Characters — Browse every character across the manga and anime catalogue

Nene Hayasaka

Rachel Port

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

Reiko Mashima

Taichi's mother.

Rika Mashima

Rika Mashima is the daughter of Reiko Mashima and the younger sister of Taichi Mashima.

Ririka no Haha

Ririka Tachikawa

A young girl heralded as the next Shinobu Wakamiya and a future Queen of Karuta.

Ritsu Nagara

A member of the Mizusawa High School Karuta Club. His mother is dead, so he is responsible for looking after his younger sister.

Ruri Hanamoto

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

Ryuugasaki

Sakura Kanai

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

Sano

Seigo Kinoshita

Seiji Kameda

A member of Hokuo Academy Karuta Club.

Shibata

Shiho Wakamiya

The mother of Shinobu Wakamiya, the current Queen.

Shinichi Murao

Shinobu no Sobo

Shiori Miyazaki

A Mizusawa High School student. She is friends with Sumire Hanano.

Shouji Kawauchi

Suzuka Sasa

The ace of Homei High Karuta Club, who has been described as a "self taught karuta fanatic". She is not a member of any karuta societies and only began playing karuta with others o

Taeko Miyauchi

The adviser for the tennis club, badminton club, chemistry department, and karuta club. Although against karuta at first, she eventually warms up to the game after witnessing Chiha

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

Takatoshi Mori

Takuma

A member of Hokuo Academy Karuta Club.