Nobuhiko Okamoto
Harunobu Nikaidou (voice)
EpisodeS2E1825 min2018-03-10
March Comes In Like a Lion
Burnt Field (3) / Burnt Field (4)
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.