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TV PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
March Comes In Like a Lion
3月のライオン · 2016–2017
A young shogi prodigy learns to let people in.
StatusFinished Airing
SeasonFall 2017
StudioShaft
SourceManga
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Rei Kiriyama became a professional shogi player at fifteen, but success in the game hasn't translated into happiness; he lives alone, isolated, and quietly overwhelmed by grief and loneliness he doesn't know how to process. The warm, chaotic Kawamoto sisters next door slowly pull him out of his shell, offering him something closer to a real family than he's had in years, even as his shogi career forces him into increasingly high-pressure matches against rivals with their own complicated lives. The story balances competitive tension with tender emotional healing.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Adapted from Chica Umino's manga, March Comes In Like a Lion is celebrated for its unusually delicate handling of depression, isolation, and slow emotional recovery, brought to life through Shaft's distinctive, painterly visual direction under Akiyuki Shinbo. Its combination of grounded mental health portrayal and genuinely tense shogi matches earned it strong critical acclaim, standing out among sports and slice-of-life anime for treating its protagonist's inner struggles with real seriousness. It remains one of the more emotionally resonant character studies in modern anime. Its warm, patient pacing keeps drawing in new viewers years after release.
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64
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5202nd Key Animation43
ADR Director1
Animation Check4
Animation Director64
Art Director1
Assistant Animation Director7
Assistant Producer6
Background Art6
Character Design1
Chief Animation Director5
Color Design2
Color Setting3
Director3
Director of Photography3
Editing1
Episode Director23
In-Between Animation25
Inserted Song Performance1
Key Animation213
Layout1
Music1
Original Creator1
Planning10
Principle Drawing20
Producer12
Production Manager2
Publicity1
Script1
Series Composition2
Sound Director1
Sound Effects1
Special Effects1
Storyboard19
Theme Song Arrangement11
Theme Song Composition7
Theme Song Lyrics6
Theme Song Performance9
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