Chihayafuru — Season 1, Episode 6: Now Bloom Inside the Nine-fold Palace
Animation, Drama • 23 min • 3 seasons, 74 episodes • ★ 7.6/10
Episode synopsis
After Ms. Miyauchi tells Chihaya that she needs five members to start an official club, Chihaya starts recruiting. One day, Oe Kanade, a fan of classical literature whose family owns a traditional clothing store, visits the karuta club. She is shocked by the gap between the elegant karuta of the Imperial Court and competitive karuta. However, Chihaya wants Kanade to realize how fun competitive karuta can be.
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
- 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
- E13For You, I Head Out