Chihayafuru — Season 1, Episode 9: But I Cannot Hide
Animation, Drama • 23 min • 3 seasons, 74 episodes • ★ 7.6/10
Episode synopsis
The karuta club has become an official club. Chihaya announces that the five of them will make it to the national tournament. The beginners, Kana-chan and Desktomu-kun, are worried, but Chihaya shows no mercy. Chihaya is set on making a strong karuta team and aiming for the top. And so, they decided to hold a camp.
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
- E10Exchange Hellos And Goodbyes
- E11The Sky is the Road Home
- E12Sets These Forbidden Fields Aglow
- E13For You, I Head Out