Shion no Ou

This Anime is about shougi (a Japanese game, maybe you can call it a Japanese version of American chess?)

The following data are taken from Anime News Network (too lazy to summarize xD)

Alternative title:
Shion no Ou
Shion's King
The Flowers of Hard Blood
The King of Shion
The King of Sion
しおんの王 (Japanese)
시온의 왕 (Korean)

Genres: drama, mystery, tournament

Themes: Games, Shougi, Sports

Plot Summary: As a child, Shion Ishiwatari's parents were murdered in their own home. Shion escaped unharmed, yet the trauma caused her to lose her voice. The only evidence police found was a shougi board and one piece "the King". Neighbors and close friends of the family, Shinji and Sachiko Yasuoka, adopted Shion and taught Shion how to play shougi. As the years passed, she became known as a genius and quite a famous player. Now, as her fame rises, her past resurfaces and she discovers that being a professional shougi player may just lead to finding her parents' killer.

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Episodes: 26
Opening:

Ending:





My comments - I think it was a great story, animation seems to be pretty good too (until the face distortion haha).
Overall great twists in the story plot and pretty good story development (You'd be surprised in some parts of which I'll keep in secret xP).

Oh the ending theme rocks!! I fell in love with it after hearing it once. ^_^

SCARY!

DarkNess wrote:SCARY!

Skipping that murder scene, it is focused on shougi (gets you thinking too pukuku)

whats shougi ?

LongD wrote:whats shougi ?

This Anime is about shougi (a Japanese game, maybe you can call it a Japanese version of American chess?)

^ Similar to chess except the pieces are different.