Chihayafuru: Chihayafuru 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Chihayafuru Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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So The Flower Has Wilted
Jan 12, 2013 · 23 min
A new school year has started and the Karuta club must get new members or face penalties. Discussing the goals of the club, Chihaya discovers the team is not as unified as she thou
As My First Love Came
Jan 19, 2013 · 23 min
At the Shiranami Society, Taichi plays Tsuboguchi, who has graduated from college and is now a high school teacher.
Feel Love Deepen
Jan 26, 2013 · 23 min
It is time for the High School Karuta Championship; the first years are amazed by the skill level of their upperclassman. Wataya continues his goal to the National High School Cham
To tell the people in the capital that I make for the islands
Feb 2, 2013 · 23 min
Be it luck or skill, Tai seems to falter under pressure. The team needs three wins to proceed and their upcoming opponents are new and trained by an old friend.
Be as dear now, those were the good old days
Feb 9, 2013 · 23 min
The final two teams in the competition is a repeat of Mizusawa vs. Hokuo. Chihaya wants to challenge them straight up, no tricks. A player on the Hokuo team will make sure it happe
To set the Tatsuta River ablaze
Feb 16, 2013 · 23 min
Individually, Mizusawa players have grown, but Hokuo will try to use Mizusawa's lack of team playing experience to take back the Tokyo regional trophy.
They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka
Feb 23, 2013 · 23 min
The deal was to get 5 new members for the Karuta club. Chihaya has to figure out a way to keep the room and deal with the band club.
Which shines over Mount Mikasa
Mar 2, 2013 · 23 min
The national championship has begun. Mizusawa High School's first opponent is a tam of foreigners from the Chiba International School of Information Studies. Chihaya is elated that
My Only Thought
Mar 9, 2013 · 23 min
One wrong decision can ruin Arata's chance this season to make his comeback…
Rain takes longer to dry
Mar 16, 2013 · 23 min
Mizusawa's next opponent is a group of geniuses that has been sweeping the Karuta scene.
I feel as though my body is on fire with Ibuki mugwort
Mar 23, 2013 · 23 min
Mizusawa has finally made it to the first round of the High School Championship playoffs. However, Porky says that they should play without Desk-kun. After looking at Desk-kun's no
The only sign of summer
Mar 30, 2013 · 23 min
In the second round of the playoffs, Mizusawa faces off against Akashi Girls First, led by Ousaka Megumu, the West representative in the previous Queen match qualifier. Chihaya fal
In my dreams, I creep closer to you
Apr 6, 2013 · 23 min
Chihaya appears to have recovered from her bad start, but Megumu will not let her take consecutive cards. As the players spur on their aces, both sides begin to pull together as
People would always ask if I was pining for someone
Apr 13, 2013 · 23 min
Mizusawa and Akashi's match has reached the tipping point and each side starts winning games; the pressure between Chihaya and Megumu have captivated the crowd.
No matter where I stand
Apr 20, 2013 · 23 min
Tsukuba finally gets his chance to play due to Kana's injury, but will he be able to keep his composure in such an important match? Meanwhile, the team members of Fujisaki are wait
Gust of wind
May 4, 2013 · 23 min
Fujisaka's training has proven to be a major hurdle to Mizusawa thanks to the training regimen demanded by their coach, Sakurazawa. Rion continues her lead over Chihaya thanks to h
My fear is that you will forget
May 11, 2013 · 23 min
A new found passion has brought Misuzawa back into the fight, as Chihaya herself tries to fight through the pain of her injury.
I do not know where this love will take me
May 18, 2013 · 23 min
Three wins for the victory. Taichi's declaration provides encouragement to the remaining players. The Mizusawa karuta club uses all of their experience and practice to fight to the
The fall paddy shacks
May 25, 2013 · 23 min
The Mizusawa karuta club has won the team championship, becoming the number one team in Japan. The players reflect upon the path they took to the championship. After Chihaya rememb
But its legacy continues to spread
Jun 1, 2013 · 23 min
Chihaya has injured her right hand, so she's forced to play with her left. Her first opponent is Yuube, from Akashi First Girls. Chihaya struggles to take cards with her left hand.
Long Last We Meet
Jun 8, 2013 · 23 min
Chihaya has advanced to the quarterfinals. Her opponent is the Queen, Wakamiya Shinobu. Chihaya decides to go all in and use her injured right hand. How will Shinobu respond? How w
To see the beautiful cherry blossoms
Jun 15, 2013 · 23 min
The Class A Finals pit Arata vs Shinobu, Class B is between Taichi and Rion in the same area where Komano is participating in the Class C Final. Chihaya is stuck between supporting
When I must hide...
Jun 22, 2013 · 23 min
With a packed house watching who could be the new King and Queen, Chihaya and Taichi are ushered in by Sakurazawa. The atmosphere is tense; who will win?
I can look up and see the snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
Jun 29, 2013 · 23 min
With winners and losers riding emotional waves, Chihaya is sent a video of the Class A final, and while watching, it stirs of memories of playing Karuta with Arata.