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{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{about|the manga and anime|the live-action film adaptation|March Comes In like a Lion (film)}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image      = Sangatsu no Lion.jpg
| caption     = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring Rei Kiriyama
| ja_kanji    = 3月のライオン
| ja_romaji    = Sangatsu no Raion
| genre      = {{ubl|[[Coming-of-age story|Coming-of-age]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=Aniplex of America Announces March comes in like a lion Season 2 Acquisition and Season 1 Release on Blu-ray with English Dub|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2017-10-01/aniplex-of-america-announces-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-season-2-acquisition-and-season-1-release-on-blu-ray-with-english-dub/.122118|publisher=[[Aniplex of America]]|via=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 28, 2018|archive-date=July 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729013138/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2017-10-01/aniplex-of-america-announces-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-season-2-acquisition-and-season-1-release-on-blu-ray-with-english-dub/.122118|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Romance comics|Romance]]<ref name="ann-3"/>|[[Slice of life]]<ref>{{cite web|title=March comes in like a lion - The Fall 2016 Anime Preview Guide|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2016/fall/march-comes-in-like-a-lion/.107366|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 12, 2019|date=October 8, 2016|archive-date=August 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812233732/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2016/fall/march-comes-in-like-a-lion/.107366|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type      = manga
| author     = [[Chica Umino]]
| publisher    = [[Hakusensha]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Denpa (company)|Denpa]]}}
| demographic   = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Seinen manga|Seinen]]}}
| imprint         = {{ubl|Jets Comics|(2008–16)|Young Animal Comics|(2016–present)}}
| magazine    = [[Young Animal (magazine)|Young Animal]]
| first      = July 13, 2007
| last      =
| volumes     = 17
| volume_list   = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| title      = Sangatsu no Lion Shouwa Ibun: Shakunetsu no Toki
| type      = manga
| author     = {{ill|Hideaki Nishikawa|ja|西川秀明}}
| publisher    = Hakusensha
| publisher_en = 
| demographic   = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}
| imprint         = {{ubl|Jets Comics|(2015–16)|Young Animal Comics|(2016–20)}}
| magazine    = Young Animal
| first      = April 24, 2015
| last      = March 27, 2020
| volumes     = 10
| volume_list   = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type      = tv series
| director  = {{ubl|[[Akiyuki Shinbo]]|[[Kenjirou Okada]]}}
| producer  = {{ubl|Akiko Yodo|Ryou Tomoda|Fuminari Fukino|Masahiro Nojima (1–22)|Masayuki Sano (1–22)|Tadao Iwaki (1–22)|Takahiro Yoshikawa (1–22)|Jun Sakata (22–44)|Kazuhiko Yusa (22–44)|Miku Ooshima (22–44}}
| writer    = {{ubl|[[Shaft (company)|Shaft]]{{efn|Credited under the collective pen name Fuyashi Tō.}} ({{tooltip|composition|Series composition}})|Akiyuki Shinbo ({{tooltip|composition|Series composition}})|Yukito Kizawa (scripts)}}
| music     = [[Yukari Hashimoto]]
| studio    = Shaft
| licensee  = {{English anime licensee
 | NA=[[Aniplex of America]]
 | UK=[[Anime Limited]]
}}
| network   = [[NHK General TV|NHK G]]
| network_en  = 
| first      = October 8, 2016
| last       = March 31, 2018
| episodes    = 44 <!-- This parameter should only be incremented when new episodes air or when a [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable source]] can confirm a specific number of episodes. -->
| episode_list  = List of March Comes In like a Lion episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title      = Live-action film
| content     =
* ''[[March Comes In like a Lion (film)|March Comes In like a Lion]]'' (2017)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}

{{nihongo|'''''March Comes In like a Lion'''''|3月のライオン|Sangatsu no Raion|{{lit|The Lion of March}}|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Chica Umino]]. It has been serialized in [[Hakusensha]]'s [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Young Animal (magazine)|Young Animal]]'' since July 2007, with its chapters collected in 17 {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes as of August 2023. It features the life of Rei Kiriyama, an [[Extraversion and introversion#Introversion|introvert]] [[professional shogi player]], who gradually develops both his play and his relationship with others.

An [[anime]] television series [[adaptation (arts)|adapted]] by [[Shaft (company)|Shaft]] aired on [[NHK General TV|NHK G]] from October 2016 to March 2017 and a second season aired from October 2017 to March 2018, with each season consisting of 22 episodes. The English dubbed version was released in four parts by [[Aniplex of America]] between December 2017 and April 2019. A two-part [[live-action]] film adaptation was released in 2017. The manga has been licensed for English release by [[Denpa (company)|Denpa]]. A [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of the manga ran from 2015 to 2020.

''March Comes In like a Lion'' won the fourth [[Manga Taishō]], the 35th [[Kodansha Manga Award]] in its general category, the 18th [[Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize]]'s Grand Prize, and the manga division's Grand Prix of the 24th [[Japan Media Arts Festival]]. The story has been praised for the psychological depiction of its characters. The anime adaptation has been overall well received by critics, being considered as one of the best of 2010s.

==Plot==
Rei Kiriyama's parents and younger sister died in an accident in his childhood. He then started living with the family of Masachika Kōda who was a friend of his father. Reaching adulthood, Rei left his foster family thinking he was only causing trouble. He now lives alone and has few friends. Among his acquaintances are three sisters of the Kawamoto family—Akari, Hinata, and Momo. As the story progresses, Rei deals with his maturation both as a professional shogi player and as a person, all the while strengthening his relationships with others, particularly the Kawamoto sisters.

The town where the main character Rei Kiriyama lives is set in Shinkawa which is situated along Tokyo's [[Sumida River]]. The Kawamoto family's home is set in Tsukuda which is connected to the town Rei lives in through the Chuo bridge. The [[shogi]] hall of the manga is set in [[Sendagaya]] area and it resembles the headquarters of the [[Japanese Shogi Association]] that is situated there.<ref name="croll-set">{{cite web|last=Donko|first=Wilhelm|date=December 3, 2017|title=The Real World Locations of March comes in like a lion|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/12/02-1/the-real-world-locations-of-march-comes-in-like-a-lion|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|url-status=live|access-date=June 7, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607072832/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/12/02-1/the-real-world-locations-of-march-comes-in-like-a-lion}}</ref>

==Characters==
===Main characters===
;{{nihongo|{{va|Rei Kiriyama}}|桐山 零|Kiriyama Rei}}
:{{voiced by|[[Kengo Kawanishi]], [[Yumi Uchiyama]] (young)<ref name="Cast">{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-21/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-tv-anime-cast-october-premiere-revealed/.104538|title=March comes in like a lion TV Anime's Cast, October Premiere Revealed|date=July 21, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 21, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722120335/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-21/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-tv-anime-cast-october-premiere-revealed/.104538|archive-date=July 22, 2016}}</ref>|[[Khoi Dao]], [[Wendee Lee]] (young)<ref name="DubCast">{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Aniplex USA Reveals English Dub Cast for March Comes in like a Lion Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-01/aniplex-usa-reveals-english-dub-cast-for-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime/.122109|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 1, 2017|date=October 1, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004013446/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-01/aniplex-usa-reveals-english-dub-cast-for-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime/.122109|archive-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Ryunosuke Kamiki]]}}
:17 years old at the beginning of the series, later turns 18. A [[Professional shogi player#Ranking|five dan]] at the beginning of the series, he is later promoted to six dan. Rei became a professional shogi player while in middle school and his achievements soon made him one of the most promising players of his generation. After his parents and sister died in a traffic accident, he was taken in by his father's friend Kōda and became his apprentice in shogi. After becoming a professional shogi player and completing middle school, he decided to become independent and not attend high school. However, after feeling a "need" to attend school, Rei joins a high school after a one-year delay. He lives in the city of Rokugatsu-chō (June town).
;{{nihongo|{{va|Akari Kawamoto}}|川本 あかり|Kawamoto Akari}}
:{{voiced by|[[Ai Kayano]]<ref name="Cast"/>|[[Laura Post]]<ref name="DubCast"/>}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Kana Kurashina]]}}
:A resident of Sangatsu-chō (March town), she is the eldest of three sisters. After her mother and grandmother’s death, she starts taking care of her two younger sisters. In the morning, she helps her elderly grandfather run a traditional [[wagashi]] (Japanese confectionery) shop, Mikazuki-dō, while in the evening, she works as a hostess for a bar in Ginza, ''Misaki'', which her aunt manages. Akari gets acquainted with Rei when she finds him on the street when his older shogi rivals got him drunk and abandoned him; she takes him to her home and looks after him all night, which starts Rei's close relationship with the family. She often calls Rei "Rei-kun". This leads Kyoko to become jealous of her.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Hinata Kawamoto}}|川本 ひなた|Kawamoto Hinata}}
:{{voiced by|[[Kana Hanazawa]]<ref name="Cast"/>|[[Kayli Mills]]<ref name="DubCast"/>}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Kaya Kiyohara]]}}
:The second of the three sisters. A middle school student. She sleeps late in the mornings till the very last minute and often makes {{Transliteration|ja|[[bento]]s}} by herself. She calls Rei "Rei-chan". Like her elder sister Akari, she likes taking care of Rei, who develops romantic feelings for her as the series progresses. She has a strong loyalty toward her friends and family. She aspires to be as mature as her sister when she gets older. Later she graduates from middle school, enrolls at the same high school where Rei studies, and starts dating him.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Momo Kawamoto}}|川本 モモ|Kawamoto Momo}}
:{{voiced by|[[Misaki Kuno]]<ref name="Cast"/>|[[Xanthe Huynh]]<ref name="DubCast"/>}}
:{{Portrayed by|Chise Niitsu}}
:The youngest of the three sisters. A preschool student, she attends a daycare center. Pure and innocent, she has a bit of a selfish streak at times. Her favorite anime character is ''Bodoro'' (modelled on ''[[My Neighbour Totoro]]'''s Totoro). She calls Rei "Rei-chan".

===Kōda family===
;{{nihongo|{{va|Masachika Kōda}}|幸田 柾近|Kōda Masachika}}
:{{voiced by|[[Tōru Ōkawa]]<ref name="Cast2">{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-08/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-casts-marina-inoue-takahiro-sakurai-more/.106241|title=March comes in like a lion Anime Casts Marina Inoue, Takahiro Sakurai, More|date=August 18, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 18, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909140712/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-08/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-casts-marina-inoue-takahiro-sakurai-more/.106241|archive-date=September 9, 2016}}</ref>|[[Cam Clarke]]<ref name="DubCast"/>}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Etsushi Toyokawa]]}}
:Rei's shogi teacher, a pro eight dan. He was both a friend and rival in shogi to Rei's biological father. After Rei's parents and sister died, he adopts Rei and guides him in shogi. He is serious about shogi and is very strict with his biological children when they were studying it themselves. Because of the attention that their father showed Rei, both the Koda children grew to resent Rei and treated him poorly as he was growing up in their household.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Kyōko Kōda}}|幸田 香子|Kōda Kyōko}}
:{{voiced by|[[Marina Inoue]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|[[Lauren Landa]]<ref name="DubCast"/>}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Kasumi Arimura]]}}
:Kōda's daughter and Ayumu’s older sister. She is four years older than Rei. Beautiful and hot-tempered, Kyōko seems to hold a grudge against Rei as she has the habit of exerting a negative influence on him by discouraging him purposefully before his matches. She appears to be in love with Masamune Gotō, a married man. When she was younger, she was openly hostile to Rei when he first joins the family because she is jealous of the attention her father gives Rei. She aspired to become a professional shogi player but was discouraged by her father as the field was dominated by men and she was not talented enough to be a part of it. She often goes to Rei's apartment whenever she is feeling lonely. Later on, she admits to herself that she was unfair to Rei because she realizes that he was not trying to steal her family, rather, he just wanted to be part of one.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Ayumu Kōda}}|幸田 歩|Kōda Ayumu}}
:{{voiced by|Marina Inoue|[[Janice Kawaye]]}}
:Kōda's son and Kyōko's younger brother. He is the same age as Rei. After losing to Rei in shogi, he stopped playing at all and afterward started confining himself to his room and only playing video games.

===Professional shōgi players===
;{{nihongo|{{va|Harunobu Nikaidō}}|二海堂 晴信|Nikaidō Harunobu}}
:{{voiced by|[[Nobuhiko Okamoto]]<ref name="OctPremiere"/>|[[Zach Aguilar]]<ref name="DubCast"/>}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Shota Sometani]]}}
:Rei's self-proclaimed "best friend" and "lifelong rival". A four dan, he has played with Rei since they were children. Even though he appears to be healthy, he is chronically ill, which has contributed to his obesity. He is from an extremely wealthy family. He is modeled after an actual real-life shogi player [[Satoshi Murayama]].
;{{nihongo|{{va|Kai Shimada}}|島田 開|Shimada Kai}}
:{{voiced by|[[Shin-ichiro Miki|Shinichiro Miki]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|[[Kirk Thornton]]}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Kuranosuke Sasaki]]}}
:In his late 30s, of the same age as Tōji Sōya. Eight dan. He is a senior fellow student of Nikaidō, whom he takes care of like his own little brother. He is a gentle-tempered person and is naturally inclined to look after younger shogi players. But he is also an incredibly tough soldier in shogi. He hosts the "Shimada shogi workshops", which he invited Rei to join. He originally comes from a rural area. In his youth, he had to work long hours on the farm and relied on his fellow villagers' donations to support his shogi study in Tokyo. He has chronic stomach pain because of the stress from his matches. Takanori Jingūji, the chairman of the Japan Shogi Association, often laments that Shimada is not charismatic or as good-looking as Sōya, the current Meijin, who is his same age.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Masamune Gotō}}|後藤 正宗|Gotō Masamune}}
:{{voiced by|[[Hiroki Tōchi]]|[[Ray Chase (voice actor)|Ray Chase]]}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Hideaki Itō]]}}
:In his early 40s. Nine dan. A tall and muscular man with a stern and frightening face. His wife is in a coma and appears to have been hospitalized for a long time. He was a younger fellow pupil of Masachika Kōda, whose daughter Kyōko he appears to have a very complicated relationship with, though he calls her a "stalker". Rei sees him as the main antagonist in life for he thinks Gotō is having an affair with Kyōko and breaking her heart. He had an altercation with Rei where he punches him when he was confronted for his improper relationship with Kyōko. Even though she loves Gotō, Kyōko is the one who often helps him get gifts for his comatose wife. He is generally very forthright and impatient to the point of being arrogant, but he also does not hesitate to stand up for Shimada when he overhears some other players making demeaning comments about him.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Tōji Sōya}}|宗谷 冬司|Sōya Tōji}}
:{{voiced by|[[Akira Ishida]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|[[Todd Haberkorn]]}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Ryo Kase]]}}
:The current [[Meijin (shogi)|Meijin]]. He has longed for a rival like Rei. Similar to Rei, he became a professional shōgi player in middle school, and several players who faced both pointed out that their playing styles are very similar. He became the youngest ever Meijin at age 21. Later in the story, it's revealed that he has intermittent hearing loss due to unknown causes.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Issa Matsumoto}}|松本 一砂|Matsumoto Issa}}
:{{voiced by|[[Subaru Kimura]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|[[Doug Erholtz]]<ref name="DubCast"/>}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Hiroyuki Onoue]]}}
:26 years old. Five dan. A quite expressive and enthusiastic person, he can be aggressive at times as well. He comes from the countryside. He is a fan of Akari.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Tatsuyuki Misumi}}|三角 龍雪|Misumi Tatsuyuki}}
:{{voiced by|[[Tomokazu Sugita]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|[[Robbie Daymond]]<ref name="DubCast"/>}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Tomoya Nakamura]]}}
:26 years old. Six dan. He is often called {{nihongo|"Smith"|スミス|Sumisu}}. A bit aloof, he gets along well with Matsumoto.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Takeshi Tsujii}}|辻井 武史|Tsujii Takeshi}}
:{{voiced by|[[Yuichi Nakamura (voice actor)|Yuichi Nakamura]]|[[Xander Mobus]]}}
:A nine dan professional shogi player, ranked A for the past eight years, Tsujii Takeshi is a lover of wordplay and craves public attention. Other people within the shogi world call him waste of good looks' due to his propensity for dad jokes and terrible puns. He is usually the only one to laugh at his gags. Tsujii played against Rei during the quarterfinals of the 20th Lion King Tournament.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Shōichi Matsunaga}}|松永 正一|Matsunaga Shōichi}}
:{{voiced by|[[Kazuo Oka]]|[[Steve Kramer (actor)|Steve Kramer]]}}
:65 years old. A seven dan. He is a veteran who has been a professional shogi player for over 40 years. He comes from [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]].
;{{nihongo|{{va|Manabu Yasui}}|安井学|Yasui Manabu}}
:{{voiced by|[[Mitsuo Iwata]]|Joe J. Thomas}}
:A six dan. Upon losing a match, he lost his temper, thus resulting in him divorcing his wife.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Raidō Fujimoto}}|藤本 雷堂|Fujimoto Raidō}}
:{{voiced by|[[Akio Ōtsuka]]|[[Jamieson Price|Taylor Henry]]}}
:Shogi Dragon titleholder. Passionate about eventually dethroning Sōya. He temporarily separates from his wife when he thinks a hostess from a bar has genuine affection for him.

===Other characters===
;{{nihongo|{{va|Yūsuke Takahashi}}|高橋 勇介|Takahashi Yūsuke}}
:{{voiced by|[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|Chris Hackney<ref name="DubCast"/>}}
:A middle school student. A childhood friend and classmate of Hinata's, he is her first crush. He is the son of a [[Milk delivery|milkman]]. He is the ace of his school's baseball team and aims to be a professional. Since Rei became a professional shogi player in middle school, Yūsuke greatly looks up to him. His father and grandfather are both fans of Rei. He is very straightforward and encourages Hinata during the time she was being bullied. To realize his dream to become a professional, he moves to a high school in [[Shikoku]] seeking to participate in the [[high school baseball in Japan|kōshien baseball tournament]], much to Hinata's sadness.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Someji Kawamoto}}|川本 相米二|Kawamoto Someji}}
:{{voiced by|[[Shigeru Chiba]]}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Gin Maeda]]}}
:The grandfather of the three Kawamoto sisters. He runs a traditional {{Transliteration|ja|[[wagashi]]}} shop, ''Mikazuki-dō'' (Crescent Moon). Even though he gives off an impression of a grumpy old man, he dotes on his granddaughters a lot, in particular Momo, and aims to live long enough to send them away for their marriages. He is incredibly passionate about being the sole male protector of the family.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Hanaoka}}|花岡}}
:{{voiced by|[[Yōji Ueda]]|[[Doug Stone (voice actor)|Doug Stone]]<ref name="DubCast"/>}}
:The butler of the Nikaidō family, who has been in continuous service for them for over 45 years. A gentle and kind elderly man, he has been taking care of Harunobu ever since he was a baby.
;{{nihongo|Takashi Hayashida|林田 高志|Hayashida Takashi}}
:{{voiced by|[[Takahiro Sakurai]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|[[Keith Silverstein]]<ref name="DubCast"/>}}
:A teacher of the high school where Rei decided to join. He is a big fan of shogi and regularly reads shogi magazines. He is the only one in the high school who had heard of Rei being a professional shogi player though when he first knew of him joining, he presumed he only had the same surname. He speaks in a very friendly manner with Rei and is often concerned with his well-being, always thinking of ways to help him socialize with others. He later develops feelings for Akari.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Misaki Kawamoto}}|川本 美咲|Kawamoto Misaki}}
:{{voiced by|[[Michiko Neya]]|Wendee Lee<ref name="DubCast"/>}}
:{{Portrayed by|Yuka Itaya}}
:The aunt of the three Kawamoto sisters. She, helped by Akari, manages a bar in Ginza called "Misaki". She has a strong and confident personality and employs Akari to work at her bar so she can at least spend one night a week dressing up so she does not lose herself to a state of only being a mother to her younger sisters. She encourages Rei to bring his fellow shogi players to the bar so she can make money off of them.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Eisaku Noguchi}}|野口 英作|Noguchi Eisaku}}
:{{voiced by|[[Yūji Ueda]]|[[Arnie Pantoja]]}}
:President of the After School Bunsen Burners Club, a chemistry club in the school Rei goes to. Because he has a mustache, everyone assumes that he is Rei's teacher.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Seijirou Amaido}}|政治ろ あまいど|Amaido Seijirō}}
:{{Portrayed by|[[Yusuke Iseya]]}}
:The father of the three Kawamoto sisters. He left them and their mother when Momo was still a baby to live with another woman and returns several years later, after a long time without contacting them once. Once Misaki warns Rei about him, Rei makes his investigation about Seijirou and discovers that he kept leading an irresponsible life, involving himself with other women and abandoning them on his whim, just like he did with Akari, Hinata, and Momo's mother. After Rei exposes Seijirou, the sisters reject his plea to raise their half-sister, the daughter of one of his other women, and he leaves with her to never return.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Kuro-chan}}|クロちゃん}}, {{nihongo|{{va|Mike-chan}}|ミケちゃん}} and {{nihongo|{{va|Shiro-chan}}|シロちゃん}}
:{{voiced by|Ai Kayano (Kuro-chan), Kana Hanazawa (Mike-chan) and Misaki Kuno (Shiro-chan)|Laura Post (Kuro-chan), Kayli Mills (Mike-chan) and Xanthe Huynh (Shiro-chan)}}
:The three cats of the Kawamoto household. Kuro-chan the [[Bicolor cat#Tuxedo|tuxedo cat]] and Mike-chan the [[calico cat]] were the first two gathered, while Shiro-chan the white cat is a new arrival. They are big-eyed and always appear hungry. Shiro-chan looks strikingly like an owl at times.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Mikako Kawamoto}}|川本美香子|Kawamoto Mikako}}
:{{voiced by|[[Mikako Takahashi]]|Janice Kawaye}}
:The late mother of the three Kawamoto sisters.
;{{nihongo|{{va|Sai Kawamoto}}|川本 彩|Kawamoto Sai}}
:{{voiced by|[[Yō Taichi]]|}}
:The late grandmother of the three Kawamoto sisters.

==Production==
The English title ''March Comes In Like a Lion'' is written on the cover of the manga. Although Umino had not seen the 1992 film ''{{ill|March Comes In like a Lion (1992 film)|lt=March Comes In like a Lion|ja|三月のライオン}}'', the movie poster and the title of the movie left an impression on her: "A girl with a black haircut is holding a half-eaten ice cream in her mouth". This phrase is from the British weather proverb "[[Weather lore#Lion and Lamb|March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb]]".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://ddnavi.com/news/13462/a/|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa]]|year=2008|pages=214–218|language=ja|script-title=ja:『ダ・ヴィンチ』2008年4月号|trans-title=Da Vinci, April 2008 issue|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225134424/https://ddnavi.com/news/13462/a/|archive-date=December 25, 2020}}</ref> In addition, the supervisor, [[Manabu Senzaki]], commented that the shogi rankings begin in June, and the final game for promotion and demotion is held in March, so the professionals become lions in March.<ref>From "Manabu Senzaki's Lion Shogi Column 4", volume 2 of the manga.</ref>

Umino stated that the manga is "a story based on researching and hearing various stories about worlds [she] didn't know" whereas her previous work, ''[[Honey and Clover]]'' is "a story about a world [she] already knew without having to extend [herself]".<ref name="ann">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-30/honey-and-clover's-umino-to-start-manga-in-young-animal|title=Honey & Clover's Umino to Start Manga in Young Animal|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 30, 2007|access-date=July 26, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809102854/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-30/honey-and-clover's-umino-to-start-manga-in-young-animal|archive-date=August 9, 2007}}</ref> She chose to write something different from her previous work for if it was a failure, people would think she moved to another field too hastily rather than call her a "one-hit wonder".<ref name="uminoxshinbo"/> 

Umino stated that she only wanted an adaptation if it was to be directed by [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] and produced at [[Shaft (company)|Shaft]], otherwise the manga "did not need to be adapted".<ref name="uminoxshinbo">{{cite web|title=Chica Umino and Akiyuki Shinbo interview|url=https://3lion-anime.com/special/interview/vol01/|website=3lion-anime.com|access-date=June 10, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610071937/https://3lion-anime.com/special/interview/vol01/|url-status=live}}</ref> She doubted if they would accept to adapt the manga as, unlike adapting a light novel (like [[Monogatari (series)|''Monogatari'']]) or original anime (such as ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''), they would not have much freedom.<ref name="uminoxshinbo"/> Ryou Tomoda, Umino's editor from [[Hakusensha]], asked about the possibility of the director-studio duo adapting the work, but was told that such a production would be impossible.{{sfn|Takahashi|2019|p=214-215}} Despite this, Makoto Tanaka, the son of famous shogi player [[Torahiko Tanaka]], who worked at [[Tohokushinsha Film]], approached Tomoda about the potential for an anime adaptation as he was a fan of the manga.{{sfn|Takahashi|2019|p=215}} Through Tanaka, Tomoda was able to meet with Aniplex producer (and soon-to-be CEO) Atsuhiro Iwakami about the possibility of asking Shinbo and Shaft to make the series.{{sfn|Takahashi|2019|p=215}} Iwakami then met with [[Mitsutoshi Kubota]] (CEO of Shaft) and Shinbo, and the two agreed to the project.{{sfn|Takahashi|2019|p=215}} Although Shinbo is credited as director, many of the main responsibilities were shared with series director [[Kenjirou Okada]] working under Shinbo.

As a fan of Shinbo's works with Shaft, Umino had originally wanted the series to take a similar aesthetic to Hisaharu Iijima's art direction and [[Akio Watanabe]]'s character designs in ''Bakemonogatari''; however, Shinbo told her that he did not think that type of art direction would suit the series, and Watanabe's schedule was already busy enough that he could not participate on the series.{{sfn|Takahashi|2019|p=224}} Instead, the services of art director Seiki Tamura were employed and the team made use of watercolor-style; and although Watanabe could not participate, the character designs were instead drawn by Shaft animator Kazuya Shiotsuki.{{sfn|Takahashi|2019|p=224}} Umino believes that Shinbo usually shows a close-up view of the characters rather than showing them from a distance, which is a reason she stated why she wanted him as the director.<ref name="uminoxshinbo"/> Shinbo said that he wanted to make each of the three primary settings—Rei's room, the Kawamoto's house, and the shogi hall—distinct to make the world into a sort of triangle.<ref name="uminoxshinbo"/> He also visited [[Tsukishima]] to see the Kawamoto house area and a bridge used in the manga.<ref name="uminoxshinbo"/>

In the 17th volume of the manga, released in August 2023, Umino revealed that the manga was heading to its final stretch.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Chika Umino: March comes in like a lion Manga Reaches Final Stretch|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-31/chika-umino-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-manga-reaches-final-stretch/.201822|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901033247/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-31/chika-umino-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-manga-reaches-final-stretch/.201822|archive-date=September 1, 2023|date=August 31, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Media==
===Manga===
Written and illustrated by [[Chica Umino]], ''March Comes In like a Lion'' started in [[Hakusensha]]'s [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Young Animal (magazine)|Young Animal]]'' on July 13, 2007.<ref name="ann-2">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-22/honey-and-clover's-chika-umino's-latest-to-start-july-13|title=Honey & Clover's Chika Umino's Latest to Start July 13|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 22, 2007|access-date=July 26, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102112750/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-22/honey-and-clover's-chika-umino's-latest-to-start-july-13|archive-date=November 2, 2007}}</ref><ref name="ann-3">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-16/chika-umino-kazuhiro-kumagai-shokotan's-newest-manga|title=Chika Umino, Kazuhiro Kumagai, Shokotan's Newest Manga|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 16, 2007|access-date=July 26, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818094229/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-16/chika-umino-kazuhiro-kumagai-shokotan's-newest-manga|archive-date=August 18, 2007}}</ref> Hakusensha has collected its chapters into individual {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes. The first volume was released on February 22, 2008.<ref name="vol1-JP"/> The first eleven volumes were originally released under Hakusensha's [[Hakusensha#Imprints|Jets Comics]] imprint,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 1|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M218705|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=August 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830063434/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M218705|archive-date=August 30, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 11|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M453064|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=August 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830063512/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M453064|archive-date=August 30, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> before Hakuensha rebranded it as Young Animal Comics starting in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジェッツコミックスが名称変更！「ベルセルク」38巻発売＆全巻リニューアル|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/182748|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=August 30, 2023|language=ja|date=April 8, 2016|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417032342/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/182748|url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|August 2023}}, 17 volumes have been released.<ref name="vol17-JP" />

In North America, [[Denpa (company)|Denpa]] announced in March 2021 that they have licensed the manga for English release.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=denpa_books|number=1368001455173500929|title=We've known about this since January but decided to wait until this month to announce that we have acquired @CHICAUMINO's MARCH COMES IN LIKE A LION. We hope to launch this multiple award-winning series Summer 2022.|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name="ann-denpa">{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Denpa Licenses Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-06/denpa-licenses-chika-umino-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-manga/.170307|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=March 6, 2021|date=March 6, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306091510/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-06/denpa-licenses-chika-umino-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-manga/.170307|url-status=live}}</ref> The first volume was released on June 6, 2023.<ref name=vol1-EN/>

A [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] manga, titled {{Nihongo|''Sangatsu no Lion Shouwa Ibun: Shakunetsu no Toki''|3月のライオン昭和異聞 灼熱の時代||"March Comes In like a Lion – The Untold Showa-Era Tale: Scorching Times"}}, by {{ill|Hideaki Nishikawa|ja|西川秀明}}, was published in ''Young Animal'' from April 24, 2015,<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=March comes in like a lion Gets Spinoff Manga Set in 1969|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-08/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-gets-spinoff-manga-set-in-1969/.86833|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 12, 2019|date=April 8, 2015|archive-date=August 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812232224/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-08/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-gets-spinoff-manga-set-in-1969/.86833|url-status=live}}</ref> to March 27, 2020.<ref name="spinoff"/> It features 27-year-old Takanori Jingūji who is the chairman of the Japanese Shogi Association in the manga.<ref name="spinoff">{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=March comes in like a lion: Shakunetsu no Toki Spinoff Manga Ends|date=March 12, 2020|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-12/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-shakunetsu-no-toki-spinoff-manga-ends/.157376|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 10, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610073427/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-12/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-shakunetsu-no-toki-spinoff-manga-ends/.157376|url-status=live}}</ref> Its chapters were collected in ten volumes, released from September 26, 2015,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「3月のライオン」若き神宮寺会長が主役のスピンオフ、1巻発売|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/161101|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=August 30, 2023|language=ja|date=September 26, 2015|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704030554/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/161101|url-status=live}}</ref> to May 29, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【5月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/380787|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=August 30, 2023|language=ja|date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027012638/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/380787|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Volumes====
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|OriginalRelDate = February 22, 2008<ref name="vol1-JP">{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43152/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 1|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=December 3, 2016|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012081314/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43152/|archive-date=2016-10-12}}</ref>
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-59-214511-0
|LicensedRelDate = June 6, 2023<ref name=vol1-EN>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 4–10|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-06/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-4-10/.198868|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 18, 2023|date=June 6, 2023|archive-date=June 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607014600/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-06/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-4-10/.198868|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* Chapter 2: "A Riverside Town"
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* Chapter 4: "The Other Side of the Bridge"
* Chapter 5: "Harunobu"
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* Chapter 6: "Beyond the Night Sky"
* Chapter 7: "Hina"
* Chapter 8: "VS."
* Chapter 9: "Contract"
* Chapter 10: "Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
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|OriginalRelDate     = November 28, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43154/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 2|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=December 3, 2016|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012081815/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43154/|archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>{{efn|The second volume of the manga featured an alternate cover illustrated by ''[[Berserk (manga)|Berserk]]'' manga artist [[Kentaro Miura]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-06/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-cover-by-berserk-miura|title=March Comes in Like a Lion's Cover by Berserk's Miura|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 6, 2009|access-date=January 17, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123121407/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-06/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-cover-by-berserk-miura|archive-date=January 23, 2009}}</ref>}}
|OriginalISBN      = 978-4-59-214512-7
|LicensedRelDate = April 9, 2024<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 7–13|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-10/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-7-13/.209689|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 18, 2024|date=April 10, 2024|archive-date=April 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410224230/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-10/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-7-13/.209689|url-status=live}}</ref>
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-442975-7
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* Chapter 11: "Child of God (Part 1)"
* Chapter 12: "Child of God (Part 2)"
* Chapter 13: "Child of God (Part 3)"
* Chapter 14: "Important Things, Important Matters"
* Chapter 15: "Teach Me Shogi"
* Chapter 16: "Image"
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* Chapter 18: "Distant Thunder (Part 2)"
* Chapter 19: "Distant Thunder (Part 3)"
* Chapter 20: "Something Given (Part 1)"
* Chapter 21: "Something Given (Part 2)"
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|RelDate     = August 12, 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43156/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 3|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=December 3, 2016|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012081223/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43156/|archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4-59-214513-4
|LicensedRelDate = November 26, 2024
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-442836-1
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* Chapter 22: "The Old Year"
* Chapter 23: "The New Year"
* Chapter 24: "What Lies on the Opposite Shore"
* Chapter 25: "Black River (Part 1)"
* Chapter 26: "Black River (Part 2)"
* Chapter 27: "Beyond the Door"
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* Chapter 28: "Dazzling Darkness"
* Chapter 29: "Just a Bit of Water"
* Chapter 30: "Moonlight"
* Chapter 31: "Mass of Ego"
* Chapter 32: "Run Through the Night"
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|VolumeNumber  = 4
|RelDate     = April 9, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43158/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 4|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=December 3, 2016|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012081225/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43158/|archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4-59-214514-1
|LicensedRelDate = December 31, 2024
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-442872-9
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* Chapter 33: "Partway Down the Hill"
* Chapter 34: "Silver Thread"
* Chapter 35: "Water's Surface"
* Chapter 36: "Under the Warm Night"
* Chapter 37: "Torrent"
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* Chapter 38: "Passing Time"
* Chapter 39: "The Night Passes"
* Chapter 40: "Kyoto (Part 1)"
* Chapter 41: "Kyoto (Part 2)"
* Chapter 42: "Kyoto (Part 3)"
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber  = 5
|RelDate     = November 26, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43160/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 5|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=December 3, 2016|language=ja|url-status =live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012080448/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43160/|archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4-59-214515-8
|LicensedRelDate = May 27, 2025
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-442874-3
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* Chapter 43: "When Cherry Blossoms Bloom"
* Chapter 44: "Tiny Murmur"
* Chapter 45: "New Semester"
* Chapter 46: "Western Sun"
* Chapter 47: "Lamune"
* Chapter 48: "Confusion"
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* Chapter 49: "Kumakura"
* Chapter 50: "June"
* Chapter 51: "Ladybug Bush (Part 1)"
* Chapter 52: "Ladybug Bush (Part 2)"
* Chapter 53: "Ladybug Bush (Part 3)"
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|VolumeNumber  = 6
|RelDate     = July 22, 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43162/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 6|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=December 3, 2016|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012081322/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43162/|archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4-59-214516-5
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* Chapter 54: "Sentiment"
* Chapter 55: "Confession (Part 1)"
* Chapter 56: "Confession (Part 2)"
* Chapter 57: "Letter"
* Chapter 58: "Start of the Rainy Season"
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* Chapter 59: "Hachiya"
* Chapter 60: "Midday Moon"
* Chapter 61: "Adventures"
* Chapter 62: "Kingdom (Part 1)"
* Chapter 63: "Kingdom (Part 2)"
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|VolumeNumber  = 7
|RelDate     = March 23, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43164/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 7|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=December 3, 2016|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012081854/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43164/|archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4-59-214517-2
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* Chapter 65: "River Scenery"
* Chapter 66: "The Place the Sun Shines"
* Chapter 67: "Small World"
* Chapter 68: "Black Mist"
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* Chapter 69: "Light"
* Chapter 70: "Small Palm"
* Chapter 71: "Sunny Place"
* Chapter 72: "Flowing Thing"
* Chapter 73: "White Storm (Part 1)"
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|VolumeNumber  = 8
|RelDate     = December 14, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43166/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 8|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=December 3, 2016|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012081213/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43166/|archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4-59-214518-9
|LicensedRelDate = —
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* Chapter 74: "White Storm (Part 2)"
* Chapter 75: "White Storm (Part 3)"
* Chapter 76: "White Storm (Part 4)"
* Chapter 77: "White Storm (Part 5)"
* Chapter 78: "Restart"
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* Chapter 79: "Burnt Field (Part 1)"
* Chapter 80: "Burnt Field (Part 2)"
* Chapter 81: "Burnt Field (Part 3)"
* Chapter 82: "Burnt Field (Part 4)"
* Chapter 83: "Being Here"
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber  = 9
|RelDate     = September 27, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43168/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 9|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=December 3, 2016|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012081157/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43168/|archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4-59-214519-6
|LicensedRelDate = —
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* Chapter 84: "Summer Vacation (Part 1)"
* Chapter 85: "Summer Vacation (Part 2)"
* Chapter 86: "New Year"
* Chapter 87: "Passing Time"
* Chapter 88: "Spring Comes"
* Chapter 89: "The Children of Sangatsu Town"
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* Chapter 90: "The Man Called a Grim Reaper"
* Chapter 91: "Family (Part 1)"
* Chapter 92: "Family (Part 2)"
* Chapter 93: "Bug"
* Chapter 94: "Family (Part 3)"
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber  = 10
|RelDate     = November 28, 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43170/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 10|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=December 3, 2016|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012081711/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43170/|archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4-59-214520-2
|LicensedRelDate = —
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* Chapter 95: "New Days"
* Chapter 96: "Lunch Break"
* Chapter 97: "Other Home"
* Chapter 98: "Soft Wind"
* Chapter 99: "A Town Where it Rains"
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* Chapter 100: "Swimming Man (Part 1)"
* Chapter 101: "Swimming Man (Part 2)"
* Chapter 102: "Visitor (Part 1)"
* Chapter 103: "Visitor (Part 2)"
* Chapter 104: "Promise"
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|VolumeNumber  = 11
|RelDate     = September 25, 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43172/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 11|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=December 3, 2016|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012080247/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/43172/|archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
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* Chapter 105: "A Small Talk"
* Chapter 106: "Fun Dinner"
* Chapter 107: "Osaka (Part 1)"
* Chapter 108: "Osaka (Part 2)"
* Chapter 109: "Osaka (Part 3)"
* Chapter 110: "Osaka (Part 4)"
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* Chapter 111: "The Night the Cuckoo Sang"
* Chapter 112: "Sunday (Part 1)"
* Chapter 113: "Sunday (Part 2)"
* Chapter 114: "Gentle Song"
* Chapter 114.5: "Spinoff: Fighter"
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|VolumeNumber  = 12
|RelDate     = September 29, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/48373/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 12|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=December 3, 2016|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012081946/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/48373/|archive-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
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* Chapter 115: "Party Invitation"
* Chapter 116: "The Tale of Elizabeth the Faithful Dog"
* Chapter 117: "The Satsuma Arc (Part 1)"
* Chapter 118: "The Satsuma Arc (Part 2)"
* Chapter 119: "The Satsuma Arc (Part 3)"
* Chapter 120: "The Satsuma Arc (Part 4)"
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* Chapter 121: "The Path Lit by the Paper Lanterns (Part 1)"
* Chapter 122: "The Path Lit by the Paper Lanterns (Part 2)"
* Chapter 123: "The Path Lit by the Paper Lanterns (Part 3)"
* Chapter 124: "The Path Lit by the Paper Lanterns (Part 4)"
* Chapter 125: "The Path Lit by the Paper Lanterns (Part 5)"
* Chapter 126: "The Night of the Summer Festival"
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|VolumeNumber  = 13
|RelDate     = September 29, 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/50123/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 13|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=January 10, 2018|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111110254/http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/50123/|archive-date=January 11, 2018}}</ref>
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* Chapter 127: "Distant Fireworks"
* Chapter 128: "Ginza"
* Chapter 129: "The Wind's 20,000 Miles (Part 1)"
* Chapter 130: "Midsummer's End"
* Chapter 131: "The Wind's 20,000 Miles (Part 2)"
* Chapter 132: "The Wind's 20,000 Miles (Part 3)"
* Chapter 133: "The Wind's 20,000 Miles (Part 4)"
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* Chapter 134: "The Wind's 20,000 Miles (Part 5)"
* Chapter 135: "The Wind's 20,000 Miles (Part 6)"
* Chapter 136: "The Smell of Rain"
* Chapter 137: "The Smell of the Rain, the Smell of the River (Part 1)"
* Chapter 138: "The Smell of the Rain, the Smell of the River (Part 2)"
* Chapter 139: "The Thing Lying Right in Front of Your Eyes"
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|VolumeNumber  = 14
|RelDate     = December 21, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/53123/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 14|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=July 17, 2019|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618051440/https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/53123/|archive-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4-59-216024-3
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* Chapter 140: "Fluffy Treasure"
* Chapter 141: "Nostalgic Flavor (Part 1)"
* Chapter 142: "Nostalgic Flavor (Part 2)"
* Chapter 143: "By the Side of the Red Bridge (Part 1)"
* Chapter 144: "By the Side of the Red Bridge (Part 2)"
* Chapter 145: "By the Side of the Red Bridge (Part 3)"
* Chapter 146: "By the Side of the Red Bridge (Part 4)"
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* Chapter 147: "By the Side of the Red Bridge (Part 5)"
* Chapter 148: "Autumn Scenery (Part 1)"
* Chapter 149: "Autumn Scenery (Part 2)"
* Chapter 150: "Autumn Scenery (Part 3)"
* Chapter 151: "Autumn Scenery (Part 4)"
* Chapter 152: "Autumn Scenery (Part 5)"{{efn|Chapters 152 and 153 were combined as chapter 152 in the volume release.}}
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|VolumeNumber  = 15
|RelDate     = December 26, 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/56019/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 15|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=January 9, 2020|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109072241/https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/56019/|archive-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4-59-216025-0
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* Chapter 154: "On the Night the Stars Fall Upon (Part 1)"
* Chapter 155: "On the Night the Stars Fall Upon (Part 2)"
* Chapter 156: "Azusa Number 1 (Part 1)"
* Chapter 157: "Azusa Number 1 (Part 2)"
* Chapter 158: "Azusa Number 1 (Part 3)"
* Chapter 159: "Azusa Number 1 (Part 4)"
* Chapter 160: "Azusa Number 1 (Part 5)"
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* Chapter 161: "Path (Part 1)"
* Chapter 162: "Path (Part 2)"
* Chapter 163: "Path (Part 3)"
* Chapter 164: "Path (Part 4)"
* Chapter 165: "Path (Part 5)"
* Chapter 166: "Path (Part 6)"
* Chapter 166.5: "Akari's Ginza Story"
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber  = 16
|RelDate     = September 29, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/61238/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 16|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=July 21, 2021|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723101742/https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/61238/|archive-date=July 23, 2021}}</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4-59-216026-7
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* Chapter 167: "Winter Bell Sound"
* Chapter 168: "December Rain (Part 1)"
* Chapter 169: "December Rain (Part 2)"
* Chapter 170: "New Year (Part 1)"
* Chapter 171: "New Year (Part 2)"
* Chapter 172: "New Year (Part 3)"{{efn|Chapters 172, 173, and 174 were combined as chapter 172 in the volume release.}}
* Chapter 173: "New Year (Part 4)"
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* Chapter 174: "Winter Scent (Part 1)"
* Chapter 175: "Winter Scent (Part 2)"{{efn|Chapters 177 and 178 were combined as chapter 175 in the volume release.}}
* Chapter 176: "Winter Scent (Part 3)"
* Chapter 177: "Winter Scent (Part 4)"
* Chapter 178: "Path ~Path~ (Part 1)"
* Chapter 179: "Path ~Path~ (Part 2)"{{efn|Chapters 182 and 183 were combined as chapter 179 in the volume release.}}
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|VolumeNumber  = 17
|RelDate     = August 29, 2023<ref name="vol17-JP">{{cite web|url=https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/67357/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 17|publisher=[[Hakusensha]]|access-date=August 30, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830053034/https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicslist/67357/|archive-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref>
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* Chapter 180: "Path ~Path~ (Part 3)"{{efn|Chapters 185 and 186 were combined as chapter 180 in the volume release.}}
* Chapter 181: "Path ~Path~ (Part 4)"
* Chapter 182: "Path ~Path~ (Part 5)"
* Chapter 183: "Path ~Path~ (Part 6)"
* Chapter 184: "Path ~Path~ (Part 7)"{{efn|Chapters 190 and 191 were combined as chapter 184 in the volume release.}}
* Chapter 185: "Path ~Path~ (Part 8)"
* Chapter 186: "Akari-chan's Great Adventure (Part 1)"
* Chapter 187: "Akari-chan's Great Adventure (Part 2)"
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* Chapter 189: "Distant Music (Part 1)"
* Chapter 190: "Distant Music (Part 2)"
* Chapter 191: "Distant Music (Part 3)"
* Chapter 192: "Distant Music (Part 4)"
* Chapter 193: "Distant Music (Part 5)"
* Chapter 194: "Akari's Ginza Story (Part 2): Beyond Pressure"{{efn|Chapter 184 was changed to chapter 194 in the volume release.}}
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====Chapters not yet published in volume format====
These chapters have yet to be published in a {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume.
* Chapter 202: "Chapter 202"
* Chapter 203: "Chapter 203"

===Anime===
{{see also|List of March Comes In like a Lion episodes{{!}}List of ''March Comes In like a Lion'' episodes}}
An [[anime]] television series adaptation was announced in the ''[[Young Animal (magazine)|Young Animal]]'' magazine's 19th issue of 2015 on September 25, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=September 19, 2015|title=March comes in like a lion Manga Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Film|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-19/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-manga-gets-tv-anime-live-action-film/.93151|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316235550/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-19/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-manga-gets-tv-anime-live-action-film/.93151|archive-date=March 16, 2016|access-date=September 19, 2015|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> The series is produced by [[Shaft (company)|Shaft]] and directed by [[Akiyuki Shinbo]] and [[Kenjirou Okada]], featuring character designs by Nobuhiro Sugiyama and music composed by [[Yukari Hashimoto]].<ref name="media-arts">{{cite web|title=3月のライオン March comes in like a lion|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C15904|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=June 18, 2021|language=Japanese|archive-date=August 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831063714/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C15904|url-status=live}}</ref> The anime's first opening and ending theme songs are performed by [[Bump of Chicken]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=July 14, 2016|title=Bump of Chicken to Perform March comes in like a lion Anime Theme Songs|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-14/bump-of-chicken-to-perform-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-theme-songs/.104318|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715143917/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-14/bump-of-chicken-to-perform-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-theme-songs/.104318|archive-date=July 15, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> titled "Answer" and "Fighter", respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=September 18, 2016|title=March comes like a lion TV Anime's Promo Video Previews Bump of Chicken's Song|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-18/march-comes-like-a-lion-tv-anime-promo-video-previews-bump-of-chicken-song/.106611|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031064750/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-18/march-comes-like-a-lion-tv-anime-promo-video-previews-bump-of-chicken-song/.106611|archive-date=October 31, 2016|access-date=September 18, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> [[Yuki (singer)|Yuki]] performed the series' second opening theme song, titled "Goodbye Bystander", while [[Kenshi Yonezu]] performed the series' second ending theme song, titled "Orion".<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=December 8, 2016|title=Yuki, Kenshi Yonezu to Perform March comes in like a lion Anime's New Theme Songs|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-08/yuki-kenshi-yonezu-to-perform-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-new-theme-songs/.109618|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208210520/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-08/yuki-kenshi-yonezu-to-perform-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-new-theme-songs/.109618|archive-date=December 8, 2016|access-date=December 8, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>

Season one of the anime began airing on October 8, 2016, and finished airing on March 18, 2017, with a total of 22 episodes.<ref name="OctPremiere">{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=September 2, 2016|title=''March comes in like a lion'' Anime Premieres on October 8|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-02/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-premieres-on-october-8/.106027|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902094223/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-02/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-premieres-on-october-8/.106027|archive-date=September 2, 2016|access-date=September 2, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref><ref name="media-arts" /> A second season, announced at the end of the first season's final episode,<ref name="ann-announce">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=March 18, 2017|title=March comes in like a lion Manga Gets 2nd TV Anime Series in October|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-18/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-manga-gets-2nd-tv-anime-series-in-october/.113605|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319025406/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-18/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-manga-gets-2nd-tv-anime-series-in-october/.113605|archive-date=March 19, 2017|access-date=March 18, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> premiered on October 14, 2017, and finished airing on March 31, 2018, with a total of 22 episodes.<ref name="ann-premiere2">{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=August 21, 2017|title=March comes in like a lion Anime's 2nd Season Reveals October 14 Premiere, Visual, 22 Episode Count|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-21/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-2nd-season-reveals-october-14-premiere-visual-22-episode-count/.120351|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225204600/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-21/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-2nd-season-reveals-october-14-premiere-visual-22-episode-count/.120351|archive-date=December 25, 2017|access-date=August 21, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> The series aired on [[NHK General TV|NHK G]] at 23:00 on Saturdays.<ref name="3lion-nhkG">{{cite web|script-title=ja:放送日時＆特番放送決定！ 二海堂のキャストも決定！|date=September 2, 2016|url=https://3lion-anime.com/news/?id=39987/|website=3lion-anime.com|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602061016/https://3lion-anime.com/news/?id=39987/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ann-announce" /><ref name="sakublog-nhk">{{cite web|last=kViN|title=THE STATE OF ANIME ON NHK|date=January 25, 2018|url=https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/01/25/the-state-of-anime-on-nhk/|publisher=Sakuga Blog|url-status=live|access-date=June 15, 2021|archive-date=June 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615023705/https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/01/25/the-state-of-anime-on-nhk/}}</ref> It was also simulcasted by [[Crunchyroll]].<ref name="croll-dub">{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=February 6, 2018|title=Crunchyroll Adds English Dubs for March Comes in like a lion, Occultic;Nine|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-06/crunchyroll-adds-english-dubs-for-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-occultic-nine/.127423|access-date=June 18, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201058/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-06/crunchyroll-adds-english-dubs-for-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-occultic-nine/.127423|url-status=live }}</ref> The series was licensed by [[Aniplex of America]] and [[Anime Limited]] for North America and the United Kingdom, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last=Crystalyn|first=Hodgkins|date=October 2, 2016|title=Aniplex USA Licenses March comes in like a lion, Occultic;Nine Anime|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-02/aniplex-usa-licenses-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-occultic-nine-anime/.107138|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002084115/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-02/aniplex-usa-licenses-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-occultic-nine-anime/.107138|archive-date=October 2, 2016|access-date=October 2, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Newswire #94 - 4th Nov 2016|date=November 4, 2016 |url=http://blog.alltheanime.com/newswire94/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118052352/http://blog.alltheanime.com/newswire94/|archive-date=January 18, 2017|access-date=January 18, 2017|publisher=[[Anime Limited]]}}</ref> Aniplex of America released the English dub of the first season in two Blu-ray discs, the first half of the season was released on December 19, 2017, and the second on April 10, 2018.<ref name="ann-dub1">{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=October 2, 2017|title=March comes in like a lion Anime's English Dub Trailer Streamed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-02/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-english-dub-trailer-streamed/.122174|access-date=June 16, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=May 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530153757/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-02/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-anime-english-dub-trailer-streamed/.122174|url-status=live }}</ref> The second season was also released in two halves, the first on December 18, 2018, and the second on April 9, 2019.<ref name="ann-dub2">{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=September 22, 2018|title=March comes in like a lion Season 2's English Dub Trailer Streamed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-22/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-season-2-english-dub-trailer-streamed/.137183|access-date=June 16, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123113824/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-22/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-season-2-english-dub-trailer-streamed/.137183|url-status=live }}</ref>

===Live-action film===
{{main article|March Comes In like a Lion (film){{!}}''March Comes In like a Lion'' (film)}}
A two-part [[live action]] [[film adaptation]] of the same name directed by [[Keishi Ōtomo]], starring [[Ryūnosuke Kamiki]] and distributed by [[Toho]] and [[Asmik Ace]] was released in two parts in 2017, with the first part released on March 18 and the second released on April 22.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rafael Antonio|first=Pineda|date=September 11, 2016|title=Live-Action March comes in like a lion Films' Additional Cast, March & April Openings Revealed|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-11/live-action-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-films-additional-cast-march-and-april-openings-revealed/.106346|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923235615/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-11/live-action-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-films-additional-cast-march-and-april-openings-revealed/.106346|archive-date=September 23, 2016|access-date=September 24, 2016|work=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eiga.com/movie/83116/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 前編|access-date=September 24, 2016|work=eiga.com|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927003657/http://eiga.com/movie/83116/|archive-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eiga.com/movie/84543/|script-title=ja:3月のライオン 後編|access-date=September 24, 2016|work=eiga.com|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925020103/http://eiga.com/movie/84543/|archive-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Manga===
By January 2022, ''March Comes In like a Lion'' had over 3 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mai|first=Yanagase|date=January 22, 2022|script-title=ja:『3月のライオン』二海堂晴信の存在はなぜ重要なのか 物語に吹き込む明るさと情熱|url=https://realsound.jp/book/2022/01/post-952339.html|access-date=January 30, 2023|website=Real Sound|language=ja|archive-date=November 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130231736/https://realsound.jp/book/2022/01/post-952339.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The manga was nominated for the second annual [[Manga Taishō]] award in 2009;<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=January 18, 2009|title=10 Titles Nominated for 2nd Manga Taisho Awards|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-18/10-titles-nominated-for-2nd-manga-taisho-awards|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524213704/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-18/10-titles-nominated-for-2nd-manga-taisho-awards|archive-date=May 24, 2009|access-date=January 18, 2009|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> and it won this award in its fourth edition in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=March 17, 2011|title=Umino's March comes in like a lion Wins Manga Taisho|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-17/umino-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-wins-manga-taisho|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315233836/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-17/umino-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-wins-manga-taisho|archive-date=March 15, 2014|access-date=May 15, 2011|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> Also in 2011, it won the 35th [[Kodansha Manga Award]] in the general category, along with ''[[Space Brothers (manga)|Space Brothers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=May 12, 2011|title=March comes in like a lion, Space Bros. Win Kodansha Manga Awards|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-12/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-space-bros-win-kodansha-manga-awards|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609070013/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-12/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-space-bros-win-kodansha-manga-awards|archive-date=June 9, 2013|access-date=May 12, 2011|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> In 2014, it won the Grand Prize of the 18th [[Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=March 24, 2014|title=March comes in like a lion Wins 18th Tezuka Osamu Prizes' Top Award|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-24/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-wins-18th-tezuka-osamu-prizes-top-award|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809044524/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-24/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-wins-18th-tezuka-osamu-prizes-top-award|archive-date=August 9, 2014|access-date=March 24, 2014|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> In 2021, the manga won the manga division's Grand Prize of the 24th [[Japan Media Arts Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, On-Gaku, March comes in like a lion Win Media Arts Awards|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-12/keep-your-hands-off-eizouken-on-gaku-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-win-media-arts-awards/.170526|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=March 12, 2021|date=March 12, 2021|archive-date=March 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312070328/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-12/keep-your-hands-off-eizouken-on-gaku-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-win-media-arts-awards/.170526|url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Media Factory|Kadokawa Media Factory]]'s ''[[Da Vinci (magazine)|Da Vinci]]'' magazine "Book of the Year" list, ''March Comes In like a Lion'' topped the list for three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017; it ranked fourth in 2019;<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Kingdom Manga Tops Da Vinci Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-06/kingdom-manga-tops-da-vinci-ranking/.154037|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 7, 2021|date=December 6, 2019|archive-date=March 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317003757/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-06/kingdom-manga-tops-da-vinci-ranking/.154037|url-status=live}}</ref> eighth in 2020;<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Demon Slayer Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-05/demon-slayer-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.167101|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 7, 2021|date=December 5, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217230911/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-05/demon-slayer-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.167101|url-status=live}}</ref> seventeenth in 2022;<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Spy×Family Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-06/spy-family-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.192624|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 6, 2022|access-date=December 6, 2022|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206080401/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-06/spy-family-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.192624|url-status=live}}</ref> and sixth in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-05/tomoko-yamashita-ikoku-nikki-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.205150|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 5, 2023|date=December 5, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231206031031/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-05/tomoko-yamashita-ikoku-nikki-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.205150|archive-date=December 6, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In the top manga for male readers category of [[Takarajimasha]]'s ''[[Kono Manga ga Sugoi!]]'' list, the manga ranked fifth and tied for seventh (with ''[[Drifters (manga)|Drifters]]'') in 2012 and 2017, respectively.<ref name="ann-konomanga-2011">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=December 8, 2011|title=Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2012 Voters|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-08/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2012-voters|url-status=live|access-date=June 8, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=March 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317131234/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-08/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2012-voters }}</ref><ref name="ann-konomanga-2016">{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=December 9, 2016|title=Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2017's Series Ranking for Male Readers|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-09/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-reveals-2017-series-ranking-for-male-readers/.109675|url-status=live|access-date=June 8, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607143331/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-09/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-reveals-2017-series-ranking-for-male-readers/.109675 }}</ref> On [[TV Asahi]]'s Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, ''March Comes In like a Lion'' ranked 99th.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=TV Asahi Announces Top 100 Manga Voted on By 150,000 Readers|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 11, 2023|date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126212008/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Anime===
The anime series was listed as one of the top 25 anime of 2010s by ''Anime Feminist''.<ref name="anifem25">{{cite web|title=Anime Feminist's Top 25 Anime of the Decade|date=December 25, 2019|url=https://www.animefeminist.com/anime-feminists-top-25-anime-of-the-decade|website=Anime Feminist|url-status=live|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608075435/https://www.animefeminist.com/anime-feminists-top-25-anime-of-the-decade/}}</ref> [[Crunchyroll]] listed it in their "Top 100 best anime of the 2010s".<ref>{{cite web|last=Wolf|first=Ian|title=Crunchyroll Names The Top 100 Anime of the 2010s|url=http://animeuknews.net/2019/11/crunchyroll-names-the-top-100-anime-of-the-2010s/|website=Anime UK News|access-date=November 27, 2019|date=November 27, 2019|archive-date=November 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127213200/http://animeuknews.net/2019/11/crunchyroll-names-the-top-100-anime-of-the-2010s/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' also listed ''March Comes In like a Lion'' among the best anime series of the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Best Anime of the Decade (2010–2019)|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/01/best-anime-of-the-decade-2010-2019|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=January 4, 2020|date=January 1, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101214124/https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/01/best-anime-of-the-decade-2010-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The second season was placed as "runner-up" in ''IGN''{{'}}s "best anime series of 2018" list.<ref name="ign 2018">{{cite web|last=IGN staff|title=Best Anime Series of 2018|date=December 11, 2018|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/12/10/the-best-anime-series-of-the-year-2018|website=[[IGN]]|url-status=live|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-date=June 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618034628/https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/12/10/the-best-anime-series-of-the-year-2018}}</ref>

Both seasons of the anime adaption was given 4 stars out of 5 by Allen Moody of ''[[THEM Anime Reviews]]''. He liked how Kyoko is shown to have a vulnerable side under her external cruelty and how the Kawamoto sisters are portrayed when Hinata is being bullied. He also found the story relatable to his own life, and stated "A neurotic and sometimes endearing hero, an incredibly nuanced "villainous" sibling, and a [[shogi]] master in the twilight of his career are all fine, I appreciate the things it is trying to do I can identify with some of the things that happen here from personal experience. Overall, lots of solid drama. It was a vert pleasant surprise to discover".<ref>{{cite web|last=Moody|first=Allen|title=March Comes In Like A Lion|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1910|website=[[THEM Anime Reviews]]|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506063211/https://themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1910|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Moody|first=Allen|title=March Comes In Like A Lion season 2|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1986/|website=[[THEM Anime Reviews]]|url-status=live|access-date=June 10, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195139/https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1986/}}</ref>

Chris Beveridge of ''The Fandom Post'' also praised the portrayal of the characters and their lives.<ref name="tfp4">{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=March Comes In Like A Lion Volume 4 Blu-ray Anime Review|date=May 9, 2019|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2019/05/09/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-volume-4-blu-ray-anime-review/|website=The Fandom Post|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126082208/https://www.fandompost.com/2019/05/09/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-volume-4-blu-ray-anime-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> He liked Nikkaido's backstory and his connection with Shimada.<ref name="tfp3">{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=March Comes In Like A Lion Volume 3 Blu-ray Anime Review|date=February 19, 2019|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2019/02/19/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-volume-3-blu-ray-anime-review/|website=The Fandom Post|access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128124503/https://www.fandompost.com/2019/02/19/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-volume-3-blu-ray-anime-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="tfp2">{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=March Comes In Like A Lion Volume 2 Blu-ray Anime Review|date=February 28, 2018|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2018/04/28/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-volume-2-blu-ray-anime-review/|website=The Fandom Post|access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-date=August 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802221158/https://www.fandompost.com/2018/04/28/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-volume-2-blu-ray-anime-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Beveridge gave the anime an audio grade of "B+", and he gave the video an "A" praising how Shaft presented the details, animation quality, and color design in the series.<ref name="tfp4"/> After watching the first episode, Amelia Cook of ''Anime Feminist'' found the art direction unconventional. She liked the art style and praised the transition from the expression of Rei's depression to the presentation of humor saying that it was skillfully done.<ref name="anifem">{{cite web|last=Cook|first=Amelia|title=March Comes in Like a Lion – Episode 1|date=October 10, 2016|url=https://www.animefeminist.com/review-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-episode-1|website=Anime Feminist|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608072407/https://www.animefeminist.com/review-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-episode-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> Marion Bea of the same website praised the exploration of the characters' lives and struggles. She also praised the portrayal of the character's psychology and the depiction of others' support in solving one's problems.<ref name="anifem-support">{{cite web|last=Bea|first=Marion|title=On Your Side: Support networks in March comes in like a lion|date=November 2, 2018|url=https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-on-your-side-support-networks-in-march-comes-in-like-a-lion/|website=Anime Feminist|access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128213608/https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-on-your-side-support-networks-in-march-comes-in-like-a-lion/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bea commended the use of the surrounding environment in portraying the characters' emotional state, for instance showing them struggling to keep swimming or surrounding them with snow.<ref name="anifem-support"/>

==Notes==
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===Book citations===
* {{cite book|editor-last= Takahashi|editor-first= Yumi|date=November 23, 2019|title= Akiyuki Shimbo x Shaft Chronicle|publisher= Dotcom|language= Japanese|isbn= 978-4835457017}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://3lion.younganimal.com/ ''March Comes in like a Lion''] at Young Animal {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://3lion-anime.com/ Official anime website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://3lion-usa.com// Official anime website] {{in lang|en}}
* {{Anime News Network|manga|9378}}

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