Based on a manga by Yuki Suetsugu, this new drama is an original story set ten years after the live-action adaptation films of Chihayafuru. It follows a new generation of high school students in the Reiwa era as they dedicate their youth to competitive karuta. At the heart of the story is Meguru Aizawa. Once a ghost member of the school's karuta club, Meguru begins to grow and change after meeting her new club advisor, Kanade Oe, played by Mone Kamishiraishi, who is reprising her role from the original film series.