• 2011
  • TV-14
Chihayafuru

Summary Chihaya meets a boy named Arata, a talented karuta player who thinks that she has a potential to become a great player. Chihaya then takes on a new dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player. View more details

  • 2011
  • TV-14

Chihayafuru

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Asami Seto Ai Kayano Mamoru Miyano Tôru Nara

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8.1

Details

Genres : Comedy Drama Animation Romance Sport

Release date : Oct 4, 2011

Countries of origin : Japan

Official sites : Madhouse Studio: Exploring the World of Chihayafuru through Storyboards 1 Madhouse Studio: Exploring the World of Chihayafuru through Storyboards 2

Language : Japanese

Production companies : Madhouse Video Audio Project (VAP)

Summary Chihaya meets a boy named Arata, a talented karuta player who thinks that she has a potential to become a great player. Chihaya then takes on a new dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Drama Animation Romance Sport

Release date : Oct 4, 2011

Countries of origin : Japan

Official sites : Madhouse Studio: Exploring the World of Chihayafuru through Storyboards 1 Madhouse Studio: Exploring the World of Chihayafuru through Storyboards 2

Language : Japanese

Production companies : Madhouse Video Audio Project (VAP)

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 04, 2011
Saku ya kono hana
Sixth grade was when Chihaya Ayase met Arata Wataya, the transfer student from Fukui. The shy and quiet Arata was hiding a surprising talent. He knew how to play the competitive Karuta version of Ogura's Hundred Poets.
Episode 2 • Oct 11, 2011
Karakurenai ni
In the annual elementary school karuta tournament, the final match is between Taichi and Arata. Feeling threatened by Arata's skill, Taichi steals Arata's glasses before the match.
Episode 3 • Oct 18, 2011
Fureru shirayuki
Chihaya, Arata, and Taichi visit a Shiranami Karuta Society practice session. There they meet Dr. Harada, the society's director, and the oddball Hiro Kinashi, known as Retro.
Episode 4 • Oct 25, 2011
Shizukokoro naku hana no chiru ramu
As Chihaya and Taichi say goodbye to Arata, Chihaya declares she will become a karuta queen, the top-ranked female player, and Taichi declares he will become a master. Back in the present, Chihaya tells Taichi that she made Class B over spring break and that, if she wins a tournament that Sunday and makes Class A, he has to help her form a karuta club at school.
Episode 5 • Nov 01, 2011
Yowa no tsuki kana
Chihaya and Taichi travel to Fukui to see Arata.
Episode 6 • Nov 08, 2011
Kyô kokonoe ni nioi nuru kana
Chihaya has convinced Taeko Miyauchi, the science teacher and tennis coach, to allocate a storage room in one of the school's out-buildings as a clubroom. Kanade Oe, who currently is in the archery club so she can wear a hakama, considers joining the karuta club instead, because she thinks they love the classical poems and also wear hakama.
Episode 7 • Nov 15, 2011
Hito koso mie ne aki wa ki ni keri
Chihaya attempts to recruit second-ranked first-year student, Tsutomu Komano, nicknamed Desktomu by his classmates because he is always studying.
Episode 8 • Nov 22, 2011
Taete hisashiku nari nure do
At school, Chihaya encounters Nishida, who refuses to join the karuta club because he is now in the tennis club. Chihaya realizes that he is using karuta timing to play tennis and tells him that that is not fair to tennis.
Episode 9 • Nov 29, 2011
Shinobure do
Miyauchi grants the club official status, with herself as provisional advisor, if the members select someone other than Chihaya as president. When the other members select Taichi, Chihaya declares herself captain. Chihaya sets a goal of winning the Tokyo regional high school team tournament, so the club decides to hold a camp at Taichi's house over a long holiday weekend while his family is away.
Episode 10 • Dec 05, 2011
Yuku mo kaeru mo wakarete wa
Komano, frustrated that he cannot win any matches, declares that he is going home.
Episode 11 • Dec 12, 2011
Amatsukaze
Chihaya suggests an order that brings out the best in themselves rather than worrying about Hokuo's order. Using Retro's cards, Hokuo matches Sudo against Chihaya, Retro against Taichi, and the rest randomly, since they are confident of an easy win.
Episode 12 • Dec 19, 2011
Murasakino yuki shimeno yuki
At home, Chihaya tries to tell her parents about the tournament, but they are preoccupied with Chitose's appearance on a quiz show.
Episode 13 • Jan 03, 2012
Kimi ga tame
In the first round of the national tournament, Chihaya has alternating sweats and chills. Meanwhile, Arata makes his way there and thinks of his grandfather, who continued to coach him even after he had suffered a stroke.
Episode 14 • Jan 10, 2012
Hana yori hoka ni shiru hito mo nashi
The next day is the individual tournament. Taichi thinks about how he needs to be in Class A to play Arata in a match. Sudo tells Chihaya that Shinobu Wakamiya, the youngest karuta queen in history and a first-year high school student, is playing Amakasu in the first round.
Episode 15 • Jan 17, 2012
Tsuranukitome nu tama zo chiri keru
Shinobu defeats Chihaya by 20 cards and resolves not to let Chihaya take any cards if they ever meet again. Chihaya resolves to improve her accuracy.
Episode 16 • Jan 24, 2012
Ogura yama
A recap of the events so far, interspersed with various omake segments.
Episode 17 • Jan 31, 2012
Michi koso nakere
Chihaya needs to train for the eastern queen qualifier. Taichi and Nishida need to make Class A. Taichi also secretly desires to compete in the eastern master qualifier. Komano and Kanade need to make Class C.
Episode 18 • Feb 07, 2012
Hana zo mukashi no ka ni nioi keru
Chihaya tries to play a balanced style that doesn't rely on speed, but she is unable to restrain herself and commits a lot of faults. She also recognizes that her opponent, Sakura Kanai, is using the strategy against her that Komano described.
Episode 19 • Feb 14, 2012
Nagarae ba
Chihaya reflects that faults are costing Komano his match against Kanade, just like her faults cost her the match against Kanai earlier. Komano realizes he isn't losing to Kanade so much as to himself.
Episode 20 • Feb 21, 2012
Kumoi ni magô oki tsu shiranami
Komano tutors Chihaya and Nishida for exams while Taichi enters a tournament, his last opportunity to make Class A before the eastern master qualifier. Arata, also there, gives him a note with his contact details to give to Chihaya.
Episode 21 • Feb 28, 2012
Waga koromode ni yuki wa furi tsutsu
In the first round, Chihaya faces Ririka Tachikawa, a child prodigy hailed as the next Shinobu.
Episode 22 • Mar 06, 2012
Utsuri ni keri na itadura ni
In the second round, Chihaya faces the former queen, Yumi Yamamoto, who lost the title to Shinobu a year ago. Yumi has a history of contesting every card she loses, but this year she is unenthusiastic. Watching through the window, Kanade is impressed with the clear voice of the reader.
Episode 23 • Mar 13, 2012
Shiroki o mire ba yo zo fuke ni keru
Depressed by her loss, Chihaya hides inside a locker. Harada takes up the defense of Chihaya's hair against Sudo. When Taichi says she needs to come out to cheer for Harada, she comes out but says Taichi needs to watch them because they will be his rivals when he makes Class A.
Episode 24 • Mar 20, 2012
Onoe no sakura saki ni keri
The club members watch the master and queen matches on TV at Taichi's house. They are shocked to see that Shinobu is now pudgy.
Episode 25 • Mar 27, 2012
Moreizuru tsuki no kage no sayakesa
Komano amazes Chihaya by using his statistics to figure out that she has 20 one-syllable cards. Discouraged that he doesn't have talent like Chihaya and Suo, Taichi calls Arata, who tells him that his grandfather once said that there are plenty of ways to take cards that don't rely on talent.

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