Chihayafuru Vol. 49 (Kodansha, 2025)

Game 5 of the Master and Queen Matches. The four strong players who all seek to reach the game's summit burn bright as the final victory sits on the line. But while their passion is scorchingly hot, it's also a time for them to quietly face it all: sounds, their opponents, themselves, and everyone they've come to know. What form does the god of karuta take? Will Chihaya and Arata see that form just beyond the cards they reach out to take? Please, nobody breathe…! The monumental teenage karuta manga reaches its climax!