TV anime "Chihayafuru 3" to air in October 2019, teaser PV released! Cast comments from Ai Chino, Miyu Irino, and more!

The main visual for the third season of the TV anime "Chihayafuru," which is scheduled to air in October 2019, has been released, along with a teaser PV.

Chihayafuru" is a very popular comic that has sold a total of 22 million copies in 39 comic books, and a live-action movie "Chihayafuru: Knot" starring Suzu Hirose was released in March this year. It won the 2nd Manga Grand Prize (2009), the 1st place in the "Onna" section of "This Manga is Amazing! Based on a coming-of-age manga about competitive karuta, it has been adapted into two seasons of TV animation. With its beautiful visuals and passionate coming-of-age story, it is popular not only among women but also among men. Directed by Morio Asaka and produced by Madhouse.
⇒The teaser visual for the third season of the TV anime "Chihayafuru" has been released! Comments from Masami Seto, Mamoru Miyano, and Yoshimasa Hosoya have arrived!

A key visual depicting Chihaya Ayase, Arata Wataya, Taichi Majima, Hisashi Suo, and Shigenobu Wakamiya, the current Meijin and Queen, has been released for the third season of the TV anime.
With Omi Jingu Shrine, the sacred place of karuta and the site of the Meijin and Queen ranking tournaments, in the background, the key visual foreshadows another hot battle in the third season of the Karuta championship.

In addition, a teaser PV depicting Chihaya, Arata, and Taichi in elementary school when they promised to meet again through karuta, and in the summer of their second year of high school, the Mizusawa High School karuta club led by Chihaya, who won the national championship, renewed their spirit and set their sights on the next goal, has been released. Shin is also moving toward the establishment of the karuta club to challenge the team competition.
After 6 years since the TV anime "Chihayafuru 2" aired, the OP theme song "COLORFUL" by 99RadioService sets the mood for more heated matches and earnest adolescence.

The cast members of the Mizusawa High School karuta club led by Chihaya and Taichi, Toru Nara (Yuuki Nishida), Ai Chino (Kanade Ooe), Tsubasa Dainaga (Tsutomu Komano), Megumi Ban (Violet Hanano), and Miyu Irino (Akihiro Tsukuba) have also provided their comments on the movie.

In addition, the first two seasons of "Chihayafuru" will be screened at Cine Libre Ikebukuro's "Anime Zone," a project where anime can be enjoyed on a large screen all year round.
At Cine Libre Ikebukuro from August 9 (Fri.) to August 29 (Thu.), viewers will be able to enjoy the original episodes that have been broadcast before "Chihayafuru 3" airs on the big screen.
In addition, you will be able to see enthusiastic comments from Asami Seto (Chihaya Ayase), Mamoru Miyano (Taichi Majima), and Yoshimasa Hosoya (Arata Wataya) about the third season, and the first 10 people to arrive at each screening during the period will receive a "Chihayafuru Week in Awara Official Town Walk Guidebook," which is not for sale.
Details of the screening schedule will be announced on the official "Anime Zone" website soon.

The "Chihayafuru 3" will be the focus of even more excitement.

TV anime "Chihayafuru 3" teaser PV

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Toru Nara (Yuuki Nishida)

The third season of "Chihayafuru" is finally here!
The recording sessions have started, and I feel that the work has been created with the same care and attention as the first and second seasons. I, myself, have been looking forward to the third season, and I will do my best.
I hope that those of you who have been waiting for it for a long time and those who have not yet seen the anime can look forward to it. I will be back soon! I will be back in a little while!

Ai Chino (Kanade Oe)

The world of the anime Chihayafuru is coming back!　Since the announcement of the third season, I have been eagerly waiting for it...!
This time, too, I can feel the love for Chihaya from director Asaka and the rest of the staff, and the cast is facing the work with the same passion as ever. The anime version of "Chihayafuru" has gathered such a lot of power.
I hope everyone who loves the work will enjoy it!

Tsubasa Dainaga (Tsutomu Komano)

Sorry to keep you waiting!　The anime "Chihayafuru" is back again. It doesn't feel like it's been 6 years since the last episode, and everyone has been working hard on the recording. I myself am very happy to be able to play the role of Desu-kun for the first time in a long time. I can be a young man again! I hope you will support us in this wonderful work, which will be filled with tears, thrills, and laughter. Please support us and have fun!

Megumi Ban (Hanano Violet)

I have been waiting for this moment. Six years have passed since the second season. During that time, I have had the opportunity to meet Chihaya fans.... A lot has happened in these six years. Many things have changed, and many things have remained the same. But the time of Chihaya and his friends is still the same as it was then... There are so many scenes I want to see and lines I want to hear. There are so many important scenes for Violet, and so many thoughts and feelings that she wants to convey as Violet, all packed in here. It will be delivered to you all in just a few more days. Please look forward to it.

■Jiyu Irino (Actor: Akihiro Tsukuba)

Chihayafuru 3 has finally arrived!　Chihayafuru 3! I am very happy that my favorite work has continued for such a long, long time.
I wonder how Tsukuba-kun will be involved in the main storyline later on...
Will he be able to make it to the A level! Will he become a rival for Shin and Taichi's love over Chihaya! Enjoy!

[Event Information]
■Anime Zone

・Date：August 9 (Fri.) to August 29 (Thu.), 2019
Screening Location: Cine Libre Ikebukuro (Lumine Ikebukuro 8F, 1-11-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo)

・Price:
　A: 1,500 yen
　B: 2,800 yen
　C: 5,400 yen
　D: Please check the official website for prices.
TCG members card holders will receive a 100 yen discount from the regular "Anime Zone" price.
*The number of episodes screened may vary slightly depending on the work.

Tickets: Tickets will be on sale 3 days prior to the screening date.
(WEB: from 0:00 / at the counter: from 20 minutes before the first screening time of the day at the theater)
Tickets may be sold earlier at the box office depending on the theater's congestion.
Ticket sales time and price may be subject to change for event screenings. Please check the official website for the latest information.

Production Information
TV animation "Chihayafuru
＜Broadcast Information
Broadcasting will begin in October 2019 on Nippon Television Network Corporation's AnichU slot and other channels!

<Introduction
Won the 2nd Manga Grand Prize in 2009, 1st place in "This Manga is Awesome! Onna Hen" in 2010, the 35th Kodansha Manga Award for Girls in 2011, and a total of over 24 million copies of the manga (as of June 2019).

The novel subject matter of "competitive karuta" and the heated matches, despite being a girls' manga, have made it popular among all ages and genders,
Chihayafuru" (serialized by Yuki Suetsugu in Kodansha's "BE・LOVE") is popular among all ages and genders.

The story depicts high school students who put their adolescence on the tatami mats and continue to grow through "competitive karuta" along with the beautiful "Hyakunin Isshu" poems, which have not faded away over time.

The long-awaited TV anime "Chihayafuru 3" will be broadcast in October 2019, six years after the previous "Chihayafuru 2"! Continuing from the first two seasons, the animation will be directed by Morio Asaga, character design by Kunihiko Hamada, and produced by Madhouse.

<Storyline.
I don't want to give up my dream of becoming a queen or my future!
I'm going to devote my whole life to this one moment. -----

In the summer of their second year of high school, Chihaya and the other members of Mizusawa High School's karuta club participated in a national tournament with new members.
In the team competition, Mizusawa High School won their first championship after defeating Fujisaki High School, a school that always wins,
In the individual tournament, Taichi won the B class and Arata won the A class.

Chihaya's surgery on her right finger, which was injured in the team competition, was successful, and she and Taichi attended the summer training camp at Fujisaki High School.
Undeterred by her advisor, Mr. Sakurazawa's spartan instruction, Chihaya trains hard for the Meijin and Queen tournaments, only to learn that her participation in the tournament is in jeopardy. ......

Meanwhile, Shin realizes that having a team opens up new possibilities in karuta, and begins to work toward the establishment of a karuta club.

The appearance of a new rival, his future career path, and his dream of becoming a queen......
The third season of "Karuta Club" opens with the earnest and straightforward thoughts and passions of life-size high school students!

＜Staff
Original Story: Yuki Suetsugu (serialized in Kodansha's "BE・LOVE")
Director : Morio Asaka
Series composition：Yuko Kakihara
Character Designer：Kunihiko Hamada
Art Director: Tomoyuki Shimizu
Color Designer: Harue Ohno
Director of Photography: Akane Fusehara
CG Director: Daiki Suzuki
Special Effects: Team Taniguchi
Editing: Yoshiko Kimura
Music: Kosuke Yamashita
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Animation Production: Madhouse
Opening Theme: 99RadioService "COLORFUL
Ending Theme: Band Harassment "Love at First Sight
Production Credit: Anime "Chihayafuru" Proffect 2019

<Cast
Ayase Chihaya：Seto Masami
Mashima Taichi: Miyano Mamoru
Wataya Arata: Hosoya Yoshimasa
Yusei Nishida: Toru Nara
Oe Kanade: Ai Chino
Tsutomu Komano: Tsubasa Shironaga
Hanano Violet: Ban Megumi
Akihiro Tsukuba: Miyu Irino
and others

Original Story
Original story: "Chihayafuru" by Yuki Suetsugu
(Serialized in Kodansha's "BE・LOVE")
Volumes 1-42 are now on sale!

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