March comes in like a lion
3-gatsu no Lion / Sangatsu no Lion / Un marzo da leoni / מרץ מגיע כאריה / أسد آذارSummary
Rei Kiriyama is a 17 year old boy who recently started living alone, financed by his salary as a professional Shogi player. Despite his independence, however, he's yet to mature emotionally, and his problems continue to haunt him in his daily life. His relationship with his adoptive family is strained, and he has difficulties interacting with his fellow high school students.
Meanwhile, his professional career in Shogi has entered a slump. Burdened with the heavy expectations placed upon him, his wins and losses are fluctuating as his record and progression into the ranks begin to stagnate.
Acquainted with Rei are the three Kawamoto sisters: Akari, Hinata, and Momo. Unlike Rei, they live happily in their modest home, which they warmly welcome Rei into as if he were one of their own. He frequently visits the family, interacting with them and receiving the kind of care and affection he never quite had while under his foster home.
This is the story of Rei's triumphs and failures, relationships new and old, and his growth as a person.
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Platforms
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 22
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 9 h 10 min (22 × 25 min)
- Season
- Fall 2016
- Start date
- October 8, 2016
- End date
- March 18, 2017
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Shaft
- Romaji title
- 3-gatsu no Lion
- English title
- March comes in like a lion
- Native title
- 3月のライオン
- Other titles
- Sangatsu no Lion · Un marzo da leoni · מרץ מגיע כאריה · أسد آذار
Characters 25
Main characters
- Hinata Kawamoto川本ひなたMain
- Akari Kawamoto川本あかりMain
- Rei Kiriyama桐山零Main
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- Momo Kawamoto川本モモSupporting
- Harunobu Nikaidou二海堂晴信Supporting
- Someji Kawamoto川本 相米二Supporting
- Kyouko Kouda幸田香子Supporting
- Kai Shimada島田開Supporting
- Takashi Hayashida林田高志Supporting
- Noguchi Eisaku野口英作Supporting
- Yuusuke Takahashi高橋勇介Supporting
- Tatsuyuki Misumi三角 龍雪Supporting
- Issa Matsumoto松本 一砂Supporting
- Morio Shigeta重田盛夫Supporting
- Shouichi Matsunaga松永 正一Supporting
- Masachika Kouda幸田柾近Supporting
- Ayumu Kouda幸田 歩Supporting
- Hanaoka花岡Supporting
- Misaki美咲Supporting
- Manabu Yasui安井学Supporting
- Okuyasu Yokomizo横溝億泰Supporting
- Izumida泉田Supporting
- Takanori Jinguuji神宮寺崇徳Supporting
- Takeshi Tsujii辻井武史Supporting
- Raidou Fujimoto藤本雷堂Supporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Akiyuki ShinbouDirector
- Chica UminoOriginal creator
- Akiyuki ShinbouSeries composition
- Nobuhiro SugiyamaCharacter design
- Yukari HashimotoMusic
- Seiki TamuraArt director
- Toshiki KameyamaSound director
Show the full staff (18)
- BUMP OF CHICKENTheme Song Performance (OP1, ED1)
- Hirokazu SatouAnimation Director (ep 3)
- Mayu FujimotoAnimation Director (eps 3, 10, 13, 16, 19, 21, 22)
- Mayu FujimotoKey Animation (eps 1, 2)
- Etsuko SumimotoChief Animation Director (eps 2, 3)
- Etsuko SumimotoAnimation Director (ep 1)
- Etsuko SumimotoAccessory Design
- Takayuki NoguchiKey Animation (ep 1)
- Nana MiuraKey Animation (ep 4)
- Seimei KidokoroEpisode Director (eps 3, 11)
- Kenshi YonezuTheme Song Performance (ED2)
- Takayuki AizuDirector of Photography (eps 2-22)
- YUKITheme Song Performance (OP2)
- Rie MatsubaraEditing
- Nobuhiro SugiyamaChief Animation Director (eps 1-22)
- Hiroshi HamasakiStoryboard (ep 21)
- Tomohiko ItouStoryboard (ep 22)
- Yasuhiro NakuraLayout Design