

Chihayafuru: Part I(2016)
"Getting stronger, devoting my entire youth"
Overview
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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Suzu Hirose
Chihaya Ayase

Shuhei Nomura
Taichi Mashima

Mackenyu
Arata Wataya

Mone Kamishiraishi
Kanade Ooe

Yuma Yamoto
Yusei Nishida

Yuki Morinaga
Tsutomu Komano

Hiroya Shimizu
Akihito Sudo

Ryotaro Sakaguchi
Hiro Kinashi

Mayu Matsuoka
Shinobu Wakamiya

Miyuki Matsuda
Taeko Miyauchi

Jun Kunimura
Hideo Harada

Kokoro Kuge
Chihaya (child)

Eru Yamada
Taichi (child)

Amon Kabe
Arata (child)

Kentaro Tamura

Riku Hagiwara

Masane Tsukayama

Kaisei Kamimura

Mariko Kobayashi

Yuri Tsunematsu
Saki's friend

Suzuki Takayuki
Karuta Player
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