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[Defuser]

Apparently the manga got a big boost from the anime, so it may be worth it to the publishers/sponsors to do another animated advertisement for it.

I'm pretty sure the boost wasn't that much. It's either a live action show or a movie which is why a 2nd season is announced to compliment/hype it up just like Kaiji but that doesn't seems to be the case either.

 

[firehawk12]

I'm pretty sure the boost wasn't that much. It's either a live action show or a movie which is why a 2nd season is announced to compliment/hype it up just like Kaiji but that doesn't seems to be the case either.

A live action seems to be the best way to salvage money out of an adaptation, since it doesn't have the baggage of the anime, but who knows.

I think I'm more curious about how this all happened than the actual anime itself.

 

[madp]

CHIHAYAFURU SEASON TWO

NOOOO WAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

 

[chickdigger802]

Polar Bear Cafe 10

Holy balls, panda pretty much trolled Handa for the entire eps. Poor guy.

Good old penguin singing the OP xD

 

[survivor]

I'm pretty sure the boost wasn't that much. It's either a live action show or a movie which is why a 2nd season is announced to compliment/hype it up just like Kaiji but that doesn't seems to be the case either.

There needs to be another Kaiji movie so we can get a third season

 

[Train of Midnight]

What's all this hubbub about Chihayafuru? Haven't seen this level of excitement in a long time.

 

[cajunator]

Great show gets a second season.

 

[Steroyd]

What's all this hubbub about Chihayafuru? Haven't seen this level of excitement in a long time.

A good anime, that isn't moeshit, or filled with trashy fanservice, or isn't paced as slow as fuck while being well directed but had crap sales, who no-one ever thought was getting a second season, defied all anime logic and is getting a second season.

 

[firehawk12]

A good anime, that isn't moeshit, or filled with trashy fanservice, or isn't paced as slow as fuck while being well directed but had crap sales, who no-one ever thought was getting a second season, defied all anime logic and is getting a second season.

Are you kidding me? lol

 

[madp]

It's only a matter of time until we get Big O season three now. I can feel it.

 

[Steroyd]

Are you kidding me? lol

You're right I'm sorry, any show compared to Kimi ni Todoke feels very pacy. My bad.

 

[trejo]

Y'know, shocking as this news may be, I really don't care for more Chihayafuru if it's just gonna be more Karuta power levels and endless training

Spoiler

and Chihaya orgasming at the very thought of Arata

. There's a reason I never finished the first one after all.

 

[Ultimadrago]

Y'know, shocking as this news may be, I really don't care for more Chihayafuru if it's just gonna be more Karuta power levels and endless training

Spoiler

and Chihaya orgasming at the very thought of Arata

. There's a reason I never finished the first one after all.

I haven't watched it, but being happy for others never hurt anybody.

(or has it?)

 

[firehawk12]

You're right I'm sorry, any show compared to Kimi ni Todoke feels very pacy. My bad.

Please. The only thing that moves slower than shoujo are sports shows obsessed with the sport.

Y'know, shocking as this news may be, I really don't care for more Chihayafuru if it's just gonna be more Karuta power levels and endless training

Spoiler

and Chihaya orgasming at the very thought of Arata

. There's a reason I never finished the first one after all.

I think it depends what the purpose of this season will be. If it's really to pimp manga sales and they're doing a quick and dirty 13 instead of another laborious 26, then they might amp up the pace to get caught up to the current chapters.

If it's another page by page adaptation, then unless there's another awesome soundtrack, I wouldn't say there's much reason to watch.

 

[Solune]

Well, to be a bit more specific:

The premise:

I love this part of that excerpt.

the boys who jump to the past to decipher the mysteries of the world
the girls who jump to the future in hope of witnessing prosperity
and the girls who cannot do anything more than plow their farms

MTG the anime plox.

So would it be as good as Duel Masters or as bad as Yu-gi-oh!?

 

[Femmeworth]

It's only a matter of time until we get Big O season three now. I can feel it.

No thanks, I don't want CG megadeuses.

CHIHAYAFURU SEASON TWO

Perhaps there is hope for Madhouse.

 

[darkside31337]

Folktales of Japan 1-2

Enjoying this show as it's a pretty easy and relaxing watch. Shame that Japanese folktales seem to be so upbeat and happy, Grimm this is not (so far anyway). I guess thats for the better.

 

[firehawk12]

Folktales of Japan 1-2

Enjoying this show as it's a pretty easy and relaxing watch. Shame that Japanese folktales seem to be so upbeat and happy, Grimm this is not (so far anyway). I guess thats for the better.

IIRC the first one ends with one of the antagonists being executed or something similar, so I'm not sure that's exactly upbeat.

 

[madp]

Y'know, shocking as this news may be, I really don't care for more Chihayafuru if it's just gonna be more Karuta power levels and endless training

Spoiler

and Chihaya orgasming at the very thought of Arata

. There's a reason I never finished the first one after all.

Even at its worst, Chihayafuru is still more enjoyable than the majority of modern anime, so I'm not that concerned. The first series was finally starting to mix character stuff back into the Karuta power levels right before the end, so if this is a direct continuation of the plot, I'm not entirely pessimistic about the quality of the narrative

Spoiler

until stupid Arata starts to factor heavily again.

Perhaps there is hope for Madhouse.

So do we upgrade them from Deadhouse to Sickhouse now?

 

[PdotMichael]

Chihayafuru, Btoom... Madhouse has a run!

 

[firehawk12]

Even at its worst, Chihayafuru is still more enjoyable than the majority of modern anime, so I'm not that concerned. The first series was finally starting to mix character stuff back into the Karuta power levels right before the end, so if this is a direct continuation of the plot, I'm not entirely pessimistic about the quality of the narrative

Spoiler

until stupid Arata starts to factor heavily again.

Arata is the only good thing about the manga though, since he's the only human being there.

 

[survivor]

So would it be as good as Duel Masters or as bad as Yu-gi-oh!?

Maybe it will be as bad as Cardfight Vanguard

 

[trejo]

Firehawk makes it sound like manga Arata is an actual character. I find that hard to believe.

 

[firehawk12]

Firehawk makes it sound like manga Arata is an actual character. I find that hard to believe.

Well, he certainly is in the anime.

 

[trejo]

Pre-

Spoiler

time skip

, maybe.

 

[firehawk12]

Pre-

Spoiler

time skip

, maybe.

Post, definitely.

Everyone else is either playing karuta, training for karuta, or talking about karuta.

 

[Dresden]

I'm not looking forward to the Team Taichi/Team Wrong stuff being revived again.

 

[Solune]

Maybe it will be as bad as Cardfight Vanguard

The best of both franchises, of course.

 

[PdotMichael]

Team swag!

He will have a

Spoiler

loveplot!

in S2

 

[madp]

Post, definitely.

Everyone else is either playing karuta, training for karuta, or talking about karuta.

And here I thought having a hobby made characters seem more realistic.

 

[firehawk12]

I'm not looking forward to the Team Taichi/Team Wrong stuff being revived again.

Well, Taichi is on a lower tier than Desk and Pork-bun, so...

And here I thought having a hobby made characters seem more realistic.

I think if all you cared about was anime or games or whatever hobby you could come up with and had no other desires outside of that, you're probably not much of a human being.

Even Shaq tried to be a movie star once!

 

[trejo]

I'm not looking forward to the Team Taichi/Team Wrong stuff being revived again.

Well, what else is there to discuss? Karuta strategies?

 

[Dresden]

Well, what else is there to discuss? Karuta strategies?

Other shows, preferably.

 

[/XX/]

Perhaps there is hope for Madhouse.

So do we upgrade them from Deadhouse to Sickhouse now?

Chihayafuru, Btoom... Madhouse has a run!

Guys, guys... what if MADHOUSE isn't in charge of the animation production this time?

Spoiler

Does the 'obi' strip mentions this? Well, I'm fairly sure it is in charge, being NTV and all... but without confirmation this is a jump to conclusions, right?

 

[firehawk12]

Other shows, preferably.

I hear that there's a solitaire animu coming soon.

 

[Dresden]

I hear that there's a solitaire animu coming soon.

Greatest card game of all time.

 

[firehawk12]

Greatest card game of all time.

I tap your ace of spades!

 

[Haly]

Solitaire was only worth it for the ending animation.

Also it's a flawed game because there are unwinnable games.

 

[darkside31337]

IIRC the first one ends with one of the antagonists being executed or something similar, so I'm not sure that's exactly upbeat.

I don't remember this happening at all. First episode ended with the

Spoiler

bandit/con artist redeeming his life and correcting his ways

.

But if there are downer ones then thats good!

 

[firehawk12]

I don't remember this happening at all. First episode ended with the

Spoiler

bandit/con artist redeeming his life and correcting his ways

.

But if there are downer ones then thats good!

It was the one where some farmer finds some animal that gives them gold, then some jealous neighbours steal the animal and demand the same thing. Eventually the emperor comes and kills them or some such. It's been... well, over 2 months since that episode aired I suppose.

Solitaire was only worth it for the ending animation.

Also it's a flawed game because there are unwinnable games.

You're just not trying hard enough!

 

[Chet Rippo]

I don't understand that segregation, it isn't like K-ON! fans were going to take over this thread or something... some concrete moments of conversation about it are always inevitable when that work is related to others we talk about in here.

Because most of the people in that thread hate you guys. And K-ON! is awesome.

 

[Haly]

K-ON fans are touch/salty.

 

[firehawk12]

Because most of the people in that thread hate you guys. And K-ON! is awesome.

It's a second animegaf? lol

K-ON fans are touch/salty.

We're made of cake and tea.

 

[madp]

I think if all you cared about was anime or games or whatever hobby you could come up with and had no other desires outside of that, you're probably not much of a human being.

Even Shaq tried to be a movie star once!

Chihaya and co. (except perhaps Desk-kun) all seem like fairly well-adjusted people with normal human interests outside of karuta. Every show cuts down the lives of its characters to the moments that are most relevant to the subject matter--it's just more noticeable with karuta because of how unusual and specific it is compared to something common like, for instance, teenage romance or piloting a robot. It's a lot easier to implicitly accept that characters lead relatively normal lives outside of their hobbies unless indicated otherwise than it is to do the opposite, I think!

Spoiler

In reality, Chihaya's obsession with karuta is an extension of her childhood love for Arata that spiraled out of control until it became a form of mental illness, so maybe she isn't a character outside of karuta!

 

[Kagami]

I think if all you cared about was anime or games or whatever hobby you could come up with and had no other desires outside of that, you're probably not much of a human being.

Phew, it's a good thing I care about anime AND games!

 

[Dresden]

Chihaya isn't much of a character--even her romantic side is obsessed with karuta and thus this is why we all know that Taichi actually has no chance.

 

[cajunator]

Well, Taichi is on a lower tier than Desk and Pork-bun, so...


I think if all you cared about was anime or games or whatever hobby you could come up with and had no other desires outside of that, you're probably not much of a human being.

Even Shaq tried to be a movie star once!

Isn't that the case with olympic athletes? They live and breathe whatever sport is is they are good at and strive to become the very best in the world. This by no means makes a person boring. It means they have a dream that they are willing to give everything to achieve.

 

[/XX/]

Because most of the people in that thread hate you guys. And K-ON! is awesome.

Hey! I was trying to be supportive on your cause and a possible future annexation pointing out how unfair your forced exodus was. We are the same... and when I was there you didn't treat me bad (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=37402391&postcount=1299)!

 

[Steroyd]

Please. The only thing that moves slower than shoujo are sports shows obsessed with the sport.

You just don't get it man, it's all about the character's development of self realisation.

Solitaire was only worth it for the ending animation.

Also it's a flawed game because there are unwinnable games.

It just shows your lack of strategy when you approach the deep game of Solitaire.

Yurumates 3Dei - 10

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

[jman2050]

I don't really get what the point of retelling the story in this format is.

The original show is a slideshow anyway. It fits the VN format like a glove!