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March Comes In Like a Lion

TV-PG
2016–2018·Ended·2 Seasons·44 Episodes·25 min·NHK·Saturday
Studio: Aniplex, Asmik Ace, Hakusensha, NHK Enterprises, SHAFT, TOY'S FACTORY, dentsu
TMDb8.0
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Japan
Japanese · Anime
ANIME
AnimationDrama

Overview

This is a gentle tale about people trying to regain something. And it is a tale of battle. Rei Kiriyama had lost his family in an accident when he was young. Now he is a 17-year-old pro shogi player who is burdened with deep loneliness. Rei lives alone in an old town in Tokyo, but after becoming acquainted with three sisters, Akari, Hinata and Momo, he begins to change little by little...

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Cast

Kengo Kawanishi
Kengo Kawanishi
Rei Kiriyama (voice)

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Keywords

competitiondepressionchild prodigysportshigh schoolbullyingslice of lifedysfunctional familycoming of agetournamentbased on mangafamilyschool lifeseinenanimestrategy gameprodigyjapanese high schoolshogimoving forward

Seasons

Specials12 episodes
2016
1
Omnibus Special Episode
2016-12-29
25m0.0es113863
2
Meow Shogi Song
2017-01-25
4m0.0es113864
3
Moving Meow Shogi: Mr. Nikaidou's Fluffy Shogi Class (1)
2017-01-25
4m0.0es113865
4
Moving Meow Shogi: Mr. Nikaidou's Fluffy Shogi Class (2)
2017-01-25
4m0.0es113866
5
Moving Meow Shogi: Mr. Nikaidou's Fluffy Shogi Class (3)
2017-01-25
4m0.0es113867
6
Moving Meow Shogi: Mr. Nikaidou's Fluffy Shogi Class (4)
2017-04-26
4m0.0es113868
7
Moving Meow Shogi: Mr. Nikaidou's Fluffy Shogi Class (5)
2017-04-26
4m0.0es113869
8
Moving Meow Shogi: Mr. Nikaidou's Fluffy Shogi Class (6)
2017-04-26
4m0.0es113870
9
Moving Meow Shogi: Mr. Nikaidou's Fluffy Shogi Class (7)
2017-06-28
4m0.0es113871
10
Moving Meow Shogi: Mr. Nikaidou's Fluffy Shogi Class (8)
2017-06-28
4m0.0es113872
11
Moving Meow Shogi: Mr. Nikaidou's Fluffy Shogi Class (9)
2017-08-23
4m0.0es113873
12
Moving Meow Shogi: Mr. Nikaidou's Fluffy Shogi Class (10)
2017-08-23
4m0.0es113874
Season 122 episodes
2016
1
Rei Kiriyama / The Town Along the River
2016-10-08
25m6.2es113875
2
Akari / Beyond the Bridge
2016-10-15
25m5.7es113876
3
Harunobu / Beyond the Night Sky
2016-10-22
25m6.0es113877
4
Hina / V.S.
2016-10-29
25m6.3es113878
5
Agreement / Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2016-11-05
25m7.0es113879
6
Child of God (1) / Child of God (2) / Child of God (3)
2016-11-12
25m6.3es113880
7
Child of God (3) (Continued) / Important Things, Important Matters / Teach Me How to Play Shogi
2016-11-19
25m5.7es113881
8
Teach Me How to Play Shogi (Continued) / Image / Distant Thunder (1)
2016-12-03
25m5.7es113882
9
Distant Thunder (2) / Distant Thunder (3)
2016-12-10
25m6.7es113883
10
Something Given (1) / Something Given (2)
2016-12-17
25m7.0es113884
11
The Old Year / The New Year
2016-12-24
25m6.0es113885
12
What Lies on the Opposite Shore / Black River (1)
2017-01-07
25m7.0es113886
13
Black River (2) / Beyond the Door
2017-01-14
25m5.0es113887
14
Blinding Darkness / Just a Little Water
2017-01-21
25m6.5es113888
15
Moonlight / Lump of Ego
2017-01-28
25m6.0es113889
16
Running Through the Night / Middle of the Slope
2017-02-04
25m5.5es113890
17
Silver Thread / Water's Surface / Base of the Blue Night
2017-02-11
25m5.5es113891
18
Torrent / Passing Time
2017-02-18
25m5.5es113892
19
Passing the Night / Kyoto (1)
2017-02-25
25m5.5es113893
20
Kyoto (2) / Kyoto (3)
2017-03-04
25m5.5es113894
21
When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom / Small Murmur
2017-03-11
25m5.0es113895
22
New School Term / Fighter
2017-03-18
25m5.0es113896
Season 222 episodes
2017
1
Setting Sun / Ramune
2017-10-14
25m0.0es113897
2
Chaos / Kumakura
2017-10-21
25m0.0es113898
3
June / Ladybug Bush (1)
2017-10-28
25m0.0es113899
4
Ladybug Bush (2) / Ladybug Bush (3) / Feelings
2017-11-04
25m0.0es113900
5
Feelings (Continued) / Confession
2017-11-11
25m0.0es113901
6
Small World / Letter
2017-11-18
25m0.0es113902
7
Start of the Rainy Season / Hachiya
2017-11-25
25m0.0es113903
8
Midday Moon / Adventurers
2017-12-02
25m0.0es113904
9
Kingdom (1) / Kingdom (2)
2017-12-09
25m0.0es113905
10
Silver Wings / River Scenery
2017-12-16
25m0.0es113906
11
Where the Sun Shines / Small World
2017-12-23
25m0.0es113907
12
Black Mist / Light
2018-01-06
25m0.0es113908
13
Small Palm / In the Sun
2018-01-13
25m0.0es113909
14
Flowing Away / White Storm (1)
2018-01-20
25m0.0es113910
15
White Storm (2) / White Storm (3) / White Storm (4)
2018-01-27
25m0.0es113911
16
White Storm (4) (Continued) / White Storm (5) / Restart
2018-02-03
25m0.0es113912
17
Burnt Field (1) / Burnt Field (2)
2018-03-03
25m0.0es113913
18
Burnt Field (3) / Burnt Field (4)
2018-03-10
25m0.0es113914
19
Being Here / Summer Vacation (1)
2018-03-17
25m0.0es113915
20
Summer Vacation (2) / New Year
2018-03-24
25m0.0es113916
21
Passing Time / Spring Comes
2018-03-31
25m0.0es113917
22
The Other House / Children of March Town
2018-03-31
25m0.0es113918
Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/3/2026