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Chihayafuru: Part I

Getting stronger, devoting my entire youth

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2016•1h 51m

When Chihaya Ayase was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she met Arata Wataya. Arata Wataya transferred from Fukui Prefecture. Taichi Mashima was Chihaya Ayase's friend since they were little. Arata got close to Chihaya and Taichi from the card game karuta. Four years later, Chihaya is a high school student. Chihaya learns that Arata, who went back to Fukui Prefecture, doesn't play karuta anymore. Believing they will meet Arata again, Chihaya and Taichi starts a karuta club at their high school.

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Photo of Suzu Hirose

Suzu Hirose

Chihaya Ayase

Photo of Shuhei Nomura

Shuhei Nomura

Taichi Mashima

Photo of Mackenyu

Mackenyu

Arata Wataya

Photo of Mone Kamishiraishi

Mone Kamishiraishi

Kanade Ooe

Photo of Yuma Yamoto

Yuma Yamoto

Yusei Nishida

Photo of Yuki Morinaga

Yuki Morinaga

Tsutomu Komano

Photo of Hiroya Shimizu

Hiroya Shimizu

Akihito Sudo

Photo of Ryotaro Sakaguchi

Ryotaro Sakaguchi

Hiro Kinashi

Photo of Mayu Matsuoka

Mayu Matsuoka

Shinobu Wakamiya

Photo of Miyuki Matsuda

Miyuki Matsuda

Taeko Miyauchi

Photo of Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Hideo Harada

Photo of Kokoro Kuge

Kokoro Kuge

Chihaya (child)

Photo of Eru Yamada

Eru Yamada

Taichi (child)

Photo of Amon Kabe

Amon Kabe

Arata (child)

Photo of Kentaro Tamura

Kentaro Tamura

Photo of Riku Hagiwara

Riku Hagiwara

Photo of Masane Tsukayama

Masane Tsukayama

Photo of Kaisei Kamimura

Kaisei Kamimura

Photo of Mariko Kobayashi

Mariko Kobayashi

Photo of Yuri Tsunematsu

Yuri Tsunematsu

Saki's friend

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