Ayane Oooka

Chihaya Ayase

A determined schoolgirl who "possesses a remarkable hearing ability". She believes that by persevering in karuta, she will meet Arata again, and begins a karuta club at her high sc

Taichi Mashima

Taichi is from a wealthy family (His father & Grandfather are both doctors). Chihaya's childhood friend is quite the golden boy. Smart, good looking, and mature, he excells at

Arata Wataya

Arata Wataya was a transfer student from Fukui that went to Chihaya's elementary school. The grandchild of a master karuta player, Arata inspires Chihaya to take up karuta by telli

Hideo Harada

Hideo Harada is the head of the Shiranami Society for karuta that Chihaya and Taichi are part of. He used to teach Arata as well, while Arata was in primary school with Chihaya and

Hisashi Suou

The reigning Master. He possesses the most intuition out of all the current karuta players, and has 28 one-syllable cards. [Wikipedia] ; For the silk-white robes, So they say, are

Natsusou Tsukuba

Akihiro Tsukuba's youngest brother and a member of the Shiranami Karuta Society.

Kouki Shiroyama

A member of Hokuo Academy Karuta Club. He wears strange spiral hair clips.

Shinichi Murao

Akio Kitano

He is the chairman and coach of the Suihoku Karuta Society.

Daisuke

Ruri Hanamoto

A karuta player from the Kagoshima Prefecture. Her rank is Class A.

Napa Payakaroon

A member of the Chiba International School of Information Sciences karuta club.

Eita Takei

Nene Hayasaka

Sakura Kanai

Kanai Sakura is Chihaya's opponent at Saitama tournament. She has 35 years of karuta experience.

Hiroshi Tsuboguchi

The ace of the Shiranami Karuta Society. He is a teacher and the advisor for the Homei High School Karuta Team.

Daddy Bear

A popular mascot within the Chihayafuru Franchise, Chihaya is a huge Daddy Bear Fan.

Futoshi Mochida

Mochida Futoshi is a coach of Hokuou Academy karuta club.