Works based on the manga Chihayafuru (ちはやふる) by Yuki Suetsugu.
まだ“情熱”って言葉さえ知らない、小学校６年生の千早。そんな彼女が出会ったのは、福井からやってきた転校生・新。大人しくて無口な新だったが、彼には意外な特技があった。それは、小倉百人一首競技かるた。千早は、誰よりも速く誰よりも夢中に札を払う新の姿に衝撃を受ける。しかし、そんな新を釘付けにしたのは千早のずば抜けた「才能」だった……。まぶしいほどに一途な思いが交差する青春ストーリー、いよいよ開幕！！
When Chihaya Ayase was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she met Arata Wataya. Arata Wataya transferred from Fukui Prefecture. Taichi Mashima was Chihaya Ayase's friend since they were little. Arata got close to Chihaya and Taichi from the card game karuta. Four years later, Chihaya is a high school student. Chihaya learns that Arata, who went back to Fukui Prefecture, doesn't play karuta anymore. Believing they will meet Arata again, Chihaya and Taichi starts a karuta club at their high school.
After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has quit competitive karuta. Not only that, but a new rival emerges in the reigning female champion karuta player, Shinobu Wakamiya, a karuta prodigy who became the nation's and the world's greatest female karuta player as a 9th grader. All of this forces Chihaya to reexamine her love of the game in the midst of preparing for one of the biggest tournaments of the year.
Chihaya and Taichi are now in their final year of high school. This is their last chance to shine together at the national karuta championships under the Mizusawa high school banner. For his part, Arata has set up a team at his high school in Fukui and is looking forward to competing against his former classmates. However, just before the qualifiers, Taichi decides to leave the karuta club to focus on his university entrance exams.
『ちはやふる-繋ぐ-』は【下の句】と3月17日公開【ちはやふる-結び-】の間に起こった、千早（広瀬すず）達の様々なエピソードが描かれる全５話。更に『ちはやふる-学ぶ-』では競技かるたのルールを詳しく解説！シリーズファン必見の珠玉のスピンオフドラマ。