Chihayafuru Part II (ちはやふる -下の句-) (2016)

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"In the 2nd part of the Chiyafuru trilogy, Chihaya and her Karuta club are on their way to the National Championship but she becomes sidetracked and obsessed with taking on Shinobu, the so-called Queen of Karuta who has an undefeated streak stretching back to 4 years. Compared to the first movie, I actually liked this much better. It dispenses with character introductions and backstories as it assumes you have watched the first and thus has a stronger story to tell in Chihaya trying to become a b"