Chihayafuru

Written by linhtran on February 23, 2012 at 3:07 PM

20 episodes in and I'm starting to get bored. What started off as a seemingly refreshing new and unique anime is now just dragging as far as story goes. This anime is about a group of teens who develop a love for a card game and as a new club, they learn more about themselves and each other. I watched it mainly for the story and developing friendships/relationships but it seems to be all about the GAME (opponents, strategy, pressures, etc.). The heroine (if you can even call her that) was once a cute, quirky teen but she has become unrealistically obsessed about this game to the point that she is negligent about everything else.

The first few episodes are entertaining and then it begins to drag after that. Maybe someone who actually appreciates the actual game can relate to this anime.