8.2/1066 votes#1 - So The Flower Has Wilted
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/12/2013
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.
Director: Tomomi Muraoka
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
7.9/1049 votes#2 - As My First Love Came
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/19/2013
At the Shiranami Society, Taichi plays Tsuboguchi, who has graduated from college and is now a high school teacher.
Director: Masaharu Tomoda
Writer: Ayako Kato
8.7/1052 votes#3 - Feel Love Deepen
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/26/2013
It is time for the High School Karuta Championship; the first years are amazed by the skill level of their upperclassman. Wataya continues his goal to the National High School Championships.
Director: Kazuo Nogami
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
9.0/1054 votes#4 - To tell the people in the capital that I make for the islands
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/2/2013
Be it luck or skill, Tai seems to falter under pressure. The team needs three wins to proceed and their upcoming opponents are new and trained by an old friend.
Director: Jun Shishido
Writer: Ayako Kato
8.8/1054 votes#5 - Be as dear now, those were the good old days
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/2013
The final two teams in the competition is a repeat of Mizusawa vs. Hokuo. Chihaya wants to challenge them straight up, no tricks. A player on the Hokuo team will make sure it happens.
Director: Eiichi Kuboyama
Writer: Sumino Kawashima
9.2/1055 votes#6 - To set the Tatsuta River ablaze
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/16/2013
Individually, Mizusawa players have grown, but Hokuo will try to use Mizusawa's lack of team playing experience to take back the Tokyo regional trophy.
Director: Tatsuma Minamikawa
Writer: Akemi Moriyama
8.7/1050 votes#7 - They all exchange hellos and goodbyes at the famous gates of Afusaka
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/23/2013
The deal was to get 5 new members for the Karuta club. Chihaya has to figure out a way to keep the room and deal with the band club.
Director: Hitomi Ezoe
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
8.7/1048 votes#8 - Which shines over Mount Mikasa
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/2/2013
The national championship has begun. Mizusawa High School's first opponent is a tam of foreigners from the Chiba International School of Information Studies. Chihaya is elated that karuta has become an international sport, but the other members are thrown off by the unfamiliar situation. Will Mizusawa High School be able to secure their first victory on their way to becoming number one in Japan? At the same time, Arata arrives at Omi Jingu alone.
Director: Toshikatsu Tokoro
Writer: Ayako Kato
8.3/1049 votes#9 - My Only Thought
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/9/2013
One wrong decision can ruin Arata's chance this season to make his comeback…
Director: Kazuo Nogami
Writer: Sumino Kawashima
8.9/1050 votes#10 - Rain takes longer to dry
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/16/2013
Mizusawa's next opponent is a group of geniuses that has been sweeping the Karuta scene.
Director: Kotono Watanabe
Writer: Akemi Moriyama
8.8/1047 votes#11 - I feel as though my body is on fire with Ibuki mugwort
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/23/2013
Mizusawa has finally made it to the first round of the High School Championship playoffs. However, Porky says that they should play without Desk-kun. After looking at Desk-kun's notebook, she agrees that they should leave him out of the lineup. Their opponent is Shoyo High school, representing Kyoto. Will Porky and Desk-kun be able to make peace?
Director: Eiichi Kuboyama
Writer: Atsuo Ishino
8.8/1048 votes#12 - The only sign of summer
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/30/2013
In the second round of the playoffs, Mizusawa faces off against Akashi Girls First, led by Ousaka Megumu, the West representative in the previous Queen match qualifier. Chihaya falls behind off the bat as Megumu displays speed that she didn't have before. Will Chihaya be able to use all of her hard work to change the momentum?
Director: Masahiro Takada
Writer: Ayako Kato
9.1/1050 votes#13 - In my dreams, I creep closer to you
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/6/2013
Chihaya appears to have recovered from her bad start, but Megumu will not let her take consecutive cards. As the players spur on their aces, both sides begin to pull together as teams. Which team will prove to be stronger?
Director: Hideki Hosokawa
Writer: Sumino Kawashima
9.2/1052 votes#14 - People would always ask if I was pining for someone
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 4/13/2013
Mizusawa and Akashi's match has reached the tipping point and each side starts winning games; the pressure between Chihaya and Megumu have captivated the crowd.
Director: Yukihiko Asaki
Writer: Akemi Moriyama
8.8/1048 votes#15 - No matter where I stand
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 4/20/2013
Tsukuba finally gets his chance to play due to Kana's injury, but will he be able to keep his composure in such an important match? Meanwhile, the team members of Fujisaki are waiting to see what player Coach Sakurazawa will switch for the final match.
Director: Takuma Suzuki
Writer: Atsuo Ishino
6.8/1037 votes#16 - Wait for the Emperor's Return
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 4/27/2013
A look back on season 2.
Director: Jun Shishido
Writer: N/A
9.0/1050 votes#17 - Gust of wind
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 5/4/2013
Fujisaka's training has proven to be a major hurdle to Mizusawa thanks to the training regimen demanded by their coach, Sakurazawa. Rion continues her lead over Chihaya thanks to her familiarity of the reader's voice. Doubts and injury plague Chihaya and her team as they fight to stay in the game.
Director: Hitomi Ezoe
Writer: Ayako Kato
9.0/1054 votes#18 - My fear is that you will forget
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 5/11/2013
A new found passion has brought Misuzawa back into the fight, as Chihaya herself tries to fight through the pain of her injury.
Director: Eiichi Kuboyama
Writer: Sumino Kawashima
9.3/1057 votes#19 - I do not know where this love will take me
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 5/18/2013
Three wins for the victory. Taichi's declaration provides encouragement to the remaining players. The Mizusawa karuta club uses all of their experience and practice to fight to the end.
Director: Yusuke Onoda
Writer: Akemi Moriyama
8.1/1046 votes#20 - The fall paddy shacks
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/25/2013
The Mizusawa karuta club has won the team championship, becoming the number one team in Japan. The players reflect upon the path they took to the championship. After Chihaya remembers the pain in her finger, she is taken to the hospital.
Director: Kotono Watanabe
Writer: Ayako Kato
9.1/1052 votes#21 - But its legacy continues to spread
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 6/1/2013
Chihaya has injured her right hand, so she's forced to play with her left. Her first opponent is Yuube, from Akashi First Girls. Chihaya struggles to take cards with her left hand. Will she be able to make it past the first round?
Director: Toshikatsu Tokoro
Writer: Sumino Kawashima
9.1/1050 votes#22 - Long Last We Meet
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 6/8/2013
Chihaya has advanced to the quarterfinals. Her opponent is the Queen, Wakamiya Shinobu. Chihaya decides to go all in and use her injured right hand. How will Shinobu respond? How will Chihaya fare?
Director: Takeyuki Sadohara
Writer: Akemi Moriyama
9.3/1053 votes#23 - To see the beautiful cherry blossoms
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 6/15/2013
The Class A Finals pit Arata vs Shinobu, Class B is between Taichi and Rion in the same area where Komano is participating in the Class C Final. Chihaya is stuck between supporting Taichi and Komano or experiencing the match between Arata and Shinobu.
Director: Hideki Hosokawa
Writer: Atsuo Ishino
9.3/1052 votes#24 - When I must hide...
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 6/22/2013
With a packed house watching who could be the new King and Queen, Chihaya and Taichi are ushered in by Sakurazawa. The atmosphere is tense; who will win?
Director: Eiichi Kuboyama
Writer: Ayako Kato
8.8/1053 votes#25 - I can look up and see the snowy cap of Mt. Fuji
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 6/29/2013
With winners and losers riding emotional waves, Chihaya is sent a video of the Class A final, and while watching, it stirs of memories of playing Karuta with Arata.
Director: Kotono Watanabe
Writer: Sumino Kawashima
The Best Episodes of Chihayafuru Season 2
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"So The Flower Has Wilted" is the best rated episode of "Chihayafuru" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 66 votes. Directed by Tomomi Muraoka and written by Yuko Kakihara, it aired on 1/12/2013. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "As My First Love Came".