ainiali 's review for:

3月のライオン 1 [3-gatsu no Lion 1] by Chica Umino

4.0

---

Another manga I read because of the adaptation. It's about a young successful Go player, Rei who is an orphan and a loner finding family & affection from strangers; 4 siblings & their grandfather and also his rival-childhood friend, Harunobu who also helps fan away his loneliness in his weird way. The first volume is about him getting used to the idea of a family & us readers looking into his backstory.

The storytelling is pretty laid back and suitable for autumn reads, is what I felt while reading it. Unknown to me that the same mangaka also penned Honey & Clover, a famous manga that I adored the drama adaptation. I will continue with the March Comes in Like A Lion series & hoping to see the growth in Rei & his friends!