Chihayafuru (2011)★ 8.1/10
- Animation
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Sport
Directed by: Morio Asaka, Yuzuru Tachikawa, Hideki Hosokawa, Kotono Watanabe, Kazuo Nogami
Written by: Atsuo Ishino, Yûko Kakihara, Ayako Katô, Sumino Kawashima, Akemi Moriyama
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.
- Original title
- Chihayafuru
- Storyline
- Chihaya Ayase is a girl who has spent most of her life simply supporting her sister in her model career. That changes when she meets Arata Wataya, a talented karuta player. He thinks that Chihaya has a potential to become a great player. As Chihaya takes on a new dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is separated from her karuta-playing friends as they grow up. Now in high school, Chihaya still continues to play karuta, hoping that she will see her friends again someday.
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 · 1,944
- Companies
- Madhouse, Video Audio Project (VAP), Nippon Television Network (NTV)
- Release dates
- JP October 5, 2011
- TW February 18, 2013