Chihayafuru
Manga
ちはやふる
2007/12/28
Character count811,961
Word count356,562
Unique words20,181
Words (1-occurrence)8,069
Unique kanji2,193
Kanji (1-occurrence)287
Difficulty Average
Volumes50
External Rating
86 %

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! (Source: Kodansha USA) Notes: - It won the 2nd Manga Taisho Award and the 35th annual Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shoujo. - It was nominated for the 20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2016.

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Genres
Drama
Romance
Sports
Tags
Female Protagonist
Josei
Coming of Age
School Club
Unrequited Love
Card Battle
Love Triangle
Teen Cast
Educational
Tomboy
School
Bullying
Slapstick
Subdecks
viewing decks 26-50 from 50 total
Volume 26
Character count12,303
Word count5,337
Unique words1,735
Words (1-occurrence)1,091
Unique kanji751
Kanji (1-occurrence)285
Difficulty Easy
Volume 27
Character count15,493
Word count6,795
Unique words1,990
Words (1-occurrence)1,230
Unique kanji807
Kanji (1-occurrence)301
Difficulty Easy
Volume 28
Character count12,603
Word count5,511
Unique words1,610
Words (1-occurrence)961
Unique kanji698
Kanji (1-occurrence)271
Difficulty Easy
Volume 29
Character count12,813
Word count5,664
Unique words1,709
Words (1-occurrence)1,050
Unique kanji702
Kanji (1-occurrence)271
Difficulty Easy
Volume 30
Character count13,987
Word count6,078
Unique words1,838
Words (1-occurrence)1,113
Unique kanji789
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Difficulty Easy
Volume 31
Character count17,045
Word count7,454
Unique words2,354
Words (1-occurrence)1,496
Unique kanji815
Kanji (1-occurrence)269
Difficulty Average
Volume 32
Character count12,302
Word count5,476
Unique words1,898
Words (1-occurrence)1,238
Unique kanji759
Kanji (1-occurrence)279
Difficulty Average
Volume 33
Character count13,115
Word count5,819
Unique words1,968
Words (1-occurrence)1,243
Unique kanji788
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Difficulty Average
Volume 34
Character count19,281
Word count8,531
Unique words2,517
Words (1-occurrence)1,562
Unique kanji892
Kanji (1-occurrence)308
Difficulty Average
Volume 35
Character count12,631
Word count5,450
Unique words1,737
Words (1-occurrence)1,096
Unique kanji703
Kanji (1-occurrence)266
Difficulty Easy
Volume 36
Character count13,334
Word count5,839
Unique words1,774
Words (1-occurrence)1,098
Unique kanji714
Kanji (1-occurrence)293
Difficulty Average
Volume 37
Character count14,434
Word count6,313
Unique words1,936
Words (1-occurrence)1,228
Unique kanji797
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
Difficulty Easy
Volume 38
Character count13,936
Word count6,159
Unique words1,770
Words (1-occurrence)1,063
Unique kanji712
Kanji (1-occurrence)264
Difficulty Easy
Volume 39
Character count11,413
Word count5,072
Unique words1,573
Words (1-occurrence)989
Unique kanji623
Kanji (1-occurrence)245
Difficulty Average
Volume 40
Character count12,987
Word count5,525
Unique words1,739
Words (1-occurrence)1,093
Unique kanji721
Kanji (1-occurrence)252
Difficulty Easy
Volume 41
Character count19,714
Word count8,576
Unique words2,474
Words (1-occurrence)1,566
Unique kanji855
Kanji (1-occurrence)301
Difficulty Average
Volume 42
Character count13,845
Word count5,976
Unique words2,013
Words (1-occurrence)1,326
Unique kanji816
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Difficulty Average
Volume 43
Character count12,825
Word count5,595
Unique words1,820
Words (1-occurrence)1,179
Unique kanji720
Kanji (1-occurrence)282
Difficulty Average
Volume 44
Character count17,197
Word count7,722
Unique words2,524
Words (1-occurrence)1,643
Unique kanji906
Kanji (1-occurrence)321
Difficulty Average
Volume 45
Character count16,384
Word count7,324
Unique words2,063
Words (1-occurrence)1,299
Unique kanji826
Kanji (1-occurrence)315
Difficulty Average
Volume 46
Character count13,865
Word count6,087
Unique words1,860
Words (1-occurrence)1,171
Unique kanji791
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Difficulty Average
Volume 47
Character count11,395
Word count5,091
Unique words1,677
Words (1-occurrence)1,104
Unique kanji720
Kanji (1-occurrence)283
Difficulty Average
Volume 48
Character count18,398
Word count8,381
Unique words2,457
Words (1-occurrence)1,548
Unique kanji890
Kanji (1-occurrence)319
Difficulty Average
Volume 49
Character count12,978
Word count5,789
Unique words1,832
Words (1-occurrence)1,145
Unique kanji756
Kanji (1-occurrence)287
Difficulty Average
Volume 50
Character count17,043
Word count7,418
Unique words2,133
Words (1-occurrence)1,344
Unique kanji829
Kanji (1-occurrence)304
Difficulty Easy