Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends. Now in high school, Chihaya still plays karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again.
Now the Flower Blooms
The Red That Is
From the Crystal White Snow
A Whirlwind of Flower Petals Descends
The Sight of a Midnight Moon
Now Bloom Inside the Nine-fold Palace
But for Autumn's Coming
The Sounds of the Waterfall
But I Cannot Hide
Exchange Hellos And Goodbyes
The Sky is the Road Home
Sets These Forbidden Fields Aglow
For You, I Head Out
For There Is No One Else Out Here
As Though Pearls Have Been Strung Across the Autumn Plain
The Autumn Leaves of Mount Ogura
World Offers No Escape
The Plum Blossoms Still Smell the Same
As the Years Pass
The Cresting Waves Almost Look Like Clouds in the Skies
As My Sleeves Are Wet with Dew
Just as My Beauty Has Faded
The Night is Nearly Past
Nobody Wishes to See the Beautiful Cherry Blossoms
Moonlight, Clear and Bright