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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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
staff
Iwasa, Naoki
Producer
Maruyama, Masao
Producer
Nakatani, Toshio
Producer
Tamura, Manabu
Producer
Tsunoki, Takuya
Producer
Asaka, Morio
Director
Mima, Masafumi
Sound Director
Hosokawa, Hideki
Episode Director
Ishizuka, Atsuko
Episode Director
Itou, Naoyuki
Episode Director
Maezono, Fumio
Episode Director
Makino, Yoshitaka
Episode Director
Nogami, Kazuo
Episode Director
Oota, Tomoaki
Episode Director
Shishido, Jun
Episode Director
Tachikawa, Yuzuru
Episode Director
Takamura, Yuuta
Episode Director
Tokoro, Tomokazu
Episode Director
Watanabe, Kotono
Episode Director
Yoshimura, Fumihiro
Episode Director
migmi
Episode Director
Kakihara, Yuuko
Script
Kawashima, Sumino
Script
Suzuki, Satoshi
Script
Ashino, Yoshiharu
Storyboard
Itou, Tomohiko
Storyboard
Kawajiri, Yoshiaki
Storyboard
Takahashi, Tooru
Storyboard
Yamauchi, Shigeyasu
Storyboard
99RadioService
Theme Song Performance
Seto, Asami
Theme Song Performance
Akiyama, Yukiko
Key Animation
Aoki, Rie
Animation Director
Aoki, Mariko
Key Animation
Aono, Atsushi
Key Animation
Azuma, Ryouta
Key Animation
Chino, Kyouko
Key Animation
Deans, Brittany
ADR Director
Endou, Eiichi
Key Animation
Fujita, Kenji
Director of Photography
Gotou, Takahiro
Animation Director
Hamada, Kunihiko
Character Design
Harada, Minefumi
Animation Director
Harada, Hiroki
2nd Key Animation
Hirata, Kahoru
Key Animation
Ichino, Maria
Animation Director
Imamura, Taiki
Animation Director
Iwakuma, Akane
Background Art
Kanemori, Yoshinori
Key Animation
Kasahara, Yuki
Background Art
Katayama, Miyuki
Animation Director
Kobayashi, Yukihiro
Key Animation
Koiso, Yuka
Key Animation
Kojima, Erina
Key Animation
Konno, Akiko
Assistant Animation Director
Kosugi, Nahoko
Key Animation
Liang, Boya
In-Between Animation
Maeda, Yoshihiro
Key Animation
Masui, Naoko
Key Animation
Mishima, Eiko
In-Between Animation
Mitsunaka, Susumu
Key Animation
Miyamae, Shinichi
Key Animation
Motoki, Hisatoshi
Key Animation
Nagasaka, Keita
Key Animation
Nagayoshi, Takashi
Animation Director
Nishizawa, Chie
Key Animation
Norifumi, Kugai
Key Animation
Oodate, Kouji
Animation Director
Ooshima, Mitsuru
Planning
Ooshita, Tomoyuki
Key Animation
Reed, Shannon
ADR Director
Sakai, Satoshi
Key Animation
Sakamoto, Chiyoko
Key Animation
Satou, Toshiyuki
Key Animation
Satou, Tomoko
Animation Director
Sawada, Hidehiko
Key Animation
Shibuichi, Setsuko
2nd Key Animation
Shimazaki, Katsumi
Animation Director
Shimizu, Tomoyuki
Art Director
Suetsugu, Yuki
Original Creator
Sugino, Nobuko
Key Animation
Takahide, Kunio
Key Animation
Takayama, Naoya
Series Composition
Takeuchi, Yukari
Animation Director
Tasaki, Satoshi
Assistant Animation Director
Tokuda, Hirotaka
Assistant Animation Director
Tonegawa, Megumi
2nd Key Animation
Tsunaki, Aki
Animation Director
Ueno, Hideyuki
Art Director
Ushijima, Shinichirou
Setting Manager
Watabe, Yuuko
Animation Director
Watanabe, Yuuki
Key Animation
Watanabe, You
Production Assistant
Won, Chang-hee
Animation Director
Yamada, Shiomi
In-Between Animation
Yamaguchi, Mai
Animation Director
Yamashita, Kousuke
Music
Yamauchi, Daisuke
Key Animation
Yamazaki, Yuuta
Key Animation
Yatsu, Miyako
Key Animation