March Comes in Like a Lion
3月のライオン, Sangatsu no Lion, 3-Gatsu no Lion
Rei Kiriyama is a professional shogi player at seventeen, a prodigy who entered the adult world of competitive shogi while still in middle school. He lives alone in a sparse Tokyo apartment, isolated from his peers and haunted by the loss of his family in a tragic accident years ago. The weight of expectation from the shogi community and the unresolved grief he carries leave him drifting through days colored by anxiety and loneliness. Then a chance encounter brings him to the Kawamoto household, where three sisters open their home and their hearts to him without question. Over shared meals and quiet evenings, Rei begins to feel something he thought he had lost forever: the warmth of belonging. But the road to healing is never straight, and the pressures of the professional shogi world continue to test him. March Comes in Like a Lion is a tender, deeply human story about finding your place in a world that once felt empty.
Seventeen-year-old shogi prodigy Rei Kiriyama lives alone, burdened by loss and isolation. When three sisters welcome him into their home, he begins a fragile journey toward healing and connection.
Rei Kiriyama is a teen shogi prodigy struggling with loneliness. When three sisters befriend him, he begins to heal. A touching drama of growth and belonging.
Drama, Slice of Life, Seinen, Psychological, Coming of Age, Sports, Romance, Comedy
March Comes in Like a Lion manga, 3-Gatsu no Lion, Sangatsu no Lion, Rei Kiriyama, shogi manga, Chica Umino, slice of life drama, emotional manga, coming of age story, Kawamoto sisters