The official website for the television anime of Chika Umino’s March comes in like a lion (Sangatsu no Lion) manga revealed last Friday that Yuji Ueda (Show By Rock!!’s Maple, Pokémon’s Takeshi/Brock) will play Eisaku Noguchi.
The story of the March comes in like a lion manga follows a solitary shōgi player named Rei and his relationships with a neighboring family.
March comes in like a lion premiered on NHK in Japan in October.
The series has won several awards including the Manga Taisho award and Kodansha Manga award in 2011.