The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!

A sixteen-year-old shogi titleholder in a professional slump meets a remarkably gifted elementary schooler whose arrival changes the pressure around his stalled game.

Synopsis

The Anime Lad

Sixteen-year-old Yaichi holds the prestigious Dragon King shogi title and has already fallen into a slump. Then Ai, an elementary schooler with unusual talent, arrives at his doorstep. His professional pressure now has a very small and highly capable new presence.

Super Eyepatch Fox

Win the Dragon King title at sixteen. Fall into a professional slump. Then Ai arrives at Yaichi’s door with remarkable shogi talent. The board remains the same size, but the pressure around it changes when a gifted child enters the champion’s routine.

Gigguku

Yaichi has already reached a major shogi title at sixteen, then losses trap him in a slump. Into that pressure walks Ai, an elementary schooler with extraordinary talent. Putting those two players near the same board makes age and status feel suddenly less stable!

Father's Basement

A teenage champion and an elementary school prodigy create an awkward setup, and the surrounding comedy may test patience. The useful material is straightforward. Yaichi’s title cannot protect him from a slump, while Ai’s talent introduces another kind of pressure around the board.

16 year old Kuzuryuu Yaichi has fallen into a slump after winning the major shogi title "Dragon King", the pressure of his losses continue until an elementary schooler called Hinatsuru Ai, with an extraordinary shogi talent, arrives at his doorstep.

What defines it

A shogi slice-of-life comedy-drama. Competitive and warm.

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MoodMostly bright

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