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Japanese manga series by Chica Umino

March Comes In like a Lion
First tankōbon book cover, featuring Rei Kiriyama
3月のライオン ( Sangatsu no Raion )
Genre	Coming-of-age[1] Romance[2] Slice of life[3]
Manga
Written by	Chica Umino
Published by	Hakusensha
English publisher	NA Denpa
Magazine	Young Creature
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	July thirteen, 2007 – present
Volumes	sixteen (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Akiyuki Shinbo Kenjirou Okada
Produced by	Akiko Yodo (Aniplex) Ryou Tomoda Fuminari Fukino (Toy'due south Factory) Masahiro Nojima (#1–22) Masayuki Sano (#1–22, Asmik Ace) Tadao Iwaki (#1–22, Shaft) Takahiro Yoshikawa (#1–22) Jun Sakata (#22–44) Kazuhiko Yusa (#22–44, Asmik Ace) Miku Ooshima (#22–44, Shaft)
Written by	Shaft[a] () Akiyuki Shinbo () Yukito Kizawa (scripts)
Music by	Yukari Hashimoto
Studio	Shaft
Licensed by	NA Aniplex of America Uk Anime Limited
Original network	NHK M
Original run	October 8, 2016 – March 31, 2018
Episodes	44 (Listing of episodes)
Live-action films
March Comes In like a Lion (2017)
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March Comes In like a Lion (Japanese: 3月のライオン, Hepburn: Sangatsu no Raion , lit. "The Panthera leo of March") is a Japanese manga serial written and illustrated by Chica Umino. Information technology has been serialized in Hakusensha'southward seinen manga magazine Young Animal since July 2007, with its chapters collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes as of September 2021. It features the life of Rei Kiriyama, an introvert and professional person shogi role player, who gradually develops both his play and his relationship with others.

An anime television serial adapted by Shaft aired on NHK G from October 2016 to March 2017 and a second season aired from October 2017 to March 2018, with each flavor consisting of 22 episodes. The English dubbed version was released in iv parts by Aniplex of America between December 2017 and Apr 2019. A two-function live-action pic adaptation was released in 2017. Denpa will start releasing the English version of the manga from summer 2022. A spin-off of the manga ran from 2015 to 2020.

March Comes In like a Lion won the Manga Taishō, the Kodansha Manga Award in its general category, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Yard Prize and the manga sectionalization'southward K Prix of Japan Media Arts Festival. The story has been praised for the psychological depiction of its characters. The anime adaption has been overall well received, but its art-fashion received polarized reviews.

Story [edit]

The town where the main character Rei Kiriyama lives in is set in Shinkawa which is situated forth Tokyo's Sumida River. The Kawamoto family's habitation is set up in Tsukuda which is connected to the town Rei lives in through the Chuo span. The shogi hall of the manga is set in Sendagaya area and it resembles the headquarters of the Japanese Shogi Association that is situated at that place.^[iv]

Rei Kiriyama's parents and younger sister died in an accident in his babyhood. He and then started living with the family of Masachika Kōda who was a friend of his begetter. Reaching machismo, Rei left his foster family thinking he was just causing trouble. He now lives alone and has few friends. Among his acquaintances are three sisters of the Kawamoto family — Akari, Hinata, and Momo. As the story progresses, Rei deals with his maturation both as a professional shogi histrion and equally a person, all the while strengthening his relationships with others, particularly the Kawamoto sisters.

Characters [edit]

Main characters [edit]

Rei Kiriyama ( 桐山 零 , Kiriyama Rei )

Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi, Yumi Uchiyama (immature) (Japanese); Khoi Dao, Wendee Lee (young) (English) ^{[5] [6]}

Played past: Ryunosuke Kamiki

17 years erstwhile at the first of the serial, later turns 18. A five dan in the beginning of the series, he is later promoted to six dan. Rei became a professional shogi histrion while in centre school and his achievements soon fabricated him i of the most promising players of his generation. Afterwards his parents and sister died in a traffic blow, he was taken in by his male parent's friend Kōda and became his apprentice in shogi. Afterwards becoming a professional person shogi histrion and completing middle school, he decided to become independent and not attend high school. Yet, after feeling a "need" to attend school, Rei joins a high school after a one-twelvemonth delay. He lives in the metropolis of Rokugatsu-chō (June boondocks).

Akari Kawamoto ( 川本 あかり , Kawamoto Akari )

Voiced by: Ai Kayano (Japanese); Laura Post (English language) ^{[five] [half-dozen]}

Played by: Kana Kurashina

A resident of Sangatsu-chō (March town), she is the eldest of three sisters. After her mother and grandmother's decease, she starts taking care of her ii younger sisters. In the forenoon, she helps her elderly grandfather run a traditional wagashi (Japanese confectionery) store, Mikazuki-dō, while in the evening, she works as a hostess for a bar in Ginza, Misaki, which her aunt manages. Akari gets acquainted with Rei when she finds him on the street when his older shogi rivals got him drunkard and abandoned him; she takes him to her habitation and looks afterward him all night, which starts Rei's close human relationship with the family. She oftentimes calls Rei "Rei-kun".

Hinata Kawamoto ( 川本 ひなた , Kawamoto Hinata )

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese); Kayli Mills (English) ^{[5] [6]}

Played by: Kaya Kiyohara

The 2d of the three sisters. A middle school student. She sleeps in late in the mornings till the very final infinitesimal and frequently makes bentos by herself. She calls Rei "Rei-chan". Similar her elder sister Akari, she likes taking care of Rei, who develops romantic feelings for her as the series progresses. She has a strong loyalty towards her friends and family. She aspires to exist as mature as her sister when she gets older. Later she graduates from center school, enrolls at the same high school where Rei studies and starts dating him.

Momo Kawamoto ( 川本 モモ , Kawamoto Momo )

Voiced by: Misaki Kuno (Japanese); Xanthe Huynh (English) ^{[5] [vi]}

Played by: Chise Niitsu

The youngest of the three sisters. A preschool educatee, she attends a daycare centre. Pure and innocent, she has a bit of a selfish streak at times. Her favorite anime character is Bodoro (modelled on My Neighbour Totoro'southward Totoro). She calls Rei "Rei-chan".

Kōda family [edit]

Masachika Kōda ( 幸田 柾近 , Kōda Masachika )

Voiced past: Tōru Ōkawa (Japanese); Cam Clarke (English) ^{[7] [6]}

Played by: Etsushi Toyokawa

Rei's shogi teacher, a pro eight dan. He was both a friend and rival in shogi to Rei'southward biological father. After Rei's parents and sis died, he adopts Rei and guides him in shogi. He is serious about shogi and is very strict with his biological children when they were studying it themselves. Considering of the attending that their male parent showed Rei, both the Koda children grew to resent Rei and treated him poorly every bit he was growing up in their household.

Kyōko Kōda ( 幸田 香子 , Kōda Kyōko )

Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese); Lauren Landa (English) ^{[7] [6]}

Played by: Kasumi Arimura

Kōda's daughter and Ayumu's older sis. She is four years older than Rei. Beautiful and hot tempered, Kyōko seems to hold a grudge on Rei every bit she has the habit of exerting a negative influence on him by discouraging him purposefully before his matches. She appears to be in love with Masamune Gotō, a husband. When she was younger, she was openly hostile to Rei when he commencement joins the family because she is jealous of the attention her begetter gives Rei. She aspired to go a professional shogi player merely was discouraged by her father as the field was dominated by men and she was not talented enough to be a function of it. She often goes to Rei's apartment whenever she is feeling lonely. Later on, she admits to herself that she was unfair to Rei because she realizes that he wasn't trying to steal her family, rather, he just wanted to be part of one.

Ayumu Kōda ( 幸田 歩 , Kōda Ayumu )

Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese); Janice Kawaye (English language)

Kōda's son and Kyōko'south younger brother. He is of the same historic period as Rei. Afterwards losing to Rei in shogi, he stopped playing at all, and afterwards started confining himself to his room and simply playing video games.

Professional person shōgi players [edit]

Harunobu Nikaidō ( 二海堂 晴信 , Nikaidō Harunobu )

Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese); Zach Aguilar (English) ^{[viii] [6]}

Played past: Shota Sometani

Rei's self-proclaimed "best friend" and "lifelong rival". A four dan, he has played with Rei since they were children. Even though he appears to be healthy, he is in fact chronically ill, which has contributed to his obesity. He is from an extremely wealthy family. He is modeled later actual real-life shogi role player Satoshi Murayama.

Kai Shimada ( 島田 開 , Shimada Kai )

Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki (Japanese); Kirk Thornton (English) ^[vii]

Played by: Kuranosuke Sasaki

In his late 30s, of the same age equally Tōji Sōya. Viii dan. He is a senior fellow pupil of Nikaidō, who he takes care of similar his own little brother. He is a gentle tempered person and is naturally inclined to expect after younger shogi players. Only he is likewise an incredibly tough soldier in shogi. He hosts the "Shimada shogi worskshops", which he invited Rei to join. He originally comes from a rural area. In his youth, he had to work long hours on the subcontract and relied on his young man villagers' donations to back up his shogi study in Tokyo. He has chronic stomach pain because of the stress from his matches. Takanori Jingūji, the chairman of the Nihon Shogi Association, often laments that Shimada is not charismatic or as skilful looking every bit Sōya, the current Meijin, who is his same age.

Masamune Gotō ( 後藤 正宗 , Gotō Masamune )

Voiced past: Hiroki Tōchi (Japanese); Ray Chase (English)

Played by: Hideaki Itō

In his early 40s. Nine dan. A tall and muscular human with a stern and frightening face. His married woman is in a coma and appears to have been hospitalized for a long time. He was a younger swain student of Masachika Kōda, whose daughter Kyōko he appears to take a very complicated human relationship with, though he calls her a "stalker". Rei sees him every bit a chief adversary in life for he thinks Gotō is having an matter with Kyōko and breaking her centre. He had an atmospherics with Rei where he punches him when he was confronted for his improper relationship with Kyōko. Even though she loves Gotō, Kyōko is the one who oftentimes helps him get gifts for his asleep wife. He is by and large very forthright and impatient to the point of being arrogant, only he also doesn't hesitate to stand up upward for Shimada when he overhears some other players making demeaning comments most him.

Tōji Sōya ( 宗谷 冬司 , Sōya Tōji )

Voiced past: Akira Ishida (Japanese); Todd Haberkorn (English) ^[vii]

Played by: Ryo Kase

The current Meijin. He has longed for a rival like Rei. Similar to Rei, he became a professional shōgi player in middle schoolhouse and several players who faced both pointed that their playing styles are very like. He became the youngest e'er Meijin at age 21. Later in the story it's revealed that he has intermittent hearing loss due to unknown causes.

Issa Matsumoto ( 松本 一砂 , Matsumoto Issa )

Voiced by: Subaru Kimura (Japanese); Doug Erholtz (English) ^{[7] [half dozen]}

Played by: Hiroyuki Onoue

26 years old. Five dan. A quite expressive and enthusiastic person, he tin can be aggressive at times every bit well. He comes from the countryside. He is a fan of Akari.

Tatsuyuki Misumi ( 三角 龍雪 , Misumi Tatsuyuki )

Voiced past: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); Robbie Daymond (English language) ^{[seven] [6]}

Played by: Tomoya Nakamura

26 years old. Six dan. He is often called "Smith" ( スミス , Sumisu ). A bit aloof, he gets forth well with Matsumoto.

Takeshi Tsujii ( 辻井 武史 , Tsujii Takeshi )

Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese); Xander Mobus (English)

A 9 dan professional shogi player, ranked A for the past eight years, Tsujii Takeshi is a lover of wordplay and craves public attention. Other people inside the shogi world calls him 'a waste matter of proficient looks' due to his propensity for dad jokes and terrible puns. He is unremarkably the only i to laugh at his ain gags. Tsujii played against Rei during the quarterfinals of the 20th Lion King Tournament.

Shōichi Matsunaga ( 松永 正一 , Matsunaga Shōichi )

Voiced by: Kazuo Oka (Japanese); Steve Kramer (English)

65 years old. A seven dan. He is a veteran who has been a professional shogi player for over twoscore years. He comes from Fukushima.

Manabu Yasui ( 安井学 , Yasui Manabu )

Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata (Japanese); Joe J. Thomas (English)

A six dan. Upon losing a match, he lost his atmosphere, thus resulting in him divorcing his wife.

Raidō Fujimoto ( 藤本 雷堂 , Fujimoto Raidō )

Voiced past: Akio Ōtsuka (Japanese); Taylor Henry (English)

Shogi Dragon titleholder. Passionate almost eventually dethroning Sōya. He temporarily separates from his married woman when he thinks a hostess from a bar has genuine affection for him.

Other characters [edit]

Yūsuke Takahashi ( 高橋 勇介 , Takahashi Yūsuke )

Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); Chris Hackney (English) ^{[7] [6]}

A middle school pupil. A babyhood friend and classmate of Hinata's, he is her first shell. He is the son of a milkman. He is the ace of his school's baseball team and aims to exist a professional. Since Rei became a professional shogi player in middle school, Yūsuke greatly looks upwards to him. His father and grandfather are both fans of Rei. He is very straightforward and encourages Hinata during the time she was existence bullied. In society to realize his dream to become a professional, he moves to a loftier schoolhouse in Shikoku seeking to participate in the kōshien baseball tournament, much to Hinata's sadness.

Someji Kawamoto ( 川本 相米二 , Kawamoto Someji )

Voiced past: Shigeru Chiba (Japanese); Marc Thompson (English) ^[7]

Played by: Gin Maeda

The grandfather of the three Kawamoto sisters. He runs a traditional wagashi shop, Mikazuki-dō (Crescent Moon). Even though he gives off an impression of a grumpy erstwhile homo, he actually dotes on his granddaughters a lot, in particular Momo, and aims to live long enough to ship them away for their marriages. He is incredibly passionate about being the sole male protector of the family unit.

Hanaoka ( 花岡 )

Voiced by: Yōji Ueda (Japanese); Doug Stone (English language) ^[6]

The butler of the Nikaidō family, who has been in continuous service for them for over 45 years. A gentle and kind elderly human being, he has been taking care of Harunobu always since he was a baby.

Takashi Hayashida ( 林田 高志 , Hayashida Takashi )

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese); Keith Silverstein (English language) ^{[7] [half dozen]}

A instructor of the high schoolhouse where Rei decided to bring together. He is a big fan of shogi and regularly reads shogi magazines. He is the only ane in the high school who had heard of Rei being a professional shogi role player though when he outset knew of him joining, he presumed he merely had the same surname. He speaks in a very friendly way with Rei and is often concerned with his well-being, e'er thinking of ways to help him socialize with others. He afterward develops feelings for Akari.

Misaki Kawamoto ( 川本 美咲 , Kawamoto Misaki )

Voiced by: Michiko Neya (Japanese); Wendee Lee (English language) ^{[half dozen]}

Played past: Yuka Itaya

The aunt of the three Kawamoto sisters. She, helped by Akari, manages a bar in Ginza called "Misaki". She has a strong and confident personality and employs Akari to work at her bar then she tin at least spend one night a week to dress upwards so she doesn't lose herself to a land of only being a female parent to her younger sisters. She encourages Rei to bring his boyfriend shogi players to the bar and so she tin make money off of them.

Eisaku Noguchi ( 野口 英作 , Noguchi Eisaku )

Voiced by: Yūji Ueda (Japanese); Arnie Pantoja (English)

President of the Afterward School Bunsen Burners Lodge, a chemistry club in the school Rei goes to. Because he has a mustache, everyone assumes that he is Rei'due south teacher.

Seijirou Amaido ( 政治ろ あまいど , Amaido Seijirō )

Played by: Yusuke Iseya

The father of the three Kawamoto sisters. He left them and their mother when Momo was notwithstanding a babe to live with some other woman and returns several years later on, after a long time without contacting them in one case. In one case Misaki warns Rei near him, Rei makes his own investigation almost Seijirou and discovers that he kept leading an irresponsible life, involving himself with other women and abandoning them on his own whim, just like he did with Akari, Hinata and Momo'due south female parent. After Rei exposes Seijirou, the sisters reject his plea to raise their half-sister, daughter of i of his other women, and he leaves with her to never return.

Kuro-chan ( クロちゃん ), Mike-chan ( ミケちゃん ) and Shiro-chan ( シロちゃん )

Voiced by: Ai Kayano (Kuro-chan), Kana Hanazawa (Mike-chan) and Misaki Kuno (Shiro-chan) (Japanese); Laura Post (Kuro-chan), Kayli Mills (Mike-chan) and Xanthe Huynh (Shiro-chan) (English language)

The three cats of the Kawamoto household. Kuro-chan the tuxedo cat and Mike-chan the calico true cat were the first two gathered, while Shiro-chan the white true cat is a new inflow. They are big-eyed and always obviously hungry. Shiro-chan looks strikingly like an owl at times.

Mikako Kawamoto ( 川本美香子 , Kawamoto Mikako )

Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi (Japanese); Janice Kawaye (English)

The late female parent of the three Kawamoto sisters.

Production [edit]

The English language championship March Comes In Like a Lion is written on the comprehend of the manga. Although Umino had non seen the 1992 moving picture March Comes In like a Lion [ja] , the movie poster and the title of the motion picture left an impression on her: "A girl with a blackness haircut is holding a half-eaten water ice cream in her mouth." This phrase is from the British weather maxim "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb."^[nine] In addition, the supervisor, Manabu Senzaki, commented that the shogi rankings begin in June, and the final game for promotion and demotion is held in March, so the professionals become lions in March.^[10] Umino stated that the manga is "a story based on researching and hearing various stories about worlds [she] didn't know" whereas her previous work, Dear and Clover is "a story about a world [she] already knew without having to extend [herself]."^[11] She chose to write something dissimilar from her previous work for if it was a failure, people would think she moved to another field as well hastily rather than telephone call her a "one-striking wonder".^{[12] : nine}

Umino said that she wanted the manga to be adjusted past Shaft under Akiyuki Shinbo's management and if it was not possible then the manga "did non demand to be adapted."^{[12] : iii} She doubted if they would accept to suit the manga equally unlike adapting a light novel (like Monogatari) or making an original anime (such every bit Madoka Magica), they would not accept much freedom.^{[12] : 5} She thinks that Shinbo usually shows a close upward view of the characters rather than showing them from a altitude which is a reason she stated for why she wanted him as the director.^{[12] : 10} Shinbo said that he wanted to make each of the three settings – Rei'southward room, the Kawamoto house and the shogi hall – distinct so every bit to brand the globe into a sort of triangle.^{[12] : 13} He also visited Tsukishima to see the Kawamoto firm area and a span used in the manga.^{[12] : 12}

Media [edit]

Manga [edit]

March Comes In like a Lion is written and illustrated by Chica Umino. The series began in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Fauna on July 13, 2007.^{[13] [fourteen]} Hakusensha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 22, 2008.^[15] As of September 2021^[update], xvi volumes accept been released.^[16]

In North America, Denpa announced in March 2021 that they have licensed the manga English language release and the kickoff book is scheduled to exist released in summer 2022.^{[17] [18]} A spin-off of the manga named March Comes In like a King of beasts: Shakunetsu no Toki was published in Young Beast from April 2015 to March 2020. Information technology features 27-year-one-time Takanori Jingūji who is the chairman of Japanese Shogi Clan in the manga.^[xix]

Book list [edit]

No.	Release engagement	ISBN
i	February 22, 2008[fifteen]	978-4-59-214511-0
Chapter 1: "Kiriyama Rei" Chapter 2: "The Town along the River" Chapter 3: "Akari" Affiliate 4: "Beyond the Bridge" Chapter five: "Harunobu" Affiliate 6: "Across the Night Heaven" Chapter seven: "Hina" Chapter 8: "Comparing" Chapter 9: "A Contract" Chapter ten: "Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
2	November 28, 2008[20] [b]	978-4-59-214512-7
Chapter xi: "God'due south Child (Part 1)" Affiliate 12: "God's Kid (Function ii)" Affiliate 13: "God'southward Child (Part three)" Affiliate xiv: "Important Things. Important Matters." Chapter fifteen: "Teach Me Shogi" Chapter xvi: "Image" Chapter 17: "Afar Thunder (Part 1)" Chapter 18: "Distant Thunder (Part 2)" Chapter 19: "Distant Thunder (Role 3)" Affiliate twenty: "A Souvenir (Part 1)" Chapter 21: "A Gift (Part two)"
3	August 12, 2009[22]	978-4-59-214513-iv
Affiliate 22: "Yr Out" Chapter 23: "Year In" Chapter 24: "What Lies on the Other Shore" Affiliate 25: "Black River (Role 1)" Chapter 26: "Blackness River (Part two)" Chapter 27: "Beyond the Door" Chapter 28: "Blinding Darkness" Chapter 29: "Just a Chip of Water" Chapter 30: "Moonlight" Chapter 31: "Mass of Ego" Affiliate 32: "Run Through the Night"
iv	April 9, 2010[23]	978-iv-59-214514-ane
Chapter 33: "Partway Down the Hill" Chapter 34: "Silverish Thread" Chapter 35: "Water's Surface" Chapter 36: "Under the Warm Night" Affiliate 37: "Torrent" Chapter 38: "Passing Fourth dimension" Chapter 39: "The Nighttime Passes" Chapter 40: "Kyoto (Office 1)" Chapter 41: "Kyoto (Role 2)" Chapter 42: "Kyoto (Part 3)"
5	November 26, 2010[24]	978-iv-59-214515-viii
Affiliate 43: "When Cherry Blossoms Flower" Affiliate 44: "Tiny Murmur" Chapter 45: "New Semester" Chapter 46: "Western Sunday" Affiliate 47: "Lamune" Chapter 48: "Confusion" Chapter 49: "Kumakura" Chapter 50: "June" Affiliate 51: "Ladybug Bush-league (Part 1)" Chapter 52: "Ladybug Bush (Part 2)" Chapter 53: "Ladybug Bush (Part iii)"
six	July 22, 2011[25]	978-4-59-214516-5
Affiliate 54: "Sentiment" Chapter 55: "Confession (Role 1)" Chapter 56: "Confession (Part 2)" Chapter 57: "Letter" Chapter 58: "Offset of the Rainy Season" Chapter 59: "Hachiya" Chapter 60: "Midday Moon" Chapter 61: "Adventures" Chapter 62: "Kingdom (Part 1)" Chapter 63: "Kingdom (Part 2)"
7	March 23, 2012[26]	978-iv-59-214517-2
Chapter 64: "Silver Wings" Chapter 65: "River Scenery" Chapter 66: "The Identify the Sun Shines" Chapter 67: "Modest World" Affiliate 68: "Black Mist" Chapter 69: "Light" Affiliate 70: "Modest Palm" Chapter 71: "Sunny Place" Affiliate 72: "Flowing Thing" Affiliate 73: "White Storm (Part ane)"
8	December 14, 2012[27]	978-iv-59-214518-nine
Chapter 74: "White Storm (Part 2)" Chapter 75: "White Storm (Part three)" Chapter 76: "White Storm (Function 4)" Chapter 77: "White Storm (Part 5)" Chapter 78: "Restart" Affiliate 79: "Burnt Field (Part 1)" Chapter fourscore: "Burnt Field (Office 2)" Chapter 81: "Burnt Field (Part 3)" Chapter 82: "Burnt Field (Part 4)" Affiliate 83: "Being Hither"
ix	September 27, 2013[28]	978-four-59-214519-half-dozen
Affiliate 84: "Summer Vacation (Function 1)" Chapter 85: "Summertime Vacation (Part 2)" Chapter 86: "New Yr" Chapter 87: "Passing Time" Affiliate 88: "Leap Comes" Chapter 89: "The Children of Sangatsu Boondocks" Chapter 90: "The Man Called a Grim Reaper" Affiliate 91: "Family (Part i)" Chapter 92: "Family unit (Part two)" Chapter 93: "Issues" Chapter 94: "Family (Function 3)"
10	Nov 28, 2014[29]	978-4-59-214520-2
Chapter 95: "New Days" Chapter 96: "Luncheon Break" Affiliate 97: "Other Abode" Chapter 98: "Soft Air current" Chapter 99: "A Town Where it Rains" Affiliate 100: "Pond Man (Part ane)" Chapter 101: "Swimming Homo (Part two)" Chapter 102: "Visitor (Part ane)" Affiliate 103: "Visitor (Function two)" Chapter 104: "Promise"
xi	September 25, 2015[30]	978-iv-59-214521-nine
Chapter 105: "A Small Talk" Chapter 106: "Fun Dinner" Chapter 107: "Osaka (Role ane)" Chapter 108: "Osaka (Part 2)" Chapter 109: "Osaka (Part 3)" Affiliate 110: "Osaka (Part 4)" Chapter 111: "The Nighttime the Cuckoo Sang" Affiliate 112: "Sunday (Part 1)" Chapter 113: "Sunday (Part two)" Chapter 114: "Gentle Song"
12	September 29, 2016[31]	978-4-59-214522-six
Affiliate 115: "Party Invitation" Affiliate 116: "The Tale of Elizabeth the Faithful Dog" Chapter 117: "The Satsuma Arc (Part 1)" Chapter 118: "The Satsuma Arc (Part 2)" Chapter 119: "The Satsuma Arc (Part 3)" Affiliate 120: "The Satsuma Arc (Function 4)" Chapter 121: "The Path Lit past the Newspaper Lanterns (Role 1)" Chapter 122: "The Path Lit by the Paper Lanterns (Office 2)" Chapter 123: "The Path Lit by the Newspaper Lanterns (Office 3)" Chapter 124: "The Path Lit by the Paper Lanterns (Office iv)" Affiliate 125: "The Path Lit by the Paper Lanterns (Function 5)" Chapter 126: "The Dark of the Summer Festival"
13	September 29, 2017[32]	978-four-59-214523-3
Chapter 127: "Distant Fireworks" Chapter 128: "Ginza" Chapter 129: "The Air current'due south twenty,000 Miles (Part 1)" Chapter 130: "Midsummer's End" Chapter 131: "The Wind's xx,000 Miles (Part 2)" Affiliate 132: "The Wind's xx,000 Miles (Role 3)" Chapter 133: "The Wind's 20,000 Miles (Part iv)" Chapter 134: "The Wind'south 20,000 Miles (Part 5)" Chapter 135: "The Current of air's 20,000 Miles (Part half dozen)" Chapter 136: "The Olfactory property of Rain" Chapter 137: "The Smell of the Rain, the Odour of the River (Function 1)" Chapter 138: "The Smell of the Rain, the Smell of the River (Part 2)" Chapter 139: "The Thing Lying Right in Front of Your Eyes"
fourteen	December 21, 2018[33]	978-4-59-216024-iii
Chapter 140: "Fluffy Treasure" Chapter 141: "Nostalgic Flavor (Part 1)" Chapter 142: "Nostalgic Flavor (Part 2)" Chapter 143: "By the Side of the Cherry Span (Part one)" Chapter 144: "By the Side of the Crimson Bridge (Part 2)" Chapter 145: "By the Side of the Red Span (Role 3)" Affiliate 146: "By the Side of the Red Span (Function 4)" Affiliate 147: "Past the Side of the Ruby-red Span (Function 5)" Affiliate 148: "Fall Scenery (Part ane)" Chapter 149: "Autumn Scenery (Office ii)" Affiliate 150: "Autumn Scenery (Function three)" Affiliate 151: "Fall Scenery (Part 4)" Chapter 152: "Autumn Scenery (Part 5)"[c]
xv	December 26, 2019[34]	978-4-59-216025-0
Affiliate 154: "On the Night the Stars Fall Upon (Part 1)" Chapter 155: "On the Night the Stars Fall Upon (Office 2)" Chapter 156: "Azusa Number ane (Role i)" Chapter 157: "Azusa Number i (Part 2)" Affiliate 158: "Azusa Number ane (Office 3)" Chapter 159: "Azusa Number 1 (Office 4)" Affiliate 160: "Azusa Number one (Part 5)" Chapter 161: "Path (Part one)" Chapter 162: "Path (Part 2)" Chapter 163: "Path (Part 3)" Chapter 164: "Path (Part 4)" Chapter 165: "Path (Part five)" Chapter 166: "Path (Part half-dozen)" Affiliate 166.5: "Akari's Ginza Story"
16	September 29, 2021[16]	978-four-59-216026-7
Chapter 167: "Winter Bell Audio" Chapter 168: "December Pelting (Part 1)" Chapter 169: "December Pelting (Part ii)" Affiliate 170: "New year (Part ane)" Chapter 171: "New Year (Part 2)" Chapter 172: "New year (Part 3)"[d] Chapter 173: "New year's day (Part 4)" Chapter 174: "Wintertime Scent (Office 1)" Chapter 175: "Winter Odor (Part two)"[e] Chapter 176: "Wintertime Scent (Part iii)" Chapter 177: "Winter Scent (Office iv)" Affiliate 178: "Path ~Path~ (Role one)" Chapter 179: "Path ~Path~ (Part ii)"[f]

Chapters non yet in tankōbon format [edit]

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

184. "Pressure Cooker"^[yard]
185. "Path ~Path~ (Part 3)"
186. "Path ~Path~ (Office 4)"
187. "Path ~Path~ (Part 5)"
188. "Path ~Path~ (Part 6)"

Anime [edit]

An anime idiot box serial accommodation was announced in the Immature Animal magazine'due south 19th upshot of 2015 on September 25, 2015.^[35] The series is produced past Shaft and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Kenjirou Okada, featuring character designs by Nobuhiro Sugiyama and music composed past Yukari Hashimoto.^[36] The anime's starting time opening and ending theme songs are performed by Bump of Chicken,^[37] titled "Answer" and "Fighter", respectively.^[38] Yuki performed the series' 2d opening theme vocal, titled "Goodbye Bystander", while Kenshi Yonezu performed the serial' 2nd ending theme song, titled "Orion".^[39]

Flavor i of the anime began airing on October viii, 2016 and finished airing on March 18, 2017 with a total of 22 episodes.^{[8] [36]} A second flavour, appear at the finish of the first flavor'south final episode,^[twoscore] premiered on Oct 14, 2017 and finished airing on March 31, 2018 with a total of 22 episodes.^[41] The series aired on NHK G at 23:00 on Saturdays.^{[42] [forty] [43]} It was also simulcasted past Crunchyroll.^[44] The series was licensed past Aniplex of America and Anime Limited for N America and the United Kingdom, respectively.^{[45] [46]} Aniplex of America released the English language dub of the first flavour in two Blu-ray discs, the first half of the season was released on December nineteen, 2017 and the second on Apr ten, 2018.^[47] The 2d flavor was also released in 2 halves, the offset on Dec 18, 2018 and the second on April 9, 2019.^[48]

Live-action films [edit]

A two-part live action motion-picture show adaptation of the same name directed by Keishi Ōtomo, starring Ryūnosuke Kamiki and distributed by Toho and Asmik Ace was released in two parts in 2017, with the outset part released on March 18 and the 2d released on April 22.^{[49] [50] [51]}

Reception [edit]

In 2009, the series was nominated for the 2nd Annual Manga Taishō,^[52] and it won this award in 2011.^[53] Likewise in 2011 it won the Kodansha Manga Award in the full general category (shared with Chūya Koyama'due south Space Brothers).^[54] In 2014, it won the Chiliad Prize of the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.^[55] In 2021, the manga won the manga sectionalisation's Chiliad Prize of the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival.^[56] On Kadokawa Media Mill'due south Da Vinci magazine "Volume of the Yr" listing, March Comes In similar a Lion topped the list for three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017, ranked 4th in 2019 and eighth in 2020.^{[57] [58]} In top manga for male readers category of Kono Manga ga Sugoi!, it ranked 5th and tied for 7th(with Drifters) in 2012 and 2017 respectively.^{[59] [threescore]} The anime was listed equally one of the top 25 anime of 2010s by Anime Feminist.^[61] The second flavor was placed as "runner-upwardly" in IGN'south "all-time anime series of 2018" listing.^[62]

Marion Bea of Anime Feminist praised the exploration of the characters' lives and struggles. She also praised the portrayal of the characters' psychology and the depiction of others' back up in solving one's problems.^[63] Both seasons of the anime adaption was given 4 stars out of five by Allen Moody of THEM Anime Reviews. He liked how Kyoko is shown to have a vulnerable side under her external cruelty and how the Kawamoto sisters are portrayed when Hinata is being bullied although he did non discover the sisters very interesting earlier. He disliked Kyoko'due south out-of-character comical presentation in Gotou's apartment and her absence from the story taking place during the second flavour. He institute the story relatable to his life.^{[64] [65]} Chris Beveridge of The Fandom Mail too praised the portrayal of the characters and their lives.^[66] He liked Nikkaido'southward backstory and his connexion with Shimada.^[67] But he establish a office of the story a chip likewise long that deals with shogi and the other players.^[68]

Bea commended the utilise of surrounding surround in portraying the characters' emotional country, for instance showing them struggling to go along pond or surrounding them with snow.^[63] Moody criticized the use of sense of humor especially where, according to him, the characters "launch into an uncontrolled rant". He found the artwork pretentious, he specially disliked how the Kawamoto sisters are given a "cartoonish" look in contrast with other characters in the anime adaption. He also criticized the repeated use of h2o to depict the grapheme'south emotional state and of wearisome-motion head turns.^{[64] [65]} After watching the first episode, Amelia Cook of Anime Feminist found the art direction unconventional. But different Moody, she liked the fine art-way and praised the transition from the expression of Rei'south depression to the presentation of humor maxim that information technology was skillfully washed.^[69] Beveridge gave the anime an audio grade of "B+" saying that it would non attract a lot of attention. He gave the video an "A" praising how Shaft presented the details, animation quality and color blueprint in the serial.^[66]

Notes [edit]

1. ^ Credited under the collective pen name Fuyashi Tō.
2. ^ The second volume of the manga featured an alternating comprehend illustrated by Berserk manga artist Kentaro Miura.^[21]
3. ^ Chapters 152 and 153 were combined into Chapter 152 in the Volume release.
4. ^ Capacity 172, 173, and 174 were combined into affiliate 172 in the volume release.
5. ^ Chapters 177 and 178 were combined into chapter 175 in the book release.
6. ^ Capacity 182 and 183 were combined into chapter 179 in the volume release.
7. ^ Chapters not included in a larger story arc are untitled in the Magazine release.

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External links [edit]

• March Comes in similar a Lion at Young Fauna (in Japanese)
• Official anime website (in Japanese)
• Official anime website (in English)
• March Comes In like a King of beasts (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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