Chihayafuru
ちはやふる (original)
6th-year grade-schooler Ayase Chihaya's dream is for her sister to be Japan's top model. However, transfer student Wataya Arata admonishes her that a dream must be about one's own self. Thus, she takes up karuta, a Japanese card game, competitively. Together with Arata and Mashima Taichi, Chihaya's childhood friend, they have great fun playing each other, but separate after graduation. 4 years later, Chihaya returns to town. Although Arata no longer plays the game, she believes that they will eventually reunite as long as she continues karuta. Together with Taichi, she establishes the Mizusawa High-school Karuta Club.
Starring Mamoru Miyano, Ai Kayano, Miyu Irino, Asami Seto, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tsubasa Yonaga, Megumi Han, Maaya Sakamoto, Tooru Nara
Watch "Chihayafuru" on Amazon released in 2011. It's a comedy and animation show, and has a rating of 8.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is very high for this kind of show.