Chihayafuru · Episode 21

As My Sleeves Are Wet with Dew

• Release date
• February 29, 2012
• Runtime
• 23 min

Chihaya is playing in the East Queen qualifier for a chance to face the Queen again. Her first opponent is the grade schooler Ririka, said to be a child prodigy. As Chihaya watches Ririka use speed play karuta, she begins to understand what it means to play karuta without speed.