Japanese: しおんの王 The Flowers of Hard Blood.
Synonyms: Shion's King, Kings of Shogi
Type: Manga
Volumes: 8
Chapters: 50
Status: Completed
Published: Mar 25, 2004 to Apr 25, 2008
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Gender bender, Seinen
Authors: Katori Masaru (Story), Ando Jiro (Art)
Serialization: Afternoon
Synopsis: Yasuoka Shion lost her parents, and her voice, when she was young...in a murder.
She was found amidst a blood-soaked room, and the only hint for the suspect was a Shougi board and one piece: the King. Now, Shion steps into the world of female professional Shougi players. As her popularity and fame slowly rises, so do the questions about her past, particularly the murder case that was never solved.
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Source: MAL Manga info, Baka updates
Main characters
Shion Yasuoka (安岡 紫音)
Shion is the main protagonist of the story. When she was five years old, Shion's parents were slaughtered in their own home, though the murderer was never found. Shion, being a young girl at the time, was traumatized by bearing witness to the aftermath and since then has not spoken one word. To communicate, she writes down everything via notes. At the murder scene, Shion found a king shogi piece and later comes to suspect that the culprit plays the game.
When the story begins, Shion is eleven (in the manga) and is in junior-high school. She loves sweets, though chocolate is her favorite. Due to her foster father's influence, Shion eventually starts to play shogi which she hopes will give her clues about the murder of her parents.
Ayumi Saitou (斉藤 歩)
Ayumi is a sixteen-year-old androgynous male shogi player. Due to his sickly mother, he had to leave high school to take care of her. When playing shogi, he pretends to be a girl in order to earn money for competing due to the male league taking two years to qualify.
Saori Nikaidou (二階堂 沙織)
Saori is a female shogi player and apprentice to Makoto. She is eighteen years old, and a fan of Shion. As befitting the daughter of a high-class family, her type of shougi is usually dignified. She deeply seeks recognition from Makoto, who she looks up to.
Ayumi is a sixteen-year-old androgynous male shogi player. Due to his sickly mother, he had to leave high school to take care of her. When playing shogi, he pretends to be a girl in order to earn money for competing due to the male league taking two years to qualify.
Saori Nikaidou (二階堂 沙織)
Saori is a female shogi player and apprentice to Makoto. She is eighteen years old, and a fan of Shion. As befitting the daughter of a high-class family, her type of shougi is usually dignified. She deeply seeks recognition from Makoto, who she looks up to.
Source: MAL
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