3-gatsu no Lion

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#214 All-Time Popularity

Format
TV
Episodes
22
Episode Duration
25 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
10-8-2016
End Date
3-18-2017
Season
fall 2016
Average Score
8.3
Mean Score
8.3
Studios
Shaft
Producers
Aniplex
Source
manga
Genres
Drama Slice of Life

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.



(Source: TV Tropes)

Relations

Characters

Rei Kiriyama

Rei Kiriyama

main

Kengo Kawanishi

Japanese

Kengo Kawanishi
Hinata Kawamoto

Hinata Kawamoto

main

Kana Hanazawa

Japanese

Kana Hanazawa
Akari Kawamoto

Akari Kawamoto

main

Ai Kayano

Japanese

Ai Kayano
Momo Kawamoto

Momo Kawamoto

supporting

Misaki Kuno

Japanese

Misaki Kuno
Kai Shimada

Kai Shimada

supporting

Shinichirou Miki

Japanese

Shinichirou Miki
Touji Souya

Touji Souya

supporting

Akira Ishida

Japanese

Akira Ishida

Staff

Chica Umino

Chica Umino

Original Creator

Kenjirou Okada

Kenjirou Okada

Chief Director

Akiyuki Shinbou

Akiyuki Shinbou

Director

Fuyashi Tou

Fuyashi Tou

Series Composition

Akiyuki Shinbou

Akiyuki Shinbou

Series Composition

Nobuhiro Sugiyama

Nobuhiro Sugiyama

Character Design

Watch

Recommendations

Trailer

Not Implemented Yet

Rei Kiriyama

Rei Kiriyama

main

Kengo Kawanishi

Japanese

Kengo Kawanishi
Hinata Kawamoto

Hinata Kawamoto

main

Kana Hanazawa

Japanese

Kana Hanazawa
Akari Kawamoto

Akari Kawamoto

main

Ai Kayano

Japanese

Ai Kayano
Momo Kawamoto

Momo Kawamoto

supporting

Misaki Kuno

Japanese

Misaki Kuno
Kai Shimada

Kai Shimada

supporting

Shinichirou Miki

Japanese

Shinichirou Miki
Touji Souya

Touji Souya

supporting

Akira Ishida

Japanese

Akira Ishida
Masachika Kouda

Masachika Kouda

supporting

Tooru Ookawa

Japanese

Tooru Ookawa
Kyouko Kouda

Kyouko Kouda

supporting

Marina Inoue

Japanese

Marina Inoue
Ayumu Kouda

Ayumu Kouda

supporting

Marina Inoue

Japanese

Marina Inoue
Harunobu Nikaidou

Harunobu Nikaidou

supporting

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Japanese

Nobuhiko Okamoto
Issa Matsumoto

Issa Matsumoto

supporting

Subaru Kimura

Japanese

Subaru Kimura
Tatsuyuki Misumi

Tatsuyuki Misumi

supporting

Tomokazu Sugita

Japanese

Tomokazu Sugita
Shouichi Matsunaga

Shouichi Matsunaga

supporting

Kazuo Oka

Japanese

Kazuo Oka
Manabu Yasui

Manabu Yasui

supporting

Mitsuo Iwata

Japanese

Mitsuo Iwata
Yuusuke Takahashi

Yuusuke Takahashi

supporting

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Japanese

Yoshimasa Hosoya
Someji Kawamoto

Someji Kawamoto

supporting

Shigeru Chiba

Japanese

Shigeru Chiba
Hanaoka

Hanaoka

supporting

Youji Ueda

Japanese

Youji Ueda
Misaki

Misaki

supporting

Michiko Neya

Japanese

Michiko Neya
Masamune Gotou

Masamune Gotou

supporting

Hiroki Touchi

Japanese

Hiroki Touchi
Takashi Hayashida

Takashi Hayashida

supporting

Takahiro Sakurai

Japanese

Takahiro Sakurai
Noguchi Eisaku

Noguchi Eisaku

supporting

Yuuji Ueda

Japanese

Yuuji Ueda
Morio Shigeta

Morio Shigeta

supporting

Kenjirou Tsuda

Japanese

Kenjirou Tsuda
Okuyasu Yokomizo

Okuyasu Yokomizo

supporting

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Japanese

Daisuke Sakaguchi
Izumida

Izumida

supporting

Binbin Takaoka

Japanese

Binbin Takaoka
Takanori Jinguuji

Takanori Jinguuji

supporting

Tesshou Genda

Japanese

Tesshou Genda
Chica Umino

Chica Umino

Original Creator

Kenjirou Okada

Kenjirou Okada

Chief Director

Akiyuki Shinbou

Akiyuki Shinbou

Director

Fuyashi Tou

Fuyashi Tou

Series Composition

Akiyuki Shinbou

Akiyuki Shinbou

Series Composition

Nobuhiro Sugiyama

Nobuhiro Sugiyama

Character Design

Yasuhiro Nakura

Yasuhiro Nakura

Layout Design

Etsuko Sumimoto

Etsuko Sumimoto

Accessory Design

Kouhei Nawata

Kouhei Nawata

Title Logo Design

Seiki Tamura

Seiki Tamura

Art Director

Yasuhiro Nakura

Yasuhiro Nakura

Art Design

Yasuko Watanabe

Yasuko Watanabe

Color Design

Izumi Takizawa

Izumi Takizawa

Color Design

Rie Matsubara

Rie Matsubara

Editing

Shinya Takano

Shinya Takano

CG Director

Toshiki Kameyama

Toshiki Kameyama

Sound Director

Takuya Hasegawa

Takuya Hasegawa

Sound Effects

Yukari Hashimoto

Yukari Hashimoto

Music

Masaharu Yamanouchi

Masaharu Yamanouchi

Music Producer

Kousuke Matsunaga

Kousuke Matsunaga

Animation Producer

Kouichi Yasuda

Kouichi Yasuda

Production Desk

Kenichirou Yano

Kenichirou Yano

Design Manager

Kozue Arai

Kozue Arai

Design Manager

Hisato Shima

Hisato Shima

Visual Effects

Kenji Maruo

Kenji Maruo

Visual Effects

Total ratings: 61517

Total users: 179531

Episode 1 - Chapter 1 Rei Kiriyama / Chapter 2 The Town Along the River
Episode 2 - Chapter 3 Akari / Chapter 4 Beyond the Bridge
Episode 3 - Chapter 5 Harunobu / Chapter 6 Beyond the Night Sky
Episode 4 - Chapter 7 Hina / Chapter 8 V.S.
Episode 5 - Chapter 9 Agreement / Chapter 10 Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Episode 6 - Chapter 11 Child of God (Part One) / Chapter 12 Child of God (Part Two)
Episode 7 - Chapter 13 Child of God (Part Three) / Chapter 14 Important Things. Important Matters / Chapter 15 Teach Me How to Play Shogi
Episode 8 - Chapter 15 Teach Me How to Play Shogi / Chapter 16 Image / Chapter 17 Distant Thunder
Episode 9 - Chapter 18 Distant Thunder (Part 2) / Chapter 19 Distant Thunder (Part 3)
Episode 10 - Chapter 20 Something Given (Part 1) / Chapter 21 Something Given (Part 2)
Episode 11 - Chapter 22 The Old Year / Chapter 23 The New Year
Episode 11.5 - Omnibus Special Episode
Episode 12 - Chapter 24 What Lies on the Opposite Shore / Chapter 25 Black River (Part 1)
Episode 13 - Chapter 26 Black River (Part 2) / Chapter 27 Beyond the Door
Episode 14 - Chapter 28 Blinding Darkness / Chapter 29 Just a Little Water
Episode 15 - Chapter 30 Moonlight / Chapter 31 Lump of Ego
Episode 16 - Chapter 32 Running Through the Night / Chapter 33 Middle of the Slope
Episode 17 - Chapter 34 Silver Thread / Chapter 35 Water's Surface / Chapter 36 Base of the Blue Night
Episode 18 - Chapter 37 Torrent / Chapter 38 Passing Time
Episode 19 - Chapter 39 Passing the Night / Chapter 40 Kyoto (Part 1)
Episode 20 - Chapter 41 Kyoto (Part 2) / Chapter 42 Kyoto (Part 3)
Episode 21 - Chapter 43 When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom / Chapter 44 Small Murmur
Episode 22 - Chapter 45 New School Term / Fighter