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Live-Action Chihayafuru Sequel Series Casts Meguru's Family
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The official X/Twitter for Ami Tōma, center right) family . Uchida plays Meguru's mother Tōko, while Kaname plays her father Susumu, and Enomoto plays her younger brother Kakeru.
The series will premiere on July 9 at 10:00 p.m. JST (9:00 a.m. EDT) on NTV and d channels.
Ami Tōma stars as Meguru Aizawa, a second-year high school student who quietly takes part in a competitive karuta card-playing club that is in danger of disbanding due to the lack of . Mone Kamishiraishi returns to her role as Kanade Ōe, now a part-time teacher who serves as the adviser of the karuta club.
Manga creator Suetsugu is involved with the new show, which is set a decade after the live-action films. The original films' director performed the theme song for the 2016 two-part Chihayafuru live-action films.
The first live-action film, Hulu Japan in February 2018.
Chihaya is a girl in the sixth grade, still not old enough to even know the meaning of the word zeal. But one day, she meets Arata, a transfer student from rural Fukui prefecture. Though docile and quiet, he has an unexpected skill: his ability to play competitive karuta, a traditional Japanese card game.Chihaya is struck by his obsession with the game, along with his ability to pick out the right card and swipe it away before any of his opponents. However, Arata is transfixed by her as well, all because of her unbelievable natural talent for the game. Don't miss this story of adolescent lives and emotions playing out in the most dramatic of ways!
The manga's launched in Be Love in December 2023.
The manga has inspired three television anime seasons. seasons with Japanese subtitles and an English dub.
Sources: Chihayafuru -Meguri- live-action series' X/Twitter , Eiga Natalie
