Miss King
The daughter of a genius shogi player channels the pain of her father's abandonment and her mother's death to become an elite competitor.
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Cast
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Naohito Fujiki
Kana Kurashina
Shido Nakamura
Kaoru Okunuki
Shoot Mori
Yui Narumi
Tokuma Nishioka
Sayaka Yamaguchi
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Seasons
1.Episode 1
9.629-09-202543mA shogi player becomes obsessed with winning and leaves his family. Many years later, his daughter Asuka sees his success and takes drastic action.
2.Episode 2
06-10-202531mAsuka despairs when she is falsely accused of robbery at her workplace and arrested. Her half-brother arrives and offers to help on one condition.
3.Episode 3
13-10-202534mIntent on becoming the first female regular professional shogi player, Asuka enters an amateur tournament but loses. She begins training under Todou.
4.Episode 4
20-10-202531mAsuka worries that misfortune will continue to befall those around her if she continues with shogi. Todou recalls his tragic past with the game.
5.Episode 5
6.027-10-202529mAsuka joins another female shogi player named Yuna for a meal and hears about the pressure she is facing to give up playing shogi after marriage.
6.Episode 6
03-11-202539mTodou visits the shogi association to get Asuka's ban repealed, but Kaori denies him. Later, he and Asuka visit a former shogi association president.
7.Episode 7
10-11-202531mAmid the tabloid scandal, Shoichi tells the shogi association that Asuka is his daughter. Meanwhile, Asuka attempts the kishi admission test.
8.Episode 8
17-11-202546mAsuka receives a manuscript of the content that was removed from Shoichi’s autobiography and learns the true reason why he walked out on his family.