・ English is my second language, there may be errors in my grammar..
・I try to make a spoiler-free review, however, in the section opinion if something important happens I mention it.
・General experience ≠ Final score. My personal score is based in 5 star system, so I tried to put an accurate number here, but isn't always the case.
・Locate (Brief) Conclusion + Recommendation section where the main points are summarized.

Experience with Chihayafuru 3

In this season we can find the perfect balance between sports and drama, something to highlight about Chihayafuru it’s the age range of their characters, giving us a story with different perspectives. Everyone’s involved in the story, enriching the scenario of how they perceive karuta, even if the premise, it’s aimed in the three childhood friends and a striking love triangle, here all the bonds have an important relevance.

As can be seen during this thrid season, *the heartbreaking moment is present with the reconstruction in the relationship of the main characters*. I consider Chihaya’s connecting with her friends is more than a love triangle, the first phase of her was only live for her love for karuta and the appreciation of Arata’s play style, even idolizing his figure and got confused about her feelings. For another hand, with Taichi grew true confidence through the years they spent together, he gave her a comfortable space to grow and thus pursue her dream for the karuta, respecting her, however it’s been necessary left the comfort zone due his feelings. All this time Chihaya was safe with her relationship with others, living a dream that had not taken off, at the moment she leaves the ease, her dream materializes. The inevitable changes come, but not only to her, to everyone.

The brightness of before is overshadowed by the conflicts between the characters and the future, actually this isn’t a negative point, but maybe the display could portray this aspect better. As results, the composition series remains of what we are used to seeing.

Nevethless, gathering everything in this anime we get an story that definitely will touch your heart with its different main points, the visual transmits the ambiguiness that it’s present in the characterization of the 100 Poems, things that cannot interpret by words, it’s expressed through different representative methods, blooming in sight. Karuta itself, it’s dynamic, I just find amazing due to the variety angles and focus that *the direction uses to transmit the speed and fluency of every character has in their play style*. With a great soundtrack that accompanies you on this journey, most songs manage to represent every stage in this story.

I have been writing an unnecessary review trilogy, so if you read this after watching the previous seasons, some things I said might sound repetitive. In the long run, I decide to just highlight the strong points of this anime, however, in this thrid part it’s present its up and down.

For the most part, the feeling that has left me this anime it something I will appreciate it for a long time. I hope for this story to get its fourth season and see the new challenges that Chihaya will confronts, along her friends, and the most interesting character Mashima Taichi. There’s a lot to say about him, but I will reserve my words because they do not fit in this place.

If you want to watch something that will fill you desire to achieve something, definitely you need to experience this. During the road you’ll feel part of this amazing world which is conceived from the love for a pretty unique game called karuta that connects the 100 Poems with your emotions.