Norihiro Koizumi

Sousuke Aoyama is a college student who suffers painfully from the loss of his parents in a traffic accident. He meets Kozan Shinoda, a suibokuga (India-ink painting) artist, at an exhibition. Kozan becomes interested in Sousuke and surprisingly accepts him as his disciple. However, Kozan's niece is dismissive of Sousuke and declares to compete with Sousuke for the "Kozan Award." Although Sousuke seemed uninterested in painting at first, he gradually becomes drawn to it by each stroke he draws...

Sousuke Aoyama is a college student who suffers painfully from the loss of his parents in a traffic accident. He meets Kozan Shinoda, a suibokuga (India-ink painting) artist, at an exhibition. Kozan becomes interested in Sousuke and surprisingly accepts him as his disciple. However, Kozan's niece is dismissive of Sousuke and declares to compete with Sousuke for the "Kozan Award." Although Sousuke seemed uninterested in painting at first, he gradually becomes drawn to it by each stroke he draws...

Story takes place 2 years after "Chihayafuru Part 2" and Chihaya is now a high school senior.

Story takes place 2 years after "Chihayafuru Part 2" and Chihaya is now a high school senior.

After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has quit competitive karuta. Not only that, but a new rival emerges in the reigning female champion karuta player, Shinobu Wakamiya, a karuta prodigy who became the nation's and the world's greatest female karuta player as a 9th grader. All of this forces Chihaya to reexamine her love of the game in the midst of preparing for one of the biggest tournaments of the year.

After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has quit competitive karuta. Not only that, but a new rival emerges in the reigning female champion karuta player, Shinobu Wakamiya, a karuta prodigy who became the nation's and the world's greatest female karuta player as a 9th grader. All of this forces Chihaya to reexamine her love of the game in the midst of preparing for one of the biggest tournaments of the year.

When Chihaya Ayase was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she met Arata Wataya. Arata Wataya transferred from Fukui Prefecture. Taichi Mashima was Chihaya Ayase's friend since they were little. Arata got close to Chihaya and Taichi from the card game karuta. Four years later, Chihaya is a high school student. Chihaya learns that Arata, who went back to Fukui Prefecture, doesn't play karuta anymore. Believing they will meet Arata again, Chihaya and Taichi starts a karuta club at their high school.

When Chihaya Ayase was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she met Arata Wataya. Arata Wataya transferred from Fukui Prefecture. Taichi Mashima was Chihaya Ayase's friend since they were little. Arata got close to Chihaya and Taichi from the card game karuta. Four years later, Chihaya is a high school student. Chihaya learns that Arata, who went back to Fukui Prefecture, doesn't play karuta anymore. Believing they will meet Arata again, Chihaya and Taichi starts a karuta club at their high school.

Aki é o cara por trás do sucesso da banda Crude Play, pois é o compositor de todas as músicas. Mesmo afastado da banda e da mídia, admira e gosta de ajudar seus amigos de infância a alcançar o sucesso. Porém, Aki anda desanimado e mau humorado e um dos motivos é a traição de sua namorada, cantora contratada pela mesma gravadora que o Crude Play. Ao acaso, Aki acaba encontrando Riko, uma estudante que tem como grande paixão a música. Mas, decidido a não se envolver com ninguém que conheça sua verdadeira identidade, mente para Riko, não fala com o que trabalha e pede para que ela nunca cante. Será que o convívio com Riko fará Aki curar seu coração?

Aki é o cara por trás do sucesso da banda Crude Play, pois é o compositor de todas as músicas. Mesmo afastado da banda e da mídia, admira e gosta de ajudar seus amigos de infância a alcançar o sucesso. Porém, Aki anda desanimado e mau humorado e um dos motivos é a traição de sua namorada, cantora contratada pela mesma gravadora que o Crude Play. Ao acaso, Aki acaba encontrando Riko, uma estudante que tem como grande paixão a música. Mas, decidido a não se envolver com ninguém que conheça sua verdadeira identidade, mente para Riko, não fala com o que trabalha e pede para que ela nunca cante. Será que o convívio com Riko fará Aki curar seu coração?

Flowers examines the lives of six women across three generations, from the Show period all the way through to the present day.

A wrestling club must deal with the fact that their newest member is an amnesiac.

Kaoru was suffering from xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), an illness, which also might be described as the allergy to the sun, and was not allowed to be exposed to sunlight. The only motivation in her life was singing, which also was the only connection to the outside world. One day, an incident drastically changes her life...