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Originally Posted by fukarming
btw, it seems the real world of Karuta is always dominated by one player until that player voluntarily retired. The most recent Meijin has won 14 years in a row and I think he will retire and not play next year. So Haruka probably just give up her title without losing.
Some real world Karuta game by Meijin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRm4UB2z7E8 |
Actually, both meijin and queen have similarity to the real life meijin and queen. The real life meijin started Karuta during his college year. Unlike the meijin in manga, he graduated from college and became a salaryman. The real life queen started Karuta during her middle school. She won her first title during the last year of her middle school. She also graduated from college and became an office lady.
The high school karuta competition has few similarity in real life. However, the champion high school in the real life is losing its edge. Another high school is taking the lead. According to one observer, one high school girl cried after losing the match. It showed that she was passionate about the game.
I hope that anime will close its story loop hole. It skipped the interaction between Shinobu and Suo. It also skipped the interaction between Suo and Taichi.