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March Comes In Like a Lion

2016-10-082 seasons · 44 episodes0h 25mAnimation / Drama8.0/10TMDB · 142 votes

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...

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12 episodes2016-12-29

Season 1

22 episodes2016-10-08

Season 2

22 episodes2017-10-14

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Original languageJapanese

Original release2016-10-08

ProductionJapan

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Kengo KawanishiRei Kiriyama (voice)

Kentaro ToneElderly Person (voice) / Friend 1 (voice) / Announcer (voice) / Yuusuke's Father (voice) / Reporter (voice) / Rei's Father (voice) / Reporter A / Calligraphy Teacher (voice) / Shogi Player 1 (voice) / Shogi Player (voice) / Elementary School Teacher (voice) / After School Burners Club Member (voice) / Ohta (voice) / Classmate (voice) / Student's Parent 2 (voice) / Student 3 (voice) / PE Teacher (voice) / Moderator (voice) / Authorized Person 1 (voice) / Scorekeeper (voice) / Shogi Official (voice) / Shogi Master (voice) / Worker (voice) / Old Man (voice) / Voice from TV (voice) / Nakamura (voice) / Yuusuke's Grandfather (voice)

Kana HanazawaHinata Kawamoto / Mike-chan (voice) / Hinata Kawamoto (voice) / Hinata Kawamoto / Tora-chan (voice)

Ai KayanoAkari Kawamoto / Kuro-chan (voice) / Akari Kawamoto (voice) / Akari Kawamoto / Kuro-chan / Commuting Cat (voice)

Misaki KunoMomo Kawamoto (voice) / Momo Kawamoto / Shiro-chan (voice)

Nobuhiko OkamotoHarunobu Nikaidou (voice)

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Shigeru ChibaSomeji Kawamoto (voice)Shinya TakahashiAono (voice) / Authorized Person 1 (voice) / Teacher (voice) / Shogi Player 2 (voice) / Elderly Person (voice) / Tournament Attendee (voice) / Sakisaka (voice) / Shogi Association Staff Member (voice) / Reporter (voice) / Authorized Person 2 (voice) / Friend 2 (voice) / Student Council Member (voice) / Old Man (voice) / Kai's Father (voice) / Lecturer (voice)Shin-ichiro MikiKai Shimada (voice)Tomokazu SugitaTatsuyuki 'Smith' Misumi (voice)Takahiro SakuraiTakashi Hayashida (voice)Marina InoueKyouko Kouda / Ayumu Kouda (voice) / Kyouko Kouda (voice)Tessyo GendaTakanori Jinguuji (voice)Subaru KimuraIssa Matsumoto (voice)Daisuke SakaguchiOkuyasu Yokomizo (voice)Yoshimasa HosoyaYuusuke Takahashi (voice)Yoji UedaHanaoka (voice) / Hanaoka / Scorekeeper (voice)Chitose MorinagaStudent 2 (voice) / Kimura (voice) / Clerk (voice) / Schoolgirl (voice) / Woman 1 (voice)Hochu OtsukaSakutarou Yanagihara (voice)Yumi UchiyamaRei Kiriyama as a Child (voice)Kiyono YasunoInterviewer (voice) / Female Shogi Player (voice) / Takashi (voice)Hiroki TouchiMasamune Gotou (voice)Michiko NeyaMisaki Kawamoto (voice)Toru OkawaMasachika Kouda (voice)Asuka NishiChiho Sakura (voice) / Ichigo (voice)You TaichiCafeteria Employee (voice) / Announcement (voice) / Grandmother (voice) / Kaneda (voice) / Sai Kawamoto (voice)Kumiko NakaneHostess (voice) / Kimura's Hairdresser Lady (voice) / Moderator (voice) / Woman 2 (voice)Sayaka OharaHinata's Homeroom Teacher (voice)Kenjiro TsudaMorio Shigeta (voice)Akira IshidaTouji Souya (voice)Aoi YuukiMegumi Takagi (voice)Yuji UedaEisaku Noguchi (voice)Chie ArikawaRelative (voice) / Old Lady B (voice) / Old Lady (voice) / Miyanogawa Clerk (voice)Yuko SanpeiHarunobu Nikaidou as an Elementary School Boy (voice) / Harunobu Nikaidou as an Elementary School Boy / Nikaidou Household Mistress (voice) / More Stubborn Cat (voice)Yuichi NakamuraTakeshi Tsujii (voice)Kosuke KobayashiAuthorized Person 2 (voice) / Concierge (voice) / Authorized Person 4 (voice)Ai NonakaPromoted Pawn Cat / Gold General Cat (voice) / Pawn Cat / Gold General Cat (voice) / Pawn Cat (voice)Tomisaburo HorikoshiKai's Grandfather (voice)Ryota TakeuchiKengo Kumakura (voice)Tadanori DateFriend 3 (voice) / After School Burners Club Member (voice) / Authorized Person 3 (voice)Juri NagatsumaStudent 1 (voice) / Student's Parent 1 (voice) / Kawashima (voice)Ryoko ShiraishiKing Cat / Silver General Cat (voice) / King Cat (voice)Fumihiko TachikiKokubu (voice)Mikako TakahashiMikako Kawamoto (voice)Kana AsumiDragon Cat (voice) / Lance Cat / Rook Cat / Angel Cat (voice)Yuka IguchiStubborn Cat (voice) / Knight Cat / Bishop Cat / Angel Cat (voice)Hiroshi NakaRei's Grandfather (voice) / Arimoto (voice)Binbin TakaokaIzumida (voice)Katsuyuki MiuraClassmate (voice) / Shogi Player 3 (voice)Shun HorieBaseball Club Member (voice) / Sho-Sci Club Member (voice)Hiroki YasumotoJunkei Yamazaki (voice)Daisuke OnoGakuto Sakurai (voice)Nozomi NishidaReception Attendant (voice) / Front Desk Clerk (voice)Ryo SugisakiReporter (voice)Ryusei NakaoGan-chan (voice)Satomi AraiMegumi's Mother (voice)Jin YamanoiMasachika Kouda (voice)Izumi TakiuchiAnnouncer (voice)Yumiko KonatsuOld Lady A (voice)Masumi TairaFlower Shop Lady (voice)Yumiko OfukuMrs. Kouda (voice)Yu KobayashiDog (voice)Kazuo OkaShouichi Matsunaga (voice)Mitsuo IwataManabu Yasui (voice)Ryuichi KijimaShogi Player (voice)Yoshiaki HasegawaShogi Player (voice)Fukushi OchiaiShogi Association Staff Member (voice)Kohei AmasakiClassmate (voice)Akio OtsukaRaidou Fujimoto (voice)Shota YamamotoReporter (voice)Maria NaganawaStudent (voice)Ryoko MaekawaStudent (voice)Yusuke TakashimaStudent (voice)Hiroyuki YoshinoSubaru Hachiya (voice)Naomi KusumiPrincipal (voice)Atsushi ImaruokaVice Principal (voice)Motomu KiyokawaTohno (voice)Koji SekiAuthorized Person 3 (voice)Yoshimitsu ShimoyamaKomigawa (voice)Hitoshi BifuDoctor (voice)Sumi ShimamotoMrs. Kouda (voice)

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