March Comes In Like a Lion
2016 · TV Series · TV-PG · 25 min · ★ 8.0
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.
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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
- 8.0/10 (140 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)
- IT
Izumi Takiuchi
as Announcer (voice)
- YK
Yumiko Konatsu
as Old Lady A (voice)
- MT
Masumi Taira
as Flower Shop Lady (voice)
- YO
Yumiko Ofuku
as Mrs. Kouda (voice)
- YK
Yu Kitada
as Reporter B / Convenience Store Clerk (voice)
- YK
Yu Kobayashi
as Dog (voice)
- KO
Kazuo Oka
as Shouichi Matsunaga (voice)
- CA
Chie Arikawa
as Old Lady (voice)
- KA
Kana Asumi
as Dragon Cat (voice)
Directed by Takudai Kakuchi, Yoshiko Mikami, Midori Yoshizawa +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
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- 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