Random Curiosity

「たかさごの / あまのかぐやま」 (Takasago no / Ama no kaguyama)
“Nobody wishes to see / Mount Amanokagu”

What are you waiting for? Chihayafuru has only just begun. Binge it if you must because this series has stolen my heart yet again, even after so long.

「なつのよは / あさぼらけありあけのつきと / よしののさとに」 (Natsu no yo wa / Asaborake ariake no tsuki to / Yoshino no sato ni)
“On a Summer Night / As Dawn Breaks, As If Lit by the Pale Moonlight / Yoshino Is Buried Under”

Oh hi again karuta. Let’s rekindle this long lost love.

「わがみよにふるながめせしまに」 (Waga Mi Yo ni Furu Nagame Seshi Ma ni)

It wasn’t what I hoped it’d be, but there’s never a bad time for more Chihayafuru.

「ふじのたかねにゆきはふりつつ」 (Fuji no Takane ni Yuki wa Furi Tsutsu)
“On Mt. Fuji’s Lofty Peak, by the Drift of Falling Snow”

Oh my – where in the world can I possibly begin?

「かくとだに」 (Kaku to dani)
“How Can I Tell Her”

Enter the dragon. Or should I say, dragons.

「をのへのさくらさきにけり」 (Sono e no Sakura Sakinikeri)
“To See The Beautiful Cherry Blossoms”

Let the tears flow – they’ve been building for a long time.

「めぐりあひて」 (Meguri Ahite)
“Long Last We Meet”

Confession time: I may not have been glad at the results of the match this week, but I was definitely relieved.

「なこそながれて　なほきこえけれ」 (Nakoso Nagarete Naho Kikoerkere)
“But Its Legacy Continues to Spread”

After probably the most satisfying Chihayafuru episode of the season last week, it’s right back into the torture chamber.

「あきのたの」 (Aki no Ta no)
“Of the Autumn Rice Field”

For a while there, I thought the purpose of this episode was to induce as many heart attacks as humanly possible among the audience.

「ゆくへもしらぬ こひのみちかな」 (Yuku e Moshiranu Kohi no Michi kana)
“I Do Not Know Where This Love Will Take Me”

Well, that was a surprising turn of events…

「わすれじの」 (Wasureji no)
“My Fear is That You Will Forget”

An interesting side-effect of the change in focus is that it’s made Chihayafuru a much more difficult show to blog this season.

「ふくからに」 (Fukukara ni)
“Gust of Wind”

I’ll give this to Chihayfuru - more than any series, it’s managed to turn poetry into a blood sport.

「みゆきまたなむ」 (Miyu Kimatanamu)
“Wait for the Emperor’s Return”

Last week, I described Chihayafuru as “exquisite torture”. If I were to say that again today, I’d be half right.

「たごのうらに」 (Tago no Ura ni)
“No Matter Where I Stand”

Watching this season of Chihayafuru has become a sort of exquisite torture.

「ものやおもふと　ひとのとふまで」 (Mono Yaomofuto Hito no Tofumade)
“People Would Always Ask If I Was Pining for Someone”

Team matches certainly present an interesting litany of choices for a sports mangaka, don’t they?