Mar 19, 2024
The Board King is about the vampire, Tsukiyama, who became captivated by the challenge of playing shogi. What started out as something to relieve the boredom of being immortal becomes a quest to be the best shoji player in the world. He of course is faced with the challenges of being a vampire living in a human world. A touch of humor is injected into the storyline, with hints of epic battles to come and not just in shogi tournaments.
I’ve only read up to chapter 14 (what has been translated), so normally wouldn’t give a review yet, but there is currently no synopsis on MAL
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and I feel this one deserves recognition. So far we have the beginning of what appears to be a very exciting, fun story, some insight into the main character, a peek at some of his rivals and a glimpse into the competitive world of shogi. What I’ve seen so far leaves me impatient to read more.
The illustration is solid professional quality, with expressive faces and good line work. There is always room for improvement, but that will come naturally as the artist progresses. Tsukiyama is drawn (imo) like every male protagonist should be: good looking with long hair, energetic with loads of charisma. I’m an unapologetic simp.
The Board King has only recently started to be translated into English and therefore hasn't reached popularity yet, but I feel this is one manga to watch out for. What’s not to love? Vampires playing shoji is such an original concept. There are already 5 volumes printed in Japanese so we’ve much to look forward to.
I’m going to give it a tentative 8/10, but will update my score as more is translated.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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