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Neflix Streams Chihayafuru Live-Action Films' Sequel in India on July 17
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The series will premiere in Japan on July 9 at 10:00 p.m. JST (9:00 a.m. EDT) on NTV and affiliated channels.
Ami Tōma stars as Meguru Aizawa, a second-year high school student who quietly takes part in a competitive karuta card-playing club that is in danger of disbanding due to the lack of members. Mone Kamishiraishi returns to her role as Kanade Ōe, now a part-time teacher who serves as the adviser of the karuta club.
Mone Kamishiraishi returns as Kanade Ōe. Suzu Hirose returns as Chihaya, a karuta queen title holder who became the adviser of the Mizuawa High School karuta club, but who is now on a leave of absence from her job for some reason. Shūhei Nomura returns as Taichi, now a resident doctor. Yūma Yamoto returns as Nishida, who now runs an okonomiyaki shop. Yūki Morinaga returns as Komano, now a pharmacist. Hayato Sano and Mio Yūki both return as Tsukuba and Sumire, respectively.
Manga creator Suetsugu is involved with the new show, which is set a decade after the live-action films. The original films' director Norihiro Koizumi is serving as the showrunner. Naoya Fujita, Daisuke Honda, Chiaki Matsumoto, and Kazuhiro Yoshida are directing the series. Monogatari Lab and Suzu Yūki Kaneko are credited with the screenplay. Masaru Yokoyama is composing the music. Pop group Perfume is returning to perform the series' theme song "Megu (from the series title's "Meguri") Loop." Perfume previously performed the theme song for the 2016 two-part Chihayafuru live-action films.
The first live-action film, Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku (Chihayafuru: Upper Phrase), opened in Japan in March 2016. The second film, Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku (Chihayafuru: Lower Phrase), opened in Japan in April 2016. The third film, Chihayafuru: Musubi, opened in Japan in March 2018. A five-episode live-action tie-in series, titled Chihayafuru -Tsunagu-, premiered on Hulu Japan in February 2018.
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!
The manga's final chapter debuted in Be Love in August 2022. Be Love published a spinoff side story in November 2022. The manga's 50th and final compiled book volume shipped in December 2022 with the spinoff manga. A sequel manga titled Chihayafuru plus Kimi ga Tame launched in Be Love in December 2023.
The manga has inspired three television anime seasons.
Source: Netflix
