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ちはやふる [Chihayafuru] #2
ちはやふる 2 [Chihayafuru 2]
新、太一とともに挑んだ小学校最後の団体戦。
それぞれの道が待つ、春のせつなさを知った卒業式。抱えきれない想いを胸に、千早は高校生になった。
離れていても、私たち三人のかるたに対する情熱は変わらない。そう信じていた千早だったが、昇級を報告しようとかけた電話で、新から思いがけない言葉を聞く―――。
私たちはかるたでつながっている――。千早たちの切なる想いがきらめく第2巻!!
それぞれの道が待つ、春のせつなさを知った卒業式。抱えきれない想いを胸に、千早は高校生になった。
離れていても、私たち三人のかるたに対する情熱は変わらない。そう信じていた千早だったが、昇級を報告しようとかけた電話で、新から思いがけない言葉を聞く―――。
私たちはかるたでつながっている――。千早たちの切なる想いがきらめく第2巻!!
191 pages, Paperback
First published September 12, 2008
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Yuki Suetsugu
138 books72 followersYuki Suetsugu (末次 由紀 Suetsugu Yuki, born September 8, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist. Her career was put on hiatus after she was discovered of being accountable for plagiarism, including tracing. She later resumed her work on March 2007.
She debuted in 1992 in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine with Taiyō no Romance. Her works later moved to Bessatsu Friend magazine, also published by Kodansha.
On 2009-03-24, her work Chihayafuru was chosen for the Manga Taishō.
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She debuted in 1992 in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine with Taiyō no Romance. Her works later moved to Bessatsu Friend magazine, also published by Kodansha.
On 2009-03-24, her work Chihayafuru was chosen for the Manga Taishō.
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September 30, 2024
I love the timeskip and seeing how different the trio is now. It was also heartbreaking how long they had all been apart and what they all had to experience in that time.
I adore Chihaya's devotion and dedication to the game and how fast she is to travel a great distance to check in on a friend (even if she gets shy when she gets there). Chihaya is honestly such a great main character, I really enjoy reading about her.
January 11, 2024
This second volume follows directly from the first. The trio plays their first–and last–official match together as children under the titular Team Chihayafuru. After the tournament they disband grow apart from each other for plot-contrived reasons. At the start of high school Chihaya and Taichi reunite and, despite a disastrous visit to see their old-friend Arata, decided to create a Karuta club at their high school. They manage to recruit one girl who is a lover of old-school Japanese poetry (something that is very useful in Karuta, obviously), before meeting someone from volume one who I thought we would never see again in this series.
This was a solid "getting the band back together" volume which now sees our protagonist get her mission, to be the top Karuta player, going and the true story of this series begins. Suetsugu's illustrations continue to be the biggest strength of this story in the way that you expect a josei or shojo manga to be. This story in contrast is straight out of what you would expect in sports anime/manga which much more shonen. I have one more volume of this story to read for now and then I will probably get caught-up to the rest of the story through the anime. If the anime (which I think is on season 3) stops at a point where I can pick-up the manga again (I think the official English translation is on volume 36 of 50), then I will read on till the end though I am willing to bet 4 the season may be out by then. I'll review volume 50 whatever happens.
For an explanation on Kiyogi Karuta and why I am even reading this title, read my review of volume one here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a solid "getting the band back together" volume which now sees our protagonist get her mission, to be the top Karuta player, going and the true story of this series begins. Suetsugu's illustrations continue to be the biggest strength of this story in the way that you expect a josei or shojo manga to be. This story in contrast is straight out of what you would expect in sports anime/manga which much more shonen. I have one more volume of this story to read for now and then I will probably get caught-up to the rest of the story through the anime. If the anime (which I think is on season 3) stops at a point where I can pick-up the manga again (I think the official English translation is on volume 36 of 50), then I will read on till the end though I am willing to bet 4 the season may be out by then. I'll review volume 50 whatever happens.
For an explanation on Kiyogi Karuta and why I am even reading this title, read my review of volume one here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
October 4, 2020
I wasn't super-wowed by volume one, but there was something endearing about it that motivated me to download the second volume, and once again, it's cute and heartwarming but also, frankly, boring for long stretches, and I feel like I will keep reading it (the series is a bazillion volumes long!) just to see if it gets more interesting, and to enjoy the good moments.
Chihayafuru is about a girl named Chihaya Ayase, who becomes obsessed with the Japanese game of karuta. Karuta is a really old-fashioned game that doesn't attract young people much. Even go and shogi are more fashionable in Japan today. The Western equivalent might be whist or euchre. So a young girl getting really into this game and bringing her friends along is understandably something that excites her old mentor. That was mostly the plot of volume one.
In volume two, there is a sudden time skip of several years - Ayase is now in high school. She is still futilely trying to get her fellow students interested in a karuta club, while missing her old elementary school friends. She's really grown up, too - she's now as pretty as her model older sister, and taller. But she's still a dork. Boys are constantly turning their heads to gawk at her, and then commenting on how it's such a shame she lets her looks "go to waste."
Volume two is about Ayase finding her friends Taichi (the pretty rich boy) and Arata (the poor country boy who was a karuta prodigy) years later. Taichi suddenly shows up as a student at the same high school as her (what a coincidence!). The two of them then take the shinkansen out to the countryside to find Arata. There is obviously some romantic tension building.
Ayase continues to be really good at karuta, finally winning her "Class A" status. And she meets a girl who keeps joining clubs just to get the students to wear the kimonos and hakamas her family business makes. She joins the karuta club in exchange for getting Ayase to model for their family's fall catalog, and agree to wear hakama. It also turns out she's a "classics otaku," and proceeds to school Ayase on what all the poems she's been memorizing actually mean. Ayase is enthralled. The hundred poems karuta players memorize were written a thousand years ago, but until now, Ayase treated it as just a memorization game, and suddenly her new friend has opened her eyes to the subtle depths of this ancient, archaic poetry.
(Here she is telling Ayase, "No, you silly girl, it's not about a river!")
I still find the premise of the series interesting. The game itself frankly seems kind of boring (it's a combination memory and reflex game), and without the immersion in Japanese classic poetry would be even less meaningful, but through the eyes of these kids, the artist makes a game of slapping cards on a table seem exciting and suspenseful.
But still, it's about teen friendship and a game of slapping cards on a table. Will I read the next volume? Maybe.
Chihayafuru is about a girl named Chihaya Ayase, who becomes obsessed with the Japanese game of karuta. Karuta is a really old-fashioned game that doesn't attract young people much. Even go and shogi are more fashionable in Japan today. The Western equivalent might be whist or euchre. So a young girl getting really into this game and bringing her friends along is understandably something that excites her old mentor. That was mostly the plot of volume one.
In volume two, there is a sudden time skip of several years - Ayase is now in high school. She is still futilely trying to get her fellow students interested in a karuta club, while missing her old elementary school friends. She's really grown up, too - she's now as pretty as her model older sister, and taller. But she's still a dork. Boys are constantly turning their heads to gawk at her, and then commenting on how it's such a shame she lets her looks "go to waste."
Volume two is about Ayase finding her friends Taichi (the pretty rich boy) and Arata (the poor country boy who was a karuta prodigy) years later. Taichi suddenly shows up as a student at the same high school as her (what a coincidence!). The two of them then take the shinkansen out to the countryside to find Arata. There is obviously some romantic tension building.
Ayase continues to be really good at karuta, finally winning her "Class A" status. And she meets a girl who keeps joining clubs just to get the students to wear the kimonos and hakamas her family business makes. She joins the karuta club in exchange for getting Ayase to model for their family's fall catalog, and agree to wear hakama. It also turns out she's a "classics otaku," and proceeds to school Ayase on what all the poems she's been memorizing actually mean. Ayase is enthralled. The hundred poems karuta players memorize were written a thousand years ago, but until now, Ayase treated it as just a memorization game, and suddenly her new friend has opened her eyes to the subtle depths of this ancient, archaic poetry.
(Here she is telling Ayase, "No, you silly girl, it's not about a river!")
I still find the premise of the series interesting. The game itself frankly seems kind of boring (it's a combination memory and reflex game), and without the immersion in Japanese classic poetry would be even less meaningful, but through the eyes of these kids, the artist makes a game of slapping cards on a table seem exciting and suspenseful.
But still, it's about teen friendship and a game of slapping cards on a table. Will I read the next volume? Maybe.
December 4, 2024
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February 14, 2019
Aaaah, our party is shaping up nicely. And Taichi really is a rich kid!
(I've seen the anime. I know what's going to happen. But I'm still reading the manga.)
(I've seen the anime. I know what's going to happen. But I'm still reading the manga.)
April 15, 2019
This second volume involves a time skip that makes a pivotal change within the story. I adore where the story is headed.
The "core 3" as I will refer to them have all grown up a bit, after the events of the first volume. They each grow and develop in different ways, and I am excited for what is to come in the following volumes.
The "core 3" as I will refer to them have all grown up a bit, after the events of the first volume. They each grow and develop in different ways, and I am excited for what is to come in the following volumes.
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September 13, 20243.5 I think
February 15, 2021
AAHHHH, I LOVE THIS STORY SO MUCH
July 3, 2018
When they became high school students, Chihaya has loved Karuta yet. She could be promoted about karuta but Arata became so worst guy. It's disgusting for me. But this vol2 was internal. There are many screentone, so I could feel their real emotions.
December 30, 2022
I'm only here because I loved the anime. I don't know if I'd enjoy the manga on its own, so this review is 100% biased.
July 28, 2024
4.5 stars. This is a great example of storytelling and characters. I am really enjoying it.
April 13, 2018
I become interested in this manga since I read vol.1. I learned that there are a lot of attracted point in hyakunin-issyu. I also like three main characters’ (Chihaya, Arata, Taichi) relation ships. I recomend you to read this manga!
May 14, 2018
The best scene in this manga was Taichi and Chihaya went to see Arata to his hometown. It was so good.
In this manga, we can see Chihaya and Arata, Taichi of high school students. They grown and changed so much. I want you to enjoy the changes through you read this story.
In this manga, we can see Chihaya and Arata, Taichi of high school students. They grown and changed so much. I want you to enjoy the changes through you read this story.
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March 7, 2018
Chihaya has convinced her childhood friend Taichi to help her form a karuta club at school. But two people isn't enough for a team -- school rules require a club to have five members for official recognition -- so they go on a recruiting drive to find gullible misfits. They luck out with the discovery that Yuusei "Pork-bun" Nishida, one of the top-ranked teen players, goes to their school and is willing to join them, but other new members prove more difficult.
Kanade Ooe's family owns a traditional Japanese clothing store, which has instilled in her a love for all things old-timey. She joined the kendo club at the start of the year just because of the uniforms, but she's come to realize she's not cut out for athletics. When she sees fliers for the karuta team, she imagines something like a tea ceremony club, with girls sitting around in kimono, daintily playing at cards. But when she sees what karuta's really like and realizes Chihaya barely understands the poems, she wants to back out.
Tsutomo "Desktop" Komano has the second highest GPA at school, behind only Taichi. But whereas Taichi's grades come easy and he's popular with everyone, Tsutomo has to devote every waking hour to study, which leaves him a friendless outcast. Even so, the idea of joining an extracurricular club doesn't appeal to him since it'll take time away from study. But then Taichi demonstrates the ways in which karuta improves mental acuity...
And so with the team assembled, they embark on the long road to the national championship.
This is a surprisingly eventful installment, covering everything from the formation of the team all the way to their first competition in regionals. The characters come together nicely as Taichi and Nishida try to keep Chihaya's enthusiasm from driving away Kanade and Tsutomo, who in turn begin to discover the attraction of the game.
Kanade Ooe's family owns a traditional Japanese clothing store, which has instilled in her a love for all things old-timey. She joined the kendo club at the start of the year just because of the uniforms, but she's come to realize she's not cut out for athletics. When she sees fliers for the karuta team, she imagines something like a tea ceremony club, with girls sitting around in kimono, daintily playing at cards. But when she sees what karuta's really like and realizes Chihaya barely understands the poems, she wants to back out.
Tsutomo "Desktop" Komano has the second highest GPA at school, behind only Taichi. But whereas Taichi's grades come easy and he's popular with everyone, Tsutomo has to devote every waking hour to study, which leaves him a friendless outcast. Even so, the idea of joining an extracurricular club doesn't appeal to him since it'll take time away from study. But then Taichi demonstrates the ways in which karuta improves mental acuity...
And so with the team assembled, they embark on the long road to the national championship.
This is a surprisingly eventful installment, covering everything from the formation of the team all the way to their first competition in regionals. The characters come together nicely as Taichi and Nishida try to keep Chihaya's enthusiasm from driving away Kanade and Tsutomo, who in turn begin to discover the attraction of the game.
May 4, 2024
my anxiety and depression bothers me less than my second lead syndrome these days.. why can’t i ever like the main lead
July 25, 2021
Chihaya assuming Arata’s competitive intensity from the first volume despite their long separation is captured perfectly in the tournament panels. The spectacular art from Yuki Suetsugu sensei really conveys the abrupt action of each card call. Arata just cannot seem to find a break in his life outside of his one winter in elementary—wrenching! The introduction of our new potential Karuta club member is a great one. As her analysis of the poetry of the cards makes for an interesting thread of exploration. Good stuff!
January 17, 2022
I already care so much about these three. Chihaya is so impulsive and wears all her emotions on her face, and it plays of well against more aloof Taichi and more reserved Arata.
The timeskip also worked great here. It gives all the character time to grow, change the dynamic up and now gives the space for new characters.
The timeskip also worked great here. It gives all the character time to grow, change the dynamic up and now gives the space for new characters.
November 5, 2017
Chihayafuru got me interested in Kyougi Karuta. And yet, I've never been able to see the real thing so far. This manga shows the beginning of the Karuta club, with Taichi and Kana-chan joining Chihaya. It's nothing new, because the anime followed the manga pretty faithfully so far.
July 25, 2022
This manga is sooo friggen good. I really enjoyed the anime, but this is my first time reading the manga. The art is so gorgeous and some of the panels are just fantastic. I’m annoyed that Arata gets all the mega romantic panels, where Taichi doesn’t.
March 15, 2024
First half very good and solid, the last chapter lost me a little, introduced to a new person and we don’t really get growth, like how is Chi at an A rank if she was still flubbing up the beginning of games. Also it seems obvious that Arata and her will face off sometime in a tournament.
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July 20, 2024
He descobert que el manga té 50 volums. No sé com es pot allargar tant la història, però de moment seguiré fent la col·lecció.
Desitjo el retrobament dels tres amics. Crec que m'agrada més el de les pestanyes llargues, és un cucu de manual!
Desitjo el retrobament dels tres amics. Crec que m'agrada més el de les pestanyes llargues, és un cucu de manual!
November 14, 2017
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Me gusta Arata como personaje pero me encanta Taichi... :P
Soy Team Taichi
Me gusta Arata como personaje pero me encanta Taichi... :P
Soy Team Taichi
February 17, 2019
4.5 stars
February 23, 2022
need me some kilig factor
June 27, 2022
I liked this enough that I just went ahead and ordered up to volume 45 from Ebay
September 23, 2022
Read up to chapter 223.
This is brutal! My mind is not at ease.
This is brutal! My mind is not at ease.
April 9, 2023
Everyone is so cute!!!
Arata you better come back!!!
I just want them all to play karuta together again
Arata you better come back!!!
I just want them all to play karuta together again
December 2, 2023
Un très bon deuxième tome même si je ne suis pas fan de ce genre de drama. Hâte de voir l’équipe du club s’assembler.
May 23, 2024
Chihaya est trop motivée pour le trio c'est trop mignon
January 3, 2026
Not as good as the first volume, plus some dumb fan service stuff. But I love Kanade!!
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