81diver

81diver (Japanese: ハチワンダイバー, Hepburn: Hachi Wan Daibā) is a manga written by Yokusaru Shibata. It was serialized in Weekly Young Jump, published by Shueisha. It is aired as a drama series from May 3, 2008 starring Junpei Mizobata and Riisa Naka.[1] The title refers to the main character's shogi nickname, which comes from the words of his former teacher who once told him to dive into the 9 by 9 (81) squares of the shogi board.

81diver
Cover of 81diver volume 1 as published by Shueisha
ハチワンダイバー
(Hachi Wan Daibā)
Manga
Written byYokusaru Shibata
Published byShueisha
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 7, 2006 – July 17, 2014
Volumes35
Television drama
Directed by
  • Naruhide Mizuta
  • Hiroaki Matsuyama
Produced byYasuyuki Azuma
Written byKazunao Furuya
Music byHiroyuki Sawano
Original networkFuji TV
Original run May 3, 2008 – July 19, 2009
Episodes11

Plot

Kentarō failed at entering the professional league of shogi board game competition. However, he continues to play the game for a living by gambling at amateur shogi clubs. His encounter and defeat by the shogi player known as Akihabara's "Ukeshi" shocks him and, combined with his financial crisis, reinvigorates him to take shogi more seriously. He also finds out by chance that the Ukeshi offers a part-time maid cosplay house cleaning service, another side of her which further intrigues him.

Characters
  • Kentarō Sugata (菅田健太郎, Sugata Kentarou)
  • Soyo "Ukeshi" Nakashizu (中静そよ, Nakashizu Soyo)

Video games

None of the video games were released outside Japan.

Title System Release date
81diver PlayStation 2 September 17, 2009
81diver DS Nintendo DS March 26, 2009
81diver Wii Nintendo Wii (WiiWare) March 24, 2009
81diver DS Naruzou-kun Hasami Shōgi Nintendo DS (DSiWare) February 24, 2010
81diver DS Story Nintendo DS (DSiWare) March 17, 2010

References
  1. "土ドラ"に18歳コンビ抜てき!フジ系｢ハチワンダイバー｣ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 29, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.


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