3-gatsu no Lion 2nd Season

As this is my first time to sit down and take the effort to write a review on MAL, it’s safe to assume that this anime has gone above and beyond my highest expectations and will definitely sit at the top of my list for a long time to come. The treatment of 3-gatsu no Lion is a crime in the anime industry: it’s criminally overshadowed by inferior big-budget money grabbing shows that exist solely to provide short-term entertainment. 3-gatsu is no longer even close to being in this category: in fact, it’s no longer even just a show. It’s a beautifully crafted and extremely well put together work of art that never ceased to amaze me for the duration of its 44 episode runtime. During my time with this show, I experienced nearly every possible emotion that I have ever felt, but dialed to the max. From blinding rage, to shedding bittersweet tears. Pure happiness, to soul-crushing sadness. I felt it all, and more. This is all thanks to its incredible cast of characters: Rei, a disturbingly relatable, sincere, and believable main character. The three Kawamoto sisters and their grandfather that serve as the family that he never had. Every single one of the characters in this show are well thought-out and brilliantly executed human beings that have their own backstory, motivations, and shortcomings. Even the “antagonists” in this show are well fleshed out so viewers truly understand and relate to where they are coming from. Endless, elegant metaphors and imagery plague the show, supported by beautiful Shaft animation. Every single frame is a painting, every single screenshot is a wallpaper. Whether the metaphors are outright stated, such as the “burnt fields”, or hidden throughout the course of the show (the opening sequences becoming brighter and more colorful as Rei progresses on his journey in depression), they are always beautiful and a joy to witness. The amazing soundtrack, rather than be hidden behind in the background, is brought to the forefront during important scenes that really conveys a sense of raw emotion and power that can bring the strongest of wills to tears. For me, the soundtrack of a show is incredibly important. Without a decent soundtrack, a show lacks any impact. 3-gatsu has one of the most phenomenal soundtracks to date, with scores that match their respective scenes perfectly. For me as a viewer, 3-gatsu is nearly as perfect a show as one can possibly achieve. It’s pure, raw emotional storytelling supported by stunning, colorful animation and heartbreakingly sweet soundtrack is as good as it gets in the entertainment sector. It was a heartfelt and lovely experience watching Rei on his emotional journey and undergo subtle changes throughout the series, and ultimately overcome his depression little by little with the help of those around him. While I believe it to be underappreciated by the masses, I am extremely glad to be one of the few that experienced this masterpiece. Score: 100/100

Sangatsu no Lion 2 Mini Review/Thoughts now that Ive finished it One of the most real anime Ive seen. The themes of each arc in the anime,especially the second season is brilliant and sometimes too real. The characters are lovable, the production style is artistic and the voice acting is damn good. The heartwarming parts of the anime are really heartwarming. Some of its episodes are really inspiring,especially the last episode. Sangatsu is not an anime about shogi, its an anime that has a MC whose job is a pro shogi player. Its not a sports anime but a realistic drama anime and a really good one. The three sisters together are some of the most hearwarming and lovable characters. My Overall Rating : 9.3/10.0

Maybe life is a thing of beauty. We just don't know where to find it. Perhaps it's in the heart of a young girl who is willing to stand up to adversity. Or maybe it's in the spirit of that old grandfather refusing to accept the inevitability for the sake of her grand daughters. Or does it lie in the will of that young boy, born with illness yet refusing to move away from his ambitions. Or is in the work of that veteran who's only solace lay in his craft. Perhaps it's in the mind of the man who had lost one of his senses and yet lives to perfect his skills. We could ask these questions for as long as we live. Alas they will remain unanswered. Is there a beauty to life? Maybe not. But I do know, for an undeniable fact that I do find the journey of this young Lion of March Beautiful.

Gutted. A brilliant drama goes down the drain. I loved the first season. This season feels as if I'm watching a different show altogether with the same cast and themes. This is bad. This is not what I signed up for. I cared about Rei's internal struggles and growth, about him making new friends, about characters like Kyouko, Akari and Gotou and their dynamics with Rei because they are deep and multifaceted characters that can be developed even further to a point where they can carry the entire story around their interactions with Rei. I expected a lot of plot progression in terms of either positive changes or further struggles in Rei's life and shifts in character dynamics as the show progressed, but the story barely develops in that direction. He's playing second fiddle to the least developed side character. I didn't sign up for a random bullying arc about Hina, drawn out shogi commentary and even more food talk than the previous season. There are episodes where Rei barely shows up because Hinata takes centre stage in this plot, which is a questionable decision because the entire last season was pretty much entirely focused on Rei and his world. Why take away such a key element and revolve the show around high school bullying instead of making it a natural continuation of Rei's story? Plus the shogi matches get more redundant by each chapter, since the novelty is lost. Then you have Kyouko, who was such an important character because she's the only one who felt like a mystery. Her interactions were passionate, her demeanour would stay unexpected. Her violent and abusive past, her complex and toxic relation with Gotou, her complications with her father, her acts of incitement and expression of vulnerability that suddenly pop up as she humiliates Rei, her being a personification of Rei's insecurities, weaknesses and fear - this is such an incredible character to explore with respect to this story. Not following up on her at all after building her up this way is nothing short of blue balling. I feel the same about Gatou because he seemed like a character who has serious issues worth noting, like a bomb ready to burst at the mildest inconvenience and yet very layered as a character. What the story did to Akari seems equally worse since she never outgrows her initial persona as a warm person who takes care of everyone. I could rant more but honestly this season just made me sad. This whole thing was a nothingburger and the fact that the adaptation got abandoned and the manga is yet to wrap up pisses me even further. I don't understand MAL ratings, do people really love this more than the last season for the anti-bullying message and half explained shogi games? I'll never know.

I cannot call this anime anything other than a masterpiece. Some people saying it tries to be too poetic or is too overrated, it's definitely not the case. I can see how some people might find this series slow in the beginning because nothing over the top ever happens here. It's just a simple drama about life. The thing that makes Sangatsu no Lion special is incredibly build up chracters devoid of lame cutout elements. The series is highly symbolic with full of metaphoric visuals which some people might be too lazy to understand. It is the ONLY anime I have watched that is completely true to life. For example, this series does not try to sympathize it's protagonist, Rei Kiriyama, but rather makes him acknowledge his faults and encourages him to change. It's not just an anime about a depressed kid. The incredible writer of this manga, Umino Chica makes all the characters face the problems of life in the most realistic way, makes them acknowledge their lackings and inspires the viewers to change for the good. Not everyone might accept it as the true masterpiece of art that it is but ones who have a deeper understanding of life are sure to enjoy this series to the fullest.

How many times have I cried for them? These characters—these people. How many times has Gramps or Hayashida said something that struck a chord deep within me, voiced a realization that I had long experienced, through life and longing and labor, to be true? How many times has this show brought out my life in someone else's? I've seen my sadness, happiness, my failures and joys and loves play out on a 15-inch computer screen before me. How has it made me love a family I was never part of? How has it done this? It is an understatement to say that anime, in its purest form, is fiction; its animated caricatures—cartoonish representations of ourselves and others—struggle someplace far away, as if they could pop off the screen and realize themselves in our world. Anime utilizes animation to bring things to life, yet it is not alive, not moving, talking, or breathing in the same way that you and I do. It is fiction because you can look at a character on the screen and see the difference between him and yourself. It is fiction simply by virtue of the medium it presides in. But this show is alive. I swear it. It is fiction, but by the same token, it is real: it breathes, moves and talks like you or me. It is utterly, unapologetically, human. "It's not nothing. She talks like it's nothing because she has to." I lived those words for my entire childhood, but I was never able to give that feeling structure myself. I never expected that anyone could—but Rei did. I enjoyed the hell out of this show, every step of the way. I laughed, I cried. Sometimes, I still had tears in my eyes as I chuckled, and that was the best feeling of all. Watch it, don't watch it. I'm just here to share my lousy opinion. But I promise you, it was real. There are no characters in Sangatsu, only people you've met before.

3 gatsu second season is outstanding!!! Since last summer when Shaft made Owari 2 they brought back the captivating story, the great visuals used for describing the feelings and atmosphere surrounding each character and finally the characters who are the very essence of this show! The characters have their own spotlight in this season, their own standing on the stage were they conquer the hearts of the audience through their monologue, life lessons and actions. I love how Hina grew so much and stood firm to her believes during the bully arc, Rei is a whole new person who enjoys life now.... The most surprising and best stuff from this season is when it goes inside of the character's mind telling us how they feel and the atmosphere created around them using a visual vocabulary which results into a letter of love adressed to life, a poetry about ups and downs , a raw feeling called HUMAN. A season filled with warmth that gives you a soothing feeling and heals your heart and mind. I love 3 Gatsu I love Hina I love everything about this show! For those who haven't had a chance to watch it just give it a try you won't regret anything!!! As from me it is a 10/10 a show that you can call it modern masterpiece.Enjoy!!!

I just wanted to see some good shougi parties, confroctation of players on the desk and behind it, сontinuing MC growing as player and a human, maybe interesting players. (Title have a little of it). I dont want see a "bulling" arc and food receptes. That took a more than half of season! And it so boring. The story just freeze. Many hooks from previous season dont shows. I want to know more about MC stepsister, more of Akari, how she lost her family and tryin grow up 2 sisters with granddad help. This is are good subjects to story. But we see boring bulling. Almost all time then I see that trop in anime its boring af.

Sangatsu no Lion 10/10 I'll not cut my review in the seasons, I will tell everything right here. An anime that is practically perfect, from its production and adaptation to its history and character development. Look, I'm just ecstatic about the ending of the anime Sangatsu no Lion. This was a work that was so good, but so good that I will really miss this anime. Sangatsu has a very unique trait to the style of the work and which in my opinion fits the work perfectly. All the shadows, textures and effects used within the anime are a perfect description of the situations and emotions that are being passed on the spot. I really enjoyed this work and whimsy the studio had with Sangatsu at Lion. The anime trait is not identical to the manga trait, but neither is it totally unassociated with the original manga trait Another anime that I can clap for the work of the Seiyus. And look, I'm not even talking about a particular character, for me, all the voices fit their characters, giving them thanks for their work. The voice of Kiriyama and the Kawamoto family in general were the ones I liked the most. It's an anime that has had a very remarkable growth of story and characters, from its first episode to the last, and one of the factors that help is the excellent quality of the script's structure. Another thing we can notice is the extreme fidelity to the manga, and it was one of the factors that helped the anime maintain its excellent quality, since the studio did not invent fashion and followed the work the way it should be done. Honestly, I've never seen an anime that worked its characters as well as in Sangatsu no Lion. And what is most striking is that this construction and development is not limited to the so-called protagonists, but also applies to various characters said as secondary, thus greatly expanding the universe of history. And this is done so well that it does not make the work lose its objectivity, but enriches it giving a reason why the author decided to show more of this character. I can cite as an example some Shogi players who in history have been addressing their trajectory, goals, dreams and more. All this work and care are essences for the story as a whole, besides allowing a greater identification with the public. Importantly, this anime has a very slow pace, since it focuses so much on its characters, and this can end up bothering those who do not have much patience. Honestly, I've never seen an anime that worked its characters as well as in Sangatsu no Lion. I wanted to give 100/10, since Sangatsu is a work that is constantly evolving, and only gets better with each episode. To get a degree of comparison, take the first episodes of the work and compare with the last, which you will feel a difference even in the tone of colors, soundtrack and the very tone of voice of the characters. The development of the protagonists, especially Reio's is an impressive thing. Going to the side of the Kawamoto sisters, this anime is really a work that teaches you how to develop your universe. If I were to list all the points behind this work I would take so long that you would get tired of reading, and I would write. But, I hope I have encouraged you who still have questions about whether or not to watch this anime really run after it. Sangatsu no lion ended beautifully and with a taste of want more that became bitter, because of all that this work has provided me.

What should I write?...I do wonder.. It's marvellous! (really is that best word you could come up with!?) OMG! I don't know what to write..It makes me feel complete (eh?) If you have a soft side.. You will like it! (*_*) Thanks! (First time writing a review..sorry for saying a lot about the show) *END OF REVIEW* *---------------------------------------------------------------* *---------------------------------------------------------------* * NO NEED TO LOOK DOWN HERE * Having reached professional status in middle school, Rei Kiriyama is one of the few elite in the world of shogi. Due to this, he faces an enormous amount of pressure, both from the shogi community and his adoptive family. Seeking independence from his tense home life, he moves into an apartment in Tokyo. As a 17-year-old living on his own, Rei tends to take poor care of himself, and his reclusive personality ostracizes him from his peers in school and at the shogi hall. However, not long after his arrival in Tokyo, Rei meets Akari, Hinata, and Momo Kawamoto, a trio of sisters living with their grandfather who owns a traditional wagashi shop. Akari, the oldest of the three girls, is determined to combat Rei's loneliness and poorly sustained lifestyle with motherly hospitality. The Kawamoto sisters, coping with past tragedies, also share with Rei a unique familial bond that he has lacked for most of his life. As he struggles to maintain himself physically and mentally through his shogi career, Rei must learn how to interact with others and understand his own complex emotions. *---------------------------------------------------------------* *---------------------------------------------------------------* There you go MAL with your word limit..

Sangatsu no Lion needs a third season NOW! Sangatsu no Lion concluded its second season with such force that from now on it makes me wish that a third season was confirmed. If at the end of the first season I said that it had not received enough credit, this time I support it, because Shaft is creating an essential work, an anime jewel. Based on the manga of Umino Chika, Sangatsu no Lion or 3-gatsu no Lion (March comes in like a Lion), is the story of Kiriyama Rei, a professional Shogi player of 18/19 years. In the first season, Rei was in a place of darkness and was taken from it by the sisters Akari, Hina and Momo Kawamoto. Orphans like him, although they have an aunt and their grandfather, the sisters became the home of the young man in a depression. Since then, Kiriyama not only acquired a new family, but he learned that he was never alone and that he has friends like Harunobu Nikaidō and mentors like Kai Shimada and his ex-teacher Takashi Hayashida. And these are not the only characters who care about Rei, because even the Kouda, the family that adopted him on the death of their parents, appreciate him ... despite their tense relationship. Sangatsu no Lion is a profoundly mundane story, except for the status of Rei of Shogi player. It is a story of daily life, which deals with the theme of depression and loneliness. Its first season was a journey of darkness to light for its protagonist, while this season who suffered the darkness were the Kawamoto sisters, especially Hina. Now it was Kiriyama Rei's turn to support them on their way back to the light and it could not be more inspiring. An anime that everyone should see Sangatsu no Lion may not be for you. If what you are used to is animes of action and adventure, you will not find any of that here. In the same way if what you appreciate of the anime are the series of science fiction, giant robots, of political subjects, fantasy or intrigue, you will not have what you are looking for either. It does not even work like a sports series, because the practice of sports science that is shogi has a secondary role. It is not an anime of pretty girls doing cute things, not a harem. It is an authentic pure slice of life, in which there is both drama and comedy, with plenty of space for reflection. Precisely that was one of the points I criticized in the first season, which could abuse those reflective and contemplative moments, but that weakness becomes a strength when the story continues beyond its first 22 episodes. Similarly, by continuing to see Sangatsu no Lion, who now has Kenjiro Okada at the direction with Akiyuki Shinbo, the weakness of having an open end is also overcome. The conclusion of this season does not represent a real close, but at least the story ends at a point that clearly ends a story arc. Rei's life changed a lot during this second season, as did the sisters'. Rei finally learned to appreciate his shogi and not to throw his effort to the bottom. That led him to become the rookie champion (players with up to 5th Dan and under 26). Thus, he was able to confront Touji Souya Meijin, his idol, in a friendly game that revealed that the "God of Shogi" is much more human than it appeared. For her part, Hina had to face that scourge of society that is bullying. In her case to defend a victim, ended up being subjected to the abuse of a group of classmates. Her attitude towards the problem made Rei not only decide to support her to the ultimate consequences, but he himself was saved by Hina's kindness and willpower. The subject of bullying is being dealt with very often in anime lately, in films like "A Silent Voice". But in Sangatsu no Lion it does not show itself as severely as in that film. The bullying of the series is far less dangerous, although not less malignant. In this series, now of 44 cumulative episodes, the problem is solved quite easily, in large part thanks to the strength of Hina that despite suffering, does not let it overwhelm. Sangatsu no Lion is an example in this topic and in others, because it has a masterful sensitivity to deal with the different problems it shows. From the health problems of Harunobu to the hard world of professional shogi. This season also followed a subplot about a possible romance for Akari, who met Shimada and Hayashida. It was inevitable, the two thirty year olds were taken by the eldest of the Kawamoto sisters. In short, the series covered enough terrain of the manga but it left in the bedroom some of the most exciting arcs and one in particular, that if a third season is done, it will end up catapulting this series to my top 5 of all time. And its merits are not alone in its story, because its art, although perhaps less "impressive", has a subtle sensitivity and beauty, which makes it charming. Its animation is not impressive, and in reality it does not need to be, but it effectively uses its resources. Remember, here there is no action, only very human emotions. Its music also does a formidable job in creating and maintaining a very emotional atmosphere, even in moments of humor. It is not a series that makes you laugh out loud, but it does make you smile a lot and it warms your heart. In short, I need more Sangatsu no Lion. It's a real shame that the season is over and definitely, it's an inspiring anime that everyone should see. Have you not seen it? What the hell are you waiting for? And you guys at Shaft, why do not announce a third season for tomorrow? Summary Sangatsu no Lion in its second season continues to build the foundation to be an anime masterpiece. It is already close to a 10 and if a third season comes, I would take it there for sure. It's an anime that you MUST see. 9.5/10.

If you like first season of 3-gatsu no lion, second season will blow your mind. SPORT USE AS A TOOL, DON'T EXPECT HIGHLY EXAGGERATING COMPETITIVE MATCHES. In this season, 3-gatsu no Lion gave an importance on side characters more than Kiriyama. Hina's drama, Nikaido's ambitions etc. (It might be spoiler). In second season, you can face with every NATURAL emotions which you can feel in your real life with different characters. This emotions embellish with great and abstract animation. In every episodes you can easily realize greatness of direction. Background music might be better but openings and especially endings were well designed and they fit series very well. Animation: 10/10 Story: 9/10 Sound: 8/10 Character: 10/10 Enjoyment: 20/10

Hi, my review is going to be in french because good lord. que dire! Quel coup de pied dans le ventre. Le Studio Shaft a vraiment un style d'animation que l'on pourrait qualifier d'expérimental. Parfois, ils ratent royalement leurs coup, mais honnêtement, avec cette adaptation, ils ont dépassés toutes espérances. J'ai rarement vu un anime qui transcende et met en valeur un manga de manière aussi habile. Déjà, la musique est tout simplement géniale, avec Bump Of Chicken qui délivrent un premier opening/ending et vend du rêve. Le second et troisième opening réussissent l'impensable et sont tout aussi géniaux. (mention spéciale au deuxième ending aussi, qui est :x) Évidement, l'animation est également magnifique, et si originale. Tantôt rappelant une peinture de Van Gogh, tantôt faisant réminiscence au style artistique particulier des dessins du Petit Prince. Bref, un vrai petit bijou d'animation. Connaissant Shaft, j'attendais le moment ou ça devient too much, ou trop arrogant. Ce n'est jamais venu. Au contraire, cet anime est peut-être l'oeuvre la plus humble de ce studio. Une des choses que j'ai le plus aimé est que Sangatsu no Lion est une histoire tellement gentille, à propos d'individus super attachants qui tentent de récupérer ce qu'ils ont perdus longtemps avant le début du récit. Rei Kiriyama est vraiment un MC génial. Je l'ai trouvé fascinant dès sa première scène, ou il s'habillait lourdement, comme si des poids étaient attachés à ses membres. Il ne parlait pas, ne souriait pas. Son appartement était vide. Il était seul au monde. On aurait dit que chaque brise manquait de l'emporter. Le truc, c'est que son personnage est tellement compréhensible. On s'est tous un peu senti comme Rei dans nos pires journées. Sauf que pour lui, c'est 100 fois plus difficile. Jongler avec une dépression clinique lorsque t'as 17 ans, que tu es tout seul, que tu dois travailler pour payer le loyer d'un appartement ainsi que tes dépenses personnelles, tout en étant aux études et essayant de gérer le stress des compétitions par dessus le marché. Le tout couplé d'une bonne dose de manque de confiance en soi et ce qui semble être un sentiment constant que l'on est un poids et une nuisance dans toutes nos interactions sociales. Rajoutons le fait que Rei n'ai manifestement jamais vraiment fait son deuil par rapport à la mort de sa famille, et on réalise qu'il mérite vraiment une médaille olympique, ainsi un bon câlin. Pauvre gamin. Et après, il pense qu'il est nul. ^^ Honnêtement, j'ai envie de le frapper parfois. Mais aussi, lui faire un câlin. En parlant de dépression clinique, Rei semble avoir une panoplie de particularités psychologiques/psychiatriques manifestement non identifiées par des professionnels. Plusieurs fois en le voyant décrire ses difficultés sociales, j'ai pensé qu'il avait peut-être le syndrome d'Asperger ou une autre forme de trouble autistique. Ce qui m'a titiller vers cette pensée, c'est ses aptitudes sociales limités, son manque d’expressions faciales (les enfants de ses souvenirs l'appelaient ''robot''), son incapacité à bien comprendre les sentiments d'autrui, ses obsessions passagères avec des sujets en particuliers, etc. Bien qu'a la suite de l'histoire, le personnage s'ouvre davantage, c'est seulement avec les individus auxquels il s'est réellement habitué. En parlant de Rei qui s'ouvre aux autres, j'ai absolument adoré le développement du personnage au fil de l'histoire. Le voir lier des liens avec les gens alors qu'il a commencé sans amis, sans famille et sans personne dans sa vie était vraiment beau. Mes moments préférés sont probablement ceux où il dîne ou passe du temps avec les Kawamoto. Momo-chan est tout simplement adorable. Akari est incroyablement gracieuse et admirable, et le courage et la force de caractère de Hina me renversent. Toutes les trois sont vraiment attachantes. Anyways, to summarize: This show made me want to be kind, to become the best person I could be. It made me want to help a stranger, to hug my mother and to forgive past hurts. Kiriyama is such a kind character, I feel for him from the bottom of my heart. His pain is so understandable. I really really really hope for a third season, and if there isn't one I will never forget Kiriyama Rei and his friends.

The second season of March Comes In Like a Lion beautifully encapsulates rediscovering the loving familial warmth that surrounds our lives, healing from painful experiences, and recognizing the value that our efforts have on others. Expressively bold imagery and captivatingly profound dialogue convey a diverse complexity of emotions, depict realistic hardships, and communicate important lessons. Themes of depression, bullying, and trauma are delivered with utmost care. But what resonates most is watching these lifelike characters striving to improve, seeking to understand people, and finding happiness amid challenges. The passing moments of life flow steadily by, but we are encouraged to appreciate those already beside us.

I’ll start with the minor frustrations before I gush. This season doesn’t do a whole lot more than the first to dig into shogi, so when a big move happens in a game, it’s hard to appreciate as a viewer. Some of the characters from S1, including Kyouko and Gotou, largely take a backseat this season despite getting a little more complexity early on. It’s a bit disappointing after how both of them were built up to see them stray out of the story, and the fact that the MC’s adoptive father and mother remain largely enigmatic throughout doesn’t help. That being said, those few Ls are small potatoes compared to the Ws of this season. There’s a short plot about Nikaido that gives more insight into his character. There’s unexpected bit of epilogue involving Rei’s adoptive mother that, while short, is the only insight we’ve gotten into her so far and paints her in a complex light. We finally get to really sit with Souya in a few episodes that felt heavy with atmosphere. But where this season really shines is in two plot lines, one short and one long: If you had told me at the start that a newly introduced shogi player named Yanagihara would get some of the best episodes in the season, I wouldn’t have believed you. Dude owns a series of episodes that I expected to be dominated by Shimada. The metaphor of the sashes, the burning field, and what a 66 year old shogi player represents in a competition filled with much younger players was breathtaking. His match proved that you don’t have to understand anything going on on the shogi board to be riveted and it blew me away. However, even that doesn’t compare to Hina’s arc this season. Again, if you had told me at the start of the season that a story about bullying in her classroom would be the centerpiece for the season and easily its strongest element, I would never have believed it. The sister dynamic between Hina and Akari reached a whole new level this season, but what Hina had to face down for her friend and then for herself is some of the best depictions of bullying, classroom management and its ripple effects that I’ve seen in any medium. It hits hard, and as someone who handled bullying very differently as a child (Rei and I had a lot in common in that regard), I still found it heart-wrenching. If this had been some three episode diversion to the story, I don’t think I’d be praising it this much - it takes up much of the season, and the writers do not let you look away or avoid it for long. It’s always there in the eyes of its characters, in the little touches in their emotional states. This built tremendously on the groundwork laid out by the first season and while S1 certainly built up different expectations than what we got for this season, I think what’s here is better than anything I could have anticipated.

If you need a faithful adaptation of any show, always trust studio SHAFT to deliver. If you need a unique art style, always trust the studio SHAFT to deliver. Among all anime that you watch, there remain some which are absolutely unforgettable, this is one of them. Possibly the most beautiful anime I have seen. Now this anime is a bit slow, but don't worry about the quality, slow shows usually build on their characters very well. What is striking apart from the plot is its art. A unique, beautiful design along with the melodious background music. The anime is a lesson in itself, while it may appear depressing from the synopsis, it is actually more uplifting. It teaches you how to deal with your issues. It teaches you the values of trust, hard work, and honesty. All in all, a must-watch for every anime lover.

In short, I got left Blue balled from this season due to the little prescence of any direction or focus in the story and the fact that it was very much like season 1 where there was little development in a meaningful focused story. Basically, season 1 had a lot of interesting back stories and felt like a set up for season 2. In the end, season 2 left very substantive less and did very little to advance any meaningful story. It felt like the arcs were missing actual story and felt like side stories. There was the back story of Akari, the abuse perpetrated by kyouko unto kiriyama, Kyouko and gotou's relationship, and Souya but there were very little development on any of these. Its a great slice of life anime but it is nothing more than that

An excellent follow up to season one of 3-gatsu, Season 2 further develops Rei's struggle to overcome depression by exploring the relationships that he has been developing in his new life. While I felt that the season started rather slow, the speed of the story paralleled (intentionally no doubt) the pace at which Rei is slowly changing his perspective on the world, and coming to grips with his feelings for the friends he has struggled to make. The beautiful music wonderfully highlights the emotional moments of the season, and helps to make the sentimental story-telling extremely poignant. Overall, the ending of March Comes in Like a Lion encompasses the day-to-day struggles of sadness that one must overcome in life, showing how perseverance can help one to pass through hard times, while also highlighting the lifelong struggle that those fighting against severe depression must go through in order to achieve happiness. Without trivializing either of these two, the show manages to showcase how we all have troubles and problems in life, and how the proper support of family and loved ones is vital to coming out a victor in the end.

"A beautiful work of art" is perhaps the only way to describe this series. I must applaud the director, the writer/s, and anyone involved in planning every shot and every scene. They have broken my heart, and warmed my soul many times over throughout it's run. Whats more impressive is the way they could drop the devastating weight of a thousand worlds onto somebody's shoulders with the placement of a single shogi piece. The music, the dialogues and monologues, every cut, every visualization draws you in to each character so deeply that you can't help but to become them in that moment. Every character's emotions and interpretations of their own anxieties are just so beautifully and vividly portrayed.

3-Gatsu no Lion es, sin duda, uno de los mejores animes de tipo Slice of Life. En esta segunda temporada el estudio SHAFT nos vuelve a impactar con esta obra de arte, ver como juega y sincroniza cada escena de cada capítulo es simplemente hermoso. Ver como nuestro protagonista se va desenvolviendo a través de las adversidades que se le van poniendo, lo personajes que lo acompañan, ver el arte, los colores que son lo más destacable, cada opening, la banda sonora, el drama, la intriga, la emoción...Todo que contiene este anime, sin duda, lo hace uno de los mejores que he visto y uno de mis favoritos. Gracias SHAFTt, me encantaron ambas temporadas y espero una tercera, muchas gracias :)