Chihayafuru
Chihayafuru / ChihayafullSummary
Chihaya Ayase is a girl who has spent most of her life simply supporting her sister in her model career. That changes when she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, a talented karuta player who recognizes Chihaya's potential to become a great player herself. As Chihaya takes on a new dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends, Taichi Mashima and Arata Wataya, as they grow up. Now in high school, Chihaya still continues to play karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.
(Source: Chihayafuru Wikia)
Where to watch
Platforms
Official and social
Availability may vary by country.
Episodes
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 25
- Episode length
- 22 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 9 h 10 min (25 × 22 min)
- Season
- Fall 2011
- Start date
- October 5, 2011
- End date
- March 28, 2012
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- MADHOUSE
- Romaji title
- Chihayafuru
- English title
- Chihayafuru
- Native title
- ちはやふる
- Other titles
- Chihayafull
Characters 25
Main characters
- Taichi Mashima真島太一Main
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- Chieko Ayase綾瀬千恵子Supporting
- Sakura Kanai金井桜Supporting
- Nayuta Amakasu甘糟那由太Supporting
- Chitose Ayase綾瀬千歳Supporting
- Mari Wataya綿谷麻里Supporting
- Shinichi Murao村尾慎一Supporting
- Rieko Ooe大江利恵子Supporting
- Hiro Kinashi木梨浩Supporting
- Ririka Tachikawa立川梨理華Supporting
- Shinobu no Sobo詩暢の祖母Supporting
- Hisashi Suou周防久志Supporting
- Shiho Wakamiya若宮詩穂Supporting
- Futoshi Mochida持田太Supporting
- Hideo Harada原田秀雄Supporting
- Kenji Ayase綾瀬健二Supporting
- Yumi Yamamoto山本由美Supporting
- Hajime Wataya綿谷始Supporting
- Taeko Miyauchi宮内妙子Supporting
- Tsutomu Komano駒野勉Supporting
- Yasuda安田Supporting
- Hiroshi Tsuboguchi坪口広史Supporting
- Akira Wataya綿谷彰Supporting
- Akito Sudou須藤暁人Supporting
- Yuusei Nishida西田優征Supporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Morio AsakaDirector
- Yuki SuetsuguOriginal creator
- Naoya TakayamaSeries composition
- Kunihiko HamadaCharacter design
- Kousuke YamashitaMusic
- Tomoyuki ShimizuArt director
- Masafumi MimaSound director
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- Tomohiko ItouStoryboard (ep 4)
- Asami SetoTheme Song Performance (ED)
- 99RadioServiceTheme Song Performance (OP)
- Aki TsunakiAnimation Director (ep 23)
- Yukiko AkiyamaKey Animation (OP, ep 6)
- Kotono WatanabeAssistant Director (ep 17)
- Kotono WatanabeEpisode Director (eps 3, 11, 16)
- Kotono WatanabeStoryboard (ep 21)
- Hiroki Harada2nd Key Animation (ep 8)
- Naoyuki ItouStoryboard (eps 3, 5, 10, 18, 19)
- Naoyuki ItouEpisode Director (eps 5, 10, 19)
- Yuuta YamazakiKey Animation (eps 5, 10, 19, 25)
- Miyako YatsuKey Animation (OP, ep 10)
- Tomoko FukunagaKey Animation (eps 11, 20)
- Kunihiko HamadaChief Animation Director (eps 2-25)
- Kunihiko HamadaAnimation Director (OP, ED, ep 1)
- Atsuko IshizukaEpisode Director (ep 20)
- Atsuko IshizukaStoryboard (eps 2, 16)