3 Gatsu no Lion
| March Comes in Like a Lion | |
The cover of the first chapter in Young Animal
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3月のライオン (Sangatsu no Raion) |
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| Genre | Sports (Shogi) |
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| Written by | Chica Umino |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Young Animal |
| Original run | July 13, 2007 – present |
| Volumes | 13 |
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| Written by | Yukito Kizawa |
| Music by | Yukari Hashimoto |
| Studio | Shaft |
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| Original network | NHK G |
| Original run | October 8, 2016 – March 31, 2018 |
| Episodes | 44 |
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March Comes in Like a Lion (Japanese: 3月のライオン Hepburn: Sangatsu no Raion, lit. "The Lion of March"), is an ongoing manga series by Chica Umino, best known for Honey and Clover. It began serialization in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from its fourteenth issue in 2007 (published on July 13, 2007).
Hakusensha aired a television commercial announcing the series on numerous Japanese television stations, also posting it on its official website. Thirteen tankōbon volumes of the series have been released as of March 2018. An anime television adaptation by Shaft aired between October 8, 2016 and March 18, 2017 on NHK, with a second season airing from October 14, 2017 to March 31, 2018. A two-part live-action film adaptation was released in March and April 2017.
The manga has commentary by professional shogi player Manabu Senzaki on shogi rules and culture.
The series is set in Tokyo, following the everyday life of a 17-year-old shōgi player, Rei (lit. "Zero"). Umino based the setting of March Comes in like a Lion on research she conducted herself, whereas she was already familiar with the setting for her earlier work, Honey and Clover.
Rei is a 17-year-old professional shōgi player who lives by himself. He is estranged from his family and has scarcely any friends. Among his acquaintances is a family which consists of a young woman—Akari Kawamoto—and her younger sisters—Hinata and Momo—who also keep several cats. As the story progresses, Rei deals with his maturing as a player and as a person, while developing his relationships with others, especially the Kawamoto sisters.
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