I know that I’ve been avoiding it for a long time in these posts, but I think this episode really sold me on the concept that karuta-sexual could be a thing and not just Chihaya’s thing? I know that there is a joke about Chihayafuru being one and other things, but this is the first … More Chihayafuru Season 3 Episode 17: Why So Serious?
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