List of March Comes in Like a Lion episodes
March Comes in Like a Lion is an anime series animated by Shaft, adapted from the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Chica Umino. It is directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, with character designs by Nobuhiro Sugiyama and music composed by Yukari Hashimoto. The first season aired between October 8, 2016 and March 18, 2017 on NHK G for a total of 22 episodes.[1][2] The second season aired between October 14, 2017 and March 31, 2018 for a total of 22 episodes.[3] Both seasons are licensed in North America by Aniplex of America and streamed by Crunchyroll,[4] while Anime Limited has licensed the first season in the United Kingdom.[5]
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In the first season, the first opening and ending theme songs are "Answer" and "Fighter" by Bump of Chicken, respectively.[6] The second opening theme song is "Goodbye Bystander" by Yuki and the second ending theme song is "Orion" by Kenshi Yonezu.[7] In the second season, the first opening theme song is "Flag wo Tatero" (フラッグを立てろ, lit. "Raise the Flag") by YUKI, while the first ending theme song is "Kafune" (カフネ) by Brian the Sun.[8] The second opening theme song is "Haru ga Kite Bokura" (春が来てぼくら, lit. "We of the Coming Spring") by Unison Square Garden and the second ending theme song is "I Am Standing" by Ruann.[9][10]
Episode list
Season 1 (2016–2017)
Nº. overall | Nº. in season | Official English title[lower-alpha 1] original Japanese title[11] | Original air date[11] | |
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1 | 1 | "Rei Kiriyama" Transcription: "Kiriyama Rei" (Japanese: 桐山 零) "The Town Along the River" Transcription: "Kawazoi no Machi" (Japanese: 河沿いの町) | October 8, 2016 | |
2 | 2 | "Akari" Transcription: "Akari" (Japanese: あかり) "Beyond the Bridge" Transcription: "Hashi no Mukō" (Japanese: 橋の向こう) | October 15, 2016 | |
3 | 3 | "Harunobu" Transcription: "Harunobu" (Japanese: 晴信) "Beyond the Night Sky" Transcription: "Yozora no Mukō" (Japanese: 夜空のむこう) | October 22, 2016 | |
4 | 4 | "Hina" Transcription: "Hina" (Japanese: ひな) "V.S." Transcription: "Buiesu" (Japanese: ブイエス) | October 29, 2016 | |
5 | 5 | "Agreement" Transcription: "Keiyaku" (Japanese: 契約) "Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Transcription: "Kakkō no Su no Ue de" (Japanese: カッコーの巣の上で) | November 5, 2016 | |
6 | 6 | "Child of God (Part 1)" Transcription: "Kamisama no Kodomo (Ichi)" (Japanese: 神さまの子供 1) "Child of God (Part 2)" Transcription: "Kamisama no Kodomo (Ni)" (Japanese: 神さまの子供 2) "Child of God (Part 3)" Transcription: "Kamisama no Kodomo (San)" (Japanese: 神さまの子供 3) | November 12, 2016 | |
Rei loses consecutive matches for the first time in his professional career and subsequently starts to isolate himself. Hayashida-sensei has a conversation with Rei about the purpose for his return to high school, and Rei recalls his most meaningful interaction with another middle-schooler turned pro, now-Master, Souya Touji. Rei runs into Hina while out shopping, and she questions why he hasn't been over -- leading Rei to reflect on his recent behaviour and others' perceptions of him. | ||||
7 | 7 | "Important Things. Important Matters." Transcription: "Taisetsu na Mono. Taisetsu na Koto." (Japanese: 大切なもの。大切なこと。) "Teach Me How to Play Shogi" Transcription: "Shōgi Oshiete" (Japanese: 将棋おしえて) | November 19, 2016 | |
Rei and Hina run into Takahashi Yuusuke at a fast food restaurant, and while Rei is intimidated at first, he's able to have a conversation with Takahashi about his decision to return to high school after turning professional. After exchanging contact information, Takahashi comes over to the Kawamoto's residence to ask Rei more questions about shogi, and Hina is finally able to deliver a home-cooked meal to him in the form of curry. Hina and Momo find out that Rei is a professional shogi player after watching a recording of his televised match in the NHK Cup, and witness Rei fired up after listening to Nikaidou's commentary calling out his play. Later, Nikaidou and Rei end up at the Kawamoto's to teach Hina and Momo how to play shogi. | ||||
8 | 8 | "Image" Transcription: "Omokage" (Japanese: 面影) "Distant Thunder (Part 1)" Transcription: "Enrai (Ichi)" (Japanese: 遠雷 1) | December 3, 2016 | |
Nikaidou continues to teach Hina and Momo about shogi and follows Rei back to his apartment, where he gifts him a bed as a housewarming gift. As Rei reflects on his place in the shogi world and how his birth father might feel about him being a pro, Kyouko shows up at his apartment - using the new bed as she stays the night. In the morning, Kyouko aims to rattle Rei by telling him about the implications of winning his rank-deciding match against an older opponent. | ||||
9 | 9 | "Distant Thunder (Part 2)" Transcription: "Enrai (Ni)" (Japanese: 遠雷 2) "Distant Thunder (Part 3)" Transcription: "Enrai (San)" (Japanese: 遠雷 3) | December 10, 2016 | |
10 | 10 | "Something Given (Part 1)" Transcription: "Okurareta Mono (Ichi)" (Japanese: 贈られたもの 1) "Something Given (Part 2)" Transcription: "Okurareta Mono (Ni)" (Japanese: 贈られたもの 2) | December 17, 2016 | |
11 | 11 | "The Old Year" Transcription: "Yuku Toshi" (Japanese: ゆく年) "The New Year" Transcription: "Kuru Toshi" (Japanese: くる年) | December 24, 2016 | |
11.5 | 11.5 | "Omnibus Special Episode" Transcription: "Zenhan Sōshūhen" (Japanese: 前半総集編) | December 29, 2016 | |
12 | 12 | "What Lies on the Opposite Shore" Transcription: "Taigan ni Aru Mono" (Japanese: 対岸にあるもの) "Black River (Part 1)" Transcription: "Kuroi Kawa (Ichi)" (Japanese: 黒い河 1) | January 7, 2017 | |
13 | 13 | "Black River (Part 2)" Transcription: "Kuroi Kawa (Ni)" (Japanese: 黒い河 2) "Beyond the Door" Transcription: "Tobira no Mukō" (Japanese: 扉の向こう) | January 14, 2017 | |
14 | 14 | "Blinding Darkness" Transcription: "Mabushii Yami" (Japanese: まぶしい闇) "Just a Little Water" Transcription: "Honno Sukoshi no Mizu" (Japanese: ほんの少しの水) | January 21, 2017 | |
15 | 15 | "Moonlight" Transcription: "Gekkō" (Japanese: 月光) "Lump of Ego" Transcription: "Jiga no Katamari" (Japanese: 自我のカタマリ) | January 28, 2017 | |
16 | 16 | "Running Through the Night" Transcription: "Yoru o Kakeru" (Japanese: 夜を駆ける) "Middle of the Slope" Transcription: "Saka no Tochū" (Japanese: 坂の途中) | February 4, 2017 | |
17 | 17 | "Silver Thread" Transcription: "Gin no Ito" (Japanese: 銀の糸) "Water's Surface" Transcription: "Suimen" (Japanese: 水面) "Base of the Blue Night" Transcription: "Aoi Yoru no Soko" (Japanese: 青い夜の底) | February 11, 2017 | |
18 | 18 | "Torrent" Transcription: "Honryū" (Japanese: 奔流) "Passing Time" Transcription: "Heru Toki" (Japanese: 経る時) | February 18, 2017 | |
19 | 19 | "Passing the Night" Transcription: "Yoru o Iku" (Japanese: 夜を往く) "Kyoto (Part 1)" Transcription: "Kyōto (Ichi)" (Japanese: 京都 1) | February 25, 2017 | |
20 | 20 | "Kyoto (Part 2)" Transcription: "Kyōto (Ni)" (Japanese: 京都 2) "Kyoto (Part 3)" Transcription: "Kyōto (San)" (Japanese: 京都 3) | March 4, 2017 | |
21 | 21 | "When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom" Transcription: "Sakura no Hana no Saku Koro" (Japanese: 桜の花の咲く頃) "Small Murmur" Transcription: "Chīsana Tsubuyaki" (Japanese: 小さなつぶやき) | March 11, 2017 | |
22 | 22 | "New School Term" Transcription: "Shingakki" (Japanese: 新学期) "Fighter" Transcription: "Faitā" (Japanese: ファイター) | March 18, 2017 |
Season 2 (2017–2018)
Nº. overall | Nº. in season | Official English title[lower-alpha 1] original Japanese title[11] | Original air date[11] |
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23 | 1 | "Setting Sun" Transcription: "Nishibi" (Japanese: 西陽) "Ramune" Transcription: "Ramune" (Japanese: ラムネ) | October 14, 2017 |
24 | 2 | "Chaos" Transcription: "Konton" (Japanese: 混沌) "Kumakura" Transcription: "Kumakura" (Japanese: 隈倉) | October 21, 2017 |
25 | 3 | "June" Transcription: "Rokugatsu" (Japanese: 六月) "Ladybug Bush (Part 1)" Transcription: "Tentō Chū no Ki (Ichi)" (Japanese: てんとう虫の木 1) | October 28, 2017 |
26 | 4 | "Ladybug Bush (Part 2)" Transcription: "Tentō Chū no Ki (Ni)" (Japanese: てんとう虫の木 2) "Ladybug Bush (Part 3)" Transcription: "Tentō Chū no Ki (San)" (Japanese: てんとう虫の木 3) "Feelings" Transcription: "Omoi" (Japanese: 想い) | November 4, 2017 |
27 | 5 | "Feelings (Continued)" Transcription: "Omoi" (Japanese: 想い) "Confession" Transcription: "Kokuhaku" (Japanese: 告白) | November 11, 2017 |
28 | 6 | "Small World" Transcription: "Chīsana Sekai" (Japanese: 小さな世界) "Letter" Transcription: "Tegami" (Japanese: 手紙) | November 18, 2017 |
29 | 7 | "Start of the Rainy Season" Transcription: "Tsuyu no Hajimari" (Japanese: 梅雨の始まり) "Hachiya" Transcription: "Hachiya" (Japanese: 蜂谷) | November 25, 2017 |
30 | 8 | "Midday Moon" Transcription: "Mahiru no Tsuki" (Japanese: 真昼の月) "Adventurers" Transcription: "Bōkensha Tachi" (Japanese: 冒険者たち) | December 2, 2017 |
31 | 9 | "Kingdom (Part 1)" Transcription: "Ōkoku (Ichi)" (Japanese: 王国 1) "Kingdom (Part 2)" Transcription: "Ōkoku (Ni)" (Japanese: 王国 2) | December 9, 2017 |
32 | 10 | "Silver Wings" Transcription: "Gin no Hane" (Japanese: 銀の羽根) "River Scenery" Transcription: "Kawa Keshiki" (Japanese: 川景色) | December 16, 2017 |
33 | 11 | "Where the Sun Shines" Transcription: "Hi no Ataru Basho" (Japanese: 陽のあたる場所) "Small World" Transcription: "Chīsana Sekai" (Japanese: 小さな世界) | December 23, 2017 |
34 | 12 | "Black Mist" Transcription: "Kuroi Kiri" (Japanese: 黒い霧) "Light" Transcription: "Hikari" (Japanese: 光) | January 6, 2018 |
35 | 13 | "Small Palm" Transcription: "Chīsana Tenohira" (Japanese: 小さな手のひら) "Sunny Place" Transcription: "Hinata" (Japanese: 日向) | January 13, 2018 |
36 | 14 | "Flowing Away" Transcription: "Nagarete Iku Mono" (Japanese: 流れていくもの) "White Storm (Part 1)" Transcription: "Shiroi Arashi (Ichi)" (Japanese: 白い嵐 1) | January 20, 2018 |
37 | 15 | "White Storm (Part 2)" Transcription: "Shiroi Arashi (Ni)" (Japanese: 白い嵐 2) "White Storm (Part 3)" Transcription: "Shiroi Arashi (San)" (Japanese: 白い嵐 3) "White Storm (Part 4)" Transcription: "Shiroi Arashi (Yon)" (Japanese: 白い嵐 4) | January 27, 2018 |
38 | 16 | "White Storm (Part 4 Continued)" Transcription: "Shiroi Arashi (Yon)" (Japanese: 白い嵐 4) "White Storm (Part 5)" Transcription: "Shiroi Arashi (Go)" (Japanese: 白い嵐 5) "Restart" Transcription: "Saishidō" (Japanese: 再始動) | February 3, 2018 |
39 | 17 | "Burnt Field (Part 1)" Transcription: "Yakenogahara (Ichi)" (Japanese: 焼野が原 1) "Burnt Field (Part 2)" Transcription: "Yakenogahara (Ni)" (Japanese: 焼野が原 2) | March 3, 2018[lower-alpha 2] |
40 | 18 | "Burnt Field (Part 3)" Transcription: "Yakenogahara (San)" (Japanese: 焼野が原 3) "Burnt Field (Part 4)" Transcription: "Yakenogahara (Yon)" (Japanese: 焼野が原 4) | March 10, 2018 |
41 | 19 | "Being Here" Transcription: "Koko ni iru Koto" (Japanese: ここにいること) "Summer Vacation (Part 1)" Transcription: "Natsuyasumi (Ichi)" (Japanese: 夏休み 1) | March 17, 2018 |
42 | 20 | "Summer Vacation (Part 2)" Transcription: "Natsuyasumi (Ni)" (Japanese: 夏休み 2) "New Year" Transcription: "Atarashī Toshi" (Japanese: あたらしい年) | March 24, 2018 |
43 | 21 | "Passing Time" Transcription: "Heru Toki" (Japanese: 経る時) "Spring Comes" Transcription: "Harugakuru" (Japanese: 春が来る) | March 31, 2018[lower-alpha 3] |
44 | 22 | "Extra Chapter: The Other House" Transcription: "Mō Hitotsu no Ie" (Japanese: もうひとつの家) "Child of March Town" Transcription: "Sangatsu-chō no Ko" (Japanese: 三月町の子) | March 31, 2018 |
Notes
- All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
- Episode 17 of the second season was delayed by 3 weeks due to NHK's broadcast of the 2018 Winter Olympics.[12]
- Episodes 21 and 22 of the second season aired consecutively on March 31, 2018.[13]
References
- "Shaft's March comes in like a lion Anime Listed With 22 Episodes". Anime News Network. July 15, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "March comes in like a lion Anime Premieres on October 8". Anime News Network. September 2, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "March comes in like a lion Anime's 2nd Season Reveals October 14 Premiere, Visual, 22 Episode Count". Anime News Network. August 21, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "Crunchyroll Streams March comes in like a lion 2nd Season, The Idolm@ster SideM Anime". Anime News Network. October 1, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "Newswire #94 - 4th Nov 2016". Anime Limited. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "March comes like a lion TV Anime's Promo Video Previews Bump of Chicken's Song". Anime News Network. September 18, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "Yuki, Kenshi Yonezu to Perform March comes in like a lion Anime's New Theme Songs". Anime News Network. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "March comes in like a lion Anime's 2nd Season Previews Songs in Video". Anime News Network. September 28, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "Unison Square Garden Perform March comes in like a lion Anime's New Opening Theme". Anime News Network. December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "14-Year-Old Singer Ruann Performs March comes in like a lion's New Ending". Anime News Network. December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "Story". 3lion-anime (in Japanese). Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- "March comes in like a lion Anime Goes on 3-Week Hiatus Due to Winter Olympics". Anime News Network. February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- 最終回までの放送予定のお知らせ. 3lion-anime.com (in Japanese). March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
External links
- Official anime website
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- March comes in like a lion (first season) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- March comes in like a lion (second season) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia