Chihayafuru

4.3

(323)

Animation

Drama

2011

22 min

TV-14

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.

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"i cant recommend this anime enough. it’s a little different from the usual but it’s a great watch. as the episodes went on i found myself memorizing the rules and gameplay. "

maple

"Really great, dives into traditional Japanese games. I wasn’t a fan of the ending, it seems like it was supposed to have a 3rd season that never happened. There are 2 seasons."

Beth Trumm

"For someone who doesn't like sports anime this was actually really good "

Abby Hansen

"PLEASE WATCH THIS"

Rafael J. Barrientos

"You’d think a show about a card game where victory is determined by correctly locating the second half of a Japanese poem would be … less than interesting. But this show is fantastic! Gripping narrative, genuine (low) stakes and great characterisation. If you like romcoms (and sports anime? Kind of?) this is for you. "

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