Chihayafuru

E01

Episode 1

★ 7.5

So The Flower Has Wilted

2013-01-12 · 23m

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 thought.

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E02

Episode 2

As My First Love Came

2013-01-19 · 23m

At the Shiranami Society, Taichi plays Tsuboguchi, who has graduated from college and is now a high school teacher.

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E03

Episode 3

Feel Love Deepen

2013-01-26 · 23m

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 Championships.

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E04

Episode 4

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

2013-02-02 · 23m

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.

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E05

Episode 5

Be as dear now, those were the good old days

2013-02-09 · 23m

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 happens.

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E06

Episode 6

To set the Tatsuta River ablaze

2013-02-16 · 23m

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.

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E07

Episode 7

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

2013-02-23 · 23m

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.

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E08

Episode 8

Which shines over Mount Mikasa

2013-03-02 · 23m

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 karuta has become an international sport, but the other members are thrown off by the unfamiliar situation. Will Mizusawa High School be able to secure their first victory on their way to becoming number one in Japan? At the same time, Arata arrives at Omi Jingu alone.

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E09

Episode 9

My Only Thought

2013-03-09 · 23m

One wrong decision can ruin Arata's chance this season to make his comeback…

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E10

Episode 10

Rain takes longer to dry

2013-03-16 · 23m

Mizusawa's next opponent is a group of geniuses that has been sweeping the Karuta scene.

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E11

Episode 11

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

2013-03-23 · 23m

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 notebook, she agrees that they should leave him out of the lineup. Their opponent is Shoyo High school, representing Kyoto. Will Porky and Desk-kun be able to make peace?

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E12

Episode 12

The only sign of summer

2013-03-30 · 23m

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 falls behind off the bat as Megumu displays speed that she didn't have before. Will Chihaya be able to use all of her hard work to change the momentum?

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E13

Episode 13

In my dreams, I creep closer to you

2013-04-06 · 23m

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 teams. Which team will prove to be stronger?

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E14

Episode 14

People would always ask if I was pining for someone

2013-04-13 · 23m

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.

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E15

Episode 15

★ 2.0

No matter where I stand

2013-04-20 · 23m

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 waiting to see what player Coach Sakurazawa will switch for the final match.

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E16

Episode 16

Wait for the Emperor's Return

2013-04-27 · 23m

A look back on season 2.

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E17

Episode 17

Gust of wind

2013-05-04 · 23m

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 her familiarity of the reader's voice. Doubts and injury plague Chihaya and her team as they fight to stay in the game.

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E18

Episode 18

My fear is that you will forget

2013-05-11 · 23m

A new found passion has brought Misuzawa back into the fight, as Chihaya herself tries to fight through the pain of her injury.

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E19

Episode 19

I do not know where this love will take me

2013-05-18 · 23m

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 end.

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E20

Episode 20

The fall paddy shacks

2013-05-25 · 23m

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 remembers the pain in her finger, she is taken to the hospital.

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E21

Episode 21

But its legacy continues to spread

2013-06-01 · 23m

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. Will she be able to make it past the first round?

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E22

Episode 22

Long Last We Meet

2013-06-08 · 23m

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 will Chihaya fare?

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E23

Episode 23

To see the beautiful cherry blossoms

2013-06-15 · 23m

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 Taichi and Komano or experiencing the match between Arata and Shinobu.

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E24

Episode 24

When I must hide...

2013-06-22 · 23m

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?

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E25

Episode 25

I can look up and see the snowy cap of Mt. Fuji

2013-06-29 · 23m

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.

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