#1Chapter 1 Rei Kiriyama / Chapter 2 The Town Along the RiverRei Kiriyama, a high school student and pro shougi player, lives alone in Rokugatsu-cho, an old town in Tokyo. After a game with Kouda, his pro shougi player foster father, Rei heads for the Kawamoto house in…2016-10-08 · 25m
#2Chapter 3 Akari / Chapter 4 Beyond the BridgeProfessional shougi player Harunobu Nikaido is waiting for Rei when he gets home. Nikaido has thought of himself as Rei’s rival ever since they were kids and he looks forward to their next match. Days later, after a…2016-10-15 · 25m
#3Chapter 5 Harunobu / Chapter 6 Beyond the Night SkyIt’s the day of Rei’s first game with Nikaido since becoming a pro. As he heads for Shougi Hall, he reminisces about one of the times he faced off against Nikaido as a child. Nikaido is full of fighting spirit as they…2016-10-22 · 25m
#4Chapter 7 Hina / Chapter 8 V.S.In preparation for the middle school baseball game the following day, Hina makes lunch for ace Yuusuke Takahashi, whom she has a crush on. She’s very excited about making an extravagant and cute lunch, but quarrels with…2016-10-29 · 25m
#5Chapter 9 Agreement / Chapter 10 Over the Cuckoo's NestRei does Akari a favor by picking Momo up at day-care, but on the way home, Momo falls, sustaining a few scratches. While Rei tends to her wounds, he recalls the day he lost his family, when he was a young child. A…2016-11-05 · 25m
#6Chapter 11 Child of God (Part One) / Chapter 12 Child of God (Part Two)“I want to go somewhere…” In order to be independent and make ends meet on his own, Rei desperately clung to the game board and became a professional shougi player while still in middle school. However, in this, his…2016-11-12 · 25m
#7Chapter 13 Child of God (Part Three) / Chapter 14 Important Things. Important Matters / Chapter 15 Teach Me How to Play ShogiSoon after going to a fast food shop, Hinata and Rei bump into Hinata’s crush, Takahashi! Hinata is so nervous that she panics, while Rei is baffled over what to talk about with the sportsman. However, Takahashi realizes…2016-11-19 · 25m
#8Chapter 15 Teach Me How to Play Shogi / Chapter 16 Image / Chapter 17 Distant ThunderRei and Nikaidou continue to teach Hinata and Momo how to play shogi. Momo and her sister are delighted by Nikaidou’s cute homemade shougi picture book that is chock full of cats. This visual aid makes learning the…2016-12-03 · 25m
#9Chapter 18 Distant Thunder (Part 2) / Chapter 19 Distant Thunder (Part 3)It’s the day of Rei’s match against Shouichi Matsunaga, a 65-year-old who’s been a professional shougi player for 40 years. Rei braces himself to battle a man who’s been playing for more than twice the years he’s been…2016-12-10 · 25m
#10Chapter 20 Something Given (Part 1) / Chapter 21 Something Given (Part 2)December. When Kyouko comes over to pick up a forgotten item, she tells Rei about Manabu Yasui, his opponent for a match on the 24th. She says that when Yasui loses, he becomes violently drunk and that he’s getting a…2016-12-17 · 25m
#11Chapter 22 The Old Year / Chapter 23 The New YearAkari, Hinata, and Momo pay Rei a visit on New Year’s Eve when he’s left bedridden from a cold he’s had since Christmas. The Kawamoto sisters forcibly take him to the doctor and then back to their home. Rei gets much…2016-12-24 · 25m
#12Chapter 24 What Lies on the Opposite Shore / Chapter 25 Black River (Part 1)Rei returns to his apartment after recovering for three days at the Kawamoto home. Although his health is restored, he feels the pangs of loneliness after going from the lively New Year’s mood at their house to his empty…2017-01-07 · 25m
#13Chapter 26 Black River (Part 2) / Chapter 27 Beyond the DoorSmith comes up with a strategy for his match against Gotou, and then sets out for the Lion King Tournament. Gotou’s favorite plays are Static Rook and Bear in the Hole, so Smith plans to counter with Windmill. During the…2017-01-14 · 25m
#14Chapter 28 Blinding Darkness / Chapter 29 Just a Little WaterRei realizes, too late, that he underestimated Shimada’s skills. He is stuck in the middle of a match that is going badly, and can’t make a comeback. Overcome with embarrassment and confusion, a shaken Rei manages to…2017-01-21 · 25m
#15Chapter 30 Moonlight / Chapter 31 Lump of EgoThe curtain opens on the first of three matches between Gotou and Shimada to decide who will become the challenger for the Lion King title. Rei is deeply impressed by the battle between two players who have faith in…2017-01-28 · 25m
#16Chapter 32 Running Through the Night / Chapter 33 Middle of the SlopeHayashida takes Rei to the After School Burners Club so he can write a chemistry lab report, which he’d missed before because of an absence. Hayashida is pleased to see Rei having a lively conversation with Noguchi and…2017-02-04 · 25m
#17Chatper 34 Silver Thread / Chapter 35 Water's Surface / Chapter 36 Base of the Blue NightAt the Lion King Tournament, Rei and Nikaidou participate in the festivities the day before the first match between Shimada and Master Souya. Rei is shaken when he witnesses Nikaidou’s determination to be in a “title…2017-02-11 · 25m
#18Chapter 37 Torrent / Chapter 38 Passing TimeShimada prepares for the third match of the Lion King Tournament. Nikaidou and Shigeta butt heads over differing strategies for a board set-up at the workshop held at Shimada’s house. But Rei tells the small gathering…2017-02-18 · 25m
#19Chapter 39: Passing the Night / Chapter 40: Kyoto (Part 1)Shimada was raised in a snow-suffering village in Yamagata. Elderly locals taught him how to play shougi and when he became a middle school student, Kai started going to the Association in Tokyo twice a month while…2017-02-25 · 25m
#20Chapter 41: Kyoto (Part 2) / Chapter 42: Kyoto (Part 3)It's the second day of the fourth match at the Lion King Tournament. If Shimada loses this one to Souya, it will make four losses in a row, meaning he won't have the chance to play a match in his hometown. Rei is…2017-03-04 · 25m
#21Chapter 43: When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom / Chapter 44: Small MurmurIn April, Rei, Shimada, and Nikaidou participate in a "human shougi" event held in the city of Tendou, Yamagata Prefecture, which is Shimada's hometown. The event is outdoors and unfortunately, it's raining that day, but…2017-03-11 · 25m
#22Chapter 45: New School Term / Spin-off: FighterRei is now a second-year high school student, but Hayashida is no longer his homeroom teacher. No new friends and being uncomfortable in the new class without the one teacher who somehow cared about him, Rei questions…2017-03-18 · 25m
Rei Kiriyama is a 17-year-old boy who recently started living alone, financed by his salary as a professional Shogi player. Despite his independence, however, he's yet to mature emotionally, and his problems continue to haunt him in his daily life. His relationship with his adoptive family is strained, and he has difficulties interacting with his fellow high school students. Meanwhile, his professional career has entered a slump. Burdened with the heavy expectations placed on him as the fifth to become pro in middle school, his wins and losses are fluctuating as his record and progression into the ranks begin to stagnate. Acquainted with Rei are the three Kawamoto sisters: Akari, Hinata, and Momo. Unlike Rei, they live happily in their modest home, which they warmly welcome Rei into as if he were one of their own. Despite his reservations about becoming too close to the family, he frequently visits, interacting with them and receiving the kind of care and affection he never quite had while under his foster home. This is the story of Rei's triumphs and failures, relationships new and old, and his growth as a person. (Source: TV Tropes)
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Akari KawamotoMain
Hinata KawamotoMain
Rei KiriyamaMain
IzumidaSupporting
HanaokaSupporting
Takashi HayashidaSupporting
Raidou FujimotoSupporting
Masamune GotouSupporting