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Chihayafuru S2E23 — To see the beautiful cherry blossoms

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Chihayafuru•Season 2•Episode 23

To see the beautiful cherry blossoms

9.3/10 · 80 votesJun 15, 201323 min

Ranked #5 of 25 in Season 2•+0.5 vs season avg

The Class A Finals pit Arata vs Shinobu, Class B is between Taichi and Rion in the same area where Komano is participating in the Class C Final. Chihaya is stuck between supporting Taichi and Komano or experiencing the match between Arata and Shinobu.

Directed byHideki Hosokawa

Written byAtsuo Ishino

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Seasons3

Season 2 Episodes25

So The Flower Has Wilted still

So The Flower Has Wilted

As My First Love Came still

As My First Love Came

Feel Love Deepen still

Feel Love Deepen

To tell the people in the capital that I make for the islands still

To tell the people in the capital that I make for the islands

Be as dear now, those were the good old days still

Be as dear now, those were the good old days

To set the Tatsuta River ablaze still

To set the Tatsuta River ablaze

They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka still

They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka

Which shines over Mount Mikasa still

Which shines over Mount Mikasa

My Only Thought still

My Only Thought

Rain takes longer to dry still

Rain takes longer to dry

I feel as though my body is on fire with Ibuki mugwort still

I feel as though my body is on fire with Ibuki mugwort

The only sign of summer still

The only sign of summer

In my dreams, I creep closer to you still

In my dreams, I creep closer to you

People would always ask if I was pining for someone still

People would always ask if I was pining for someone

No matter where I stand still

No matter where I stand

Wait for the Emperor's Return still

Wait for the Emperor's Return

Gust of wind still

Gust of wind

My fear is that you will forget still

My fear is that you will forget

I do not know where this love will take me still

I do not know where this love will take me

The fall paddy shacks still

The fall paddy shacks

But its legacy continues to spread still

But its legacy continues to spread

Long Last We Meet still

Long Last We Meet

To see the beautiful cherry blossoms still

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To see the beautiful cherry blossoms

When I must hide... still

When I must hide...

I can look up and see the snowy cap of Mt. Fuji still

I can look up and see the snowy cap of Mt. Fuji

Cast2

Asami Seto

Asami Seto

Chihaya Ayase (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Taichi Mashima (voice)

Crew12

H

Hideki Hosokawa

Director

H

Hideki Hosokawa

Storyboard Artist

M

Masaki Hinata

Animation Director

A

Atsuo Ishino

Writer

Y

Yoshihiro Maeda

Key Animation

M

Midori Shimada

Background Designer

S

Shotaro Shimoda

Key Animation

T

Taiga Noma

3D Artist

H

Han Jung-yi

Key Animation

C

Cho Yeong-rae

Key Animation

R

Ryoichi Ishigami

3D Artist

C

Chiyoko Okabe

Special Effects

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Episode Summary

"To see the beautiful cherry blossoms" is episode 23 of Chihayafuru season 2. It scored 9.3/10 from 80 votes, ranking #5 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.8). Directed by Hideki Hosokawa and written by Atsuo Ishino, it aired on June 15, 2013.

Next: E24 · When I must hide...Best of Season 2