MARCH COMES IN LIKE A LION

20168.0 RATING2 SEASONS44 EPISODESANIMATION

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...

PRINCIPAL CAST

KENGO KAWANISHIRei Kiriyama (voice)

SERIES GUIDE

SEASONS & EPISODES

SEASON

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Rei Kiriyama / The Town Along the River still

S01 E01

2016-10-08 / 25 MIN

REI KIRIYAMA / THE TOWN ALONG THE RIVER

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...

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S01 E02

2016-10-15 / 25 MIN

AKARI / BEYOND THE BRIDGE

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.

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S01 E03

2016-10-22 / 25 MIN

HARUNOBU / BEYOND THE NIGHT SKY

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.

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S01 E04

2016-10-29 / 25 MIN

HINA / V.S.

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...

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S01 E05

2016-11-05 / 25 MIN

AGREEMENT / OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

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.

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S01 E06

2016-11-12 / 25 MIN

CHILD OF GOD (1) / CHILD OF GOD (2) / CHILD OF GOD (3)

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!

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S01 E07

2016-11-19 / 25 MIN

CHILD OF GOD (3) (CONTINUED) / IMPORTANT THINGS, IMPORTANT MATTERS / TEACH ME HOW TO PLAY SHOGI

What will Kiriyama and Takahashi talk about? Will it end well? Let's hope the cute kitties can teach us how to play shogi!

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S01 E08

2016-12-03 / 25 MIN

TEACH ME HOW TO PLAY SHOGI (CONTINUED) / IMAGE / DISTANT THUNDER (1)

Let's continue to learn Shogi! In this episode, we'll also discover a little more about Rei's Father, and not to mention that special guest he has..

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S01 E09

2016-12-10 / 25 MIN

DISTANT THUNDER (2) / DISTANT THUNDER (3)

Rei has a match with the old Mr. Matsunaga. If Mr. Matsunaga loses one more game, he'll have to retire. How will Rei handle the match?

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S01 E10

2016-12-17 / 25 MIN

SOMETHING GIVEN (1) / SOMETHING GIVEN (2)

Rei's next match is with Mr. Yasui. Mr. Yasui's memories with his daughter are on the line, so will Rei throw the match, or will he bring misery to others by winning?

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