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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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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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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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Episode 1
Rei Kiriyama moves in to town, and his past is slowly revealed. Alongside battling opponents in shogi, he also wants to find that missing something...
Directed by Kenjirou OkadaWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Izumi Takiuchi, Kentaro Tone, Yu Kitada, Yumiko Konatsu, Chie Arikawa, Marina Inoue, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Takahiro Sakurai
Episode 2
Who was that mysterious figure who stole his mail? And Akari's job is what?! Tune in as we continue to explore Rei's past.
Directed by Midori YoshizawaWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Masumi Taira, Yoji Ueda, Subaru Kimura, Tomokazu Sugita, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Shigeru Chiba, Kana Hanazawa, Ai Kayano
Episode 3
Showdown between Rei and Harunobu in a shogi match! Will Harunobu finally defeat his lifelong rival? Tune in as we celebrate the end of Obon.
Directed by Seimei KidokoroWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Yoji Ueda, Yuko Sanpei, Subaru Kimura, Tomokazu Sugita, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Shigeru Chiba, Kana Hanazawa, Ai Kayano
Episode 4
Will Hina be able to give her home made lunch to the person she is concerned about? Tune in as a fateful meeting unfolds in front of our eyes...
Directed by Tomoyuki ItamuraWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars You Taichi, Shun Horie, Yu Kitada, Yoji Ueda, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Kana Hanazawa, Ai Kayano
Episode 5
Rei must pick up Momo from kindergarten. Nothing can go wrong with doing this errand, right? Unfortunately, this leads Rei to remember more of his past.
Directed by Takashi KawabataWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Yumiko Ofuku, Kentaro Tone, Hiroshi Naka, Yu Kobayashi, Yu Kitada, Chie Arikawa, Michiko Neya, Toru Okawa
Episode 6
Does Rei want to go somewhere, or just run away? Let's discover more of the Shogi world as Mr. Hayashida comes to the rescue!
Directed by So ToyamaWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Kentaro Tone, Yu Kitada, Marina Inoue, Takahiro Sakurai, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yumi Uchiyama, Shigeru Chiba, Kana Hanazawa
Episode 7
What will Kiriyama and Takahashi talk about? Will it end well? Let's hope the cute kitties can teach us how to play shogi!
Directed by Hidekazu HaraWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Ai Nonaka, Ryoko Shiraishi, Kiyono Yasuno, Kentaro Tone, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Shigeru Chiba, Kana Hanazawa
Episode 8
Let's continue to learn Shogi! In this episode, we'll also discover a little more about Rei's Father, and not to mention that special guest he has..
Directed by Midori YoshizawaWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Ai Nonaka, Kana Asumi, Yuka Iguchi, Kiyono Yasuno, Yoji Ueda, Marina Inoue, Subaru Kimura, Tomokazu Sugita
Episode 9
Rei has a match with the old Mr. Matsunaga. If Mr. Matsunaga loses one more game, he'll have to retire. How will Rei handle the match?
Directed by Sayaka IwaiWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Kazuo Oka, Chie Arikawa, Kentaro Tone, Marina Inoue
Episode 10
Rei's next match is with Mr. Yasui. Mr. Yasui's memories with his daughter are on the line, so will Rei throw the match, or will he bring misery to others by winning?
Directed by Yukihiro MiyamotoWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Mitsuo Iwata, Ryuichi Kijima, Yoshiaki Hasegawa, Takahiro Sakurai, Toru Okawa, Marina Inoue, Yumi Uchiyama
Episode 11
All of Rei's matches are done for the year, but a small tragedy happens as the year comes to a close. Will Rei be able to overcome it?
Directed by Seimei KidokoroWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Kentaro Tone, Michiko Neya, Toru Okawa, Yumi Uchiyama, Shigeru Chiba, Kana Hanazawa, Ai Kayano, Misaki Kuno
Episode 12
Rei runs astray a little bit, but gets right back on track. Can he bear the cold jokes from his latest opponent, Tsujii, and emerge victorious?
Directed by Yoshiko MikamiWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Kana Asumi, Fukushi Ochiai, Yuichi Nakamura, Marina Inoue, Subaru Kimura, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroki Touchi
Episode 13
Smith prepares for his battle with the intimidating Gotou, and Rei is determined not to lose against Shimada. How will their matches go?
Directed by Takashi KawabataWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Asuka Nishi, Kentaro Tone, Marina Inoue, Tomokazu Sugita, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Hiroki Touchi, Shin-ichiro Miki, Kana Hanazawa
Episode 14
Shimada and Rei's battle continues as Rei begins to drown in his embarassment. Watch as their battle finally comes to a close
Directed by Yukihiro MiyamotoWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Asuka Nishi, Kentaro Tone, Mutsuki Iwanaka, Kohei Amasaki, Tomokazu Sugita, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Shin-ichiro Miki, Takahiro Sakurai
Episode 15
And now begins two of three matches to determine who will go up against Master Souya in the Lion King Tournament!
Directed by Yuichi WadaWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Kentaro Tone, Yuko Sanpei, Marina Inoue, Subaru Kimura, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Tomokazu Sugita, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Hiroki Touchi
Episode 16
Master Souya's challenger in the Lion King Tournament has been determined! Also, Rei decides to take a step in the direction that will benefit him in the long run.
Directed by Sayaka IwaiWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Tadanori Date, Mutsuki Iwanaka, Kentaro Tone, Binbin Takaoka, Kenjiro Tsuda, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Shin-ichiro Miki, Yuji Ueda
Episode 17
The Lion King Tournament finally begins. Rei continues to grow with his workshop buddies, but also runs into some trouble with his sister.
Directed by Takashi KawabataWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Marina Inoue, Kenjiro Tsuda, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Tessyo Genda, Shin-ichiro Miki, Kentaro Tone, Takahiro Sakurai, Toru Okawa
Episode 18
The Lion King Tournament is underway, although things are not looking good for the challenger. Still, he will not give up, and is determined to press forward.
Directed by Yoshiko MikamiWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Yuka Iguchi, Yuko Sanpei, Shinya Takahashi, Marina Inoue, Kenjiro Tsuda, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Shin-ichiro Miki, Takahiro Sakurai
Episode 19
Match Four of the Lion King Tournament begins in Kyoto. We find out a little more about the Challenger, and the reasons he continues to persist.
Directed by Hajime OhtaniWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Kentaro Tone, Shinya Takahashi, Katsuyuki Miura, You Taichi, Tomisaburo Horikoshi, Tomokazu Sugita, Akira Ishida, Tessyo Genda
Episode 20
The second day of the fourth match for the Lion King Tournament begins. Rei sure does get caught up with strange people.
Directed by Midori YoshizawaWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Shinya Takahashi, Akio Otsuka, Shota Yamamoto, You Taichi, Tomisaburo Horikoshi, Yuichi Nakamura, Tomokazu Sugita, Akira Ishida
Episode 21
The fourth match of the Lion King Tournament has finally ended. But for some reason, Rei finds himself in a very unfamiliar territory.
Directed by Yukihiro MiyamotoWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Binbin Takaoka, Tomisaburo Horikoshi, Shinya Takahashi, Chie Arikawa, Kentaro Tone, Yuichi Nakamura, Kumiko Nakane, Yoji Ueda
Episode 22
Rei begins a new school year, and embarks on new adventures. While looking back at the past, we'll look forward to the future.
Directed by Kenjirou OkadaWritten by Yukito KizawaGuest stars Kentaro Tone, You Taichi, Mutsuki Iwanaka, Maria Naganawa, Ryoko Maekawa, Yusuke Takashima, Subaru Kimura, Tomokazu Sugita
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
Kengo KawanishiRei Kiriyama (voice)
Kiyono YasunoTakashi (voice)
Yoji UedaHanaoka / Scorekeeper (voice)
Kentaro ToneClassmate (voice)
Shinya TakahashiReporter (voice)
Asuka NishiChiho Sakura (voice)
You TaichiAnnouncement (voice)
Subaru KimuraIssa Matsumoto (voice)
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