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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ----------------------------------------  Suki ya, Chihaya! Oh God! I have been hoping to see this moment animated for so long! At one point of my life, I actually gave up! T_T The Chihayafuru we all know and adore will start changing from here onward! This is where everything is set in motion! Get yourselves ready, minna! Embrace yourselves for the masterpiece it will become! Although it has already been one in my books for many years now! What an adaptation this has it been so far! Those who are skipping this season would never know! T_T 11/10 Edit: Because this moment is frame worthy! |
shanimebibJan 14, 2020 5:16 PM
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| Harada's match with Arata is pretty thrilling with all eyes on them. Meanwhile, it's pretty interesting to see the character study on Harada himself. So much tears and emotions in the aftermath of the match though. It's a celebration of karuta itself and Harada is also thankful. Quite an emotional episode. |
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| Teacher trying his best holding his hurting knee after seeing meijin and remembering what he said to him. Showing teacher when he was young. He was a doctor... Also showing young teacher popular among kids. Teacher trying his best to do his "creepy" karuta, and Hosoya-san's character trying his best to accept his challenge. Teacher won (and seems like Hosoya-san's character protected his cards?). Main girl would have done differently? Hosoya-san's character confessed?! and said he is going to university in Tokyo? Main girl is shocked. Mamo's character returning scarf and meijin got brokenhearted. ex-queen said he's so cool. Current queen surprised at Hosoya-san's character lost, hearing from meijin. Meijin also gave a weird warning (using foods). |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
shanimebib said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Suki ya, Chihaya! Oh God! I have been hoping to see this moment animated for so long! At one point of my life, I actually gave up! T_T The Chihayafuru we all know and adore will start changing from here onward! This is where everything is set in motion! Get yourselves ready, minna! Embrace yourselves for the masterpiece it will become! Although it has already been one in my books for many years now! What an adaptation this has it been so far! Those who are skipping this season would never know! T_T 11/10 Wont be able to watch the episode until the subs come out on more accessible sites(dont have crunchy) but shit im so not ready for this episode.. Also I saw that the episode is not even out on crunchy yet, dont tell me you watched the raw? |
| I cannot believe Suou-meijin also had a heartbreak in the same episode! Taichi protecting Chihaya from the weirdo-meijin was really so cool! I love Taichi so much! ❤ It's just unfortunate that he is in a story where I have mai boi Arata! ❤ Also, Chihaya's reaction to Arata's confession was so adorable! She was probably hit with the biggest shock of her life! ❤ Man, I want to re-watch this episode already so badly again! T_T @Fionavar: Yes. It was on Nihon. Got a link from 5ch. I am not gonna do that next time. The streaming quality was super poor. Also, I am in my workplace so had to be extra cautious and keep my expressions inside me! It has been a while since I watched an anime while it aired in Japan. The last I did was with Kaguya-sama. |
shanimebibJan 14, 2020 9:20 AM
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| hats off to Arata GOD DAMN they delivered *t h a t m o m e n t* perfectly. the ball's in your court now Chihaya! make the call!!!!! (btw Taichi is my favorite character but I think Chihaya x Arata has gotta be the better ship) i think we heard two new OSTs this episode? liked them a lot. |
TurnchJan 14, 2020 12:59 PM
| This episode was intense. I wasn't expecting the double (sort of) confession. Maybe as a season finale (or the episode before), but this is only slightly over the halfway point of the third season. Hopefully they handle this triangle with more finesse than twilight (or most other anime for that matter). I don't really care that much about who gets Chihaya since she is my favorite character and the other two are pretty even to me. |
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| TOO FUCKING GOOD holy shit this anime is amazing its sad that the scores are still fucked |
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| I'm sad Arata didn't win the game but I'm so glad he confessed. Taichi's such a creep. Once again showing he'll go behind Chihaya's back to twist things without her knowledge just like when they were kids. Don't get why anyone likes him. |
| Aaaand the fangirls all go wild Always bothered me a bit how people try to frame Chihayafuru as a shipping story when it really isn't but that aside it's definitely a nice moment Harada winning was always going to be the better option for the story too |
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HaXXspetten said: Aaaand the fangirls all go wild To be fair we really fucking deserved this moment x) |
-Akirion- said: TOO FUCKING GOOD holy shit this anime is amazing its sad that the scores are still fucked As things stand, are there is no point discussing the score in MAL. |
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| Amazing episode. Perhaps the best of S3 I'd say. I can't forget to mention how Yamashita's OST keeps on delivering, from the opening minutes to the match's finale. |
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shanimebib said: -Akirion- said: TOO FUCKING GOOD holy shit this anime is amazing its sad that the scores are still fucked As things stand, are there is no point discussing the score in MAL. i guess you're right |
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| Best Chihayafuru episode so far! I hope justice comes soon with the score. This series is killing it! :) |
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| That was a pretty wild ride. Harada-sensei kept me at the verge of tears just to get absolutely shocked by Arata's confession. And Taichi being Taichi once again with his possessiveness. Not a fan of this type of character, but this is a josei anime... I have no choice. |
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| God Damn so much has happened in this episode!!! That match was fucking intense my face was practically glued to my laptop. Im so happy that Harada-sensei won he 100% deserves it! Suou-san was yet again simply hilarious with his love-at-first-site with Chihaya and then Taichi came and broke this poor guys heart... Also Arata confessed out of nowhere and left Chihaya speechless. Things just keep getting better and better! |
| well that's just my opinion..... |
Unowen said: Amazing episode. Perhaps the best of S3 I'd say. And this is just the start! The second half of this season will reach heights one could hardly imagine. I would say one could now board the hype for real! Ah, before I forget, congratulations to Harada-sensei! I just couldn't root for him because of Arata but he earned it! He also got Suou-meijin's vote of confidence earlier so there is that. Regardless, I was torn to bits on how everyone celebrated at the expense of this lonely figure from Fukui. But at then end of everything, this will help Arata grow. People say he is divine and has everything served on his plate but it's far from the truth. He is human and humane. There is a beautiful child residing inside him that is innocent and kind. This is why he is so precious to me. And he had the most challenging life growing up. When kids his age were playing around or were improving their grades in specialized cramming schools, he was delivering newspapers to help his not so welloff family. How can anyone dislike someone hardworking and honest like Arata is beyond me. straggy said: I'm sad Arata didn't win the game but I'm so glad he confessed. Taichi's such a creep. Once again showing he'll go behind Chihaya's back to twist things without her knowledge just like when they were kids. Don't get why anyone likes him. That was to fend off Suou-meijin ofc. How can you say bad things about Taichi like that? |
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straggy said: I'm sad Arata didn't win the game but I'm so glad he confessed. Taichi's such a creep. Once again showing he'll go behind Chihaya's back to twist things without her knowledge just like when they were kids. Don't get why anyone likes him. shanimebib said: That was to fend off Suou-meijin ofc. How can you say bad things about Taichi like that? Still not a cool thing to do, also he honestly had no right to do that. |
| Yet another excellent episode from this season. Delivered on so many levels with match in the first half and then the more personal stuff at the end. I've scored this season a 10 just to counterbalance the score a bit. Normally I don't score till the end and hardly ever give a 10, but I think it may well stay as is when it's finished. |
| Poor Chihaya. Harems are not good for your health. In less than an hour she has been (spoiler for this episode): It would hit anyone hard even an airhead like her. And it looks like she hasn't talked to dr. Harada yet. Oh the possibilities... lol Props to Inokuma for that one sentence and to Shinobu for being... Shinobu. I love this show. And that even without mentioning the match which was great. |
LinaerisJan 14, 2020 2:45 PM
Kobayasan said: I'm so glad Harada won, and i'm happy with the reaction he got for winning. Arata confessed to Chihaya and Taichi told Suo that he is her boyfriend... this is slowly becoming a proper love triangle. It was becoming a square but Taichi said nope! |
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| Damn, Arata lost the match, but the boy has got 'em balls. Poor Suo though, losing his bride so soon into the marriage. |
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| My boy Arata finally confessed, feel bad for Sou though. |
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| Fantastic episode. Hell yeah! Harada won! I was rooting for him at the very end, loved the final monologue and so much emotion after he won. <3 Damn, I did not expect Arata to confess to Chihaya right there but it was such a sweet moment. |
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| I updated the first post with a moment that deserves it! Fionavar said: Still not a cool thing to do, also he honestly had no right to do that. Eh, he realized Suou-meijin was hitting on Chihaya! But I forgot that you like Suou-meijin! -SP- said: My boy Arata finally confessed, feel bad for Sou though. Eh?! You feel bad for Suou-meijin as well? I don't want him to take my Chihaya! Kipo0007 said: Contemplating on Suo's taunt at her calling her a " Fresh Apple" and doubting herself, but for real suo isnt completely wrong. Even for a queen the challenges are real. Suou-meijin says some amazing stuff! It resonates with when he said "but you won't be the next" to Arata! Shinobu should pay more heed to him actually! And yes, her hairstyle is so cute! Everything she does oozes cuteness! I don't see why everyone thinks (in the Chihayafuru universe) that she is an oddball! Kosmonaut said: Damn, Arata lost the match, but the boy has got 'em balls. Poor Suo though, losing his bride so soon into the marriage. That's one of the reasons why I like him so much. He is straightforward with everything. It started from "But you cannot call it a dream" to Chihaya back in those days! His straightforwardness has the ability to shake people up just like his "That's cowardly" was the first thing that hit Taichi in the guts. And now he is thinking about getting out of the shadows of his grandfather and win for himself. He realized what he lacked were meanness, experience and passion but more than anything they were love - for karuta, for Chihaya who loves karuta, and for himself who loves Chihaya. His confession to Chihaya was the culmination of the love he felt at that very moment. _Ridley_ said: Just absolutely screaming at Arata's confession. What a beauty. I know! That's why I had to change my first post! |
shanimebibJan 14, 2020 5:43 PM
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| I couldn't have said that any better myself. That episode was incredibly hype and had the perfect everything, OST, directing, visuals, etc. Season 3 is tied with Season 2 at this point. shanimebib said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Suki ya, Chihaya! Oh God! I have been hoping to see this moment animated for so long! At one point of my life, I actually gave up! T_T The Chihayafuru we all know and adore will start changing from here onward! This is where everything is set in motion! Get yourselves ready, minna! Embrace yourselves for the masterpiece it will become! Although it has already been one in my books for many years now! What an adaptation this has it been so far! Those who are skipping this season would never know! T_T 11/10 Edit: Because this moment is frame worthy! |
Wow, this was a pretty great episode! Quite the emotional one as well. That was a pretty intense match between, but in the end, Harada beat Arata. So now we'll get to see Harada play against Suo in the Masters, pretty excited to see them verse each other. Also speaking of Suo, glad he got to , although he can't seem to escape being hit by a ball lol. Seeing Arata confess to Chihaya surprised me and made me giddy at the same time lol. And seeing Chihaya's reaction was very adorable. Can't wait to see what happens next epsisode, I wonder if Taichi will hear about Arata's confession to Chihaya? |
arcticmontysJan 14, 2020 6:26 PM
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| Arata may have lost the match, but he was still the winner of today's episode. Nice job, buddy. I have mixed feelings at best about Taichi straight-up lying to "get rid of the competition", though. Especially considering he does not know, nor does anyone else know, how Chihaya feels. That was not your decision to be made, man. And no, the fact that he has liked her for a really long time is not an excuse. His die-hard fans might give him a pass, but they really shouldn't. |
| *Mourning the disappointment of The Promised Neverland season 2.* |
| That was a wonderful episode! There were a lot of good moments with the highlight understandably being Harada's win |
| Arata is the man. I hope Chihaya ends up with him. I don't care for Taichi too much. Poor Suo... My bride, divorce. I'm dead. lmao |
| Best episode of the whole franchise yet. My boi Arata figured out what he lacks, what he wants and most importantly what he needs. Go Arata, become meijin. This match reminded me of Yanagihara vs Shimada (3-gatsu no Lion), holy fuck these tenacious old geezers man. 5/5 |
cchiguJan 14, 2020 10:01 PM
| "Life is too bitter, so coffee, at least should be sweet..." - Hikigaya Hachiman (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatte Iru) |
| Great episode, the music in the beginning accompanying Harada Sensei was so emotional, the match was great and he deserved it so much! Everyone cheering and crying at the end was so ngh....also couldn't help but how Chihaya squeezed herself back in between Hanano and Taichi and hangs on to him, like "this one is mine", lol. Talking about possessiveness; Taichi dear at this point you still have things to learn.....Suou is hilarious as ever but you shouldn't be that heartbroken hitting on highschool girls, lol. I felt bad for Arata after the match and he was touching the way he's mad at himself for fixating certain cards. And then Chihaya comes to cheer him up. His confession is a bit out of the blue, cute and light-hearted, shoujo vibes everywhere. Arata fans rejoice! |
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Fionavar said: HaXXspetten said: Aaaand the fangirls all go wild To be fair we really fucking deserved this moment x) Even though I will only ship Taichi, tbh I screamed. Every time. Once for Arata, once for Taichi and once for Meijin. This was such a good everything in all regards. I could really feel the Seiyuus pushing to get this scene perfect and damn they really did. Also Taichi's VA saying he's her boyfriend had me foaming out the mouth even though I guess out of context that would be super creepy. |
| YESYESYYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you shanimebib for this warm beautiful frame of this episode post discussion: I TOTALLY LOVE IT SO MCUH!!!! A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO WELCOME EVERYONE COMING TO THIS EPISODE DISCUSSION: THIS PRICELESS MOMENT REALLY BROUGHT TO ME AND A LOT OF THE FANS JOY OF OUR HEARTS ALL COMING TOGETHER. XD Knock, knock, Am I dreaming? NO, I'M AWAKE AND I’M SO DELIGHTFUL SEEING THIS EPISODE COME TO LIFE, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S REAL: CHIHAYA X ARATA SHIPPERS UNITE HERE IT IS EVERYONE, THE EPISODE I BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS ( SINCE 2013 WHEN CH 119 FIRST ARRIVE AND EVER SINCE THEN I ALWAYS WISH TO SEE THIS BEING ANIMATED AND NOW THE WAIT IS OVER: NOW WE ARE LIVING IT): LET’S BURST ALL OUR LOVING HEARTS TO HEAR THE VERY FIRST REAL LOVE CONFESSION OF CHIHAYAFURU COME TO LIFE (OMG, MY HEART IS RACING SO HARD THAT I CAN’T STOP MYSELF FROM ALL THE THRILL AND EXCITEMENT THAT BROUGHT THIS EPISODE INTO A ULTIMATE PARADISE FOR OUR SHIP!!!!!! ARATA MY BOY, YOU DID IT SO BEAUTIFULLY SHARING A MOMENT WITH CHIHAYA USING THE “CHIHA” CARD TO EXPRESS HIS OR SHOULD I SAY, THEIR INNER LOVE OUT OF OUR KARUTA-BAKAS: SEEING HOW CHIHAYA SEES THE “CHIHA” CARRIES A HIDDEN SPECIAL MESSAGE THE AFFECTION IN HOW DEEPLY AND IMPORTANT SHE SEES ARATA: THE MORE FAR HE IS THE MORE SHE WANTS TO DRAWN BY HIM BY): (THAT’S EXACTLY IN HOW ARATA FEELS ABOUT CHIHAYA) : CHIHAYA, SHE SHOULD REALLY CATCH WHAT SHE WAS SAYING, THAT’S THE VOICE OF HER INNER HEART THAT SPEAKING OUT LOUD AND I’M SO HAPPY THAT IT’S ARATA WHO SHE’S SAYING THIS WORDS TO, USING KARUTA TO EXPRESS THE HEROINE’S INNER FEELINGS: HER WORDS MADE ARATA REALIZED THE SPECIAL AFFECTIONS HE FEELS FOR CHIHAYA ALL THIS TIME: EVER SINCE THEY WERE KIDS “HE’S ALWAYS BEEN IN LOVE WITH HER” AND HERE’S IT IS “ARATA’S LOVE CONFESSION (HERE IT COMES!!!!!): https://i.imgur.com/IlEC6fB.jpg HERE WE HAVE IT MINNA, IT’S A VERY BEAUTIFUL SCENE DRAWN OUT A LOT OF SPRINKLES AND WARM SINCERE SMILES FROM BOTH CHIHAYA AND ARATA, and SO HEARTWARMING AND MAGICAL SCENE CAME ALL TOGETHER TO BRING THIS BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE FROM ARATA’S HEART!!!!!! WHAT ARATA SAID AFTER THE CONFESSION WHERE HE PLANS TO MOVE TO TOKYO SO HE CAN BE NEAR HER; SAYING IF SHE LIKES, THEY CAN PLAY KARUTA TOGETHER THEN: OMG, OMG, THAT’S SO CUTE AND TOUCHING!!!!!! (Don’t mind me, people, I got so overly excite that my caps expresses HOW HYPE AND OVERLY HAPPY THIS EPISODE REALLY MADE ME AND SO MANY FANS WHO REALLY LOVES THIS SERIES): as a bonus here’s our two bakas expression after the confession, seriously I just can’t stop from loving this ship, THEY BOTH ARE SO ADORABLE, LOL!!!!! Overall, one of my favorite episodes overall couldn’t stop from crying during the confession, even before that: my heart got torn seeing my boy lost this match overall ( Arata CHEERLEADER FOREVER ALL THE WAY): even though he lost the match but by him confession, his inner heart made him a WINNER: it made Arata see what he lacks will help him grow more, seeing more of himself and his own realization really is outstanding in both the strength and his weakness: his innocence and his kind genuine heart is one of the best characteristics why I really love about Arata, his character profile really drawn me in. *I wish I could have joined this discussion sooner but it can't be helped, work just gets in the way in the time like this... meh, but late better than never AND OF COURSE, I WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS DISCUSSION, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ARATA BIG DEVELOPMENT AND HUGE CHIHAYA X ARATA MOMENTS COMING IN, LOL!!!!! XD * As always I’m always looking forward to the next episode, let’s see Chihaya’s expression on the next one: something that’s must-see and witness. Mod Edit: Unembedded multiple screenshots, as per Series Discussion Rules, please only embed One screenshot in Episode Discussion threads. |
Fleeting_DreamJan 21, 2020 2:30 PM
| Best episode, i like Arata but Harada sensei definitely deserves the win. The confession is so beautiful and on point and it's Arata once again who opened Chihaya's new world now with real romance. Both of them are just too adorable at this point, so pure.... meanwhile Taichi just went to another one of his potential rival, doing unnecessary stuff like pretending as Chihaya's bf instead of making real move like Arata did -_- Arata's straightforward nature seriously is astonishing, because it's not only Chihaya but also Taichi are affected by it. |
| Harada win but his victory get overshadow by Arata confession. Totally did not see that coming. Back to Harada's victory, I really like the direction this anime is going. Instead of making it predictable and for the main like Arata to win,they let a side characters like Harada shine instead. |
Papa_ScorchJan 15, 2020 1:52 AM
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