List of Characters | March comes in like a lion

The protagonist of this work, a young professional shogi player who entered the professional realm as a mi...

The youngest of the Kawamoto family. As of the first season of the anime, she is 98 centimeters tall. She ...

The second daughter of the Kawamoto family. She first appears as a second-year middle school student, adva...

The eldest daughter of the Kawamoto family. At the time of Volume 9, she is 23 years old. Her height is 16...

Hinata's classmate and childhood friend since elementary school. Shortly after advancing to the third year...

Hinata's classmate and the ringleader of the bullying. She has a monster parent mother (voiced by Satomi A...

The aunt of the three sisters. Akari, who works at the Ginza snack bar "Misaki," is employed by her as a h...

Title holder in shogi. Currently the oldest active player at 66 years old (though he casually claims to be...

The mother of the three Kawamoto sisters, daughter of Someni and sister of Misaki. She had already passed ...

Fifth dan. A towering figure with a shaved head and no eyebrows. Stuck at fifth dan, he won the rookie tou...

A key person in this work, in his late 30s, lives near Ginkakuji in Kyoto City with his grandmother Yoshin...

23 years old. A fifth-dan player. Known for an aggressive playing style that excels in speed chess. Consid...

He serves as the president of the Japan Shogi Association in the story. The 16th lifetime Meijin titlehold...

Rei's master and adoptive father, an 8th dan professional shogi player. He resides in Mejiro. He was frien...

Comparing her own children, Kako and Ayumu, with Rei, who came to the Kouda family as an apprentice, she h...

Age 30. 7th dan. Known for his striking appearance and graceful demeanor, he has the highest drawing power...

26 years old. 6th dan. Nicknamed "Smith". Height 180 centimeters. Known for his light-hearted playing styl...

The maternal grandfather of the Kawamoto family. He is the father of Mikako and Misaki, and the owner of t...

Class A, 8th dan. In his mid-30s when first introduced, the same age as Fuyuji Soya and a fellow student i...

Ninth dan. He has a large build with a shoe size of 29.5 centimeters and rumors have circulated about invi...

A male high school teacher at Komabashi High School. He was the homeroom teacher during Rei's first year i...

The eldest son of the Kōda family. He's the same age as Rei, but due to their circumstances, he's consider...

He's a 6th dan. Normally humble and timid, but known to indulge in alcohol and gambling when he loses. His...

Ninth dan. In his 40s. Plays a thick and heavy shogi style, such as the Fortress opening. He has a stern a...

26 years old. 5th dan. Height 181 centimeters. Born in Yamagata Prefecture. His playing style is described...

A male teacher who serves as the grade's head teacher. After Hinata's homeroom teacher (voiced by Sayaka O...

The eldest daughter of the Kōda family. She is four years older than Rei and is his stepsister. She has a ...

He has been a devoted butler for the Nikaido family for 45 years, a gentle old gentleman. He has been devo...

He is a 4-dan in Class C-2. From the fifth volume of the manga, he is a 5-dan in Class C-1. His height is ...

Class B, Group 2. A colleague of Shimada. He's normally quiet except when talking about shogi; however, he...

The wife of Sōmei Ni and the mother of Misaki and Mikako. She has passed away by the start of the story. A...

Honorary 9th dan. Resident of Iwate Prefecture. He lent a kimono to Souya during the commemorative match w...

Eighth-dan professional shogi player with an unknown class in the ranking matches. He also attended to Nik...

In his 30s. A seventh-dan shogi player. Slender with glasses. Since his introduction, he is often seen han...

65 years old. 7th Dan. A veteran with 40 years of experience as a professional shogi player, originating f...

Members of the After School Science Club (Science Club), "Sakizaka (voice - Shinya Takahashi), Ota (voice ...

Title holder of the Dragon King in shogi. 54 years old. Born in Kagoshima Prefecture. He is a blunt speake...

Hinata is a classmate of the same grade but in a different class, a childhood friend and first love. His f...

Rei's father. When Rei was in elementary school, his father was involved in a drunk driving accident with ...

Kudan, an A-class player for 8 years, loves puns. Desperate to appear on TV, he once tried to officiate a ...