March Comes In Like a Lion
2016 · TV Series · TV-PG · 25 min
★ 7.7(142)unSUB Rating
A lonely teenage board-game prodigy lives by himself in Tokyo while carrying old grief and emotional distance. After forming a bond with a warm household nearby, he slowly begins to reconnect with everyday life, even as the pressure of competition and inner battles continue.
Based on March Comes in Like a Lion
Also known as March Comes In Like A Lion 2nd Season
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Streaming on Crunchyroll.
18 hours to watch · 44 episodes.
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Details
- Original title
- ３月のライオン
- Years
- 2016–2018
- Release date
- 2016-10-08
- Network
- NHK G
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 8.0/10 (142 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy gentle, character-focused anime about healing, daily life, and personal pressure, especially if ReLIFE or Forest of Piano worked for you; Not for you if you want fast-paced action or constant comedy.
Pros: gentle emotional growth; warm found-family bond; thoughtful competitive drama | Cons: very quiet pacing; heavy loneliness themes; limited action
Themes
- competition
- depression
- child prodigy
- sports
- high school
- bullying
- slice of life
- dysfunctional family
- coming of age
- tournament
- based on manga
- family
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Kengo Kawanishi
as Rei Kiriyama (voice)
Izumi Takiuchi
as Announcer (voice)
Yumiko Konatsu
as Old Lady A (voice)
Masumi Taira
as Flower Shop Lady (voice)
Yu Kitada
as Kiwako's Husband (voice)
Yumiko Ofuku
as Mrs. Kouda (voice)
Yu Kobayashi
as Dog (voice)
Chie Arikawa
as Miyanogawa Clerk (voice)
Kazuo Oka
as Shouichi Matsunaga (voice)
Kana Asumi
as Lance Cat / Rook Cat / Angel Cat (voice)
Directed by Yukihiro Miyamoto, Tetsuya Miyanishi, Yutaka Kawasaki +14 more
Episodes2 seasons · 44 episodes
Season 122 episodes
- S1E1Rei Kiriyama / The Town Along the River25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2Akari / Beyond the Bridge25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E3Harunobu / Beyond the Night Sky25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E4Hina / V.S.25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E5Agreement / Over the Cuckoo's Nest25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E6Child of God (1) / Child of God (2) / Child of God (3)25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E7Child of God (3) (Continued) / Important Things, Important Matters / Teach Me How to Play Shogi25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E8Teach Me How to Play Shogi (Continued) / Image / Distant Thunder (1)25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E9Distant Thunder (2) / Distant Thunder (3)25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E10Something Given (1) / Something Given (2)25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E11The Old Year / The New Year25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E12What Lies on the Opposite Shore / Black River (1)25m
- S1E13Black River (2) / Beyond the Door25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E14Blinding Darkness / Just a Little Water25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E15Moonlight / Lump of Ego25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E16Running Through the Night / Middle of the Slope25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E17Silver Thread / Water's Surface / Base of the Blue Night25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E18Torrent / Passing Time25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E19Passing the Night / Kyoto (1)25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E20Kyoto (2) / Kyoto (3)25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E21When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom / Small Murmur25mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E22New School Term / Fighter25mAmazon Prime Video
Season 222 episodes
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- S2E4Ladybug Bush (2) / Ladybug Bush (3) / Feelings25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E5Feelings (Continued) / Confession25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E6Small World / Letter25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
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- S2E9Kingdom (1) / Kingdom (2)25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E10Silver Wings / River Scenery25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E11Where the Sun Shines / Small World25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E12Black Mist / Light25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E13Small Palm / In the Sun25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E14Flowing Away / White Storm (1)25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E15White Storm (2) / White Storm (3) / White Storm (4)25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E16White Storm (4) (Continued) / White Storm (5) / Restart25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E17Burnt Field (1) / Burnt Field (2)25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E18Burnt Field (3) / Burnt Field (4)25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E19Being Here / Summer Vacation (1)25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E20Summer Vacation (2) / New Year25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E21Passing Time / Spring Comes25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E22The Other House / Children of March Town25mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video