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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Katsugi

KatsugiCharacter

Voice credit unavailableJapanese voice

Nagumo-kai no Josei

Nagumo-kai no JoseiCharacter

Youko Nishino

Youko NishinoJapanese voice

Announcer

AnnouncerCharacter

Hirakazu Shibayama

Hirakazu ShibayamaJapanese voice

Shiho no Mamatomo

Shiho no MamatomoCharacter

Masumi Kageyama

Masumi KageyamaJapanese voice

Josei Assistant

Josei AssistantCharacter

Yuuka Hirose

Yuuka HiroseJapanese voice

Tomihara-nishi Koukou Karuta-bu Buin

Tomihara-nishi Koukou Karuta-bu BuinCharacter

Hiromi Igarashi

Hiromi IgarashiJapanese voice

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