>>9426579what would be really impressive, and I don't expect this because I know how anime/manga is with this kind of stuff, but I imagine there is going to be some kind of back and forth, a love battle where both Taichi and Arata are scoring massive points and just when things look like they are going to go one way or another. I would love to see a third guy enter the arena and throw the whole dynamic out of wack.
Because the big elephant in the room is that Chihaya, at the end of the day, isn't even away that Taichi or Arata are males (for all intents and purposes). They are just bringers-of-karuta-fun in her mind. So a third guy, one in which threatens both of their dynamic with her would be a huge earth shattering thing. I don't expect that within the first 25 episodes, but maybe something for the second season, in terms of proper pacing to let all these dynamics play out and before things get stale to introduce a new element like that.