Shogi meets moe in Ryuoh no Oshigoto!, upcoming TV anime based on the series of light novels written by Shirow Shiratori and illustrated by Shirabi about a high school student shogi master and the 3rd grade elementary school student who seeks to serve as his student.

The Ryuoh no Oshigoto! TV anime is directed by Shinsuke Yanagi and features animation by project No.9. The main cast for the anime has also been announced including:

Yuma Uchida as Yaichi Kuzuryu, a 16 year old reigning shogi champion.

Rina Hidaka as Ai Hinatsuru, a 3rd grade student who attaches herself to Yaichi as his apprentice.

Ayane Sakura as Ai Yashajin, a very demanding girl who attends an elite grade school and who also wants to be Yaichi's apprentice.

Hisako Kanemoto as Ginko Sora, a middle school student and Rank 2 shogi-player who wishes to have a brother-sister style relationship with Yaichi.

Ai Kayano as Keika Kiyotaki, a 25 year old woman and the only lady shogi player of the Kiyotaki school, which is run by her father.

Yurika Kubo as Mio Mizukoshi, a lively and sporty 3rd grade student who is friends with Ai Hinatsuru.

Chinami Hatsumoto as Ayano Sadatou, a ladylike and level-headed 3rd grade student who is friends with Ai Hinatsuru.

Yui Ogura as Charlotte Izzard, a cute girl who has attended a French academy for 6 years and who is friends with Ai Hinatsuru.

The original Ryuoh no Oshigoto! light novels are published by GA Bunko, an imprint of SoftBank's SB Creative subdivision. BookWalker Global has also just announced an English language version of the series under the title The Ryuo’s Work is Never Done!, and they describe the series as follows:

The Ryuo’s Work is Never Done! is about a teenage boy named Yaichi Kuzuryuu who happens to be the strongest shogi player in history, holding the top title of “Ryuo” (Dragon King). One fateful day, shogi-loving elementary student, Ai Hinatsuru, appears before him claiming that he promised to be her master. But was such a promise really ever made? Thus began their master and disciple relationship! Who can match their level of intensity and passion for shogi?

The first volume of The Ryuo’s Work is Never Done! will be available from BookWalker Global in the Fall season of 2017.

Sources:

Otakomu

Official Ryuoh no Oshigoto! TV anime home page

Anime News Network

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