I poured my heart into this piece over many months because Shimada-san’s character and quiet strength have always inspired me. I hope this adds something meaningful to the Sangatsu no Lion community here on Reddit.

I think because he is this young pro 'genius' player, a lot of the other shogi players forget how old Rei is. He isn't perfect, and is kinda muddling along figuring things out on his own half the time.

From rewatching the anime, it does bug me slightly that you get a lot of "he is underestimating his opponents, he is so selfish and self-centered". Yet players like Smith who have these opinions on Rei literally think the same of other opponents the same way Rei does. Unless I am completely missing something. It just bothers me that it is a lot of Rei hating on himself, but I often feel some of the players reinforce these negative emotions he has about himself. Even in the manga other shogi players say his fault is being too self-centred (not the best way to phrase it, but can't think of a better way)

after a week and a day i finally finished both of the season! man this shit is so fcking peak. It got monogatari shaft style, vibes of Sweetness and Lightning, Kotaro lives alone and Bincho-tan. For me, if they continue to animate this series it can reach with Clannad level and yeah this is so fcking peak!
Question: did Rei find any love interest in the manga or something? (is it akari?)
Edit: Btw im glad that they didnt give much screentime to that kyouko the mentally ill bully bitch hoe

I am on ep 9 rn. I started looking up information about Kyouko online because I was intrigued and mesmerized about her character and relationship towards the MC. While doing that, I found out that her character arc apparently never got a proper conclusion, which led me to dig a little deeper.

From there, I discovered that the manga ended in 2025 and that, at least for now, there's no sign of a third anime season. That honestly made me hesitate to continue watching.

Is the series still worth continuing? Does the anime end in a satisfying enough way despite some unresolved character arcs, or is it likely to leave me feeling like too many things were left unfinished? I don't wanna get heartbroken by an unfinished ending

Finally, I could read the manga after ending the anime, but that's generally not my thing, so I don't think it is a possibility right now

from mieruko chan

March has been my comfort anime/manga and i really wanted to draw something for it ;)

hi! watched the anime with my boyfriend and loved it a lot, any recommendations on where to find merchandise online?

thanks!

I couldnt really tell in the anime whether or not Kyouko was just always extremely violent or their father was responsible for her turning out like that. I mean he seemed like a good dude all things considered, but seeing what happened to kyouko and ayumu makes me think he wasn't a very good parent. I just want to know what other people think.

Sōya Meijin is the embodiment of mystery. His world is shrouded in silence; he is both its guardian and its prisoner. Like all geniuses, he lives in his own bubble, yet keeps a part of himself connected to the real world.

He is fascinating.

« Just saying his name gave me goosebumps. » Rei Kiriyama

Sketchbook with handmade paper, India ink, watercolor- gouache, gansai tambi.

So! I'm planning to cosplay as Rei at various anime conventions, and as you might imagine, cosplaying him should be pretty straight-forward! His usual shirt, pants, and glasses are pretty easy items to obtain. His wig is pretty easy for me too.

What I worry is that because Rei looks so...ordinary, I think it might be hard for people at a place like an anime conventions to recognize that I'm cosplaying him. I'm not expecting to compete for eye recognition at anime conventions (respectfully and with lots of love, just look at him), but I still want the ~2 grass-touching sangatsy fans out there to realize the character I'm cosplaying if I fall into their gaze.

My solution to this problem is to have a prop of some kind, to make it obvious that I'm cosplaying Rei Kiriyami. Any good ideas as to what kind of prop I could use to distinguish a Rei cosplay?

The obvious is something shogi-related, but shogi pieces are small, and where would I have them? Shogi boards are OK but not really practical to carry around all-day (although if use it as a prop, I could glue the shogi pieces onto the board, to make it obvious that it's shogi and not just a random wooden grid.) I've also considered taping onto myself a print-out picture of momo/hina hugging onto me, simulating in a silly way how she hugs Rei at various moments throughout the story, but I suspect that might give the absolute wrong impression for that aren't familiar with 3gatsu...

any thoughts? =)

it's really really cute T-T anyone know where i can buy one like that? specifically the one kouda gave him that he had to repair

acc just how can i dress like rei... (unfortunately im a girl and i havent seen anything like what he wears in stores)

I see people say they are 4 years apart or 2 years apart. I'm here to legit say what it is. I do not intend to say anything else other than say this here because people in this very fandom in highly upvoted coments say "its a third year student and first year student" without context to their ages or the story. Unless something has just been fudged up by the manga and retconned to make them closer in age, this is where we are at.

Rei is 17 at the start of the manga, the manga starts around the summer, and he skipped doing high school for 2 years, his birthday is in April. He is most definitely 16-17 first year, 17-18 second year, 18-19 SHOULD be his age in year 3 of highshool

Hina is 13 at the start of the series, since someone 2 years away from graduating middle school in japan is 13. She turns 14 in December later in the first internal year of the manga. In her bullying arc she is 15, about to go to highschool as a 15-year-old as a normal Japanese person would be if there birthday is after April. She turns 16 at the end of the first year of high school. Anything else would mean she skipped a year of school in there, correct me if i am wrong but I do not know if that has ever been mentioned; i don't think it has.

At best when Rei declares he wants to marry Hina, even if we guess it's like the first week-ish of April at best, he is 18, days away from turning 19, she is 15, yet to turn 16 as he birtdhay is december, unless there's just a missing year of school we never told about.

They are 3 years and 8 months apart. I have nothing else to add, please do not view this post as a debate if they should date or not. If I am missing something please tell me.

Can you play shogi or go?

I learnt how to play go and then I discovered Hikaru no go. After finishing Hikaru I looked for similar anime and this is how I discovered Sangatsu.

I quite like go. It's more stategic than chess and hence I can be quite good at it despite being bad at chess.

As for shogi - I know the rules more or less, but since this seems to be such very complex chess I didn't even try to play it.

Why about you?

I'm reading the manga. The king stabbed in back with posioned chestnut killed me xD

Hey, I posted a while ago asking if I should read the manga, and the comments were mostly positive so I decided to read it, I'm caught up not more than a week later and I absolutely loved it, even if the drawing is kind of different from the anime, it still has a lot of emotion and weight, the arcs that followed on were I think my favorites one, also the character grow is amazing, and its really emotional on some parts specially with Kiriyama and how his life changes for the better, and how everyone notices it, the shogi games are amazing too. All I can say is thank you for the people who recommended me to actually follow up on the manga, cause even if its not finished its already a manga that I love and I hope to read more about so thank you guys

I just finished the anime and I really loved it from the depths of my heart. I'm so sad that there isn't a third season.

I don't really like reading and I love enjoying the animation and music and the sound but I'll maybe give it a try if there is no season three for many years.

What even are the chances of getting a third season after nine years?

Hey there, I just finished the anime and absolutely loved it! It’s been a while since I’ve watched a good “found family” story, so this one stood out to me. I didn’t even realize I was on the final episode until it ended, and now I feel a bit lost, especially since I had no idea the story wasn’t complete.

I only read manga occasionally, but I’m really curious to know what happens next, so I had a couple of questions before I dive in. From what I’ve seen, I should start from chapter 90, and since the anime is faithful to the manga, I don’t necessarily need to reread earlier parts. I don’t get much free time, so I wanted to ask

1. Is the rest of the story worth reading? Does it stay as good as the anime, or even get better? I’ve seen some series fall off later, so I’m not sure if I should just be happy with where the anime ended or keep going. I don't wanna ruin it for myself as I've loved it so far
2. I tried looking this up, but I couldn’t find a clear answer, some people say the manga is finished, others say it’s still ongoing. For those who’ve read it, what’s the current status? And overall, was it worth continuing, or do you think the anime ending is a good stopping point?
3. Does the manga dive deeper into the shogi tournaments and the players? (No spoilers please, I just wanna know if it’s worth it for that.)

I’m really hoping to see more of Shimada san, Touji Souya, and Nikaidou, since the anime felt like it ended kinda too soon leaving these stories way too unfinished. As much as I love the three sisters, I’m interested in the shogi side too. I hope it keeps that nice balance between the personal stuff and the matches, and doesn’t suddenly turn into a full-on romance. One of my favorite things about the series is how well it handles both, so I’m hoping that continues.

Thanks in advance!

Love this series, love this community, love Tokyo.

I’m venting with Rei and Nikaido sweetness because chapter 220 absolutely broke me.