Aw I'm so glad Sumire got a more fleshed-out ending. She is just like Taichi which is why I love her so much. For her, she is Taichi, Chihaya is Arata, and Taichi is Chihaya.
DAMN I WANT TO SEE THE ALL JAPAN GAMES. TAICHI VS INOKUMA? ARATA VS SUDOU? CHIHAYA VS SHINOBU PT 2???!!! Honestly, I was so shocked about Taichi x Chihaya I needed a second to process it. It was too good to be true. This is my fave fictional work of all time!!!!!!!!!!!
Taichi sitting in that spot, mirroring Chihaya after her first match with Shinobu doing practice swings. The day that Taichi knew Chihaya would make her dream come true. And this time, Hanano was in Taichi's place. It is all so damn poetic.
As Kana-chan would say, I'm crying bitter tears. Shinobu saying that the gods are just a figment of her imagination so she can indirectly praise Chihaya is so raw. Ise-sensei admitting he was wrong was so raw. Shinobu realizes that she is stronger with Chihaya as her opponent, she finally...
WAHHH 2 WINS FOR MIZUSAWA 😭 the fact that the tiny gods are now tiny Mizusawa members and she is taking them all with her to the top of that wasteland is poetic and hilarious but I need her to find a way to take Shinobu with her too AND I LOVE CHIHAYAFURU
Omg stop Taichi tearing up in the same way that Chihaya teared up when he made A Class ;-; finally she recognizes he has always been there for her no matter what gahhhh. I need Chihaya to take home the win
I friggin love Taichi's effect on Arata. The real Arata is far from an angel, and only those two boys know it (and Suo cus he has been waiting for it lolol)