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Crunchyroll to Stream Chihayafuru TV Anime
posted on by Egan Loo
The media site Chihayafuru television anime series at 1:30 p.m. EDT. The anime's streaming will be available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
In inspired the anime, a schoolgirl named Chihaya Ayase once only dreamed about her sister making it big as a fashion model, until she decides to forge her own path in life. After seeing a quiet transfer student named Arata Wataya play the game, Chihaya enters the competitive world of karuta cards. The story begins when Arata s Chihaya's sixth-grade class, but most of the story takes place during Chihaya's high school years.
Kunihiko Hamada (NANA) is deg the characters.
The manga has been running in Kodansha's josei (women's) magazine since 2007. Kodansha shipped the 13th compiled volume in June, and there are over 4 million copies in print.
The manga Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! awards last year.
Update: More background information added.
Image © Yuki Suetsugu/NTV
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