please watch chihayafuru:
it’s a sports anime with an amazing female protagonist.
people mistake it as a shoujo but it is actually josei.
the protagonist team is co-ed, yet there are absolutely no qualms that the female lead is the strongest player among them. there are even boys on the team who look up to her as a personal goal for themselves.
there are tons of girls in this anime, and none of them are sexualized. in fact, while playing, the teams wear just regular t-shirts or gorgeous hakama.
the sport they play might just possibly be the most beautiful sport in all of japan: karuta.
a lot of people choose not to watch this because they don’t know what karuta is. in its simplest definition, karuta is a one-on-one card game. a reader recites poetry from the ogura hyakunin isshu and the players attempt to steal their opponent’s corresponding card while protecting their own.
the main rival is also an amazing, badass female, who has so many layers to her character.
in fact, all the characters are so fleshed out and go through breathtaking character development through the series, as do the friendships.
there are so many emotions in this series. you’ll cry (in the first three episodes even), you’ll laugh, you’ll cheer, you’ll be on the edge of your seat. it’s like a journey.
there is a romantic subplot, but it takes a backseat most of the time to give more attention to the teams and the characters and the game itself.
the art is spectacular. the imagery is gorgeous.
there is so much poetry and symbolism that it’ll take your breath away.
you’ll fall in love with karuta. that, i can promise you.
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ALL 5SOS SONGS TO DATE
A master list of all 5SOS’ songs and covers to date {30th August 2015}, I edited some of the audios (only the covers) to make them sound louder and clearer and the download links all work perfectly.
Covers:
The A Team - Luke & Calum // download
Ain’t No Rock - Ashton Irwin // download
All About You - Calum Hood // download
As Long As You Love Me - 5SOS // download
Baby - Luke & Michael // download
Change the World - Ashton Irwin // download
Check Yes Juliet - Luke & Michael // download
Crazy - Ashton Irwin // download
A Drop In the Ocean - Luke Hemmings // download
Drunk - Calum Hood // download
Fireflies - Luke Hemmings // download
Forever - 5SOS // download
Forever My Father - Luke & Calum // download
Forget You - Luke Hemmings // download
Give Me Love - Luke & Calum // download
I Miss You (2014 Version) - 5SOS // download
In My Head - 5SOS // download
Irreplaceable - Calum Hood // download
Jasey Rae - 5SOS // download
Jersey - Luke Hemmings // download
Just the Way You Are - Luke Hemmings // download
Lego House - Luke Hemmings // download
The Man Who Can’t Be Moved - Calum Hood // download
Many of Horror - Calum Hood // download
Mistletoe - Calum Hood // download
My Hero - Ashton Irwin // download
Never Say Never - 5SOS // download
Ordinary People - Ashton Irwin // download
Please Don’t Go - Luke Hemmings // download
Rolling In the Deep - Luke & Calum // download
Safe to Say - Ashton Irwin // download
She Will Be Loved - Luke & Aleisha // download
She’s Keeping Me Waiting - Ashton Irwin // download
Slide - Ashton Irwin // download
Teenage Dirtbag - 5SOS // download
Teenage Dream - 5SOS // download
Tonight Tonight - 5SOS // download
We Are Young - 5SOS // download
What Makes You Beautiful - 5SOS // download
Windows - Calum Hood // download
Year 3000 - 5SOS // download
You Found Me - Luke Hemmings // download
Unplugged EP:
Gotta Get Out (Acoustic) // x
I Miss You (Acoustic Cover) // x
Too Late (Acoustic) // x
Jasey Rae (Acoustic Cover) // x
Somewhere New EP:
Unpredictable // x
Out of My Limit // x
Beside You // x
Gotta Get Out // x
She Looks So Perfect EP:
She Looks So Perfect (Mikey Demo Vocal) // x
Heartache On the Big Screen // x
The Only Reason // x
Disconnected // x
What I Like About You // x
She Looks So Perfect (Ash Demo Vocal) // x
She Looks So Perfect (Acoustic) // x
Don’t Stop EP:
Don’t Stop (Calum Demo Vocal) // x
Rejects // x
Try Hard // x
If You Don’t Know // x
Wrapped Around Your Finger // x
Don’t Stop (Acoustic) // x
Don’t Stop (Ash Demo Vocal) // x
Amnesia EP:
Amnesia // x
Daylight // x
American Idiot // x
Amnesia (Live at Wembley) // x
Good Girls EP:
Good Girls (Single Version) // x
Just Saying // x
Long Way Home (Acoustic) // x
Good Girls (Live from the iTunes Festival) // x
Good Girls (Acoustic) // x
5 Seconds of Summer (Deluxe):
She Looks So Perfect // x
Don’t Stop // x
Good Girls // x
Kiss Me Kiss Me // x
18 // x
Everything I Didn’t Say // x
Beside You // x
End Up Here // x
Long Way Home // x
Heartbreak Girl // x
English Love Affair // x
Amnesia // x
Social Casualty // x
Never Be // x
Voodoo Doll // x
Greenlight // x
Lost Boy // x
Tomorrow Never Dies (Bonus) // x
Independence Day (Bonus) // x
Close As Strangers (Bonus) // x
Mrs All American (Bonus) // x
Out of My Limit (Bonus) // x
LIVESOS:
18 (Live) // x
Out of My Limit (Live) // x
Disconnected (Live) // x
Amnesia (Live) // x
Beside You (Live) // x
Everything I Didn’t Say (Live) // x
Long Way Home (Live) // x
Heartache On the Big Screen (Live) // x
American Idiot (Live) // x
Kiss Me Kiss Me (Live) // x
Teenage Dream (Live) // x
Good Girls (Live) // x
What I Like About You (Live) // x
End Up Here (Live) // x
She Looks So Perfect (Live) // x
What I Like About You (Studio Mix) // x
She’s Kinda Hot EP:
She’s Kinda Hot (Alternative Version) // x
Broken Pieces // x
Over and Out // x
Lost In Reality // x
Safety Pin // x
The Girl Who Cried Wolf // x
Sounds Good Feels Good (Deluxe);
Money [not available]
She’s Kinda Hot // x
Hey Everybody! [not available]
Permanent Vacation // x
Jet Black Heart // x
Catch Fire [not available]
Safety Pin // x
Waste the Night [not available]
Vapor [not available]
Castaway [not available]
The Girl Who Cried Wolf // x
Broken Home [not available]
Fly Away // x
Invisible [not available]
Airplanes [not available]
San Francisco [not available]
Outer Space / Carry On [not available]
Other:
Hearts Upon Our Sleeve (with Scott Mills) // x
Hearts Upon Our Sleeve (without Scott Mills) // x
Wherever You Are // x
Bad Dreams // x
Heartbreak Girl (Old Version) // x
Superhero // x
Try Hard (Old Version) // x
All I Need // x
Committed the Robbery // x
I Can’t Remember // x
Everything I Want // x
Heartbreak for Two // x
I’ve Got This Friend // x
Over and Over // x
Perfect Disguise // x
Pizza // x
Voodoo Doll (Acoustic) // x
I’ll be sure to add more if I’ve missed anything out and when more songs come available!
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