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Jun 1, 2020 1:55 PM
#101
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Chihaya & Arata develop feelings for each other" -Suetsugu Yuki. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The manga event/ exhibition held at The British Museum last year that we posted about here had a special focus on romance and Chihayafuru was one of the manga series featuring on the event. Suetsugu sensei wrote these words as an introduction of her manga (the romance side specifically) She clearly confirms the mutual feelings between the two and whatever the end might be, Arata will forever be Chihaya's first love and Chihaya will forever be Arata's first love. |
Jun 4, 2020 7:55 PM
#102
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Middle School Arc Manga Eng Scanlations & COVID19 comics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hi! I'm in charge of a new scanlation group who only translates Chihayafuru-related works currently. We are working on translating the Middle School Manga into English! To read it, it's on Mangadex: https://mangadex.org/title/24707/chihayafuru-middle-school-arc/ Chapters 1-3 are up so far as I make this post. If you make a Mangadex account, you can follow the series and get more updates as I work on more with my team. Besides that, we're also doing multiple other Chihayafuru-related works such as the COVID19 comics Suetsugu posted (she has retweeted our first one), the drama CD, comic guide pages and more! ^^ |
MayukaJun 4, 2020 10:54 PM
Jun 6, 2020 3:22 AM
#103
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Suetsugu Yuki joins! She speaks out for People of color - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The tragedy in the US (that is actually just the tip of the Iceberg in the whole world) frustrates our mangaka too like everyone else (I hope) and she tweeted about it and expressed pretty much our thoughts... An article on AnimeNewsNetwork provides the translation of those tweets |
Jun 6, 2020 6:44 AM
#104
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New illustrations by Suetsugu sensei (& Interactions with fans) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - She posted them on Twitter and Instagram, and on another note, she expressed her happiness with the increase of worldwide fans who comment on her posts on both places. In return she reacted to some English speaking fans who expressed their happiness with chapter 226 and Chihayafuru as a whole, Among them, she thanked our friend @iNameless for her comment |
Jun 6, 2020 8:54 AM
#105
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chihayafuru Comic Guide English Scans ( part 1 - character q&a ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Worked on Chihayafuru Comic Guide with my group!! Make sure you have read past vol 41, there are some spoilers in this set of comics. This is the Character Q&A (worth a read, super funny!) https://mangadex.org/chapter/915919 If it gets taken down, it will be on mediafire as backup. |
Jun 7, 2020 3:43 AM
#106
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - All 4 illustrations in the 1st set of Covid mini-series by Suetsugu sensei translated !! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @Mayuka chan's team translated them!! Suetsugu sensei retweeted them and was happy for the gesture because Mayuki's team was helping spread the useful encouraging messages to the whole world (Thank you team Mayuki ^^) Here are the illustrations: |
MashimaTaichi_Jun 10, 2020 10:36 AM
Jun 7, 2020 4:01 AM
#107
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Join us under this new hashtag by fans on Twitter: #LoveChihayafuruAndArataInEveryLanguage - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "I love Arata"... In how many languages is this being said all over the world? we wondered, so we created this hashtag on Twitter to see where Arata fans come from, what languages can be used to express fans' appreciation of Arata. |
Jun 9, 2020 10:17 PM
#108
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chihayafuru Comic Guide English Scans ( part 2 - sakurazawa wedding ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Make sure you have read past vol 41, there are some spoilers in this set of comics. https://mangadex.org/chapter/919651 If it gets taken down, it will be on mediafire as backup. |
Jun 10, 2020 10:50 AM
#109
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Middle School Arc Manga Eng Scanlations Chapter 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Mangadex: https://mangadex.org/title/24707/chihayafuru-middle-school-arc/ On mediafire as backup. |
Jun 11, 2020 6:08 AM
#110
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hanano Sumere's feelings count! Two new illustrations by the mangaka. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Today, June 10th, Suetsugu sensei posted two new pretty illustrations on her Instagram featuring Hanano Sumere chan and Taichi, She captioned the post: "ๆใ" (which means "love"). Although lot of fans reacted negatively to the post fearing it to be a hint of where she wants to lead Taichi's future, but lot of other fans were happy to see Sumere get the care of the author and her feelings acknowledged and treasured. Sumere being one of the best developed characters in Chihayafuru who shifted from the "annoying love sick girl" to the girl working hard genuinely with utmost respect of herself, those around her and also for "their feelings". Believing that the post is all about Sumere's feelings (not Taichi's), I made an edit for the sake of the acknowledgement she got ^^ |
Jun 11, 2020 6:29 AM
#111
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - At least 22 schools including schools from the US & Thailand will participate in the International Online Karuta teams tournament. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The first survey (results announced on June 5th) shows a subscription of 22 school teams, 19 of them are Japanese, 3 from the US & Tailand. The second survey will be open on June 26 and the results will be announced on June 30 and more schools are expected to join as more companies and individuals are sponsoring the event and making it no less important than the real tournament. A new illustration was also drawn by Suetsugu sensei for the event in addition to sponsoring it too thanks to the fund she rises through the Chihayafuru Foundation she established with her team earlier last year: |
Jun 14, 2020 12:19 AM
#112
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Middle School Arc Manga Eng Scanlations Chapter 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Mangadex: https://mangadex.org/title/24707/chihayafuru-middle-school-arc/ On mediafire as backup. |
Jun 19, 2020 10:45 AM
#113
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Middle School Arc Manga Eng Scanlations Chapter 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Mangadex: https://mangadex.org/title/24707/chihayafuru-middle-school-arc/ On mediafire as backup. |
Jun 27, 2020 4:08 AM
#114
Jun 27, 2020 4:38 AM
#115
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Suetsugu Yuki, Saki Kusunoki & Hideo Matsukawa talk about Karuta & Chihayafuru [JP] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Saki Kusunoki, the young eternal Queen that Suetsugu sensei took as a model for Shinobu Wakamiya; Hideo Matsukawa, an eternal meijin & the Chairman of the All Japan Karuta Society And Suetsugu sensei sat and had this rich interesting conversation about karuta & Chihayafuru. [Not translated yet] Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV (coming soon) |
Jun 29, 2020 4:59 AM
#116
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chapter 227 early spoilers: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (warning: this is my rough translation so there might be mistakes sorry in advance) - Looks like not much progress in karuta - Lot about Kuzuryu & Kyokotan - Chihaya recovers thanks to Arata's words & she is using the idea of team - Arata reads Taichi's message :( , he tells him that Suo has a handicap, Arata remembers that his grandfather told him about Suo missing the cards on the surrounding of the playing field, When Arata meets Suo again -who is hit by things while he walks- Arata gets the idea about his problem being in his eyes :( - Something about a very strong reaction from Arata :( - Third game starts, Chihaya remembers what she knows about Kuzuryu's reading. - She imagines that her team has two losses and as the Ace, she has to take the next win, she is fired up - Something about Shinobu's grandmother who was careful when she chose Shinobu's heavy kimono and something about the choice of Plus flowers on it |
Jul 17, 2020 7:16 AM
#117
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Next chapter: Chihaya in her heavy-focus state + Taichi should appear - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Always through Twitter, Suetsugu Yuki keeps expressing small things concerning the progress of her NAME. Same with the NAME of chapter 228, she wrote: Reading this we can safely assume that Chihaya will be super focused in her 3rd match vs Shinobu chan. This is about her Hair pin that broke while she was drawing her NAME, so she decided to go buy another one & saw lot of things that she liked too and Taichi told her to stop hesitating in buying them. And this second tweet is saying that Taichi is present on the NAME which means he will have an appearance in the next chapter and with this, we can expect the Chitose/Chihya issue to be explored more soon. |
Jul 27, 2020 5:51 AM
#118
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - More translations done: Middle School Arc Manga (ch7) + All Covid illustrations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ok, this is a bit late bur for those who still didn't know, Middle School Arc (Arata's story) chapter 7 was already posted on Mangadex In addition to the Covid illustrations Our deepest gratitude to all those who work hard for the fandom. Visit the team's official page on Mangadex to see the the project they are working on. |
Jul 27, 2020 6:00 AM
#119
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Karuta ONLINE, 2nd International High School Tournament decided for 2021! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - After yesterday's 1st tournament, which was originally just programmed as a replacement for the actual National tournament for High school teams that was cancelled due the the spread of the Corona virus, the success of the tournament seems to have encouraged the team behind it to schedule a 2nd one on Summer 2021. More details can be found on the Chihayafuru fund official website or account on twitter |
Jul 30, 2020 5:22 AM
#120
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chapter 228 early spoilers: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Looks like a normal karuta focused chapter, But Suo's issue is the 1st to be addressed apparently: (Again please don't take my translations as 100% correct). + Chihaya & Suo who are used to Kuzuryu's reading take the lead + Chihaya is overwhelming Shinobu who is getting more and more angry because the number of cards she can't take is increasing. + Tamaru asked Kana to take her place as a card-girl for Chihaya's match, saying that Chihaya's dream of making her Mizusawa team a powerhouse of karuta is still ongoing so she want the juniors to be involved in this match instead but Kana refuses. + Arata is struggling a lot, Suo took 5 cards in a row, and he seems to take all cards after the 1st syllable. + (not sure but looks like) Suo's defeat in the 2 first matches is because felt still felt empty. Something about Suo verifying first that Yukiko wasn't watching, so he moved his card to the visible space to him, Arata then confirms his handicap being in his eyes. + Also, the audience is surprised that Suo seems willing to play seriously for he 1st time. + Suo mentions his pride and not wanting to do this but being the one who needs the Meijin title because he had people who came to watch him, people who care for him more than his parents. (??) |
Jul 30, 2020 10:06 AM
#121
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New illustration by Suetsugu sensei - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - She posted it on Twitter but for some reaso deleted it right away, but she kept it on Instagram instead |
Aug 8, 2020 7:20 AM
#122
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Happy birthday Sumere chan, the girl who changed the most in Chihayafuru - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - August 7 is Hanano Sumere chan's birthday, Suetsugu sensei forgot about it, but thanks to some fans who held a celebration for her (in Fukui) and tweeted about, she also wished her happy birthday and described her as the girl who changed the most in Chihayafuru And the next day, Suetsugu is surprized at the reactions she got for the tweet, so she tweeted her impression about Sumere as an "idea" and how she cares for her side characters because they are the ones who shape the main ones as a protagonist starts to move and grow up in the light of the struggles and experiences these side characters go through. |
Aug 11, 2020 3:55 AM
#123
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Middle School Arc Manga (ch9) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Aug 12, 2020 10:18 AM
#124
Aug 26, 2020 12:00 PM
#125
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Why did you decide to become a mangaka?" -Suetsugu Yuki answers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You might think that such question can only be asked by grown ups who might want to find the inspiration in the answer or are just "curious" like most grown ups, but it's not. Suetsugu sensei said that many children who wrote to her asked her this question and she decided to write a deeper answer for everyone, to share the real reason. She calls it "HUNGRY" And it's the title given to the article on comici.jp, a community service for digital manga. an article I personally found so inspiring from the mangaka of our beloved slice-of-life manga. Although she was asked before countless times, but it seems that these curious little children made Suetsugu Yuki look deeper at her real reasons. She said that she always thought that it's because she couldn't do anything else, that se started drawing manga since the fifth grade of elementary school but at that time it was only because she liked drawing. She had a favorite Mangaka she loved so much (Yun Kลga) that she would earnestly follow, and she bought every product related to her work at that time with such dedication, but it was only as the money a middle schooler could afford allowed. She also couldn't buy "Manuscript paper" so she stopped drawing. She did a lot but she still felt that "IT'S NOT ENOUGH", the feeling of HUNGER started when she wanted more, however she enjoyed a mangaka's work, she stil felt like she wanted to see/read/enjoy more, so she thought of writing herself what she doesn't get. It started from here, so she drew 34 works in 3 years (between middle school & the debut of high school) So now Suetsugu Yuki knows that the answer to this question: Why did you decide to become a mangaka? is: "I'm hungry. Because I met something that was missing. I thought I had no choice but to make it myself." This realization made Suetsugu sensei also realize that it can be used for anything really. whevener anyone wants to decide what to do, they have to ask themselves what they "LACK", what they are "missing". Whatever it is, if you acknowledge your desire to get that missing thing, you'll work for it and fulfill your life. Now she has been a mangaka for over 20 years, and she is writing a series with 45 volumes, she experienced a lot of things and her desires grew up. and when things are hard, she remembers that there is still NOT ENOUGH, there are still things MISSING that she wants to create. And she still feels like she didn't return what she received in this world of manga. even though she is doing her best, she still longs for more and more. How far should she go? she wonders and answers: "I don't know that at all, but I think I can say this: The start of your life is when you think "it's not enough!". |
Aug 26, 2020 12:26 PM
#126
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "An endless Summer", a new CHIHAYA official illustration by Suetsugu Yuki. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You can also find it in the gallery because I personally love it so much XD |
Aug 27, 2020 3:48 AM
#127
Aug 28, 2020 7:15 AM
#128
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Chihayafuru" 2021 Calendar - Another creation Suetsugu is so proud of. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Again on comici.jp, Suetsugu Yuki shared another story about her proud experience in creating a calendar. The Corona virus outbreak crippled the world and Japan since May -she said- and lot of time was lost so Suetsugu sensei got the idea to make a calendar because Calendars show the future. you can already write down the important dates, Birthdays, anniversaries, and the date of the next National Karuta high school championship -she said. With only 6 white and black illustrations, she was told she can make a calendar. Because she is a mangaka, she can only draw -as she said- but she wanted to use all her skills and to make 12 for all months. She said that she started by drawing Arata, Sumire, Taichi, Kana, Shinobu and Chihaya. Then she colored them, and she added one Hyakunin Ishhu poem for every month. then the rest, she completed 12 illustrations. The first version (dedicated for the FUND project and which will be bundled with volume 45 scheduled to be released on October 13th) comes in two forms: a Wall calendar and a Desk calendar and more info can be found on the official website in addition to some other products. She drew a cute cover too, she said that even though none asked for it, she wanted it to be a relaxing cover for a relaxing start of year so she drew 8 characters wrapped in what they love hoping for everyone to be wrapped in what they love too. In addition to Arata, Chihaya, Shinobu & Taichi, Suetsugu sensei shared other illustrations she drew for the calendar, among them, we already saw her "LOVE" entitled illustration of Sumire chan, the shared set on Instagram featuring also Kana chan and Haruka & Sakurazawa. On twitter fans joked about Desktomu-kun being the one Kana gave the watermelon ice cream to and Suetsugu replied to the joke: Suetsugu seemed very satisfied with the calendar, and a SECOND VERSION -even more elegant- is sold on the newly opened Online Store "CORK STORE" At the end, she wished that this calendar stays by the side of her fans 365 days and that lot of dates about Karuta tournaments will be written on it. |
Aug 28, 2020 9:54 AM
#129
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chapter 229 "is a very special story for me!" Suetsugu Yuki says. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In "THIS" post on Instagram, Suetsugu announces the arrival of October's Issue of BeLove and invites her fans to read Chapter 229 of Chihayafuru because "It is a very important time with a lot of feelings." as she said. then added: "It's a very special story for me." |
Aug 31, 2020 6:47 AM
#130
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chapter 229 early spoilers: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (same warning again: this is my rough translation so there might be mistakes sorry in advance) - Arata is struggling With Suo-san changing his way of doing things, he has gained the momentum. - Chihaya shocks Shinobu with the way she takes the cards, some cards fly Arata's way, and he hands them back to her. - Looks like Arata is amazed about the child who grew up to surpass the Queen and become a genius like the meijin. -Taichi catches Chitose at the station, he asks her to go watch Chihaya's match, she refuses saying something about not being interested in a younger sister that doesn't look up at her (doesn't worship her?) and that bringing her kimono is all she came to do, she is not interested in Chihaya's matches, Then she said that she will go prepare for her own shoot the next day. - Chitose also asks Taichi why he too will go home? (and I'm not sure but it seems that she is telling him that he is pushing Chitose to do what he himself refuses to do). (in other words, like he too only waits for something from Chihaya and won't go to watch if the matches concern only her and won't benefit him, This should serve as a slap on Taichi's face!!) - Taichi remembers the email he sent to Arata, that he wanted Arata to win and Suo to lose to someone who loves karuta, that it's not his ROLE anymore and that "it's ok, because it's Arata's role now" " it's not Ok" (not sure, but looks like Chitose said these words for some reason, and they came out as an answer to Taichi's thought. -Looks like Arata pulls a "bad" move on Suo according to the teaching of Wataya sensei, but Suo succeeds in defeating it (?) - Arata is amazed by Suo's skill and thinks: "This is a real meijin" and then wonders: " What is my own karuta?" - In the Queen game, Shinobu feels like the small poets are all quiet, they stopped calling her. - Back to Chitose, She asks Taichi: You like Chihaya right? and he answers that, no, he was rejected. and Chitose tells him that he only wasted his time on that karuta baka. - Taichi says that all the gifts he received from Chihaya so far were Chitose-related goods that she found so beautiful and wanted to share them then asks: "Do you think that this feeling of Chihaya is useless?" - Chiotse seems to voice more of her feelings, 'I feel like I've finally started my life since I thought it wasn't enough. Chiaya's worship was gone and I began to think that I had no choice but to do my own thing (Art). You have no choice but to scratch the amount that Chihaya doesn't give you, what you think is not enough.' - Then Chiotse left on the train. - Waiting for the train to go back home, Taichi watches Chihaya's live match, Inokuma was commenting on a question about Chihaya: "Is she a genuis?" Inokuma says NO, she prepared!!!! it's thanks to the flame she got wanting to defeat Shinobu that never left her for a single day, a big dream she acquired for herself. - On the Queen match, it was 1-2, among the remaining cards, there is Tago (Kana's card), Tare (the meaning was mainly used to express Taichi's role as the friend who knew what's in Chihaya's heart) and Tachi (Taichi's card) Chihaya calls "Tago" and asks it to help her again (as Kana) Chihaya was also mentioning everyone's cards, Tsukuba's is not "Tsuku" but "A" (this refers to when Tsukuba showed a great progress in taking the A cards with CHihaya's help before as he was bad with them) Taichi's cards for Chihaya are Tachi & Tare, Tare is the card read when Chihaya was crying in her 1st day of high school because there was no friends around her who understood her love for karuta and her desire to get stronger in it, then Taichi appeared. Chihaya thinks that everything was given to her by someone else (she arrived here thanks to everyone) "Tare" floated above all the other cards (the z axis) so Chihaya takes it even before it's read. she won the 3rd match! |
iNameless_Sep 5, 2020 5:39 AM
Sep 5, 2020 5:53 AM
#131
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Other illustrations revealed for the calendar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Suetsugu tweeted two other illustrations for her Calendar featuring the friendship of karuta players, Sakurazawa sensei and Haruka Inokuma + Midori Tamaru chan and Miku Hara Commenting with what She herself translated on Instagram to: "These two are on the Chihayafuru calendar. It's a comparison between a 15-year-old girl I met through Karuta and two women who were in a position to teach 20 years later. Even if you didn't mean that a_t all, the strange child in front of you might be a friend of your life. From the young leaves, to a warm winter with laughter. " She also commented (in this tweet) on Sakurazawa's and Inokuma's picture saying that they are watching another one of Shinobu's videos, that they must have subscribed to it. So far then we know that there are illustrations about: Arata, Chihaya (2 illustrations), Shinobu, Taichi, Kana, Sumire, Suo, Inokuma+Midori, Tamaru+Hara. Are the two remaining ones about Nishida and Komanu? |
Sep 7, 2020 10:22 AM
#132
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chapter 229 [ENG] is out !! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
MashimaTaichi_Sep 8, 2020 2:09 AM
Sep 9, 2020 12:40 PM
#133
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New Illustration of Arata by SUetsugu sensei. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - After the BLUE illustration Suetsuugu Yuki said that she always wanted to draw and she did, now she drew a black & white Arata and she said that she wants it to be Autumn color ARATA! Her English message is: "Autumn color ARATA. I want to draw it in color. It's a pretty warm and passionate color in my head." |
Sep 12, 2020 5:59 AM
#134
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A new mesmerizing CHIHAYA official illustration by Suetsugu Yuki in the way. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For a lot of fans, this looks like a grown up Chihaya and we cannot wait to see the final illustration! |
Sep 17, 2020 10:46 PM
#135
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New interview with Suetsugu Sensei - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - About the Calendar and Volume 45 which will be released on Oct 13, Mr Tarareba (Suetsugu's friend & the Hyakunin Issu specialist we mentioned many times before) Interviewed her and asked her about various things we mention: The difference between An illustration and a manga panel The poems chosen for every month in the calendar (sensei answered about Taichi's and Arata's and also January's) + Sensei's thoughts about vol45 & a bit about the end of the manga, no big revelation but it's very interesting to read. (we will try to translate the important parts later) You can read it in Japanese here: PART I || PART II |
Sep 19, 2020 10:23 AM
#136
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Upcoming Be Love issue 11/2020 with "Chihaya" on the cover. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Sep 19, 2020 10:33 AM
#137
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Revelation of the last illustrations by sensei for the calendar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Sep 28, 2020 12:49 PM
#138
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chihayafuru Volume 45 cover - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The flower is "strelitzia /Bird of heaven" that symbolizes "Magnificence" "faithfulness" in the west, while in Japanese culture, it means: ใๆฐๅใฃใๆใorใๆใใไผ้่ ใ( "pretentious love" and "A dandy in love" -not sure about this one) |
Sep 29, 2020 8:49 AM
#139
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New Illustration of Chihaya & Shinobu by Suetsugu sensei. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Sep 29, 2020 11:27 AM
#140
Suetsugu Yuki's Interview on Sep 17, 2020 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
!! This is not an official translation !! it's only listing the points spoken about in the interview (a bit detailed but not a literal translation) + a fan translation of some chosen parts that I personally found very interesting. Again, this is only my own efforts with my unsophisticated knowledge in translating so I apologize in advance for any mistakes or missing thing. |
Sep 30, 2020 3:27 AM
#141
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [UPDATED!!] Chapter 230 early spoilers: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chihaya after the win, lot of noise, looks like everyone is excited. Becoming Queen wasn’t Chihaya’s only dream but it’s still special (??). Shinobu on the contrary takes it out on her mother in the waiting room In Awara, Yuu helps some neighbors again then watches the matches on a tablet in Hajime’s room. Yuu feels like Arata left her behind even though she isn’t worried about her future. Arata lost by 7 cards after he made a mistake taking Chiha which was a dead card instead. Suo seems to have changed his strategy. Arata and Chihaya meet, Arata seems to have told her that now she has a different face (more relaxed maybe) and that she finally beat Shinobu chan. they remember the time Chihaya looked away from him after the mention of Taichi’s message, but this time Chihaya calls out to him and someone congratulated the other for their win saying that they wished they could watch (not sure who said this though sorry) then Chihaya added “Arata, you encouraged me” Arata seems to be lost in thoughts; he thinks of what Chihaya achieved and wonders about himself. The Karuta officials kept talking about his eventual win and Arata felt more pressure, he is afraid to break his grandfather’s Karuta. But he acts fine in front of Chihaya: “We will still fight back in the next match, don’t worry Chihaya” Arata's mother remembers when his father wondered how frightening it is not to be able to be one's self. Murao and Kuriyama are worried about him; Someone mentions the fear that Arata wouldn’t be able to keep playing if he faces the real strength of Suo Meijin. and Yuu was shown on the train holding Hajima Wataya’s portrait and heading for Omi Jingu, she wondered if Arata was fine. ++++++++++++++++++ Next issue is a break!!!! (we will see a broken Arata then have to wait 2 months before seeing him again, such torture ........) |
MashimaTaichi_Sep 30, 2020 7:21 AM
Oct 13, 2020 1:03 PM
#142
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chihayafuru Volume 45 is on sale today !! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - As announced before, today is the release of Volume 45, The poem associated with this volume is 26: Ogurayama. Next volume release date will be March 12th, 2021 (Which means that there won't be another break for this volume) The cover is the one we already posted before, again 4 proposed designs were made by designer Yanagawa-san, Suetsugu tweeted and posted them Here, Here, Here & Here. Yanagawa said that the Second Chihaya in the background of the chosen design represents Chihaya's soul that was very involved with her battle: She fought with everything she has got. The back cover is this illustration already posted by Suetsugu sensei on her SNS and used for Fuchu's Manholes |
Oct 14, 2020 5:42 AM
#143
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Suetsugu confirms again the approaching END of "Chihayafuru" - & she invites her fans to read her shared experiences on "NOTE" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I doon't really know how the website works, but Suetsugu sensei writes some notes on the website called "NOTE" to share some of her experiences, thoughts and ideas. So far she has written only 7 notes, the last three are written in the last 3 days (after a long break): [*]The last is a "making of" video where she recorded the process of drawing/making her illustration for the cover of both last BeLove's issue and volume 45: [*]the 6th note is where she mentioned the end of Chihayafuru, she said that the reason she decided to have a paid account on "NOTE" is that Chihayafuru is about to end and she is about to lose the income that comes from it, so she needs another way to get an income unrelated to manga. She then expressed how she feels about fans who meet her on public ares and ask her for autographs (She hates it, she thinks that if a fan likes her, he wouldn't make her feel in need to give them something -like her signature- 1st) [*]5th Note: she tells her experience when she was drawing the Name of ch225, she was doing it in a café (that she usually doesn't spent more then 2 hours at) but a myseterious business man who sat next to her made her wary which, contrary to what everyone might do: leave, she stayed and worked faster; Seeing the fast progress of her name (which didn't happen before) she stayed and for the 1st time she finished a name in 3 hours (and broke her rule about not staying more than 2). The man finally spoke and asked her for her autograph... READ THE REST, IT'S FUN AND INTERESTING, Suesugu named this note: "Not changing my way, because I love it more than I'm scared" She still draws her names in public areas despit the nervousness caused by that man ^^ |
Oct 20, 2020 6:45 AM
#144
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Catching up on Suetsugu sensei's latest official illustrations : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sensei seems to have drawn a lot of illustrations lately, some for her replies on the letters she received from elementary school students, some are included with the latest released volumes, some are doodles added to her limited volumes with her autograph in a certain bookstore and one was posted on Instagram then removed, sensei said that she drew it for an upcoming event. Here are some of the illustrations either shared by sensei herself or by fans: |
Oct 23, 2020 9:33 AM
#145
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chihayafuru vol 45 ranks 2nd in the Oricon weekly comic ranking list - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - With more than 95k sold copies, this volume comes second to Kimitsu no yaiba's latest volume with +282k sold copies. Suetsugu senesei is glad and again thanks her readers who bought the volumes over and over and stayed with her for 45 volumes (read her tweet here) |
Nov 5, 2020 10:46 AM
#146
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [NOV] Catching up on Suetsugu sensei's latest illustrations : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Again, Suetsugu sensei surprized us by how many illustrations she posted at once recently, so here are some & the links to others: Most recent one is an illustration of Kana chan for her BD: - ใโฟ The second is one we anticipated so much with Arata wearing a daddy-bear mask and smiling his biggest smile ever (maybe?), Suetsugu sensei said that this is about an Autumn festival and that Arata is the one who is having the most fun and it made me emotional because t's like having such moments is rare for him, he who has almost no friends and no free time for such occasions... but he will be fine! (Also you can see the separate illustration of each character on sensei's twitter or preferably Instagram I'll post Arata's illustration in the Gallery though <3) - ใโฟ This is the cover for this month's Extra-chapter about Chihaya & the others teaching karuta to mainly Haruka's child, Aoi-kun (Sumire chan's brother) and Nikuman's English tutor. - ใโฟ And this colored sketch of the main trio of Chihayafuru (that my hands are itching to cut but I won't lol, I want to fill my eyes with only Arachiha but the illustration is making it easy for me even like this (sorry Taichi, you are sooo handsome and you have a the prettiest eyes & such a dazzling smile but a shipper's heart can't be helped >.<) - ใโฟ And finally, probably a sneak-peek at the name of chapter 231? - ใโฟ |
Nov 13, 2020 11:37 AM
#147
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sneak peak at chapter 232 (most probably) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Suetsugu sensei said that she is working now on chapter 232, she finished writing the plot and deciding the cards that will be highlighted/used in it And she shared a story on IG with a sneak peak to a page from the chapter I believe, Looks like another chapter with scary badass Chihaya, she has more to offer then in front of the angry Queen (I don't know how to feel about it though, I love her, I love it when she wins -even when my hear aches for Shinobu chan- but I miss so much sweet warm passionate Chihaya who is usually having so much fun in her matches and feeling so much love for everything ..) |
Nov 24, 2020 8:10 AM
#148
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Old sketches are now |revealed| Official illustrations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Suetsugu sensei posted finally the full illustrations she already posted months ago the sketches while she was commenting on every episode of the 3rd season on anime Chihayafuru. They are used on a guide map made for the museums, libraries and similar locations in the city of Bankyo-ku, prefecture of Tokyo. You can see the full illustration of each on her twitter here: ARATA, CHIHAYA & TAICHI. (Will post a smaller pic of Arata in the gallery with Suetsugu sensei's comment :) ) |
Nov 24, 2020 10:20 AM
#149
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Continuous thrill and teasing about the upcoming events of Chihayafuru & how the mangaka does it! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - There was no chapter for BeLove's December issue (for the month of November) but the "talking" about Chihayafuru didn't seem to stop the whole month. Suetsugu sensei kept mentioning the "name" of some upcoming chapters, how she felt while drawing them, what she did alongside drawing and so on.. Today, she decided to put all her feelings in one article that she published in her official account on Comici.jp She expressed the difficulty of working on a "NAME" even after the experience she got from already making 231 previous ones. The process is stressful, hard, time consuming and needs a good "guide rope" as she called it to keep going. Suetsugu sensei said that this "guide rope" in her case is her ability to give her characters a chance to talk about themselves & express their feelings and desires and to tell her what to write & draw. There is also her "self" who has her own desires, ideas, who wants her manga to be loved and to sell too... lot of conflicting emotions, lot of desires, she experiences the conflicts and hardships every month... Read the article HERE [JP] and learn more about how Chihayafuru chapters come out! A thrilling comment was posted by the official account of BeLove: And before that, Suetsugu sensei herself, posted this interesting tweet that made so many fans extremely curious and more & more interested in the story: I wonder if i'am the most impatient fan right now? |
Nov 29, 2020 5:07 AM
#150
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nishida Yuusei's Birthday is today and Suetsugu celebrates it with a new illustration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - She seems to have taken a good liking to the "Chibi" style lately so she made another one for our beloved Nikuman kun.. So Happy birthday my boy |
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