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 Moderator (voice) as Scorekeeper (voice) as Yuusuke's Father (voice) as Announcer (voice) as Ohta (voice) as Rei's Father (voice) as After School Burners Club Member (voice) as Nakamura (voice) as Shogi Official (voice) as Worker (voice) as Yuusuke's Grandfather (voice) as Voice from TV (voice) as Authorized Person 1 (voice) as Old Man (voice) as Elderly Person (voice) as Elementary School Teacher (voice) as PE Teacher (voice) as Reporter (voice) as Shogi Player 1 (voice) as Friend 1 (voice) as Student's Parent 2 (voice) as Shogi Player (voice) as Master (voice) as Student 3 (voice) as Reporter A / Calligraphy Teacher (voice) as Classmate (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 Shogi Player 2 (voice) as Aono (voice) as Authorized Person 2 (voice) as Old Man (voice) as Sakisaka (voice) as Shogi Association Staff Member (voice) as Lecturer (voice) as Student Council Member (voice) as Teacher (voice) as Kai's Father (voice) as Reporter (voice) as Elderly Person (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 Woman 1 (voice) as Schoolgirl (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 Cafeteria Employee (voice) as Kaneda (voice) as Grandmother (voice) as Sai Kawamoto (voice) as Announcement (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 Woman 2 (voice) as Hostess (voice) as Kimura's Hairdresser Lady (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 Kiwako's Husband (voice) as Reporter B / Convenience Store Clerk (voice) as Shogi Official (voice) as Yamamoto (voice)
Chie Arikawa
Chie Arikawa
as Miyanogawa Clerk (voice) as Old Lady B (voice) as Relative (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 Concierge (voice) as Authorized Person 4 (voice)
Ai Nonaka
Ai Nonaka
as Pawn Cat / Gold General Cat (voice) as Pawn 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 Authorized Person 3 (voice) as After School Burners Club Member (voice) as Friend 3 (voice)
Juri Nagatsuma
Juri Nagatsuma
as Student 1 (voice) as Student's Parent 1 (voice) as Kawashima (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 Dragon Cat (voice) as Lance Cat / Rook Cat / Angel Cat (voice)
Yuka Iguchi
Yuka Iguchi
as Stubborn Cat (voice) as Knight Cat / Bishop Cat / Angel Cat (voice)
Hiroshi Naka
Hiroshi Naka
as Rei's Grandfather (voice) as Arimoto (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 Baseball Club Member (voice) as Sho-Sci Club Member (voice)
Hiroki Yasumoto
Hiroki Yasumoto
as Junkei Yamazaki (voice)
Daisuke Ono
Daisuke Ono
as Gakuto Sakurai (voice)
Nozomi Nishida
Nozomi Nishida
as Reception Attendant (voice) as Front Desk Clerk (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

  • 0x2

    Meow shogi song

  • 0x3

    Moving meow shogi: mr. nikaidou's fluffy shogi class (1)

  • 0x4

    Moving meow shogi: mr. nikaidou's fluffy shogi class (2)

  • 0x5

    Moving meow shogi: mr. nikaidou's fluffy shogi class (3)

  • 0x6

    Moving meow shogi: mr. nikaidou's fluffy shogi class (4)

  • 0x7

    Moving meow shogi: mr. nikaidou's fluffy shogi class (5)

  • 0x8

    Moving meow shogi: mr. nikaidou's fluffy shogi class (6)

  • 0x9

    Moving meow shogi: mr. nikaidou's fluffy shogi class (7)

  • 0x10

    Moving meow shogi: mr. nikaidou's fluffy shogi class (8)

  • 0x11

    Moving meow shogi: mr. nikaidou's fluffy shogi class (9)

  • 0x12

    Moving meow shogi: mr. nikaidou's fluffy shogi class (10)

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Rei kiriyama / the town along the river

  • 1x2

    Akari / beyond the bridge

  • 1x3

    Harunobu / beyond the night sky

  • 1x4

    Hina / v.s.

  • 1x5

    Agreement / over the cuckoo's nest

  • 1x6

    Child of god (1) / child of god (2) / child of god (3)

  • 1x7

    Child of god (3) (continued) / important things, important matters / teach me how to play shogi

  • 1x8

    Teach me how to play shogi (continued) / image / distant thunder (1)

  • 1x9

    Distant thunder (2) / distant thunder (3)

  • 1x10

    Something given (1) / something given (2)

  • 1x11

    The old year / the new year

  • 1x12

    What lies on the opposite shore / black river (1)

  • 1x13

    Black river (2) / beyond the door

  • 1x14

    Blinding darkness / just a little water

  • 1x15

    Moonlight / lump of ego

  • 1x16

    Running through the night / middle of the slope

  • 1x17

    Silver thread / water's surface / base of the blue night

  • 1x18

    Torrent / passing time

  • 1x19

    Passing the night / kyoto (1)

  • 1x20

    Kyoto (2) / kyoto (3)

  • 1x21

    When the cherry blossoms bloom / small murmur

  • 1x22

    New school term / fighter

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Setting sun / ramune

  • 2x2

    Chaos / kumakura

  • 2x3

    June / ladybug bush (1)

  • 2x4

    Ladybug bush (2) / ladybug bush (3) / feelings

  • 2x5

    Feelings (continued) / confession

  • 2x6

    Small world / letter

  • 2x7

    Start of the rainy season / hachiya

  • 2x8

    Midday moon / adventurers

  • 2x9

    Kingdom (1) / kingdom (2)

  • 2x10

    Silver wings / river scenery

  • 2x11

    Where the sun shines / small world

  • 2x12

    Black mist / light

  • 2x13

    Small palm / in the sun

  • 2x14

    Flowing away / white storm (1)

  • 2x15

    White storm (2) / white storm (3) / white storm (4)

  • 2x16

    White storm (4) (continued) / white storm (5) / restart

  • 2x17

    Burnt field (1) / burnt field (2)

  • 2x18

    Burnt field (3) / burnt field (4)

  • 2x19

    Being here / summer vacation (1)

  • 2x20

    Summer vacation (2) / new year

  • 2x21

    Passing time / spring comes

  • 2x22

    The other house / children of march town

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