Ep. 12: Chihaya faces pressure while her father creates a scrapbook and Miyauchi changes her mind about karuta
Aired on December 21, 2011
Chihaya attempts to discuss the tournament with her parents, who are distracted by Chitose’s quiz show appearance. At school, Miyauchi downplays karuta’s significance and states another teacher will accompany the club to Ōmi Jingū. After losing a match to Harada at the Shirinami Society, Chihaya feels the weight of representing Tokyo at nationals. Taichi informs her that Retro provided Hokuō’s intelligence on competitors. Chihaya returns home to find her father has started a scrapbook of her accomplishments. Later, Miyauchi visits the clubroom and realizes karuta is not trivial. She decides to learn about the game and accompany the club to Ōmi Jingū.
Episodes
- Ep. 8 · Chihaya confronts Nishida about his unfair use of karuta skills in tennis.
- Ep. 9 · Miyauchi grants club status if Chihaya is not president, leading to a camp and surprise party.
- Ep. 10 · Chihaya struggles with Arata's silence while Taichi addresses team unity issues.
- Ep. 11 · Harada and Tsuboguchi cheer for Chihaya and Taichi while Hokuō underestimates them
- Ep. 12 · Chihaya faces pressure while her father creates a scrapbook and Miyauchi changes her mind about karuta
- Ep. 13 · Chihaya collapses at Ōmi Jingū while Arata reflects on his grandfather's legacy
- Ep. 14 · Chihaya struggles against Shinobu Wakamiya in the individual karuta tournament match.
- Ep. 15 · Shinobu and Chihaya reflect on tournament losses while Taichi identifies stamina as a critical weakness for the club.
- Ep. 16 · Recap of past events and omake segments on Mount Ogura