Chihayafuru 2011

Overview

Chihayafuru is a Japanese television series that premiered in 2011. The series follows the story of Chihaya Ayase, who has spent most of her life supporting her sister's model career. Chihaya meets a boy named Arata Wataya, who thinks she 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. The series is based on a manga of the same name written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu, which was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Be Love. The anime adaptation began airing in Japan on October 4, 2011, and it has been made available to stream on various platforms. The series has multiple seasons and has been listed on various online databases, including IMDb and MyAnimeList.