Ryuuou no Oshigoto!

Keisatsu or FBI joke aside.. Ryuuo still has its merit.

As former fans of 3gatsu lion and 81diver, this is not my first shogi anime (or manga). Though this one is more lightweight than others, but don't let the loli-invasion or first impression deceiving you. Well I don't have any problem with harem or loli or cliche romance, as long as it's offer another aspects to enjoy. Though I understand some people might feel disgusted by that, maybe they're still too pure, lol.

So what is this show offer besides cliche situations we could see in first few episodes? To my surprise, Ryuuo actually pretty serious ... in terms of shogi as well as it's characters. Yes, the plot is not as intense as 81diver, and the romance or daily life is not as sweet as 3gatsu lion. But we still be able to enjoy shogi worlds and the heavy competitions around it (though I'm not sure if they represent RL shogi in Japan), also learn some knowledge and few tricks in playing shogi if that's your thing.

And if we talk about characters here, you won't feel bored by those at all. Because the others beside the MC or it's apprentices are not just side kicks. They have proper introduction and back story also slight development. Of course, this anime is still airing and still halfway till the end, so we can't see much of them. We absolutely can't compare this to 3gatsu lion which have almost 50 episodes so far. But Ryuuo offer interesting characters, including MC who isn't just simple lolicon but actually someone who can be good master/teacher. The Ai-chan (both of them) also interesting in their own way (I mean their personality of course :3)

So far, I have good time watching this. There are few things I can learn (which is weird, coming from comedy anime), there are even some emotional scenes, though not enough to put onions in front of my eyes but still done well. As for fan services, they're not going overboard with it and still bring me smile sometimes (no, don't get wrong idea here >.<). Hopefully, they keep this quality till the end, I think this anime deserve good points and definitely worth your time.

he show is funny, lolicon, if you have watched the following recent anime:

- Tenshi no 3P! (Angel's 3Piece!)
- Eromanga-sensei
- Imouto sae Ireba Ii. (A Sister's All You Need)

then, its similar type of thrill but in different setting where each story you will find similar age main character , lolicon angel (innocence), same harem life approach (Lucky Pervert), same love madness (love with lot jealousy), and similar rival you dont want to loss to.

while the anime is about shogi which i don't know, it not sporty show which show full game of shogi move like puzzle solving, its based of lucky way of ... life (which is not in reailty).

So this was a cute anime. I very much enjoyed this anime and its message and the charming characters that will make u gush.

Story: The story pretty much focuses on our main man Yaichi who is considered the best at this game called Shogi. He holds the title which supports this but yet he is kind of in a slump. That is till one day he meets a grade school girl called Ai who wants him to train her which he does. With her help and others he is eventually is able to get out of his slump. It really ... is a story that teaches that hard work pays off.

Art: The art is decent! All the characters look good as do the places they go.

Sound: Sound is good. The opening and ending song sound nice as do the characters.

Character: I loved the characters. I didn't have a problem with anyone which is nice cause in an anime you will usually find one person u can't stand.
Yaichi- He was the main and he was a good guy. Smart, talented and relatable.
Ai#1- His first disciple. She is very talented and sweet. A cute girl, she loves her master Yaichi.
Ai#2- Yaichis second disciple. She is very talented as well but is a tsundere.
Ginko- She is one of the best female shogi players in the series. She was taught Shogi with
Yaichi. They are really close even calling each other brother and sister. She has a
crush on Yaichi.
Enjoyment, Overall: Overall I did enjoy this anime. I definitely recommend to people who want an anime this is cute and funny that can be serious and has a good message.

Another review for my fans. Wait, I don't really have any. So anyway here I go.

Dear Author, you suck at adapting your story, please die, and beg for forgiveness!!!

I wanted it to be rated by me to 8 or 9 but the story was ACHING fast paced and those background characters doesn't even have a single backstory line/scene in the series, then the most crucial of all is the love story or relationship between Ginko and Yaichi didn't bloom enough to the point that they should at least kiss, ACHE you author!!!
And now the original plot for chess in japan called shogi, shogi is not ... a popular game in the whole world so creating this plot is only good for those in-you-know. This could be a great anime if they made it up to 26 episodes. So many comedies within the series but its too short!!! The most touching scene of all is the ending, even if I was unsatisfied with the anime series, they tell the whole story in summarized ending.

Ah, you've got to love shows that seem to exist just to trigger angry twitter users. It's a loli harem anime that's just barely also about the game of shogi. That bit in the first episode where his shogi rival walks in to find him on the floor with a naked 9 year old under him is a real tone-setter for the kind of show you're going to be watching. It seems very self aware in it's use of situations like this as a comedic punchline, almost like it's trying to push the limits of what it can get away with while maintaining that it's ... just a parody.

The shogi in this show is, from what I understand, marginally realistic. When it does become the focus, the show acts like a typical sports anime, and the two girls named Ai are like shounen rivals. But when not playing shogi the show will not hesitate to just put the protagonist in increasingly compromising situations with a multitude of little girls. It does a pretty good job mixing those comedy elements while actually paying respect to the game of shogi and even if the depictions aren't the most realistic it does sell it pretty well. I won't give it too much praise but it was entertaining enough and certainly memorable. I give it an 8/10

honestly there is not much to say here, it is a simple but entertaining series, its characters carry the series as they can but they do it very well until the end of the series, the plot that revolves around the game of shogi itself, several times at the moment and the explanations I almost fell asleep (not kidding) because, really they were very boring, that's why I love the characters since they alone saved those heavy moments during the series from beginning to end, with nothing more than add, it is highly recommended to hang out without expecting the big deal from it

Ryuuou no Oshigoto! is a controversial anime that does what it sets out to do flawlessly. A show mainly about shogi and the relationships of a title holder that plays it, Ryuuou no Oshigoto! hits every beat one could expect and possibly a few no one wanted.

The sound and artwork for the show is fantastic. The score behind intense moments of watching the game, the sounds of shogi pieces hitting the board, the endearing character designs and beautiful animation makes for intense matches rivaling some of the best sports anime in the industry. You can tell the production team was not phoning this one in ... like some other anime in the genre, the passion and intensity so central in professional sports anime bleeds through and generates so much hype for the matches.

Honestly, the anime could stand on its sports design alone, however the anime also features a decent amount of loli-centric fan service and harem-esque relationships. For some, this would be a huge bonus and for others it's a deal breaker. Whichever category you fall in will probably dictate whether or not you will enjoy Ryuuou no Oshigoto!

Unfortunately, Shogi x ecchi is a very strange niche that didn't seem to have a proper audience. It is extremely unlikely there will be a season 2. However, the anime does leave off on a very satisfying note, so you won't be disappointed like other game-based anime (looking at you no game no life)

The anime is very noob-friendly when it comes with shogi and it is very appreciated. I never knew anything about shogi, but it definitely inspired me to look into shogi and the real life people the characters and matches were based. I even got inspired to clock 1000 matches in chess after dropping it for a decade because of the passion depicted in the anime.

While not a must watch by any means, if you liked anime like no game no life or sports anime and you can handle ecchi of questionable characters - Ryuuou no Oshigoto! is a short, self contained series that will leave you iching to create a chess.com account.

The rating of the story was rough for me to judge. The main story was basically average. I feel like there's a trend where a Teenage boy works along side a young female in anime these days. I mean more then Usual. With Ai and Yaichi it was just another Master/Student relationship. However when it came to the backstories of the Side and Minor characters, well that's a different story. I was more entertained by Yashajin, Keika, and Ginko. I felt like they made the anime more enjoyable thanks to their backstories more then Ai and Yaichi.

The art and animation were top notch. When it ... comes to animation I feel like Project No 9. brings it with every anime they've produced.

The sound and music was basically nothing to get excited about. The opening was fun, and the ending was soothing. The bgm really did not exist.

The characters I feel like i summed up in my "story" section. Again though I liked the Minor and Side characters more then Ai and Yaichi. They were far more entertaining and enjoyable.

My enjoyment of this anime was like a roller coaster. Some moments got me really excited to watch, while others had me saying "What?" in a confused matter. I just felt like the writing was all over at points and they eventually took the easy way out at the end of the show.

Overall this anime is nothing special. There's better anime out there that revolve around the Loli aspect of things.

Here we go again with another anime about Shogi. One of them is at my radar (March comes like a lion) and a couple others. The last one I watch and was comic as heck was Tonari no Sei-kun. There were so episodes that dealt with Shogi and the stories the other character made in her mind - one is a battle between chess pieces and shogi. Go watch it.

Well but what's Ryuuou all about? Well the only thing I learn is that anime can make a boring Shogi game into a harem-comedy-exciting and FBI knock-on-your-door kind of sports. Why I say this? Well overall ... the anime never tries to teach you about shogi in any way showing some supposedly impressing moves about a game you've never played in your life. Maybe for japanese who play shogi that should be interesting.

In terms of other stuff not Shogi well... it's sucks.
We get to know some underage girls who play better than professional players - there isn't a distinction between them all. For those who love soccer - yeah everyone can play BUT you can see when it's a professional player or amateur. You know there are differences between Ronaldo or Messi and most other players in the world so that came out a bit bland. I mean, maybe it's because I don't understand Shogi BUT I don't think that's it...

Overall characterization is nonexistent, with probably Keika a 25 year old shogi player who must evolve to a professional player or else she must quit (don't know if it's a rule or something like that). Btw, why Shogi has a female and male rank? It's a mental game not physic so can't understand that "real life" situation.

Yaichi is boring bland character and both Ai (the 9/10 year old girls) really love him for some reason. There is also a Ginko who is a Tsundere.

Every trope of a harem is there. There isn't much romance because Ai (one of them) is always blocking the stuff... There are some other more mature (if you can call it that) situations where both Ginko and Keika (probably not totally serious way) try to understand what Yaichi thinks of her. Bear in mind that one is 14 and the other is 25 while Yaichi is 16/17.

The animation is quite alright I have no complains there.

If you are watching with some other people around you beware because a couple of episodes (I think it was the first or second) there is a situation that almost puts Eromanga Sensei to shame... Rest of the episodes are quite alright.

I'm gonna be honest, I only started this anime to find the clip from the video "I'm going to jail!" and that's somewhat concerning.

Besides that, though, I thought this was a very pleasant anime that offers a generally pleasant time with nothing of great substance to it. Ultimately, the reason I dropped it is that the side characters feel more like main characters than the actual main character and I was quite worried this anime was barreling towards a flat-ground hanger of an ending. In retrospect, this doesn't seem as likely as I once feared, but I don't have the mental fortitude to re-watch the ... entire thing just to see how it concludes.

Nothing here is bad by any stretch of imagination, but nothing is really exceptional, either. It's good, and that's pretty much all I can say about it. I might have found it more or less good depending on how much longer I stuck it out, but I think my current view of it is going to remain intact indefinitely and I'd rather not tarnish it by finishing the anime.

I had to deactivate my brain to watch this, honestly I came to know this series beacuse one girl's design looks alike Eula from genshin, and when I realize "ohh, so it's a lolis based anime" had to stop thinking deeply. So my opinion was like a 5 at the begining, but that 11 episode... it disappointed me, even when I shouldn´t be disappointed at anything, mainly because for what I said before.
What happened? [SPOILERS]
Well... the episode keeps creating a problem from the previous one with the mc, a sentimental problem, this time with Eul- I mean Ginko, but this time is way more deep. ... I don't care much about how Ginko has been treated by this series so far, I know for sure that the loli fanservice will win, and I really was planning to read the original source to see if there is a little hope for her to be noticed by this mc, because I liked a lot how he says so openly his feelings for Keika... but man...
Ginko enters his room to cheer him up, but this mc doesn't see the intention and yells at her so roughly that he suddenly noticed he said something bad, making her, obviously, cry, and of course a punch in the face well deserved to him. I have no problem with that, in fact, I though it was the highest point in the whole series, but then... the script just falls so hard!... that is already unforgivable.
The very next scene is in Keika's house and the way she tries to comfort Ginko is saying that it was Her Fault For Wanting To See Him At That Time... ... ... ... WHAT?! Like... WHAT THE F*** And then Keika wants her to cry more quietly....... WHATT!?! And Keika keeps talking and thinking positively about the mc. NO! there is no argument in the whole universe that can defend what mc said and did, not the shogi, not the age, not the pride, not the titles, Nothing!!!
But ok ok... let's say that mc is in that part of adolescence where we all have been, ok... But Keika, my gosh!!! a 25 yo woman!!! AND that's not the worst part: later on the mc not only doesn't feel any regret or the need to apologise to Ginko, but he is way more deep into shogi and after hearing Keika's words he suddenly realizes something and go after... guess who... Ai.
But that's not the worst part yet, I understand that he feels that need to apologise to Ai, then I thought "the rest of the episode will be a proper apology to Ginko, no? it's going to be! It should!!"
After mc hugs Ai, a train scene happens... everyone is going to Ai's city to... a wedding not wedding? I didn't understand. BUT... Ginko is there... WHY?!?! It's not just that everyone was happy but Ginko was like,.,. if that encounter was a little misunderstood, and the mc too!!
The episode downplayed Ginko's scene, just... didn't care about her feelings.
I didn't want to watch the 12, but I thought maybe...... just maybe there will be a decent scene for Ginko, but no.
My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day was ruined
Basically, that way of treatment to a female character's feelings broke my heart, not only because I lived that kind of situation in my personal life, but because nobody have to be treated like that and then follow the culprit to hear an apology.
That way to create drama in the story was cool, not the best, but it was decent, but the afterwards, the way the series want to resolve these problems were... despicable, disagreeable, sad, careless, unrealistic, negligible, unpleasant, cruel, dishonest, disrespectful, dry, rude, dangerous, negative, unfriendly, silly, contemptible, frivolous, etc.in other words painful. :'c
Story 2/10 bc nothing can forgive that 11th episode
Art 9/10 Beautiful Eula... I mean Ginko
Music 5/10 decent
Character 1/10 eleven and twelve...

tl;dr: An amusing anime that's actually about shogi but a shogi that's way more intense and amusing than one would expect.

Note: I watched this not long after 3-gatsu no Lion, so I can't help but compare this to it. No spoilers though.

This anime is kind of bizarre. It's very heavily about shogi but its also not. By that I don't mean something like 3-gatsu no Lion, where it features shogi players but has a lot of story outside of that. Rather, this sticks to being focused on shogi the entire time, with all plot events and relationships being centered around shogi. I also think it ... does a pretty good job of showing the world of shogi. However, the shogi is very rarely shogi like, and that itself is a source of amusement. That generally manifests in two ways. The first is that the various shogi relationships, such as master/disciple, are treated as other more intimate relationships. For example, there is an episode that revolves around Yaichi taking on a second disciple, but its basically written with dialogue out of a soap opera about a husband cheating on his wife. It's ridiculous, and hilarious. The other way that the shogi aspects don't feel very shogi like, is that they're way more intense. 3-gatsu no Lion had some matches where things got suspenseful, but there was always a certain calmness to it. Here players are throwing down pieces so strongly lightning shoots out and it often feels straight out of a sports mange with the way faces are framed and the occasional yelling. It's a very different experience and one that doesn't really allow for as much depth, but fits the much more lighthearted tone better. It's also one where the actual shogi being played really doesn't feel like it matters at all, and rather than strategy the things that get focused on are mind games and spirit and such. It's kind of messy though, in that ability levels are all over the place. The protagonist is supposedly amazing, but he loses quite often to people that on paper are supposed to be far weaker than him. Similarly, both Ai's are supposed to be amazing, but it isn't really clear how their abilities stack up against each other, and their matches against others of varying power levels are also pretty random. Obviously there's always a certain level of uncertainty when it comes to matches and fiction would need to exaggerate that, but here its so uncertain it feels kind of inconsistent.

The plot overall is pretty happy and lighthearted. There are various conflicts and issues that the cast has to push through, but through the power of friendship and willpower they're able to make it through, growing their bonds along the way. It's certainly generic in one sense, but its written pretty well and seeing all this from the perspective of shogi makes it feel pretty novel. The cast is also really amusing, so that also helps. There's a good amount of cute girls doing cute things which is fun to watch. This also serves as a good source of humor, mainly in that it keeps resulting in situations where Yaichi gets accused of being a lolicon despite trying his best to but failing at trying to go out with a woman a decade older than him. The pacing to the story is kind of strange, in that its clear that they adapted more of the novels than would comfortably fit, but it feels like for the most part they didn't do this through rushing through content, but rather by cutting out content entirely. The end result is that it feels like the pacing is good, but there's this weird feeling that things are being left out, though the cuts were made well enough that it isn't entire clear where or how. Though there were areas where that wasn't possible entirely, mainly Keika's entire character arc throughout the series and most everything involved in the final arc of the series. Hence, the ending too was rushed, but it felt like a good place to end on and left me pretty satisfied with the series.

The art, art style, and character designs, were pretty simple but worked well. The animation was solid. I would like to note that there was a lot of variety in shogi board piece styles which was interesting compared to 3-gatsu no Lion which only had one type. The OP and ED were both decent enough both in terms of visuals and audio. The soundtrack was solid enough and fit surprisingly well at times. I would also like to note that there were still frames and repeating frames at the beginning and end that were pretty amusing due to the music used. The eye catches were okay.

Let's be real here, you chose to look at this anime because of 2 things.

- you thought the girls are cute (and they are)
- you're actually interested in Shogi.

Now let's start on the actual review, the story is pretty basic, linear even because it centres around playing 'shogi' and that's it. Other than that it is just another slice of life. What helps to make it enjoyable is the cute character designs and interesting tidbits about the game. However, if you do not like "certain characters" their quirks while playing can get annoying over time.

The art is nice and the music ... is apt for some of its comical scenes, the characters are actually pretty interesting as there are no unlikeable characters maybe except for a few eccentric ones. However, some of the side characters are just absolutely lovable as they are the additional comic relief. The pacing for this anime is rather slow, as it should be, given its genre type and the angle of its narrative.

Lastly, the depth of this anime is closely tied to the drama as they both starting picking up closer to the end. Throughout the anime it focuses on the theme 'shogi' and as the title suggests it will mostly revolve around the MC and his title. Yet when the time finally comes where his skills are to be tested how will he fare? Put yourself into the shoes of a professional, you will most likely arrive with many takeaways. This is probably where the value of watching this series in particular lie.

Overall, the anime is pretty good the comedic scenes are actually funny especially the ones with the recording staff. A good distraction if you're getting bored with the mainstream stuff.

After watching this anime, I was left scratching my head and wondering what the hell I had just watched and why I had spent my time watching it. First off, the little girls were portrayed pretty sexually, and very much like love interests to the much older main protagonist. I'm really not against putting 'little girl' characters in an anime, I'm a huge fan of Amaama to Inazuma for example. But sexualizing them like they seem to do in this anime is just in bad taste.

Anyway, back to the rest of the anime. Which isn't much to be honest. Even the Shogi aspect of Ryuuou ... no Oshigoto is really uninteresting. I compare it to Saki as an example, which has a similar concept but has Mahjong as its center theme. It's not a perfect anime by any means, but that anime at least had me interested in the Mahjong aspect... And that's coming from someone who doesn't understand much of anything about Mahjong. Saki was just such silly fun, that it managed to keep my attention to the over-the-top animation, the silly banter and the (at least semi-)interesting characters. But here in Ryuuou no Oshigoto there's just nothing. It's just two people sitting across from eachother, a few clicking sounds from the pawns hitting the board, and that's it. There's barely even any good banter or animation quality during the matches. The few scenes that did seem like there was some effort was put in, felt a little more cringy and weird than anything else to be honest. To me every Shogi match seemed like watching paint dry.

To top it off, the characters were not exactly adding much of anything either. There were some who managed to be at least a little interesting, like Kiyotaki Keika as one example, but that's about it. The main protagonist in particular is just one of the most boring characters to watch, and the loli's surrounding him seem to serve no purpose other than love interests and 'oh look at me being a child prodigy'.

In short, I can honestly say that the sheer mediocrity of Ryuuou no Oshigoto actually manages to be quite horrible. The characters, the animation quality, the storyline, the Shogi itself... It all feels like, well, stale bread or something. Yeah it's edible, but it's almost digustingly bland.

not gonna say much: cute art, ok animation, ok sounddesign for the type of show it is, simple yet lighthearted story.
BUT as someone that works with kids I cant say i enjoyed the borderline pedophilia. it didnt add to the story, didnt add to the characters, didnt add to the enjoyment. its just an unhealthy depiction of both children and how they act. thats all ill say, if ur a pedophile face reality and come to terms with the fact that kids simply dont see the world the same twisted way you do.
That is all.

Now to get into the details of this review:
The art ... is cheerful having both delightful colours and smooth lineart. the animation is nothing short of average and seems to be the reason this anime gets most of its praise. Nothing in the animation stands out as to be unique or hard to pull off so they spared expenses there in more ways than one I would say.
The story is ok, expected but ok. You dont watch this show for it, the characters act the way they were designed to act from the start. Its hard to invest in any 1 of the many 1 dimensional characters simply beyond just: "ah its that character, glad she didnt lose like no one thought she would." The whole way through.
The sound design, i mean. what is there to be said, its above average. This and the voice acting were clearly more important than making the story more engaging or the animation more unique.
Overall id say its an ok show, too bad for the pedophilia. No this isnt "their culture" if it were id dare you to say that with a straight face to a local teacher there that. You won't be surprised by their response. Now burst that bubble and go face reality please. Kids are just that, children, nothing less and definitely nothing more. They arent grade A idiots, but they are young. Ill just leave it at that. This show was disgusting.

There's a minor spoiler on this sooo... don't read it unless you're too curious on the characters.


It's not good enough for me.

Project 9 studio is good at doing their anime although not all anime they create is good, its like mediocre at best.
Now let's talk about Ryuuou no Oshigoto, their character designs is quite nice, even impressions of the characters is on point too. Watching this makes me remember that this anime have little bit of similarity in drawing pattern like "Blend S" and "Slow Start" which is both have a different attack of art/drawing style but also have a bit of similarity too. ... So for the Art i'd say that Project 9 did their best in this anime, it's quite nice for me but it's not the best in the market right now, because for me they always draw "Lolicon" theme anime which is i think they're expert on it but they had a few anime that strays away in that category and had a good art in those other anime's.

Story line is a downright lousy, it comes to the point the plot is only focusing on this spoiled brat namely Hinatsuru Ai which is acting like a girlfriend to this very weak minded sensei of her namely Yaichi Kuzuryuu. Talking about the male protagonist, Yaichi is a very sharp and intelligent when it comes in Shogi but outside of it, he is a guy that scared of his own pupil, and those children around him have a extremely unusual behavior which is a 9year old don't possess in real life and even in other animes too they're normal type of a kid but in this show is like watching some grown woman in a body of a kid that always acting cute in front of her crush(which is Yaichi) LOL. This show is the very definition of "LOLI STEREOTYPE" that's why Yaichi a prodigy shogi player and a professional too is a generic type of a male protagonist without whatsoever improvement in his character throughout the story, only he cares is Ai and he is slave to it. Only Kiyotaki Keika is the one i've seen that have character development, she's a very strong woman, she had those will of fire on her even tho there's a mountain of struggle that she will challenged on, I will remember her, other than generic annoying sexualized lolis plus generic male protagonist, and tsundere on their cast, Kiyotaka Keika is the only one i will remember on this show, she is admirable for those people that trying their very best in their lives. Also if you watch this show to find out what is "SHOGI" or you wanna know the very basic of shogi this anime won't teach you that, comparing this show in Haikyuu or EyeShield 21 this anime is lacking in tackling their sports content and won't explain the very basics of it to the viewers especially to those who don't know shogi.

Enjoyment? i'd say i enjoy a little part of it especially Kiyotaki Keika scenes other than that is kinda disturbing and annoying in the most part of it.

My advice is watch this if you're a person that doesn't bother in inadequate details in SHOGI, a tsundere that always beat the crap out of the generic male protagonist, and bunch of Lolis especially the one who act like a wife and sometimes acting like a yandere which is the part annoyed me most because Ryuuou no Oshigoto don't have the genre of romance on it.

Overall this is a trash garbage to me but i think it will be a gold to you ... maybe.

A girl comes to train to improve her shogi from a champion.

Quickly this becomes a loli harem show with over-possessive students and friends wanting possession of the master, especially between the two students. This includes the usual poorly drawn nudity to past certain companies' censors.

It's about the 3rd of 4th of similar format and kinda says all these poor animes block good anime being made. I knew it wasn't going to be great from previews, but not this bad.

as l live in a non-shogi country, I had difficulty relating to the game, and how the character could say things like ... you can be my bride to a girl who looks around 4 or 5. It also tries to push comedy badly, and I struggled in general with it, more like going through the motions so just to have material for a review