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Chihayafuru Season 3

Name: Chihayafuru Season 3 review: BollyAI verdict
Item: Chihayafuru Season 3
Rating: 7.9
Author: BollyAI

Chihayafuru Season 3 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.9/10. 24 episodes on Crunchyroll from 22 October 2019.

WORTH-IT

BollyMeter7.9/10Season 3 aired seven years after Season 2 and delivers a satisfying conclusion to the karuta competition arc, though critics noted the pacing is denser and the romantic resolution lands quietly rather than dramatically.

Updated 18 June 2026

What BollyAI Thinks

Chihayafuru Season 3 returned in October 2019 after a six-year gap - the same production team, the same animation quality, a cast of characters that had been waiting in the story for the audience to catch up. The season focuses on the qualifying competition for the karuta master and queen titles, and the stakes are the highest the series has attempted. Season 3 is a worthy conclusion that services the competition plot effectively; the romantic triangle resolution, long deferred, lands with less dramatic force than the karuta matches themselves. The season ran 24 episodes across two cours. For viewers who committed to Seasons 1 and 2, Season 3 is essential; as a standalone entry point it is inaccessible. The anime adaptation closes at a natural story beat even though the manga continued beyond it.

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Season Over Season

Season 3 closes the competitive arc with authority - the romantic subplot resolution is quieter than the wait suggested, but the karuta sequences deliver.