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Banjō no alpha: Yakusoku no shōgi - Season 1

Newspaper journalist Shunsuke Akiba is transferred to the cultural desk and put in charge of shogi. He meets Nobushige Sanada, a 33-year-old aiming to be a professional shogi player by achieving the rank of 4-dan or more. Sanada is over the age limit as he could not achieve 4-dan by the age of 26, and is now trying to take an exam for admission to 3-dan. Akiba supports Sanada's attempt to become a professional shogi player and becomes interested in the game.

Top Cast

  • Hiroshi Tamaki

    Hiroshi Tamaki

    Akiba Shunsuke

  • Yusuke Kamiji

    Yusuke Kamiji

    Sanada Nobushige

  • Manami Higa

    Manami Higa

    Saito Keiko [Akiba's girlfriend]

  • Sumika Nono

    Sumika Nono

  • Junpei Yasui

    Junpei Yasui

  • Natsuko

    Natsuko

  • Yasuhito Hida

    Yasuhito Hida

  • Arata Horii

    Arata Horii

  • Ryo Kato

    Ryo Kato

Overview

Newspaper journalist Shunsuke Akiba is transferred to the cultural desk and put in charge of shogi. He meets Nobushige Sanada, a 33-year-old aiming to be a professional shogi player by achieving the rank of 4-dan or more. Sanada is over the age limit as he could not achieve 4-dan by the age of 26, and is now trying to take an exam for admission to 3-dan. Akiba supports Sanada's attempt to become a professional shogi player and becomes interested in the game.

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