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On April 27 2016 20:34 Miragee wrote: Finished Chihayafuru s2. Amazing, simply amazing. Has been a long time I was hooked on an anime this much. My faith is restored.
Damn you Oe, you are such a boss! In season 1, I thought it was so cute when she was noticing how Taichi felt about Chihaya. But the way she is routing for him and supporting him now...man Oe!
The only thing I'm a bit bitter about is that there is no resolve to the romance. I didn't really expect it but I hoped for it. Damn, need a season 3! Madhouse, pls. For anybody who is reading the manga: Is the romance going to be resolved there? Don't say which pairing, just if it gets resolved.
That moment when taichi wins and chihaya wakes up to see it...one of the most beautiful moments in any anime i've ever seen. shit im starting to tear up just thinking about it. ahhhh
That whole finals was so insane. Chihaya battling through the pain even knowing it will ruin her chances in the individual tournament. Taichi refusing to give up. Then finally that last scene man. It was like 2 am when I saw it after watching rest of season in a row. Almost broke down in tears. So beautiful. The towel scene with them in an earlier episode was also amazing.
On April 27 2016 20:34 Miragee wrote: Finished Chihayafuru s2. Amazing, simply amazing. Has been a long time I was hooked on an anime this much. My faith is restored.
Damn you Oe, you are such a boss! In season 1, I thought it was so cute when she was noticing how Taichi felt about Chihaya. But the way she is routing for him and supporting him now...man Oe!
The only thing I'm a bit bitter about is that there is no resolve to the romance. I didn't really expect it but I hoped for it. Damn, need a season 3! Madhouse, pls. For anybody who is reading the manga: Is the romance going to be resolved there? Don't say which pairing, just if it gets resolved.
On April 27 2016 05:46 Numy wrote:
On April 27 2016 05:38 Ryuhou)aS( wrote: chihaya finals spoilers!!! dont read if you havent watched it yet!
That moment when taichi wins and chihaya wakes up to see it...one of the most beautiful moments in any anime i've ever seen. shit im starting to tear up just thinking about it. ahhhh
That whole finals was so insane. Chihaya battling through the pain even knowing it will ruin her chances in the individual tournament. Taichi refusing to give up. Then finally that last scene man. It was like 2 am when I saw it after watching rest of season in a row. Almost broke down in tears. So beautiful. The towel scene with them in an earlier episode was also amazing.
On April 27 2016 20:34 Miragee wrote: Finished Chihayafuru s2. Amazing, simply amazing. Has been a long time I was hooked on an anime this much. My faith is restored.
Damn you Oe, you are such a boss! In season 1, I thought it was so cute when she was noticing how Taichi felt about Chihaya. But the way she is routing for him and supporting him now...man Oe!
The only thing I'm a bit bitter about is that there is no resolve to the romance. I didn't really expect it but I hoped for it. Damn, need a season 3! Madhouse, pls. For anybody who is reading the manga: Is the romance going to be resolved there? Don't say which pairing, just if it gets resolved.
On April 27 2016 05:46 Numy wrote:
On April 27 2016 05:38 Ryuhou)aS( wrote: chihaya finals spoilers!!! dont read if you havent watched it yet!
That moment when taichi wins and chihaya wakes up to see it...one of the most beautiful moments in any anime i've ever seen. shit im starting to tear up just thinking about it. ahhhh
That whole finals was so insane. Chihaya battling through the pain even knowing it will ruin her chances in the individual tournament. Taichi refusing to give up. Then finally that last scene man. It was like 2 am when I saw it after watching rest of season in a row. Almost broke down in tears. So beautiful. The towel scene with them in an earlier episode was also amazing.
While she's in the hospital she realizes that she loves Arata and will always love him. Pretty sure that means Taichi is going to be a broken man as Oe pushes him more until Chihaya slaps him away.
Expectations were right in the end but it was so fucking tense. Chihaya man, I want to know what happened to her finger... Taichi overcame his greatest enemy: himself. I'm so glad for him!
Since Chihaya probably isn't going to play on the individual tournament, what is going to happen now? Still show the individual tournament with Arata becoming the king? Maybe Taichi getting to Class A? Hm.
On April 27 2016 04:43 HolydaKing wrote: I think Joker Game isn't really something I enjoy, maybe I should drop it. Lots of talking and it's episodical, I found ep 4 rather boring.
im pretty ok with it, and it's one of few that i haven't dropped yet but based on the MAL discussion, i do spose that they could've done more in-depth character introduction, couldn't even figure out which guy was supposed to be the MC/spy this episode
I don't get those people always crying for a character introduction. Some of the most useless inventions in story-telling... Characters should be mostly defined by their actions in the story, not by flashbacks. Anyways, I think it's pretty ironic that people cry for that shit even if it's the FUCKING POINT of the show that those spies don't give away their real identity but use tons of fake ones... my god...
That said, I haven't watched ep4 yet. I want to finish Chihayafuru first.
I get what you mean, and I'm not crying for one, my issue is with the fact that the spies were vaguely introduced and all their faces look arguably similar and idk about you but i basically spent a good chunk of the episode watching and wondering who the heck is the spy supposed to be or whether the anime had just decided to do some weird diversion and show another bunch of characters and a new story
Titled Kayanomi (a combination of “Kayano” and nomi/”drinking”), animate Times says the program will follow Kayano as she visits sake breweries, samples their wares, and talks with members of the industry and other fellow sake enthusiasts. A release date for the first full episode is yet to be set, but Kayano’s fans no doubt are making a run to the liquor store and washing their sake cups in anticipation of virtually sharing a drink with the actress in the near future.
Oh wow watched first ep of Sora no Woto. Had it for so long but just haven't really gotten round to watching it. That was beautiful. Don't know what else to say. Rarely hear non-Japanese songs like that, it was done so dam well.
It's either Chihaya x Arata or Chihaya x Karuta? Is that what you want to tell me?
On April 27 2016 21:32 Nagisama wrote:
On April 27 2016 20:34 Miragee wrote: Finished Chihayafuru s2. Amazing, simply amazing. Has been a long time I was hooked on an anime this much. My faith is restored.
Damn you Oe, you are such a boss! In season 1, I thought it was so cute when she was noticing how Taichi felt about Chihaya. But the way she is routing for him and supporting him now...man Oe!
The only thing I'm a bit bitter about is that there is no resolve to the romance. I didn't really expect it but I hoped for it. Damn, need a season 3! Madhouse, pls. For anybody who is reading the manga: Is the romance going to be resolved there? Don't say which pairing, just if it gets resolved.
On April 27 2016 05:46 Numy wrote:
On April 27 2016 05:38 Ryuhou)aS( wrote: chihaya finals spoilers!!! dont read if you havent watched it yet!
That moment when taichi wins and chihaya wakes up to see it...one of the most beautiful moments in any anime i've ever seen. shit im starting to tear up just thinking about it. ahhhh
That whole finals was so insane. Chihaya battling through the pain even knowing it will ruin her chances in the individual tournament. Taichi refusing to give up. Then finally that last scene man. It was like 2 am when I saw it after watching rest of season in a row. Almost broke down in tears. So beautiful. The towel scene with them in an earlier episode was also amazing.
While she's in the hospital she realizes that she loves Arata and will always love him. Pretty sure that means Taichi is going to be a broken man as Oe pushes him more until Chihaya slaps him away.
Expectations were right in the end but it was so fucking tense. Chihaya man, I want to know what happened to her finger... Taichi overcame his greatest enemy: himself. I'm so glad for him!
Since Chihaya probably isn't going to play on the individual tournament, what is going to happen now? Still show the individual tournament with Arata becoming the king? Maybe Taichi getting to Class A? Hm.
On April 27 2016 06:22 2009 wrote:
On April 27 2016 04:43 HolydaKing wrote: I think Joker Game isn't really something I enjoy, maybe I should drop it. Lots of talking and it's episodical, I found ep 4 rather boring.
im pretty ok with it, and it's one of few that i haven't dropped yet but based on the MAL discussion, i do spose that they could've done more in-depth character introduction, couldn't even figure out which guy was supposed to be the MC/spy this episode
I don't get those people always crying for a character introduction. Some of the most useless inventions in story-telling... Characters should be mostly defined by their actions in the story, not by flashbacks. Anyways, I think it's pretty ironic that people cry for that shit even if it's the FUCKING POINT of the show that those spies don't give away their real identity but use tons of fake ones... my god...
That said, I haven't watched ep4 yet. I want to finish Chihayafuru first.
I get what you mean, and I'm not crying for one, my issue is with the fact that the spies were vaguely introduced and all their faces look arguably similar and idk about you but i basically spent a good chunk of the episode watching and wondering who the heck is the spy supposed to be or whether the anime had just decided to do some weird diversion and show another bunch of characters and a new story
Yeah, I wasn't talking about you, just the general MAL crowd. In almost every anime subforum, if the anime did not introduce the characters in ep1, people are crying... As said, I haven't seen ep4 yet so I can't judge. However, people already said this exact thing on ep1, wishing for in-depth character introductions. That made me mad.
On April 27 2016 20:34 Miragee wrote: For anybody who is reading the manga: Is the romance going to be resolved there? Don't say which pairing, just if it gets resolved.
Like Nagisama said, your question assumes, that there is any real romance in this story to begin with. While the english translation of the manga is a whole story year ahead (end of the next year team tournament), the 'romance' essentially did not move very much (though the boys roles shift a bit around).
In the end Chihaya loves Karuta first and foremost. And she loves all the people around her. Obviously the two boys are a bit more special, but there is zero hint at a physical attraction from her side. Maybe you could interpret it as one of those 'Japanese pure love' themes, but even that comes almost exclusively from the boys side.
So no, up to how far I could read, the 'romance' did not resolve. (But I if there ever is going to be any development, where I am now would be the perfect moment. Maybe the author finally does something in this direction...)
On April 27 2016 04:43 HolydaKing wrote: I think Joker Game isn't really something I enjoy, maybe I should drop it. Lots of talking and it's episodical, I found ep 4 rather boring.
im pretty ok with it, and it's one of few that i haven't dropped yet but based on the MAL discussion, i do spose that they could've done more in-depth character introduction, couldn't even figure out which guy was supposed to be the MC/spy this episode
I don't get those people always crying for a character introduction. Some of the most useless inventions in story-telling... Characters should be mostly defined by their actions in the story, not by flashbacks. Anyways, I think it's pretty ironic that people cry for that shit even if it's the FUCKING POINT of the show that those spies don't give away their real identity but use tons of fake ones... my god...
That said, I haven't watched ep4 yet. I want to finish Chihayafuru first.
I get what you mean, and I'm not crying for one, my issue is with the fact that the spies were vaguely introduced and all their faces look arguably similar and idk about you but i basically spent a good chunk of the episode watching and wondering who the heck is the spy supposed to be or whether the anime had just decided to do some weird diversion and show another bunch of characters and a new story
Yeah, I wasn't talking about you, just the general MAL crowd. In almost every anime subforum, if the anime did not introduce the characters in ep1, people are crying... As said, I haven't seen ep4 yet so I can't judge. However, people already said this exact thing on ep1, wishing for in-depth character introductions. That made me mad.
yeah well, maybe i phrased it wrongly but i think my point gets across, the other characters should've gotten maybe just 10-15 secs extra screen time each in ep1 and that would honestly have been enough so that imo, viewers could at least remember that there are at least 9 different MCs and how to tell them apart while also knowing their, albeit fake, names.
On April 27 2016 20:34 Miragee wrote: Finished Chihayafuru s2. Amazing, simply amazing. Has been a long time I was hooked on an anime this much. My faith is restored.
Damn you Oe, you are such a boss! In season 1, I thought it was so cute when she was noticing how Taichi felt about Chihaya. But the way she is routing for him and supporting him now...man Oe!
The only thing I'm a bit bitter about is that there is no resolve to the romance. I didn't really expect it but I hoped for it. Damn, need a season 3! Madhouse, pls. For anybody who is reading the manga: Is the romance going to be resolved there? Don't say which pairing, just if it gets resolved.
On April 27 2016 05:46 Numy wrote:
On April 27 2016 05:38 Ryuhou)aS( wrote: chihaya finals spoilers!!! dont read if you havent watched it yet!
That moment when taichi wins and chihaya wakes up to see it...one of the most beautiful moments in any anime i've ever seen. shit im starting to tear up just thinking about it. ahhhh
That whole finals was so insane. Chihaya battling through the pain even knowing it will ruin her chances in the individual tournament. Taichi refusing to give up. Then finally that last scene man. It was like 2 am when I saw it after watching rest of season in a row. Almost broke down in tears. So beautiful. The towel scene with them in an earlier episode was also amazing.
On April 27 2016 04:43 HolydaKing wrote: I think Joker Game isn't really something I enjoy, maybe I should drop it. Lots of talking and it's episodical, I found ep 4 rather boring.
im pretty ok with it, and it's one of few that i haven't dropped yet but based on the MAL discussion, i do spose that they could've done more in-depth character introduction, couldn't even figure out which guy was supposed to be the MC/spy this episode
I don't get those people always crying for a character introduction. Some of the most useless inventions in story-telling... Characters should be mostly defined by their actions in the story, not by flashbacks. Anyways, I think it's pretty ironic that people cry for that shit even if it's the FUCKING POINT of the show that those spies don't give away their real identity but use tons of fake ones... my god...
That said, I haven't watched ep4 yet. I want to finish Chihayafuru first.
I get what you mean, and I'm not crying for one, my issue is with the fact that the spies were vaguely introduced and all their faces look arguably similar and idk about you but i basically spent a good chunk of the episode watching and wondering who the heck is the spy supposed to be or whether the anime had just decided to do some weird diversion and show another bunch of characters and a new story
Yeah, I wasn't talking about you, just the general MAL crowd. In almost every anime subforum, if the anime did not introduce the characters in ep1, people are crying... As said, I haven't seen ep4 yet so I can't judge. However, people already said this exact thing on ep1, wishing for in-depth character introductions. That made me mad.
yeah well, maybe i phrased it wrongly but i think my point gets across, the other characters should've gotten maybe just 10-15 secs extra screen time each in ep1 and that would honestly have been enough so that imo, viewers could at least remember that there are at least 9 different MCs and how to tell them apart while also knowing their, albeit fake, names.
I think having distinct faces would already help/do enough. What I think would have been cool as well is if they had really distinct faces instead of all looking the same, however when taking another fake identity they would look completely different due to some simple changes (it's incredible how much appearance can change with some simple lines in anime). In the end of the case the spy gets revealed to the viewer in one way or another.
It's either Chihaya x Arata or Chihaya x Karuta? Is that what you want to tell me?
On April 27 2016 21:32 Nagisama wrote:
On April 27 2016 20:34 Miragee wrote: Finished Chihayafuru s2. Amazing, simply amazing. Has been a long time I was hooked on an anime this much. My faith is restored.
Damn you Oe, you are such a boss! In season 1, I thought it was so cute when she was noticing how Taichi felt about Chihaya. But the way she is routing for him and supporting him now...man Oe!
The only thing I'm a bit bitter about is that there is no resolve to the romance. I didn't really expect it but I hoped for it. Damn, need a season 3! Madhouse, pls. For anybody who is reading the manga: Is the romance going to be resolved there? Don't say which pairing, just if it gets resolved.
On April 27 2016 05:46 Numy wrote:
On April 27 2016 05:38 Ryuhou)aS( wrote: chihaya finals spoilers!!! dont read if you havent watched it yet!
That moment when taichi wins and chihaya wakes up to see it...one of the most beautiful moments in any anime i've ever seen. shit im starting to tear up just thinking about it. ahhhh
That whole finals was so insane. Chihaya battling through the pain even knowing it will ruin her chances in the individual tournament. Taichi refusing to give up. Then finally that last scene man. It was like 2 am when I saw it after watching rest of season in a row. Almost broke down in tears. So beautiful. The towel scene with them in an earlier episode was also amazing.
Thank you very much for not answering the question. It's not like that I don't know that. The show is about so much more than Karuta though.
Romance isn't even listed as a genre for both the manga and anime just saying.
That doesn't say much tbh. Shigatsu had a romance tag and had next to no progress. LotGH had no romance tag but it sure had some romance development. I'm also not expecting it to be the main thing. But you can't deny it's a very important issue for one of the main characters even though, apparently, one-sided.
On April 27 2016 20:34 Miragee wrote: For anybody who is reading the manga: Is the romance going to be resolved there? Don't say which pairing, just if it gets resolved.
Like Nagisama said, your question assumes, that there is any real romance in this story to begin with. While the english translation of the manga is a whole story year ahead (end of the next year team tournament), the 'romance' essentially did not move very much (though the boys roles shift a bit around).
In the end Chihaya loves Karuta first and foremost. And she loves all the people around her. Obviously the two boys are a bit more special, but there is zero hint at a physical attraction from her side. Maybe you could interpret it as one of those 'Japanese pure love' themes, but even that comes almost exclusively from the boys side.
So no, up to how far I could read, the 'romance' did not resolve. (But I if there ever is going to be any development, where I am now would be the perfect moment. Maybe the author finally does something in this direction...)
On April 27 2016 04:43 HolydaKing wrote: I think Joker Game isn't really something I enjoy, maybe I should drop it. Lots of talking and it's episodical, I found ep 4 rather boring.
im pretty ok with it, and it's one of few that i haven't dropped yet but based on the MAL discussion, i do spose that they could've done more in-depth character introduction, couldn't even figure out which guy was supposed to be the MC/spy this episode
I don't get those people always crying for a character introduction. Some of the most useless inventions in story-telling... Characters should be mostly defined by their actions in the story, not by flashbacks. Anyways, I think it's pretty ironic that people cry for that shit even if it's the FUCKING POINT of the show that those spies don't give away their real identity but use tons of fake ones... my god...
That said, I haven't watched ep4 yet. I want to finish Chihayafuru first.
I get what you mean, and I'm not crying for one, my issue is with the fact that the spies were vaguely introduced and all their faces look arguably similar and idk about you but i basically spent a good chunk of the episode watching and wondering who the heck is the spy supposed to be or whether the anime had just decided to do some weird diversion and show another bunch of characters and a new story
Yeah, I wasn't talking about you, just the general MAL crowd. In almost every anime subforum, if the anime did not introduce the characters in ep1, people are crying... As said, I haven't seen ep4 yet so I can't judge. However, people already said this exact thing on ep1, wishing for in-depth character introductions. That made me mad.
yeah well, maybe i phrased it wrongly but i think my point gets across, the other characters should've gotten maybe just 10-15 secs extra screen time each in ep1 and that would honestly have been enough so that imo, viewers could at least remember that there are at least 9 different MCs and how to tell them apart while also knowing their, albeit fake, names.
I think having distinct faces would already help/do enough. What I think would have been cool as well is if they had really distinct faces instead of all looking the same, however when taking another fake identity they would look completely different due to some simple changes (it's incredible how much appearance can change with some simple lines in anime). In the end of the case the spy gets revealed to the viewer in one way or another.
Their individual personalities are not elaborated upon because it's not important to the story. All you need to know is that there is a spy, and they are competent. The only reason there are nine spies is so that the show has a plausible explanation for having each episode take place in a different location.
Funny you mention simple disguises, because that is exactly what happens in ep 4.
I really like what they did with the setting this time around. Having Sikh soldiers accompany the British man from the International Settlement was a nice detail. Opium trafficking and male prostitution also feature prominently...
Next ep is supposed to deal with British intelligence/counterintelligence. Should be neat.
Well finally settled down to dive into Ghost in the Shell after only catching an episode here and there on TV. Watched the movie and 10 episodes of SAC so far. Liking it a lot so far.
Flying Witch is a nice, so far light hearted slice of life in the country kind of anime. Heck, the OP even sounds a bit country. Sweet show, though. Anyways, time to watch Twin Star Exorcists and then back into the Chihayafuru. (I only watch it for the karuta now. S1:E10.)
EPT
just saying.
