Shogi in Anime

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Tenchi ( 天地無用 )

Cowboy Bebop ( カウボーイビバップ ) - The movie - Spike plays Jet

Crush Gear Turbo ( 激闘！クラッシュギアＴＵＲＢ Ｏ ) - Kishin O Kawa of the Mighty Gears has a Shogi Gear. In Episodes -

"The Real Gear Genius"

"The Choice of Friendship"

"The Gan Ryuu Jima Battle"

Cyborg 009 ( サイボーグ００９ )

.Hack//SIGN - Bear plays Shogi in "the World"

.Hack//Legend of the Twilight ( 黄昏の腕輪伝説 ) - Episode 10 - Balmung plays Shogi against himself.

Fullmetal Alchemist ( 鋼の錬金術師 ) - Episode 27 - Heymans Breda plays a shogi with one of the members of the State Military.

Gravitation ( グラビテーション ) - Episode 7 - Suichi gives a huge Koma of 'King' (Ou).

Hikaru no Go ( ヒカルの 碁 ) - Kaga is from the Shogi Club (he starts appearing from episode 4 onwards)

Lupin ( ルパン ) pilot film

MahoRomatic ( まほろまてぃっく )

Naruto ( ナルト ) - Episode 63 - Shikomora has a flashback to show he's a genius that is good with strategy, including go and shogi. Naruto/Shogi Analysis [offsite webpage]

Neon Genesis Evangelion ( 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン ) - Episode 14 - Fyutsuki plays from a book

Peace Maker Kurogane ( PEACE MAKER 鐵 ) - Episode 8 has a Koma with "King" on it (at the festival)

Rah Xephon ( ラーゼフォン ) -

Episode 7 - Professor Rikudo Shougo plays the Reporter Futagami (aka Jumonji)

Episode 16 - Professor Rikudo Shougo plays Kisaragi Quon

Ranma Nibun no Ichi ( らんま ½ ) - Episode 103 Shogi Showdown

R.O.D. tv - Episode 15, 20, 24 & 26 there is a Koma in the bookshop (sometimes reads "King" sometimes "Bishop")

Rurouni Kenshin ( るろうに剣心 明治剣客浪漫譚 ) -

Episode 42 - Yumi Komagata plays Sojiro Seta.

Episode 83 - Dr Hans plays Sanosuke Sangura (Dr Hans wins 6 games of Shogi).

Samurai Champloo ( サムライチャンプル ) - Episode 5 - Jin plays Shogi

Shion No Ou ( しおんの王 ) - finally an anime who's main character is a professional Shogi player. Shogi is all the way through this anime.

Star Blazers ( 宇宙戦艦ヤマト ) - Series 1 episode 14 - Wildstar plays a game of Shogi with Venture.

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