Chihayafuru Episode 15: As Though Pearls Have Been Strung Across the Autumn Plain

she honestly reminds me so much of hinata shoyo from haikyuu lowkey. taichi is just being so cute again and seeing their friendships develop like this almost made me cry. it is just so nice watching all of them care about each other so deeply during these tough matches.

the mechanical animation during the matches is highly effective. the motion avoids feeling stiff despite the rapid movements required for the game. the production team excels at resource management by maintaining clear visual tracking without over animating unnecessary actions.

Watching that poor guy literally be unable to move his hand any faster was actually so brutal. I am just so glad there was no random flashback power up to save them here. It is so much better when the story just lets the characters actually take a real loss.