Reviews

It's really sad that the show is being attacked like this on its score when its quite literally the best the franchise has been up to this point. Chihayafuru 3 is a must watch for all Chihayafuru fans and for those interested in the franchise don't be disheartened by its score and please go watch Season 1 and 2 and if you still love this franchise give this season a watch.
Now that aside
Chihayafuru 3 excels at bringing a lot of what the previous seasons built up into fruition. The matches are as tense and exciting as ever with the animation on point providing some beautiful visual depictions and plays in matches.
The story is an absolute delight with the Tournaments and Qualifiers so far being a roller coaster to watch. The show beautifully fleshes out Taichi's, Chihaya's and Arata's character exploring more into their desires than we have ever had the chance to before this and does this using Karuta. The romance in the show too is finally building up and so far has created some interesting interactions between characters.
The use of the soundtrack in the show is perfect creating such beautifully crafted moments that are so in tune with the characters and art.

Chihayafuru Season 3 excels at what the show was good at before while giving us even more to explore without sacrificing any of its excellent production values from before. At this point it is the peak of the show. Here's to this momentum carrying out for the rest of the airing.