About this season
The daughter of a genius shogi player channels the pain of her father's abandonment and her mother's death to become an elite competitor.
Episodes (8)
1. Episode 1
9.6Aired 29 September 2025 • 43 min
A shogi player becomes obsessed with winning and leaves his family. Many years later, his daughter Asuka sees his success and takes drastic action.
2. Episode 2
Aired 6 October 2025 • 31 min
Asuka despairs when she is falsely accused of robbery at her workplace and arrested. Her half-brother arrives and offers to help on one condition.
3. Episode 3
Aired 13 October 2025 • 34 min
Intent on becoming the first female regular professional shogi player, Asuka enters an amateur tournament but loses. She begins training under Todou.
4. Episode 4
Aired 20 October 2025 • 31 min
Asuka worries that misfortune will continue to befall those around her if she continues with shogi. Todou recalls his tragic past with the game.
5. Episode 5
6.0Aired 27 October 2025 • 29 min
Asuka joins another female shogi player named Yuna for a meal and hears about the pressure she is facing to give up playing shogi after marriage.
6. Episode 6
Aired 3 November 2025 • 39 min
Todou visits the shogi association to get Asuka's ban repealed, but Kaori denies him. Later, he and Asuka visit a former shogi association president.
7. Episode 7
Aired 10 November 2025 • 31 min
Amid the tabloid scandal, Shoichi tells the shogi association that Asuka is his daughter. Meanwhile, Asuka attempts the kishi admission test.
8. Episode 8
Aired 17 November 2025 • 46 min
Asuka receives a manuscript of the content that was removed from Shoichi’s autobiography and learns the true reason why he walked out on his family.