“Former pro shogi player Kouichi Azumi, 26, returns to the game as an amateur after forced retirement.”
Reborn no Kishi
リボーンの棋士
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Former pro shogi player Kouichi Azumi, 26, returns to the game as an amateur after forced retirement.
Kouichi Azumi was forced to quit professional shogi at the age of 26 after failing to rank higher than 4th dan. Time passed and with a new positive outlook on life after time away from shogi, he finds himself drawn to the game again, and decides to give it another shot as an amateur. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 68 × 7 ch × vol
- Total read 9h 04m approx
- Published May 2018 – Aug 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M50294 catalog