Episode
Chihayafuru: So The Flower Has Wilted
Overview
A new school year has started and the Karuta club must get new members or face penalties. Discussing the goals of the club, Chihaya discovers the team is not as unified as she thought.
Details
- Series
- Chihayafuru
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2013-01-12
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
So The Flower Has Wilted is Episode 1 in Chihayafuru 2 of Chihayafuru. It aired on 2013-01-12. The runtime is 23 min.
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