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So I posted this review up on Anime News Network on October 10, 2012. I had recently finished watching the series, and I fell hard for it.
This series is available to watch on Crunchyroll. The first season concluded in March 2012, and the second season is currently ongoing.
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Chihayafuru - (10.0 / 10.0)
Anime News Network - Wikipedia
Summary: Chihaya Ayase is a girl who has spent most of her life simply supporting her sister in her model career. That changes when she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, a talented karuta player. He thinks that Chihaya has a potential to become a great player. As Chihaya takes on a new dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends as they grow up. Now in high school, Chihaya still continues to play karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.
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1st Season Review:
Chihayafuru is one of the best series to come out in the past few years. It's a passionate powerhouse of character growth and competitive, dramatic games. The series has many aspects about it to fall in love with, none less than the main lead, Chihaya.
Chihaya ranks high on my list of favorite female leads. She is energetic, unconventional, passionate, single-minded and driven to a fault (see below image for clarification). She’s pushy to the point of being aggressive, and yet she listens to others and backs off when they tell her that she’s gone too far. She accepts and realizes her mistakes rather than being arrogant. She’s naïve without it being annoying, which I think is largely due to it being played for laughs instead of being some moe quality to adore. Everyone else helps balance her more flighty moments out, especially since their reactions are more of an exasperated acceptance, which helps add humor to the situation.
I love Chihaya for her weirdness. The opening scene where she’s balancing on a chair trying to tack up flyers for a karuta club, pins in her mouth, track pants on under her skirt – it’s priceless. She's oblivious to everyone's comments on her being a "waste of beauty" because such things don't even rank on her list of priorities. She’s not afraid to say what she thinks and isn’t afraid to go against the grain to the point of being bullied (i.e. when she stands up for Arata when she’s younger). She’s got enough balls to make up for the other guys in the group. You go girl.
And did I mention that she has some of the best facial expressions in the series? She’s so expressive and wears her emotions on her sleeve, and oftentimes it’s played up for laughs. Like below, when Taichi’s mother, Mrs. Pressure (as Chihaya calls her), starts giving off negative vibes and corners Chihaya with an angry glare.
But the series is more than just Chihaya, obviously. I mean, I could sit here and write a love poem to her about “impassionate gods” and “red Tatsuta Rivers,” but I’d be doing a disservice to the other characters. Don’t worry Chihaya, you’re still my #1.
Okay, so let’s address the other members of the karuta club, starting off with her childhood friend, Taichi. I love Taichi, and I’m strongly a part of the Taichi x Chihaya club, but that’s neither here nor there. He’s the coward who loves to tease Chihaya and is a bit of a sadist at times, and yet he’s almost always behind her or beside her giving her his support. He even helps her when it comes to Arata even though he recognizes him as a romantic rival, and is prone to jealousy because of this. He’s Chihaya’s pillar a lot of the time (even if she doesn’t always recognize or appreciate it), though he’s a bit of a temperamental one. He’s the kind of friend who you can give a hard time and will give back just as hard, but who’s always there at your lowest points to give silent support or comfort.
Squeed a million times a million for the scene above.
But there’s more to him than just his dedication to Chihaya. He picks up karuta again in high school to help fulfill Chihaya’s dream, but over time comes to realize his own dreams for becoming a Master. In one episode, he tries convincing himself that he’s okay with losing to Chihaya all of the time and then later on admits after being able to defeat her that it was a lie to make himself feel better. He has a strong desire to achieve in karuta just like Chihaya, though his realization takes longer because he felt that there was no future having such a dream. Unlike Chihaya, he’s an overachiever and genius when it comes to most everything outside of karuta, and his mother feels that it’s pointless getting into something that he can’t be #1 in. So a lot of his development in the series focuses on his enjoyment and passion for karuta despite it not being a practical venture for him to focus so much time and attention on. His struggles are definitely one of the highlights of the series.
The other characters in the karuta club include Kanade, Nishida (Nikuman-kun), and Tsutomu (Desktomu-kun). They obviously don’t get as much development, but they still get their own personal episodes when they’re first introduced, and they’re constant companions throughout the show. Since the show revolves around karuta and competitive matches like any other sport, you get to watch their game styles and get inside their heads as well before, during, and after game time. You come to realize their dreams, strengths, and weaknesses as they grow alongside the main characters. Of the three, Kanade is the most fleshed out. We understand her gameplay, we understand her passion for the history behind the poems, and we understand her dreams to become a professional reader by the end of the series.
But more than just developing the characters individually, the show really shines when we see them interact and work together. The team match near the middle of the series was one of my favorite matches. They all bring different strengths and weaknesses that keeps the matches and their dynamics interesting. I really like seeing the friendship that develops.
And now… the Other Guy. I love Arata, don’t get me wrong. But if there’s one fault of the series it’s that he really doesn’t get much development despite being a part of the main Trio. If Taichi’s the Pillar, then he’s the Idol. He’s mainly there for Chihaya to hold some sort of idolized standard against. He’s the reason that she got into karuta, and she strongly desires to go back to the days when Taichi, Arata, and her played together. He helped her realize her dreams, and because of that she worships him. Now, of course, there’s more to him than just that. He isn’t some sort of karuta god, and finding out the reason why he ended up giving it up for a while is both touching and moving. But that’s really all of the development we see out of him. He forms a friendship with Chihaya and Taichi promising to meet them again when they’re all level A, moves away to help take care of his grandfather, gives up karuta for a while because of a traumatic occurrence, and slowly comes to realize through Chihaya’s continued passion that he wants to play again and regains his dream. A majority of the series is focused on Chihaya’s karuta club, and since he lives in another town far away we mostly only get to see snippets of him during the series. I’m looking forward to seeing more of him and hopefully getting more development.
Best friends forever!
I mentioned how the humor in this show is great? Well, if the humor is great, then the sentimental, emotional moments are amazing! It’s josei, so obviously one can expect it to be infested with emotion and drama, but it’s handled so well in this series. You’ve got the big moments (i.e. Arata’s reasons for giving up karuta, the big Team Mizusawa win) but you’ve also got many small heartwarming moments that add a special touch to the series. Seriously, I can’t have been the only one who teared up a little for the scene below.
And the musical score for this series only helps to further effectively string you along and wring those emotions out of you. Damn, what amazing background music.
So here I am going on and on about the characters and humor and drama, and I haven’t even addressed one of the biggest key players in the show: karuta! I was on the edge of my seat for every card game, caught up in the strategy, game play, and competition. Maybe it’s because it is a foreign game that I’m unfamiliar with, but all of the strategy and rules were fascinating to figure out and learn. And the series doesn’t just go and info dump you about such things. It gives you the basics, and the rest you pick up just watching the characters play against each other.
And there are so many strategies and ways to play that I wasn't expecting. For the main characters we get to see them develop their strengths and learn to recognize and improve upon their weaknesses, but even for minor side characters we get to see how different or similar their game plays are to the main characters. Chihaya has exceptional hearing abilities that she’s able to pick up on the nuances of the readers and pick up on several “one syllable” and “two syllable” cards from just the first syllable. Taichi has great memorization skills and can recall all of the poems already played and the locations of all of the ones still in the field. Kanade knows the poems inside and out like the back of her hand and is able to form a connection based upon the story behind the poem. Desktomu-kun also has great memorization skills, but he’s very studious and takes a lot of notes, so he best learns other people’s strategies. Sudo-kun likes to screw with others minds in order to mess up their mental focus so that they’re more likely to make mistakes (which is why he’s referred to as a sadist). The current Queen has exceptional speedlike reflexes. The previous Queen before her is stubborn and will debate on her touching a card first if both people touched at the same time.
It’s all extremely fascinating. Because there’s so much to playing competitive karuta than first imagined. Speed, accuracy, understanding your opponent’s strategy, timing, memorization, playing field preparation (where to place your cards), avoiding faults, physical fitness, mental focus, and even luck all play a part in the game and can determine a win or a loss. With each episode I've become more enamored with the game and. I’ve started doing research online for the things I don’t understand.
I could go on for several paragraphs explaining the rules and strategy of karuta, and I’m still probably only scratching the surface. It is better just experiencing and watching it first hand from the show. And, damn, what an effective sports show it is, building up the drama and tension at the right moments, pulling out all of the stops to keep you engaged in the game.
Jesus, I’m glad I got into this series after hearing the announcement about a 2nd season. I would have pulled out my hair once I came to the end of the series and didn’t know that there was anything to follow up with. I started reading the manga, and so I’m really REALLY looking forward to the anime now after having seen certain scenes. I’m expecting the manga to go at least 50 more chapters (in order to cover the last year of high school, which seems to be the key moment that Chihaya faces off against the Queen alluded to in the first chapter). Damn, I’m really hoping that the entire manga series eventually gets animated.
I cannot endorse or praise this series enough. It is seriously one of the best of 2011, and that’s saying quite a bit considering how many winners there were that year. If you haven’t checked it out yet, then do yourself a favor and try it.
Love, love, love.
Rating: Masterpiece
Score: 10/10
Note: I originally ranked this series as a 9/10 (Excellent), but I found I loved it so much that I had to give it a perfect score.
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2nd Season Review:
So since this series is currently ongoing (6 episodes out) this review will be a bit incomplete.
For all the strengths the first season had, this season continues on in style with even more breathtaking matches and moments for characters to shine.
The first few episodes are dedicated to the club trying to recruit new members. And though the final results are way underwhelming to Chihaya's expectations, the new members look like they're going to be worthwhile additions to the cast. Sumire joined simply to get close to Taichi in hopes to snag him as a boyfriend, but over the course of the episodes she is able to form her own connection with karuta that makes her appreciate the game and become a more serious player (never has a fingernail clipping scene been more inspiring, lol). Akihiro is struggling because he took pride at being a master at playing second verse karuta using two hands, and now he's trying to learn to become as good in first verse karuta.
The second season is already foreshadowing Chihaya's development in terms of prioritizing her goals. She has been mostly static in terms of character development, which if you love her (as I do) is fine but may be frustrating otherwise. Most of her development has been in terms of competence and skill level in karuta rather than character improvement, though she has come away more confidence in herself and acceptance of her faults. Otherwise, after meeting Arata and discovering her passion for karuta, her dreams and goals have mostly stayed the same. She has a single-track mind on being able to play Arata in the future and becoming Queen. This season is starting to set up her change in priorities though (which I know about having read the latest chapters of the manga when she finally figures out what exactly she wants to do in the future). Unsurprisingly, it still revolves around karuta, but it shows a mature growth in character finally being able to make a long-term future goal and career choice. What's more impressive is that this career choice ends up conflicting with one of her other goals (at least in the short term), but she still chooses to go with it crying about how important it is for her. She's finally able to prioritize her goals. It is easy to pick out what it is if you watch the first few episodes of the second season. Even her teammates argue that she's taking on too much responsibility by wanting to train the new recruits on top of her other goals, but more than anything she wanted to share her love of karuta.
She's also becoming more aware of those around her. The show often mentions how oblivious she can be to even her own teammates. In the first season, she overhears Porky talking to Taichi at how he dislikes being referred to as Porky by Chihaya, and she takes it to heart feeling guilty about disregarding his feelings. Since then, she seems a bit more receptive of her teammates and their ongoing games. And now, this season, a romantic rival has been introduced (not that Chihaya realizes she's a romantic rival for Taichi's feelings, lol). Taichi has made it clear to Sumire that he would rather pursue someone he loves (Chihaya) than to have a guaranteed chance at love (Sumire), and Sumire fumes over why he would go after someone who's always oblivious to him.
And then the following scene occurs in episode 4. (Cue fangirl squeals in 3, 2, 1...).
And they're thrown even before he can finish his sentence.
Haha, Taichi's fangirl squad. But none of that really matters because...
I feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in happiness and were suddenly silenceddue to heart attacks.
Goddamnit, Taichi, stop making it look like matters so much to you, my heart can't take it!
And here's the nail in the coffin.
The karuta matches have been top notch this season as well. No previous episode tops episode 6 in terms of intensity (and that's not a minor accomplishment). Holy shit. I was on pins and needles the entire episode. The matches in episodes 4-6 are some of the best.
Chihaya is fired up.
And so are the others, for different reasons, lol
The intense conclusion to the match in episode 6.
To sum up, the second season is shaping up to be just as good as the first, if not better. If you haven't yet started the series, you need to seriously reconsider.
And let's end this with a gorgeous shot of Chihaya overlayed with appropriate words.
This series is available to watch on Crunchyroll. The first season concluded in March 2012, and the second season is currently ongoing.
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Chihayafuru - (10.0 / 10.0)
Anime News Network - Wikipedia
Summary: Chihaya Ayase is a girl who has spent most of her life simply supporting her sister in her model career. That changes when she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, a talented karuta player. He thinks that Chihaya has a potential to become a great player. As Chihaya takes on a new dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends as they grow up. Now in high school, Chihaya still continues to play karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.
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1st Season Review:
Chihayafuru is one of the best series to come out in the past few years. It's a passionate powerhouse of character growth and competitive, dramatic games. The series has many aspects about it to fall in love with, none less than the main lead, Chihaya.
Chihaya ranks high on my list of favorite female leads. She is energetic, unconventional, passionate, single-minded and driven to a fault (see below image for clarification). She’s pushy to the point of being aggressive, and yet she listens to others and backs off when they tell her that she’s gone too far. She accepts and realizes her mistakes rather than being arrogant. She’s naïve without it being annoying, which I think is largely due to it being played for laughs instead of being some moe quality to adore. Everyone else helps balance her more flighty moments out, especially since their reactions are more of an exasperated acceptance, which helps add humor to the situation.
I love Chihaya for her weirdness. The opening scene where she’s balancing on a chair trying to tack up flyers for a karuta club, pins in her mouth, track pants on under her skirt – it’s priceless. She's oblivious to everyone's comments on her being a "waste of beauty" because such things don't even rank on her list of priorities. She’s not afraid to say what she thinks and isn’t afraid to go against the grain to the point of being bullied (i.e. when she stands up for Arata when she’s younger). She’s got enough balls to make up for the other guys in the group. You go girl.
And did I mention that she has some of the best facial expressions in the series? She’s so expressive and wears her emotions on her sleeve, and oftentimes it’s played up for laughs. Like below, when Taichi’s mother, Mrs. Pressure (as Chihaya calls her), starts giving off negative vibes and corners Chihaya with an angry glare.
But the series is more than just Chihaya, obviously. I mean, I could sit here and write a love poem to her about “impassionate gods” and “red Tatsuta Rivers,” but I’d be doing a disservice to the other characters. Don’t worry Chihaya, you’re still my #1.
Okay, so let’s address the other members of the karuta club, starting off with her childhood friend, Taichi. I love Taichi, and I’m strongly a part of the Taichi x Chihaya club, but that’s neither here nor there. He’s the coward who loves to tease Chihaya and is a bit of a sadist at times, and yet he’s almost always behind her or beside her giving her his support. He even helps her when it comes to Arata even though he recognizes him as a romantic rival, and is prone to jealousy because of this. He’s Chihaya’s pillar a lot of the time (even if she doesn’t always recognize or appreciate it), though he’s a bit of a temperamental one. He’s the kind of friend who you can give a hard time and will give back just as hard, but who’s always there at your lowest points to give silent support or comfort.
Squeed a million times a million for the scene above.
But there’s more to him than just his dedication to Chihaya. He picks up karuta again in high school to help fulfill Chihaya’s dream, but over time comes to realize his own dreams for becoming a Master. In one episode, he tries convincing himself that he’s okay with losing to Chihaya all of the time and then later on admits after being able to defeat her that it was a lie to make himself feel better. He has a strong desire to achieve in karuta just like Chihaya, though his realization takes longer because he felt that there was no future having such a dream. Unlike Chihaya, he’s an overachiever and genius when it comes to most everything outside of karuta, and his mother feels that it’s pointless getting into something that he can’t be #1 in. So a lot of his development in the series focuses on his enjoyment and passion for karuta despite it not being a practical venture for him to focus so much time and attention on. His struggles are definitely one of the highlights of the series.
The other characters in the karuta club include Kanade, Nishida (Nikuman-kun), and Tsutomu (Desktomu-kun). They obviously don’t get as much development, but they still get their own personal episodes when they’re first introduced, and they’re constant companions throughout the show. Since the show revolves around karuta and competitive matches like any other sport, you get to watch their game styles and get inside their heads as well before, during, and after game time. You come to realize their dreams, strengths, and weaknesses as they grow alongside the main characters. Of the three, Kanade is the most fleshed out. We understand her gameplay, we understand her passion for the history behind the poems, and we understand her dreams to become a professional reader by the end of the series.
But more than just developing the characters individually, the show really shines when we see them interact and work together. The team match near the middle of the series was one of my favorite matches. They all bring different strengths and weaknesses that keeps the matches and their dynamics interesting. I really like seeing the friendship that develops.
And now… the Other Guy. I love Arata, don’t get me wrong. But if there’s one fault of the series it’s that he really doesn’t get much development despite being a part of the main Trio. If Taichi’s the Pillar, then he’s the Idol. He’s mainly there for Chihaya to hold some sort of idolized standard against. He’s the reason that she got into karuta, and she strongly desires to go back to the days when Taichi, Arata, and her played together. He helped her realize her dreams, and because of that she worships him. Now, of course, there’s more to him than just that. He isn’t some sort of karuta god, and finding out the reason why he ended up giving it up for a while is both touching and moving. But that’s really all of the development we see out of him. He forms a friendship with Chihaya and Taichi promising to meet them again when they’re all level A, moves away to help take care of his grandfather, gives up karuta for a while because of a traumatic occurrence, and slowly comes to realize through Chihaya’s continued passion that he wants to play again and regains his dream. A majority of the series is focused on Chihaya’s karuta club, and since he lives in another town far away we mostly only get to see snippets of him during the series. I’m looking forward to seeing more of him and hopefully getting more development.
Best friends forever!
I mentioned how the humor in this show is great? Well, if the humor is great, then the sentimental, emotional moments are amazing! It’s josei, so obviously one can expect it to be infested with emotion and drama, but it’s handled so well in this series. You’ve got the big moments (i.e. Arata’s reasons for giving up karuta, the big Team Mizusawa win) but you’ve also got many small heartwarming moments that add a special touch to the series. Seriously, I can’t have been the only one who teared up a little for the scene below.
And the musical score for this series only helps to further effectively string you along and wring those emotions out of you. Damn, what amazing background music.
So here I am going on and on about the characters and humor and drama, and I haven’t even addressed one of the biggest key players in the show: karuta! I was on the edge of my seat for every card game, caught up in the strategy, game play, and competition. Maybe it’s because it is a foreign game that I’m unfamiliar with, but all of the strategy and rules were fascinating to figure out and learn. And the series doesn’t just go and info dump you about such things. It gives you the basics, and the rest you pick up just watching the characters play against each other.
And there are so many strategies and ways to play that I wasn't expecting. For the main characters we get to see them develop their strengths and learn to recognize and improve upon their weaknesses, but even for minor side characters we get to see how different or similar their game plays are to the main characters. Chihaya has exceptional hearing abilities that she’s able to pick up on the nuances of the readers and pick up on several “one syllable” and “two syllable” cards from just the first syllable. Taichi has great memorization skills and can recall all of the poems already played and the locations of all of the ones still in the field. Kanade knows the poems inside and out like the back of her hand and is able to form a connection based upon the story behind the poem. Desktomu-kun also has great memorization skills, but he’s very studious and takes a lot of notes, so he best learns other people’s strategies. Sudo-kun likes to screw with others minds in order to mess up their mental focus so that they’re more likely to make mistakes (which is why he’s referred to as a sadist). The current Queen has exceptional speedlike reflexes. The previous Queen before her is stubborn and will debate on her touching a card first if both people touched at the same time.
It’s all extremely fascinating. Because there’s so much to playing competitive karuta than first imagined. Speed, accuracy, understanding your opponent’s strategy, timing, memorization, playing field preparation (where to place your cards), avoiding faults, physical fitness, mental focus, and even luck all play a part in the game and can determine a win or a loss. With each episode I've become more enamored with the game and. I’ve started doing research online for the things I don’t understand.
I could go on for several paragraphs explaining the rules and strategy of karuta, and I’m still probably only scratching the surface. It is better just experiencing and watching it first hand from the show. And, damn, what an effective sports show it is, building up the drama and tension at the right moments, pulling out all of the stops to keep you engaged in the game.
Jesus, I’m glad I got into this series after hearing the announcement about a 2nd season. I would have pulled out my hair once I came to the end of the series and didn’t know that there was anything to follow up with. I started reading the manga, and so I’m really REALLY looking forward to the anime now after having seen certain scenes. I’m expecting the manga to go at least 50 more chapters (in order to cover the last year of high school, which seems to be the key moment that Chihaya faces off against the Queen alluded to in the first chapter). Damn, I’m really hoping that the entire manga series eventually gets animated.
I cannot endorse or praise this series enough. It is seriously one of the best of 2011, and that’s saying quite a bit considering how many winners there were that year. If you haven’t checked it out yet, then do yourself a favor and try it.
Love, love, love.
Rating: Masterpiece
Score: 10/10
Note: I originally ranked this series as a 9/10 (Excellent), but I found I loved it so much that I had to give it a perfect score.
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2nd Season Review:
So since this series is currently ongoing (6 episodes out) this review will be a bit incomplete.
For all the strengths the first season had, this season continues on in style with even more breathtaking matches and moments for characters to shine.
The first few episodes are dedicated to the club trying to recruit new members. And though the final results are way underwhelming to Chihaya's expectations, the new members look like they're going to be worthwhile additions to the cast. Sumire joined simply to get close to Taichi in hopes to snag him as a boyfriend, but over the course of the episodes she is able to form her own connection with karuta that makes her appreciate the game and become a more serious player (never has a fingernail clipping scene been more inspiring, lol). Akihiro is struggling because he took pride at being a master at playing second verse karuta using two hands, and now he's trying to learn to become as good in first verse karuta.
The second season is already foreshadowing Chihaya's development in terms of prioritizing her goals. She has been mostly static in terms of character development, which if you love her (as I do) is fine but may be frustrating otherwise. Most of her development has been in terms of competence and skill level in karuta rather than character improvement, though she has come away more confidence in herself and acceptance of her faults. Otherwise, after meeting Arata and discovering her passion for karuta, her dreams and goals have mostly stayed the same. She has a single-track mind on being able to play Arata in the future and becoming Queen. This season is starting to set up her change in priorities though (which I know about having read the latest chapters of the manga when she finally figures out what exactly she wants to do in the future). Unsurprisingly, it still revolves around karuta, but it shows a mature growth in character finally being able to make a long-term future goal and career choice. What's more impressive is that this career choice ends up conflicting with one of her other goals (at least in the short term), but she still chooses to go with it crying about how important it is for her. She's finally able to prioritize her goals. It is easy to pick out what it is if you watch the first few episodes of the second season. Even her teammates argue that she's taking on too much responsibility by wanting to train the new recruits on top of her other goals, but more than anything she wanted to share her love of karuta.
She's also becoming more aware of those around her. The show often mentions how oblivious she can be to even her own teammates. In the first season, she overhears Porky talking to Taichi at how he dislikes being referred to as Porky by Chihaya, and she takes it to heart feeling guilty about disregarding his feelings. Since then, she seems a bit more receptive of her teammates and their ongoing games. And now, this season, a romantic rival has been introduced (not that Chihaya realizes she's a romantic rival for Taichi's feelings, lol). Taichi has made it clear to Sumire that he would rather pursue someone he loves (Chihaya) than to have a guaranteed chance at love (Sumire), and Sumire fumes over why he would go after someone who's always oblivious to him.
And then the following scene occurs in episode 4. (Cue fangirl squeals in 3, 2, 1...).
And they're thrown even before he can finish his sentence.
Haha, Taichi's fangirl squad. But none of that really matters because...
I feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in happiness and were suddenly silenced
Goddamnit, Taichi, stop making it look like matters so much to you, my heart can't take it!
And here's the nail in the coffin.
The karuta matches have been top notch this season as well. No previous episode tops episode 6 in terms of intensity (and that's not a minor accomplishment). Holy shit. I was on pins and needles the entire episode. The matches in episodes 4-6 are some of the best.
Chihaya is fired up.
And so are the others, for different reasons, lol
The intense conclusion to the match in episode 6.
To sum up, the second season is shaping up to be just as good as the first, if not better. If you haven't yet started the series, you need to seriously reconsider.
And let's end this with a gorgeous shot of Chihaya overlayed with appropriate words.
