Chihaya Ayase, a strong-willed and tomboyish girl, grows up under the shadow of her older sister. With no dreams of her own, she is contented with her share in life till she meets Arata Wataya. The quiet transfer student in her elementary class introduces her to competitive karuta, a physically and mentally demanding card game inspired by the classic Japanese anthology of Hundred Poets. Captivated by Arata's passion for the game and inspired by the possibility of becoming the best in Japan, Chihaya quickly falls in love with the world of karuta. Along with the prodigy Arata and her haughty but hard-working friend Taichi Mashima, she joins the local Shiranami Society. The trio spends their idyllic childhood days playing together, until circumstances split them up. Now in high school, Chihaya has grown into a karuta freak. She aims to establish the Municipal Mizusawa High Competitive Karuta Club, setting her sights on the national championship at Omi Jingu. Reunited with the now indifferent Taichi, Chihaya's dream of establishing a karuta team is only one step away from becoming true: she must bring together members with a passion for the game that matches her own. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Chihayafuru
2011 ・ TV ・ Finished Airing
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Episodes 25

Now the Flower Blooms - Episode 1
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The Red That Is - Episode 2
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From the Crystal White Snow - Episode 3
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A Whirlwind of Flower Petals Descends - Episode 4
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The Sight of a Midnight Moon - Episode 5
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Now Bloom Inside the Nine-fold Palace - Episode 6
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But for Autumn's Coming - Episode 7
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The Sounds of the Waterfall - Episode 8
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But I Cannot Hide - Episode 9
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Exchange Hellos And Goodbyes - Episode 10
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The Sky is the Road Home - Episode 11
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Sets These Forbidden Fields Aglow - Episode 12
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For You, I Head Out - Episode 13
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For There Is No One Else out Here - Episode 14
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As Though Pearls Have Been Strung Across the Autumn Plain - Episode 15
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The Autumn Leaves of Mount Ogura - Episode 16
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World Offers No Escape - Episode 17
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The Plum Blossoms Still Smell the Same - Episode 18
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As the Years Pass - Episode 19
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The Cresting Waves Almost Look Like Clouds in the Skies - Episode 20
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As My Sleeves Are Wet With Dew - Episode 21
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Just as My Beauty Has Faded - Episode 22
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The Night is Nearly Past - Episode 23
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Nobody Wishes to See the Beautiful Cherry Blossoms - Episode 24
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