Chihayafuru (2011)

ちはやふる

Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya 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.

Chihayafuru

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Asami Seto
Asami Seto
as Chihaya Ayase (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Mamoru Miyano
as Taichi Mashima (voice)
Ai Kayano
Ai Kayano
as Kanade Oe (voice) as Female Shiranami Karuta Society Member (voice)
Toru Nara
Toru Nara
as Yusei 'Porky' Nishida (voice)
Tsubasa Yonaga
Tsubasa Yonaga
as Tsutomu 'Desktomu' Komano (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Yoshimasa Hosoya
as Arata Wataya (voice) as Arata Wataya / Sasagu Mori (voice) as Sasagu Mori (voice)
Megumi Han
Megumi Han
as Sumire Hanano (voice) as Female Shiranami Karuta Society Member (voice) as Elementary School Girl (voice)
Chika Anzai
Chika Anzai
as Fuyumasa Tsukuba (voice) as Yu Ashino (voice) as Female Student (voice) as Natsuki Tanimura (voice) as Spectator (voice) as Elementary School Girl (voice) as Tournament Staff (voice) as Competitor (voice) as Taichi's Girlfriend (voice) as Yuko Natsuwaki (voice) as Fujisaki High School Karuta Club Member (voice) as Kyudo Club Member (voice) as Kenta Murao / Yuta Murao (voice) as Shiori Miyazaki (voice) as Yucawa High Girl (voice) as Satoko (voice) as Hayashida (voice) as Daisuke (voice) as Student (voice) as Female Nagumo Karuta Society Member (voice) as Hideo Harada's Opponent (voice)
Yuya Murakami
Yuya Murakami
as Isami Kuriyama (voice) as Takuma (voice) as Male Student (voice) as Tournament Staff (voice) as Doctor (voice) as Spectator (voice) as Male Competitor (voice) as Yamakawa (voice) as Student (voice)
Kensuke Sato
Kensuke Sato
as Akio Kitano (voice) as Yutaka Kibayashi (voice) as Student (voice) as Newspaper Distribution Manager (voice) as Male Competitor (voice) as Head Teacher (voice) as Third Round Opponent (voice) as Japanese History Teacher (voice) as Store Manager (voice) as Shibata-sensei (voice) as Matt Rowan (voice) as Noguchi-sensei (voice) as Man (voice) as Keiichi Takemura (voice) as Manabu Nakayama (voice)
Miyu Irino
Miyu Irino
as Akihiro Tsukuba (voice)
Takashi Ohara
Takashi Ohara
as Akihito Sudo (voice)
Mihoko Nakamichi
Mihoko Nakamichi
as Shinobu Wakamiya (voice)
Toshiko Fujita
Toshiko Fujita
as Taeko Miyauchi (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Yuji Ueda
as Shinichi Murao (voice) as Matoba-sensei (voice)
Kazuya Nakai
Kazuya Nakai
as Hiro Kinashi (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Megumi Hayashibara
as Midori Sakurazawa (voice)
Ayahi Takagaki
Ayahi Takagaki
as Rion Yamashiro (voice) as Young Taichi Mashima (voice)
Kenji Takahashi
Kenji Takahashi
as Hiroshi Tsuboguchi (voice) as Tournament Staff (voice) as Announcer (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Unsho Ishizuka
as Hideo Harada (voice)
Shuji Inaba
Shuji Inaba
as Reader (voice) as CD Reader (voice) as Portable Media Player Reader (voice) as First Round Reader (voice)
Yoko Nishino
Yoko Nishino
as Nene Hayasaka (voice) as Student (voice) as Female Competitor (voice) as Female Student (voice) as Kyudo Club Member (voice) as Tomihara West High Karuta Club Member (voice) as Ayane Oka (voice) as Female Nagumo Karuta Society Member (voice) as Emi Suda (voice) as Ballet Teacher (voice) as Tsubaki Kanai (voice) as Tournament Staff (voice)
Kenta Miyake
Kenta Miyake
as Hideo Harada (voice)
Yuka Terasaki
Yuka Terasaki
as Young Arata Wataya (voice)
Miho Hino
Miho Hino
as Michiru Horikawa (voice) as Yukari Nishida (voice) as Mother (voice)
Wakana Minami
Wakana Minami
as Aki Inokuma (voice) as Female Shiranami Karuta Society Member (voice) as Female Competitor (voice) as Female Fujisaki High School Student (voice) as Female Student (voice) as Young Woman (voice) as Cram School Girl (voice)
Hiroki Touchi
Hiroki Touchi
as Hisashi Suo (voice)
Mitsuki Saiga
Mitsuki Saiga
as Makoto Yamai (voice)
Daichi Endo
Daichi Endo
as Tokiji Fukasaku (voice) as Daijiro Ise (voice)
Aya Hisakawa
Aya Hisakawa
as Rieko Oe (voice)
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Daisuke Sakaguchi
as Futoshi Mochida (voice)
Takako Honda
Takako Honda
as Nayuta Amakasu (voice)
Aya Endo
Aya Endo
as Chitose Ayase (voice)
Masahiko Tanaka
Masahiko Tanaka
as Yoshiaki Mashita (voice)
Motoki Sakuma
Motoki Sakuma
as Yoshihiko Hyuga (voice) as Spectator (voice) as Yasuhisa Kameda (voice) as School Principal (voice) as Administration Staff (voice) as Referee (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
Satsuki Yukino
as Chieko Ayase (voice)
Naoko Sugiura
Naoko Sugiura
as Haruomi Tsukuba (voice) as Female Competitor (voice) as Doctor (voice) as Rachel Port (voice) as Female Student (voice)
Marika Minase
Marika Minase
as Kokoro Nanase (voice) as Female Student (voice) as Fujisaki High School Karuta Club Member (voice) as Spectator (voice) as Mei Toda (voice) as Satoko Kitaoka (voice) / Yuri Nawano (voice) (uncredited)
Maaya Sakamoto
Maaya Sakamoto
as Haruka Inokuma (voice)
Yoshino Ootori
Yoshino Ootori
as Taeko Miyauchi (voice) as Elementary School Reader (voice)
Kinryu Arimoto
Kinryu Arimoto
as Hajime Wataya (voice)
Kiyono Yasuno
Kiyono Yasuno
as Elementary School Girl (voice) as Female Student (voice) as Hinako Mano (voice) as Rika Mashima (voice) as Emi Mayama (voice) as Kyudo Club Member (voice)
Keiko Serino
Keiko Serino
as Reader for Kyoko Yamashiro (voice) as Reader (voice)
Junko Kitanishi
Junko Kitanishi
as Keiko Yuube (voice)
Mao Watanabe
Mao Watanabe
as Reader (voice)
Yu Shimamura
Yu Shimamura
as Reiko Mashima (voice) as University of Tokyo Student (voice)
Ryota Iwasaki
Ryota Iwasaki
as Spectator (voice) as Kanno-sensei (voice) as Tournament Staff (voice) as Male Competitor (voice) as Administration Staff (voice) as Referee (voice) as Western Japan Qualifiers' Tournament Staff (voice)
Noriaki Kanze
Noriaki Kanze
as Eita Takei (voice) as Tournament Staff (voice) as Hiro Matsubayashi (voice) as Male Club Member (voice) as Male Student (voice) as KU Karuta Club Member (voice) as Taichi Shinkai (voice) as Student (voice)
Houko Kuwashima
Houko Kuwashima
as Mari Wataya (voice) as Elementary School Boy (voice)
Sachi Matsumoto
Sachi Matsumoto
as Megumu Osaka (voice)
Kei Sugiyama
Kei Sugiyama
as Reader (voice)
Tsuguo Mogami
Tsuguo Mogami
as Katsuto Masuoka (voice)
Yuki Ono
Yuki Ono
as Ryoga Emuro (voice)
Jun Miyamoto
Jun Miyamoto
as Satoshi Inokuma (voice) as Referee (voice) as Male Nagumo Karuta Society Member (voice)
Masayuki Shoji
Masayuki Shoji
as Shoji Kawauchi (voice) as Male Student (voice)
Megumi Satou
Megumi Satou
as Natsufusa Tsukuba (voice) as Female Student (voice)
Shigeyuki Susaki
Shigeyuki Susaki
as Mitsuki Ichimura (voice) as Competitor (voice) as Spectator (voice)
Takuya Sato
Takuya Sato
as Tournament Staff (voice) as Takashi Nagura (voice) as Tennis Club Member (voice) as Male Student (voice)
Naomi Shindo
Naomi Shindo
as Shiho Wakamiya (voice)
Yuichi Karasuma
Yuichi Karasuma
as Yasuhisa Kameda (voice) as Eita Takei (voice) as Spectator (voice) as Tennis Club President (voice) as Makoto Oda (voice)
Masaya Fukunishi
Masaya Fukunishi
as Shusaku Koishikawa (voice) as Male Competitor (voice) as Student (voice) as Spectator (voice) as Tournament Staff (voice)
Mariko Nagai
Mariko Nagai
as Spectator (voice) as University of Tokyo Student (voice) as Young Woman (voice) as Female Fujisaki High School Karuta Club Member (voice) as KU Karuta Club Member (voice) as Student (voice) as Cram School Girl (voice)
Jin Horikawa
Jin Horikawa
as Akira Wataya (voice)
Mitsuru Ogata
Mitsuru Ogata
as Hirokazu Yoshioka (voice)
Yuhko Kaida
Yuhko Kaida
as Yumi Yamamoto (voice)
Miyoko Shoji
Miyoko Shoji
as Kyoko Yamashiro (voice)
Keiko Kimoto
Keiko Kimoto
as Midori Makino (voice) as University of Tokyo Student (voice) as Reader (voice) as Female Club Member (voice)
Kei Kawamura
Kei Kawamura
as Mayuko Gotokuji (voice) as Female Tournament Staff (voice) as Woman (voice) as Spectator (voice)
Masaaki Ihara
Masaaki Ihara
as Scorekeeper (voice) as Suihoku Karuta Society Member (voice) as Spectator (voice)
Heihachiro Yoshii
Heihachiro Yoshii
as Reader (voice)
Tomoko Gomi
Tomoko Gomi
as Reader (voice) as Second Round Reader (voice)
Masayuki Katou
Masayuki Katou
as Kouki Shiroyama (voice) as Park Kyung-Seo (voice)
Kiyotaka Furushima
Kiyotaka Furushima
as Tsukusu Hayashi (voice) as Director (voice)
Kenta Ohkuma
Kenta Ohkuma
as Motoi Wataya (voice) as Spectator (voice) as Committee Member (voice) as Haruto Tashiro (voice)
Saki Endo
Saki Endo
as Female Tournament Staff (voice) as Woman (voice) as Suihoku Karuta Society Member (voice) as Spectator (voice)
Chiyuki Miura
Chiyuki Miura
as Spectator (voice) as Cram School Girl (voice) as Young Woman (voice) as Female Fujisaki High School Student (voice)
Yuuka Hirose
Yuuka Hirose
as Female Assistant (voice) as Kyudo Club President (voice) as Mother in the Train (voice) as Sano (voice)
Kosuke Takaguchi
Kosuke Takaguchi
as Daigoro Minami (voice) as Tournament Staff (voice)
Risa Hayamizu
Risa Hayamizu
as Shinobu's Grandmother (voice)
Umi Nanatsuno
Umi Nanatsuno
as Female Student (voice) as Ayaka Sakura (voice)
Ryota Osaka
Ryota Osaka
as Masaki Ono (voice) as Tashiro (voice)
Hirakazu Shibayama
Hirakazu Shibayama
as Male Announcer (voice) as Reader (voice) as Announcer (voice)
Susumu Chiba
Susumu Chiba
as Manata Suzuki / Kanata Suzuki (voice)
Showko Tsuda
Showko Tsuda
as Yukiko Suo (voice) as Fumiko Suzuki (voice)
Misuzu Togashi
Misuzu Togashi
as Announcer Uozumi (voice)
Mitsukazu Yoshikawa
Mitsukazu Yoshikawa
as Reader for Kazumitsu Komine (voice)
Kei Murakami
Kei Murakami
as Male Student (voice) as Elementary School Boy (voice) as Male Shiranami Karuta Society Member (voice)
Noriko Ueda
Noriko Ueda
as Female Tournament Receptionist (voice) as Female Student (voice) as Elementary School Girl (voice)
Kenji Hamada
Kenji Hamada
as Kenji Ayase (voice)
Taishi Murata
Taishi Murata
as Student (voice) as Male Competitor (voice) as Man (voice)
Ryota Asari
Ryota Asari
as Toda (voice) as Committee Member (voice) as Male Competitor (voice)
Yuuki Sanpei
Yuuki Sanpei
as Spectator (voice) as Male Student (voice)
Misaki Ikeda
Misaki Ikeda
as Momo Yuikawa (voice) as Student (voice)
Chisa Suganuma
Chisa Suganuma
as Female Competitor (voice) as Young Woman (voice) as Student (voice)
Takahiro Sumi
Takahiro Sumi
as Tournament Staff (voice)
Yuko Natsuyoshi
Yuko Natsuyoshi
as Scorekeeper (voice) as Female Fujisaki High School Student (voice) as Young Woman (voice)
Yoshiyuki Nishida
Yoshiyuki Nishida
as Reader (voice)
Mariko Munakata
Mariko Munakata
as Homeroom Teacher (voice)
Yuka Nishigaki
Yuka Nishigaki
as Elementary School Boy (voice)
Yuka Akanami
Yuka Akanami
as Elementary School Girl (voice)
Tsubasa Sakurai
Tsubasa Sakurai
as Male Student (voice) as Father (voice)
Yoshimasa Kawata
Yoshimasa Kawata
as Tennis Club Member (voice) as Male Student (voice)
Takahiro Miyake
Takahiro Miyake
as Male Competitor (voice) as Man (voice)
Mika Kanai
Mika Kanai
as Sakura Kanai (voice)
Tetsuo Sakaguchi
Tetsuo Sakaguchi
as Reader (voice)
Akane Fujita
Akane Fujita
as Female Student (voice) as Napa Payakaroon (voice)
Hiroki Maeda
Hiroki Maeda
as Tournament Staff (voice)
Shin'ichirō Miki
Shin'ichirō Miki
as Anthony Sorb (voice)
Takanori Hoshino
Takanori Hoshino
as Tomonori Oikawa (voice)
Kazuhiro Fusegawa
Kazuhiro Fusegawa
as Spectator (voice)
Fumiko Takekuma
Fumiko Takekuma
as Woman (voice) as Female Fujisaki High School Karuta Club Member (voice)
Serika Hiromatsu
Serika Hiromatsu
as Track and Field Club Member (voice) as Spectator (voice)
Kengo Tsujii
Kengo Tsujii
as Saneatsu Gotokuji (voice)
Miho Yoshida
Miho Yoshida
as Housekeeper (voice)
Tomohiro Ohmachi
Tomohiro Ohmachi
as University of Tokyo Student (voice) as Spectator (voice)
Shiori Sakurai
Shiori Sakurai
as Student (voice) as Female Club Member (voice)
Takahiro Yoshino
Takahiro Yoshino
as KU Karuta Club Member (voice) as Male Competitor (voice)
Tsubasa Onoue
Tsubasa Onoue
as Tadashi Suo (voice)
Neki Matsuzawa
Neki Matsuzawa
as Interviewer (voice)
Inori Minase
Inori Minase
as Midori Tamaru (voice)
Takao Mizuno
Takao Mizuno
as Shun Matsubayashi (voice)
Ai Satou
Ai Satou
as Reader (voice)
Akiko Kawase
Akiko Kawase
as Mother (voice)
Tokuyoshi Kawashima
Tokuyoshi Kawashima
as Yasuda (voice)
Hirohiko Kakegawa
Hirohiko Kakegawa
as Reader (voice)
Noriko Shitaya
Noriko Shitaya
as In Train Salesperson (voice)
Akane Kubota
Akane Kubota
as Female Student (voice)
Chisa Horii
Chisa Horii
as Female Student (voice)
Kenichiro Sumi
Kenichiro Sumi
as Male Student (voice)
Hiroko Igarashi
Hiroko Igarashi
as Tomihara West High Karuta Club Member (voice)
Tomoyuki Higuchi
Tomoyuki Higuchi
as Ryugasaki (voice)
Noriko Obato
Noriko Obato
as Ruri Hanamoto (voice)
Yu Mizushima
Yu Mizushima
as Relay Commentator (voice)
Rei Shimoda
Rei Shimoda
as Tournament Staff (voice)
Reina Ozaki
Reina Ozaki
as Librarian (voice)
Vanilla Yamazaki
Vanilla Yamazaki
as Reader (voice)
Ikue Otani
Ikue Otani
as Ririka Tachikawa (voice)
Kiyohito Yoshikai
Kiyohito Yoshikai
as Competitor (voice)
Aki Nakajima
Aki Nakajima
as Competitor (voice)
Masumi Kageyama
Masumi Kageyama
as Shiho Wakamiya's Friend (voice)
Mai Toudoh
Mai Toudoh
as Suzuka Sasa (voice)
Tomoko Kobashi
Tomoko Kobashi
as Female Shiranami Karuta Society Member (voice)
Taisuke Yamamoto
Taisuke Yamamoto
as Takatoshi Mori (voice)
Yuu Hayashi
Yuu Hayashi
as Seigo Kinoshita (voice)
Meiko Kawasaki
Meiko Kawasaki
as Toyo Honma (voice)
Uki Satake
Uki Satake
as Female Student (voice)
Chika Fujitou
Chika Fujitou
as Spectator (voice)
Nobuyuki Kobushi
Nobuyuki Kobushi
as Tournament Staff (voice)
Natsuki Aikawa
Natsuki Aikawa
as Spectator (voice)
Toru Sakurai
Toru Sakurai
as Committee Member (voice)
Saiko Moriya
Saiko Moriya
as Spectator (voice)
Masaki Sakaide
Masaki Sakaide
as Male Student (voice)
Toshiki Nishimura
Toshiki Nishimura
as Male Student (voice)
Masaki Nakanishi
Masaki Nakanishi
as Male Student (voice)
Shuichiro Umeda
Shuichiro Umeda
as Tournament Staff (voice)
Toshiyuki Hara
Toshiyuki Hara
as Spectator (voice)
Kohei Horiuchi
Kohei Horiuchi
as Troupe (voice)
Ami Nanase
Ami Nanase
as Young Hisashi Suo (voice)
Koichi Kamiki
Koichi Kamiki
as Young Tadashi Suo (voice)
Haruka Tanegawa
Haruka Tanegawa
as Karuta Club Senior (voice)
Tomoyuki Shimura
Tomoyuki Shimura
as Director (voice)
Kenji Yamauchi
Kenji Yamauchi
as Kazumitsu Komine (voice)
Yuuki Shin
Yuuki Shin
as Takeshi Tamaru (voice)
Ayaka Shimizu
Ayaka Shimizu
as Female Competitor (voice)
Arisa Kori
Arisa Kori
as Female Competitor (voice)
Hiroya Egashira
Hiroya Egashira
as Committee Member (voice)
Yuki Oomori
Yuki Oomori
as Female Fujisaki High School Student (voice)
Serina Machiyama
Serina Machiyama
as Shop Assistant (voice)
Hiroaki Okuda
Hiroaki Okuda
as Teacher (voice)
Yuna Ogata
Yuna Ogata
as Young Woman (voice)
Kenji Sugimura
Kenji Sugimura
as Yoshio Koda (voice)
Akiko Kimura
Akiko Kimura
as Risa Yamamoto (voice)
Mizuki Nakamura
Mizuki Nakamura
as Kenichi Tsuchiya (voice)
Takako Tanaka
Takako Tanaka
as Chieko Mochizuki (voice)
Haruka Shamoto
Haruka Shamoto
as Cram School Girl (voice)
Hikaru Tanaka
Hikaru Tanaka
as Student (voice)
Haruto Kuroki
Haruto Kuroki
as Student (voice)
Kaede Hanada
Kaede Hanada
as Female Student (voice)
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Seasons

Season 1

Chihayafuru

Season 2

Chihayafuru 2

Season 3

Chihayafuru 3

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    During my forlorn years in this world

  • 0x2

    So i wish for a memory

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Now the flower blooms

  • 1x2

    The red that is

  • 1x3

    From the crystal white snow

  • 1x4

    A whirlwind of flower petals descends

  • 1x5

    The sight of a midnight moon

  • 1x6

    Now bloom inside the nine-fold palace

  • 1x7

    But for autumn's coming

  • 1x8

    The sounds of the waterfall

  • 1x9

    But i cannot hide

  • 1x10

    Exchange hellos and goodbyes

  • 1x11

    The sky is the road home

  • 1x12

    Sets these forbidden fields aglow

  • 1x13

    For you, i head out

  • 1x14

    For there is no one else out here

  • 1x15

    As though pearls have been strung across the autumn plain

  • 1x16

    The autumn leaves of mount ogura

  • 1x17

    World offers no escape

  • 1x18

    The plum blossoms still smell the same

  • 1x19

    As the years pass

  • 1x20

    The cresting waves almost look like clouds in the skies

  • 1x21

    As my sleeves are wet with dew

  • 1x22

    Just as my beauty has faded

  • 1x23

    The night is nearly past

  • 1x24

    Nobody wishes to see the beautiful cherry blossoms

  • 1x25

    Moonlight, clear and bright

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    So the flower has wilted

  • 2x2

    As my first love came

  • 2x3

    Feel love deepen

  • 2x4

    To tell the people in the capital that i make for the islands

  • 2x5

    Be as dear now, those were the good old days

  • 2x6

    To set the tatsuta river ablaze

  • 2x7

    They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of afusaka

  • 2x8

    Which shines over mount mikasa

  • 2x9

    My only thought

  • 2x10

    Rain takes longer to dry

  • 2x11

    I feel as though my body is on fire with ibuki mugwort

  • 2x12

    The only sign of summer

  • 2x13

    In my dreams, i creep closer to you

  • 2x14

    People would always ask if i was pining for someone

  • 2x15

    No matter where i stand

  • 2x16

    Wait for the emperor's return

  • 2x17

    Gust of wind

  • 2x18

    My fear is that you will forget

  • 2x19

    I do not know where this love will take me

  • 2x20

    The fall paddy shacks

  • 2x21

    But its legacy continues to spread

  • 2x22

    Long last we meet

  • 2x23

    To see the beautiful cherry blossoms

  • 2x24

    When i must hide...

  • 2x25

    I can look up and see the snowy cap of mt. fuji

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    May it be that i find

  • 3x2

    The hazed early dawn light comes not from the moon

  • 3x3

    But from the crystal white snow of yoshino

  • 3x4

    Nobody wishes to see

  • 3x5

    Mount amanokagu

  • 3x6

    Tatsuta river ablaze

  • 3x7

    The storm blasts

  • 3x8

    As friends and strangers

  • 3x9

    I recall how my own efforts were in vain

  • 3x10

    Scarlet kadsuras

  • 3x11

    Leaving a hovering mist above the trees and grass

  • 3x12

    So the flower petals are scattered like the snow by the passing storm

  • 3x13

    Yet it is i who withers and wilts

  • 3x14

    The emotions experienced

  • 3x15

    As helpless autumn leaves are caught against the flow

  • 3x16

    Takes me away in haste

  • 3x17

    As my sleeves are wet with dew

  • 3x18

    The storm will soon carry me

  • 3x19

    Bring a life of everlasting love

  • 3x20

    May the scarlet kadsuras

  • 3x21

    To restore my faith

  • 3x22

    Just as my beauty has faded

  • 3x23

    Like a boatsman adrift

  • 3x24

    When winds send waves crashing

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