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The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!

TV·2018–2018·1 season, 12 episodes·AT-X·Animation, Comedy·24m

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The story is about a teenage boy who happens to be a shougi master. One day, a nine-year-old girl turns up at his house, requesting to be taken as his disciple. From there, all kinds of wacky hijinks ensue.

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  1. 01The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E09August FirstS01E09 · 10.0My Navi Women's Open Qualifying. Aito, who has enough energy, won the first round. The next opponent Ai will play against is the title holder of the female throne, "Ikazuchi of the Handling", the sacred thunder. Thunder is obsessed with Yaichi and asks for a reply to his confession. Yaichi cannot imagine the future in which Ai will win due to the difference in ability between Thunder and Ai, but on the other hand, Ai vowed that he would never lose today for some reason. Can Ai break the thunder! ??
  2. 02The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E12The Final JudgmentS01E12 · 10.0The 4th station of the Ryuo battle between the master and Yaichi, which is held at the hot spring inn Hinatsuru. If he loses here, Yaichi loses the title of Ryuo. But his heart was calm and clear. Aito, Ginko, and Katsura watch the biggest battle in Shogi history in the waiting room. And Tengi watching the online broadcast from home. No one knows the whereabouts of the game. Supported by the eyes of Ai who believes in the victory of the master, Yaichi challenges the fateful battle! !!
  3. 03The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E03Training Group Entrance ExamS01E03 · 9.0Ai will take the entrance examination of the workshop. Moreover, if you do not clear the condition of winning all the exams given by your parents, you will not be able to continue playing shogi. After defeating Abe no Sadato of the same JS Lab and Yoshitsune Kuruno, a professional shogi player, the final game is finally over. What stood in front of Ai was Yaichi's sister and apprentice, Sora Ginko, the strongest woman with the nickname "Snow White of Naniwa." Ginko's relentless hands hunt down her childhood. Can Ai win? ??

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2018Aired 8.9Season avg
  1. S01E01The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E01A Disciple Storms InJanuary 8, 2018 8.0Ai Hinazuru of JS (elementary school girl) rushed to the house of a 16-year-old boy, Kuzuryu Yaichi, who became the best title in the shogi
  2. S01E02The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E02Days with a DiscipleJanuary 15, 2018 8.0At the Shogi Hall, where Yaichi took me, I became acquainted with JS named Mio Mizukoshi, Abe no Sadato, and Charlotte Isoar. Around the sam
  3. S01E03The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E03Training Group Entrance ExamJanuary 22, 2018 9.0Ai will take the entrance examination of the workshop. Moreover, if you do not clear the condition of winning all the exams given by your pa
  4. S01E04The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E04The other AiJanuary 29, 2018 9.0At the request of Kudan, the chairman of the Shogi Federation, Yaichi met Yasha Shinteni, a selfish young lady in the 4th grade of elementar
  5. S01E05The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E05Artlessly FlawlessFebruary 5, 2018 9.0Yaichi unfortunately found the site where he was secretly practicing his garment. Ai was furious that she was lying and "practicing" with a
  6. S01E06The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E06All-RounderFebruary 12, 2018 9.0Yaichi's natural enemy is Yaichi Yamato, who is an all-rounder and has the nickname of "both swordsmen." Yaichi asks General Ikuishi Mitsuru
  7. S01E07The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E07Dear 10-Year-Old-MeFebruary 19, 2018 8.0Yaichi did not give up the game with the natural enemy, Yamatobuki Hachidan until the end, and Yaichi showed a come-from-behind victory. How
  8. S01E08The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E08First TournamentFebruary 26, 2018 9.0Ai and Tengi participated in the challenge match of the biggest competition in the women's shogi world, "My Navi Women's Open", along with K
  9. S01E09The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E09Season's bestAugust FirstMarch 5, 2018 10.0My Navi Women's Open Qualifying. Aito, who has enough energy, won the first round. The next opponent Ai will play against is the title holde
  10. S01E10The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E10Spinning DragonMarch 12, 2018 9.0An absolute god-like champion and master with six titles of eternal qualifications. The Ryuo battle will be held in which the master will "c
  11. S01E11The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E11Best WishesMarch 19, 2018 9.0After finishing the third station of the Ryuo War, Yaichi is impatient because he can't even reward his masters. I can't afford to think abo
  12. S01E12The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! S01E12The Final JudgmentMarch 26, 2018 10.0The 4th station of the Ryuo battle between the master and Yaichi, which is held at the hot spring inn Hinatsuru. If he loses here, Yaichi lo

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Castfull cast & details

Rina HidakaRina HidakaHinatsuru Ai (voice)Yuma UchidaYuma UchidaKuzuryuu Yaichi (voice)Ayane SakuraAyane SakuraYashajin Ai (voice)Ayaka SuwaAyaka SuwaIkeda Akira (voice)Ai KayanoAi KayanoKiyotaki Keika (voice)Nobuhiko OkamotoNobuhiko OkamotoKannabe Ayumu (voice)Toshihiko SekiToshihiko SekiKiyotaki Kousuke (voice)Hisako KanemotoHisako KanemotoSora Ginko (voice)

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