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Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends. Now in high school, Chihaya still plays karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.

Vibrant animation breathes life into the frantic, rhythmic movement of competitive card playing. A relentless drive to reach the top of the karuta world turns every match into a heart-pounding battle of reflexes and memory.

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