March Comes In Like a Lion

Season 2

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Rei is a 17-year old professional shōgi player, who lives by himself, not having a real family, and has scarcely any friends. Among his acquaintances is a family, which consists of a young woman, Akari, and two young girls, Hinata and Momo, and who also keep a numerous number of cats.

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22 Episodes

Chapter 46 Setting Sun / Chapter 47 Ramune
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Chapter 46 Setting Sun / Chapter 47 RamuneThe After School Science Club merged with a proposed shogi club to become “the Shogi Science Club.” Club activities include Rei teaching the members how to play shogi and Rei being taught various science experiments. Rei realizes that he’s delighted to have a warm place where he belongs at school. With ramune in hand, he heads for the Kawamoto home.
Chapter 48 Chaos / Chapter 49 Kumakura
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Chapter 48 Chaos / Chapter 49 KumakuraRei is at the Shogi Hall with Nikaidou and other players to watch the live broadcast of the final game for the Meijin Championship between Souya and Kumakura. Meanwhile, veteran player Yanagihara describes the game as “chaos,” but what does that portend for the Meijin Championship?
Chapter 50 June / Chapter 51 Ladybug Bush (Part 1)
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Chapter 50 June / Chapter 51 Ladybug Bush (Part 1)Rei remembers his past and how he became a professional shogi player. Akari realizes there is something wrong with Hina.
Chapter 52 Ladybug Bush (Part 2) / Chapter 53 Ladybug Bush (Part 3) / Chapter 54 Feelings
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Chapter 52 Ladybug Bush (Part 2) / Chapter 53 Ladybug Bush (Part 3) / Chapter 54 FeelingsRei has to make an important decision after hearing Hina's history about the bullying in her school and her friend Chiho.
Chapter 54 Feelings (Continued) / Chapter 55 Confession
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Chapter 54 Feelings (Continued) / Chapter 55 ConfessionRei is having a hard time in coming up with a plan to help Hina, so he asks his teacher for advice. Akari questions her actions towards Hina.
Chapter 56 Small World / Chapter 57 Letter
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Chapter 56 Small World / Chapter 57 LetterWhen Rei visits the Kawamotos, Hinata talks to him about school. Little by little, she confides in Rei about the classroom atmosphere. But one day during lunch, the baseball team’s ace and all-around popular guy, Takahashi, pops in to Hinata’s class?!
Chapter 58 Start of the Rainy Season / Chapter 59 Hachiya
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Chapter 58 Start of the Rainy Season / Chapter 59 HachiyaHinata is so enraged by her classmates and homeroom teacher. When Rei arrives for a visit at the Kawamoto home, he treats Hinata with kindness in his own way. On the other hand, the semi-finals of the Newcomer Tournament are here. Rei’s opponent is Subaru Hachiya, the “Irritated Prince of the East.” How will Rei fare against this strong, irritable yet irritating player?
Chapter 60 Midday Moon / Chapter 61 Adventurers
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Chapter 60 Midday Moon / Chapter 61 AdventurersWhen the struggling Rei tells Mr. Hayashida that he wants to help Hinata and her family, his former homeroom teacher advises him to do what he can, one thing at a time. Taking those words to heart, Rei goes on a smooth winning streak with his matches. On the other hand, Nikaidou has suddenly been hospitalized?!
Chapter 62 Kingdom (Part 1) / Chapter 63 Kingdom (Part 2)
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Chapter 62 Kingdom (Part 1) / Chapter 63 Kingdom (Part 2)On the night before she leaves for a school trip to Kyoto, Hinata has dinner at home with Rei and her family, but can't finish the food on her plate because of a stomachache. Rei also leaves the same day as Hinata, but goes to Osaka to challenge Junkei Yamazaki for the Newcomer Tournament final.
Chapter 64 Silver Wing / Chapter 65 River Scenery
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Chapter 64 Silver Wing / Chapter 65 River SceneryIn the world of shogi, one can only continue making an effort, but Yamazaki finds that Nikaidou and Rei never falter and always throw themselves into the “deep end.” Nevertheless, Yamazaki is determined to win and after beating Nikaidou in the Newcomer Tournament semifinals, he faces Rei in the match that will decide the next Newcomer King.
Chapter 66 Where the Sun Shines / Chapter 67 Small World
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Chapter 66 Where the Sun Shines / Chapter 67 Small WorldJust when Rei thought he found a happy place within school, that place begins to disappear. Meanwhile, Shimada has a match against Gakuto Sakurai 7th-Dan, as they vie for the right to challenge Yanagihara, the venerable reigning Kishou champion.
Chapter 68 Black Mist / Chapter 69 Light
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Chapter 68 Black Mist / Chapter 69 LightAfter Hinata's class returns from the trip, the atmosphere in the classroom changes again in a different and strange direction. At long last, Hinata's guardians are being called in for a parent-teacher-student conference.
Chapter 70 Small Palm / Chapter 71 In the Sun
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Chapter 70 Small Palm / Chapter 71 In the SunMr. Kokubu continues to remedy the class bullying problem. As the situation seems to be winding down, Hinata finally get a letter from Chiho.
Chapter 72 Flowing Away / Chapter 73 White Storm (Part 1)
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Chapter 72 Flowing Away / Chapter 73 White Storm (Part 1)Chairman Jinguuji focuses more on attracting customers to the commemorative match between Souya and Rei, though Shimada warns him that neither Souya nor Rei are comfortable being the center of attention. On the eve of their match in Morioka, Rei and Souya attend a reception in honor of it, even though Rei is extremely nervous about playing against the Meijin for the first time.
Chapter 74 White Storm (Part 2) / Chapter 75 White Storm (Part 3) / Chapter 76 White Storm (Part 4)
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Chapter 74 White Storm (Part 2) / Chapter 75 White Storm (Part 3) / Chapter 76 White Storm (Part 4)The commemorative match begins between Rei and Meijin Souya. There’s a clear gap between their levels, but Rei holds on tight to his opponent, which causes a lively discussion among staff members who are watching the match in a waiting room. However, during the middle stage of the match, Rei makes a move that will probably cost him the game. Even so, he doesn’t give up and continues to play, searching for the best possible move each turn. How will the match turn out in the end?
Chapter 76 White Storm (Part 4, Continued) / Chapter 77 White Storm (Part 5) / Chapter 78 Restart
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Chapter 76 White Storm (Part 4, Continued) / Chapter 77 White Storm (Part 5) / Chapter 78 RestartOn the way back home from their commemorative match in Morioka, Rei and Souya are forced to stay in Sendai for a night because of a typhoon. Rei is relieved after they find lodging, but soon gets a phone call from Chairman Jinguuji, who tells him a certain secret. Meanwhile, Nikaidou is out of the hospital and ready to make a comeback in the first qualifying round of the Jeweled King Tournament.
Chapter 79 Burnt Field (Part 1) / Chapter 80 Burnt Field (Part 2)
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Chapter 79 Burnt Field (Part 1) / Chapter 80 Burnt Field (Part 2)Rei and Nikaidou are to be the board commentators for the final Kishou Championship match between Yanagihara and Shimada. All of the reporters and staff members that attend the pre-game reception turn out to be old friends of Yanagihara, who has been the reigning Kishou champion for years. Despite the immense pressure of an “away game” for the challenger, Shimada, he is determined more than ever to win his very first title.
Chapter 81 Burnt Field (Part 3) / Chapter 82 Burnt Field (Part 4)
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Chapter 81 Burnt Field (Part 3) / Chapter 82 Burnt Field (Part 4)It’s the final match of the Kishou Championship and the honorary title of “Eternal Kishou” is on the line for Yanagihara. As the shogi game approaches the final stage, Shimada is dominating. Yanagihara reflects on how he’s been entrusted with metaphorical relay race-like “sashes” from friends who have given up or retired from the professional shogi world. Even while feeling bound by this pressure, Yanagihara continues to play.
Chapter 83 Being Here / Chapter 84 Summer Vacation (Part 1)
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Chapter 83 Being Here / Chapter 84 Summer Vacation (Part 1)Crescent Moon will put up a food stand at the March Town summer festival featuring "sweet chilled rice flour dumpling and syrup," an idea that Akari and Hinata came up with. Hinata also visits Chiho at the beginning of summer vacation. Chiho has gotten her smile back, even though she still bears the emotional scars of bullying.
Chapter 85 Summer Vacation (Part 2) / Chapter 86 New Year
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Chapter 85 Summer Vacation (Part 2) / Chapter 86 New YearHinata has been coming up with new ideas for sweets one after another all throughout summer vacation, but struggles to focus on her studies and deciding which high schools to apply to. Rei decides to invite the three Kawamoto sisters to some nagashi somen fun at his school. When Hinata meets the members of Noguchi's Shogi Science Club and Hayashida, she begins considering Komahashi High, Rei's high school.
Chapter 87 Passing Time / Chapter 88 Spring Comes
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Chapter 87 Passing Time / Chapter 88 Spring ComesHinata has been studying intently for the high school entrance exams, when she learns in shock that Takahashi, the classmate she has long admired, will be going to a school far away. People she had assumed will always be with her keep leaving her… Depressed Hinata ends up getting a fever just days before the exam. Nevertheless, Rei comes by on the day of the exam, to walk to school with her.
One More House / Chapter 89 Child of March Town
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One More House / Chapter 89 Child of March TownRei finally pays a visit to his adoptive mother's residence, after neglecting to visit ever since he moved out. Afterwards, Rei invites Hina and Takahashi for some monja as a last farewell. But before Hina starts high school, she decides to do something drastic.