Chihayafuru: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Chihaya is a lighthearted tomboy, who's not especially good at anything in particular. Her dream has always been for her sister (an aspiring model) to become the number one beauty of Japan, or perhaps of the world. But then one day she meets someone who tells her that a dream is something that should concern only herself—and something she has to work hard for as well.

At the same time, Chihaya discovers a passion for the old Japanese game hyakunin isshu, also called "karuta".

Series details

• Title: Chihayafuru
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2011-10-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-03-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 16639
• IMDb ID: tt2150751
• TVDB ID: 251982

Cast and credited roles

• Asami Seto — Ayase, Chihaya
• Mihoko Nakamichi — Wakamiya, Shinobu
• Oohara, Takashi — Sudou, Akihito
• Kensuke Satou — Kitano-sensei
• Unshō Ishizuka — Harada, Hideo
• Fujita Toshiko — Miyauchi, Taeko
• Takako Honda — Amakasu, Nayuta
• Kazuya Nakai — Kinashi, Hiro
• Tsubasa Yonaga — Komano, Tsutomu
• Tooru Nara — Nishida, Yuusei
• Ai Kayano — Oue, Kanade
• Mamoru Miyano — Mashima, Taichi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-10-05; final listed air date 2012-03-28; episode order: 25.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-01-12; final listed air date 2013-06-29; episode order: 25.
• Season 3: premiered 2019-10-22; final listed air date 2020-03-24; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Chihayafuru on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.