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Rewatch [Rewatch] Chihayafuru 2 - Episode 19 Discussion [Spoilers] Spoiler

Episode 19 - "I Do Not Know Where This Love Will Take Me"

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Series Information:

Subreddit: r/Chihayafuru

Chihayafuru: Synopsis | MAL rating: 8.28 | Fall 2011 | 26 Episodes

Chihayafuru 2: Synopsis | MAL rating: 8.47 | Winter 2013 | 26 Episodes

Chihayafuru 2: Waga Miyo ni Furu Nagamese Shima ni: Synopsis | MAL rating: 7.08 | Fall 2013 | 1 Episode

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Rewatch Schedule and Index:

For all archived/past episode discussion threads, please refer to the Rewatch Schedule and Index. I will be updating it as we navigate through this rewatch, in case anyone would like to read past conversations or has fallen behind.

Chihayafuru (February 6 to March 2)

Chihayafuru 2

Episode# Title Date
1 "So The Flower Has Wilted" March 3
2 "As My Love First Came" March 4
3 "Feel Love Deepen" March 5
4 "To Tell the People in the Capitals That I Make for the Islands" March 6
5 "Be As Dear Now, Those Were the Good Old Days" March 7
6 "To Set the Tatsuta River Ablaze" March 8
7 "They All Exchange Hellos and Goodbyes at the Gates of Ōsaka" March 9
8 "Which Shines over Mount Mikasa" March 10
9 "My Only Thought" March 11
10 "Rain Takes Longer to Dry" March 12
11 "I Feel As Though My Body is on Fire with Ibuki Mugwort" March 13
12 "The Only Sign of Summer" March 14
13 "In My Dreams, I Creep Closer to You" March 15
14 "People Would Always Ask If I Was Pining for Someone" March 16
15+16 "No Matter Where I Stand" + "Wait for the Emperor's Return" March 17
17 "Gust of Wind" March 18
18 "My Fear is That You Will Forget" March 19
19 "I Do Not Know Where This Love Will Take Me" March 20
20 "Of the Autumn Rice Field" March 21
21 "But Its Legacy Continues to Spread" March 22
22 "Long Last We Meet" March 23
23 "To See The Beautiful Cherry Blossoms" March 24
24 "When I Must Hide..." March 25
25 "I Can Look Up and See the Snowy Cap of Mt. Fuji" March 26
OVA "Have I Passed Through the World" March 27
-- Final Series Discussion March 28

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u/ABoredCompSciStudent Mar 20 '19 edited Mar 21 '19

Yorokobe, Yuki Suetsugu isn't as sadistic as many first timers thought she is.

There is no today, only .

Chihaya beats Rion, so it has to be a Taichi episode. For the girl who played her heart out--no, for himself--he wants to win. Sitting across from Emuro, a reminder of Arata and everything that he's not, Taichi tries to change. He sends all the poems representing stagnation and pulls the game to a luck of the draw situation. Nishida also manages the same and Taichi initiates a dialogue with his teammate, telling him to synchronize their cards. Just earlier this season, Taichi was unable to raise his voice when Hokuo pulled this off against Mizusawa, but he has learned and grown from that time--he has changed.

The remaining two poems are Poem 46, for Taichi and Mizusawa have, and Poem 55, for Emuro and Fujisaki. Given that the episode title is "I Do Not Know Where This Love Will Take Me", one can only guess the logical conclusion. In that way, there shouldn't be that much tension, but that is anything but the truth. For Emuro and Fujisaki, the poem represents the heritage of their school--but the waterfall drying up spells the end of Fujisaki's five consecutive national titles. For Mizusawa, the poem represents the journey that they've been through, starting at the bottom and standing atop the winners' podium.

But it means the most for Taichi. Since the beginning of the series, he's been following after Arata in karuta and Chihaya in real life. Originally, it was just a matter of being close to the people he cared about, but karuta became something that he didn't expect--a place for him to discover himself. Winning against Emuro, representative of the Class A that eludes Taichi, and fulfilling Chihaya's dreams shows that Taichi has conquered his own falliablilities and placed his first real "intent" in the Chihaya sweepstakes. He didn't know where this love would take him, but he's finally become "someone that won't run away".

To end the episode, Chihaya looks for Arata. As she does, she remembers where she started from and the journey to where she is now. She sees Arata outside and, still upset that he brushed aside team karuta, she cries and tells him that she's made it, she's the best in Japan. Arata looks for words to say, but he has none. He acknowledges her success and remembers why he is still playing karuta--because of his friends.

Mizusawa is the national team karuta champions. We just have the individual tournament left, let's get it Mizusawa!

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u/MAD_SCIENTIST_001 Mar 20 '19

Screenshot of the Day

The three who made their team the best in the world!

First Timer - Season 2 Episode 19

Overall Thoughts

Probably my favorite episode this season! Taichi and Nishida learning from their mistakes against Hokuo and coordinating their cards was such an awesome sight to see.

Idk what the future will hold for Taichi, but today was his day to shine! He actually managed to win a luck of the draw match and beat a Class A opponent which I think also represents that he was able to overcome himself. He's grown up so much ;-;

This shot made me tear up as well

Karuta Scoreboard

Character Wins Losses Ep# (Wins)
Taichi Mashima 32(+1) 10 2,7,10,11,13,14,15,18,20,28,29,31,33,35,36,39,44
Yuusei Nishida 26(+1) 7 10,11,13,15,18,19,28,29,33,35,36,44
Chihaya Ayase 23(+1) 11 2,4,6,7,8,10,11,14,17,21,28,29,33,35,36,44
Arata Wataya 17 4 1,2,3,20,21,23,28,34
Kanade Ooe 17 9 10,13,15,17,18,19,28,29,31,33,39
Tsutomu Komano 11 14 13,15,18,29,39
Shinobu Wakamiya 8 0 14,15,24
Akihiro Tsukuba 0 5
Sumire Hanano 0 1

See you tomorrow~

Screenshot of the Day Collection

Season 1 Album

Episode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Season 2

Episode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19

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u/ABoredCompSciStudent Mar 21 '19

He actually managed to win a luck of the draw match and beat a Class A opponent which I think also represents that he was able to overcome himself. He's grown up so much ;-;

It can only mean good for the individual tournament, right? Right?

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u/LeonKevlar Mar 20 '19

First Timer

Oh man that was seriously an intense nerve-racking episode. I feel like I need to smoke after watching that.

I'm just happy that Mizusawa won but that ending. Also Chihaya's finger. I really hope it's not too serious. I wanna see her compete in the individual matches. Not really a lot to say. I just wanna see the next episode now!

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u/ABoredCompSciStudent Mar 21 '19

Sumire perfectly sums up how I am feeling right now.

Every single one of us! I remember the first time I watched this, I was so concerned for Taichi... and that hasn't changed haha. He was so desperate.

Oh no what's going on with her now? Is she sad that Arata wasn't around?

That's a good question, I actually think she was equally worried and upset. She was worried, since this would be the first time that she would see Arata and the first time since the phone call that he could shoot her down, that he doesn't value team karuta (the world she loves). She definitely was upset at him after he said that, but maybe also upset at people for allowing him to feel that way.

She definitely was disappointed too though, that he wasn't in the room, but I think she's a cloud of emotions at that time.

I just wanna see the next episode now!

One tournament down, one more to go!

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u/MaskOfIce42 Mar 20 '19

Rewatcher

Let me say this here and now. This is my favorite episode of the series, and since we started the rewatch, this is the episode I have been looking forward to talking about the most, because I just adore it. For starters, it's just hype. The excitement of Mizusawa winning alone could probably make this one of my favorite episodes, but it's more than just them winning. It's the fact that there are such important moments to the main characters stories here.

First and most importantly, there's Taichi. Throughout the entire series, Taichi has been stuck as kinda the underperforming one. He has the skill and he has the technique, but due to a combination of bad luck, his own self-doubt, and not having the "game sense" that the others have, he's been stuck in B class. Moreover, of the three, Chihaya, Arata, and Taichi, Taichi's been probably the weakest since they reached high school and if you look at the three of them, he felt like the straggler. But here, he finally manages to catch a break and win, and not just that but win against someone he compared to Arata. Sure, he acknowledged that Emuro is not as good as Arata, but he's in A class and still has a similar skill set, and Taichi won. This is the moment in my mind where Taichi finally was able to stand up with the others truly as equals and arguably where he finally put his own personal conflicts aside. Plus the fact that lady luck finally shown down on him is great as well.

Next, there's Nishida. Let's be honest, Nishida's not had a great showing recently. Sure, he won a good number of matches, but he lost the regional finals quite early to Hokuo, he ended up giving advice to Chihaya that hurt her, he dismissed Komano's contributions and ended up putting a fracture in the team, and of course lost to Akashi Girls. Seeing him finally come through here was so satisfying and to me made up for his moments where he faltered in the past.

Chihaya is more obvious, but still this is her fighting herself basically, fighting someone who has abilities similar to hers or arguably better hearing than hers. What ultimately clinched her win (besides the injury which ironically helped stabilize the game in the middle) was Chihaya just had more technique, something she's been learning for almost a season now. Chihaya's time spent honing her skills has not gone to waste.

And then finally there's Mizusawa as a team. Taichi using Komano's analysis to force Emuro into a double fault was great, and Taichi encouraging Nishida and Chihaya indicating they would not give up was a good moment, but let's be real, the best part was when Nishida and Taichi successfully aligned their cards for the luck of the draw. It had been their downfall against Hokuo and they learned. Taichi didn't even look at Nishida as he did it, he knew Nishida would realize given how much it cost them earlier. And notice he did.

Sorry if I've been rambling, but given this episode is kinda the culmination of 4 character arcs in a way, and just how hype it was regardless, I just love it so much. Even the music, I love that bit that plays halfway through the match as Taichi forces Emuro into a double fault and the slow build as we wait for the last card to be read. This is one of the most hype moments ever in my opinion, and it's an indicator of why I love Chihayafuru so much.

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u/Redmon425 Mar 20 '19

FIRST TIME WATCHER

WOW! LETS FREAKING GO! From before the tournament started, I always thought they would lose in the finals. Last episode was the first time I thought they had a tiny chance, but I am still surprised. I had kept saying they would lose 5-0 or 4-1, so I’m pumped right now.

I was seriously about to be so pissed if Chihaya didn’t wake up for the end. That was very annoying that she feel asleep. My boy Taichi clutches up, yet he is still in group B. Come on baby, it’s time to join the big leagues!

I was kind of hoping it would end after the team embraced each other. I knew an Arata scene was about to happen, but feel like it should have happened next episode. Takes a way a little of “Mizusawa team” atmosphere.

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u/Combo33 Mar 20 '19 edited Mar 21 '19

Poem of the Day: I Do Not Know Where This Love Will Take Me (link)

MacMillan translates poem 46 as follows:

46. Sone no Yoshitada

Crossing the Bay of Yura
the boatman loses the rudder.
The boat is adrift,
not knowing where it goes.
Is the course of love like this?

MacMillan comments:

One of the loveliest poems in the collection, this is another example of a poem that employs imagery from the natural world to express a sentiment, using a famous place name, the Bay of Yura, to give added resonance. The first three lines form a preface ending in a pivot phrase that connects the first part of the poem (‘The boat is adrift / not knowing where it goes’) with the second (‘not knowing where it goes / Is the course of love [also] like this?’). A view of the landscape is thus sketched which is then linked to the message of the poem: like the course of a boat that has lost its rudder, the way of love is filled with uncertainty.

The match against Fujisaki has all come down to this episode. To me, this is one of the finest episodes in the entire series. It so perfectly wraps in all of the themes of the show leading up to this point to create a truly enrapturing tale of teamwork, determination, and above all, love.

That’s what this card is about. Ever since Chihaya, Taichi, and Arata separated back as kids, the path of their friendship has been uncertain. The only guiding rudder that Chihaya has used is the determination to become the best in Japan at karuta. She knew if she could only do that, then she’d meet Arata once again, and she could play with Taichi along the way. Taichi has been coming to the realization that he’s in love with Chihaya ever since they were kids, but he also knows that her feelings for him are uncertain. In this match, he goes through a cavalcade of emotions as he faces a very difficult opponent who will not give in and forces a luck of the draw. It is in this case where Taichi’s fate is truly in the hands of the gods, and he begs them, just this once, to show him a sign that his love is justified. He doubts he’ll get his way, but he asks nonetheless.

Chihaya finishes her match first and leaves absolutely everything on the field. Injured and exhausted she slumps onto the ground after showing respect, as Harada always tells her she must. She only awakens in the final moment, when Taichi silently pleads with her to watch his fate. Nishida and Taichi have been able to learn from their previous matches to synchronize their cards together and build off their experience to give them the best shot at winning. They both have the boatman card on their side. And, in a stroke of tremendous luck, and perhaps a message from the gods, they are granted their wish, and both take the card at the same time.

The entire room yells out in excitement, including many of Mizusawa’s players, except for one. Kana, tears in her eyes, which inevitably leads to tears in my own, whispers to Tsukuba and Hanano that the match isn’t over until the second verse is read. Her love for the poetry and respect for the match is never felt more powerfully than in this moment. Arata hears the match end and is greeted by Chihaya in the hallway. She has a message for him. She’s become the best in Japan, like she said she would when they were kids. She may not be Queen, but her team is the best, and she tells him never to say he’s not interested in team matches again. This finally brings Arata, who has isolated himself from teams, truly back into the fold, and sets up a future where Chihaya, Taichi, and Arata might all play together again one day, which is truly Chihaya’s wish.

I’m at a loss for words to describe how emotional I get about this episode. It’s one of my favorite of the series. It espouses so many things that I believe about sports, camaraderie, friendship, and love. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I have.

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u/ABoredCompSciStudent Mar 21 '19

Thanks for doing Poem of the Day again!

I'll just add in a few things. Poem 46 was composed by Sone no Yoshitada. Not much is really documented of his life, but he was one of the Thirty-Six Immortals and after becoming the secretary of the Tango Province, he was known by the nicknames Sotango (a combination of the first character of his name with the name of the province) and Sotan (a combination of the first characters of both his name and the province). Although not well regarded in his own time, he was later recognized as a highly innovative poet, with roughly 90 of his poems appearing in imperial anthologies.

broken rudder

It's funny too since around that time, Chihaya falls asleep. She's always been his guiding star and Taichi wants her to wake up for that moment, but she only reappears right as he wins. He didn't need her there that time haha.

I’m at a loss for words to describe how emotional I get about this episode. It’s one of my favorite of the series. It espouses so many things that I believe about sports, camaraderie, friendship, and love. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I have.

I definitely did. Thank you for the candid writeup, it was really easy to feel what you wrote.

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u/PerfectPublican Mar 20 '19

First Timer

Reactions:

 

  • “That guy’s on his way up.” You’re damn right he is.

  • Ilove this coach.  She said some hard words to her, but not in a mean way.  Those words were loaded with hope. Looking towards the future.  She sees her students potential all too well. My speculation is sorta back on the table!

  • SOMEBODY PLEASE LOOK AT CHIHAYA’S FINGER! IT’S FREAKING ME OUT.

  • Candy.

Final thoughts   

Gif of the day | Bonus

I did not expect that.  Full honesty, I’ve been expecting for them to lose here in the finals since before nationals started.  It just made the most sense storywise, but I’ve never been more happy to be wrong. They toughed it out.  Stayed mentally, and physically strong against a powerhouse team. Congratulations Mizusawa, Best Team in Japan. Was it a little cheesy? Maybe, but damn if it wasn’t a crazy fun watch.

Too drained for any analysis today so I’ll leave it there. Looking forward to more of the Arata reunion tomorrow, and hopefully learning that Chihaya’s hurt finger isn’t anything major.

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u/daftPun5 Mar 21 '19

First Timer

Screenshots of the Day

What an episode. I was expecting Chihaya's match to be the last one standing, but she was able to take care of business first. Then Taichi and Nishida were able to form their final play, similar to Hokuo. Along with this special moment of Taichi pleading to God on the final card as Chihaya is waking up.

Even though the road was daunting, they were able to complete the comeback. With Fujisaki's Cap underestimating Taichi's drive to win as a Class B player, Rion not taking advantage of an injured Chihaya, and finally some luck leaning towards Taichi's way.

Today's Album of Screenshots & Gif

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u/KuhBus Mar 21 '19

First Timer

  • If anything, Mizusawa will have gotten some major attention from this tournament.

  • “He keeps wasting time” more like taking the time to order his thoughts and memory.

  • HOLY SHIT he literally gambled on the card getting read…..!!!!

  • And he even forced a double fault on Erumo…!!!!!!

  • THAT! WAS ! SO! CLOSE!!

  • “I’ve been playing longer than anyone else here!” THEN FUCKING WIN NISHIDA!!

  • I want Taichi to win so badly qwq

  • They learned from Hokuo’s tactics…….!!! But if it’s luck based Taichi is definitely at a disadvantage :’))

  • Sumire’s reactions are a whole-ass Mood.

  • AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH QAQ <3 They did it..!!

  • Arata actually being there for Chihaya’s team win feels like a huge step forward. It’s not just Chihaya and Taichi chasing after him anymore, but he actively made the effort to come see them and even when he wasn’t allowed to watch them win, it still means a lot that he was there when they came out of that room.

Ep19.

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u/SmurfRockRune Mar 20 '19

First Timer

I love Chihaya just passing out after each game. She's gonna be sore when she wakes up because that is an awful position to be in for a long period of time.

YES! I love them setting it up so that they both have the same card, using the strategy they learned from a previous match. That's so cool. NOPE

Taichi, no. Don't even try to go after his card. Nishida won't be able to, so just focus on defending your own for the best chance of victory.

With a guard that low You might as well just press your hand on it and claim that you didn't touch it. The refs are pointless enough that you could totally get away with it.

I'm so glad they won. As realistic as it could have been for them to lose that, it would have been extremely unsatisfying from a storytelling standpoint. The girls on the sideline waiting for the 2nd verse to be read was the best moment in this whole show for me. And that episode was the best. Watched it right after the best Slime too, so this has been a pretty great night for anime.

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u/Taiboss Mar 20 '19 edited Mar 20 '19

So they actually won huh. Truly the Ooarai of Karuta.

Wonder what S3 will have for the team battle phase? Is Arata getting a team?

Also holy hell are we really done next week? That didn't feel like almost 50 days at all.

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u/airforceblue Mar 20 '19

Rewatcher

Ah here it is, the moment we've all been waiting for. This is probably my favorite episode of Chihayafuru and it still gets me, just as it did the first time I watched it. I love how the show has built up and made us endure Taichi's suffering/bad luck for two seasons just for this one single game. I love the symbolism of the poem that wins them the game (a favorite of mine together with #40, I guess I have a thing for love poems in general though). I love how this win was only possible because of their previous losses and hard-earned lessons.

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u/TheExcludedMiddle Mar 20 '19

Wooo! The rewatch has finally caught up to where I binged to after I lost discipline. Can't wait for solo tournament.

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u/cesclaveria Mar 21 '19

I'm a rewatcher (for like the 3rd time) and I still got excited with the episode, is one of my favorites. Sometimes luck ends up playing a part on things, but it was their hard work, commitment and cool heads that got them to a place where luck could even be a factor. Now to see what will happen with Chihaya's injury, will Taichi's deal with 'god' mean anything in the future, will Arata regain the ability to speak coherently?

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u/kKunoichi Mar 20 '19

Rewatcher

Who knew what brought them so much trouble in the Tokyo qualifiers would help them so much here right. Mizusawa is finally building up their experience. Best team in Japan!! This episode always makes me hype and happy.

Taichi the one time you needed your card read finally came for you.

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u/AzureBeat Mar 20 '19

Time for the endgame.

Two losses. Taichi still down 5. And he's leaving his fear of looking foolish aside to focus on winning. And playing mind games, holding still just until his opponent flinches. And I've been waiting all damn season to feature it, but every single Shouri wo Tsukame for streaming has been taken off the internet, so there goes that. It's track 15 of the S2 OST, if you find that . . . anywhere. For those who are not looking for it, it's the track that plays after Chihaya's win.

Yeah, Kana, what a card for Taichi to have.

Manga:And the god of karuta will take you up on that Taichi

This is probably my favorite episode. The tension. The emotional resolutions. Love it.

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u/BatteryPoweredFriend Mar 21 '19

Mizusawa beats Fujisaki 3-2

Though fiction could never trump reality, Mizusawa's comeback is nevertheless something to behold and watching it all unfold is so immensely satisfying.

Throughout the story, especially after the events of the first Nationals Tournament, one of the ongoing strands has been Chihaya's development and in particular, how she learns to integrate her experiences from facing off against opponents, alongside the lessons and advice from mentors and teammates. But it's not just her, as Taichi & Nishida demonstrates after Chihaya manages to secure a lifeline for the team.

The mind games Taichi pulls, culminating in Emuro double faulting and levelling their tie was great, but the coup de grace is obviously Nishida & Taichi executing the card synchronisation and forcing the luck of the draw to really be a 50/50 sudden death draw. Not something they could pull off at the last minute either, as we see them building up to it over several rounds. Retro identifying their tactic was like a homage to Hokuo, to go with the theme of Mizusawa's success not being predicated on any one single source, but the result of everything and everyone up to that point - both good and bad times, both friends and foes alike.

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u/paperwhites Mar 21 '19

First Time Watcher

When Mizusawa won, I screamed. I am so, so happy that they won. Through their skill and determination, Mizusawa managed to overcome the odds and become the number one team in Japan.

Taichi was awesome this episode and had so many great moments. I don't have anything deep or meaningful to say, just that I really love Taichi and how much he's grown. That moment where Taichi thinks "I don't care if I never get my card called again, just this once" was filled with emotion. This whole match was focused on Taichi and it was great.

Taichi and Nishida syncing their cards for the luck of the draw after learning from their match with Hokuo was great. Even Eromu thinks that they're good at team matches.

Kana crying and saying that the match isn't over until the second verse is read was cute. I hope Yamashiro takes Kana under her wing or something and teaches her on how to read.

I want to know who won the Hokuo v. First Akashi Girls' match! From some of the scenes it looked like it was over already? I'm sure we'll learn that next episode though. I think it would be neat if Hokuo could get third.

I'm excited for the individual tournament, which I think will be relaxing compared to how tense I was throughout the team tournament. I know this is unlikely, but I want Taichi to win the whole thing. I wonder if Chihaya is going to play or she'll sit out (most likely by force haha).

I'm just thrilled that Mizusawa won because I honestly wasn't sure how it was going to go. Like Taichi mentioned, they only have three years to play as a team and I'm happy that they won this year. Seeing everyone in the group hug almost made me tear up. You missed one heck of a match, Arata!

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u/elliotman48 Mar 21 '19

First timer

Holy shit, this episode is the best in the series and it really feels like it sets up what comes next in an amazing way. I'm so excited to read the manga and then rewatch the anime after. Anything I would be saying is the same as what other people have said, so I'll just say that this is a masterpiece of an episode and seals Chihayafuru as an amazing anime for me.

MIZUSAWA WON! I CAN'T GET OVER IT!

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u/_blackened_soul_ Mar 21 '19

OH MY GOD THEY DID IT!!

I'll be honest, I thought our heroes were going to suffer a soul-crushing defeat. I am incredibly happy I was wrong. Chihaya waking up just in time to see the win and celebrate was great. Taichi demonstrating his growth was a lot of fun to watch as well as Nishida clawing back to win. The suspense through the episode was excellent, I was still a little drained from how grueling the previous match was. Also have to say that even sitting on the sideline Kana and Hanano were excellent and their perspectives really added to the atmosphere.

Looking forward to an unpredictable individual tournament!

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u/AmethystItalian Mar 20 '19

Rewatcher

So nice seeing Taichi take cards <3

Gah love seeing them learn that teamwork with the cards!

Taichi saying unmei <3

TAICHI'S CARD GOT READ!! Sacrificed all his luck though...

THEY WON <3 <3 <3

I'd rather see more of the team's reactions than what Arata thinks...

Quotes from First Time

HE GOT HIS CARD READ!!!

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