Chihayafuru
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Sumire and her crush lol I'm glad she's actually playing the game now rather than just thinking about Taichi. I think her skills could improve a bit but practice makes perfect :> Another great episode overall. 5/5. I'm also glad to see Sumire take the game seriously even trimming her nails. |
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| The new guy character and his habit of doing slurping his tongue is a little creepy lol |
| I just love the ED song T w T <3 <3 <3 I love Hanano so much more now!!! ; u ; Just make her stop liking Taichi, and I will officially start liking her as a character! I love her heart and how she really wanted to change herself in this episode! >W<! <3 JUST MAKE HER GIVE UP ON TAICHI AND THEN I'LL FULLY ACCEPT HER! XDDD Cockblocks give me too much stress on the body ; _; I SWEAR!!! At the end of every episode I find myself screaming at the computer screen yelling how I dont want the episode to end and I dont want to wait another week T w T. I swear, I came home from school today and I just screamed remembering its Chihayafuru Friday! ; U ; <3 I just love this show so much! I cant even !! T u T <3 |
| I'm liking Tsukubo...he's funny XD Hope we can start getting into the serious parts soon now that the new character intro is done. |
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| Hanano is cute x3 Tsukuba is creepy |
| after this episode i really want to see Tsukuba vs Sudo. that game could be so epic. Sumire gets less annoying but all thanks to Kana <3 overall good episode cant wait to the next one. |
| The soundtrack to this show is perfect. Glad we have now know the 2 newbies. Looking forward to more intense Karuta... love triangle goodness... and the magic that is this show! |
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| that newbie -tsukuba or wtvr his name is- is interesting :> |
| As I predicted, my opinion of Hanano did a 180 from the previous episode :) I never thought that a moment of nail clipping could be so INTENSE! Also the new guy is hilarious with his tongue thing haha.. He reminds me of Sudo xD I'm glad that Kana & Nikuman had a special bonding moment with the two first years (: I wonder if Desktomu will bond with the first years.. I hope he does! And the moment that made me chuckle: Kana: "I only have three eyelashes.." Also, needs more Arata. I NEED MY ARATA FIX. |
| Sumire evolves which is good and makes her more likeable character but I really hope that the part of the season 2 that introduces new characters is over for now. I miss watching the show with Chihaya's, Taichi's and 3 other orginal members POV. And why is it so short? Why only once in a week?! Waiting whole week for those precious 23 minutes is exciting but also irritating since I know it will be over so soon. Again, I'm in this place when I just want it to be next Friday again :P |
Hybridbloodszak said: The new guy character and his habit of doing slurping his tongue is a little creepy lol It makes me shiver. XD Anyways, glad she's more focused on Karuta now. Made me smile when she clipped her nails. o.o I want to see them play! C'mon, bring on the epicness!! xSimplicity said: Also, needs more Arata. I NEED MY ARATA FIX. Yes. Yes it does. Next episode plz. (2 episodes in and rank is already super high :D) |
| Perfect episode! I personally liked Sumire-chan from episode 1, but now I think I will like her even more after the way the episode ended! Kana-chan sure knows how to talk in a poetic manner! She is so amazing! Tsukuba's grins are awesome! I have a feeling he will level up faster than anyone else in the team! 5/5 There's no stopping for this to be the anime of the season! Wait! Was there ever any doubt?! |
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I like how is this starting. I still hate that slut Sumire, but I guess she may have a very interesting development and become a nice character. About Tsukuba they still haven't show too much of his personality but its clear that at the game he may become one of the big fishes on the team |
DC_FulanoJan 18, 2013 3:19 PM
| Even with what they did with Sumire, she's still just fucking awful - so awful she's dragging the quality of the show down drastically thanks to it focusing almost entirely on her so far in season 2. Obviously, that won't keep up, but damn if it hasn't already overstayed it's welcome. She's got no positive points, somehow is ugly in a show with art that makes everyone look amazing (and yet she's a character focused on looking good? Ironic.), and is just a terrible addition to the cast. At least the guy has some positive aspects, but of course, the main focus still feels like it's on Sumire. Her entire being is legitimately making me like the show less - and I fucking loved season 1, it's one of my top favs, so this is just depressing. Even if she gets less focused time, there's no way she won't keep ruining it one way or another. I can barely handle paying any attention to the show once she's on screen. She's ugly, generic, boring, uninspired, insipid, annoying, and fucking garbage. They should have just left the club at 5 members. |
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| I can't really stand Sumire, it's her nature I think... but whatever, the whole crew makes up for that. The new guy can use both his hands, that's an awesome thing! :) |
| Miyu-Miyu's character... slurping is creepy, but he's strong. New girl is into karuta now still because of loving Taichi. |
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| i want this s2 end now ^^ i want s3.. :) in s1 im waiting till ep25 but what i saw is that they fuckin loosers .. ;D |
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| Hate Sumire, she is so annoying and ruins the story. And that other new guy is creepy. Atleast the main guys are still the same. Also want to see Arata. |
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| Tsukuba his sasistic smiles and he seemed to have a inclination towards both Chihaya and Taichi. Interesing guy. If he ever goes up against Sudo it's going to be crazy. TallonKarrde23 said: Even with what they did with Sumire, she's still just fucking awful - so awful she's dragging the quality of the show down drastically thanks to it focusing almost entirely on her so far in season 2. Obviously, that won't keep up, but damn if it hasn't already overstayed it's welcome. She's got no positive points, somehow is ugly in a show with art that makes everyone look amazing (and yet she's a character focused on looking good? Ironic.), and is just a terrible addition to the cast. Her entire being is legitimately making me like the show less - and I fucking loved season 1, it's one of my top favs, so this is just depressing. Let's just say I don't disagree. I believe that the author nailed it with personalities of the original club members. (Okay I hate saying "original" members but bear with me.) While they are all seemingly different it wasn't about declaring war on each other. "I'm here because i'm after Mashima senpai etc." It's a very cheap route to resort to. One of the reasons why I hold Chihayafuru in high regard is because all of the main characters clicked well and they are aggressive when they need to be. Even with the ever looming love triangle below the surface, Arata and Taichi can still greet each other and talk. It's just handled so well. We already have a triangle; a love square (or any other shape) is just excess baggage. Come on now. I mentioned in the other discussion that even if she goes through plenty of character development, she will always be that one girl went after someone out of pure whim and selfishness and that's annoying as fuck. I can't even find one remotely good thing in that type of selfishness. Yes I am one of those people that will hold that on her forever, too bad. The only way I can see her being somewhat tolerable is she develops a genuine love for karuta and if she's used as a catalyst to push a relationship in Chihaya's favor. That is if Chihaya wants a relationship. Forever alone lady with her karuta cards. Oh Chihaya. |
| Another great ep That new member is creepy, but I like his style XD. He should be interesting to watch. Will Chihaya learn anything from the second verse Karuta? And I'm glad that Hanano is getting (a bit) more serious about Karuta, although she's still annoying Ooe shine again in this episode |
Firixizu_MintJan 18, 2013 5:48 PM
| Tsukubo amuses me. Then for the last minute or so of the episode I just kept staring at their eyelashes. Poor Kana and her three! She's still super adorable, even if Chihaya and Taichi have her beat in the lashes department. xD; |
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| Good episode. I could certainly do without Sumire but whatever, at least Kanna got a little development out of it. I knew I'd enjoy Tsukubo when they first showed him, he's quite funny and has a lot of potential. I agree, a matchup with him and Sudo would be glorious. |
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| I love that new guy Tsukubo. |
| Sumire is quite the bitch but at least she's willing to try to learn the game now. On the plus side Tsukubo appears to be a promising new member. Looking forward to see Arata play again. |
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| Sumire is extremely annoying but well at least the new guy Tsukubo seems interesting, tho it's not fair to expect that all the new members would be likable so it's alright. In fairness they can get better over time, tho i would be lying if i said Sumire leaves a good first impression. |
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| I groan and and yell angry things at the computer whenever the episode ends. Its just that good! The new characters are interesting. Sumire makes me dislike her for her reasons for joining, but Im routing for her that she improves her character, and for her to find that she doesnt have to have a boyfriend to be happy. Tsukubo is a little creepy, but too see someone with different strengths is really interesting. Able to use both hands? Pretty cool. Good stuff just ready for some Arata! |
| Damn, from episode 1 seeing the new guy in the OP makes me think he has evil intentions on the karuta team. But i guess watching this episode made me realize i was wrong. That habit of him made me lol'd so hard. xD Awesome episode. Still waiting for my favorite heroine (Arata) :))) |
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| I can't bring myself to hate Sumire, if she had kept up that attitude of only wanting to be liked by Taichi THEN we all would have hated her guts, but turns out she's actually willing to play the game and be fair. The other guy even tho is creepy as hell he's interesting, I'm looking forward to see what happens! |
| I really disliked Sumire quite a bit, I sincerely hope she gets more likeable as the series passes. Her little outburst was annoying, but honestly the refusing to cut her nails ticked me off the most. I mean, she was willing to allow someone else to possibly get hurt because of her vanity, that ticked me off. At least she cut them in the end though. New guy, however, is extremely cool. |
| I'll cut Sumire some slack. Come on folks, she's only just out of grade 9 and it looks like she's never focused on anything other than makeup, gossip, and boys. If anything, she is the total anti-Chihaya. I'm expecting (and hoping) that Sumire will eventually grow to love the game and will push Chihaya into realizing that she has feelings for Taichi. Someone has to do it since Chihaya is so totally clueless about things like that and Taichi is just too much of a gentleman to make the first move. I'm starting the series off with a 9, but I fully expect it to be a 10 before we reach episode 25. |
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| Going to rant a little bit here. rodac said: I'll cut Sumire some slack. Come on folks, she's only just out of grade 9 and it looks like she's never focused on anything other than makeup, gossip, and boys. I'm going to second this, although I do not really like the idea of Taichi and Chihaya together ( I.. I adore what could be possible between Arata and Chihaya too much for this, although I don't think Chihaya is going to end up with either of the boys since it's basically as Parfaited said earlier; Chihaya will 5evr alone with her Karuta ). I really hope that Sumire becomes a better person as the series progresses, or at least, one that is actually as devoted to Karuta for whatever reason is her own, like the others, and not just because of Taichi. Cutting her nails seems like a good start, and honestly although she really bothers me and I don't like her right now, I'm sure that she can grow into a good and interesting character without there being too much trouble. Kipcha said: I mean, she was willing to allow someone else to possibly get hurt because of her vanity, that ticked me off This bothered me too, but it bothered me less once I realized that she had no intention of really going after any cards, and really didn't understand the potential that she had to really hurt someone while playing Karuta with her nails being so long. She's new and has likely never seen anyone play Karuta in the high-power / quick-slapping way that those in Class A + play it, like Chihaya and Arata. Even Taichi when he really goes for it. But anyway, going on, with Sumire; I think she can become likable. As long as, of course, she doesn't end up being a character that has no purpose, goal, or aim and just 'plays'. You have Taichi, currently, who wants to become A Class and then progresively move up. You have Arata who wants to become Master, and Chihaya who wants to become queen. You also have Kana-chan who wants to become a Karuta reader, and that is completely creative and original and I'm glad that the creator decided to take this route with her.. However, Desktomu and Nikuma-kun both seem like they're lackluster in both their goals and aims right now, when the others are reaching for something so high. I don't mind them remaining the patron 'plot-processor' characters for outside of the main group, but I don't want to see there become more of them with the two new additions. That being said, I really like that Tsukuba-kun has at least some knowledge of Karuta already. He shows a LOT of promise and I'm sure that he will progress a lot faster than Desktomu-kun and Kana-chan, or at least so I'm hoping. I can see him being the 'place filler' in competitions for members who pass out or cannot make it, or something, to save them; and this will be his saving grace, even if he has a super-creepy tongue-sticking-out thing going on. Yeah, ok. Rant over now that I don't have more to say. |
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| Great episode! The new guy is awesome XD But where the hell is Arata??? *RAGE |
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| Kinda like the new dude, but still wish they could've dropped the whole "new members" thing. 3/5 |
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| This show never fails to make me cry lol Loved this episode. |
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| Ahhhh..Kana-chan's has developed more than alst episodee... |
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| I liked this episode. Glad to see the two new members have their own little quirks and stuff that'll make them more likable throughout the course of the rest of the show. :D |
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Hybridbloodszak said: The new guy character and his habit of doing slurping his tongue is a little creepy lol Couldn't agree more... But I'm sure he will begin to grown on me XD Hanano was a bit annoying at the beginning but I am sure she will mature. |
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| This show is so frigging beautiful and inspiration. I had that weird feeling of wanting to cry at the end. ;_; Love the new guy LOOOL. He's funny. I like his confidence! 5/5 :) |
| No, LEAVE the bitch, let flying birds fly away, don't bring her back! Enjoyable episode but want to see a real match soon, also glad about the new guy, might get strong really quickly because of past experience. |
| This episode is beautiful. The creators made sumire a much less hated character after the huge character development. |
| Season 1 was great and so far, season two for me has its pros and cons. Pros: Has all the characters from season 1 and I am sure they will continue with where the story left off. I am also excited that Arata has decided to come back into playing Karuta. Can't wait to see Chihaya, Taichi and Arata in action. Let's not forget Hana-chan, either. She didn't leave too much of an impression on me until now! I really like how she is able to be direct and yet understanding of the first years. Chihaya I most definitely love, be it her funny moments, her intense karuta playing or her admiration of Aruta and Taichi as well. I can't wait to see more development on her as the series progresses. Rematch, Rematch against the queen! Cons: Sumire-chan. Goodness. Good job for the voice actress that does her voice. She definitely has the character spot-on, in regards to pitch and tone in her personality. Of course any new first year is excited about going to a new school, and perhaps for girls, find their first love. Well, I am not a fan of Sumire. Her intentions of joining karuta are superficial just to get close to Taichi. Most of us are for team Chihaya and Taichi. By adding more characters, they serve more of a distraction to me, but they may also add a new perspective to how they view karuta. So, those are my thoughts. Can't wait for the next episode. Perhaps we will see a glimpse of Arata? :) |
| That tear-inducing inspirational music starts playing, Chihaya runs for the door to chase after Sumire, and I prepare myself for an emotional moment... ...and then she runs into the chair. I almost died. XD But that's okay, I got my weekly dose of Chihayafuru tears from the ending anyway. I'm still not overly fond of Sumire, but after this episode I can tell that she will eventually grow on me, especially once she inevitably discovers her love for karuta. Her reaction to taking her first card was beautiful. And Tsukuba is already great. I love his creepy smile, haha. As always, I can't wait until next week! I'm so glad Chihayafuru is back! |
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| I can see that most people here are hating on Sumire. I don't particularly like her either at the moment. But hey, this is Chihayafuru we're talking about. You're gonna see tons of character development and eventually, she'll be as awesome as the main five on the team. xD Same with Tsukuba...Although the creepy smile is a nice addition. |
| New characters got potential, but I hope they get back to the Chihaya, Taichi, Arata triangle soon, which should be the main focus. Get Taichi to Class A and get the tournaments going. |
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| I don't really get all the Sumire hate. She will never be a "real" threat to Tachi/Chihaya. Joining the Karuta club for love just shows another way for someone to end up loving the sport. She obviously relates to the poems (since she cried while reading one in episode 01) and enjoyed taking her first card. I also like how she is willing to pick up such a difficult sport in order to get the attention of the guy she likes. |
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