井上麻里奈 as Kyouko Kouda (voice)
Episodes 12
Chapter 1 Rei Kiriyama / Chapter 2 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...
Read MoreChapter 11 Child of God (Part 1) / Chapter 12 Child of God (Part 2) / Chapter 13 Child of God (Part 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!
Read MoreChapter 16 Image / Chapter 17 Distant Thunder (Part 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..
Read MoreChapter 18 Distant Thunder (Part 2) / Chapter 19 Distant Thunder (Part 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?
Read MoreOmnibus Special Episode
A special omnibus episode reviewing the previous 11 episodes. Many things have happened, yet Rei is determined to continue fighting.
Read MoreChapter 24 What Lies on the Opposite Shore / Chapter 25 Black River (Part 1)
Rei runs astray a little bit, but gets right back on track. Can he bear the cold jokes from his latest opponent, Tsujii, and emerge victorious?
Read MoreChapter 26 Black River (Part 2) / Chapter 27 Beyond the Door
Smith prepares for his battle with the intimidating Gotou, and Rei is determined not to lose against Shimada. How will their matches go?
Read MoreChapter 30 Moonlight / Chapter 31 Lump of Ego
And now begins two of three matches to determine who will go up against Master Souya in the Lion King Tournament!
Read MoreChapter 34 Silver Thread / Chapter 35 Water's Surface / Chapter 36 Base of the Blue Night
The Lion King Tournament finally begins. Rei continues to grow with his workshop buddies, but also runs into some trouble with his sister.
Read MoreChapter 37 Torrent / Chapter 38 Passing Time
The Lion King Tournament is underway, although things are not looking good for the challenger. Still, he will not give up, and is determined to press forward.
Read MoreChapter 48 Chaos / Chapter 49 Kumakura
Rei is at the Shogi Hall with Nikaidou and other players to watch the live broadcast of the final game for the Meijin Championship between Souya and Kumakura. Meanwhile, veteran player Yanagihara describes the game as “chaos,” but what does that portend for the Meijin Championship?
Read MoreChapter 64 Silver Wing / Chapter 65 River Scenery
In the world of shogi, one can only continue making an effort, but Yamazaki finds that Nikaidou and Rei never falter and always throw themselves into the “deep end.” Nevertheless, Yamazaki is determined to win and after beating Nikaidou in the Newcomer Tournament semifinals, he faces Rei in the match that will decide the next Newcomer King.
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