Chihayafuru

[Buffalobiian]

Meanwhile, Arata and Taichi aren´t thick friends. They´d go at each other as true opponents/enemies (assuming both are of similar skill). Considering there´s also somewhat of a love plot surrounding the triplette of Chihaya, Taichi and Arata, a match between the two male choices would be all the more interesting.

Well I'm a Taichi-fan, so I'm rooting for this as well. Plus, given that the first focus is to get Taichi to A-class, this would also be the match-up that we can realistically expect. In fact, I really want to see a match where Taichi actually owns through complete memorisation, with a body that can keep up.

I'm all for the addition of Sumire as well. It's about time someone else is putting in effort in the romance department other than Taichi. The fox guy doesn't seem like a threat at all against Taichi, but given his demeanor and Chihaya's eagerness to teach first-years.. he might be able to piss him off a bit.

[Kraco]

Well I'm a Taichi-fan, so I'm rooting for this as well. Plus, given that the first focus is to get Taichi to A-class, this would also be the match-up that we can realistically expect. In fact, I really want to see a match where Taichi actually owns through complete memorisation, with a body that can keep up.

I don't follow you at all. What realistically expect? Because that would decide who gets Chihaya? (Which obviously isn't true at all.) Arata is the obsessed kid who got those two to play in the first place and was already back then relatively close to the top. In my opinion it would be a bit unconventional story telling if he now was at Taichi's level, not closer to Chihaya. Of course it's not like Chihaya would anymore win 10 matches out of 10 against Taichi, likely, but there's still a difference, which also meant Taichi isn't yet A-class. Arata made it to the A-class ages ago.

Anyway, I also hope for a serious Arata-Taichi match eventually, but if it happened soon and Taichi won, I'd be quite displeased. The Arata-Chihaya match I'd want the most doesn't need to be any official match in any capacity. I simply want them to meet over the cards and see how close a match it'd be.