March Comes In Like a Lion (2016)

Original title: ３月のライオン

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...

March Comes In Like a Lion

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Kengo Kawanishi
Kengo Kawanishi
as Rei Kiriyama (voice)
Kentaro Tone
Kentaro Tone
as Scorekeeper (voice) as Moderator (voice) as Ohta (voice) as Yuusuke's Father (voice) as Announcer (voice) as Shogi Official (voice) as Reporter (voice) as Shogi Player 1 (voice) as Friend 1 (voice) as Master (voice) as Student's Parent 2 (voice) as Shogi Player (voice) as PE Teacher (voice) as Elementary School Teacher (voice) as Rei's Father (voice) as Old Man (voice) as Worker (voice) as Authorized Person 1 (voice) as Yuusuke's Grandfather (voice) as Elderly Person (voice) as After School Burners Club Member (voice) as Classmate (voice) as Reporter A / Calligraphy Teacher (voice) as Student 3 (voice) as Nakamura (voice) as Voice from TV (voice)
Kana Hanazawa
Kana Hanazawa
as Hinata Kawamoto / Mike-chan (voice) as Hinata Kawamoto (voice) as Hinata Kawamoto / Tora-chan (voice)
Ai Kayano
Ai Kayano
as Akari Kawamoto / Kuro-chan (voice) as Akari Kawamoto (voice) as Akari Kawamoto / Kuro-chan / Commuting Cat (voice)
Misaki Kuno
Misaki Kuno
as Momo Kawamoto / Shiro-chan (voice) as Momo Kawamoto (voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Nobuhiko Okamoto
as Harunobu Nikaidou (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Shigeru Chiba
as Someji Kawamoto (voice)
Shinya Takahashi
Shinya Takahashi
as Authorized Person 1 (voice) as Visitor (voice) as Kai's Father (voice) as Reporter (voice) as Elderly Person (voice) as Student Council Member (voice) as Teacher (voice) as Shogi Association Staff Member (voice) as Sakisaka (voice) as Old Man (voice) as Lecturer (voice) as Shogi Player 2 (voice) as Aono (voice) as Authorized Person 2 (voice) as Friend 2 (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Shin-ichiro Miki
as Kai Shimada (voice)
Tomokazu Sugita
Tomokazu Sugita
as Tatsuyuki 'Smith' Misumi (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Takahiro Sakurai
as Takashi Hayashida (voice)
Marina Inoue
Marina Inoue
as Kyouko Kouda (voice) as Kyouko Kouda / Ayumu Kouda (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Tessyo Genda
as Takanori Jinguuji (voice)
Subaru Kimura
Subaru Kimura
as Issa Matsumoto (voice)
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Daisuke Sakaguchi
as Okuyasu Yokomizo (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Yoshimasa Hosoya
as Yuusuke Takahashi (voice)
Yoji Ueda
Yoji Ueda
as Hanaoka (voice) as Hanaoka / Scorekeeper (voice)
Chitose Morinaga
Chitose Morinaga
as Kimura (voice) as Schoolgirl (voice) as Woman 1 (voice) as Student 2 (voice) as Clerk (voice)
Hochu Otsuka
Hochu Otsuka
as Sakutarou Yanagihara (voice)
Yumi Uchiyama
Yumi Uchiyama
as Young Rei Kiriyama (voice)
Kiyono Yasuno
Kiyono Yasuno
as Takashi (voice) as Female Shogi Player (voice) as Interviewer (voice)
Hiroki Touchi
Hiroki Touchi
as Masamune Gotou (voice)
Michiko Neya
Michiko Neya
as Misaki Kawamoto (voice)
Toru Okawa
Toru Okawa
as Masachika Kouda (voice)
You Taichi
You Taichi
as Sai Kawamoto (voice) as Announcement (voice) as Kaneda (voice) as Cafeteria Employee (voice) as Grandmother (voice)
Asuka Nishi
Asuka Nishi
as Chiho Sakura (voice) as Ichigo (voice)
Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara
as Hinata's Homeroom Teacher (voice)
Kumiko Nakane
Kumiko Nakane
as Moderator (voice) as Hostess (voice) as Kimura's Hairdresser Lady (voice) as Woman 2 (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Kenjiro Tsuda
as Morio Shigeta (voice)
Akira Ishida
Akira Ishida
as Touji Souya (voice)
Aoi Yuuki
Aoi Yuuki
as Megumi Takagi (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Yuji Ueda
as Eisaku Noguchi (voice)
Yu Kitada
Yu Kitada
as Shogi Official (voice) as Kiwako's Husband (voice) as Reporter B / Convenience Store Clerk (voice) as Yamamoto (voice)
Chie Arikawa
Chie Arikawa
as Old Lady B (voice) as Relative (voice) as Miyanogawa Clerk (voice) as Old Lady (voice)
Yuko Sanpei
Yuko Sanpei
as Young Harunobu Nikaidou (voice) as More Stubborn Cat (voice) as Young Harunobu Nikaidou / Nikaidou Household Mistress (voice)
Yuichi Nakamura
Yuichi Nakamura
as Takeshi Tsujii (voice)
Kosuke Kobayashi
Kosuke Kobayashi
as Authorized Person 2 (voice) as Authorized Person 4 (voice) as Concierge (voice)
Ai Nonaka
Ai Nonaka
as Pawn Cat (voice) as Pawn Cat / Gold General Cat (voice) as Promoted Pawn Cat / Gold General Cat (voice)
Mutsuki Iwanaka
Mutsuki Iwanaka
as Classmate (voice) as Student (voice) as After School Burners Club Member (voice)
Tomisaburo Horikoshi
Tomisaburo Horikoshi
as Kai's Grandfather (voice)
Ryota Takeuchi
Ryota Takeuchi
as Kengo Kumakura (voice)
Tadanori Date
Tadanori Date
as Friend 3 (voice) as After School Burners Club Member (voice) as Authorized Person 3 (voice)
Juri Nagatsuma
Juri Nagatsuma
as Student's Parent 1 (voice) as Kawashima (voice) as Student 1 (voice)
Ryoko Shiraishi
Ryoko Shiraishi
as King Cat / Silver General Cat (voice) as King Cat (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki
Fumihiko Tachiki
as Kokubu (voice)
Mikako Takahashi
Mikako Takahashi
as Mikako Kawamoto (voice)
Kana Asumi
Kana Asumi
as Lance Cat / Rook Cat / Angel Cat (voice) as Dragon Cat (voice)
Yuka Iguchi
Yuka Iguchi
as Stubborn Cat (voice) as Knight Cat / Bishop Cat / Angel Cat (voice)
Hiroshi Naka
Hiroshi Naka
as Arimoto (voice) as Rei's Grandfather (voice)
Binbin Takaoka
Binbin Takaoka
as Izumida (voice)
Katsuyuki Miura
Katsuyuki Miura
as Shogi Player 3 (voice) as Classmate (voice)
Shun Horie
Shun Horie
as Sho-Sci Club Member (voice) as Baseball Club Member (voice)
Hiroki Yasumoto
Hiroki Yasumoto
as Junkei Yamazaki (voice)
Daisuke Ono
Daisuke Ono
as Gakuto Sakurai (voice)
Nozomi Nishida
Nozomi Nishida
as Front Desk Clerk (voice) as Reception Attendant (voice)
Ryo Sugisaki
Ryo Sugisaki
as Reporter (voice)
Ryusei Nakao
Ryusei Nakao
as Gan-chan (voice)
Satomi Arai
Satomi Arai
as Megumi's Mother (voice)
Jin Yamanoi
Jin Yamanoi
as Masachika Kouda (voice)
Izumi Takiuchi
Izumi Takiuchi
as Announcer (voice)
Yumiko Konatsu
Yumiko Konatsu
as Old Lady A (voice)
Masumi Taira
Masumi Taira
as Flower Shop Lady (voice)
Yumiko Ofuku
Yumiko Ofuku
as Mrs. Kouda (voice)
Yu Kobayashi
Yu Kobayashi
as Dog (voice)
Kazuo Oka
Kazuo Oka
as Shouichi Matsunaga (voice)
Mitsuo Iwata
Mitsuo Iwata
as Manabu Yasui (voice)
Ryuichi Kijima
Ryuichi Kijima
as Shogi Player (voice)
Yoshiaki Hasegawa
Yoshiaki Hasegawa
as Shogi Player (voice)
Fukushi Ochiai
Fukushi Ochiai
as Shogi Association Staff Member (voice)
Kohei Amasaki
Kohei Amasaki
as Classmate (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Akio Otsuka
as Raidou Fujimoto (voice)
Shota Yamamoto
Shota Yamamoto
as Reporter (voice)
Maria Naganawa
Maria Naganawa
as Student (voice)
Ryoko Maekawa
Ryoko Maekawa
as Student (voice)
Yusuke Takashima
Yusuke Takashima
as Student (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Hiroyuki Yoshino
as Subaru Hachiya (voice)
Naomi Kusumi
Naomi Kusumi
as Principal (voice)
Atsushi Imaruoka
Atsushi Imaruoka
as Vice Principal (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa
Motomu Kiyokawa
as Tohno (voice)
Koji Seki
Koji Seki
as Authorized Person 3 (voice)
Yoshimitsu Shimoyama
Yoshimitsu Shimoyama
as Komigawa (voice)
Hitoshi Bifu
Hitoshi Bifu
as Doctor (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
Sumi Shimamoto
as Mrs. Kouda (voice)
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Omnibus special episode

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Chapter 1 rei kiriyama / chapter 2 the town along the river

  • 1x2

    Chapter 3 akari / chapter 4 beyond the bridge

  • 1x3

    Chapter 5 harunobu / chapter 6 beyond the night sky

  • 1x4

    Chapter 7 hina / chapter 8 vs

  • 1x5

    Chapter 9 agreement / chapter 10 over the cuckoo's nest

  • 1x6

    Chapter 11 child of god (part 1) / chapter 12 child of god (part 2) / chapter 13 child of god (part 3)

  • 1x7

    Chapter 14 important things. important matters. / chapter 15 teach me shogi

  • 1x8

    Chapter 16 image / chapter 17 distant thunder (part 1)

  • 1x9

    Chapter 18 distant thunder (part 2) / chapter 19 distant thunder (part 3)

  • 1x10

    Chapter 20 the given (part 1) / chapter 21 the given (part 2)

  • 1x11

    Chapter 22 the old year / chapter 23 the new year

  • 1x12

    Chapter 24 what lies on the opposite shore / chapter 25 black river (part 1)

  • 1x13

    Chapter 26 black river (part 2) / chapter 27 beyond the door

  • 1x14

    Chapter 28 blinding darkness / chapter 29 just a little water

  • 1x15

    Chapter 30 moonlight / chapter 31 lump of ego

  • 1x16

    Chapter 32 running through the night / chapter 33 middle of the slope

  • 1x17

    Chapter 34 silver thread / chapter 35 water's surface / chapter 36 base of the blue night

  • 1x18

    Chapter 37 torrent / chapter 38 passing time

  • 1x19

    Chapter 39 passing the night / chapter 40 kyoto (part 1)

  • 1x20

    Chapter 41 kyoto (part 2) / chapter 42 kyoto (part 3)

  • 1x21

    Chapter 43 when the cherry blossoms bloom / chapter 44 small murmur

  • 1x22

    Chapter 45 new school term / spin-off fighter

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Chapter 46 setting sun / chapter 47 ramune

  • 2x2

    Chapter 48 chaos / chapter 49 kumakura

  • 2x3

    Chapter 50 june / chapter 51 ladybug bush (part 1)

  • 2x4

    Chapter 52 ladybug bush (part 2) / chapter 53 ladybug bush (part 3) / chapter 54 feelings

  • 2x5

    Chapter 54 feelings (continued) / chapter 55 confession

  • 2x6

    Chapter 56 small world / chapter 57 letter

  • 2x7

    Chapter 58 start of the rainy season / chapter 59 hachiya

  • 2x8

    Chapter 60 midday moon / chapter 61 adventurers

  • 2x9

    Chapter 62 kingdom (part 1) / chapter 63 kingdom (part 2)

  • 2x10

    Chapter 64 silver wing / chapter 65 river scenery

  • 2x11

    Chapter 66 where the sun shines / chapter 67 small world

  • 2x12

    Chapter 68 black mist / chapter 69 light

  • 2x13

    Chapter 70 small palm / chapter 71 in the sun

  • 2x14

    Chapter 72 flowing away / chapter 73 white storm (part 1)

  • 2x15

    Chapter 74 white storm (part 2) / chapter 75 white storm (part 3) / chapter 76 white storm (part 4)

  • 2x16

    Chapter 76 white storm (part 4, continued) / chapter 77 white storm (part 5) / chapter 78 restart

  • 2x17

    Chapter 79 burnt field (part 1) / chapter 80 burnt field (part 2)

  • 2x18

    Chapter 81 burnt field (part 3) / chapter 82 burnt field (part 4)

  • 2x19

    Chapter 83 being here / chapter 84 summer vacation (part 1)

  • 2x20

    Chapter 85 summer vacation (part 2) / chapter 86 new year

  • 2x21

    Chapter 87 passing time / chapter 88 spring comes

  • 2x22

    One more house / chapter 89 child of march town

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