Seasons & episodes
S1 · E13Black River (2) / Beyond the Door 2017-01-14 · 25 min
Smith prepares for his battle with the intimidating Gotou, and Rei is determined not to lose against Shimada. How will their matches go?
S1 · E14Blinding Darkness / Just a Little Water 2017-01-21 · 25 min
Shimada and Rei's battle continues as Rei begins to drown in his embarassment. Watch as their battle finally comes to a close
S1 · E15Moonlight / Lump of Ego 2017-01-28 · 25 min
And now begins two of three matches to determine who will go up against Master Souya in the Lion King Tournament!
S1 · E16Running Through the Night / Middle of the Slope 2017-02-04 · 25 min
Master Souya's challenger in the Lion King Tournament has been determined! Also, Rei decides to take a step in the direction that will benefit him in the long run.
S1 · E17Silver Thread / Water's Surface / Base of the Blue Night 2017-02-11 · 25 min
The Lion King Tournament finally begins. Rei continues to grow with his workshop buddies, but also runs into some trouble with his sister.
S1 · E18Torrent / Passing Time 2017-02-18 · 25 min
The Lion King Tournament is underway, although things are not looking good for the challenger. Still, he will not give up, and is determined to press forward.
S1 · E19Passing the Night / Kyoto (1) 2017-02-25 · 25 min
Match Four of the Lion King Tournament begins in Kyoto. We find out a little more about the Challenger, and the reasons he continues to persist.
S1 · E20Kyoto (2) / Kyoto (3) 2017-03-04 · 25 min
The second day of the fourth match for the Lion King Tournament begins. Rei sure does get caught up with strange people.
S1 · E21When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom / Small Murmur 2017-03-11 · 25 min
The fourth match of the Lion King Tournament has finally ended. But for some reason, Rei finds himself in a very unfamiliar territory.
S1 · E22New School Term / Fighter 2017-03-18 · 25 min
Rei begins a new school year, and embarks on new adventures. While looking back at the past, we'll look forward to the future.
S2 · E1Setting Sun / Ramune 2017-10-14 · 25 min
The After School Science Club merged with a proposed shogi club to become “the Shogi Science Club.” Club activities include Rei teaching the members how to play shogi and Rei being taught various science experiments. Rei realizes that he’s delighted to have a warm place where he belongs at school. With ramune in hand, he heads for the Kawamoto home.
S2 · E2Chaos / Kumakura 2017-10-21 · 25 min
Rei is at the Shogi Hall with Nikaidou and other players to watch the live broadcast of the final game for the Meijin Championship between Souya and Kumakura. Meanwhile, veteran player Yanagihara describes the game as “chaos,” but what does that portend for the Meijin Championship?
S2 · E3June / Ladybug Bush (1) 2017-10-28 · 25 min
During a lunch break between matches, Nikaidou pressures Rei to win all his matches so they can battle in the finals. Rei looks on coolly until Nikaidou points out feelings Rei never realized he had. Meanwhile, at the Kawamoto house, Someji, Akari, Hinata and Momo have a brainstorming session about Crescent Moon’s new summer sweet creation. Momo proposes novel ideas, but the usually cheerful Hinata seems down...
S2 · E4Ladybug Bush (2) / Ladybug Bush (3) / Feelings 2017-11-04 · 25 min
Hinata has been friends with Chiho since elementary school, but now that they’re third-year middle school students, Chiho has become the target of bullying by classmates. While other students pretend they don’t see anything happening, only Hinata calls out to Chiho and still tries to be her friend. However, the situation only gets worse...
S2 · E5Feelings (Continued) / Confession 2017-11-11 · 25 min
Rei sees his former homeroom teacher, Mr. Hayashida, for advice about bullying. Hayashida offers many examples and concludes with sound advice. After racking his brain, Rei also arrives at his own conclusion about what he can do to help Hina. Meanwhile, Akari has been carrying doubts in her heart about the incident, and opens up to Rei...
S2 · E6Small World / Letter 2017-11-18 · 25 min
When Rei visits the Kawamotos, Hinata talks to him about school. Little by little, she confides in Rei about the classroom atmosphere. But one day during lunch, the baseball team’s ace and all-around popular guy, Takahashi, pops in to Hinata’s class?!
S2 · E7Start of the Rainy Season / Hachiya 2017-11-25 · 25 min
Hinata is so enraged by her classmates and homeroom teacher. When Rei arrives for a visit at the Kawamoto home, he treats Hinata with kindness in his own way. On the other hand, the semi-finals of the Newcomer Tournament are here. Rei’s opponent is Subaru Hachiya, the “Irritated Prince of the East.” How will Rei fare against this strong, irritable yet irritating player?
S2 · E8Midday Moon / Adventurers 2017-12-02 · 25 min
When the struggling Rei tells Mr. Hayashida that he wants to help Hinata and her family, his former homeroom teacher advises him to do what he can, one thing at a time. Taking those words to heart, Rei goes on a smooth winning streak with his matches. On the other hand, Nikaidou has suddenly been hospitalized?!
S2 · E9Kingdom (1) / Kingdom (2) 2017-12-09 · 25 min
On the night before she leaves for a school trip to Kyoto, Hinata has dinner at home with Rei and her family, but can't finish the food on her plate because of a stomachache. Rei also leaves the same day as Hinata, but goes to Osaka to challenge Junkei Yamazaki for the Newcomer Tournament final.
S2 · E10Silver Wings / River Scenery 2017-12-16 · 25 min
In the world of shogi, one can only continue making an effort, but Yamazaki finds that Nikaidou and Rei never falter and always throw themselves into the “deep end.” Nevertheless, Yamazaki is determined to win and after beating Nikaidou in the Newcomer Tournament semifinals, he faces Rei in the match that will decide the next Newcomer King.
S2 · E11Where the Sun Shines / Small World 2017-12-23 · 25 min
Just when Rei thought he found a happy place within school, that place begins to disappear. Meanwhile, Shimada has a match against Gakuto Sakurai 7th-Dan, as they vie for the right to challenge Yanagihara, the venerable reigning Kishou champion.
S2 · E12Black Mist / Light 2018-01-06 · 25 min
After Hinata's class returns from the trip, the atmosphere in the classroom changes again in a different and strange direction. At long last, Hinata's guardians are being called in for a parent-teacher-student conference.
S2 · E13Small Palm / In the Sun 2018-01-13 · 25 min
Mr. Kokubu continues to remedy the class bullying problem. As the situation seems to be winding down, Hinata finally get a letter from Chiho.
S2 · E14Flowing Away / White Storm (1) 2018-01-20 · 25 min
Chairman Jinguuji focuses more on attracting customers to the commemorative match between Souya and Rei, though Shimada warns him that neither Souya nor Rei are comfortable being the center of attention. On the eve of their match in Morioka, Rei and Souya attend a reception in honor of it, even though Rei is extremely nervous about playing against the Meijin for the first time.