I finally got to write about Chihayafuru for Why It Works this week, which I’m sure you all saw coming the moment season three was announced. Chihayafuru is awesome, its storytelling is satisfying in the sort of nuts-and-bolts craft sense that tends to lend itself to these columns, and I was more than happy to combine the two. Let’s get to it!

Chihayafuru and the Makings of a Great Tournament Arc