I just finished Chihayafuru and Princess Tutu.
Chihayafuru really surprised me. I thought that a pointless show about a card game would never be able to touch me. I ended up laughing and crying and hoping and being anxious right along with all the characters. Chihaya is an amazing character. Was it still pointless? Well, yes. There could have been a lot more character development without so much karuta.
I liked it a lot though. Thank you thundrakkon for letting me know about yet another great show.
As for the other show..
Thank you arachni42 for telling me I needed to see Princess Tutu. I really did.
Next I'm watching Basilisk and then Fushigi Yuugi.