Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru

Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru (Japanese: それでも歩は寄せてくる, lit. "Even So, Ayumu Approaches") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sōichirō Yamamoto. A webcomic version titled Shōgi no Yatsu was posted in 2018. The manga has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since March 2019. An anime television series adaptation will premiere in 2022.

Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru
Cover of the first manga volume
それでも歩は寄せてくる
GenreRomantic comedy[1][2]
Manga
Written bySōichirō Yamamoto
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 6, 2019 – present
Volumes6
Anime television series
Original run 2022 – scheduled

Synopsis

Ayumu Tanaka, a first-year high school student, and Urushi Yaotome, a second-year student, are members of the shogi club. Ayumu vows to confess his feelings to Urushi, his senpai, after he manages to defeat her in a game of shogi, but he is a beginner at the game and Urushi always beats him. Meanwhile, Urushi keeps trying to get Ayumu to admit that he likes her, but Ayumu never allows his poker face to slip.[3][4]

Characters
Ayumu Tanaka (田中 歩, Tanaka Ayumu)
Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (2019 commercial), Yoshimasa Hosoya (2021 commercial)[5]
A first-year high school student, Ayumu is a member of the shogi club. In love with Urushi Yaotome, he has vowed that he will not confess his feelings until he beats her at shogi. However, the relationship between the two has not progressed because he has never won. When he was a middle school student, he belonged to the kendo club, and his tactics to break through his opponent's defense were excellent, so his reputation in the club was high. Even in shogi, his defense tactics have become more prominent, but Urushi continues to read his moves.
Urushi Yaotome (八乙女 うるし, Yaotome Urushi)
Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi (2019 commercial), Konomi Kohara (2021 commercial)[5]
A second-year student, Urushi is Ayumu's senpai in the shogi club. Although Urushi herself claims to be the president of the shogi club, it is not recognized as an official club because there are not enough members. While Urushi believes that Ayumu likes her, she has yet got him to admit it.

Media

Webcomic

Sōichirō Yamamoto first posted an irregular webcomic on his Twitter account, titled Shōgi no Yatsu (将棋のやつ, lit. "Shogi Guy"), on April 22, 2018. The final chapter was posted on November 19, 2018.[6]

Manga

In February 2019, it was announced that Yamamoto would start Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru in the 2019 13th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, released on March 6, 2019.[7][4] Kodansha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on July 4, 2019.[8] As of January 15, 2021, six volumes have been released.[9]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 July 4, 2019[8]978-4-06-516105-0
2 October 17, 2019[10]978-4-06-517207-0
3 February 17, 2020[11]978-4-06-518457-8
4 June 17, 2020[12]978-4-06-519298-6
5 October 16, 2020[13]978-4-06-521014-7
6 January 15, 2021[9]978-4-06-521014-7

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 8, 2021. It will premiere in 2022.[2]

Reception

In 2020, the manga was nominated for the 6th Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishō Awards and placed 3rd out of the 50 nominees with 19,182 votes.[14]

See also

References
  1. この恋、詰むや詰まざるや…山本崇一朗の将棋ラブコメ「それでも歩は寄せてくる」. Natalie (in Japanese). July 4, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. Sherman, Jennifer (January 7, 2021). "Sore Demo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru Manga Gets TV Anime in 2022". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. Paul Chapman (August 12, 2019). "All's Fair in Love and Shogi in Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru Teaser PV". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  4. 詰みそうで詰まない2人の将棋ラブコメ、山本崇一朗の新連載「それでも歩は寄せてくる」. Natalie (in Japanese). March 6, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  5. 山本崇一朗の将棋ラブコメ「それでも歩は寄せてくる」2022年にTVアニメ化. Natalie (in Japanese). January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  6. Wakamoyashi@広島の虎ファン (November 20, 2018). 山本崇一朗先生による、将棋部(になった)の先輩と後輩のやり取りを描いたラブストーリー。尊い。最終頁に、カラー先輩おまけイラストあり。全19話。不定期連載中。Twitterとpixivにて公開中。. Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  7. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 27, 2019). "Teasing Master Takagi-san's Yamamoto Launches New Manga in March". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  8. それでも歩は寄せてくる（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  9. それでも歩は寄せてくる（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  10. それでも歩は寄せてくる（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  11. それでも歩は寄せてくる（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  12. それでも歩は寄せてくる（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  13. それでも歩は寄せてくる（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  14. コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020. Tsugi Manga (in Japanese). Retrieved August 22, 2020.
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