I've seen a lot of sad and angry comments about Taichi however I'd like to say. (SPOILERS) . . . . . Even though Taichi's love is one-sided, that it's to be expected. His story was never about him getting Chihaya. The original story was about Chihaya and Arata, and it's very evident if you read the first chapter of the MANGA that those two are set to be endgame, the author said she wanted to write a story about a queen and a meijin. Originally Taichi was supposed to be a secondary character, however, upon seeing his hardwork she decided to give him a major role and the story became a "trio" story but the core story is still there, Chihaya and Arata will fulfill their dreams. Taichi's importance is to show how a person can change, he will redeem himself and learn to love himself finally letting go of Chihaya (in the romantic sense). There is no denying Chihaya cares deeply for Taichi, but that love is just not romantic.
Taichi plays karuta just because of Chihaya. Not because he likes karuta, I think. Arata and Chihaya are the ones who genuinely love karuta. I'm rooting for Chihaya and Taichi, but as I'm watching this anime, it's only natural if Chihaya ends up with Arata. They share the same purpose.
Yeah that true.. I think the author used mashima only as clickbait for drama.. but there some point I didn't get it with the author.. why frequently used mashima ( supportive MC) to this story.. why didn't she focusing on chihaya and arata (main MC) on story development.. especially arata he barely enough to have screen time..
@@ahmadshahrul8225 She upgraded Taichi to be a main character, but there really isn't concrete goal with him like Chihaya and Arata being queen and meijin. In my opinion the reason why it focused on him was to make get over with his character so she can focus in the original 2. Plus among the 3, Taichi is the one with the most flaws/inner conflicts, given that Arata and Chihaya are rather simple, one-track minded characters. As for Arata's screentime he is supposed to be away and be mysterious I suppose, in the end his biggest turning point is getting out of his grandfather's shadow and that is just in these latest chapters.
@@putriastarisafana Truth is, most girls want Taichi to end up with Chihaya because they have a crush on him. But Chihayafuru isn't a wish fulfillment anime. Chihaya is her own person, and she chose and will choose Arata again and again.
Personally, I like taichi the most but you can't call Chihaya selfish bcs she doesn't love taichi right? She loves Arata, you expect her to say yes to Taichi just to make him happy ? I'm glad she refused him so that Taichi won't be hurt anymore
@@AK-tw1vf I think that is because they(arata, chihaya, taichi) promised to be together for karuta. And yes she's kind of selfish but everything for karuta. But it not all her fault. Taichi can reject to not be in the club but he chose to because he loves chihaya.
Taichi actually followed Chihaya to the same high school. Knowing Chihaya, she would have definitely asked taichi to join because they promised each other when they were young but she actually realize she was forcing him so she apologized and told him that it was okay for him not to join but in the end, Taichi was the one who agreed to join. She wasn't controlling him. (just saying, its quite unfair to say she was controlling him and was being selfish)😊
I feel like Taichi needs to focus on himself now instead of Chihaya 24/7. Also, you don’t always end up with the person who’s always around you. And you can’t force yourself to love someone. You just do.
I don't think taichi think chihaya for love 24/7 and force chihaya to love him? Taichi can move on actually. but the writer use him as punching bag. That u need to understand why fan trigger..now what chihaya and arata has do to support taichi as friend in something he interested? Pls don't tell me about karuta 🙏 he hate it actually
@@ahmadshahrul8225 I’m saying that you can’t force YOURSELF to love someone. But the fact is that the writers are indeed using him as a punching bag. And I do understand why fans are triggered but they shouldn’t put their frustrations out on ships or non-existent characters.
@@shamelessplugsp5657 yea I know, taichi already move on from chihaya.. there no need to frustration about love, he just bear to much just to become role support for chihaya and arata. Mostly taichi fan just want good ending for he. For me, I want at end arata and chihaya to support him this time and better appreciate him. Because he the best character in this series
Taichi had no chance AT ALL since Day 1. He was only a platonic friend. Arata was always the one in Chihaya's heart ever since they first met. I know most fangirls want Taichi for Chihaya since they've fallen in love with his character, but Chihaya is Chihaya. Arata is her endgame, no doubt about it.
Taichi will be just fine. Chiahaya will end up like Midori Sakurazawa from Fujisaki; spending most of her time coaching karuta. Taichi needs someone like Haruka Inokuma(4xQueen) family woman. I think Sumire is a better match for Taichi.
Your comment repairs my heart broken by the fans of Taichi ... The reality is that Arata was always for Chihaya, and she for him ... That is why they are separated ... They are their reason for being ... It is very beautiful and deep. 🥺
@@AnhNguyen-zo8rz i'm not reading all that. i'm happy for you though, or sorry it happened. Seriously all memes aside, it's just anime. And work on your punctuation and grammar.
@@putriastarisafana Yes. If she said yes to arata, then the point of the story would go to waste. Its about her journey to becoming queen and not about her romance life. Honestly this anime would do just as good even if there wasn't any romance. I love romance, but i hate love triangles. It kills my heart. It's like watching hentai, but you forgot to check for the NTR tag.
True, at least I wanna see him wearing colorful clothes like Taichi other than blue, white and black lol. And I wanna see him often in anime other than competitions.
@@surenchimegbudragchaa4937 imo, that's what make his character special,he rarely appears but when he does...his presence is something that Chihaya considers as "miracle"
Please come on Chihaya just admit your feelings for Arata already it clear as day you two both love each other , Arata practically asked you to marry him. Team Arata and Chihaya
Why Not I know I feel the same way , but someone told me that the reason she didn't give Arata a answer yet is because she wants to be how did they put it one equal terms with him I gauss. She wants to become queen of Karata first before she confesses since Arata is like a Karata God to her.
INTRODUCIINNG: a long comment/rant.... i'm sorry I know a lot of people complain about Chihaya being stupid and how Taichi is SOOO much better for her, but i love how the author made it clear that that's not how things actually go. Psychologically it makes perfect sense that a character like Chihaya would be more fascinated by Arata rather than Taichi. She is a very goal driven character, and sure she is selfish, but she goes after the things she wants and constantly strives to be better at the thing she loves. She wants to be the best. And Arata is very similar in that sense, that he knows what his goal is and works hard for himself. And on the other hand, Taichi has always worked hard for Chihaya, not for himself. He's always catered for her needs and put all of his energy into her, not into himself. And while you think that those things would give him higher chances with Chihaya, they have the opposite effect for a character like her. Taichi didn't have a chance to find a thing that he loves to do for himself because he went after the thing Chihaya loves to get closer to her. We had many examples of him struggling with karuta and not enjoying it, and that's because he never wanted to work hard for it because he was inspired by it and wanted to be the best, it's because he wanted to get on the same wavelenght as Chihaya. And he was bound to quit eventually. Chihaya always looks for inspiration and Arata is just that. Somebody who has a clear goal for himself in life and that goal is very similar to her own, he makes her want to work even harder for herself. Shinobu also has a similar role as Arata in Chihayas life, but with more of a challenge in the mix. I think the direction where Taichi is headed is very good for him and i hope that he'll find something he truly enjoys doing. He's the most developed character and i'm really interested in what will happen to him. He might even have a chance with Chihaya, who knows. But he definitely took a right path for himself. The author has made such a great story so far and i don't doubt at all that the ending will be satisfactory. And also Chihaya is a great character, she gets so much needless hate. #TeamChihaya
@@dontmindme5926 taichi deserves a lot better. I dropped the anime just because i couldn't see him suffer anymore. If he doesn't end up with chihaya, imma stop watching love triangle animes
@@nikhat.parveen001 yeah harems are stupidly annoying and cringey but love triangles are sad and heart-tearing the most i can remember are naruto's love triangle, Maid-sama's love triangle, Toradora's and this one. But it's ok that's what makes tichi a beautiful character. i think if he could completely move on about his love or both his friendship and love with chihaya it would be a better story going so he could accept other's feelings finally.
@@hayfaabid9941 I had to drop it because I couldn’t make myself watch his pain not knowing whether they were going to be canon. It was too painful 🥲 BUT NOW LOOK AT US!!
@@faliya7523 you're everywhere on Arata x Chihaya videos. Taichi x Chihaya fans are so immature, I really don't get it. Most of their comments are like HA IN YOUR FACE WE WON! I bet if author wrote Arata x Chihaya instead, we wouldn't be acting like this. My ship is Arata x Chihaya but my favourite character is Taichi
@@naylisyazwina6836 Pardon my self for being toxic. but u know what, im aware for being toxic and thats fine. u dont like my behaviour? yeah just comment it. i'll read it. but if u think i'll feel sorry, im sorry im not and i wont. coz i'll do what i want to do. it's okay if u dont get it, no one force u to get it. good luck mate.
Exactly he struggled his whole life then there goes Taichi fans being sorry for someone who technically have everything just because he was dumped once in a fight he chose to fight even if he knew he would lose... what I mean in a fight is love stuff
@@Ryu.86 arata has a nice personality even from his childhood. But, taichi was bound to lose in the fight of love right after he beat arata because of jealousy.chihaya was intrigued to know more about arata as he was an hardworking boy who struggled to earn his place.
Albin M.J ... And for me being rejected once is better than losing a loved one especially in the case of Arata... he lost his grandfather whom he loves the most
The thing is that Chihaya thought she loved the idea of Arata...since she saw him as a Karuta god and all but that's it...it was all Karuta she couldn't seperate the both of them....but after Taichi's leaving the club and all the incidents that followed she finally saw a world outside of Karuta and realised her true feelings for the person she wanted by her side and that's Taichi
I don't think she puts Arata on a pedestal from what we see in the anime. If Arata suddenly decided to leave karuta and go somewhere far away, Chihaya would try and find him and convince him to not quit karuta again. Arata introduced the world of karuta to Chihaya. Yeah Taichi was always by her side but Arata gave her her everything. They both play a crazy amount of karuta because they love it so much and strive to be the best because of themselves. Taichi played karuta to be by Chihaya's side and to be closer to her. Arata and Taichi share similar goals while having opposite personalities. Personally I do appreciate a person that tries their best to strive in an area just to be closer to me but I don't think Chihaya thinks that way
Much like other people I never got to see much of Arata for the first season or two, so I kind of forgot that him and Chihaya would always have a special bond. I was originally rooting for Taichi but then I realized that he only plays karuta because he loves Chihaya. Arata and Chihaya are both very driven to achieve their goals simply because they love the game of karuta. I believe that they're perfect for each other regardless of how much screentime Arata got or how much Taichi was there to support Chihaya.
The fact that the first thing she thought to do after Taichi's confession was to recall Arata's confession and depict what he really meant by "lets play karuta together" is enough proof to determine which ship is endgame. I do feel bad for Taichi but boi simply never had a chance. He will be a better player when he's playing for himself instead of for being close to Chihaya.
Remember he never actually loved karuta , he is a studious boy..and he always come first, in terms of studies.. (But still he managed to come in forth place in all over Japan) I think it's pretty impressive..
I absolutely hate love sick fangirls. they always find a reason to hate on female anime characters and at this point its just becoming pathetic. you all know damn well if that the lead for this show was an attractive man and a love sick girl joined his club because she wanted to spend more time with him, you all would be like "he's focusing on his dream, no one ever forced her to do those things,). the double standards y'all have against women is insane. you complain about not having strong female leads who aren't solely focused on love and then the second you get it you're more invested on the second male lead that you see occasionally simply because he's attractive and then proceed to shit on the female lead for not developing the same weird ass feeling that you all have as well. its disgusting and quite frankly, flat out creepy. chihaya never strung taichi along, she literally never even gave that man hope in regards to an actual relationship. all she talks about is karuta and arata. taichi only has himself to blame. its no ones fault but his own that he tried to 'pursue her' (if one can even call it that) for so long and its his fault that he took so long to confess too.
I've seen a lot of sad and angry comments about Taichi however I'd like to say. (SPOILERS - REAL SPOILERS UNLIKE THE PINNED COMMENT THAT IS JUST LIES) . . . . Taichi and Chihaya are endgame, canon, she has always romantically loved him and in the end of the manga confessed her love to him💓What she felt for arata was a slight crush imbued with Karuta admiration and idealization, nothing more.
#TeamArata since season 1 episode 1 ❤️ I do love Taichi, too. I will never deny the fact that I see Taichi as an IKEMEN but I’m definitely rooting for Arata to end up with Chihaya
Arata is such a guy 🥰 he straight up confessed without hesitation. Taichi was just playing games instead of being upfront. And he knew how Chihaya felt about Arata from the beginning.
@@faliya7523 not about winning or losing her. this is why I rather Arata with Chihaya cuz theirs is naturally there. Taichi had to work his ass off and had to leave just so she would realize that "feelings" for him.... after all these yrs, she ended up a trophy for a man in her own series -_- and i loved Taichi overtime cuz i thought his character developing well away from her. he needs to have a life of his own. But nah... author thought it's good to have it this way so whatever -_-
I stan Arata and Chihaya. Arata influenced Chihaya to step into the Karuta. It must be a strong feeling towards him so she is able to change her dream from seeing her sister's success to become a Queen. But I like Taichi's personality too.
Reading comment sections under Chihayafuru content is a pain. Many people seem to hate the story. Arata and Chihaya have loved each other for more then two seasons now. Stop complaining and switch animes. Don't ruin the positive mood created by the series.
Bruh whats with this taichi fans. Clearly arata is the best man for chihaya. The only reason she loves karuta and pursue it was bcuz of Arata. Why do i feel like taichi fans just see themselves in him and thats why they are trying to justify him🤣🤦♂️.
I really didn't wanted to watch the third season because this is when Taichi was more heartbroken, I'm a little bit more in the Team Arata, but still, I just don't want any of them to suffer this much 😭 For me this is really one of the most heartbreaking triagle love's in a shoujo.
Normally I hate love triangles but this one tugs my heart, as much as the Yona/Hak/SooWon from Yona of the Dawn. You are invested in all three and it really breaks your heart when they suffer.
It's weird after that watching this i watched Strike the blood Asami Seto (chihaya's seiyuu) voices Asagi the secondary love interest who is much in love with Kojou who is voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya (Arata's seiyuu)
I don't know about romance, but taichi entered karuta to be with chihaya, but as episodes go by, i feel like he is actually liking karuta genuinely. Right now, chihaya is madly obsessed with karuta, I hope author could bring her a little out of that karuta zone to aid her overall character development.
I love all the characters but saying that Chihaya should accept Taichi because he should be rewarded for his hard work and dedication to her is so….. shallow. Chihaya cares for him but not in the romantic sense, and she shouldn’t feel obliged to. It’s the expectation and demanding of the other person to have to reciprocate. That’s literally saying that because fans like Taichi the crush, for him to be happy the Chihaya MUST return his feelings. She doesn’t exist for his happiness. If you actually like Chihaya you wouldn’t be saying that
i agree. just because taichi has been a good friend to chihaya doesn't mean she's obligated to love him back. she has always been open about having a special connection to arata from the first episode, it's no surprise that it's love that she feels
author made her character and all the others (except pretty boy Taichi) shallow in the end. suck really. despite how much i love taichi. i dislike the ending
Turns out she was an idiot that didn’t understand her own feelings until she lost him and she only conflated her feelings for Arata with Karuta. Took becoming Queen and for it to be put plainly by her kouhai that she still needed/wanted Taichi beside her even without Karuta. She loved the Karuta club, but she didn’t realize til the end what she loved most about the Karuta club was Taichi. It isn’t as if Taichi forced anything on her either, he selflessly placed himself in uncomfortable situations for his education and family life to make her dream a reality and when he couldn’t hide his feelings or pain anymore he left. Because it isn’t fair to him either.
i still havent watched this anime and based on the comments a lot are complaining about how the second lead should get the main girl, but watching this, idc about everything cause I've fallen in love with that glasses guy's accent whatever that is !!
To be honest Taichi is the main lead and Arata is the second male lead. I've never read or seen a non existent male lead in my life. Arata barely had any screen time. That's why people fell in love with Taichi, He was always around and you grew an attachment with his from the start. The anime literally started with them meeting after 3 yrs in the same high school.
As a fan who just binged the series in a week I was rooting for Taichi the whole way as I felt that all his hard work should and will pay off in the end but I enjoy the realism that Arata will always have that special place in Chihayas heart
In my opinion, it's true that Arata is the main reason of Chihaya's dream, but Taichi is the one who strengthen Chihaya to accomplish her dream. I prefer Taichi x Chihaya...
I respect your opinon. But with Arata, he did more than give her a dream. Chihaya was pretty neglected as kid, her parents payed more attention to her sister than her. When Arata told her she had talent for karuta, he was the very first person to acknowledge her, to make her see she could make something out of herself and step back of being in her sister's shadow.
@@rengyokus What u said is true, and I think Chihaya likes Arata too . I just prefer Taichi because he holds his feeling for a long time just for Chihaya's dream, and ignore his own dreams and happiness...
Richardo F. Parera Arata did held his feelings for Chihaya too for a long long time even if they are apart unlike someone who stopped playing karuta and being with Chihaya after Arata left and then had a girlfriend just to do “moves” on his best friend, Chihaya, whom he only talked to again because Chihaya asked him to make a club so that they could see Arata once again
@@richardof.parera237 Taichi supports many people besides Chihaya. It is true that he supports her the most. But you're only seeing things through his lens. What about Chihaya and her feelings? Do you feel she is compatible with him? If a guy sacrifices everything for Chihaya, do you think she would be happy with that? Or would she prefer someone who does things for himself and has his own dreams?
Sorry this is a long rant and character study of Taichi and why he’s awesome and cool. He deserves so much more than the face him. (Ps there will be spoilers) I understand that Chihaya and Arata were supposed to be the ideal couple of the show, or maybe it wasn’t at this point I don’t know. I like Taichi as a character so much, he got a lot of development and it would be a waste to not reward him. At the beginning before Karuta it was clear Taichi liked Chihaya. Then for him Arata comes into the picture as an invader, and he doesn’t like him. That’s why he bullies Arata at first, Chihaya stood up for Arata which was the right decision. Then it goes on that Taichi can’t make her get rid of Arata, so he learns to accept him instead. Later Chihaya finds Taichi in the same school and they start the club. Get all the people who they need but Taichi isn’t as invested as Chihaya. Then when they go to Arata he’s more interested to get closer to her on the trip. He sees how much she cares for Arata and it makes sense but in this case it still isn’t firm evidence that she likes Arata so he keeps on trying. They eventually get to there first team match and they lose because of her. It’s ok though they still have the individual games. They get there and she plays Shinobu, she cries about it and that’s when she cries about losing. This is a sign for Taichung that he’s not as invested in something that Chihuahua likes and that’s why she’s not paying attention to him. This is when he learns to try harder in the game, for Chihaya. They watch the queen and master game and then the next season. This is all the development that leads us wanting us to know more. The next season is still about getting better at the game and they but Arata is now interested, Taichi feels invaded again this later turns into a little bit of a tension between them or at least it should I think. The fact that he feels invaded again but not doing anything is probably because he doesn’t want to be a coward again. Chihaya and Arata get closer and every time that happens Taichi feels the need to stop it. He says that he doesn’t want it to distract her but in truth it’s because he doesn’t want them to get close and it would distract him more. Slowly Taichi starts getting really good at the game and is invested just about the same if not more than Chihaya and he’s really good, but there’s no passion. He got so invested because of Chihaya, so when she’s watching he he does worse, maybe because he doesn’t truly want to be better than her or because he gets nervous. He wants to get to class A and when he does Chihaya is happy, Taichi is confused why because of the game that was happening at the moment, he was invested so if she stops being invested it would all be for nothing. When Chihaya is still looking at Arata though he feels cheated but is too much of a nice guy to notice. Taichi loses focus and he only strives to be good because he’s good and he doesn’t want his drive to be Chihaya, someone who’s not looking at her. He’s so good and then they play each other. At this point it’s all on who’s better because they each got good but Taichi was working harder than Chihaya then they face each other, Taichi needs to win this and he feels like if he wins he’ll be rewarded with a lot of happiness. He loses and he gets overcome with being the best forgetting about Chihaya. He feels no joy in it. Then he plays Arata in a game, he loses there as well but finds out the he said something to her. It made him and her flustered so he knew. He now feels more pressure to tell her. There are so many things that are similar to him and Seo because they both don’t play the game for themselves, and they both don’t enjoy it. Showing that you need to have fun with the game before devoting all your time and effort into. Later though he tells Chihaya how he feels and is rejected. He wasn’t just rejected or all the things about Chihaya he’s rejected of all the effort he put into Karuta. He doesn’t enjoy the game because Chihaya doesn’t like him. His passion was taken away. I honestly enjoy Taichi a lot. He believes in hard work and skill. He doesn’t have faith in himself but that’s ok because he works hard so he can acompásate all the things he’s bad in. He’s awesome and want hint to end up with Chihaya. Only reason I stayed with the show and if they don’t get together in the end or at least make Taichi get something from all of this, then I will hate this show. Thank you for your time.
chihayafuru puts more emphasis on chihaya evolving as a karuta player not as a nice high school girl. when we speak of romance. i am shocked that people are fighting over something so trivial when the mc of the story is not only dumb, greedy and selfish too and after a while she never understood some small things as love at all until late with being confessed where she is acting like an idiot. most of her character development is on karuta, the rest is barely less than 10 or 20%. are we going to ignore what's important and fight over romance? yes the author has a favorite, yes taichi this, arata this, this no, that no... but really how exactly do you see chihaya in all of this?
MAJOR SPOILERS IF YOU ARE NOT UP TO DATE WITH CH 225! Very perceptive observation! Chihayafuru is entirely about one character, Chihaya. After all the entire story is a back-story bring told by Chihaya from the Maijin-Queen tournament in Tokyo where she is 18 and down 0-2 in a five game series. She opens her story in Ch 1 with the following clear statement about herself まだ情熱を知らない私 which loosely translated is "I still do not understand my own strong emotions." Does Chihaya really love the game of Karuta in the way that Arata or Shinobu do, or is her single minded devotion to Karuta a way to avoid having to come to terms with her own feelings? I think this is an open question at this point in the story. After all, after the Taichi confession, Chihaya as leader and founder of the School Karuta club, is hosting an induction ceremony for new students into the club, when she drops the mic , and runs off, chasing after Taichi. That does not seem to show a strong love of the game or devotion to her club. She wildly comes running down the street yelling "don't leave", where a young man who has just confessed could easily hear "Don't leave me" and think that his love has actually been accepted. So he goes to kiss her, and she does not respond so he honorably stops and does not force a full kiss. Chihaya is definitely being "dumb, greedy, and selfish" here!!! "but really how exactly do you see chihaya in all of this?" Point taken if one really cares about this story.
@@folcwinep.pywackett8517 I do read the manga. And I am up to date sorry. Didnt wanna spoil for the others. But so far, when it comes to chihayafuru,? When I look at chihaya... the possible thing I can only say is the fact that many will think we have figured chihaya out... she cares about karuta, and the rest, character development.... well the manga hasn't ended just yet and if the author wanna bring something new on the table. This is the stage... the queen match...😎 honestly I fell in love with anime right away... and I dont wanna make a final judgment until the last chapter of the story. Rushing things ain't good. I wanna know more about her and how her journey will end. I dont care much about the romance or shipping. The plot itself matters. But so far chihaya has kinda showed much more of her till now. Unless there is something else.
@@folcwinep.pywackett8517 and let's not forget that the author holds on the reins... the case where something new pops ups or not is still on the table. So I would expect the good and bad in the plot respectively ...
@@juniorkabana7776 You are one of the few people who comment on Chihayafuru who really understands this story. For the longest time (9 years), I thought that Chihaya really did love Karuta, but after the Taichi confession, I am not so sure now. Its going to come down to what happens in this Tournament. Chihaya has to now win three in a row to become Queen. In reality, that is very difficult, but in a story, very possible. What ever the author wants. So we will have to see where she takes us. Its been a fantastic ride so far both Manga and Anime. And I was very impressed that you saw the story as it is! where most others are hung up on Love Triangles.
@@folcwinep.pywackett8517 as fans we have to stick by the plot and not let our feelings get the better of us. Chihayafuru is not about who she ends up with or whether she wins or loses at times. The manga is about her journey, what she is learning. Of course she has flaws but so far I think we have been seeing just a big face of hers but not everything. And when it comes to romance, I always make sure I dont get swayed by it since the author chooses.... Now regarding her winning three matches, it is possible but hard. I think she hasn't found her drive to give her best fully. Maybe what she is thinking right now lies on the skills she acquired from others and her friends but her core... what is it really? That one is very deep and until she finds it winning ain't gonna be easy. But something suo dono told her about being the queen got me concerned though. Unless I am wrong. We have to see how much growth she will have to attain to keep up with the current queen
For me chihaya is in love to arata but she didn't give answer to arata when they meet because taichi confess too and she don't want to destroy their friendship.
Taichi doesn’t deserve someone better yet all you guys see is him being dumped have you guys missed every wrong thing he have done? For example... having a girlfriend but still do “moves” on Chihaya directly and indirectly knowing that Chihaya have feelings for Arata which he also wanted to keep away from Chihaya... who is he to stop Chihaya from meeting or loving Arata?
@@Ryu.86 Oh my God you are like bashing every Taichi fan here, People have valid reasons for loving Taichi, he is the most well written character in this show and you can't deny that
Done watching the anime. It got me hooked! Gotta read the manga! Anyways, whoever ends up with chihaya I will be happy, they all deserve a happy life you see. Taichi is a good guy, so reliable but needs a lot of improvement, I want him for chihaya. As for Arata, HE IS MY TYPE OF GUY, he is such a soft guy, I want him to end up with chihaya as well
yeah, it makes me laugh. honestly, as far as healthy relationships go, the three of them should marry completely different people. I like all three of them and I love Taichi's character development, and Arata has always been so sweet. but honestly...yeah they should all go with someone not in their group. Taichi is obsessive, Chihaya is self centered and has a hero worship going with Arata, and Arata himself...deserves someone better than Chihaya. lol.
At the starting of the series.. I had hoped chihaya to end-up with arata..but after watching some episodes, I realised how hard taichi was trying in his life..like his mother was very very strict..with him in About everything... he was doing everything as his mother told him, without a question..(of course he was a bully at first,but developed himself later on..) And then after all of that, when he start following his heart about loving chihaya..he got a heartbreak... (Of course some of you might say that he didn't let chihaya to have arata's email but i think everyone will do that if they get a sense of insecurity about their love once ,I think its a kind of jealously, and jealously is common in love..) In that sense, I think he really deserves chihaya.. And if he still got a heartbreak, then the writer shouldn't have shown us his story in such a sadistic way..instead of taichi's story the writer should have shown us arata's story.. (I mean if we forget about taichi's sufferings and hardwork for chihaya..,And realised arata and chihaya from the begging.. We shall find out that they are meant to be end-up together..) Edit:The writer really did played with our brains..🙃
The one by your side isn’t always the one you’ll love Taichi is too possessive and it feels like he sees Chihaya as an object unlike Arata who respects Chihaya.... Arata remained true to his love even after he left when they were still children unlike Taichi whom, after Arata left, didn’t get in contact with Chihaya and Karuta at all then got him self a girlfriend then still do “moves” onto Chihaya... Taichi doesn’t deserve a better girl than Chihaya... I think Taichi needs to grow up and change himself because he is way too toxic he takes things negatively especially when Arata is involved... After he grows up and change then he will be deserving of the happiness all of Taichi fans says he deserves out there
Tanjijme dude lol Arata change her life so it is normal that she’ll love Arata you can’t force someone to love you grow up man Taichi’s love is toxic and possessive
Taichi doesn't deserve a "better" women. He just needs to grow up and deal with it. Taichi throughout the story has always been a coward. He took arata's glasses, begs arata to not tell chihaya anything, tried to keep chihaya away from arata, tried to cut arata off, and ends up running away from kurata. You think someone like this deserves better? Arata respected their space when he thought that chihaya and taichi were dating, he wanted to keep their friendship, he got over his own grief over the loss of his grandpa for taichi and chihaya, he wanted to keep their kurata, and he just wanted to have a team who he can enjoy kurata with. If anything, arata deserves to have a better friend.
Just wanna put my comment here from a reply I did months ago because I wanna share my opinion regarding the story's romance and why I felt like Taichi and Chihaya ending up together made sense. "i know it’s been a year but just wanna comment that her “180” is kinda realistic imo. Dont forget they are teenagers who easily fall in love. It is very common how you don’t end up with your first crush just because you realize at the end how the foundation of your love was very weak in the first place. Chihaya fell easily for Arata just because she admired his Karuta, and she felt intense feelings when he confessed to her. However with Taichi, her bond with him is much stronger because of what they’ve been through together, and even when Arata is there, she can’t help but feel hurt and lonely when Taichi left. It was very clear in the story how they portrayed the dynamic of their relationship - Arata is the one she admired, while Taichi was the one she cannot live without."
Chihaya is fond of Arata from the very beginning. She admired him so much and obviously liked Arata. However, its kinda empty. Arata only realised that he likes her when she was already good in Karuta, in her winning season. But Taichi likes her since childhood. He's always there for Chihaya, in winning and losing season. There's a bond between them that goes beyond friendship. They are a perfect match. But Arata and Chihaya is good match too. Like what the heck I love the three of them, its really hard to make predictions. Whether you want her to end up with Arata or Taichi, you simply cannot hate the other.
Shinobu X Chihaya for the win! I'm a male but they are my favorite characters lol. but seriously I only watched the anime for the Karuta tournaments/fights. I have no interest in their love life. If I have to choose then it should be Arata and Chihaya. Taichi is kinda irritating.
"How much of life could he spend aching? Aching is not a stable condition; it must resolve into something.” Dedicated to taichi. One of the best characters ever written.
Why Arata is the MC tho? His personality and character as a whole is so lame and boring. It would be better if Taichi was the MC. He has the looks, personality and charisma. What the heck! I’m glad I stopped watching after knowing Chihaya and Taichi were not the MCs. 😪🥱
I like Taichi, he is the type of character you would like to improve the most. BUT I want Chihaya and Arata to end up together! They both love Karuta so much (and the way Arata calls Chihaya's name is wholesome), I can even see them teaching their kids how to play Karuta in the future. As for Taichi, he's just not into Karuta that much.. I guess he came to love it in the process of chasing Chihaya. I've seen Chihaya and Arata, smiling and having fun playing their opponents but I've never seen that kind of smile in Taichi's face. That's why he needs to be broken so he can find his own strength,his own dream, with or without Chihaya, he must grow.
Everyone here talking about couples and shit. I'm over here wanting them all to be together (not romantically). I think they all need each other. Arata needs them to get past his grandfather's death, break his notions on team play, even help him figure what his style of karuta is. Chihaya needs an exemplar to follow in Arata (even if it's her idea of him), and Taichi to help towards them. Taichi needs Chihaya to help him break out of thinking for himself, and Arata to push him out of his cowardice.
i've known from the start that taichi has NO chance at all. But i feel bad for him cause like he's been there ever since they were kids. We gotta admit, taichi deserves better
I've always rooted for Arata and Chihaya~ It would be so weird if Chihaya ends up with Taichi. Arata and Chihaya should be the end game as it always been about them too
In life sometimes we value the things we don’t have rather than treasuring the things we have, and once the thing we have is gone, we understand their true value and when the thing we desire is finally in our possession, we loose interest in it by time.... I think this is gonna happen in this anime
I like Arata but I thought she will end up with Taichi 😓 ... Well they shouldn’t have made us love Taichi so much if they wanted us to accept this ship easily 🤦🏽♀️
taichi fans bitter when chihaya has NEVER shown interest in him and has always had feelings for arata from the start. yall set yourselves up, no amount of "chihaya just confuses admiration for love" changes that. taichi doing a lot for chihaya doesn't mean she HAS to love him back and she's not selfish for that
Me: cheering for tachi my husband: ha-ha you're funny. bec my husband was my childhood friend and we lost touch.and i had this ex who I dated for only 1 yr then we broke up but he was still there for me. Aftr 7yrs I accepted the fact i would no longer find someone special and better and that i might marry him eventough i no longer have feelings for him. then my now husband came into the picture. all it took was just 1 date and my husband knew i was the one.🤣 we just dated for 2yrs then got married.
If this was possible, I would’ve but it’s not so I had to choose. I’m Team Arata but I’m still sad for Taichi. It just can’t be helped that since episode 1, I already love Arata. How he handled those bullies at such a young age by himself was admirable.
Taichi? Arata? Look, I'm just pissed only 21 volumes have been translated officially into English, out of 44. And I've never liked fan translations. Also. I'd classify this more as dumbstruck, than lovestruck. It's a first for her, she's processing the confession and doesn't know what to make of it. She keeps replaying the event, she did this too with Taichi oddly enough. Later clips I would classify more as accepting of his (Arata's) feelings since she blushes. It will be interesting to see how the relationship gets fleshed out with Chihaya getting more character growth. Cause her feelings for Arata are also synonymous with karuta. A functional relationship, one connection doesn't make. So as she gets ready at some point to become a high school teacher, and she has to become more aware of the needs of her students and teacher faculty alike, how that will shape her and her feelings towards everything will be *really* fascinating to see! She's still young, plenty of room and time to grow as a person!
@@FormerGovernmentHuman I know I know. After just one game Chihaya decided that she’ll change who she liked for years. Ngl I don’t really care about the series for years now. My romance taste evolved and I’m glad it did. I recommend BokuYaba
My boy taichi I feel sad for him. But since season 1 I know it's gonna be arata chihaya. Still feel bad for taichi. He like chihaya since before arata transfer to their school. I hope the author will write about taichi such as like ,after chihaya say yes to arata,taichi will finally realised that he doesn't really love chihaya but it's just coz they're always too close and it make him confused closeness with love. Hope there's new female character as taichi new love interest
Its easy to misconstrue the love you feel for your best friend as romantic love. I did, and it never ends well. You will always love them, but its different than what you feel for the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. I didn't want to lose his friendship, but it was never meant to be romantic. I totally understand Chihaya's dilemma.
Taichi x Chihaya fans are so immature, I really don't get it. Most of their comments are like HA IN YOUR FACE WE WON! I bet if author wrote Arata x Chihaya instead, we wouldn't be acting like this. My ship is Arata x Chihaya but my favourite character is Taichi
Dude she only liked him coz of game but she didn't even knew that she was already in love with taichi he was one who deserves her coz he was always there for her and he gone against her mom
@@bullymaguire7289 Arata introduced the world of karuta to her. Her life and meaning of living. Arata would be there beside just like Taichi if his grandfather didn't force him to move away and if he wasn't poor. Only the rich and handsome guys get the girls, it's annoying
@@bullymaguire7289 Taichi only played karuta because Chihaya loved it. Just like Sumire played karuta just to be in the same club and be with taichi more. Chihaya and Arata did it because they had real passion. I would want to marry Taichi because he's just a simp but Chihaya and Arata makes more sense to me
@@jyotirani8187 Yeah. When it comes to shipping, while many like to think that their group will be graceful in victory or defeat, (and I know that some people genuinely are) the truth is, sadly...civility tends to go out the goddamn window as soon as a winner in the pairing war is chosen. Doesn't matter who wins, the bad apples on all sides are going to either rub their victory in the faces of the losers, or declare that the author "is a hack" if their chosen love interest didn't win.
