When Will Ayumu Make His Move?

When Will Ayumu Make His Move?[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sōichirō Yamamoto. A webcomic version, titled Shōgi no Yatsu, was posted in 2018. The manga has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since March 2019. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link is set to premiere in July 2022.

When Will Ayumu Make His Move?
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Ayumu Tanaka (left) and Urushi Yaotome (center)
それでも歩は寄せてくる
(Sore de mo Ayumu wa Yosete Kuru)
Genre
Manga
Written bySōichirō Yamamoto
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 6, 2019 – present
Volumes11
Anime television series
Directed byMirai Minato
Written byDeko Akao
StudioSilver Link
Original networkTBS
Original run July 2022 – scheduled

Synopsis

Ayumu Tanaka, a first-year high school student, and Urushi Yaotome, a second-year student, are members of the shogi club. Ayumu vows to confess his feelings to Urushi, his senpai, after he manages to defeat her in a game of shogi, but he is a beginner at the game and Urushi always beats him. Meanwhile, Urushi keeps trying to get Ayumu to admit that he likes her, but Ayumu never allows his poker face to slip.

Characters
Ayumu Tanaka (田中 歩, Tanaka Ayumu)
Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (2019 commercial),[4] Yoshimasa Hosoya[5] (2021 commercial), Yōhei Azakami[6] (anime)
A first-year high school student, Ayumu is a member of the shogi club. In love with Urushi Yaotome, he has vowed that he will not confess his feelings until he beats her at shogi. However, the relationship between the two has not progressed because he has never won. When he was a middle school student, he belonged to the kendo club, and his tactics to break through his opponent's defense were excellent, so his reputation in the club was high. Even in shogi, his defense tactics have become more prominent, but Urushi continues to read his moves.
Urushi Yaotome (八乙女 うるし, Yaotome Urushi)
Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi (2019 commercial),[4] Konomi Kohara[5] (2021 commercial), Kanna Nakamura[6] (anime)
A second-year student, Urushi is Ayumu's senpai in the shogi club. Although Urushi herself claims to be the president of the shogi club, it is not recognized as an official club because there are not enough members. While Urushi believes that Ayumu likes her, she has yet to get him to admit it.
Takeru Kakuryu (角竜 タケル, Kakuryū Takeru)
Voiced by: Tsubasa Gouden[6] (anime)
Sakurako Mikage (御影 桜子, Mikage Sakurako)
Voiced by: Hina Yomiya[6] (anime)
Rin Kagawa (香川 凛, Kagawa Rin)
Voiced by: Haruna Mikawa[7] (anime)
Maki (マキ)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[7] (anime)

Media

Manga

When Will Ayumu Make His Move? is written and illustrated by Sōichirō Yamamoto. Yamamoto first posted an irregular prototype webcomic on his Twitter account, titled Shōgi no Yatsu (将棋のやつ, lit. "Shogi Guy"), from April 22 to November 19, 2018.[8][9] When Will Ayumu Make His Move? started in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on March 6, 2019.[10][11] Kodansha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on July 4, 2019.[12] As of April 15, 2022, eleven volumes have been released.[13]

In March 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the manga for English release in North America.[14][15]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 4, 2019[12]978-4-06-516105-0September 21, 2021 (print)[3]
October 19, 2021 (digital)[3]		978-1-64-651349-9 (print)
978-1-63-699487-1 (digital)
  • Chapters 1–14
2 October 17, 2019[16]978-4-06-517207-0November 23, 2021[17]978-1-64-651350-5 (print)
978-1-63-699582-3 (digital)
  • Chapters 15–28
3 February 17, 2020[18]978-4-06-518457-8January 18, 2022[19]978-1-64-651351-2 (print)
978-1-63-699680-6 (digital)
  • Chapters 29–41
4 June 17, 2020[20]978-4-06-519298-6March 1, 2022 (digital)[21]
March 8, 2022 (print)[21]		978-1-63-699694-3 (digital)
978-1-64-651352-9 (print)
  • Chapters 42–54
5 October 16, 2020[22]978-4-06-521014-7May 3, 2022[23]978-1-64-651353-6 (print)
978-1-68-491284-1 (digital)
  • Chapters 55–68
6 January 15, 2021[24]978-4-06-521014-7July 5, 2022[25]978-1-64-651530-1
  • Chapters 69–80
7 April 16, 2021[26]978-4-06-522888-3——
  • Chapters 81–94
8 July 16, 2021[27]978-4-06-524013-7——
  • Chapters 95–108
9 October 15, 2021[28]978-4-06-525144-7——
  • Chapters 109–121
10 January 17, 2022[29]978-4-06-526608-3——
  • Chapters 122–135
11 April 15, 2022[13]978-4-06-527538-2——
  • Chapters 136–149

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 8, 2021.[2] The series will be animated by Silver Link and directed by Mirai Minato, with Deko Akao overseeing the series' scripts, and Kazuya Hirata designing the characters. It will premiere in July 2022 on TBS and other channels.[30]

Reception

In 2020, the manga was nominated for the 6th Next Manga Awards and placed 3rd out of the 50 nominees with 19,182 votes.[31]

Notes
  1. Japanese: それでも歩は寄せてくる, Hepburn: Sore de mo Ayumu wa Yosete Kuru, lit. "Even So, Ayumu Approaches"
  2. Ayumu is written with the character 歩 (also read as fu), abbreviation for the shogi piece fuhyō (歩兵, "infantry"), equivalent to pawn in chess.

References
  1. この恋、詰むや詰まざるや…山本崇一朗の将棋ラブコメ「それでも歩は寄せてくる」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 4, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. Sherman, Jennifer (January 7, 2021). "Sore Demo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru Manga Gets TV Anime in 2022". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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  4. Chapman, Paul (August 12, 2019). "All's Fair in Love and Shogi in Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru Teaser PV". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
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  7. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 26, 2022). "Haruna Mikawa, Kana Hanazawa Join Cast of 'When Will Ayumu Make His Move?' Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  8. Yamamoto, Sōichirō [@udon0531] (April 22, 2018). 暇なので漫画描きました (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Twitter.
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  10. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 27, 2019). "Teasing Master Takagi-san's Yamamoto Launches New Manga in March". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
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  19. "When Will Ayumu Make His Move?, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  20. それでも歩は寄せてくる（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  21. "When Will Ayumu Make His Move?, Volume 4". Kodansha USA. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  22. それでも歩は寄せてくる（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  23. "When Will Ayumu Make His Move?, Volume 5". Kodansha USA. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  24. それでも歩は寄せてくる（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  25. "When Will Ayumu Make His Move? 6". Penguin Random House. Kodansha USA. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  26. それでも歩は寄せてくる（7） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  27. それでも歩は寄せてくる（8） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  28. それでも歩は寄せてくる（9） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  29. それでも歩は寄せてくる（10） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
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  31. コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020. Tsugi Manga (in Japanese). Retrieved August 22, 2020.
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