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Wow, this was undeniably one of the best episodes of the season yet I think. The 2nd Queen challenger match was nice with both Inokuma and Megumu taking on support with the former winning in the end. Then ... Harada vs Arata! While I disagree with Chihaya's decision to offer "advice" to Arata, seeing him basically turn into his grandfather was ... well, spooky! No wonder the audience was so weirded out. The "water" turning into "ice" was an interesting way to represent it too. However it was interesting to see him, the teenager being "old" and then Harada going back to his teenage self - that duality was really striking. Plus, Harada feeling like he was a teenager again! ... That is, until his knee hurt :( Suou and Chihaya's interactions were great too lol, lots of great comedic moments but especially at the end when he said he'd choose to play the more "exciting" Harada ... good choice Suou XD Still with him being down, it's gonna be an uphill battle. Looking forward to the resolution next episode! :3
Chihaya sure has matured.
Inuyama won without losing any round.
Is Suo… gonna fall for Chihaya? Because that's unexpected.
'Neither do I' lmao. Bi icon. Did Suoh fall for Chihaya for real though. Whoa.
Intense match.
Lmao Suo was expecting to be asked out by Chihaya or some shit. This guy is great. Chihaya's an idiot for missing a large portion of such an important match though.
Shocking words from Suo. I would've never imagined him taking interest in someone.
God damn this series , it feels like I'm watching a mix of Haikyuu and Sangatsu once again and I'm absolutely loving it and can't stop absorbing it episode after episode <3
WAHAHA I never expected Suo to just say 'I don't have a girlfriend' only for Chihaya to react with the same, I wanna know how Arata and Taichi would've reacted to this. I'm really rooting for Harada to win but I don't think he got much of a chance against Arata with his karuta playstyle and his healthy physique
Both are playing really well. Glad that Inokuma-san won against Megumu and will now challenge Shinobu-chan! Doubt she'll win against Shinobu-chan, but Inokuma's really grown on me.
It was quite terrifying and amazing how Arata essentially became his grandfather. A great moment. I quite loved that scene, even if that put some doubt in Harada-sensei's victory.
The moment between Suo and Chihaya was cute. Only Chihaya can make Suo unwittingly raise his voice lmao and looks like Suo's fallen in love with her.
Did Harada-sensei just got the Meijin's seal of approval? If he could choose his opponent, he'd choose Harada-sensei? Amazing stuff. I hope Harada-sensei wins. But how's it going to be with his knee like that...
They're really making Suo a dark horse ship for Chihaya lmao
It was only a matter of time till Dr. Harada's knees started failing him. Even if he makes it to the Master game it's probably gonna be a rough time for him at this point.
Sometimes I don't mind Chihaya's cluelessness.....but this episode ticked me off. How can you be late like that!!!! Also Suo wants to play Harada. GO HARADA!!!!