Suou is a crucible every serious karuta player in Chihayafuru has to overcome. Read more

Not exactly a breather episode right there… Read more

Of all the weeks not to have a double episode… Read more

So yeah, that was pretty intense. Read more

One trend I’ve definitely noticed in Chihayafuru – the best chapters/episodes tend to be the ones that focus heavily on the supporting characters. Read more

Memo to Suetsugu-sensei – you showed us the wrong match. Read more

This episode was pretty much all that’s good and bad about this stretch of Chihayafuru rolled into one. Read more

I’m struck by how misunderstood Taichi appears to be. Read more

I wonder sometimes if everything that this series communicates to the audience is intentional on the author’s part. Read more

Life would be so much easier if this show weren’t so damn good. Read more