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Chihayafuru S3E21 — To restore my faith

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Chihayafuru•Season 3•Episode 21

To restore my faith

8.8/10 · 59 votesMar 3, 202023 min

Ranked #23 of 24 in Season 3•−0.3 vs season avg

Suo and Shinobu win the Master and Queen matches, both defending their titles. Afterward, Taichi declines to return to Tokyo, staying behind alone for the Takamatsu Memorial Cup... and ends up playing against Arata. Meanwhile, Chihaya is shocked by Taichi getting the jump on her

Directed byKim Sang-yeop, Masaki Matsumura, Toru Takahashi

Written byMisuzu Chiba

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Seasons3

Season 3 Episodes24

May it be that I find still

May it be that I find

The hazed early dawn light comes not from the moon still

The hazed early dawn light comes not from the moon

But from the crystal white snow of Yoshino still

But from the crystal white snow of Yoshino

Nobody wishes to see still

Nobody wishes to see

Mount Amanokagu still

Mount Amanokagu

Tatsuta River Ablaze still

Tatsuta River Ablaze

The storm blasts still

The storm blasts

As friends and strangers still

As friends and strangers

I recall how my own efforts were in vain still

I recall how my own efforts were in vain

Scarlet kadsuras still

Scarlet kadsuras

Leaving a hovering mist above the trees and grass still

Leaving a hovering mist above the trees and grass

So the flower petals are scattered like the snow by the passing storm still

So the flower petals are scattered like the snow by the passing storm

Yet it is I who withers and wilts still

Yet it is I who withers and wilts

The emotions experienced still

The emotions experienced

As helpless autumn leaves are caught against the flow still

As helpless autumn leaves are caught against the flow

Takes me away in haste still

Takes me away in haste

As my sleeves are wet with dew still

As my sleeves are wet with dew

The storm will soon carry me still

The storm will soon carry me

Bring a life of everlasting love still

Bring a life of everlasting love

May the scarlet kadsuras still

May the scarlet kadsuras

To restore my faith still

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To restore my faith

Just as my beauty has faded still

Just as my beauty has faded

Like a boatsman adrift still

Like a boatsman adrift

When winds send waves crashing still

When winds send waves crashing

Cast3

Asami Seto

Asami Seto

Chihaya Ayase (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Taichi Mashima (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Arata Wataya (voice)

Crew12

K

Kim Sang-yeop

Director

M

Masaki Matsumura

Director

T

Toru Takahashi

Director

H

Hayato Matsuda

Key Animation

H

Hideki Hosokawa

Storyboard Artist

K

Kim Bo-kyoung

Animation Director

H

Hwang Il-jin

Animation Director

T

Takuya Ogata

Compositing Artist

R

Reika Otaki

Compositing Artist

T

Toru Takahashi

Storyboard Artist

Y

Yuki Morishita

Animation Director

L

Lee Min-bae

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"To restore my faith" is episode 21 of Chihayafuru season 3. It scored 8.8/10 from 59 votes, ranking #23 of 24 episodes this season (season average 9.1). Directed by Kim Sang-yeop, Masaki Matsumura, Toru Takahashi and written by Misuzu Chiba, it aired on March 3, 2020.

Next: E22 · Just as my beauty has faded Best of Season 3