Chihayafuru

TV Finished 2011

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Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends. Now in high school, Chihaya still plays karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Episodes: 25 listed
Runtime: about 22 minutes per episode
Genres: Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Sports

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Yomite

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Hirakazu Shibayama

Hirakazu ShibayamaJapanese voice

Yomite

YomiteCharacter

Shuuji Inaba

Shuuji InabaJapanese voice

Yomite

YomiteCharacter

Vanilla Yamazaki

Vanilla YamazakiJapanese voice

Yomite

YomiteCharacter

Hirohiko Kakegawa

Hirohiko KakegawaJapanese voice

Yomite

YomiteCharacter

Tetsuo Sakaguchi

Tetsuo SakaguchiJapanese voice

Shinbunya no Tenshu

Shinbunya no TenshuCharacter

Kensuke Satou

Kensuke SatouJapanese voice

Ishi

IshiCharacter

Yuuya Murakami

Yuuya MurakamiJapanese voice

Tannin no Sensei

Tannin no SenseiCharacter

Mariko Munakata

Mariko MunakataJapanese voice

San Kaisen no Taisenaite

San Kaisen no TaisenaiteCharacter

Kensuke Satou

Kensuke SatouJapanese voice

Kakariin

KakariinCharacter

Takuya Satou

Takuya SatouJapanese voice

Taichi no Kanojo

Taichi no KanojoCharacter

Chika Anzai

Chika AnzaiJapanese voice

Ririka no Haha

Ririka no HahaCharacter

Yuka Terasaki

Yuka TerasakiJapanese voice

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