extra enjoyable and kept me on the edge of my seat every time.