Chihayafuru - Season 3 - Eps 8: As friends and strangers
Chihaya chooses to go on her class trip in hopes to come closer to fulfilling her dream of being a teacher, but she spends the entire time lost in space, wondering how Taichi is doing at the Master tournament qualifiers. Harada and Inokuma are also participating in the East Japan qualifiers, but as Taichi tries to quietly psych himself up, someone unexpected shows up to get in his way. Meanwhile, at the West Japan qualifiers, Master Suo makes a surprising comment to Arata.
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)
