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Kaioshin Sama · 2012-04-02, 09:41

Just catching up on the last 5 episodes now to finish this up. Really loved the idea behind the 20th episode that the doctor proposed and that we kind of saw play out for Taichi and Chihaya that frustration can't last forever and nobody should go too long in pushing themselves without some measure of reward. For Taichi it was the chance to get promoted to class A and for Chihaya it was finally closing in on the chance to play with Arata after all this time which is basically one of her two big dreams along with getting to be Queen. Also liked the sometimes visual metaphor of drinking nice soft cold water as well to express the idea of at long last reaching that sought after prize.

A shame that something where I can easily see the writing, dialogue and narration is carefully considered is so under-appreciated in it's own home country. Sure hope that news of a second season is true though. Maybe it has some sort of secret following over there that can't be noticed just by looking at DVD sales and how much it gets talked about on 2ch.

Episode 21:

One thing I've really come to appreciate about this show is that some character goes through some form of growth either on a personal level or in their Karuta game every single episode and even the one off opponents always seem to have an interesting story going for them. Here it's that Ririka is trying to find a place where her enormous ears can be a strength rather than something that gets her bullied. I just love that this show never wastes any time.

Also since Chihaya has now faced an opponent played by Mika Kanai (Jigglypuff) and now Ikue Oohtani (Pikachu) does that mean her next opponent will be Satomi Koorogi

edit: Just finished last night and it's a shame that for all the growth this cast has exhibited and should be allowed to continue to exhibit that they'll be stopped cold not by a lack of passion in their characters, not because they feel they've hit their limits, but because nobody in Japan really saw that passion and took to it enough for us to be able to see what happens next. Again I know I'm on this tack a lot lately but it's hard not to feel bitter that some shows can succeed and get season after season despite having no real soul or effort poured into them and characters that never truly grow just because they pander to the right crowds interest of the year, while Chihayafuru can be so forever endearing and earnest in it's execution yet go largely ignored because the current mainstream crowd isn't interested in anime with female leads like Chihaya who won't even go to the beach.

It's hard not to feel bitter, but I've long since accepted that this is the current reality of the anime market and that shows like Chihayafuru will continue to exist on occasion in some form, but they'll almost certainly fail to realize their full potential due to a general lack of interest from the public. Also there'll always be the manga.

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Kaioshin Sama Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Neither Here nor There Age: 39	Just catching up on the last 5 episodes now to finish this up. Really loved the idea behind the 20th episode that the doctor proposed and that we kind of saw play out for Taichi and Chihaya that frustration can't last forever and nobody should go too long in pushing themselves without some measure of reward. For Taichi it was the chance to get promoted to class A and for Chihaya it was finally closing in on the chance to play with Arata after all this time which is basically one of her two big dreams along with getting to be Queen. Also liked the sometimes visual metaphor of drinking nice soft cold water as well to express the idea of at long last reaching that sought after prize. A shame that something where I can easily see the writing, dialogue and narration is carefully considered is so under-appreciated in it's own home country. Sure hope that news of a second season is true though. Maybe it has some sort of secret following over there that can't be noticed just by looking at DVD sales and how much it gets talked about on 2ch. Episode 21: One thing I've really come to appreciate about this show is that some character goes through some form of growth either on a personal level or in their Karuta game every single episode and even the one off opponents always seem to have an interesting story going for them. Here it's that Ririka is trying to find a place where her enormous ears can be a strength rather than something that gets her bullied. I just love that this show never wastes any time. Also since Chihaya has now faced an opponent played by Mika Kanai (Jigglypuff) and now Ikue Oohtani (Pikachu) does that mean her next opponent will be Satomi Koorogi edit: Just finished last night and it's a shame that for all the growth this cast has exhibited and should be allowed to continue to exhibit that they'll be stopped cold not by a lack of passion in their characters, not because they feel they've hit their limits, but because nobody in Japan really saw that passion and took to it enough for us to be able to see what happens next. Again I know I'm on this tack a lot lately but it's hard not to feel bitter that some shows can succeed and get season after season despite having no real soul or effort poured into them and characters that never truly grow just because they pander to the right crowds interest of the year, while Chihayafuru can be so forever endearing and earnest in it's execution yet go largely ignored because the current mainstream crowd isn't interested in anime with female leads like Chihaya who won't even go to the beach. It's hard not to feel bitter, but I've long since accepted that this is the current reality of the anime market and that shows like Chihayafuru will continue to exist on occasion in some form, but they'll almost certainly fail to realize their full potential due to a general lack of interest from the public. Also there'll always be the manga. Last edited by Kaioshin Sama; 2012-04-03 at 09:59.