Rika Mashima is the daughter of Reiko Mashima and the younger sister of Taichi Mashima.

Chihaya Ayase is a girl who has spent most of her life simply supporting her sister in her model career. That changes when she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, a talented karuta player who recognizes Chihaya's potential to become a great player herself. As Chihaya takes on a new dream of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends, Taichi Mashima and Arata Wataya, as they grow up. Now in high school, Chihaya still continues to play karuta in the hope that she will one day meet her friends again. 
 
(Source: Chihayafuru Wikia)


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Kiyono Yasuno is a member of the real-life idol group [Walküre](https://anilist.co/staff/226500/Walkre)

__Non-Anime Roles__
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Tiffany started her career as a child with Theatre Under the Stars and Houston Grand Opera. After a summer apprenticeship with Powerhouse Theatre at Vassar she graduated from Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas in 1999. Tiffany earned her B.A. in Drama with a Minor in History from Loyola University New Orleans in 2003. After graduation Tiffany returned to Houston and worked for Clear Channel Radio and is now with Metro Networks as a Traffic and News reporter for several Houston radio stations. Tiffany has been working as a voice actor for ADV Films since the summer of 2003.

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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!
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)
 
Notes: 
- It won the 2nd Manga Taisho Award and the 35th annual Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shoujo. 
- It was nominated for the 20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2016.