Chihaya Ayase, a girl who spent most of her life supporting her sister in the modeling industry, discovers a new passion when she meets Arata Wataya, a talented player of the game Karuta. He believes Chihaya has the potential to become Japan's best player and aspires for her to achieve this goal. Despite growing apart from her karuta-playing friends during their teenage years, Chihaya continues to play the game with renewed hope that she might reunite with them someday in the future.
Chihaya Ayase's sixth-grade year marked a turning point when she encountered ...