Another manga has to suddenly say goodbye to the fans, the name this time is the Chihayafuru series.
Chihayafuru manga will end earlier than expected
Chihayafuru is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Suetsugu Yuki, serialized in Be Love magazine and published by Kodansha Publishing House. The series has inspired a television anime, season 1 aired on Nippon Television and Crunchyroll from October 2011 to March 2012, season 2 from January to June 2013.
On March 19, 2016, a movie adaptation titled Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku (part 1) premiered, part 2 Chihayafuru: Shimo no ku premiered on April 29, 2016. The series won an award. Manga Taishō Award and the Kodansha Manga Award. As of volume 4 (March 2009), Chihayafuru began to appear regularly on the Japan Comics Chart. As of August 2011, Chihayafuru has sold over 4.5 million copies. The popularity of this manga has also helped the image of the game of karuta become more popular in Japan.
Since its debut in 2007, Chihayafuru has earned a loyal fan base as well as a large following. However, according to the publisher’s recent announcement, it seems that the series will have to end much earlier than fans expected.
After Enen no Shouboutai, it’s the turn of the Chihayafuru manga to come to an abrupt end
From a new announcement by Kodansha Comics, the publisher behind Chihayafur, they have officially confirmed that the manga will end in volume 48.
The above announcement caused a lot of surprises for fans when the publisher suddenly announced the end of the series. Previously, Kodansha also revealed in advance that the manga was nearing the end, and author Yuki Suetsugu also confirmed, but no one expected that the series would suddenly end.
Like Enen no Shouboutai, no explanation has been given to explain why the Chihayafuru manga suddenly ended, all the audience received was a notice from the publisher itself. of the series.
Chihaya’s dream was just to see her sister become the most famous model in Japan… But then, when a quiet, quiet student named Arata told her, “Dream is only achieved. by oneself, not from others”. Arata is a boy who loves to play karuta – a traditional Japanese one-card game based on Hyakunin Isshu, which Chihaya enjoyed immensely, and thanks to Arata, Chihaya discovered a passion for it. And she had a dream of her own, the dream of becoming “Queen Karuta”.
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