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March Comes in Like a Lion

AnimationComedyDrama

March Comes in Like a Lion

2016 – 2018 (completed) · 2 seasons · 45 episodes · Japan · Japanese

March Comes in Like a Lion (2016) is a great-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 8.3/10 on IMDb from 11,987 votes. Updated

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★ 8.3IMDb · 12k

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...

Where to watch

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Top cast

15
Kengo Kawanishi
Rei Kiriyama
Khoi Dao
Rei Kiriyama
Ai Kayano
Akari Kawamoto
Ai Kayano
Kuro-chan
Kana Hanazawa
Hinata Kawamoto
Kana Hanazawa
Mike-chan
Kana Hanazawa
Tora-chan
Laura Post
Akari Kawamoto
Misaki Kuno
Momo Kawamoto
Misaki Kuno
Shiro-chan
Kayli Mills
Hinata Kawamoto
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Harunobu Nikaido
Zach Aguilar
Nikaido Harunobu
Zach Aguilar
Harunobu Nikaido
Xanthe Huynh
Momo Kawamoto

Seasons

2

best episode: S2E4 — Ladybug Bush (Parts 2 & 3)/Feelings ★ 9.5 (447)

S123 eps · ★ 7.9
  • E1Chapter 1: Kiriyama Rei/Chapter 2: Kawazoi no machi★ 7.5375
  • E2Chapter 2: Kawazoi no machi/Chapter 3: Akari/Chapter 4: Hashi no mukô★ 7.6313
  • E3Chapter 5: Harunobu/Chapter 6: Yozora no mukô★ 8.3328
  • E4Chapter 7: Hina/Chapter 8: Buiesu★ 7.5286
  • E5Chapter 9: Keiyaku/Chapter 10: Kakkô no su no uede★ 8.7329
  • E6Chapter 11: Kami-sama no kodomo 1/Chapter 12: Kami-sama no kodomo 2★ 7.7271
  • E7Chapter 13: Kami-sama no kodomo 3 (shôzen)/Chapter 14: Taisetsu na mono. Taisetsu na koto./Chapter 15: Shôgi oshiete★ 7.8268
  • E8Chapter 15: Shôgi oshiete (shôzen)/Chapter 16: Omokage/Chapter 17: Enrai 1★ 8.1272
  • E9Chapter 18: Enrai 2/Chapter 19: Enrai 3★ 7.8262
  • E10Chapter 20: Okura reta mono 1/Chapter 21: Okura reta mono 2★ 8.8338
  • E11Chapter 22: Yuku toshi/Chapter 23: Kuru toshi★ 8.1258
  • E12Omnibus Special★ 7.9181
  • E13Chapter 24: Taigan ni aru mono/ Chapter 25: Kuroi kawa 1★ 7.7247
  • E14Chapter 26: Kuroi kawa 2/Chapter 27: Tobira no mukô★ 7.5247
  • E15Blinding Darkness/Just a Little Water★ 7.7246
  • E16Moonlight/Lump of Ego★ 7.8243
  • E17Running Through the Night/Middle of the Slope★ 7.9247
  • E18Silver Thread/Water's Surface/Base of the Blue Nigh★ 8.1239
  • E19Torrent/Passing TIme★ 7.8240
  • E20Passing the Night/Kyoto: Part 1★ 8.2246
  • E21Kyoto: Parts 2 & 3★ 8.1242
  • E22When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom/Small Murmur★ 7.7233
  • E23New School Term/Fighter★ 8.2239
S222 eps · ★ 8.7
  • E1Setting Sun/Ramune★ 8.0251
  • E2Chaos/Kumakura★ 7.7233
  • E3June/Ladybug Bush: Part 1★ 8.5262
  • E4Ladybug Bush (Parts 2 & 3)/Feelings★ 9.5447
  • E5Feelings/Confession★ 9.0289
  • E6Small World/Letter★ 9.1277
  • E7Start of the Rainy Season/Hachiya★ 8.4233
  • E8Midday Moon/Adventurers★ 9.0267
  • E9Kingdom★ 9.0273
  • E10Silver Wings/River Scenery★ 9.0267
  • E11Where the Sun Shines/Small World★ 7.9225
  • E12Black Mist/Light★ 9.3335
  • E13Small Palm/Sunny Place★ 9.0263
  • E14Flowing Away/White Storm: Part 1★ 8.3229
  • E15White Storm (Parts 2-4)★ 8.7243
  • E16White Storm: Part 5/Restart★ 8.2228
  • E17Burnt Field (Parts 1-2)★ 8.5231
  • E18Burnt Field (Parts 3-4)★ 9.2327
  • E19Being Here/Summer Vacation: Part 1★ 8.2217
  • E20Summer Vacation: Part 2/New Year★ 8.1214
  • E21Passing Time/Spring Comes★ 8.7234
  • E22The Other House/Child of March Town★ 9.2292

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Where to watch

JustWatch

Seasons

2

best episode: S2E4 — Ladybug Bush (Parts 2 & 3)/Feelings ★ 9.5 (447)

S123 eps · ★ 7.9
  • E1Chapter 1: Kiriyama Rei/Chapter 2: Kawazoi no machi★ 7.5375
  • E2Chapter 2: Kawazoi no machi/Chapter 3: Akari/Chapter 4: Hashi no mukô★ 7.6313
  • E3Chapter 5: Harunobu/Chapter 6: Yozora no mukô★ 8.3328
  • E4Chapter 7: Hina/Chapter 8: Buiesu★ 7.5286
  • E5Chapter 9: Keiyaku/Chapter 10: Kakkô no su no uede★ 8.7329
  • E6Chapter 11: Kami-sama no kodomo 1/Chapter 12: Kami-sama no kodomo 2★ 7.7271
  • E7Chapter 13: Kami-sama no kodomo 3 (shôzen)/Chapter 14: Taisetsu na mono. Taisetsu na koto./Chapter 15: Shôgi oshiete★ 7.8268
  • E8Chapter 15: Shôgi oshiete (shôzen)/Chapter 16: Omokage/Chapter 17: Enrai 1★ 8.1272
  • E9Chapter 18: Enrai 2/Chapter 19: Enrai 3★ 7.8262
  • E10Chapter 20: Okura reta mono 1/Chapter 21: Okura reta mono 2★ 8.8338
  • E11Chapter 22: Yuku toshi/Chapter 23: Kuru toshi★ 8.1258
  • E12Omnibus Special★ 7.9181
  • E13Chapter 24: Taigan ni aru mono/ Chapter 25: Kuroi kawa 1★ 7.7247
  • E14Chapter 26: Kuroi kawa 2/Chapter 27: Tobira no mukô★ 7.5247
  • E15Blinding Darkness/Just a Little Water★ 7.7246
  • E16Moonlight/Lump of Ego★ 7.8243
  • E17Running Through the Night/Middle of the Slope★ 7.9247
  • E18Silver Thread/Water's Surface/Base of the Blue Nigh★ 8.1239
  • E19Torrent/Passing TIme★ 7.8240
  • E20Passing the Night/Kyoto: Part 1★ 8.2246
  • E21Kyoto: Parts 2 & 3★ 8.1242
  • E22When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom/Small Murmur★ 7.7233
  • E23New School Term/Fighter★ 8.2239
S222 eps · ★ 8.7
  • E1Setting Sun/Ramune★ 8.0251
  • E2Chaos/Kumakura★ 7.7233
  • E3June/Ladybug Bush: Part 1★ 8.5262
  • E4Ladybug Bush (Parts 2 & 3)/Feelings★ 9.5447
  • E5Feelings/Confession★ 9.0289
  • E6Small World/Letter★ 9.1277
  • E7Start of the Rainy Season/Hachiya★ 8.4233
  • E8Midday Moon/Adventurers★ 9.0267
  • E9Kingdom★ 9.0273
  • E10Silver Wings/River Scenery★ 9.0267
  • E11Where the Sun Shines/Small World★ 7.9225
  • E12Black Mist/Light★ 9.3335
  • E13Small Palm/Sunny Place★ 9.0263
  • E14Flowing Away/White Storm: Part 1★ 8.3229
  • E15White Storm (Parts 2-4)★ 8.7243
  • E16White Storm: Part 5/Restart★ 8.2228
  • E17Burnt Field (Parts 1-2)★ 8.5231
  • E18Burnt Field (Parts 3-4)★ 9.2327
  • E19Being Here/Summer Vacation: Part 1★ 8.2217
  • E20Summer Vacation: Part 2/New Year★ 8.1214
  • E21Passing Time/Spring Comes★ 8.7234
  • E22The Other House/Child of March Town★ 9.2292

Top cast

15
KKengo KawanishiRei KiriyamaKKhoi DaoRei KiriyamaAAi KayanoAkari KawamotoAAi KayanoKuro-chanKKana HanazawaHinata KawamotoKKana HanazawaMike-chanKKana HanazawaTora-chanLLaura PostAkari KawamotoMMisaki KunoMomo KawamotoMMisaki KunoShiro-chanKKayli MillsHinata KawamotoNNobuhiko OkamotoHarunobu NikaidoZZach AguilarNikaido HarunobuZZach AguilarHarunobu NikaidoXXanthe HuynhMomo Kawamoto

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Comments

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