Release #49 - Chihayafuru 49

Chihaya is a girl in the sixth grade, still not old enough to even know the meaning of the word zeal. But one day, she meets Arata, a transfer student from rural Fukui prefecture. Though docile and quiet, he has an unexpected skill: his ability to play competitive karuta, a traditional Japanese card game.Chihaya is struck by his obsession with the game, along with his ability to pick out the right card and swipe it away before any of his opponents. However, Arata is transfixed by her as well, all because of her unbelievable natural talent for the game. Don't miss this story of adolescent lives and emotions playing out in the most dramatic of ways!

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49: Chihayafuru 49

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Game 5 of the Master and Queen Matches. The four strong players who all seek to reach the game’s summit burn bright as the final victory sits on the line. But while their passion is scorchingly hot, it’s also a time for them to quietly face it all: sounds, their opponents, themselves, and everyone they’ve come to know. What form does the god of karuta take? Will Chihaya and Arata see that form just beyond the cards they reach out to take? Please, nobody breathe…! The monumental teenage karuta manga reaches its climax!