“Tomboy Chihaya befriends outcast Arata, discovers karuta, and dreams of becoming a karuta queen.”
Chihayafuru: Chuugakusei-hen
小説 ちはやふる 中学生編
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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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A Light novel Publication
- Format 4 vol ch × vol
- Published Sep 2012 – Dec 2013
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M25658 catalog