As it is, it's not always easy to know which Merchandise is original, especially when you're not living in Japan. This post is dedicated to become a list, which gathers all the official merchandise out there and shall be a help for everyone who wants to buy merchandise from Chihayafuru.
Furthermore, we also want to list all the fake Merchandise/ Bootlegs. As you might know: Fake merchandise is often sold by people who don't own a license to do so and the products are usually of poor quality. The Buyer mostly loses, the original creator and the producer loses. Only the Seller gains. Of cost of the anime industry.
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Official Merchandise/ product list:
Original Creator: Yuki Suetsugu
Chihayafuru Manga Tankōbon Format 1-34 (Official Japanese Manga)
Distributor: Kodansha
Release Dates are mentioned below the pictures of the manga followed by a list of the ISBN numbers, which are related to these volumes.
1. ISBN 978-4-06-319239-1
2. ISBN 978-4-06-319245-2
3. ISBN 978-4-06-319252-0
4. ISBN 978-4-06-319259-9
5. ISBN 978-4-06-319266-7
6. ISBN 978-4-06-319271-1
7. ISBN 978-4-06-319276-6
8. ISBN 978-4-06-319282-7
9. ISBN 978-4-06-319287-2
10. ISBN 978-4-06-319294-0
11. ISBN 978-4-06-380301-3
12. ISBN 978-4-06-380309-9
13. ISBN 978-4-06-380320-4
14. ISBN 978-4-06-380324-2
15. ISBN 978-4-06-380331-0
16. ISBN 978-4-06-380339-6
17. ISBN 978-4-06-380349-5
18. ISBN 978-4-06-380359-4
19. ISBN 978-4-06-380369-3
20. ISBN 978-4-06-380379-2
21. ISBN 978-4-06-380389-1
22. ISBN 978-4-06-380397-6
23. ISBN 978-4-06-380410-2
24. ISBN 978-4-06-380422-5
25. ISBN 978-4-06-380433-1
26. ISBN 978-4-06-380442-3
27. ISBN 978-4-06-380465-2
28. ISBN 978-4-06-380474-4
29. ISBN 978-4-06-380484-3
30. ISBN 978-4-06-380491-1
31. ISBN 978-4-06-380498-0
32. ISBN 978-4-06-394513-3
33. ISBN 978-4-06-394522-5
34. ISBN 978-4-06-394535-5
At the very beginning, there is a short extract explaining a little bit about the background of Karuta and how it is set up. There is also at the end of the manga a bigger extract and also the 4 Koma. They even included 8 Karuta cards at the end, which you can collect and which make it easier to understand the meanings of the poems.
Original Retail Price: 7.50 € per piece
Release Dates are mentioned below the pictures of the manga.
Japanese Book
By Hideko Anno, Yuki Suetsugu
Original Retail Price: ¥ 700
Release Date: December 12, 2015
Catalog No.: NEOBK-1880925
JAN/ISBN No.: 9784063773910
Product Type: Book
Distributor: Kodansha
Original Retail Price: $199.98
Release Date: 9/12/2017
SKU: 816726028903
Publisher: SENTAI FILMWORKS
Media: Blu-ray
Spoken Language: English, Japanese
Subtitle Language: English
Genre: Drama, Romance
Themes: School Life
Age Rating: 14+
Run Time: 625
Weight: 3.15
Chihayafuru Season 1 Premium Box Set contains episodes 1-25 plus a chipboard box, karuta glossary, 2 Karuta cards, episode guide booklet, character profile cards, and art cards.
Description: Chihaya Ayase was a girl who never seemed to fit in. She never had much in common with the other kids, and her family was so obsessed with her older sister's modeling career that, sometimes, it was like Chihaya wasn't even there. Everything changes when transfer student Arata gets Chihaya interested in the world of competitive Karuta, a unique card-based game that requires lightning fast reflexes, an exceptional memory, and a keen ear. Chihaya is a natural, and she has the skills to take her to the very top. Suddenly, Chihaya has found her goal: to become the best player in Japan! It won't be easy, but when a girl has a dream in her heart, nothing else matters!
Special Features: Clean Opening Animation, Clean Closing Animation.
Original Soundtrack (Music by Masaru Yokoyama)
Original Retail Price: ¥ 3,000
Release Date: April 06, 2016
Catalog No.: UPCH-2076
JAN/ISBN No.: 4988031146194
Product Type: CD
Number of Discs1
Distributor: UNIVERSAL MUSIC
"Chihayafuru" Official Hyakunin Isshu Carta
Distributor: Kodansha
Product Content: The set comes with 50 reading cards (for the reader), 50 playing cards, 1 instruction manual and 1 CD that has the voice recordings of the professional reader Inaba Shuuji.
Original Retail Price: ¥ 2,200
Release Date: November 2016
Catalog No.: NEOBK-2024791
JAN/ISBN No.: 9784063588422
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Bootleg-/ Fake-Merchandise list:
Chihayafuru: Kami No Ku + Shimo No Ku
(Japanese Movie w. English Sub)
Actors: Hirose Suzu, Nomura Shuhei, Mackenyu, Matsuoka Mayu, Kamishiraishi Mone
Format: NTSC
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: Various Languages; Sometimes spelled incorrectly and bad grammar
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 1
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