Chihayafuru

Season 1

Episode 11: The Sky is the Road Home

Harada and Hiroshi Tsuboguchi, the Shiranami ace, go to cheer for Chihaya and Taichi. Chihaya suggests an order that brings out the best in themselves rather than worrying about Hoku?'s order. Using Retro's cards, Hoku? matches Sud? against Chihaya, Retro against Taichi, and the rest randomly, since they are confident of an easy win. Mochida, the Hoku? coach, warns them they may be over-confident. Arata finally checks his email and sees all the texts from Chihaya. When Mochida tells Harada that the tournament has only one reader, Harada realizes Chihaya has an advantage, because she has already learned the reader's quirks. Kana and Komano lose their matches. Taichi defeats Retro, and Nishida defeats Nayuta Amakasu. Sud?, unable to pull ahead of Chihaya, reflects that Mochida taught him that karuta is fun, even if the match is going poorly. Chihaya defeats Sud?. Chihaya sends Arata a picture of the team and says he should come to watch them at the nationals at Omi Jing?.