3-gatsu no lion

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3-gatsu no lion
Original title 3 月 の ラ イ オ ン
transcription 3-gatsu no raion
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Chica Umino
publishing company Hakusensha
magazine Young Animal
First publication July 13, 2007 - ...
expenditure 13 ( list )
Anime television series
title March Comes in Like a Lion
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) 2016-2018
Studio Shaft
Episodes 44 in 2 seasons
Director Akiyuki Shimbo
music Yukari Hashimoto
First broadcast October 8, 2016 - March 18, 2017
October 14, 2017 - March 31, 2018 on NHK E.
synchronization

3-gatsu no Lion ( Japanese 3 月 の ラ イ オ ン , 3-gatsu no Raion , also known as Sangatsu no Lion , German "Löwe (n) des März / von Sangatsu"), with the English alternative title March comes in like a lion , is a manga series by Chica Umino that was released in July 2007. Since October 2016, the manga is as Anime - television series adapted u. a. with German subtitles.

The title refers to the English idiom March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb , i.e. H. March begins cold and uncomfortable, but ends mild and pleasant.

action

The series is about the 17-year Shōgi poker players Rei Kiriyama ( 桐山零 ), which at the beginning of the fifth Dan has. Since both his sister and his parents died in a car accident, he lives with a friend of his father's who used to be his rival. From him, Rei learns to play Shogi. Rei also meets the three sisters Akari ( 川 本 あ か り ), Hinata ( 川 本 ひ な た ) and Momo Kawamoto ( 川 本 モ モ ) from the town of Sangatsu. The series covers both the development of the relationship between Rei and his social environment and his progress as a professional shogi player.

publication

The first chapter of the manga was published on July 13, 2007 in the 14/2007 issue of Young Animal by Hakusensha . The individual chapters have so far been summarized in 13 anthologies , each of which has recently sold over 500,000 times. After the publication of the third volume in 2009, the series paused several times.

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publication ISBN
01 Feb 22, 2008 ISBN 978-4-592-14511-0
02 Nov 19, 2008 ISBN 978-4-592-14512-7
03 Aug 12, 2009 ISBN 978-4-592-14513-4
04th 0Apr 9, 2010 ISBN 978-4-592-14514-1
05 Nov 26, 2010 ISBN 978-4-592-14515-8
06th July 22, 2011 ISBN 978-4-592-14516-5
07th 23 Mar 2012 ISBN 978-4-592-14517-2
08th Dec 14, 2012 ISBN 978-4-592-14518-9
09 27 Sep 2013 ISBN 978-4-592-14519-6
10 Nov 28, 2014 ISBN 978-4-592-14520-2
11 25 Sep 2015 ISBN 978-4-592-14521-9
12 29 Sep 2016 ISBN 978-4-592-14522-6
13 29 Sep 2017 ISBN 978-4-592-14523-3

A spin-off called 3-gatsu no Lion Shōwa Ibun: Shakunetsu no Jidai ( 3 月 の ラ イ オ ン 昭和 異 聞 灼熱 の 時代 , "~ unusual Shōwa story: Searing Times") is drawn by Hideaki Nishikawa and has been published since March 29th 2015 (edition 9/2015) also in Young Animal . So far, two edited volumes have appeared.

Anime

In September 2015, Young Animal announced that an anime adaptation of the manga was planned.

The first season of 22 episodes ran from 8 October 2016 to 18 March 2017 NHK E . It was animated by Studio von Shaft under the direction of Akiyuki Shimbō with the character design by Nobuhiro Sugiyama.

Crunchyroll is streaming the series as a simulcast in North and South America and English-speaking countries. A German simulcast is carried out by Peppermint Anime under the title March Comes in Like a Lion .

A season with a further 22 episodes ran from October 14, 2017 to March 31, 2018. Crunchyroll also streamed this in simulcast for the English-speaking area, and Wakanim in the German-speaking area.

synchronization

role Japanese voice
Rei Kiriyama Kengo Kawanishi
Akari Kawamoto Ai Kayano
Hinata Kawamoto Kana Hanazawa
Momo Kawamoto Misaki Kun

music

The music for the series comes from Yukari Hashimoto . The opening title of the first 11 episodes was Answer ( ア ン サ ー Ansā ) by Bump of Chicken , then Sayonara Bystander ( さ よ な ら バ イ ス タ ン ダ ー Sayonara Baisutandā ) by Yuki . End credits were Fighter ( フ ァ イ タ ー Faitā ) by Bump of Chicken and then orion by Kenshi Yonezu . In episode 7, Nyā Shogi Ondo ( ニ ャ ー 将 棋 音 頭 ) was used instead, which was sung by Ai Kayano, Kana Hanazawa and Misaki Kun in their roles and was also played during episodes 8 and 9.

In the second season, Flag o Tateru ( フ ラ ッ グ を 立 て ろ ) was first used by Yuki and in the second half Haru ga Kite Bokura ( 春 が 来 て ぼ く ら ). In the credits, Kafune ( カ von ネ ) by Brian the Sun and then I am Standing by Ruann were used.

Award

In 2011, March Comes won the Manga Taishō in like a Lion . In 2013 the series was nominated for the Osamu Tezuka Culture Prize in the Great Manga Prize category, but could not prevail against Kingdom . In 2014, Chica Umino was nominated again for her manga and won the award this year.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, October 12-18. In: Anime News Network . October 21, 2015, accessed August 8, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14-20. In: Anime News Network. October 23, 2013, accessed August 8, 2016 .
  3. ↑ March comes in like a lion Manga Goes on Short Break Due to Surgery. In: Anime News Network. September 29, 2013, accessed August 8, 2016 .
  4. ↑ March comes in like a lion Manga Gets TV Anime, live-action film. In: Anime News Network. September 13, 2015, accessed August 8, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Patrick Macias: Crunchyroll Adds "Occultic; Nine" and "March Comes in Like a Lion" to Fall Anime Simulcasts. In: Crunchyroll. October 1, 2016, accessed February 8, 2017 .
  6. ↑ March comes in like a lion - Cast and start date of the TV anime announced. In: sumikai.com. July 22, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Umino's March comes in like a lion Wins Manga Taisho. In: Anime News Network. March 17, 2011, accessed August 8, 2016 .
  8. ↑ 17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced. Anime News Network, February 26, 2013, accessed August 8, 2016 .
  9. ↑ March comes in like a lion Wins 18th Tezuka Osamu Prizes' Top Award. Anime News Network, March 24, 2014, accessed August 8, 2016 .