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Chihayafuru - Episode 3
Good episode, good direction, fun characters, well-produced, etc. I really like the three-man competition - Arata was competing against Chihaya and Taiki rather than the opposition! That really brings me back to Hikaru no Go. To further emphasize the kind of show this is, Chihaya went out of her way to declare that karuta was a sport, not just a game. Quote:
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For competitive karuta, I think that only the Hundred Poems are the only kinds of cards used. Since the Hundred Poems are a major symbol in the show (and it's right there in the title!), I doubt we're going to see any other kind of decks.
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2011-10-22, 03:10 | Link #222 |
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Another really powerful episode. After finally finding something that she could channel her passion into Chihaya suddenly finds it all ripped away from her at the end of the episode with Arata's suddenly having to return home to see to his Grandfather's (the best ever at Karuta no less) declining health.
We learn a couple more things this episode as the group completes and then breaks there bond. For one it turns out Chihaya is really good at the one syllable cards and can actually at least tie with Arata on that front. Taiichi is great this episode in his humbled persona, but unfortunately has to leave to attend a more prestigious school, and Arata is just too damn good at the game and possibly unbeatable in prime condition. I guess this is the end of the flashback part and we'll be moving forward to the present as Chihaya tries to meet up with Arata again. If one thing felt off about the episode it was Chihaya's sister. Seems like a bit of a vain one dimensional character, but maybe we're not supposed to care about her. |
2011-10-22, 10:39 | Link #223 |
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I don't really like her sister, she seems to egoistic. But then again her parents aren't much bettert since all their attention is on her and barely any is given to Chihaya =/
One must admire Chihaya for being always happy, another person in her place could fall into depression because of such one sided treatment.
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2011-10-22, 16:07 | Link #224 |
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An egoistic person would not even care about whether her little sister looked up to her or not. She'd be looking down on Chihaya's dream plain and simple, as opposed to feeling lonely. I do not think that Chihaya's sis has been portrayed too one-dimensionally thus far at all. I personally somewhat like her, and hope she also has a notable role in the story.
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2011-10-22, 19:33 | Link #226 |
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Chihaya's mom was only treating Chihaya that way due to her past behaviour. As you can see from her reaction after Chihaya revealed her new interests, Chihaya's mom thought it was a good thing that Chihaya had found something to pursue for herself.
As for Chihaya's sis, while I did think her behaviour was rude in the previous episode, what I took from episode 3 is that she actually values Chihaya's support very much. This says to me that she actually loves Chihaya as a little sister, and would/will probably be willing to support Chihaya so long as she is assured that their relationship will always stay close. |
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Seems like Chihaya and Taichi have the exact opposite family situation. Taichi's family obsesses over everything he does and demanding that he always succeed, and Chihaya's family places no priority on what she does whatsoever.
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2011-10-22, 21:47 | Link #229 |
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Well, to be blunt it's not really a question of opinion - it's part of the dictionary definition of the word. It's the drive to make sure people have a high opinion of you and a preoccupation with being adored.
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2011-10-22, 21:52 | Link #230 |
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A random dictionary search for "egotism" turned up this:
egotism [ˈiːgəˌtɪzəm ˈɛgə-] n 1. an inflated sense of self-importance or superiority; self-centredness 2. excessive reference to oneself I'm sure that there is some word to describe the complex which you described, and it might even apply to Chihaya's sister, but I don't see yet that "egotism" is by definition a word that applies to her. |
2011-10-22, 21:55 | Link #231 |
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Egotism is "characterized by an exaggerated estimate of one's intellect, ability, importance, appearance, wit, or other valued personal characteristics"[1] – the drive to maintain and enhance favorable views of oneself.
You can find literally dozens of sources citing that definition almost to the word, starting with Memidex (a leading medical dictionary) and Wikipedia.
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2011-10-22, 22:05 | Link #232 |
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Then let's move onto your extension of "someone" to "everyone". The wikipedia description you quoted there only begins to resemble what you have claimed in the part after the quotations, and even that suggests a focus on "views of oneself" in general as opposed to the view of specific persons. Caring what one, or even a few (important) people think, does not equate to egotism.
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I also think it might be a good idea to watch the characters develop for a few more years. I mean, do you really think Chihaya's family is going to stay exactly as they are now (or rather, when she is/was 12 years old)?
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2011-10-22, 22:55 | Link #235 |
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It's simply the difference between seeing a character as one-dimensional and villainous or seeing them as flawed but still with something to contribute. I don't see why you tried to insist that Chihaya's sister had to be viewed through a lens of motivations which were irredeemable.
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2011-10-22, 22:59 | Link #236 |
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But Chihaya's sis seemed to only want Chihaya to put her on a pedestal and not have interests of her own. In that way, she seemed dysfunctional to me. She should have supported her Chihaya. That whole setup of Chihaya's goal of wanting her sister to be a top model was screwed up imo.
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2011-10-22, 23:38 | Link #240 |
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You were saying that the term applied to the character by definition. By insisting that, by my own description, Chihaya's sister's motivations would make her egotistical, you were not making an argument on the definition but on (my understanding of) the character.
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