The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! - Recommendations

• Vol: 8; Ch: 80
• 2011 - 2013

Takara, a young boy who lives with his mother, has an unusual gaming addiction for a child: shogi! Takara is a friendly, cheerful, quiet boy who spends much of his time studying shogi or playing matches with various people, many of whom are adults. His mother supports him in his interest, and Takara continues to learn about the game of shogi and the people who play it.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 12
• 2014 - 2015

• Vol: 5+; Ch: 26+
• 2016 - ?

Follows female professional shougi player Nayuta Touge. On breaks during her matches, Nayuta must choose the perfect meal to eat that will give her the edge to win her match. Nayuta analyzes her food options and the food decisions of her opponents just like she analyzes every move on the shougi board.

• Vol: 5+; Ch: 48+
• 2018 - ?

• Vol: 10+; Ch: 134+
• 2020 - ?

Ichigo Aida is a 14-year-old who lives aimlessly day-to-day, unable to find something worth devoting her life to. But when she ends up betting on a game of competitive shogi with her school counselor Miyamura, Ichigo decides to wager her life on it. Ichigo ultimately ends up losing the bet, and tries to jump out of the window, but is quickly stopped by Miyamura. Miyamura, who has now effectively taken her life under his wing, tells Ichigo that he senses she has hidden talent for shogi, and begins having her participate in one shogi tournament after another. "I want to win at shogi." With that mindset, Ichigo starts competing against one strong opponent after another, and with every move she takes, she rapidly becomes better and better...

• Vol: 10; Ch: 85
• 2015 - 2020

Takanori Jingūji, the 27-year-old man who eventually become the head of the Japan Shogi Association had an opponent that young Jingūji had to defeat...

• Vol: 6+; Ch: 116+
• 2013 - ?

• Vol: 5+; Ch: 44+
• 2019 - ?

• Vol: 32; Ch: 351
• 1993 - 2001

One day, a young man named Himuro Shousuke shows up out of nowhere, claiming he wants to become a shogi master. When he is told that he must follow the appropriate channels to become a pro shogi player, he produces a recommendation from a highly respected master, Mikami Sankichi. Shousuke claims he trained with Sankichi in Kochi, and now he's ready to skip the early steps of becoming one of the elite. People are understandably skeptical, but Shousuke begins to beat the skilled players they match him up with. Some are unhappy about an outsider coming into their hierarchy at a high level, but will they be able to stop his rise? The future is full of the internal politics of the shogi world and exciting shogi matches! 

• One Shot
• 2016

A boy reflects on his grandfather's life and his love of shogi.