TV series

March Comes In Like a Lion

Original title: ３月のライオン

2016 · Ended

Overview

This is a gentle tale about people trying to regain something. And it is a tale of battle. Rei Kiriyama had lost his family in an accident when he was young. Now he is a 17-year-old pro shogi player who is burdened with deep loneliness. Rei lives alone in an old town in Tokyo, but after becoming acquainted with three sisters, Akari, Hinata and Momo, he begins to change little by little...

Cast

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Kengo KawanishiRei Kiriyama (voice)

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Kentaro ToneStudent 3 (voice), Friend 1 (voice), Rei's Father (voice), Worker (voice), Elementary School Teacher (voice), Shogi Official (voice), Voice from TV (voice), Student's Parent 2 (voice), Reporter (voice), Shogi Player 1 (voice), Yuusuke's Father (voice), Reporter A / Calligraphy Teacher (voice), Shogi Player (voice), Announcer (voice), Shogi Master (voice), Elderly Person (voice), Nakamura (voice), Moderator (voice), Yuusuke's Grandfather (voice), Authorized Person 1 (voice), Scorekeeper (voice), After School Burners Club Member (voice), Ohta (voice), Old Man (voice), Classmate (voice), PE Teacher (voice)

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Kana HanazawaHinata Kawamoto / Tora-chan (voice), Hinata Kawamoto / Mike-chan (voice), Hinata Kawamoto (voice)

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Ai KayanoAkari Kawamoto / Kuro-chan / Commuting Cat (voice), Akari Kawamoto / Kuro-chan (voice), Akari Kawamoto (voice)

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Misaki KunoMomo Kawamoto (voice), Momo Kawamoto / Shiro-chan (voice)

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Nobuhiko OkamotoHarunobu Nikaidou (voice)

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Shigeru ChibaSomeji Kawamoto (voice)

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Shinya TakahashiAuthorized Person 2 (voice), Kai's Father (voice), Teacher (voice), Friend 2 (voice), Elderly Person (voice), Tournament Attendee (voice), Reporter (voice), Aono (voice), Sakisaka (voice), Authorized Person 1 (voice), Lecturer (voice), Old Man (voice), Shogi Association Staff Member (voice), Shogi Player 2 (voice), Student Council Member (voice)

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Shin-ichiro MikiKai Shimada (voice)

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Tomokazu SugitaTatsuyuki 'Smith' Misumi (voice)

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Takahiro SakuraiTakashi Hayashida (voice)

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Marina InoueKyouko Kouda (voice), Kyouko Kouda / Ayumu Kouda (voice)

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Full cast · 83

Tessyo GendaTakanori Jinguuji (voice)

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Subaru KimuraIssa Matsumoto (voice)

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Daisuke SakaguchiOkuyasu Yokomizo (voice)

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Yoshimasa HosoyaYuusuke Takahashi (voice)

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Yoji UedaHanaoka (voice), Hanaoka / Scorekeeper (voice)

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Chitose MorinagaKimura (voice), Woman 1 (voice), Schoolgirl (voice), Student 2 (voice), Clerk (voice)

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Hochu OtsukaSakutarou Yanagihara (voice)

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Yumi UchiyamaRei Kiriyama as a Child (voice)

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Kiyono YasunoFemale Shogi Player (voice), Takashi (voice), Interviewer (voice)

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Hiroki TouchiMasamune Gotou (voice)

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Michiko NeyaMisaki Kawamoto (voice)

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Toru OkawaMasachika Kouda (voice)

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Asuka NishiChiho Sakura (voice), Ichigo (voice)

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You TaichiAnnouncement (voice), Kaneda (voice), Sai Kawamoto (voice), Cafeteria Employee (voice), Grandmother (voice)

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Kumiko NakaneHostess (voice), Moderator (voice), Kimura's Hairdresser Lady (voice), Woman 2 (voice)

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Sayaka OharaHinata's Homeroom Teacher (voice)

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Kenjiro TsudaMorio Shigeta (voice)

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Akira IshidaTouji Souya (voice)

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Aoi YukiMegumi Takagi (voice)

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Yuji UedaEisaku Noguchi (voice)

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Yu KitadaYamamoto (voice), Reporter B / Convenience Store Clerk (voice), Kiwako's Husband (voice), Shogi Official (voice)

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Chie ArikawaOld Lady B (voice), Miyanogawa Clerk (voice), Old Lady (voice), Relative (voice)

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Yuko SanpeiHarunobu Nikaidou as an Elementary School Boy / Nikaidou Household Mistress (voice), More Stubborn Cat (voice), Harunobu Nikaidou as an Elementary School Boy (voice)

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Yuichi NakamuraTakeshi Tsujii (voice)

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Kosuke KobayashiConcierge (voice), Authorized Person 4 (voice), Authorized Person 2 (voice)

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Ai NonakaPawn Cat (voice), Promoted Pawn Cat / Gold General Cat (voice), Pawn Cat / Gold General Cat (voice)

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Mutsuki IwanakaAfter School Burners Club Member (voice), Classmate (voice), Student (voice)

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Tomisaburo HorikoshiKai's Grandfather (voice)

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Ryota TakeuchiKengo Kumakura (voice)

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Tadanori DateAfter School Burners Club Member (voice), Authorized Person 3 (voice), Friend 3 (voice)

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Juri NagatsumaStudent 1 (voice), Kawashima (voice), Student's Parent 1 (voice)

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Ryoko ShiraishiKing Cat / Silver General Cat (voice), King Cat (voice)

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Fumihiko TachikiKokubu (voice)

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Mikako TakahashiMikako Kawamoto (voice)

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Kana AsumiLance Cat / Rook Cat / Angel Cat (voice), Dragon Cat (voice)

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Yuka IguchiStubborn Cat (voice), Knight Cat / Bishop Cat / Angel Cat (voice)

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Hiroshi NakaArimoto (voice), Rei's Grandfather (voice)

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Binbin TakaokaIzumida (voice)

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Katsuyuki MiuraClassmate (voice), Shogi Player 3 (voice)

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Shun HorieSho-Sci Club Member (voice), Baseball Club Member (voice)

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Hiroki YasumotoJunkei Yamazaki (voice)

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Daisuke OnoGakuto Sakurai (voice)

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Nozomi NishidaFront Desk Clerk (voice), Reception Attendant (voice)

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Ryo SugisakiReporter (voice)

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Ryusei NakaoGan-chan (voice)

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Satomi AraiMegumi's Mother (voice)

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Jin YamanoiMasachika Kouda (voice)

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Izumi TakiuchiAnnouncer (voice)

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Yumiko KonatsuOld Lady A (voice)

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Masumi TairaFlower Shop Lady (voice)

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Yumiko OfukuMrs. Kouda (voice)

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Yu KobayashiDog (voice)

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Kazuo OkaShouichi Matsunaga (voice)

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Mitsuo IwataManabu Yasui (voice)

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Ryuichi KijimaShogi Player (voice)

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Yoshiaki HasegawaShogi Player (voice)

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Fukushi OchiaiShogi Association Staff Member (voice)

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Kohei AmasakiClassmate (voice)

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Akio OtsukaRaidou Fujimoto (voice)

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Shota YamamotoReporter (voice)

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Maria NaganawaStudent (voice)

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Ryoko MaekawaStudent (voice)

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Yusuke TakashimaStudent (voice)

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Hiroyuki YoshinoSubaru Hachiya (voice)

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Naomi KusumiPrincipal (voice)

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Atsushi ImaruokaVice Principal (voice)

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Motomu KiyokawaTohno (voice)

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Koji SekiAuthorized Person 3 (voice)

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Yoshimitsu ShimoyamaKomigawa (voice)

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Hitoshi BifuDoctor (voice)

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Sumi ShimamotoMrs. Kouda (voice)

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TMDB ID: 65336 ↗
First aired: 2016-10-08
Last aired: 2018-03-31
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 25 min
Genres: Animation, Drama
Creators: Unknown
Countries: JP
Languages: Japanese

Ratings

TMDB audience8.0/10143 votes

Family guidance

Age ratings

—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)

12Spain (ES)

Not recommended for viewers under the age of 12.

—Not rated in France (FR)

TV-PGUnited States of America (US)

This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.

—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)

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All regional certifications (9)

12Spain (ES)

Not recommended for viewers under the age of 12.

TV-PGUnited States of America (US)

This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.

PGAustralia (AU)

Parental guidance is recommended for young viewers; PG-rated content may air at any time on digital-only channels, otherwise, it should only be broadcast between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays, and between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekends.

12Brazil (BR)

Content suitable for viewers over the age of 12.

14+Canada (CA)

Programming intended for viewers ages 14 and older. May contain strong violence and strong profanity, and depictions of sexual activity as long as they are within the context of a story.

15Ireland (IE)

15A - No-one younger than 15.

B-15Mexico (MX)

Designed for ages 15 and up (allowed only between 19:00 and 05:59).

15South Korea (KR)

This rating is for programs that contain material that may be inappropriate for children under 15, and that parental discretion should be used. Examples include most dramas, and talk shows on OTA (over-the-air) TV (KBS, MBC, SBS), and many American TV shows/dramas on Cable TV channels like OCN and OnStyle. The programs that have this rating may include moderate or strong adult themes, language, sexual inference, and violence. As with the TV-MA rating in North America, this rating is commonly applied to live events where the occurrence of inappropriate dialogue is unpredictable. Since 2007, this rating is the most used rating for TV.

0+Taiwan (TW)

Suitable for watching by general audiences.