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With its gorgeous art, lighthearted plotline, zealous take on sports, and love triangle as a side story, Chihayafuru instantly became my favourite series of the season. I also mentioned on my last Chihayafuru post that the fascinating body movements and swift spins of the cards in the air captivated me. But I’d like to set aside all of those for now, because I like to dedicate this post for Chihaya Ayase.
Apparently since this is an anime, I’m not going to deny that the first step for me to like a character is through judging the physical looks. I instantly fell in love with Chihaya particularly because of her eyes and lips. I truly adore how
her glowing eyes beautifully express the care-freeness and sincerity of her character. Just by looking at those eyes, I can ardently feel Chihaya’s joy and passion. As for her lips, I loved how they were nicely and pleasingly shaped. The pinkness and moist suggest subtle lusciousness—which is pleasingly sexy because it’s not over to the top. Also, I love Chihaya’s neck. It’s neither too long nor short, the length is just perfect.
Aside from her physical aspects, Chihaya’s gorgeousness is emblazoned by her clumsiness and genuineness. This girl will do anything for the sake of Karuta—from climbing a tree… to running after and begging for Karuta members. She doesn’t care on how she’s going to look like as long as she gets what she wants—which is a very charming personality not just in anime but also in real life. In addition, Chihaya is so cute whenever she’s being pushy to practice and play Karuta. But at the same time, it’s not annoying because she also likes to learn from her peers and recognizes her weak spots. For instance, she wholeheartedly welcomed Kana’s expertise on the meanings history behind the cards and learned from it to improve her game.
Overall, I’m loving Chihayafuru mainly because of Chihaya’s character. I’m enjoying how a stunner like her is designed as comedic and hilarious but not to the extent that the she is being judged as “beauty with no brains”. Chihaya might be portraying “beauty in vain” in her world, but in my world that’s what made her so charming and fun to watch.
My List of Chihayafuru Posts:
- Gestures, Movements, and Karuta
- Authenticity of Chihaya’s Dream
- I’m also on my fangirl mode when I’m cheering for Taichi over Arata.
Everything about her screams idealism and naivety, yet it never gets tiring. Chihaya’s difficult to dislike as a result.
Naivety? Haha, yeah I guess in a good way. If she ends up with Arata, that’s very naive and pathetic as well (I’m speaking on my fangirl mode.)
Why pathetic??? mooooo I love Arata, too (I think I’ve got a megane anime fetish
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“I instantly fell in love with Chihaya particularly because of her eyes and lips.” – Oh yes, indeed. The aesthetics of the series are amazing. I think we share pretty much the same aesthetics.
The existence of lips in anime/manga designs is always an allure for me.
I didn’t like the ‘beauty in vain’ concept in the series. But the way the series excecutes her character, especially in the latter episodes where -thank goodness- they’ve stopped commenting on it, makes me like her a lot. Of course, I’d rather have her being described as more clever… I’m a bit fed up with the naive but goldheart girl.
And here I thought feal87 was the perverted one.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Chihaya always was interesting to watch, from her personality to her style.
Are you telling me that I’m a pervert? Gosh, that’s the first time that somebody told me that, lol.
Yes yes yes. And yes to Taichi over Arata.
Chihaya’s appeal is the opposite of calculated moe. She has the social sense of a ten year old boy, and his unselfconsciousness too. I have friends who complain that their bright, curious, unaffected daughters/nieces of 11 turn into self-conscious sulking defensive 13 year olds. Chihaya’s spirit seems to have skipped puberty – not leaving her girly or childish, but helping her keep the energy and self-confidence of youth.
Yes, Taichi ftw! He’s much better looking, more talented (except for Karuta) and smarter than Arata. Plus, as the most recent episode showed, Taichi has leadership skills as well. I so liked him.
As for Chihaya, she is never a moe to me too. Tbh, it’s so easy for me to love her because I see bits of myself in her, I also have a ten-year old boy inside of me! Because just like her, I grew up with the company of guys–my brothers. I guess something is never going to change. But it’s a good thing though, because indeed you’ll always have that energy and self-confidence of youth.
And Taichi FTW because HE”S DOING ALL THE WORK – Arata gets his appeal from sulking & having seeeerious blue eyes. Taichi is working to help Chiyhaya daily.
And yes, totally. I have a ten-year-old girl inside me. She hangs out with the ten-year-old boy I used to be -