The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! りゅうおうのおしごと! (Ryuuou no Oshigoto!)

Alternative Name: 龙王的工作! (Lóng Wáng De Gōng Zuò!)

Genre: Comedy, Tournaments, Slice of Life, Board Games, Games

 

Description: 

 

Shogi, a Japanese game similar to chess, is one of the most popular board games in the country, played by everyone from children to the elderly. Some players are talented enough to take the game to a professional level. The title of Ryuuou, meaning "the dragon king," is only awarded to the person who reaches the pinnacle of competitive shogi.

Yaichi Kuzuryuu has just become the youngest Ryuuou after winning the grand championship. However, the shogi community is unwelcoming to his victory, some even calling him the worst Ryuuou in history. Moreover, he forgets about the agreement he made with Ai Hinatsuru, a little girl he promised to coach if he won. After she shows up at his doorstep, he reluctantly agrees to uphold his promise and makes Ai his disciple.

Together, they aim to improve and exceed the limits of their shogi prowess: Ai, to unlock her hidden talents; Yaichi, to prove to the world that he deserves his accomplishments.

 

Episode: 12

 

Original Run: January 8, 2018 – March 26, 2018

Studio: Project No.9

No Game No Life ノーゲーム・ノーライフ (Nōgēmu Nōraifu)

Alternative Name: NO GAME NO LIFE 游戏人生 

                                       (NO GAME NO LIFE Yóu Xì Rén Shēng)

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Ecchi, Games, NEET, Parody,

               Isekai, Sci-Fi, Board Games, Psychological

Description: 

Genius gamer siblings (plus being NEET & hikikomori) Sora and Shiro are known as the undefeatable “__” (blank). Their talents and skills are so good they are considered as urban legend. One day, a young boy named Tet appears before them, claiming to be the “God” of another dimension where Sora and Shiro are summoned to, in which no violence is allowed and everything is decided by a game. Of the 16 different races residing in this world, “Humanity” is the weakest. After having the vast majority of their lands captured by the other races and being driven to the brink of extinction, Sora and Shiro challenge these one-of-a-kind battles of the intellectual powers in order to save Humanity.

Episode: 12 + 6 Special + 1 Movie

Original Run
Series: April 19, 2014 – June 25, 2014
Special: June 25, 2014 – November 26, 2014
Movie: July 15, 2017

Studio: Madhouse

Hikaru no Go ヒカルの碁 (Hikaru's Go)

Alternative Name: 棋魂 (Qí Hún)

Genre: Board Games, Supernatural, Psychological, School, Sport,  
               Drama,Tournaments, Games, Comedy, Alternative Version

Description: 

Hikaru Shindo is just a normal 12 year old boy, but one day he's rummaging through his Grandfather's things to see if he can find something to sell and pulls out an old Go board. A ghostly apparition appears out of the board and tells Hikaru his sad story. His name is Sai Fujiwara, a man who was a Go instructor to the emperor of Japan a thousand years ago. However, because of bad sportsmanship of his opponent during a game, Sai was accused of cheating and banished from the city. With no livelihood or any other reason to live, Sai committed suicide by drowning himself. Now, he haunts a Go board, and wants to accomplish the perfect Go game, called the "Hand of God" which he hopes to do through Hikaru.

Episode: 75 + 1 Movie + 2 Specials + 1 OVA  + 2 Specials

Original Run
Series: October 10, 2001 – March 26, 2003

Movie: January 3, 2004
Special: January 1, 2002
Special: June 30, 2004
Alternative Version (OVA): 2002

Special: January 29, 2003 – October 29, 2003

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Television Drama: October 27, 2020 – November 26, 2020 (36 Episodes)

Phi Brain: Puzzle of God ファイ・ブレイン 神のパズル (Fai Burein Kami no Pazuru)

Alternative Name: Phi·Brain 神之谜题  (Phi·Brain Shén Zhī Mí Tí)

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Puzzles, School, Tournaments, Psychological,

               Games, Board Games, Survival

Description:  

Kaito Daimon is a brilliant 16-year-old teenager who loves to solve puzzles. He acquires an enigmatic item called the Armband of Orpheus that allows him to fully utilize his brain, but that consequentially drains him completely. Currently attending Root Academy as an honor student, he is invited by the school principal to confront a secret organization named Puzzle of God (POG) that creates deadly Sage Puzzles to protect invaluable treasures and challenge the select few individuals capable of facing them. Given the title of Einstein, Kaito battles against the mysterious group in order to keep a promise he made as a kid while at the same time he heads towards the ultimate test: the Divine Puzzle.

Episode

Season 1: 25 episodes
Season 2: 25 episodes
Season 3: 25 episodes

Original Run

Season 1: October 2, 2011 – April 1, 2012
Season 2: April 8, 2012 – September 23, 2012
Season 3: October 6, 2013 – March 23, 2014

Studio: Sunrise