Chihayafuru - Season 2 - Eps 8: Which shines over Mount Mikasa
The national championship has begun. Mizusawa High School's first opponent is a tam of foreigners from the Chiba International School of Information Studies. Chihaya is elated that karuta has become an international sport, but the other members are thrown off by the unfamiliar situation. Will Mizusawa High School be able to secure their first victory on their way to becoming number one in Japan? At the same time, Arata arrives at Omi Jingu alone.
About Chihayafuru

Title: Chihayafuru
First Air Date: 2011-10-05
Last Air Date: 2020-03-24
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 53 votes)
Language: JA
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 74
Network: Nippon TV
Genres: Animation, Drama
Production Companies: Madhouse, Nippon Television Network Corporation, VAP
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Asami Seto
Chihaya Ayase (voice)

Mamoru Miyano
Taichi Mashima (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya
Arata Wataya (voice)