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Chihayafuru (2011)

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Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends. Now in high school, Chihaya still plays karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.

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Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Asami Seto
    Chihaya Ayase (voice) Asami Seto
  • Profile picture of Mamoru Miyano
    Taichi Mashima (voice) Mamoru Miyano
  • Profile picture of Yoshimasa Hosoya
    Arata Wataya (voice) Yoshimasa Hosoya

Videos

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Chihayafuru 3

2019

24 episodes

Season 3 of Chihayafuru premiered on October 22, 2019

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Keywords

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  • card game
  • strong woman
  • training
  • high school
  • growing up
  • romance
  • slice of life
  • unrequited love
  • coming of age
  • female protagonist
  • based on manga
  • high school student
  • old friends
  • friends in love
  • anime
  • school club
  • karuta
  • prodigy
  • josei
  • japanese high school
  • spokon
  • bukatsu