Chihayafuru 41

Chihayafuru 41
Author: Yuki Suetsugu
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2023-12-05
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

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!

Chihayafuru

Chihayafuru
Author: Yuki Suetsugu
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2017
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1682336727

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!

Chihayafuru 21

Chihayafuru 21
Author: Yuki Suetsugu
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1646596188

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?

Chihayafuru 45

Chihayafuru 45
Author: Yuki Suetsugu
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2024-08-06
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

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…?

Chihayafuru 39

Chihayafuru 39
Author: Yuki Suetsugu
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2023-08-01
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

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…?!

Chihayafuru 24

Chihayafuru 24
Author: Yuki Suetsugu
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1646599438

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.

Chihayafuru 36

Chihayafuru 36
Author: Yuki Suetsugu
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2023-02-07
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1684916860

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.

Chihayafuru 37

Chihayafuru 37
Author: Yuki Suetsugu
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2023-04-04
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1684918782

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!

Chihayafuru 46

Chihayafuru 46
Author: Yuki Suetsugu
Publisher: Kodansha USA
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2024-10-01
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

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!

Chihayafuru, Volume 12

Chihayafuru, Volume 12
Author: Yuki Suetsugu
Publisher: Kodansha America LLC
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2018-11-06
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1642125598

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!