Chihayafuru Part II

"Your given passion, now I fight with it for you."

Apr 29 2016 N/A 1h 42m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has quit competitive karuta. Not only that, but a new rival emerges in the reigning female champion karuta player, Shinobu Wakamiya, a karuta prodigy who became the nation's and the world's greatest female karuta player as a 9th grader. All of this forces Chihaya to reexamine her love of the game in the midst of preparing for one of the biggest tournaments of the year.

Plot

Following the karuta tournament in Tokyo in the prequel, Chihaya's team is ready for national championship. However, Chihaya is disappointed to hear that a childhood best friend from whom she drifted apart has quit the game. She pours her time and energy into training for the nationals, but in the process sacrifices a lot within and without.

Written by

Yuki Suetsugu, Norihiro Koizumi

Directed by

Norihiro Koizumi

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Robot Communications

Languages

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
964
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA