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2012-07-14, 09:03 | Link #1504 |
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Just saw this on Tumblr: the box that came with Vol. 9
Actually I am a little confused: I think it is the DVD box since it says DVD but the image is from the manga and there are characters I don't recognize. Spoiler for Large Image:
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2012-07-20, 03:59 | Link #1506 |
The Voice of Reason
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Finally finished the first season. No idea why it took me so long, considering this show is absolutely brilliant (so the second season is definitely deserved).
The only 'bad' thing is that the love triangle between Arata, Chihaya and Taichi never really went anywhere (although we've seen hints that Chihaya's love for Arata might not be completely one-sided). So, they have to get 5 new members in the next season. They'll probably get them, though I'm sure it won't be easy.
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2012-07-24, 10:46 | Link #1507 |
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Another reason to love Japanese public transit:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-new...ea-this-summer
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2012-07-26, 02:26 | Link #1509 | |
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It looks pretty cool. I wonder what the karuta players who ride the train think of it all. ^^ |
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2012-09-17, 19:18 | Link #1513 | ||
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Interview with Chihayafuru's production team
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2012-09-17, 21:34 | Link #1514 |
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"I didn't know what the Hell it was either." At least he's honest.
Asaka's right, the game is quite a bit different when you see it played live. It's astonishing how fast those kids can move.
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2012-09-18, 07:09 | Link #1515 | |
Moving in circles
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Of course, Asami Seto (Chihaya) also stars in Rinne (she plays "the-wan-is-a-lie" Lan), which may explain karuta's guest appearance in that show. Still, it's tempting to think that a single series may have sparked new interest in an obscure game. It may even have made last season's Chouyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uto Koi — a series based on the hundred poems that inspired karuta — more feasible, at least from a distributor/broadcaster's point of view. In any case, I'm looking forward to the second season. |
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2012-09-18, 08:27 | Link #1516 |
Lost at Sea
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Karuta's obscurity and lack of a large population of players makes sense of the relative insularity of the competitions depicted in the manga and anime, where the same players always seem to be competing against each other. It is not just dramatic license.
That means the rewards of playing are insular as well--not fame or fortune, but finally the respect of your opponents, and the pleasure of belonging together to the community of an obscure sport. Karuta allows its own kind of human relationship, one that has been wonderfully depicted in the manga and anime, quite apart from the romance. I wonder if Chihayafuru's popularity will transform the sport? That would be an immense irony.
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2012-09-19, 19:34 | Link #1518 |
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I don't think I got more into Karuta because of Chihayafuru, but I definitely have grown an appreciation for the 100 poems because of the series and Uta Koi. I guess I am just Kana Chan.
Planning on visiting Omi Jingu when I am in Japan in December, so I hope that works out.
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2012-12-02, 20:18 | Link #1520 |
AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
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The second season will begin airing on January 11th. I'm looking forward to it.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...for-january-11
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