Chihayafuru: Chuugakusei-hen

小説ちはやふる中学生編

G Light Novel20124 volumesJosei, Strategy Game, Drama

Light Novel2012G

7.29 Community score · 122 ratings

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Tomboy Chihaya befriends outcast Arata, discovers karuta, and dreams of becoming a karuta queen.

Ayase Chihaya is a cheerful tomboy without any ambitious aspirations in life. At school one day, she meets a boy named Wataya Arata who is an outcast at school. Feeling pity despite peer pressure, Chihaya befriends Arata as he reveals to her his aptitude in karuta which institutes Chihaya's dream to become a karuta queen.

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