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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 the first volume in this story of adolescent lives and emotions playing out in the most dramatic of ways.
194 pages
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Chihaya, Arata, and Taichi go to compete in a team tournament, their last chance to do so as elementary school students. Beyond it is their graduation ceremony, both a fork in the road and a lesson in how painful endings can be. Chihaya goes on to high school, but continues to be weighed down by her emotions. She knows that while she and her two friends are apart, they all still share the same passion for karuta. But when she calls Arata to tell him about her latest karuta promotion, he tells her something unbelievable. Chihaya is sure that karuta connects her to her friends, but is it really true? Find out in volume 2 of Chihayafuru!
190 pages
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Chihaya and Taichi make a vow to one another, believing that it will allow them to meet Taichi once again: We'll get stronger, and then we'll wait for him. They soon find themselves with new friends, drawn to their passion, and together, they make the Mizusawa High School Karuta Club a reality! In order to make it to the national tournament's team competition, they first enter the Tokyo qualifiers. Will they be able to make it through this tournament teeming with veteran schools? Watch as the team shows the strength of their devotion to competitive karuta in volume 3 of Chihayafuru!
188 pages
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The Mizusawa High Karuta Club fights through heated team matches in their pursuit of a berth in the national tournament, believing in and supporting one another the whole way. Together with her team, Chihaya is able to glimpse Omi Shrine—not in her dreams, but in person at last. What kind of overwhelming emotions could the sight make her feel? Meanwhile, Arata also steps foot on the grounds of Omi Shrine, but he carries a burden that he has yet to share with anyone. Watch as these closest of friends are driven by their passion all the way to Omi Shrine in volume 4 of Chihayafuru!
194 pages
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Chihaya is forced to swallow her tears at her first national tournament appearance when, of all things, she is forced to withdraw from the team competition. Though disappointed and frustrated, she enters the individual competition thanks to her friends' encouragement. The battle between the best players in the world begins, and then she appears. Shinobu Wakamiya, the youngest Queen in the game's history, and the only karuta player who can claim to stand unrivaled.
194 pages
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Shinobu Wakamiya, the reigning Queen, leaves a mark on Chihaya with her unbelievable strength. Everyone is struck by the way Chihaya throws herself back into practice, in search of greater heights. She has to become even faster, even sharper. The next official tournament the club enters, its members all begin working toward the goals they've set for themselves. But in the first round, Chihaya goes up against an opponent who discovers a surprising weakness in her game... In the process, she discovers she competes against one thing, and one thing only—her heart.
188 pages
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The qualification tournament for the Master Match and Queen Match draws near, which only players at the highest rank, Class A, are allowed to enter. A flustered Taichi enters a tournament alone in search of a promotion to Class A, hoping to catch up to Chihaya and Arata. But not only does he meet Arata there, Chihaya also decides to pursue Taichi so that she can cheer him on. The three are reunited by fate, but what could be going through their hearts and minds? As the three chase after their dreams, the bonds that karuta built bring them face to face once more!
194 pages
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The heated East Japan qualification tournament to decide who will challenge the Master and Queen continues. Chihaya gains momentum when she defeats a speedy sixth grader in her first match. However, a shadowy figure watches over the energetic matches played by these elite competitors. Who will win their way through and earn the right to stand on this much dreamed-of stage? The Master and Queen make a joint appearance at last as the veil is lifted on the highest level of the karuta world!
192 pages
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Karuta players dream of the Master and Queen Matches, a stage that only the chosen can take. While Shinobu Wakamiya lacks an edge during the beginning of her best-of-three Queen Match title defense, she uses her overwhelming strength to win two and succeed in her first defense. Next is the third game of the best-of-five Master Match. Glued to the TV, Chihaya and friends are left breathless by the sight of Master Hisashi Suou.
178 pages
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As this year's Tokyo preliminaries for the All Japan Senior High School Karuta Championship begins, Chihaya and the others welcome the newest members of the Mizusawa Karuta Club and strive once more to become the best in Japan. A karuta dynasty looking to retake their lost glory, a dark horse team fired up for their first time entering the tournament... How will Mizusawa react to this row of powerhouse teams they'll need to take on? It all started at this tournament for Chihaya and the rest of the Mizusawa High Karuta Club, and at last it has come again.
174 pages
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The Mizusawa High Karuta Club has won its way to the final round of the preliminaries for the national tournament in part thanks to the confidence and trust in each other that they've built. In a rematch from last year, they now face off against the powerhouse Hokuou Academy in five evenly matched bouts that are high-strung from their opening moments. Will Mizusawa prevail, or will Hokuou? Both sides refuse to cede a single step as the matches near their end, until something takes place that no one could have ever expected...!
178 pages
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Both the Mizusawa High Karuta Club and Hokuou Academy have made it out of the Tokyo qualifiers, one of the toughest districts across the country. They go next to Omi Shrine for the finals, aiming to win it all. There they find a daunting wall consisting of unconventional tactics and the extraordinary players who use them. Mizusawa's goal has always been to be the best in Japan, a distant dream that can only be attained by a tenacious team that puts in the effort to win their way through the tournament. Chihaya and the rest believe in themselves and in their friends as the battle begins!
177 pages
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13: Chihayafuru 13
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The finals tournament of the national team championships. Eight powerhouse schools that have won their way through their block preliminaries now face off in a single-elimination knockout tournament. Among the teams, Chihaya and the others find Megumu Ousaka, a girl they remember well from last year's match to decide who would challenge the Queen. How will Mizusawa High fare against the fierce attacks of a prominent school led by a candidate for Queen?!
176 pages
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The finals tournament of the National Team Tournament, where a loss means you're out. Chihaya and the rest of the Mizusawa High team have made it out of the preliminary block stages, and they now face Akaishi First Girls' High School, who has the skills of Megumu Ousaka, the West Japan representative who many hope will become a candidate for Queen. Two strong wills collide in the close battle between Chihaya and Megumu, but the other members of Mizusawa are having a tough time gaining momentum. The 5-on-5 match is becoming a struggle where each member naturally begins to give everything they have. Some will win, and others will lose! Who will be the first to get three wins and advance themselves to the team tournament finals?!
177 pages
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The team tournament at the High School Karuta Championships. Chihaya and the rest of Mizusawa High faces off against the elite squad and frequent title holder that is Fujisaki High. Each of their players is forced into a difficult battle where they feel the difference in skill between them and their opponent. Chihaya is paired up against Rion, who like Chihaya has a strong "feel" for the game. Chihaya knows that she cannot allow Rion to build any more of a lead and launches a daring attack in order to force the momentum back on her side. But just as she leaps for a card, a sharp pain runs through her finger. How will Chihaya get out of this predicament...? In Volume 15, Taichi's bout holds the key to everyone's fate.
176 pages
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The national high school karuta championships. Chihaya and the rest of the Mizusawa team have at last become team tournament winners, and their excitement is still fresh as they begin the next day's individual tournament. Players from Chihaya's past such Arata and Queen Shinobu now finally make their appearance. The Mizusawa team aims put a winner in the tournaments for every Class and vows to give it everything they have, but Chihaya's anxiety only gets worse and worse due to the finger she injured in the previous day's team tournament. It's time to kick off the star-studded individual tournament!
174 pages
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The second day of the national high school karuta championships, when the individual tournament is played. In Class A, Chihaya's childhood friend Arata, whose grandfather is an Eternal Master, faces off against Shinobu, the current Queen and high school student. Meanwhile in Class B, Taichi, another Mizusawa Karuta Club member, goes up against Rion, from Fujisaki's powerhouse team. After injuring her finger, Chihaya loses in the semi-finals to Shinobu, and so she goes to watch Taichi's Class B match, a white-hot battle with a breathtaking trajectory. What will Chihaya see in Taichi's match? How will Arata's bout go?! As the tournament reaches its climax, who is going to be the one left with tears of joy in their eyes?!
174 pages
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The High School Karuta Tournament has come to an end and Chihaya has come back to school with the rest of the team, each of whom have made steps forward after earning solid results. Chihaya also practices hard for the preliminaries so that she can play against Shinobu in the Queen Match, but she's shocked to learn that her school trip is scheduled for the same time as this initial tournament. Meanwhile, her injured right hand makes a full recovery at last. The time is right to enter the Yoshino Club Tournament, and waiting for her in Class A are Taichi, Arata from Fukui, and plenty of rivals. It looks like an all-out brawl is about to break out!
174 pages
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Fall, the season facing down the Master and Queen Match Preliminaries. The Yoshino Club Tournament has finally been narrowed down to the top 8, and four members of the Shiranami Club remain, including both Chihaya and Taichi. Waiting for them are players such as Arata, who has come from Fukui, and Sudo from Houkou. Chihaya is matched up against Inokuma, a former queen who uses as weapons her good ears and unique placements. Will Chihaya be able to attack this opponent with a solid defense? The firm wills of these players who seek greater heights give rise to unexpected twists and turns.
174 pages
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The finals of the Yoshino Club Tournament's Class A division. As this long day comes to an end, so do the raging head-to-head battles between powerhouse players. Among the losers are Arata, former Queen Inokuma, Sudo from Hokuou, and Harada-sensei. Yet they all remain, waiting to see who will come out the lone victor. Chihaya and Taichi, both members of the same club, have made their way through the tournament and face off in a sanctioned match at last--with their first meeting being at these grand finals! The heated air swirls and sweat flies as the two battle with suffocating fervor. How will it all conclude?!
177 pages
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Atop the tatami mats at the Master and Queen Match preliminaries, players chase after their dreams. As everyone arrives at the preliminaries with special hopes in mind, Chihaya is in Kyoto on a school trip, there to make a different dream, one given to her by her precious friends and teachers, come true. Meanwhile, Taichi, who is absent from the school trip after claiming to feel unwell, heads to the East Japan preliminary, while Arata goes to West Japan's. What kind of path into the future will be paved by their efforts, hopes, and beliefs?
175 pages
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The time has come for the top challengers who made their way through the East and West Japan preliminaries to face one another and decide who will play in the Master and Queen Matches. Representing West Japan is Megumu Ousaka, showing her tenacity by making it to this deciding match two years in a row, and Arata, who navigated his way through his match with Murao, another member of his club. Facing them from East Japan are former Queen Haruka Inokuma and Harada, a veteran player. These four powerhouses have now come together to play a best-of-three match. It's time for never-before-seen battles to begin between these players who strive to make it to the distant summit!
175 pages
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The matches to determine the challengers to the Master and Queen reach their finale. Just everyone is sure of the young prodigy Arata's superiority thanks to his perfect offense and defense, the veteran Harada begins attacking with unimaginable ferocity. Chihaya, Taichi, and his former rivals are left breathless by the sight of him putting everything he has on the line. Now that the hall is quiet once more, only the sound of their beating hearts echo throughout it!
173 pages
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Harada, a karuta instructor, is at last able to stamp the ticket allowing him to challenge for the top spot in competitive karuta. Not long after, Chihaya and Taichi find themselves given the opportunity to play practice matches against Hisashi Suou, the current Master. How does Harada respond when Chihaya comes to him with the Master's so-called "weakness" that she grasped during their bout...? Meanwhile, Queen Shinobu Wakamiya is busy polishing her own weapons as much as possible as her own deciding match approaches.
174 pages
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The day that asks who is most determined to become Master and Queen is at last coming to its conclusion... But even though Chihaya and the others are only watching the matches, a new twist seems to come into their lives! Fate moves in a major way in this latest volume of Chihayafuru!
178 pages
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The Master Match with Hisashi Suou's fifth consecutive title on the line has come to a close with Master Suou successfully defending in a hard-fought battle. As all eyes gather on Suou, who had stated before that he would retire after winning five championships in a row, Arata cuts him off to declare that he will come to defeat the Master next year, creating a commotion in the crowd. Suou then gives Arata a one-year extension. Taichi is also present, standing motionless as he sees these two, only to face none other than Arata the next day in the Takamatsunomiya Cup tournament! These players with unshakable convictions who have vowed to never stop chasing their goals now take the first steps into a new year!
174 pages
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Taichi faces Arata at the Takamatsunomiya Cup Tournament. Though they both share the rank of Class A, Taichi is overwhelmed by frustration at the difference in level between them that his time and familiarity with the game makes all the more stark. In order to return a smile to his face, Chihaya puts together the ""Taichi Cup,"" an unofficial karuta tournament attended by those who love karuta and who have supported Taichi. A few days later, Taichi happens to be alone with Chihaya in the club room. As the spring breeze comes fluttering in, he opens up to Chihaya about the way he's always felt about her. But this would also be the start of the two embarking on separate paths... Chihaya and the rest of the Mizusawa High Karuta Club have to make it through a spring without Taichi, and the qualifiers for the national tournament are just around the corner!
170 pages
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Chihaya has distanced herself from the karuta club after Taichi's departure, but one day she receives an e-mail from Arata. It tells of his determination, as he's created a karuta team so that he can one day stand toe-to-toe with both Chihaya and Taichi. Spurred into action by this, Chihaya heads to the Tokyo preliminary for the national tournament. However, the Mizusawa Karuta Club is thrown into chaos by rule changes and its uninhibited new members. What kind of trap has been set for Chihaya because of her time away from karuta? It's Chihaya's final summer to fight alongside her friends, and at the preliminaries she vows to make her dreams come true!
174 pages
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The finals league for the national tournament's Tokyo preliminary. As the teams sit lined up for the final round, Chihaya and the rest of the Mizusawa Karuta Club face off against their archrivals, Hokuou Academy. Karuta has brought Hokuou together as a team under Leero's leadership. Will their unity be able to overcome Mizusawa's?! Meanwhile, Taichi is visiting Master Hisashi Suou. What has Taichi finally come upon while by the side of this genius who seemed to have once left him beaten and battered? These group matches will teach all involved both what it means to be a team and how exactly their friends feel. Who will be the ones in the end to snatch their tickets to Omi?!
168 pages
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Chihaya and the rest of the Mizusawa High Karuta Club earn their spot at the national tournament for the third time, guided to their destiny by the poems to which they prayed. Waiting for them are the indominable Fujisaki team, Fujioka East's team as led by Arata, as well as Hokuou, partners along Mizusawa's own journey. How will Mizusawa, the previous year's victors, fare against them?! Meanwhile, Taichi goes to a TV recording and witnesses the superhuman abilities of Master Suou as analyzed by science. Just as he searches for his own ideal form of karuta, an unexpected individual appears...! A third and final high school summer. A path blazed together with you in days past.
177 pages
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It's now the semi-finals of the national high school karuta championships. Chihaya and the rest of Mizusawa High's karuta club chase after their dream of back-to-back titles as they face off against Fujisaki, who has sworn to get revenge for their loss a year earlier. However, they fall just short of being blessed by the goddess of victory... They're left with one last opportunity in the form of the third place playoff. One last chance to play karuta, the game they love, together. Appearing before them now in their final team match as high schoolers is Fujisaki East, led by Arata. As each player is matched up, fate leads Chihaya and Arata to face off directly against one another...! Reunited, on it goes. And so will we, I know. Chihaya, Arata, and Taichi are all reunited in Omi!
172 pages
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It's now the third-place playoff at Chihaya's final national high school tournament. Everyone is as quiet as can be, their hands clasped in prayer and anticipation as Chihaya quietly focuses on her fated match against Arata. Meanwhile, the battle to crown this year's champion is played between Hokuou Academy, led by Leero, and Fujisaki High, who aims to retake their lost crown. It is a place to believe in yourself and believe in your friends in order to make your dreams come true, and it's here that Taichi, who left his team once in the past, appears. Wipe away your tears, whether they're those of victory or regret, and keep moving forward. Those who fight blaze their own trail!
172 pages
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Chihaya and her friends go to take on the national team tournament. Taichi appears in order to watch their final battle, then leaves behind a promise that he'll move on to what's next in life alongside them. The next day, the individual tournament starts, with more competitors than ever before. Its top players will be determined in the Urayasu no Ma, a stage that will connect to the Queen Match in the winter. Chihaya takes on Queen Shinobu Wakamiya once more. Meanwhile, Arata also climbs his way through the tournament, Taichi's determination stirring his heart. How will the finals, filled with formidable players, go?! "I want to become someone strong." The moment has come to put everything on the line!
174 pages
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The third-year students have taken on the individual tournament of their final high school national championship, each carrying their own resolutions in their heart. The final between Queen Shinobu Wakamiya and Arata concludes with a gripping battle of fates that ultimately leaves Arata with the victory. Chihaya and Arata have vowed to one another that they'd become stronger. After a long summer where they all fought with passion, it's now time for Chihaya and the other third-years to take their next step. While Chihaya promised Shinobu that they'd meet again at the Queen Match, she finds herself unsure of what to do now...!<br>Autumn comes as she decides to move forward, even if she has to do it alone. It's time to make it to that promised match together with her determined heart!
172 pages
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Challengers gather at the Master and Queen Match preliminaries, their sights set on reaching the "endless peak." Just as the first round is about to begin in the lone path to the Queen Match, Chihaya is struck by a feeling of anxiety she has never felt before. <br><br> "Did I really prepare?" <br><br> Meanwhile, Taichi's approach to karuta has changed greatly as a result of spending time with Master Suou. He then proposes an unexpected bet to Sudo at the tournament site, yet it's Chihaya who's shaken by this, unsure of Taichi's true intentions...! <br><br> The one and only path to becoming Queen ends with a single loss. Chihaya now faces it with determination burning in her heart!
174 pages
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Challengers meet and clash at the Master and Queen Match preliminaries. The Queen Match is on the line as Chihaya takes on Rion Yamashiro from Fujisaki High's powerhouse team in her semi-final match, a showdown between two players with an unbelievable feel for karuta! Taichi has also made it to the semi-finals and attempts to use the "controlling karuta" he learned from Master Suou against Sudo. Meanwhile in the West Japan preliminary, Arata finds himself in a surprisingly difficult battle...! The three childhood friends who've devoted their teenage years to karuta now dream of a future where they're reunited once more.
177 pages
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It's now the semifinals for the East Japan Master and Queen Match preliminaries. Chihaya and Taichi find themselves in intense matches as Chihaya faces Rion Yamashiro from the powerhouse that is Fujisaki, while Taichi faces Sudo. After a string of misfortune, they find themselves at a disadvantage, but Harada-sensei's decision to let them know that Arata has made it through the West Japan preliminary reminds them of how they play karuta. Chihaya begins to focus like never before, this being her final chance. It's time to make destiny into a reality in a battle where every card matters!
175 pages
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The East-West Challenger Finals for the Master and Queen Match. Though Arata and Taichi had once stepped away from karuta, both they and Chihaya are able to savor the joy of being in this place together. Momo Yuikawa, representing the West, throws off Chihaya’s pace by playing her own style of karuta. Meanwhile, Taichi uses new tactics to attempt to overcome the wall that is Arata and battle Master Suou…?! It’s time for best-of-three matches as they all seek out a landscape that none have ever seen before!
176 pages
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Game 2 of the East-West Challenger Finals for the Master and Queen Match. Taichi prevents Arata from attacking with his thoroughly defensive karuta. Chihaya struggles with being able to hear “too much.” Everything the three have done has been for the sake of these matches. What will the outcome be…?!
178 pages
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Chihaya punches her ticket at last to the Queen Match after a fierce battle. Chihaya sees where Shinobu, with her unmatched talents, stands, and it is a wasteland beyond anything she could have imagined. Shinobu comes to Chihaya with a proposal in order to achieve her goal of becoming the world’s first karuta pro. Meanwhile, Taichi and Arata each have one win and one loss as their feelings for karuta and one another butt heads on the tatami mats! The East-West Challenger Final is determined at last! What is it that they’re going to see after this battle they’ve put their entire youth into?!
172 pages
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41: Chihayafuru 41
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Chihaya polishes her skills for the upcoming Queen Match under Eternal Queen Watarai and former Queen Inokuma. What will Chihaya do as she thinks about the role she needs to play, and what action does Taichi take…? A battle that’s special to all begins in the Urayasu no Ma!
170 pages
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Chihaya arrives at Omi Shrine for the Queen Match. Just as the tension grows, she meets Arata and feels a sense of relief. But an unbelievable mistake awaits Chihaya just as she returns to her room after the pre-final reception...!
170 pages
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The first game of the Master and Queen Matches has begun at last! How will Chihaya fight against Queen Shinobu Wakamiya’s overwhelming strength?! How does Arata feel as he faces Master Suou in the same room? And what about Taichi…?!
170 pages
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44: Chihayafuru 44
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Chihaya takes on the Queen Match. After overcoming an accident, she leaves her mark in the first game but loses it in the face of Shinobu’s flawless play. Meanwhile, Arata doesn’t hesitate even as he faces down Master Suou, wrestling away a win. Chihaya attempts to deploy a strategy against Shinobu in game two, but then…!
173 pages
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Game two of the Queen Match. Though Chihaya immerses herself into Shinobu’s world of poetry and gets within three cards, she tragically loses in the end. One more loss and her path to being Queen will be cut short. Having done everything she possibly can, Chihaya begins to feel a sense of despair. But just then, something steps in to save her! Meanwhile, Arata has put the Master, an all-time great, in check. Suou’s back is against the wall, but how will he change when he sees his auntie Yukiko who Taichi has brought to him…?
174 pages
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Game three for the Master and Queen Matches. Both Chihaya and Suou manage to pull out wins with their backs against the wall. How will Shinobu and Arata fight back against these two opponents who have started to get a hold of the momentum…? Watch as each of their hopes and emotions meet with one another!
174 pages
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The Master and Queen Matches enter game four at last! The pressure of letting the win get away from them in game three begins to bear down on Shinobu and Arata. Just as Arata struggles, unable to picture a victory, Taichi of all people appears in front of him! The story reaches its climax as Chihaya, Taichi, and Arata all gather in this place they always yearned for!
193 pages
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The first-ever fourth game of the Queen Match ends, and with it comes a change in the condition of Shinobu’s leg… Arata also falls to Master Suou’s fierce attack, bringing his match to two wins a piece as well. What is the nature of the “curse” bearing down on these two as they’re unable to pull away from Chihaya and Suou, who have now closed the gap? It’s time for game five at last! The final game begins as the players head into it having staked their entire youth!
184 pages
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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!
208 pages
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Game five of the Master and Queen Matches reach their climax! Both matches make it to the final games, and a battle of fates at that. Whoever’s card is recited will now become Queen. What card will come to Chihaya and Shinobu?! The fifteen-year-long series reaches its finale at last! Includes a special side story where we get to meet Chihaya as a college student!