Chihayafuru
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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Arata Wataya MAIN
Chihaya Ayase MAIN
Kanade Ooe MAIN
Taichi Mashima MAIN
Tsutomu Komano MAIN
Yuusei Nishida MAIN
Akihiro Tsukuba SUPPORTING
Akio Kitano SUPPORTING
Akira Wataya SUPPORTING
Akito Sudou SUPPORTING
Anthony Sorb SUPPORTING
Ayaka Sakura SUPPORTING
Ayane Oooka SUPPORTING
Chieko Ayase SUPPORTING
Chitose Ayase SUPPORTING
Daijirou Ise SUPPORTING
Daisuke SUPPORTING
Eita Takei SUPPORTING
Fumiko Suzuki SUPPORTING
Futoshi Mochida SUPPORTING
Fuyumasa Tsukuba SUPPORTING
Hajime Wataya SUPPORTING
Haruka Inokuma SUPPORTING
Haruomi Tsukuba SUPPORTING
Hideo Harada SUPPORTING
Hinako Mano SUPPORTING
Hiro Kinashi SUPPORTING
Hirokazu Yoshioka SUPPORTING
Hiroshi Tsuboguchi SUPPORTING
Hisashi Suou SUPPORTING
Isami Kuriyama SUPPORTING
Katsuto Masuoka SUPPORTING
Keiko Yuube SUPPORTING
Kenji Ayase SUPPORTING
Kenta Murao SUPPORTING
Kokoro Nanase SUPPORTING
Kou Nakura SUPPORTING
Kouki Shiroyama SUPPORTING
Kyouko Yamashiro SUPPORTING
Kyungseo Park SUPPORTING
Makoto Koda SUPPORTING
Makoto Yamai SUPPORTING
Manabu Nakayama SUPPORTING
Mari Wataya SUPPORTING
Masaki Oono SUPPORTING
Matoba SUPPORTING
Matt Rowan SUPPORTING
Megumi Mayama SUPPORTING
Megumi Suda SUPPORTING
Megumu Ousaka SUPPORTING
Mei Toda SUPPORTING
Michiru Horikawa SUPPORTING
Midori Sakurazawa SUPPORTING
Midori Tamaru SUPPORTING
Napa Payakaroon SUPPORTING
Natsuki Tanimura SUPPORTING
Natsusou Tsukuba SUPPORTING
Nayuta Amakasu SUPPORTING
Nene Hayasaka SUPPORTING
Rachel Port SUPPORTING
Reiko Mashima SUPPORTING
Rieko Ooe SUPPORTING
Rika Mashima SUPPORTING
Rion Yamashiro SUPPORTING
Ririka Tachikawa SUPPORTING
Ruri Hanamoto SUPPORTING
Ryuugasaki SUPPORTING
Sakura Kanai SUPPORTING
Sano SUPPORTING
Seigo Kinoshita SUPPORTING
Seiji Kameda SUPPORTING
Shibata SUPPORTING
Shiho Wakamiya SUPPORTING
Shinichi Murao SUPPORTING
Shinobu Wakamiya SUPPORTING
Shinobu no Sobo SUPPORTING
Shiori Miyazaki SUPPORTING
Shouji Kawauchi SUPPORTING
Sumire Hanano SUPPORTING
Suzuka Sasa SUPPORTING
Taeko Miyauchi SUPPORTING
Takatoshi Mori SUPPORTING
Takuma SUPPORTING
Tashiro SUPPORTING
Toda SUPPORTING
Tokiji Fukasaku SUPPORTING
Tomonori Oikawa SUPPORTING
Toyo Honma SUPPORTING
Tsubaki Kanai SUPPORTING
Yasuda SUPPORTING
Yukari Nishida SUPPORTING
Yumi Yamamoto SUPPORTING
Yuri Nawano SUPPORTING
Yuu Ashino SUPPORTING
Yuuko Natsuwaki SUPPORTING
Yuuta Murao SUPPORTING