March comes in like a lion
３月のライオン
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.
March comes in like a lion is a tv with 22 episodes, from Fall 2016, produced by Shaft, rated 8.3/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
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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- Coming of Age — Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
- Rehabilitation — Prominently features the recovery of a character who became incapable of social life or work.
- Shogi — Centers around the game of shogi.
- Found Family — Features a group of characters with no biological relations that are united in a group providing social support.
- Seinen — Target demographic is adult males.
- Board Game — Centers around characters playing board games.
- Estranged Family — At least one family member of the MC intentionally distances themselves or a family distances themselves from a person related to the MC.
- Family Life — Centers around the activities of a family unit.
- Adoption — Features a character who has been adopted by someone who is neither of their biological parents.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Philosophy — Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.