{"name":{"canonical":"Arata Wataya","english":"Arata Wataya","japanese":"綿谷 新","synonyms":["Megane"]},"image":{"extension":".png","width":221,"height":346,"averageColor":{"hue":0.1638425925925926,"saturation":0.06139991813344253,"lightness":0.5526665140764477},"lastModified":1524332858},"mainQuoteId":"","description":"Arata Wataya was a transfer student from Fukui that went to Chihaya's elementary school. The grandchild of a master karuta player, Arata inspires Chihaya to take up karuta by telling her that he thinks she has a talent for it. He had difficulty fitting in at Chihaya's elementary school because of his Fukui dialect and his family's poverty. His passion for karuta is inspired by his grandfather, a Meijin (master). After their first game at Arata's house, Chihaya befriends him. His dream is to become a karuta Meijin.\n\nAfter graduating elementary school, he returned to Fukui to care for his sick grandfather. He stops playing karuta because his grandfather died while Arata was competing in a karuta tournament to rise to A-rank. However, after Chihaya and Taichi visit him in Fukui, he regains his resolve to play competitive karuta again.","spoilers":[],"attributes":[{"name":"Birthday","value":"December 1"},{"name":"Height","value":"173 cm, 177cm"},{"name":"Blood type","value":"O"},{"name":"Weight","value":"65 kg"},{"name":"School","value":"Fukui Prefecture East Hitsufujioka High School"},{"name":"Karuta Society","value":"Fukui Nagumo Society - A Class"},{"name":"Favourite food","value":"Habutai mochi, Katsu don with sauce"},{"name":"Hobby","value":"Karuta, Reading"},{"name":"Favourite Song","value":"Poem #76, Over the wide sea, As I sail and look around,, It appears to me, That the white waves, far away,, Are the ever shining sky."}],"id":"vjjHwrmig","posts":null,"mappings":[{"service":"kitsu/character","serviceId":"35036"},{"service":"myanimelist/character","serviceId":"47165"}],"created":"2017-11-27T18:51:50Z","createdBy":"","edited":"","editedBy":"","likes":["VJOK1ckvx","Zl3qzruWR","eT7KSLViR"],"isDraft":false}