TV series
Banjō no alpha: Yakusoku no shōgi
2019, Japanese.
Newspaper journalist Shunsuke Akiba is transferred to the cultural desk and put in charge of shogi. He meets Nobushige Sanada, a 33-year-old aiming to be a professional shogi player by achieving the rank of 4-dan or more. Sanada is over the age limit as he could not achieve 4-dan by the age of 26, and is now trying to take an exam for admission to 3-dan. Akiba supports Sanada's attempt to become a professional shogi player and becomes interested in the game.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Episode length
- 49 min
- Status
- Ended in 2019
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Latest episode
S1 E4: Episode 4
Aired 24 February 2019
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 3 February 2019
- Last aired
- 24 February 2019
- Original title
- 盤上のアルファ 〜約束の将棋〜
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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Banjō no alpha: Yakusoku no shōgi has 1 season and 4 episodes, about 49 minutes each.
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Yes. Banjō no alpha: Yakusoku no shōgi ended in 2019, so you can watch the whole story.
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