9.3/10280 votesLoading...#1 - Chapter 52 Ladybug Bush (Part 2) / Chapter 53 Ladybug Bush (Part 3) / Chapter 54 Feelings
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2017
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...
Director: Kenjirou Okada
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
9.2/10224 votesLoading...#2 - Chapter 68 Black Mist / Chapter 69 Light
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2018
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.
Director: Hajime Ohtani
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
9.1/10231 votesLoading...#3 - Chapter 81 Burnt Field (Part 3) / Chapter 82 Burnt Field (Part 4)
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/2018
It’s the final match of the Kishou Championship and the honorary title of “Eternal Kishou” is on the line for Yanagihara. As the shogi game approaches the final stage, Shimada is dominating. Yanagihara reflects on how he’s been entrusted with metaphorical relay race-like “sashes” from friends who have given up or retired from the professional shogi world. Even while feeling bound by this pressure, Yanagihara continues to play.
Director: Hajime Ohtani
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
9.1/10193 votesLoading...#4 - One More House / Chapter 89 Child of March Town
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/31/2018
Rei finally pays a visit to his adoptive mother's residence, after neglecting to visit ever since he moved out. Afterwards, Rei invites Hina and Takahashi for some monja as a last farewell. But before Hina starts high school, she decides to do something drastic.
Director: Kenjirou Okada, Hajime Ohtani
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
9.0/10178 votesLoading...#5 - Chapter 56 Small World / Chapter 57 Letter
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2017
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?!
Director: Midori Yoshizawa
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
9.0/10181 votesLoading...#6 - Chapter 60 Midday Moon / Chapter 61 Adventurers
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2017
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?!
Director: Tetsuya Miyanishi
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.9/10192 votesLoading...#7 - Chapter 54 Feelings (Continued) / Chapter 55 Confession
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2017
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...
Director: Takayoshi Nagatomo
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.9/10186 votesLoading...#8 - Chapter 62 Kingdom (Part 1) / Chapter 63 Kingdom (Part 2)
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2017
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.
Director: Yoshiko Mikami
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.9/10181 votesLoading...#9 - Chapter 64 Silver Wing / Chapter 65 River Scenery
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2017
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.
Director: Takudai Kakuchi
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.8/10174 votesLoading...#10 - Chapter 70 Small Palm / Chapter 71 In the Sun
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2018
Mr. Kokubu continues to remedy the class bullying problem. As the situation seems to be winding down, Hinata finally get a letter from Chiho.
Director: Takayoshi Nagatomo
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.7/10230 votesLoading...#11 - Chapter 20 The Given (Part 1) / Chapter 21 The Given (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2016
Rei's next match is with Mr. Yasui. Mr. Yasui's memories with his daughter are on the line, so will Rei throw the match, or will he bring misery to others by winning?
Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.6/10165 votesLoading...#12 - Chapter 74 White Storm (Part 2) / Chapter 75 White Storm (Part 3) / Chapter 76 White Storm (Part 4)
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/2018
The commemorative match begins between Rei and Meijin Souya. There’s a clear gap between their levels, but Rei holds on tight to his opponent, which causes a lively discussion among staff members who are watching the match in a waiting room. However, during the middle stage of the match, Rei makes a move that will probably cost him the game. Even so, he doesn’t give up and continues to play, searching for the best possible move each turn. How will the match turn out in the end?
Director: Yoshiko Mikami
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.6/10160 votesLoading...#13 - Chapter 87 Passing Time / Chapter 88 Spring Comes
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/31/2018
Hinata has been studying intently for the high school entrance exams, when she learns in shock that Takahashi, the classmate she has long admired, will be going to a school far away. People she had assumed will always be with her keep leaving her… Depressed Hinata ends up getting a fever just days before the exam. Nevertheless, Rei comes by on the day of the exam, to walk to school with her.
Director: Yoshiko Mikami
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.5/10222 votesLoading...#14 - Chapter 9 Agreement / Chapter 10 Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2016
Rei must pick up Momo from kindergarten. Nothing can go wrong with doing this errand, right? Unfortunately, this leads Rei to remember more of his past.
Director: Takashi Kawabata
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.5/10177 votesLoading...#15 - Chapter 50 June / Chapter 51 Ladybug Bush (Part 1)
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2017
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...
Director: Yoshiko Mikami
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.5/10159 votesLoading...#16 - Chapter 79 Burnt Field (Part 1) / Chapter 80 Burnt Field (Part 2)
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/3/2018
Rei and Nikaidou are to be the board commentators for the final Kishou Championship match between Yanagihara and Shimada. All of the reporters and staff members that attend the pre-game reception turn out to be old friends of Yanagihara, who has been the reigning Kishou champion for years. Despite the immense pressure of an “away game” for the challenger, Shimada, he is determined more than ever to win his very first title.
Director: Takudai Kakuchi
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.3/10156 votesLoading...#17 - Chapter 58 Start of the Rainy Season / Chapter 59 Hachiya
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2017
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?
Director: Yutaka Kawasaki
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.3/10154 votesLoading...#18 - Chapter 72 Flowing Away / Chapter 73 White Storm (Part 1)
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/2018
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.
Director: Tetsuya Miyanishi
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.2/10173 votesLoading...#19 - Chapter 41 Kyoto (Part 2) / Chapter 42 Kyoto (Part 3)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/4/2017
The second day of the fourth match for the Lion King Tournament begins. Rei sure does get caught up with strange people.
Director: Midori Yoshizawa
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.1/10216 votesLoading...#20 - Chapter 5 Harunobu / Chapter 6 Beyond the Night Sky
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2016
Showdown between Rei and Harunobu in a shogi match! Will Harunobu finally defeat his lifelong rival? Tune in as we celebrate the end of Obon.
Director: Seimei Kidokoro
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.1/10102 votesLoading...#21 - Chapter 24 What Lies on the Opposite Shore / Chapter 25 Black River (Part 1)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/2017
Rei runs astray a little bit, but gets right back on track. Can he bear the cold jokes from his latest opponent, Tsujii, and emerge victorious?
Director: Yoshiko Mikami
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.1/10163 votesLoading...#22 - Chapter 37 Torrent / Chapter 38 Passing Time
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/2017
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.
Director: Yoshiko Mikami
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.1/10167 votesLoading...#23 - Chapter 43 When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom / Chapter 44 Small Murmur
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/11/2017
The fourth match of the Lion King Tournament has finally ended. But for some reason, Rei finds himself in a very unfamiliar territory.
Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.1/10155 votesLoading...#24 - Chapter 76 White Storm (Part 4, Continued) / Chapter 77 White Storm (Part 5) / Chapter 78 Restart
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/2018
On the way back home from their commemorative match in Morioka, Rei and Souya are forced to stay in Sendai for a night because of a typhoon. Rei is relieved after they find lodging, but soon gets a phone call from Chairman Jinguuji, who tells him a certain secret. Meanwhile, Nikaidou is out of the hospital and ready to make a comeback in the first qualifying round of the Jeweled King Tournament.
Director: Yutaka Kawasaki
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.1/10147 votesLoading...#25 - Chapter 83 Being Here / Chapter 84 Summer Vacation (Part 1)
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/17/2018
Crescent Moon will put up a food stand at the March Town summer festival featuring "sweet chilled rice flour dumpling and syrup," an idea that Akari and Hinata came up with. Hinata also visits Chiho at the beginning of summer vacation. Chiho has gotten her smile back, even though she still bears the emotional scars of bullying.
Director: Noriko Hashimoto
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
The Best Episodes of March Comes in Like a Lion
Every episode of March Comes in Like a Lion ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of March Comes in Like a Lion!
Rei is a 17-year old professional shōgi player, who lives by himself, not having a real family, and has scarcely any friends. Among his acquaintances...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Chapter 52 Ladybug Bush (Part 2) / Chapter 53 Ladybug Bush (Part 3) / Chapter 54 Feelings" is the best rated episode of "March Comes in Like a Lion". It scored 9.3/10 based on 280 votes. Directed by Kenjirou Okada and written by Yukito Kizawa, it aired on 11/4/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Chapter 68 Black Mist / Chapter 69 Light".