yay it's translated! Also am I the only one who doesn't ship chikariko? It's too pushed :/
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Sorry for saying this but, while watching the show, I've always thought that Chikariko was being forced down our throats. I felt really bad for You, who's a really good friend, as seen on ep 1, because the show concentrated too much on Chikariko. I don't ship ChikaYou though, I just really like You as a character.
I agree. Sunrise is pushing ChikaRiko it's actually making me hate both characters. It was fine in KimiKokoro, but it was pretty much unbearable in the anime - all the writers cared about were ChikaRiko moments and the third years' petty drama, all the while reducing the actually popular girls (You, Yoshiko, Hanamaru, and Ruby) to memes past their episodes. Don't even get me started on You's arc, where she didn't even directly talk to Chika about her problems.
Honestly, Anchan and Rikyako are the only redeeming aspects of Chika and Riko. Everything else is just pandering a forced ship.
Personally, i like ChikaRiko and i don't think it was super forced? Sure, they had a lot of moments but that's not stopping you from shipping them with other girls (ppl alrdy do that considering all the youriko and yohariko art i've seen on twitter). I feel like their moments did a good job at fleshing out their relationship. they inspire each other!! and Riko was able to find her love for piano again because of Chika~
Please tell me you're not serious. PRACTICALLY EVERY EPISODE OF THE ANIME had a fucking Chikariko moment while the non-third year girls got only 1 episode.
honestly chika and riko are my least favorite characters of the series. Yeah I get that subliminal yuri is part of the franchise, but when you emphasize a certain ship throughout the entire anime to give cheap fanservice; it just gets annoying. Also I've noticed that too, that You, Hanamaru, Yoshiko, and ruby; who are the most popular get the least development in the anime. 1 episode each.