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Chihayafuru
Chihayafuru follows Chihaya Ayase, a spirited high school student whose discovery of karuta a competitive card game rooted in classical poetry reshapes her goals. Determined to improve, she brings together classmates including her longtime friend Taichi Mashima and the gifted Arata Wataya to form a school karuta club. The story balances tense, fast paced ma…
Characters
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Chihaya Ayase
Main | Japanese VA: Seto, Asami
Taichi Mashima
Main | Japanese VA: Miyano, Mamoru
Arata Wataya
Main | Japanese VA: Hosoya, Yoshimasa
Shinobu Wakamiya
Supporting | Japanese VA: Nakamichi, Mihoko
Kanade Ooe
Supporting | Japanese VA: Kayano, Ai
Hideo Harada
Supporting | Japanese VA: Ishizuka, Unshou
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Chihayafuru 2
Sequel | 2013
Staff
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Asaka, Morio
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Suetsugu, Yuki
Original Creator
Takayama, Naoya
Series Composition
Iwasa, Naoki
Producer
Maruyama, Masao
Producer
Nakatani, Toshio
Producer
Latest Episodes
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Episode 12: Sets These Forbidden Fields Aglow
Aired Dec 21, 2011
Episode 11: The Sky is the Road Home
Aired Dec 14, 2011
Episode 10: Exchange Hellos and Goodbyes
Aired Dec 7, 2011
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Chihayafuru episode guide
25 tracked episodes
Chihayafuru characters
6 featured characters
Chihayafuru staff
6 featured staff credits
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