
Chihayafuru
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...
Chihayafuru
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.
Chihayafuru
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...

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Episode 1: During My Forlorn Years in This World
The Mizusawa Karuta Club is preparing for the cultural festival. Due to previous circumstances, Team...

Episode 2: So I wish for a memory
A recap of this season's events so far. Experience the most exciting moments from the Yoshino Tourna...
Episode 3: Episode 3

Episode 1: Now the Flower Blooms
Sixth grade was when Ayase Chihaya met Wataya Arata, the transfer student from Fukui. The shy and q...

Episode 2: The Red That Is
Chihaya's proclamation leads to a showdown between Mashima Taichi and the transfer student Arata, wh...

Episode 3: From the Crystal White Snow
Chihaya, Taichi, and Arata visit the local Shiranami Karuta Society and meet the chairman, Harada, a...

Episode 4: A Whirlwind of Flower Petals Descends
Arata returns with his family to Fukui after his grandfather falls ill. The three of them believe th...

Episode 5: The Sight of a Midnight Moon
After Chihaya hears Arata say that he quit playing karuta, she and Taichi make a trip to Arata's hom...

Episode 6: Now Bloom Inside the Nine-fold Palace
After Ms. Miyauchi tells Chihaya that she needs five members to start an official club, Chihaya star...

Episode 7: But for Autumn's Coming
Kanade has joined the karuta club as the third member, while Chihaya continues to recruit members....

Episode 8: The Sounds of the Waterfall
The karuta club only needs one more member to become an official club. Chihaya and the other members...

Episode 9: But I Cannot Hide
The karuta club has become an official club. Chihaya announces that the five of them will make it t...

Episode 10: Exchange Hellos And Goodbyes
Mizusawa High School karuta club makes its debut at the Tokyo regionals for the national championshi...

Episode 11: The Sky is the Road Home
The Mizusawa karuta club has advanced to the finals to face a regular fixture at the national tourna...

Episode 12: Sets These Forbidden Fields Aglow
After qualifying for the national tournament, the Mizusawa karuta members attempt to bolster their w...

Episode 13: For You, I Head Out
The Mizusawa High School Karuta Club members visit the Omi Jingu shrine to pray for their victory....

Episode 14: For There Is No One Else Out Here
Chihaya has recovered in time for the individual tournament. Players are grouped by their rank, and...

Episode 15: As Though Pearls Have Been Strung Across the Autumn Plain
Chihaya is helpless against the Queen, but she still manages to take a few cards. But this match ha...

Episode 16: The Autumn Leaves of Mount Ogura
A recap and some animated four-panel comics.

Episode 17: World Offers No Escape
The national tournament has ended, and the members of Mizusawa's karuta club have established some i...

Episode 18: The Plum Blossoms Still Smell the Same
Chihaya finally gets to play her first Class A match, while the other members are looking to advance...

Episode 19: As the Years Pass
The finals have begun. The Class D final is between Kana-chan and Desktomu-kun. The Class B final...

Episode 20: The Cresting Waves Almost Look Like Clouds in the Skies
The Mizusawa High School karuta club is gaining experience by participating in tournaments. However...

Episode 21: As My Sleeves Are Wet with Dew
Chihaya is playing in the East Queen qualifier for a chance to face the Queen again. Her first oppo...

Episode 22: Just as My Beauty Has Faded
Chihaya's next opponent is the previous Queen, Yamamoto Yumi. Chihaya recalls the previous Queen be...

Episode 23: The Night is Nearly Past
Chihaya lost to Yumi by four cards. The loss is a painful one, but after watching Dr. Harada and Ts...

Episode 24: Nobody Wishes to See the Beautiful Cherry Blossoms
The Mizusawa karuta club is watching the Queen match and Master match at Taichi's home. The Queen h...

Episode 25: Moonlight, Clear and Bright
Everybody is shocked after hearing that Master Suo plays karuta with 28 one-syllable cards. Chihaya...

Episode 1: So The Flower Has Wilted
A new school year has started and the Karuta club must get new members or face penalties. Discussing...

Episode 2: As My First Love Came
At the Shiranami Society, Taichi plays Tsuboguchi, who has graduated from college and is now a high...

Episode 3: Feel Love Deepen
It is time for the High School Karuta Championship; the first years are amazed by the skill level of...

Episode 4: To tell the people in the capital that I make for the islands
Be it luck or skill, Tai seems to falter under pressure. The team needs three wins to proceed and t...

Episode 5: Be as dear now, those were the good old days
The final two teams in the competition is a repeat of Mizusawa vs. Hokuo. Chihaya wants to challenge...

Episode 6: To set the Tatsuta River ablaze
Individually, Mizusawa players have grown, but Hokuo will try to use Mizusawa's lack of team playing...

Episode 7: They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka
The deal was to get 5 new members for the Karuta club. Chihaya has to figure out a way to keep the r...

Episode 8: Which shines over Mount Mikasa
The national championship has begun. Mizusawa High School's first opponent is a tam of foreigners fr...

Episode 9: My Only Thought
One wrong decision can ruin Arata's chance this season to make his comeback…

Episode 10: Rain takes longer to dry
Mizusawa's next opponent is a group of geniuses that has been sweeping the Karuta scene.

Episode 11: I feel as though my body is on fire with Ibuki mugwort
Mizusawa has finally made it to the first round of the High School Championship playoffs. However, P...

Episode 12: The only sign of summer
In the second round of the playoffs, Mizusawa faces off against Akashi Girls First, led by Ousaka Me...

Episode 13: In my dreams, I creep closer to you
Chihaya appears to have recovered from her bad start, but Megumu will not let her take consecutive...

Episode 14: People would always ask if I was pining for someone
Mizusawa and Akashi's match has reached the tipping point and each side starts winning games; the pr...

Episode 15: No matter where I stand
Tsukuba finally gets his chance to play due to Kana's injury, but will he be able to keep his compos...

Episode 16: Wait for the Emperor's Return
A look back on season 2.

Episode 17: Gust of wind
Fujisaka's training has proven to be a major hurdle to Mizusawa thanks to the training regimen deman...

Episode 18: My fear is that you will forget
A new found passion has brought Misuzawa back into the fight, as Chihaya herself tries to fight thro...

Episode 19: I do not know where this love will take me
Three wins for the victory. Taichi's declaration provides encouragement to the remaining players. Th...

Episode 20: The fall paddy shacks
The Mizusawa karuta club has won the team championship, becoming the number one team in Japan. The p...

Episode 21: But its legacy continues to spread
Chihaya has injured her right hand, so she's forced to play with her left. Her first opponent is Yuu...

Episode 22: Long Last We Meet
Chihaya has advanced to the quarterfinals. Her opponent is the Queen, Wakamiya Shinobu. Chihaya deci...

Episode 23: To see the beautiful cherry blossoms
The Class A Finals pit Arata vs Shinobu, Class B is between Taichi and Rion in the same area where K...

Episode 24: When I must hide...
With a packed house watching who could be the new King and Queen, Chihaya and Taichi are ushered in...

Episode 25: I can look up and see the snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
With winners and losers riding emotional waves, Chihaya is sent a video of the Class A final, and wh...

Episode 1: May it be that I find
Mizusawa High School's karuta club claimed victory in the team competition for the first time at the...

Episode 2: The hazed early dawn light comes not from the moon
Summer vacation is over, and the second school term has begun. Having learned that playing on a team...

Episode 3: But from the crystal white snow of Yoshino
The Yoshino Tournament features adults and students alike in many impressive matches, and among the...

Episode 4: Nobody wishes to see
Chihaya, Taichi, Tsuboguchi, and Dr. Harada, all members of the Shiranami Society, have made it to t...

Episode 5: Mount Amanokagu
Inokuma, who won the Queen title four times in a row; Sudo, who can throw an opponent off with his w...

Episode 6: Tatsuta River Ablaze
The audience at the Yoshino Tournament is taken for a wild ride with so many unexpected twists: Arat...

Episode 7: The storm blasts
Taichi has nothing but Chihaya on his mind as he constantly updates his strategy during their match....

Episode 8: As friends and strangers
Chihaya chooses to go on her class trip in hopes to come closer to fulfilling her dream of being a t...

Episode 9: I recall how my own efforts were in vain
Arata plays his match even as Master Suo's words weigh on his mind, and Taichi battles a powerful op...

Episode 10: Scarlet kadsuras
Arata wonders why he feels so relieved to learn that Taichi lost his match, even as dark memories of...

Episode 11: Leaving a hovering mist above the trees and grass
Arata wonders why he feels so relieved to learn that Taichi lost his match, even as dark memories of...

Episode 12: So the flower petals are scattered like the snow by the passing storm
It's the day of the Master and Queen challenger finals. Dr. Harada and Arata are competing for the c...

Episode 13: Yet it is I who withers and wilts
The veteran players Dr. Harada and Inokuma were the winners in the first round, but Dr. Harada chose...

Episode 14: The emotions experienced
Arata's playing becomes reminiscent of Eternal Master Wataya Hajime's, allowing him to take control...

Episode 15: As helpless autumn leaves are caught against the flow
Chihaya is still lost in the clouds after Arata confessed his feelings to her, making her unable to...

Episode 16: Takes me away in haste
"You can't be Queen." Chihaya didn't lose heart even after being soundly defeated in her practice ma...

Episode 17: As my sleeves are wet with dew
The Master and Queen matches have begun. Harada faces Suo fully prepared, thanks to the Shiranami So...

Episode 18: The storm will soon carry me
Both the Master and Queen matches come down to luck of the draw in an intense first round, ending in...

Episode 19: Bring a life of everlasting love
Harada leads Suo with two wins and one loss as the Master match enters its fourth round. Harada has...

Episode 20: May the scarlet kadsuras
Suo had been controlling the number of cards taken in the Master match, but with one win and two los...

Episode 21: To restore my faith
Suo and Shinobu win the Master and Queen matches, both defending their titles. Afterward, Taichi dec...

Episode 22: Just as my beauty has faded
Taichi has seemed down since he lost to Arata. In fact, a dark cloud is hanging over the entire karu...

Episode 23: Like a boatsman adrift
The club hosts an unofficial tournament, the Taichi Cup, to celebrate Taichi's birthday! Chihaya pla...

Episode 24: When winds send waves crashing
Taichi has told Chihaya about the feelings he had kept secret for so long. Now he's left the karuta...
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