3 Season
74 Episode
Chihayafuru - Season 1 Episode 18 The Plum Blossoms Still Smell the Same
Chihaya finally gets to play her first Class A match, while the other members are looking to advance their rank through a strong tournament showing. Chihaya's opponent Kanai Sakura, who has 35 years of karuta experience. Chihaya is faster, but she has trouble taking cards. Her opponent constantly moves cards into positions that are difficult for her, and Chihaya soon realizes how tough Class A is. Will Chihaya be able to learn something from her match with Sakura?
- Year: 2020
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Animation, Drama
- Studio: Nippon TV
- Keyword: competition, card game, strong woman, training, high school, growing up, romance, slice of life, unrequited love, coming of age, female protagonist, based on manga, old friends, friends in love, anime, school club, karuta, prodigy, josei, japanese high school, spokon, japanese high school student
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- Cast: Asami Seto, Mamoru Miyano, Yoshimasa Hosoya