#kiriyama rei

[hairunowa]

"Rei is here!"

[zip-zoom]

i get so excited about rei and nikaidou they are frolicking around inside my brain. yippee !!! hooray !!!

[nero-draco]

[monokkuro]

[triptychgrip]

My desperate plea to anyone else who likes the 'found family' trope in anime...

...please, PLEASE check out the manga/anime March Comes In Like A Lion, so that I'll have more friends to gush over this incredible masterpiece with!! I honestly don't know where to begin with this, but one thing I can confidently say is that Sangatsu no Raion contains one of the absolute best anime/manga depictions around what it's like to suffer from depression and complex PTSD, as well as, how one can find the means to heal by leaning on others.

The protagonist -- Rei Kiriyama, a 17 year old when the story begins, and a professional shōgi player (i.e. Japanese version of chess) -- is one of the most nuanced main characters I've ever seen portrayed in any medium. His learning how to navigate the pressures of his career while also grappling with his childhood trauma (bullying, the death of his parents/sister in childhood and subsequent adoption into a new family, etc.) is so incredibly moving, and it's my sincere hope that the amazing anime that Shaft studio produced might one day continue on with the manga source material.

Many fans agree that Rei is autistic/autistic-coded, and the portrayal of Rei's alexithymia (something I really don't think we see enough of in media) in particular is done so well and with such care. That element of intentionality truly does extend to so many of the characters in this show as well.

Just look at Rei's adorable face...don't turn your back on him, I beg!!

Oh and if nothing else, his story arc of finding 'home' within the Kawamoto family is guaranteed to give you all the warm fuzzies.

[bluewing-art]

💕“I think what I think of as ‘happiness’ has got to be that kind of feeling”💕

Fanart of my favorite anime/manga ପ꒰ ˶• ༝ •˶꒱ଓ 🌸🤍

This scene was so short in the manga that my shipper heart needed something more!

[shinjikairos]

I’m in Japan now and I got to visit the Shogi Association building and thought of you @nikaidou-stan

Edit: Also here’s a Kiriyama standee (didn’t see a Nikaidou one though)

[doyoulikethisanimeship]

Kawamoto Hinata/Kiriyama Rei (3-gatsu no Lion)

Important: Please do not vote if you don't know the characters.

[yousei-no-mori]

Rei Kiriyama ~

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[hairunowa]

March Comes In Like a Lion EP1 | Rei Kiriyama

[zip-zoom]

THE SUN AND THE MOON!!!!!!

[nero-draco]

[zuttomomaki]

awww

Same, kiriyama. SAME

BUT I CRIED MORE TEARS AND MORE UGLIER.

And Nobu’s crack voice just make it worse.

He never fail to make me cry with that voice.. 😭😭😭

[monokkuro]

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