Chihayafuru / ちはやふる
As a child, Chihaya Ayase had only one dream: to see her elder sister Chitose become Japan's most successful model. However, upon defending her ostracised classmate Arata Wataya from his bully—Chihaya's childhood friend Taichi Mashima—she discovers the world of competitive karuta and soon becomes enamoured with the sport. Based on the Ogura Hundred Poets anthology, this card game where poems are studied requires excellent memory, agility, and a tremendous endurance from the players. Full of hope, Chihaya joins the Shiranami Society together with the newly reconciled Arata and Taichi, embarking on an exciting journey for the title awarded to the top-ranked female player—Queen of Karuta. Since middle school, Chihaya grew distant from a dispassionate Taichi and separated from Arata. However, in order to improve her skills, Chihaya decides to create a karuta club in her high school. With the help of Taichi, another veteran player, and a few spirited newcomers, Chihaya's new-founded Mizusawa Karuta Club aims for victory in the Omi Shrine's national championship. ...
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Year : 2011
Genre : Drama, Sports
Seasons : fall
Type : TV
Eposide : 25
Status : Finished Airing
Studio : Madhouse
duration : 22 min per ep
Rating : PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Popularity : 508
Member : 483529
Character
Ayase, Chihaya
Main
Seto, Asami
Japanese
Mashima, Taichi
Main
Miyano, Mamoru
Japanese
Wataya, Arata
Main
Shepard, Blake
English
Amakasu, Nayuta
Supporting
Honda, Takako
Japanese
Ayase, Chieko
Supporting
Yukino, Satsuki
Japanese
Ayase, Chitose
Supporting
Endou, Aya
Japanese
Ayase, Kenji
Supporting
Hamada, Kenji
Japanese
Daisuke
Supporting
Anzai, Chika
Japanese
Hanamoto, Ruri
Supporting
Obata, Noriko
Japanese
Harada, Hideo
Supporting
Ishizuka, Unshou
Japanese
Horikawa, Michiru
Supporting
Hino, Miho
Japanese
Ise, Daijirou
Supporting
Endou, Daichi
Japanese
Kanai, Tsubaki
Supporting
Nishino, Youko
Japanese
Kanai, Sakura
Supporting
Kanai, Mika
Japanese
Kawauchi, Shouji
Supporting
Shouji, Masayuki
Japanese
Kinashi, Hiro
Supporting
Nakai, Kazuya
Japanese
Kitano, Akio
Supporting
Satou, Kensuke
Japanese
Komano, Tsutomu
Supporting
Yonaga, Tsubasa
Japanese
Kuriyama, Isamu
Supporting
Murakami, Yuya
Japanese
Mashima, Rika
Supporting
Yasuno, Kiyono
Japanese
Mashima, Reiko
Supporting
Shimamura, Yuu
Japanese
Miyauchi, Taeko
Supporting
Fujita, Toshiko
Japanese
Mochida, Futoshi
Supporting
Sakaguchi, Daisuke
Japanese
Murao, Shinichi
Supporting
Ueda, Yuuji
Japanese
Murao, Kenta
Supporting
Anzai, Chika
Japanese
Murao, Yuuta
Supporting
Anzai, Chika
Japanese
Nishida, Yuusei
Supporting
Nara, Tooru
Japanese
Nishida, Yukari
Supporting
Hino, Miho
Japanese
Ooe, Rieko
Supporting
Hisakawa, Aya
Japanese
Ooe, Kanade
Supporting
Kayano, Ai
Japanese
Ryuugasaki
Supporting
Higuchi, Tomoyuki
Japanese
Sano
Supporting
Hirose, Yuuka
Japanese
Shibata
Supporting
Satou, Takuya
Japanese
Sudou, Akito
Supporting
Ohara, Takashi
Japanese
Suou, Hisashi
Supporting
Touchi, Hiroki
Japanese
Tachikawa, Ririka
Supporting
Ootani, Ikue
Japanese
Taichi's girlfriend
Supporting
Anzai, Chika
Japanese
Takemura, Keiichi
Supporting
Gibbs, Scott
English
Takuma
Supporting
Murakami, Yuya
Japanese
Toda
Supporting
Asari, Ryouta
Japanese
Tsuboguchi, Hiroshi
Supporting
Takahashi, Kenji
Japanese
Wakamiya, Shinobu
Supporting
Nakamichi, Mihoko
Japanese
Wakamiya, Grandmother
Supporting
Hayamizu, Risa
Japanese
Wakamiya, Shiho
Supporting
Shindo, Naomi
Japanese
Wataya, Mari
Supporting
Kuwashima, Houko
Japanese
Wataya, Hajime
Supporting
Arimoto, Kinryuu
Japanese
Wataya, Akira
Supporting
Horikawa, Jin
Japanese
Yamamoto, Yumi
Supporting
Kaida, Yuuko
Japanese
Yamashiro, Kyouko
Supporting
Serino, Keiko
Japanese
Yasuda
Supporting
Kawashima, Tokuyoshi
Japanese
Yoshioka
Supporting
Ogata, Mitsuru
Japanese
Yuu
Supporting
Anzai, Chika
Japanese