Checkmate Lawyer

Season 1

2025 · 8 episodes · 5h 52m in all · 6.1/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Pawn Shop Scam vs Anaguma

   17 Jan 2025 · 51 min · 6.0/10

   Kosaka Kinuko is the victim of a pawn shop scam but when she went to sue Kirioka Yuya, the thief, she finds herself against a strong defensive force of high-end lawyers and influential father.

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   2. 100 Million Lawsuit vs Cheerful Static Rook

   24 Jan 2025 · 43 min · 6.0/10

   A cleaning lady, Seyama Reiko, gets sued by a university professor for ruining his 18-year-long experiment. However, Seyama is a lady full of secrets!

3. 

   3. Murder Case vs 99.9% Accurate AI

   31 Jan 2025 · 43 min · 6.0/10

   A man is convicted of murder... and the prosecutor is Asamura Ichiro, nicknamed "AI of Tokyo Prosecution" for his effective and emotionless attitude in court. Then Tatsumi remembers that there was an AI bot in shogi world too, which was taken down by one key piece.

4. 

   4. Refusing Lease Renewal vs Bishop Exchange Reclining Silver

   7 Feb 2025 · 43 min · 6.0/10

   A super scary client walks into Fuda Law Office and it turns out to be Kotaro's middle school classmate! Kotaro is determined to help his friend out, and agrees to represent him in a lawsuit against his landlord... but the case turns out trickier than he expected.

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   5. Fake Wagashi Lawsuit vs Unexpected Unpromoted Bishop?!

   14 Feb 2025 · 43 min · 6.0/10

   Gankoan is a traditional wagashi shop, and their famous Ittetsu Mochi-- a single-byte mochi dessert-- became a viral sensation overnight. Their online retailer, Queen Marche, is suing the wagashi shop over breach in licensing contract.

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   6. Large Inheritance Settlement vs The Shogi Puzzle Will

   21 Feb 2025 · 43 min · 7.0/10

   Tatsumi and Kotaro are called into the deep woods to settle an inheritance case... sounds like a mystery novel so far. Turns out the chairman who passed away was a big shogi fan, and he left his will in a cryptic shogi puzzle!

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   7. Political Scoop Lawsuit vs Suspicious Sennichite

   28 Feb 2025 · 43 min · 6.0/10

   Tatsumi's former shogi comrade is now working at a TV station as a reporter. She got sued by a politician, and now she has approached Tatsumi for legal counsel.

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   8. The Unexpected Mistake vs Miraculous Winning Move!

   7 Mar 2025 · 43 min · 6.0/10

   In the second half of the lawsuit, Tatsumi and Towa teams up to take down the ultimate villain--House of Representative Tsuge.