Chihayafuru is a tV series anime that premiered in fall 2011, produced by MADHOUSE.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 25 episodes of about 22 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are drama, romance, slice of life and sports, with themes such as Karuta, Female Protagonist, School Club and Josei.

On AniList, Chihayafuru has an average score of 80%, a very good score, and appears on 124,793 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Chihayafuru 2.

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. (Source: Crunchyroll)

Official synopsis from AniList.