Chihayafuru may be the best show of the fall season. It has depth of personalities and story, and is presented in a crisp and subtle way by the director of NANA, Asaka Morio.It stars 18-year-old Seto Asami in her second major role, after Yoshino in Hourou Musuko. She is already slated for a role in January's Rinne no Lagrange. And she is outstanding here as Chihaya, the girl who discovers a passion for karuta, a Japanese game based on classical poetry. No, really. The story follows her and her relationships with two boys: the one who turned her on to the game then moved away, and the childhood friend who lost interest in the game quickly when he went to another school and she wasn't there encourage him to play.Anyway, click here or on the image to go to the full page, which has pics of the main characters and their seiyuus, and a bit of info about each seiyuu:
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