Chihayafuru — Season 1, Episode 21: As My Sleeves Are Wet with Dew
Animation, Drama • 23 min • 3 seasons, 74 episodes • ★ 7.6/10
Episode synopsis
Chihaya is playing in the East Queen qualifier for a chance to face the Queen again. Her first opponent is the grade schooler Ririka, said to be a child prodigy. As Chihaya watches Ririka use speed play karuta, she begins to understand what it means to play karuta without speed.
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
- E11The Sky is the Road Home
- E12Sets These Forbidden Fields Aglow