Chihayafuru: Episode 12 FULL LENGTH Reaction!
Added 2025-06-19 13:00:11 +0000 UTC*SUNSETTING HEADPHONE WARNINGS*
The qualifiers are won, but Chihaya's team has a lot of training to do before the Omi Jingu gets underway! In addition, will the pressure of Chihaya's team representing Tokyo get to her? How will Taichi help her with this wall? Will her family be supportive of her, finally?! All of this gets answered this week and I'm excited to talk about it!
NOTE: I was having an emotional morning and let it get the best of me in the intro; I don't plan on changing how I do look at comments for now, I was just in a bad mood, so I apologize for my attitude in the introduction.
LINK TO REACTION: https://share.vidyard.com/watch/VBQ28w1DRyHkbNG8qgSrMh
Thank you for watching with me and for all the support!
Comments
I’ve been wanting some Chihaya family moments, so I’m really glad I got them here as well! Yeah, I wish the parents started EARLIER with Chihaya, like when she achieved Rank A, when she won that grade school competition, etc. Or just having pictures of Chihaya going through school and YES, they need to be louder about loving Chihaya just as much! Agreed! But I’m with you, I’m not sold on their support of Chihaya yet, and I wish our girl would “stand up for herself” a tiny bit more, but at least they’re working in a better direction! I love seeing the practice session with the team and how Empress was won over by them! I’m glad she’s on board with our motley crew now! 😀And yeah, Nationals ALREADY! Wild! Thank you so much for the comment and the kind words! And oh noooo - the wifi router - I HEAR you about #ruralliving – it can be the…not most convenient, right?! But I’m glad that you have a replacement on the way and thank you for the kindness - I’m glad my reactions have been of help!
Romaniablack
2025-06-23 19:46:18 +0000 UTCThank you - It was just a few of those comments and I'm feeling much better since then but thank you so much for the comment and the kind words - I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction and discussion! And yes, Chihaya and her sister have probably not the full scope of the situation (a part of me would want the parents to clarify that they don't need to help pay the mortgage but I digress) - I do agree we need more of them! And I am 100% on board with Taichi as a bisexual king! :P Thank you!!
Romaniablack
2025-06-23 19:25:20 +0000 UTCI LOVED that we got a bit into Chihaya’s family in this episode; I had been wondering about them. While I do LOVE that Chihaya’s dad is now making a scrapbook of her accomplishments, I can’t help but agree with you on the fact that why is he only now starting? I mean, Chihaya has accomplishments in Karuta before, I’m sure she’s been in different competitions considering she is rank A, and all of those, plus advancing on the ranking system should have been celebrated. And there’s also the fact that I wish they were as loud about Chihaya’s accomplishments as they are about Chitose’s, because our girl Chihaya didn’t even know her dad was making that scrapbook until she went to look for it. That’s to say, I can understand Chihaya’s family has a complicated dynamic, and I can see the parents care, I’m just not sold yet on them xD Gosh, I LOVED the way that we see everyone on the team giving feedback to each other to help each other improve (when the Empress is seeing them practice), including Tsutomu who is never to the game. I just think it’s a very neat dynamic to cultivate, and now that all of them are looking into their societies as well to get a coach to give them feedback it just fits nicely. The whole thing with the Empress made me emotional. I was frustrated with her at the beginning of the episode, but I respect that she wasn’t proud full and is now on her path to actually care for this team she agreed to oversee. I still can’t believe they’re going to nationals, though. P.S. My wifi router got broken last month (eternally waiting on the replacement, #ruralliving) and being able to watch your reactions is a great comfort xD
Alexandra Q
2025-06-20 17:40:43 +0000 UTCEven though you had not great time on comments, it was wonderful reaction and discussion! I don't think that parents' mortgage is so serious though. Probably every family which owns their home has a same problem. I don't know their financial status, but it's a high schooler's view. We need more from them. And Taichi is a bisexual king!? Great discussion at all!
Shimoyama
2025-06-19 14:21:43 +0000 UTC
