March Comes In Like a Lion — Season 1, Episode 9: Distant Thunder (2) / Distant Thunder (3)

Episode synopsis

Rei has a match with the old Mr. Matsunaga. If Mr. Matsunaga loses one more game, he'll have to retire. How will Rei handle the match?

About March Comes In Like a Lion

This is a gentle tale about people trying to regain something. And it is a tale of battle. Rei Kiriyama had lost his family in an accident when he was young. Now he is a 17-year-old pro shogi player who is burdened with deep loneliness. Rei lives alone in an old town in Tokyo, but after becoming acquainted with three sisters, Akari, Hinata and Momo, he begins to change little by little...

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Rei Kiriyama / The Town Along the River
• E2Akari / Beyond the Bridge
• E3Harunobu / Beyond the Night Sky
• E4Hina / V.S.
• E5Agreement / Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• E6Child of God (1) / Child of God (2) / Child of God (3)
• E7Child of God (3) (Continued) / Important Things, Important Matters / Teach Me How to Play Shogi
• E8Teach Me How to Play Shogi (Continued) / Image / Distant Thunder (1)
• E10Something Given (1) / Something Given (2)
• E11The Old Year / The New Year
• E12What Lies on the Opposite Shore / Black River (1)
• E13Black River (2) / Beyond the Door