2nd season announced.
Really pleased for the five people watching this.
>>154729268
Wow that's awesome, can't wait for more.
>>154729292
count me in
Production issues ahoy
October 2017?
Yay.
That's great.
Nice, the anime deserved it.
>>154729268
Awesome, this is the first not-Monogatari Shaft show i've really enjoyed in last few years. That probably means no Owari s2 until late 2018, huh.
>>154729268
Nice.
Nice
They better make fucking make Fate/Extra and Owarimonogatari first though
>>154729464
>owari in 2018
that sucks, but i like this show so much that i dont mind as much as i normally would. monogatari has been and will be around forever; its refreshing that they've taken to a different project with such intensity.
>>154729268
Great show AOTS and AOTY contender
Moar Marina
Told you nhk gives no fuck sabout sales
>>154729268
Well then, time to catch up with the last few episodes.
>>154729268
What is the appeal of this series?
I absolutely loved the 1st half of the first episode, but then the tone takes a huge turn in the opposite direction. I got 3 episodes in before I dropped it.
This is really surprising but I'm happy. How has it been doing sales wise?
>>154729600
NHK are the heroes we need. They also keep making Kyoukai no Rinne seasons even though the sales aren't good.
>>154729730
And Phi Brain, Baby Steps and Log Horizon.
I still don't understand shit about shogi but the show is just so comfy.
I can't comprehend how Nikaido turned into best boy from being a shit-tier rival.
So 3 gatsu season 2 will be airing in the fall season. Assuming it's 2 cour as well it will bleed into Fate/LE being in winter 2018.
At the same time, they have Nobuyuki Takeuchi's movie around Augst. Assuming they have been and are already working on it. All of the summer is probably dedicated to the movie.
Considering 3 gatsu season 2 is coming fairly close to season 1's ending, I am assuming this was planned from the start. So I doubt they will be much production issues.
Also, Zaregoto seems to have their own little production team going on right now. It faltered at first but picked up the pace in terms of animation.
Overall I am excited about Shaft's line up and I doubt they are crashing and burning. Just a bit busy. But honestly, they have been busier before.
> no owari in 2017
Fuck you Shaft. Buy I will forgive you if Oshi is Owari director.
>>154729937
oshi is now working on the new kino anime
>>154730054
I just want to see Dereshot and imouto Sodachi.
It this only good Shaft thing in forever, so I'm okay with this.
I will never escape this depressing go hell.
>>154729268
>Best arc and best ship are going to be animated
AOTY confirmed
Man that's pretty good news.
Nice la, thanks based NHK
Thank fuck for that.
Fall is packed already and not even half of it has been announced yet.
Bullying arc then?
>>154729268
So basically they planned it from the start.
Mixed feelings since past month episodes just havent had enough going for them. Too little happens each week to talk about.
Maybe s2 is 13 episodes and is paced better, hopefully.
God I hope they don't change production companies like they did for Log Horizon.
>>154730437
No thx. I can careless about how active a 4chan thread can be. I will have my somber pace at 2 cours. I dont know why ppl want to rush into the story.
Was not expecting that at all, nice.
>>154729679
The story dips back and forth between cute fuzzy stuff and depressing shit really, it keeping your attention is pretty dependant on whether or not you became attached the characters I suppose.
>>154729268
Stalkershit btfo once again.
>>154729685
Vol 1 sold 2,377
Great news, this is comfy
Shaft
Monthly Zaregoto OVAs until Summer
"Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?" movie directed by based Nobuyuki Takeuchi in August
Fate in Winter 2018
Not that busy
HOW MANY MORE EPISODES
This is critical information.
I am really enjoying this but the secnd half has been pretty bad. They need to focus less on the Shogi and more on his personal issues.
>will stay on NHK General
Looks like they were quite happy with how the show performed.
>>154729268
Predictable.
>>154729600
>>154729730
>>154729773
Contrary to what you might believe, BDs aren't the ONLY thing keeping anime alive these days. Merchandising helps alot, especially for kid shows.
For shows like this, the old fashioned "if enough people watch it live on TV, we get more ad money" works too, albeit, not as frequently as it should these days.
>>154729268
FUCK yes!
>2nd season
>special ED drawn by Umino
>last endcard drawn by Hagio Moto
Awesome.
Please tell me it's more about the sisters in S2.
>>154732492
There's going to be a lot more about them after this tournament.
>>154729268
Nice, now I don't have to read the manga. I'm assuming its going to cover whatever is left over?
>>154729812
It's not like that they are making detailed game analysis, and post match commentary. They are just throwing you every so often one or two shogi related words to remind you that Rei is a pro player. It's basically gibberish.
>>154732492
There some pretty good moments and characters developments.
>>154732910
We'd need 2-3 more seasons to catch up to where the manga currently is.
>>154732971
>Sad Hina.
Please NO.
>>154732784
Thank god.
>>154733255
Suffering is inevitable, and going through hardship is necessary for someone to grow.
based government grants
>>154733255
>Sad Hina.
Huge understatement, I was actually surprised by how real things got.
https://may.2chan.net/webm/src/1489286875928.webm
>>154729268
>2nd season announced
And here I though I can now watch this.
>>154733678
Cute.
Time for Hina bullying!
Subs for new ep are out
>>154729268
Hell yeah. First Rakugo gets an S2, now this? Suck my dick, salesfags.
>>154731703
>inb4 they announce Strangulation Romanticist OVAs and Owari New Year's special
>>154733916
Didn't the first season of Rakugo sell very well?
;_;
>>154729600
>makes anime
>doesn't care about sales
Was she right?
I didn't think they'd end the season with the extra from volume 11 but I gotta say it was a perfect way to end it.
>>154734369
This part fucking hell man, Specially when the teacher asked him where his seat partner was.
I'd give it a solid 7, The shogi was very boring but the rest was really enjoyable to watch. Some of the Shogi characters are cool but it is honestly fucking boring to watch.
>>154729268
Awesome. I wasn't expecting a second season so soon. I just caught up with the manga the other day and was thinking it was a shame that the later arcs aren't going to be animated. I can't wait. It's going to be good.
>>154735669
I wasn't even sure exactly what shogi was until I watched this show. I enjoyed the shogi a lot. I want to start playing it now. I used to play chess a little as a teenager and enjoyed that so I think shogi would be fun.
When will he fuck his sister?
Yay~~
>>154729600
Based NHK
>>154736082
;_;
>>154736082
His imouto is ded.
>>154733963
Prob not anytime soon. If kizu staff can transfer over to Owari they're will be no need to worry considered they were locked in that project for a long time with shaft doing other things as well.
>>154736155
Not this one.
>>154729268
Nice. I hope they spend more time on shogi.
>>154736290
The NBR one? Disgusting.
>>154736082
He's going for Hina instead + sorting out suitors for Akari (he's deciding between either the bro teacher or Nikaidou's brother). Kyouko weirdly just sorta disappears from the plot actually.
>>154736547
But neither of them are plump like Nikaidou. She deserves the roundness
>>154736737
She's a feeder anyway, they'll be round by the time she's done with them.
This show was so good
I would have liked the sisters making an appearance in the finale though, that's the one thing I would have wanted to be changed
>>154736804
Then sensei should win. Shimada's weak stomach would just die out
>>154731804
It's hard to please everyone all the time. A lot of the readers prefer the shogi parts to the personal issues parts.
You will get a lot more of Rei's interpersonal relationships in the next season.
Does anyone else plan to watch the 2 live action films?
>>154737349
I do. I've heard some good reviews of it. Makoto Shinkai has been praising it a lot on his Twitter.
>>154736547
Sensei should get Akari and Shimada should get Kyouko.
>>154737440
Cool I look forward to it then.
>>154736547
>Doesn't choose Kyouko
>Doesn't choose Akari
Disappointing.
>>154737944
Rei is a man of taste and prefers delicious flat.
AOTY
rekt
Did march come in like a lion?
I am so happy we are getting a second season. Damn shame how few people were in the threads here. It's pathetic that a place like fucking Reddit gives the show more attention.
>sangatsu thread
Hina's JC bullies need to be raped and put in their place.
How could anyone bully Hina? She's fucking perfect
>>154738397
Yes
>>154737944
I was hoping for him to go after Akari at the beginning but Hina's grown on me.
>>154738418
Threads for 3-gatsu was absoletuly awful at the beginning of the show, they was filled with Shaft hateand not even show itself, this is probably one of the reasons why a lot of people left them.
>>154739291
I avoided them because I was new to the series and didn't want manga spoilers
>>154738759
Hina gets bullied fordefending some girl at first, and then bullying switches to Hina after the girl has to leave.
>>154739790
Not okay. Hina should be loved and protected
>>154731804
I don't think it was bad but definitely not as good as the first part. His personal and interpersonal issues was the highlight of the show for me so the shift to pure shogi wasn't that great. It might've been better if they set up the shogi to be more interesting early on in the story but they never bothered to do that.
>>154739752
This and also the show doesn't give off much discussion to be had honestly, I don't know why people just assume the show is unpopular because it doesn't get discussed regularly.
>>154739826
Don't worry, Hina becomes a JK but still looks like a JC, and all the boys want some of the cunny.
>>154729268
I put off watching the adaptation until the season was over, so I don't know if it did the manga justice, but good news for the series nonetheless.
>>154732910
Where we are right now would probably be the end of a hypothetical third season (assuming they were all the same length as the first), and there's no sign of it ending soon.
>>154731804
This is a shogi series with life revolving around it. The entire first half of the show was setting up how big of a deal shogi was going to be. I mean it even stopped being about Kiriyama at various points.
>>154739957
It is not a shogi series.
>>154731804
>not liking the shogi
The major shogi matches are great character pieces, I don't see what there's not to like about them.
>>154739836
>>154731804
The past couple of episodes before today's one were more about Shimada as a character than they were about shogi though. Today's episode was solely about Rei as a character too.
When's the next volume release?
>>154740024
It's at least as much about shogi as plenty of other sports series are about their sport. It uses the game/sport as a window into the characters.
>yfw Suneohair ED next season
I liked this show, but I wanted to love it more than I did. The obnoxious screaming reactions that nearly every character (and the goddamn cats) did at some point made it hard to take Rei's issues seriously.
Ooookay.
Hitting WAY to close to home here.
>>154730834
It's government-funded. The last thing you should look at when predicting if it'll get a sequel or not is the disc sales.
>>154740854
Forgot the subs
>>154740024
>grown up Momo
My dick. I mean my heart. I mean my dick.
>>154741053
>grown up Momo
>>154741193
>eye color
Ah crap I fucked up
>>154729268
Can't wait for Rei to bone his adopted sister.
>>154741053
Fucking baka, that's Shimada
>>154741053
That's Hina, after her failed graduation bob cut.
>>154740680
>>154740680
>(and the goddamn cats)
Fuck you, the cats were kawaii
This is still the biggest heartboner I've had in years:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQDVwq5j-CQ
>>154741514
You'll wait for eternity then.
>>154729600
NHK uber alles
>>154740293
YESSSSSSSS
MAKE IT HAPPEN
>>154729268
Oh cool, I would have been happy with these 22 but this is great news.
The only good arc in this series is the bullying arc, hope they handle it well. The show has been very hit and miss so far.
>>154736240
Pretty sure a lot of Kizu's staff were freelancers
I like this. This is good.
>>154741886
> that konbanwa
Thank you based SHAFT. Thank you based Umino.
I'm on episode 2. Does Akari please old men for money?
>>154743205
Sorta, yeah
>>154741886
I love how excited Momo is. It's so damn adorable
>>154743254
I wish they hadn't shown her as a kind gentle onee-san first before making her a semen hostess. I feel a little cucked.
>>154743432
She doesn't have sex with the clients. Her aunt would never allow it. Like many hostess bars, the ladies are just there to provide conversation; anything beyond that would be up to them during off-duty hours, and Akari uses her off time to tend to her sisters.
>>154743432
She's not a whore. She occasionally works at a hostess bar
>>154729268
KAMI-SAMA
DOUKA
DOUKA
How can one girl be so best?
>>154743923
If only she didn't have such a rotten personality.
Also Rei a faggot for not banging her
>>154744078
She raped him when he was a kid
>>154744078
Cute feet.
>>154744107
He could rape her back.
What happened to Hina's parents? I know the mom died, but where's the dad?
>>154744107
So would more dick fix her or not?
Was the rape even confirmed?
>>154744178watch next season:v)
>>154744212
>confirmed
It was in the anime. And she needs dick badly
>>154744107
I really feel bad for Rei for a lot of things, but knowing that even his interpersonal intimacy was destroyed as a child takes the cake.
He was already awkward, but at least had his family, then they all die, and has to live with a friend of the family who only takes him in out of pity and to further his own gains in the shogi world.
Then to top it all off his adopted sister rapes him and shatters any ounce of self worth he had.
Truly surprised he never killed himself
>>154731804
Shogi works as a parallel to his personal issues, it's the whole point of the show
This show is so good. I'm super glad we're getting a second season
>>154744212
>>154744254
No, it was never confirmed. They just showed her leaning over him, bullying him as usual.
>>154744266
What's the opposite of mary sue? Watching the show, rei gives me vibes of the type of character solely created to seem him suffer and feel bad for him, kind of weak to be honest.
>>154744225
More like two more seasons from now.
Why this has to be animated by shaft ffs i hate that studio
>>154744737
>>154744849
>Sasami-san
Literally the only Shaft show I couldn't finish.
And I saw both season of Nisekoi.
It even has my favorite seiyuu as the MC and I still couldn't handle it
>>154744875
Sucks to be as awful as you are.
>>154744875
Good for you
>>154744549
oh fug, so assuming is 20 episodes next season ismore shogi, bullying arc and Rei vs Souyaor is my memory not working correctly again
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5f5qpb_sangatsu-no-lion-s2-announcement-pv_tv
>>154744875
It was alright.
>>154744875
Sasami-san is literally the Eva of Shaft, you fucking pleb faggot
>>154744078
>rotten personality
There is nothing wrong about her personality!
Take that back you big meanie
>>154744266
>Then to top it all off his adopted sister rapes him and shatters any ounce of self worth he had.
He seems to friendly with her for possible rape to have shattered his self worth
>>154744107
To make matters worse, she comes back years later and eats all of his fucking food. She's a monster.
>>154740909
>It's government-funded
But why?
>>154745142
And before that she demanded that he let her in so that she could warm up. She's a abomination of God
>>154745142
Nothing of worth was lost.
>>154745310
NHK
>>154744909
Yeah it'd be those.
I forgot though, is bullying before the arc with Souya and Rei?
>>154729268
Oh thank goodness it is only half a year away.
>>154745479
at the end of it had to
>>154745867
had to check it* also manga updates when
>>154745923
The scanlator does volume updates, so whenever the next volume come out.
>>154745923
>>154746056
Just checked, the next volume comes out in September/October
So yeah, the anime release should time nicely with that
For real? That's awesome. Still, i really didn't get that this was season finale until 3/4 of the episode and having girls appear only in the ending is kind of shitty.
Also didn't this show have poor sales, how did it get second season? Not complaining in the slightest, just curious.
>>154746352
The manga sales have been doing great, and that was the aim all along.
>>154746352
It's a NHK show. They're governmentally-funded so they don't give a shit.
>>154742902
The comeback of the father is good as well.
>>154741886
I want Hina to say konbanwa to me too.
>>154742902
Who bullies Rei and why?
So...he has to remake second year?
Then why the fuck teacher said he barely made with the assintence record?
He ended taking second year again anyway, isn't it?
>>154745356
No. Inari-sushi made by Akari and Hina are worth more than all the gold in the universe. She deserve death.
>>154747736
He quit highschool for a year, so when he came back he was a year older than everyone in his grade.
The kids in his class just assumed it was because he repeated.
>>154729600
Based NHK
>2nd season announced.
FUCK YES
>>154734369
This shit hit way too close to home. Why are kids such pieces of shit?
>>154729292
Is this the daily Shaft hate thread?
>>154745310
To promote shogi and cultural development of the populace. This is why I didn't mind paying insane taxes when I lived in Japan - they actually spend it on shit that is useful for the people but not profitable for the private sector.
i really want to see themarriage proposal
>>154735669
Fucking normie. As a shogi player, I can say that the shogi is the best part of the show, since it's the part I can relate witht the most (aside from the crippling depression).
>>154748489
For others though, funding chinese toons might be a big waste of money and resources they could use on more practical things.
>>154729268
This show really tugged on my heartstrings somehow. I didn't like the first episodes but as I kept watching I kept liking it in more.I always end up tearing up like a faggot in every moment Mr. Hayashida shows up. He is just so perfect.
I bet Hina's cunny smells like Japanese sweets.
>>154748652
>As a shogi player, I can say that the shogi is the best part of the show
Well duh, I can safely say that very little are interested in Shogi or find it entertaining to watch or even know what the fuck is going on in the game.
I don't mind the Shogi being apart of it but I wish they toned it down.
>>154729600
BASED NHK
>>154729268
Aww yiss
>>154748700
They don't spend their entire budget on the NHK. Promoting culture is indeed something that the government should be putting money into though.
>>154749151
Most Japanese people know how to play shogi more or less (it is more popular than Chess) and for a Japanese audience, shgoi is very captivating.
The rules are actually quite simple. You could learn how to play withing 10 minutes and already be able to appreciate the shogi played in anime.
>>154748700
It's not like it's solely NHK funding it, I'm sure much of it comes from Hakusensha too.
>>154749163
NHK is love
Really happy about this, 3-gatsu has been so wonderful to watch
>>154750873
Same feelings!
Hina is
>>154729268
I just hope they speeding the pace a little bit so they can end 2nd season with Kawamoto Family's arc
I mean shogi is great but adapting 2 chapter per episode is still too slow considering most chapter isn't even 20 pages long and manga is also has a slow pacing
They still can speed up some thing without losing much detail
>>154751910
Hina is pure, and brave.
>>154751910
Yes! Bully her more! Turn her into an 'Emergence' cumdumpster!
>>154752018
There is a special place in Hell for people who wish ill to loli.
>>154752018
Don't forget Momo!
>>154738418
salty flipflapfags, cancerous /v/egemites, muh stalker autists and kyoanus fags flocked its earlier threads. My god it was a shitshow. Good thing the mods started to ban those fucking derailers
>>154729268
I dunno, S1 ended at the peak of the series, S2 really won't be as good.
>>154752018
No, Rei will protect her no matter what.
>>154741886
>not https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaop80reUGw
really glad for my shogi boys
>>154754523
really moves your pieces
>>154740293
>mfw
>>154729268
Shit I totally forgot this was the last episode. I was too in the 24 ep mindset. I thought it would happen though. No way the NHK wouldn't try to get as much as they can out of this show.
>>154751910
Bullying JCs is not okay
This series is great, I really like how they introduced Shimada as some background character nobody cares about (and they did it right after a few actual background characters nobody cares about, so you just assumed he would be another one). Then they turn him into a super important character. It's cool because you fell for the same thinking that Rei did.
>>154757605
Me too. I want Shimada to break Rei's boipussy like how he broke his head.
i'm so happy, I thought it would never get a 2 season
>>154734369
Better than being bullied.
>>154738339
If only they knew he wins enough to live by himself.
>>154753136
I wouldn't say that. Bullying arc, dad arc, Shimada vs. Yanagihara, Souya vs. Dobashi, a lot of the strongest parts of the series are still to come.
>>154729268
March lion was a letdown.
Nothing really happens or nothing important with his family was fixed.
I don't think i can watch this anymore even if it gets another season. It just builds up and then there's no climax or satisfactory ending.
>>154758647
Sometimes being at the receiving end of clear contempt is better than being acknowledged as an undesirable. Like if you were the last to be picked for a sport, bullies would deride your short-comings, but in Kiriyama's case they would just hesitantly pick him. That puts the burden of guilt onto him as he realizes that his presence is a genuine detriment to the team. While being bullied you can at least feel like the victim, but being rejected you feel like you are liability to others.
>>154729292
arigatou~
>>154758825
>It just builds up and then there's no climax or satisfactory ending
Sounds like real life then.
>inb4 anime is escapism from 3DPD, fuck off faggot
>>154744266
>er his own gains in the shogi world.
Nah, he did it because Reidad was his best friend.
Also, he thought a lot about Rei's happiness since he asked him if he really loved shogi before taking him in, since he knew that as a man who lives only for his art, he wouldn't be able to raise Rei if he wasn't also into shogi.He even asked Rei to not give him money.
>>154758647
I'm alone and for a while I was being bullied, since that happened I always prefer to be on my own,but I end up feeling lonely sometimes!
>>154758825
>adaptation covering first ~third of an ongoing manga
>thread is literally about the second season being announced
>complaining that the issues weren't resolved and there's "no satisfactory ending"
I don't get it. Why would there be an ending?
>>154759044
Well there were better anime that did it with superior execution this season.
Overall march like a lion started with potential but just kind of went no where.
Think about it. How exactly has he or his situation changed? Family wise, school, shogi, everything is almost the exact same as the first episode.
None of the characters really developed or improved or settled their differences.
This show was just a complete let down. I should have stuck with my decision to drop but i thought it would improve.
>>154759234
>march like a lion
>>154759234
is this copied from MAL?
>>154759211
There are plenty of anime with multiple seasons that end the season beautifully or satisfactory.
At the very least with some sort of fulfilling conclusion. Not just a
>well nothing happened this season please watch next season and maybe just maybe something might happen then
>>154759234
Why do you type like that?
Is jumping a line every time fun?
Is there a hidden meaning for doing that?
>>154759234
>How exactly has he or his situation changed?
A lot? He has shogi friends, is fixing his approach and personality, isn't lying around depressed anymore, etc. He's getting on his feet.
Also,
>march like a lion
>that spacing
Fuck off, retard.
>>154759359
It's common practice to separate paragraphs with a blank line.
>>154759346
>nothing happened this season
Are you stupid? This is a show about a main character with depression. Every personal connection he makes is a huge development, and he made a lot of them this season. Do you remember the episode where he dehydrated himself because he couldn't summon the energy to get out of bed? And now he's joining shogi workshops, school clubs, and visiting the Kawamoto sisters without being dragged there. Sorry if the significance of this shit was lost on you.
>>154759605
>paragraphs
Those shouldn't be separate paragraphs, is the issue. You're typing like a fucking forum faggot.
>>154759605
Sentence isn't a paragraph. you type like a faggot
>>154759605
The first two "paragraphs" were only a sentence each. Neither is a paragraph. Just stop, your writing style alone already exposes you as an outsider. Either lurk more or leave.
>>154759629
>You're typing like a fucking forum faggot.
>implying I'm the author
>>154759611
>>154759414
>>154759359
>>154759308
>>154759211
Look.
This show was completely shit. The best parts were the food scenes.
All the
>it was realistic depression
>comfy like real life
ALL BULLSHIT
There are series that aried this very season that handles realistic situations and depression far better than this shit show.
If you thought this show was good then I feel bad for you. Either you are just completely ignorant about great anime or you just have terribly shitty taste and shouldn't be allowed here.
>>154759768
Please enlighten us with your amazing taste.
>>154759234
It's not about the destination. It's the journey. Remember: One step at a time, one piece at a time.
>>154759855
Scum's Wish deals with true feelings better than this garbage
Why do you keep using english names
>>154759996
Weak false flagging. At least type like the last guy.
>>154759904
There are shows that aired this very season that takes you on a beautiful journey through time and another world that will leave you weeping at how bittersweet life can be.
Meanwhile this shit show barely takes you down the block and sometimes talks about eggs on rice and other foods
>>154759996
Not me, fuck you
>>154759996
"Scum's Wish"
Can't tell if troll or huge normalfag
>>154759855
Maid Dragon handles depression much more tasteful than this shit.
>>154759996
>Scum's Wish
Go back to MAL you fucking faggot.
>>154759996
Oh boy here we go.
>>154760078
I see you have totally missed the point.
>>154759996
Kuzu is fucking steaming hot melodramatic trash. The smut and how hilariously bad the teacher is barely salvages it.
>god tier backgrounds
>cel shaded super saturated characters
>exaggerate frog mouths even more
shaft was a mistake
long live JC staff
>>154760306
I think it looks better than H&C
>>154760375
Get the fuck out of here you enormous pleb.
Not even going to go into artistic liberties and music
really annoying how all 3-gatsu threads turn into fights about shaft
>>154760688
The past few weeks haven't been like this, it was only really bad in the beginning when it started airing. We've come full circle
>>154731804
I feel the opposite way. I can't stand Rei and would much rather see the focus be on shogi and the other players.
>>154730169
This guy gets it.
>>154749300
The rules are easy, but piece recognition is difficult for westerners, and appreciating shogi requires an intuitive grasp of the board position (I mean, looking at the board and knowing straightaway what kind of pieces are in play and where can each of them move)
Also, I think you underestimate the amount of knowledge you need to appreciate a Shogi game. I'm really into chess, but when I watch GMs games I'm (more often than not) completely lost unless someone's spelling it out for me in the commentary or analysis.
>>154729600
>>154729685
No anime studio these day gives a single fuck about BD&DVD sales if they're just a production part of committee.
>>154729268
FUCK YES!
BASED NHK
>>154765875
Must be a conspiracy
>>154729600
Considering 5% of the entire TV audience in Japan watches it live, and it gets amazing ratings (beating stuff like Pripara), NHK would be stupid not to.
Hell even Bump of Chicken loves it and post it on their twitter all the time, and they're ridiculously popular. The OP single they exclusively did for it had insane disc sales.
It's a literal cash cow for NHK and they will probably do the whole manga, I just hope we get more Bump OP/ED.
>>154729812
Shogi is just chess on a 9x9 board with different pieces, they both derive from the same ancient indian game.
I guess they are hoping the second season will carry the hype of the two live action movies.
>>154766060
There's also the fact that NHK hosts an official shogi tournament, aptly called the NHK Cup. This is the perfect chance for players to get interested in playing shogi.
>>154766276
Isnt it a tv network that pays for it?
Im not sure what the profit motives are.
>Second season announced
Fantastic.
RIP If only JC Staff animated the show! guy
If the entire manga gets animated, the pacing might feel strange when they enter the point where the chapters are around 8-11 pages each, as they've been for the past year and a half or so. I don't know why Chika Umino's output has slowed down so much. She should have recovered already from her accident a couple years ago.
>>154761363
It was said by someone who apparently reads the manga that if you were expecting an in depth analysis and lessons from this series you were looking in the wrong place.
I understand your frustration as you are looking for a thing that is just not there, but it is what it is, and if 20+ episodes haven made that clear to you, well, lets say you are a persistent one.
>>154759234
>Well there were better anime that did it with superior execution this season.
Show us your knowledge if you please, unless you are only trying to bluff
>Overall march like a lion started with potential but just kind of went no where.
>Think about it. How exactly has he or his situation changed? Family wise, school, shogi, everything is almost the exact same as the first episode.
This is BS, as >>154759414 stated. You want to troll? try harder
>None of the characters really developed or improved or settled their differences.
Really? unless you are not watching a lot happened, fuck! Even the middle sister had some improvement! He connected to people, he is improving his social and shogi skills by recognizing his own limits, he learned to depend on others and to be grateful to those who take care of him
>This show was just a complete let down. I should have stuck with my decision to drop but i thought it would improve.
Reading your baseless and unfounded opinions I tend to agree with you, You are obviously wasting your time if you didnt catched on the relevant events and developments of the story
>>154759768
If you thought this show was good then I feel bad for you. Either you are just completely ignorant about great anime or you just have terribly shitty taste and shouldn't be allowed here.
get a load of this guy cam.jpg
Dont let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.
>>154768389
Argh screwed the last greentext it shold be like this:
>>154759768
>If you thought this show was good then I feel bad for you. Either you are just completely ignorant about great anime or you just have terribly shitty taste and shouldn't be allowed here.
get a load of this guy cam.jpg
Dont let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.
>>154737016
Maybe the homecooked meals filled with love would heal him.
How old is the fat friend anyway? He seems to be about the MC's age but he's probably older, given that nobody talks about him a high schooler pro player.
>>154768950
With his mystery disease and rich family, he probably didn't even go to high school.
>>154763396
Well, they're spelling it out in Sangatsu for you. Also, if you have trouble recognizing the pieces, I think the Commie releases have english names on the pieces too.
>>154729268
Nice.
>>154768389
>>154759855
I'm not spoon feeding you. It's against board culture.
Lurk more.
>>154771806
>muh board culture
Kill yourself, faggot.
>>154771806
If you're not actually able to suggest anything then just don't reply, man.
This guy is absolutely based.
Funny story. I got admitted to the hospital yesterday for GI problems so ganbatte Shimada-san.
This is just for females, nothing wrong with that.
The worst part is probably the horrible female cast, thanks to that fact.
>>154772201
There is nothing wrong with the female cast
2nd season of JCs
>>154773603
Reminder that all the boys want to hit that in high school.
>>154774542
One nice thing about JCs is that they aren't in high school.
>>154774542
Oh then she's seifu
>shaft still not done with this moeshit
When will shaft make good anime again?
So who's Rei gonna end up with? I mean, his sister is hot but she's kinda insane. Hina is too young, and the other sister is too old (not the baby you sick fucks).
Unless they introduce other females, the future look pretty grim for him.
>>154775486
Hina. There's only 3 years between them.
>>154775532
But wasn't she lusting after some alpha baseball dude? Even if Rei has terrible selfsteem I don't think he'll enjoy sloppy seconds.
>>154775778He leaves to go to a baseball high school. Hina cuts her hair short afterwards I think
>>154758774
I didn't say it wasn't good, but from now on, the main emotional bagage is somewhat gone, sinceRei's confidence issues are basically resolved now and he starts behaving very differently thanks to it.
>>154744078
>implying
>>154775144
I thought it was considered fujoshit? Make up your fucking minds about the shows you don't watch already
>>154744875
If you're still here, what didn't you like about it?
>>154775849
Who wants a short hair Hina?
>>154772144
Why do you think he supports Trump?
>MAL rating: 8.10
I thought they were supposed to be the ones with shit taste.
>>154777205
not really
>>154729268
I'm split on this show. The introspective moments and Shougi are cool, but the "comedy" portions are really unfunny and boring. Hope the second season has more of the former.
>>154729268
Season 3, when?
>>154778022
I wouldn't interpret them as a comedy. I look at it as a contrast to what Rei is feeling, but will be what hewants to protectlater on. I'd also say it's just really comfy and heartwarming. I'm not sure why you forced yourself into thinking that something that is trying to be comedy has to be comedy.On the other hand my roommate fucking laughs hysterically out loud at it like an autist. I'm lad I don't watch anime with him. He still laughs at every fucking fall on girl scene in anime despite being an avid watcher for 10 years.
>>154779330
I put it in quotation marks in case you missed it. No matter what semantics you go on, matter of fact is those scenes bore me to death. A bit to contrast is fine, but the ratio is very unbalanced. This show is a good example of adapting the source too closely isn't always a good thing, SHAFT should have been more liberal in cutting stuff.
K
>We'll see the bullying and Dad arcs animated.
Second season is going to be full of suffering.
>>154779772
I was more under the impression that all those scenes do have some impact on Rei's development in the series, particularly the stretch of chapters the next season should cover. If you were to take a lot of these "comedy" scenes out, you could understand why Rei warms up, but I don't think the audience would be as invested if it wasn't for these scenes of contrast.
>>154779912
>that whole end of the Dad arc
I am so ready for badass Rei.
>>154732492
Yes. A lot more about them.They're going to suffer.
EspeciallyHina.
>>154779976
>I am so ready for badass Rei.
Me too.
>The dad tries to pull the "You're just a stupid kid what do you know about life" argument.
>Rei pulls out his tax statement showing he makes more than the dad ever has or will because he guessed this would come up.
>The next day he heads the dad off and picks up Momo early so he can't use her against the older two.
>read the rest of Sangatsu last night
>literally everything that happens
Boy are people who didn't read in for a fucking ride.
>>154780132
Spoiler that shit dude.
My favorite wasfuck this guy in Osaka, I need to finish my match and get home in the same day.He then proceeds to shit all over dad in the restaurant by tellling him exactly how he thinks, how scummy he is and that he'll sue his ass if he comes near them.So fucking badass.
>>154780140
I can only assume you're talking about Raidou's amazing adulterous adventures?
>>154780445
I suspect that will go in S3 if they try to animate a third season.
>>154772144
>good guy
>not a genius but a genuine hard worker
>takes care of the younger players
>hasn'twon a game since he beat Gotou
At least he gets tofuck Akari.
>>154748700
those people can leave Japan any time
>>154736240
>If kizu staff can transfer over to Owari
anon I want a tv series, not a firehouse up my anus
I dropped this when it was revealed that Akari is a slut.
It's really unsettling for me, I can't watch shows like this
>>154775778
It was never "lust", more like a puppy love crush on a school idol. Hina is still too innocent for romantic love.
>>154783827
>It's really unsettling for me
I can only imagine what kind of trauma you experienced as a kid.
>>154784030
Yeah, hit too close home
Is it worth reading the manga from the beginning or was it a solid enough adaptation that I can go from where it ends?
>>154729268
I'm happy! That means the bully arc, some more awesome shogi-pro character studies, Rei growth, and hopefully the girl's scum father andconfession.
>>154784006
prprprprprprprprprprprprprpr
>>154729268
Wonderful, I love the authors stories, they are so immersing.
>>154729812
The shogi consultant has been keeping the game quality reasonable. Got me going on shogi again, figuring out why the end positions are wins when they resign. Shogi is a fun, cutthroat game, I encourage you to learn it.
And it is really more about the pro-shogi world, not the game itself. Similar to the quirky pros in Hikaru no Go.
>>154748652
>shogi fist bump
check out Mono no Fu and 81-diver for more delicious shogi (and thick maids)
>>154763396
Hikaru no Go had little go lessons at the ends of its episodes. It would be nice if they did the same for shogi in this series.
>>154748700
You know American Tax payers money go to Sesames street
So what I'm getting at is this: Are you talking shit about Sesames street?
>>154744520
>What's the opposite of mary sue?
To use a really old web term, a "woobie".
>>154744520
But he gets stronger over time.
>>154786311
Still not strong enough.
>>154786628
Did you read the arc with the Kawamotos' dad? He was pretty strong there.
>>154786785
don't do that kids
>>154784433
That's nice.
Almost as nice asthis douijin.
>>154786864
Do what, walk around barefoot?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp56VZvEIfw
>>154787723
This show really had the best music.
>>154748652
>normie
Lelouch is a retarded faggot, but you need to fuck off.
>>154737944
Best girl winning is disappointing?
>>154787837
very
>>154787837
So, why is the government funding an anime in which the MC eventually fucks a middle schooler?
>>154788025
japan's low birth rates
>>154783827
She's paid to sit in a booth and pour people drinks while wearing a pretty dress. The minute anyone tries to touch her the regulars and the bouncer beat his ass and toss him out.
>>154788072
Bad government does that.
Hina's puffy puffy special place
>>154788105
I don't know why people think hostesses are professional prostitutes when they're essentially just nice girls for lonely men to talk to.
>>154788025
>>154788072
>>154788109
>why is the government funding an anime in which the MC eventually fucks a middle schooler?
Gotta get those nip birth rates up, any way, any how.
>>154788154
Because there are "No touching" hostess clubs like in this show and then there are basically prostitution rings disguised as hostess clubs.
How do we stop her?
>>154788215
Feed her more food
>>154788215
Let her sleep with Rei-chan.
>>154729268
Will shaft ever make anything good again?
>>154729812
http://gamedesign.jp/flash/shogi/shogi_e.html
>>154788473
I recognize that reference
Fucking great news.
The last episode was wonderful.
>>154729268
That final was fucking beautiful. I was worried but in the end, Shinbou did a really good job on 3-gatsu.
I'm so glad that they announced a 2nd season.
>>154788025
Japan is wonderful like that. They really don't seem to mind age gap relationships, unlike the US which freaks out over even small age gaps between two teens.
>>154781600
>At least he gets tofuck Akari
Wait a minute, is this true?
>>154790065
he becomes a part of the ever growing harem. Shame, I wanted him to break Rei's boipussy like he did to his head.
>>154790260
fujo pls go
>>154787723
Does anyone know when the second part of the OST will come out?
>>154788534
my first match, how am I doing? I'm I going to make grand master
>>154790550
Is this an englished shogi board?
>>154790260
Ever growing harem of Akari? I can't imagine Akari being popular at all.
I love both characters so i can't wait to see how they met.
>>154781600
>>hasn'twon a game since he beat Gotou
Mountain climber guy.
Who cares about being alone during lunch while having this A-star friend/nemesis?
>>154790807
Didn't Rei beat him too? Not much of an accomplishment. I mean, we've seen him in multiple title matches which is more than we can say for any other character, I just think he deserves a big win.
>>154790766Rei decides that Akari needs a husband or at the very least a boyfriend. Someone who can support her monetarily and emotionally. He decides to start bringing around his shogi bros that he thinks might be a decent match for her. He even goes full autism and types of sheets with graphs and everything. Shimada and Sensei are way out in front - Shimada isn't aware that Rei is trying to set him up, Sensei is actively trying to smash that chubby nee-chan.
>>154790550
fug I lost, my dreams of grand master destroyed by level 3 bot, although to be fair I didn't know you could reuse captured pieces until like the last couple moves
>>154790988
How old is he supposed to be? They make a big deal about Rei being the fifth middle school pro, but isn't fatty the same age or even younger? And they're in the same league.
>>154791117
>isn't fatty the same age or even younger
They're no longer in middle school, though.
>>154791214
So he went pro after Rei and managed to catch up with him even with a 2-3 year deficit?
>>154791299
Yeah, Rei's been stagnating.
>>154790662
>using the queen symbol for the king
TRIGGERED
>>154778022
comedy is subjective. I found some moments really hilarious.
>>154783827
WTF this not like in the Yakuza games in which you have to spend a shitton of money to "have a date" with vapid girls.
The aunt said that Akari helps her in the business, and she also works un the cansdy show with her granpa, if anything she is a girl that is cute and totally dedicated to her family. If that is not enough for you, then I really dont know what do you expect.
Akari is a motherfucking saint that has to deal with life's hardships and she hardly complains, it hurts that she feels lonely at times.
So, cute, dedicated to her family, hard working, what else do a sane man whould need?
>>154791092
8 minutes, 0 effort
GIT GUT
>>154791391
>that font
what the fuck
>>154791092
>http://gamedesign.jp/flash/shogi/shogi_e.html
I'm up to level 8 already. The computer can barely defend its pieces.
>>154792170
My nigga. Akari is love, Akari is life.
I love the 3 sisters but Akari is my favorite.
>>154793449
It's nice to finally get a chubby chaser in anime.
>>154791022
Wait why is Rei the one who gets to decide who pounds Akari? I get that he intends to marry Hina but according to people here that hasn't happened yet due to her being so young and all, does everyone just treat him as if he's already in the family or something?
>>154795435
He decided it himself, because he is serious about marrying Hina and taking care of the family, of course he hasn't told anyone about this and nothing has happened yet
So Rei is in love with Shimada-san right?? Also, isn't it weird that Shimada isn't married
>>154729268
>S2 announced
>especially this soon
Well that was unexpected. I supposed it helps that the anime had good ratings and boosted the manga's sales.
>>154797277
> Also, isn't it weird that Shimada isn't married
Not really. Even pretending that every normal person gets married (especially in Japan), he's not normal - his life is consumed by work/training and physical illness, so it's not like he has much time to devote to socializing/flirting. He had that brief flashback about a girl in his hometown he left behind and gave up on, too.
>>154791092
>>154792489
How the fuck do you even get level 3? I won the first match and it jumped me to 4. Did you actually lose pieces to the level 1 bot or something?
>>154798599
it started me out at level 3
Cant wait for more momo
>>154790766
Akari is very popular, which should come as no surprise to any heterosexual male reader.
>>154795435
>does everyone just treat him as if he's already in the family or something
Yes.Grandpa already gave him his blessing to fuck Hina.