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Chihayafuru 3

ちはやふる 3

2019 · TV · 24 eps Finished

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What is Chihayafuru 3 about?

Chihayafuru 3 is a TV anime series of 24 episodes animated by MADHOUSE, adapted from a manga. It aired from October 23, 2019 to March 25, 2020. AniList classifies it as drama, romance, slice of life and sports. It continues from Chihayafuru 2, which is worth watching first.

They may have just won their most coveted karuta tournament, but members of the Mizusawa karuta team still have a long way to go. Each member chases their dreams, and with a win under their collective belt, those dreams are closer in reach than ever. Chihaya Ayase is determined to challenge Wakamiya Shinobu and win the title of Queen, and Taichi Mashima is ready to take on Arata Wataya now that he’s made it into the most elite of karuta players — but an unexpected revelation will deal these karuta players a hand none of them saw coming.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Sentai Filmworks. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Karuta, School Club, Female Protagonist, Josei, Love Triangle, Athletics, Coming of Age, Educational, Ensemble Cast, Primarily Teen Cast.

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Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

  • Chihaya Ayase 綾瀬千早

    Main character

    A determined schoolgirl who "possesses a remarkable hearing ability". She believes that by persevering in karuta, she will meet Arata again, and begins a karuta club at her high school with Mashima. While she is beautiful, she is considered too weird; her classmates refer to her as a "waste of a beauty".

    Japanese voice: Asami Seto

  • Arata Wataya 綿谷新

    Main character

    Arata Wataya was a transfer student from Fukui that went to Chihaya's elementary school. The grandchild of a master karuta player, Arata inspires Chihaya to take up karuta by telling her that he thinks she has a talent for it.

    Japanese voice: Yoshimasa Hosoya

  • Taichi Mashima 真島太一

    Main character

    Taichi is from a wealthy family (His father & Grandfather are both doctors). Chihaya's childhood friend is quite the golden boy. Smart, good looking, and mature, he excells at nearly everything he does which makes him the voice of reason in the Misusawa Karuta Club.

    Japanese voice: Mamoru Miyano

Supporting characters

  • Kanade Ooe 大江奏

    Supporting character

    A girl with a taste for the classics, Kanade is a quiet girl who works in a kimono store and loves all kinds of traditional clothing. She is quite knowledgeable about the true meanings behind the One Hundred Poems and joins the karuta club on the condition that they start wearing hakama. (Source: Wikipedia)

    Japanese voice: Ai Kayano

  • Yuusei Nishida 西田優征

    Supporting character

    A rather tubby boy who is reluctantly often called 'Porky' by Chihaya. Once a top karuta player who had previously played against Chihaya, Arata and Taichi in an elementary school tournament, Yusei quit karuta after suffering a defeat against Arata and took up tennis as a refuge.

    Japanese voice: Tooru Nara

  • Tsutomu Komano 駒野勉

    Supporting character

    An intelligent boy in Chihaya's class who is second only to Taichi in test scores. Often tied to his desk and anti-social, he feels that nothing is worth doing unless it makes you smarter. However, Chihaya and Taichi help to convince him that karuta involves a lot of strategies and he joins the club.

    Japanese voice: Tsubasa Yonaga

  • Hiro Kinashi 木梨浩

    Supporting character

    An eccentric member of the Hokuou Academy Karuta Club. His rank is Class B.

    Japanese voice: Kazuya Nakai

  • Hideo Harada 原田秀雄

    Supporting character

    Hideo Harada is the head of the Shiranami Society for karuta that Chihaya and Taichi are part of. He used to teach Arata as well, while Arata was in primary school with Chihaya and Taichi. He taught Chihaya throughout Junior High School and is currently mentor to both Chihaya and Taichi.

    Japanese voice: Kenta Miyake

  • Chitose Ayase 綾瀬千歳

    Supporting character

    Chihaya's older sister. She's a model and the complete opposite of Chihaya's tomboyish personality.

    Japanese voice: Aya Endou

  • Hajime Wataya 綿谷始

    Supporting character

    Arata's grandfather, a karuta master.

    Japanese voice: Kinryuu Arimoto

  • Taeko Miyauchi 宮内妙子

    Supporting character

    The adviser for the tennis club, badminton club, chemistry department, and karuta club. Although against karuta at first, she eventually warms up to the game after witnessing Chihaya and the others play. From then on she started actively cooperating with the team.

    Japanese voice: Yoshino Ohtori

  • Shinobu Wakamiya 若宮詩暢

    Supporting character

    Shinobu Wakamiya is the current Queen of Karuta, she is also the youngest Queen in history. She is left-handed. Shinobu has been described as someone who is cute, but having the fashion sense of a rock.

    Japanese voice: Mihoko Nakamichi

  • Akito Sudou 須藤暁人

    Supporting character

    Akito Sudo is another Class A karuta player. Together with his teammates from Hokuō Academy Karuta Club he was playing against the Mizusawa Karuta Club. After his team loses to them, he gains respect for them and supports Chihaya.

    Japanese voice: Takashi Oohara

  • Hisashi Suou 周防久志

    Supporting character

    The reigning Master. He possesses the most intuition out of all the current karuta players, and has 28 one-syllable cards. [Wikipedia] ; For the silk-white robes, So they say, are spread to dry On the "Mount of Heaven's Perfume." Suoh started Karuta during university, and became Meijin within 3 years, and has held the…

    Japanese voice: Hiroki Touchi

  • Hiroshi Tsuboguchi 坪口広史

    Supporting character

    The ace of the Shiranami Karuta Society. He is a teacher and the advisor for the Homei High School Karuta Team.

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