March Comes In Like a Lion (2016)

10/08/2016 (JP) • 25m

Animation, Drama

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...

Top Billed Cast

Kengo Kawanishi

Rei Kiriyama (voice)

44 Episodes


Last Season

Season 2

2017 | 22 Episodes

Season 2 of March Comes In Like a Lion premiered on October 14, 2017.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

Japanese

Keywords

competition

depression

sports

high school

bullying

slice of life

dysfunctional family

coming of age

tournament

based on manga

family

school life

seinen

anime

strategy game

prodigy

japanese high school

shogi

moving forward

bukatsu

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