Quote Originally Posted by Buffalobiian View Post
Well I'm a Taichi-fan, so I'm rooting for this as well. Plus, given that the first focus is to get Taichi to A-class, this would also be the match-up that we can realistically expect. In fact, I really want to see a match where Taichi actually owns through complete memorisation, with a body that can keep up.
I don't follow you at all. What realistically expect? Because that would decide who gets Chihaya? (Which obviously isn't true at all.) Arata is the obsessed kid who got those two to play in the first place and was already back then relatively close to the top. In my opinion it would be a bit unconventional story telling if he now was at Taichi's level, not closer to Chihaya. Of course it's not like Chihaya would anymore win 10 matches out of 10 against Taichi, likely, but there's still a difference, which also meant Taichi isn't yet A-class. Arata made it to the A-class ages ago.

Anyway, I also hope for a serious Arata-Taichi match eventually, but if it happened soon and Taichi won, I'd be quite displeased. The Arata-Chihaya match I'd want the most doesn't need to be any official match in any capacity. I simply want them to meet over the cards and see how close a match it'd be.