March comes in like a lion
3-gatsu no Lion
Having reached professional status in middle school, Rei Kiriyama is one of the few elite in the world of shogi. Due to this, he faces an enormous amount of pressure, both from the shogi community and his adoptive family. Seeking independence from his tense home life, he moves into an apartment in Tokyo. As a 17-year-old living on his own, Rei tends to take poor care of himself, and his reclusive personality ostracizes him from his peers in school and at the shogi hall. However, not long after his arrival in Tokyo, Rei meets Akari, Hinata, and Momo Kawamoto, a trio of sisters living with their grandfather who owns a traditional wagashi shop. Akari, the oldest of the three girls, is determined to combat Rei's loneliness and poorly sustained lifestyle with motherly hospitality. The Kawamoto sisters, coping with past tragedies, also share with Rei a unique familial bond that he has lacked for most of his life. As he struggles to maintain himself physically and mentally through his shogi career, Rei must learn how to interact with others and understand his own complex emotions. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
About this anime
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Episodes
- 22 Sub22 Dub
- Format
- TV
- MAL score
- 8.4
- Aired
- Duration
- 25 min
- Genres
- Studios
Episodes
EP 1
25m Chapter 1 Rei Kiriyama / Chapter 2 The Town Along the River
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EP 2
25m Chapter 3 Akari / Chapter 4 Beyond the Bridge
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EP 3
25m Chapter 5 Harunobu / Chapter 6 Beyond the Night Sky
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EP 4
25m Chapter 7 Hina / Chapter 8 V.S.
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EP 5
25m Chapter 9 Agreement / Chapter 10 Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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EP 6
25m Chapter 11 Child of God (Part One) / Chapter 12 Child of God (Part Two)
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EP 7
25m Chapter 13 Child of God (Part Three) / Chapter 14 Important Things. Important Matters / Chapter 15 Teach Me How to Play Shogi
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EP 8
25m Chapter 15 Teach Me How to Play Shogi / Chapter 16 Image / Chapter 17 Distant Thunder
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EP 9
25m Chapter 18 Distant Thunder (Part 2) / Chapter 19 Distant Thunder (Part 3)
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EP 10
25m Chapter 20 Something Given (Part 1) / Chapter 21 Something Given (Part 2)
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EP 11
25m Chapter 22 The Old Year / Chapter 23 The New Year
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EP 12
25m Chapter 24 What Lies on the Opposite Shore / Chapter 25 Black River (Part 1)
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EP 13
25m Chapter 26 Black River (Part 2) / Chapter 27 Beyond the Door
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EP 14
25m Chapter 28 Blinding Darkness / Chapter 29 Just a Little Water
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EP 15
25m Chapter 30 Moonlight / Chapter 31 Lump of Ego
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EP 16
25m Chapter 32 Running Through the Night / Chapter 33 Middle of the Slope
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EP 17
25m Chatper 34 Silver Thread / Chapter 35 Water's Surface / Chapter 36 Base of the Blue Night
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EP 18
25m Chapter 37 Torrent / Chapter 38 Passing Time
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EP 19
25m Chapter 39: Passing the Night / Chapter 40: Kyoto (Part 1)
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EP 20
25m Chapter 41: Kyoto (Part 2) / Chapter 42: Kyoto (Part 3)
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EP 21
25m Chapter 43: When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom / Chapter 44: Small Murmur
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EP 22
25m Chapter 45: New School Term / Spin-off: Fighter
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