Chihayafuru (TV)
Alternative title:
Chihaya Full
ちはやふる (Japanese)
花牌情緣 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: drama
Themes: karuta
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Chihaya Ayase is a frank and ebullient girl who becomes fascinated by the obscure world of competitive karuta, a card game based on Japanese poetry. Introduced to the aggressive style of the game by a quiet and thoughtful elementary school classmate named Arata Wataya, the two quickly become close friends. They start playing as a group with Taichi Mashima, Chihaya's smart and athletic childhood friend, until they have to part ways during their middle school years due to several circumstances. As their high school life begins, they meet once again.
Ratings: 1112 ratings have been given [details]
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 25
Episode titles: We have 25
Vintage:
2011-10-04 to 2012-03-27
2013 (Animax Asia)
2013-02-13 (Animax Asia)
Release dates: We have 2
Opening Theme:
"YOUTHFUL" by 99RadioService
Ending Theme:
"Soshite Ima" (そしていま) by Asami Seto
Official website:
ちはやふる (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 1
Reviews:
Chihayafuru BD+DVD (Sep 25, 2017)
Chihayafuru episodes 1-25 streaming (Apr 8, 2012)
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Convention report:
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Press Releases:
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| Blu-ray (Region A) |
| Chihayafuru - Season 1 Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2017-09-12 (from $89.00) |
| Blu-ray + DVD combo |
| Chihayafuru - Season 1 Complete Collection [Limited Edition] (BD+DVD) 2017-09-12 (from $96.00) |
| DVD (Region 1) |
| Chihayafuru - Season 1 Complete Collection (DVD) 2017-09-12 (from $49.00) |
| DVD (Region 4) |
| Chihayafuru - Part 1 (Sub.DVD) 2013-07-18 |
| Chihayafuru - Part 2 (Sub.DVD) 2013-09-19 |
| Chihayafuru - Complete Season 1 (Sub.DVD) 2014-06-18 |
| Chihayafuru - Season 1 & 2 Collection (Sub.DVD) 2016-10-25 |
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Director: Morio Asaka
Series Composition: Naoya Takayama
Screenplay:
Akemi Moriyama (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 19
)Ayako Katō (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 11, 18
)Satoshi Suzuki (4 episodes
eps 8, 14, 20, 23
)Sumino Kawashima (5 episodes
eps 6, 10, 12, 17, 22
)Yūko Kakihara (4 episodes
eps 1, 3, 15, 21
)Storyboard:
Naoyuki Itō (5 episodes
eps 3, 5, 10, 18-19
)Yoshiaki Kawajiri (ED; 6 episodes
eps 8-9, 12, 14, 17, 24
)Yoshiharu Ashino (ep 11) Music: Kōsuke Yamashita
Original creator: Yuki Suetsugu
Character Design: Kunihiko Hamada
Art Director: Tomoyuki Shimizu
Art:
Ayami Aritake (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 14, 20, 24
)Ayumi Kawai (4 episodes
eps 4, 11, 19, 23
)Hideaki Kita (4 episodes
eps 3, 10, 15, 22
)Tomoyuki Shimizu (4 episodes
eps 1, 16, 22, 25
)Yuki Kasahara (5 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 17, 21
)Animation Director:
Geum-Soo Kim (4 episodes
eps 3, 11, 20, 25
)Mami Yamaguchi (4 episodes
eps 6, 14, 22, 25
)Tomoko Satō (4 episodes
eps 7, 13, 17, 23
)Yūko Watabe (ep 2) Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Cgi Director: Tsukasa Saitō
Director of Photography: Kenji Fujita
Executive producer: Seiji Okuda
2nd Key Animation:
Ayaka Nakajima (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Hideyuki Sugiura (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Yūichirō Fujimoto (ep 8) Accessory Setting: Akiko Konno
Animation producer: Takuya Tsunoki
Art Setting: Shinji Sugiyama
Assistant Chief Animation Director: Geum-Soo Kim (ep 13)
Assistant Director: Kotono Watanabe (ep 17)
Assistant Key Animation Episode Director: Jun Shishido (ep 10)
Background Art:
Hitoshi Nagasaki (Studio Wyeth; 5 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 18, 23
)Yuki Kasahara (OP from ep. 4 onwards, ED from ep. 4 onwards) Chief Animation Producer: Satoki Toyoda
Color: Satoshi Hashimoto
Color Coordination:
Sayuri Yoshida (4 episodes
eps 3, 6, 11, 20
)Yuki Umeda (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Yukie Noguchi (4 episodes
eps 5, 14, 19, 22
)Yuko Kanemaru (ep 24) Creative Producer: Masao Maruyama
Editing Assistant: Mariko Tsukatsune
Finish Check:
Sayuri Yoshida (4 episodes
eps 3, 6, 11, 20
)Yuki Umeda (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Yukie Noguchi (5 episodes
eps 5, 10, 14, 19, 22
)Yuko Kanemaru (ep 24) Finish Check Assistant: Ayako Aihara (ep 21)
In-Between Check:
Akane Ōguchi (OP, ED; 14 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-7, 10-11, 14, 16, 19-20, 22, 24-25
)Ayaka Nakajima (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Takashi Okamura (ep 8) Key Animation:
Aimei Sugai (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Chūji Nakajima (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 17, 23
)Erina Oshima (4 episodes
eps 3, 11, 20, 24
)Geum-Soo Kim (4 episodes
eps 3, 6, 11, 20
)Hironori Sawada (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Ikumi Oka (8 episodes
eps 3, 10-11, 14, 19, 22, 24-25
)Kahoru Hirata (6 episodes
eps 1, 6, 11, 20, 22, 25
)Keiko Imasato (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 19, 25
)Keita Nagasaka (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 19, 25
)Kozue Saitō (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Kyōhei Ōkazu (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Maki Fujita (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Mariko Gotou (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 19, 25
)Megumi Tonegawa (8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5, 13, 19, 22, 24-25
)Miho Katō (5 episodes
eps 1, 19, 22, 24-25
)Nobuko Sugino (8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 6, 11, 14, 20, 22, 25
)Noriko Ōnishi (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 19, 25
)Rie Tamaki (5 episodes
eps 1, 3, 11, 19, 25
)Ryōta Azuma (4 episodes
eps 1, 10, 20, 25
)Sayaka Kawai (7 episodes
eps 1, 5-6, 14, 20, 22, 25
)Shōtarō Shimoda (5 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10-11, 19
)Taiki Imamura (OP; 7 episodes
eps 4, 6, 11, 16 all new parts, 20, 22, 25
)Takashi Hirabayashi (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Tomoko Nitta (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 19, 25
)Tomomi Yabuki (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 11, 14, 22
)Tsuyoshi Konakawa (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Yōko Nomura (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Yoshihiro Maeda (OP, all for ED; 9 episodes
eps 1, 3, 6, 10-11, 14, 19, 22, 25
)Yoshinori Kanemori (OP; 5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 11, 13, 25
)Yuichiro Masuda (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Yumiko Nakamura (4 episodes
eps 3, 11, 20, 22
)Yuta Yamazaki (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 19, 25
)Yuya Kishi (ep 7) Layout Animation Director: Taiki Imamura (ep 10)
Music Production: Shinya Yamada
Orchestra Conductor: Kōsuke Yamashita
Production Advancement:
Akino Matsumoto (4 episodes
eps 6, 14, 22, 25
)Kōji Yonetsuka (4 episodes
eps 7, 13, 17, 23
)Yasuhiro Mitsuda (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 19, 25
)Yuki Nishibata (eps 11, 20, 25) Production Desk: Takuya Ogawa
Recording: Fujio Yamada (Tricycle Studio)
Setting Production: Shin'ichirō Ushijima
Sound Effects: Kenji Koyama (Sound Box)
Sound Production: Tomomi Yano (Techno Sound)
Sound Production Desk: Tomoko Nakajima
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2nd Key Animation:
DR Movie (9 episodes
eps 3, 5-6, 10-11, 14, 19-20, 25
)Mouse (4 episodes
eps 11, 19-20, 22
)Nakamura Production (9 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 13-14, 17, 22-23, 25
)Yuhodo (ep 14) Animation Production: Madhouse
Backgrounds: Studio Ghibli
Finish Animation: Jumondo (ep 15)
In-between Check: Jumondo (ep 15)
Photography: MADBOX
Production Cooperation:
Ashi Productions (4 episodes
eps 2, 9, 18, 24
)Magic Bus (4 episodes
eps 7, 13, 17, 23
)Yuhodo (ep 13) |
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ADR Director: Shannon Reed
Translation: Katrina Leonoudakis
Booklet Editing: Jose DeArmas (Limited Edition)
Booklet Layout: Sarah Cain (Limited Edition)
Booklet Translation: Katrina Leonoudakis (Limited Edition)
Disc Authoring: Joel McCray
Final Checking: Koki Yoshizawa (Crunchyroll)
Menu Design: Sarah Cain
Mixing: Ricardo Contreras
Packaging Design: Sarah Cain
Poem Translation: Altan Couvert
Product Manager: Heather Spiller (Limited Edition)
Production Coordination: Janice Williams
Production manager: Son Phan Le
Spotting: George Manley
Subtitling: Jordan Hemann
Supervising Translator: Javier Lopez
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch
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Broadcaster: TV Japan (subtitled)
Distributor: Siren Visual (Australia & New Zealand)
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks
Production: Sentai Studios
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Internet Streaming: HIDIVE (Brazil and Portugal)
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks (Brazil and Portugal)
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Licensed by: Muse Communication Co., Ltd.
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