Viewer ratings for episode 10 of the TV drama "Chihayafuru -Meguri-"

The final episode of the drama series "Chihayafuru: Meguri" (Nippon TV, Wednesdays at 10pm), starring actress Ami Touma, was broadcast on September 10th, and it was revealed that the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 3.9% for households and 2.2% for individuals.

"Chihayafuru" is a manga by Yuki Suetsugu that was serialized in "BE・LOVE" (Kodansha) from 2007 to 2022. The story follows Ayase Chihaya, who awakens to the charm of competitive karuta after meeting transfer student Wataya Arata, and becomes passionate about the game alongside her childhood friend Mashima Taichi and the other unique members of the karuta club.

The novel was adapted into a film starring Hirose in 2016, with two parts, "Kami no Ku" and "Shimo no Ku," being released. The final film, "Musubi," was released in 2018. This drama is an original story set 10 years after the events of the film. Touma, who will be starring in a drama series for the first time, will play Aizawa Meguru, a second-year high school student and ghost member of the Umezono High School Competitive Karuta Club.

In the final episode, Meguru (Touma) and the rest of Umezono face off against the champion Mizusawa in the final qualifying round to advance to the national tournament. If they lose, Umezono's summer will be over... The narrator is Kanade (Mone Kamishiraishi), who has supported Meguru and the others up until now. Meguru and Nagi (Hara Nanoka) face off as Chihaya (Hirose) and Taichi (Nanoka Hara) look on. The story is about the best time they've had with the best friends they've worked so hard with up until now...