March comes in like a lion
３月のライオン
TV · Fall 2016 · 22 episodes · 25 min · Finished · Shaft
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３月のライオン
TV · Fall 2016 · 22 episodes · 25 min · Finished · Shaft
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Rei Kiriyama is a 17 year old boy who recently started living alone, financed by his salary as a professional Shogi player. Despite his independence, however, he's yet to mature emotionally, and his problems continue to haunt him in his daily life. His relationship with his adoptive family is strained, and he has difficulties interacting with his fellow high school students. Meanwhile, his professional career in Shogi has entered a slump. Burdened with the heavy expectations placed upon him, his wins and losses are fluctuating as his record and progression into the ranks begin to stagnate. Acquainted with Rei are the three Kawamoto sisters: Akari, Hinata, and Momo. Unlike Rei, they live happily in their modest home, which they warmly welcome Rei into as if he were one of their own. He frequently visits the family, interacting with them and receiving the kind of care and affection he never quite had while under his foster home. This is the story of Rei's triumphs and failures, relationships new and old, and his growth as a person.
March comes in like a lion
1Oct 8, 2016 · 25 min
Rei Kiriyama moves in to town, and his past is slowly revealed. Alongside battling opponents in shogi, he also wants to find that missing something.
2Oct 15, 2016 · 25 min
Who was that mysterious figure who stole his mail? And Akari's job is what?! Tune in as we continue to explore Rei's past.
3Oct 22, 2016 · 25 min
Showdown between Rei and Harunobu in a shogi match! Will Harunobu finally defeat his lifelong rival? Tune in as we celebrate the end of Obon.
4Oct 29, 2016 · 25 min
Will Hina be able to give her home made lunch to the person she is concerned about? Tune in as a fateful meeting unfolds in front of our eyes.
5Nov 5, 2016 · 25 min
Rei must pick up Momo from kindergarten. Nothing can go wrong with doing this errand, right? Unfortunately, this leads Rei to remember more of his past.
6Nov 12, 2016 · 25 min
Does Rei want to go somewhere, or just run away? Let's discover more of the Shogi world as Mr. Hayashida comes to the rescue!
7Nov 19, 2016 · 25 min
What will Kiriyama and Takahashi talk about? Will it end well? Let's hope the cute kitties can teach us how to play shogi!
8Dec 3, 2016 · 25 min
Rei and Nikaidou continue to teach Hinata and Momo how to play shogi. Momo and her sister are delighted by Nikaidou’s cute homemade shougi picture book that is chock full of cats. This visual aid makes learning the basics of shougi fun for them. Between suddenly intruding on Rei’s privacy and delivering passionate messages while doing shougi commentary on TV, Nikaidou directly expresses his feelings of friendship for Rei and his enthusiasm for shougi. But will that enthusiasm rub off on Rei?
9Dec 10, 2016 · 25 min
It’s the day of Rei’s match against Shouichi Matsunaga, a 65-year-old who’s been a professional shougi player for 40 years. Rei braces himself to battle a man who’s been playing for more than twice the years he’s been alive. However, once the game begins, it seems like Matsunaga is making random moves, which makes Rei’s job even tougher. After the match is over, though, Rei gets sucked into having dinner with Matsunaga…?
10Dec 17, 2016 · 25 min
December. When Kyouko comes over to pick up a forgotten item, she tells Rei about Manabu Yasui, his opponent for a match on the 24th. She says that when Yasui loses, he becomes violently drunk and that he’s getting a divorce after Christmas. Will he come home and spend Christmas with his family after winning or losing? As Rei prepares for the match against Yasui, he reminisces about a Christmas day he spent with the Kouda family when he was still a child.
11Dec 24, 2016 · 25 min
Akari, Hinata, and Momo pay Rei a visit on New Year’s Eve when he’s left bedridden from a cold he’s had since Christmas. The Kawamoto sisters forcibly take him to the doctor and then back to their home. Rei gets much better from the porridge and tender loving care, but feels guilty for causing his foster father, Kouda, and the sisters to worry. Rei takes on the New Year with the warmth of the Kawamoto family.
12Jan 7, 2017 · 25 min
Rei returns to his apartment after recovering for three days at the Kawamoto home. Although his health is restored, he feels the pangs of loneliness after going from the lively New Year’s mood at their house to his empty place. Rei tries to get over this by focusing on the Lion King Tournament. It’s a hard struggle for Rei against his first opponent, Takeshi Tsujii, a player with a strong offensive game and a penchant for bad puns.
13Jan 14, 2017 · 25 min
Smith comes up with a strategy for his match against Gotou, and then sets out for the Lion King Tournament. Gotou’s favorite plays are Static Rook and Bear in the Hole, so Smith plans to counter with Windmill. During the match, Smith does employ the tactics he’s best at, but is that enough? Meanwhile, Rei has a match in the same tournament against Kai Shimada, 8 dan. Feeling an extreme pressure to win, Rei goes into battle...
14Jan 21, 2017 · 25 min
Rei realizes, too late, that he underestimated Shimada’s skills. He is stuck in the middle of a match that is going badly, and can’t make a comeback. Overcome with embarrassment and confusion, a shaken Rei manages to play to the end thanks to Shimada’s subtle messages. After the match is over, Rei flees in shame from the shougi hall. Shimada watches him go and, recalling the words of his young disciple, Nikaidou, thinks about inviting Rei to join his shougi workshop.
15Jan 28, 2017 · 25 min
The curtain opens on the first of three matches between Gotou and Shimada to decide who will become the challenger for the Lion King title. Rei is deeply impressed by the battle between two players who have faith in themselves. At the end of the match, Gotou treats a waiting Kyouko coldly in front of the shougi hall. Looking on, Rei recalls the events leading up to his departure from the Kouda home. Meanwhile, at Crescent, Akari and Hinata are worried about Rei.
16Feb 4, 2017 · 25 min
Hayashida takes Rei to the After School Burners Club so he can write a chemistry lab report, which he’d missed before because of an absence. Hayashida is pleased to see Rei having a lively conversation with Noguchi and his other peers. After the experiment, Rei heads to the final match between Gotou and Shimada, the winner of which will move on to challenge the champion of the Lion King Tournament. Afterwards, Rei says something to Shimada that could change his life…
17Feb 11, 2017 · 25 min
At the Lion King Tournament, Rei and Nikaidou participate in the festivities the day before the first match between Shimada and Master Souya. Rei is shaken when he witnesses Nikaidou’s determination to be in a “title fight” someday. In the garden outside the hall, Rei suddenly notices someone standing next to him. This unobtrusive, lingering person is none other than Touji Souya, who made shougi history by becoming the youngest master ever and winning all seven major titles.
18Feb 18, 2017 · 25 min
Shimada prepares for the third match of the Lion King Tournament. Nikaidou and Shigeta butt heads over differing strategies for a board set-up at the workshop held at Shimada’s house. But Rei tells the small gathering that the board itself is “disturbing” to him. Shimada tells Rei to come back alone the following day. Rei is overpowered in a match against the A-class player, but desperately tries to offer what he can.
19Feb 25, 2017 · 25 min
Shimada was raised in a snow-suffering village in Yamagata. Elderly locals taught him how to play shougi and when he became a middle school student, Kai started going to the Association in Tokyo twice a month while working part-time to pay for related expenses. He continued playing shougi even when he seemed to be getting nowhere and despite stress-related stomach pain. He would look on as the same-aged Souya ran in and out of the Association, racking up one title championship after another. Shimada could see that he wasn't closing any distance between himself and Souya, but couldn't afford to slack off. In the present, Rei accompanies Shimada to Kyoto, site of the fourth match of the Lion King Tournament.
20Mar 4, 2017 · 25 min
It's the second day of the fourth match at the Lion King Tournament. If Shimada loses this one to Souya, it will make four losses in a row, meaning he won't have the chance to play a match in his hometown. Rei is suddenly promoted to board commentator, a position he shares with "Shougi Dragon" Raidou Fujimoto, and together they get a closer look as the game unfolds. Meanwhile, Shimada endures constant gastric pain as he goes all out to attack his opponent. But will those efforts be enough against a grandmaster?
21Mar 11, 2017 · 25 min
In April, Rei, Shimada, and Nikaidou participate in a "human shougi" event held in the city of Tendou, Yamagata Prefecture, which is Shimada's hometown. The event is outdoors and unfortunately, it's raining that day, but the pro shougi players are given a warm welcome by the local fans. Rei is moved by Shimada's interactions with the locals. Meanwhile, at the Crescent Moon sweets shop, Someji, Akari, and Hinata try to come up with a new product.
22Mar 18, 2017 · 25 min
Rei is now a second-year high school student, but Hayashida is no longer his homeroom teacher. No new friends and being uncomfortable in the new class without the one teacher who somehow cared about him, Rei questions his purpose of returning to high school. He wonders if going back to school is the way to stop “running away.” Then, Hayashida proposes forming a new, combined club of Noguchi’s After School Burners Club and the shougi club. Rei had never before found his place in high school, but this new club may be the place to provide him with a sense of belonging.