Maybe I’ll start re-watching this series next Tuesday… There’s not much left to be said about Chihayafuru that I haven’t already said in blogging 25 episodes. I love it – I love it to pieces, and I’m gutted that it’s over. The series is a mortal lock to make my […] Read more
I don’t want it to be true, but it is – this is the last Taichi Tuesday. I’m grateful to have had the chance to watch such a superb, heartfelt and thoroughly wonderful anime as Chihayafuru. I won’t lie to you – I’m pretty drained emotionally, and I haven’t even […] Read more
As I’m sure someone will try and blame me for not mentioning Arata more in this post, let me get it out of the way – he appeared for about 10 seconds and had no lines. It isn’t my fault – I call it like I see it. Chihayafuru is […] Read more
Damn, this show is seriously going to be the end of me. I’m fascinated by the unusual choices Chihayafuru is making as it hurtles towards the gut-wrenching conclusion of what’s likely to be its only anime season. I’ve already been faked out a couple of times about what the focus of the […] Read more
Who's your favorite Chihayafuru Character? Taichi wins, and wins big – no less than 62% of the votes. I can’t say any of the results shocked me, though I thought Kanade might place a bit higher, and I hoped Tsutomu would. Obviously this is a series full of great characters, […] Read more
Chihayafuru continues to surprise me, and this week was no exception. Life is a learning process, and it definitely looks like this adaptation is going to have a stop, rather than an ending. I’m a bit conflicted about the direction the series has taken the last couple of weeks, and […] Read more
OK – so what’s with Arata and the pink cell phone?? After the emotional intensity of the last few episodes, it was almost inevitable that Chihayafuru would have a little breather somewhere – and I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing. While I’ve more or less accepted that we’re unlikely to […] Read more
Only five more Taichi Tuesdays to go. Can it really be possible? I’d have to say this is a good season on balance, especially as there are several excellent shows (four on Monday alone) that have a chance to make my top 10 list for 2012. But the same thing […] Read more
So I’m thinking if you didn’t love this episode of Chihayafuru, this is definitely not the series for you… Whatever genre you want to lump this series in with – and I’m past worrying about it – my personal view is that it does an amazing number of things well. […] Read more
This formula of alternating between relationship episodes and Karuta episodes was already working quite well, but I was especially pleased by the unexpected turn the tournament took this week. While we got wall-to-wall competitive action this time, some of the familiar themes we’ve seen throughout the series continued to be […] Read more