Shimada has a dream in the morning before continuing his match with Souya. He is doing the best he can, but Souya keeps getting the upper hand. Will he be able to bet Souya at least once?
1. Chapter 1: Kiriyama Rei/Chapter 2: Kawazoi no machi
Aired: Oct 8, 2016Meet Rei Kiriyama, a 17 year old professional shogi player that suffers from ...
2. Chapter 2: Kawazoi no machi/Chapter 3: Akari/Chapter 4: Hashi no mukô
Aired: Oct 15, 2016Rei returns home were he finds his self proclaim friend Nikaidou. The next da...
3. Chapter 5: Harunobu/Chapter 6: Yozora no mukô
Aired: Oct 22, 2016Rei has a shogi match against Nikaidou and remembers the first match he had a...
4. Chapter 7: Hina/Chapter 8: Buiesu
Aired: Oct 29, 2016Hina wants to cook a homemade lunch for a boy from her school. Rei and Nikaid...
5. Chapter 9: Keiyaku/Chapter 10: Kakkô no su no uede
Aired: Nov 5, 2016Rei must pick up Momo from kindergarten. Nothing can go wrong with doing this...
6. Chapter 11: Kami-sama no kodomo 1/Chapter 12: Kami-sama no kodomo 2
Aired: Nov 11, 2016Rei remembers the beginning of his shogi profesional career and how hard it h...
Aired: Nov 18, 2016 Rei has a talk with Takahashi. They both meet again in the Kawamoto's family ...
8. Chapter 15: Shôgi oshiete (shôzen)/Chapter 16: Omokage/Chapter 17: Enrai 1
Aired: Dec 2, 2016Rei and Nikaidou teach both Hina and Momo how to play shogi. When Rei returns...
9. Chapter 18: Enrai 2/Chapter 19: Enrai 3
Aired: Dec 9, 2016Rei has a shogi match with an old man called Matsunaga. After the match, they...
10. Chapter 20: Okura reta mono 1/Chapter 21: Okura reta mono 2
Aired: Dec 16, 2016Rei has another unpleasant conversation with Kyouko. On Christmas Eve, Rei ha...
11. Chapter 22: Yuku toshi/Chapter 23: Kuru toshi
Aired: Dec 23, 2016Rei catches a cold and stays in his apartment for days. On New Year's Eve, th...
Aired: Jan 6, 2017 Akari, Hinata, and Momo pay Rei a visit on New Year's Eve when he's left bedr...
13. Chapter 24: Taigan ni aru mono/ Chapter 25: Kuroi kawa 1
Aired: Jan 13, 2017Rei is back at home but it seems like he is missing the Kawamoto's family hom...
14. Chapter 26: Kuroi kawa 2/Chapter 27: Tobira no mukô
Aired: Jan 20, 2017Misumi has his shogi match with Gotou. Rei finally has his match against Shim...
15. Blinding Darkness/Just a Little Water
Aired: Jan 27, 2017Rei realizes that he completely underestimated Shimada, so he starts to sink ...
Aired: Feb 3, 2017 The finals of the Lion King Tournament between Shimada and Gotou has finally ...
17. Running Through the Night/Middle of the Slope
Aired: Feb 10, 2017After finishing some work at school, Rei goes to see the last match between G...
18. Silver Thread/Water's Surface/Base of the Blue Nigh
Aired: Feb 17, 2017Rei and Nikaidou accompany Shimada in his first title match of the Lion King ...
Aired: Feb 24, 2017 After the last workshop, Shimada invites Rei to his house to practice shogi b...
20. Passing the Night/Kyoto: Part 1
Aired: Mar 3, 2017Shimada tells the story of how he became a shogi player. The next day, he tra...
Aired: Mar 10, 2017 Shimada has a dream in the morning before continuing his match with Souya. He...
22. When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom/Small Murmur
Aired: Mar 18, 2017Rei, Nikaidou and Shimada travel to Shimada's village for a shogi event. Shim...
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Current Status: Ended
Network: NHK G
Production Country: Japan
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