Chihaya Ayase is obsessed with developing her school's competitive karuta club, nursing daunting ambitions like winning the national team championship at the Omi Jingu and becoming the Queen, the best female karuta player in Japan—and in extension, the world. As their second year of high school rolls around, Chihaya and her fellow teammates must recruit new members, train their minds and bodies alike, and battle the formidable opponents that stand in their way to the championship title. Meanwhile, Chihaya's childhood friend, Arata Wataya, the prodigy who introduced her to karuta, rediscovers his lost love for the old card game. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Madhouse
VAP, Nippon Television Network
Jan 12, 2013 to Jun 29, 2013
Manga
Ayase, Chihaya
Main
Mashima, Taichi
Main
Wataya, Arata
Main
Amakasu, Nayuta
Supporting
Ayase, Chitose
Supporting
Ayase, Kenji
Supporting
Ayase, Chieko
Supporting
Doctor
Supporting
Emuro, Ryouga
Supporting
Fukasaku, Tokiji
Supporting
Hanano, Sumire
Supporting
Harada, Hideo
Supporting
Hayasaka, Nene
Supporting
Hayashi, Jin
Supporting
Hayashida
Supporting
Honma, Toyo
Supporting
I can look up and see the snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
When I must hide...
To see the beautiful cherry blossoms
Long Last We Meet
But its legacy continues to spread
The fall paddy shacks
I do not know where this love will take me
My fear is that you will forget
Gust of wind
Wait for the Emperor's Return
No matter where I stand
People would always ask if I was pining for someone
In my dreams, I creep closer to you
The only sign of summer
I feel as though my body is on fire with Ibuki mugwort
Rain takes longer to dry
My Only Thought
Which shines over Mount Mikasa
They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka
To set the Tatsuta River ablaze
Be as dear now, those were the good old days
To tell the people in the capital that I make for the islands
Feel Love Deepen
As My Love First Came
So The Flower Has Wilted