Synopsis
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 in Shogi has entered a slump. Burdened with the heavy expectations placed upon him, his wins and losses are fluctuating as his record and progression into the ranks begin to stagnate. Acquainted with Rei are...
Episodes (22)
22 episodes
EP 01 Rei Kiriyama / The Town Along the River
Rei Kiriyama moves in to town, and his past is slowly revealed. Alongside battli...
EP 02 Akari / Beyond the Bridge
Who was that mysterious figure who stole his mail? And Akari's job is what?! Tun...
EP 03 Harunobu / Beyond the Night Sky
Showdown between Rei and Harunobu in a shogi match! Will Harunobu finally defeat...
EP 04 Hina / V.S.
Will Hina be able to give her home made lunch to the person she is concerned abo...
EP 05 Agreement / Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Rei must pick up Momo from kindergarten. Nothing can go wrong with doing this er...
EP 06 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 Shog...
EP 07 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 cu...
EP 08 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 mor...
EP 09 Distant Thunder (2) / Distant Thunder (3)
Rei has a match with the old Mr. Matsunaga. If Mr. Matsunaga loses one more game...
EP 10 Something Given (1) / Something Given (2)
Rei's next match is with Mr. Yasui. Mr. Yasui's memories with his daughter are o...
EP 11 The Old Year / The New Year
All of Rei's matches are done for the year, but a small tragedy happens as the y...
EP 12 What Lies on the Opposite Shore / Black River (1)
Rei runs astray a little bit, but gets right back on track. Can he bear the cold...
EP 13 Black River (2) / Beyond the Door
Smith prepares for his battle with the intimidating Gotou, and Rei is determined...
EP 14 Blinding Darkness / Just a Little Water
Shimada and Rei's battle continues as Rei begins to drown in his embarassment. W...
EP 15 Moonlight / Lump of Ego
And now begins two of three matches to determine who will go up against Master S...
EP 16 Running Through the Night / Middle of the Slope
Master Souya's challenger in the Lion King Tournament has been determined! Also,...
EP 17 Silver Thread / Water's Surface / Base of the Blue Night
The Lion King Tournament finally begins. Rei continues to grow with his workshop...
EP 18 Torrent / Passing Time
The Lion King Tournament is underway, although things are not looking good for t...
EP 19 Passing the Night / Kyoto (1)
Match Four of the Lion King Tournament begins in Kyoto. We find out a little mor...
EP 20 Kyoto (2) / Kyoto (3)
The second day of the fourth match for the Lion King Tournament begins. Rei sure...
EP 21 When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom / Small Murmur
The fourth match of the Lion King Tournament has finally ended. But for some rea...
EP 22 New School Term / Fighter
Rei begins a new school year, and embarks on new adventures. While looking back ...