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In episode 7 of **Chihayafuru 2** , Chihaya mentions that she didn't know what
"Frenzied" means and Kanade says to herself:

> "We're in the second season and she still doesn't know what the title
> means?!"

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MJhht.jpg)

I realize that "chihayaburu" is impassionate, but is this a play on words
somehow? Or is this an instance of Kanade breaking the fourth wall? It would
be the first instance of this happening as far as I know, seemed really
awkward and out of place.


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Did Kanade Oe break the "4th wall"?


Though it's not explicitly stated either way (imagine in a series, if they
were to mention that they broke the fourth-wall; that's some serious meta
fourth-wall-breaking), the general consensus in the fan kingdom is that this
is an instance of the 4th wall being broken.

As you mentioned, _chihayaburu_
([千早振る](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%83%E6%97%A9%E6%8C%AF%E3%82%8B)) a
[_makurakotoba_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makurakotoba) meaning
"wild"[[1]](http://fudoan.cdx.jp/english/bugei_e/fudoan_dojo/chihaya.htm) or
"vigorous power"[[2]](http://vetus.wordpress.com/astrape/), which can be
synonymous with "impassioned" or "frenzied". So, in English, it's not unlikely
that the word "frenzied" could be (loosely) considered the title.

As I mentioned, though, there are several unofficial sources (some fans, some
not) mentioning this (sudden) break in the fourth
wall.[[3]](http://www.lostinanime.com/2013/02/chihayafuru-2-07.html)[[4]](http://www.limitofquestions.com/2013/02/chihayafuru-2-7.html)[[5]](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=562147#msg20186017)[[6]](http://ar-
machine.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=467&pid=88938#pid88938) So, based on the
closeness of the words, and the fan/community reaction to it, this seems to be
a "breaking the fourth wall" scenario.


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