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Chihayafuru

Chihayafuru

2011TV SeriesTV-14
AnimationComedyDramaRomanceSport
8.1
IMDB Rating
1,838 votes

Chihaya meets a boy named Arata, a talented karuta player who thinks that she has a potential to become a great player. Chihaya then takes on a new dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Asami Seto, Mamoru Miyano, Ai Kayano
Release Date
October 5, 2011
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
🎯 10
Nominations
💬 10
Reviews
📋 4.6K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Asami Seto
as Chihaya Ayase
Mamoru Miyano
Mamoru Miyano
as Taichi Mashima
Ai Kayano
Ai Kayano
as Kanade Oe
👤
Tôru Nara
as Yusei Nishida
👤
Tsubasa Yonaga
as Tsutomu Komano
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Yoshimasa Hosoya
as Arata Wataya
Megumi Han
Megumi Han
as Sumire Hanano
Bryson Baugus
Bryson Baugus
as Tsutomu Komano
👤
Yûya Murakami
as Isami Kuriyama
👤
Kensuke Satô
as Mr. Kitano

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Production
Madhouse, Video Audio Project (VAP)

🏷️ Keywords

card gamebased on mangaslice of lifeanime animationlove triangle

🎯 Categories

JapaneseAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationJoseiAnimationComedyDramaRomanceSport

⭐ Featured Review

Poetic slice of life
by bendashwood2022-04-04
8/10

"I gotta admit that when I started watching Chihayafuru I had no idea what "karuta" even was. It did not really matter though because the show does a good job introducing you into the topic so you will always have a good idea what's going on. It accompanies the main characters over a period of several years, growing and developing their bonds while preparing from one tournament to the next. The competitive setting remains a focal point throughout the show, while the played matches and tournaments are of course very methaphoric in terms of what's happening between the people,..."

📖 Synopsis

Chihaya meets a boy named Arata, a talented karuta player who thinks that she has a potential to become a great player. Chihaya then takes on a new dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player.