Chihayafuru — Season 1, Episode 11: The Sky is the Road Home

Episode synopsis

The Mizusawa karuta club has advanced to the finals to face a regular fixture at the national tournament, Hokuo Academy. As the match begins, Mizusawa is unable to go on the offensive, and Chihaya is distracted when her opponent, Sudo, begins to taunt her. However, she soon learns to play as a team, that every card she takes is a point for the team...

About Chihayafuru

Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends. Now in high school, Chihaya still plays karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Now the Flower Blooms
• E2The Red That Is
• E3From the Crystal White Snow
• E4A Whirlwind of Flower Petals Descends
• E5The Sight of a Midnight Moon
• E6Now Bloom Inside the Nine-fold Palace
• E7But for Autumn's Coming
• E8The Sounds of the Waterfall
• E9But I Cannot Hide
• E10Exchange Hellos And Goodbyes
• E12Sets These Forbidden Fields Aglow
• E13For You, I Head Out