Chihayafuru 2011
What is Chihayafuru?
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.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2011
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 74
- Runtime
- 23 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 5, 2011
- Last aired
- Mar 24, 2020
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- Nippon TV
- Genres
- Animation, Drama
- Updated
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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.
Should you watch it?
“A high school student pursues her dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player.”
- engaging sports focus
- character-driven narrative
- slow pacing
Watch it if you enjoy character-focused stories about dedication and personal growth.
The series is generally suitable for general audiences interested in competitive sports dramas.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Now the Flower Blooms Oct 5, 2011
- E2 The Red That Is Oct 12, 2011
- E3 From the Crystal White Snow Oct 19, 2011
- E4 A Whirlwind of Flower Petals Descends Oct 26, 2011
- E5 The Sight of a Midnight Moon Nov 2, 2011
- E6 Now Bloom Inside the Nine-fold Palace Nov 9, 2011
- E7 But for Autumn's Coming Nov 16, 2011
- E8 The Sounds of the Waterfall Nov 23, 2011
- E9 But I Cannot Hide Nov 30, 2011
- E10 Exchange Hellos And Goodbyes Dec 7, 2011
- E11 The Sky is the Road Home Dec 14, 2011
- E12 Sets These Forbidden Fields Aglow Dec 21, 2011
- E13 For You, I Head Out Jan 4, 2012
- E14 For There Is No One Else Out Here Jan 11, 2012
- E15 As Though Pearls Have Been Strung Across the Autumn Plain Jan 18, 2012
- E16 The Autumn Leaves of Mount Ogura Jan 25, 2012
- E17 World Offers No Escape Feb 1, 2012
- E18 The Plum Blossoms Still Smell the Same Feb 8, 2012
- E19 As the Years Pass Feb 15, 2012
- E20 The Cresting Waves Almost Look Like Clouds in the Skies Feb 22, 2012
- E21 As My Sleeves Are Wet with Dew Feb 29, 2012
- E22 Just as My Beauty Has Faded Mar 7, 2012
- E23 The Night is Nearly Past Mar 14, 2012
- E24 Nobody Wishes to See the Beautiful Cherry Blossoms Mar 21, 2012
- E25 Moonlight, Clear and Bright Mar 28, 2012
Season 2 · 25 episodes
- E1 So The Flower Has Wilted Jan 12, 2013
- E2 As My First Love Came Jan 19, 2013
- E3 Feel Love Deepen Jan 26, 2013
- E4 To tell the people in the capital that I make for the islands Feb 2, 2013
- E5 Be as dear now, those were the good old days Feb 9, 2013
- E6 To set the Tatsuta River ablaze Feb 16, 2013
- E7 They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka Feb 23, 2013
- E8 Which shines over Mount Mikasa Mar 2, 2013
- E9 My Only Thought Mar 9, 2013
- E10 Rain takes longer to dry Mar 16, 2013
- E11 I feel as though my body is on fire with Ibuki mugwort Mar 23, 2013
- E12 The only sign of summer Mar 30, 2013
- E13 In my dreams, I creep closer to you Apr 6, 2013
- E14 People would always ask if I was pining for someone Apr 13, 2013
- E15 No matter where I stand Apr 20, 2013
- E16 Wait for the Emperor's Return Apr 27, 2013
- E17 Gust of wind May 4, 2013
- E18 My fear is that you will forget May 11, 2013
- E19 I do not know where this love will take me May 18, 2013
- E20 The fall paddy shacks May 25, 2013
- E21 But its legacy continues to spread Jun 1, 2013
- E22 Long Last We Meet Jun 8, 2013
- E23 To see the beautiful cherry blossoms Jun 15, 2013
- E24 When I must hide... Jun 22, 2013
- E25 I can look up and see the snowy cap of Mt. Fuji Jun 29, 2013
Season 3 · 24 episodes
- E1 May it be that I find Oct 22, 2019
- E2 The hazed early dawn light comes not from the moon Oct 29, 2019
- E3 But from the crystal white snow of Yoshino Oct 29, 2019
- E4 Nobody wishes to see Nov 5, 2019
- E5 Mount Amanokagu Nov 5, 2019
- E6 Tatsuta River Ablaze Nov 12, 2019
- E7 The storm blasts Nov 19, 2019
- E8 As friends and strangers Nov 26, 2019
- E9 I recall how my own efforts were in vain Dec 3, 2019
- E10 Scarlet kadsuras Dec 10, 2019
- E11 Leaving a hovering mist above the trees and grass Dec 17, 2019
- E12 So the flower petals are scattered like the snow by the passing storm Dec 24, 2019
- E13 Yet it is I who withers and wilts Jan 7, 2020
- E14 The emotions experienced Jan 14, 2020
- E15 As helpless autumn leaves are caught against the flow Jan 21, 2020
- E16 Takes me away in haste Jan 28, 2020
- E17 As my sleeves are wet with dew Feb 4, 2020
- E18 The storm will soon carry me Feb 11, 2020
- E19 Bring a life of everlasting love Feb 18, 2020
- E20 May the scarlet kadsuras Feb 25, 2020
- E21 To restore my faith Mar 3, 2020
- E22 Just as my beauty has faded Mar 10, 2020
- E23 Like a boatsman adrift Mar 17, 2020
- E24 When winds send waves crashing Mar 24, 2020
Frequently asked questions
What is the show about?
The series follows Chihaya Ayase as she pursues her ambition to become a top-ranked karuta player.
Who is the creator?
The series is based on the manga written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu.
When did the series begin?
The anime adaptation premiered in October 2011.
Who directed the series?
The series was directed by Morio Asaka.
Is it based on a manga?
Yes, the show is adapted from the manga series serialized in the magazine Be Love.