The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! | |
![]() Light novel first volume cover featuring Ai Hinatsuru (left) and Yaichi Kuzuryū (right) | |
りゅうおうのおしごと! (Ryūō no Oshigoto!) | |
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Genre | Comedy [1] |
Light novel | |
Written by | Shirow Shiratori |
Illustrated by | Shirabii |
Published by | SB Creative |
English publisher | BookWalker (digital) |
Imprint | GA Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | September 15, 2015 – present |
Volumes | 19 |
Manga | |
Written by | Shirow Shiratori |
Illustrated by | Kogetaokoge |
Published by | Square Enix |
Magazine | Young Gangan |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 2, 2015 – August 2, 2019 |
Volumes | 10 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shinsuke Yanagi |
Produced by |
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Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
Music by | Kenji Kawai |
Studio | Project No.9 |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, Sun TV, BS Fuji, Mie TV |
English network | |
Original run | January 8, 2018 – March 26, 2018 |
Episodes | 12 |
The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! ( Japanese: りゅうおうのおしごと!, Hepburn: Ryūō no Oshigoto!, lit. "The Ryuo's Work!") is a Japanese light novel series written by Shirow Shiratori and illustrated by Shirabii. SB Creative have released nineteen volumes since 2015 under their GA Bunko label. A manga adaptation with art by Kogetaokoge was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from 2015 to 2019, and has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 aired from January to March 2018.
Yaichi Kuzuryū is a prodigy shogi player who won the title of Ryūō at the age of 16. Following his victory, he has been in a slump until he is approached by Ai Hinatsuru, a 9-year-old elementary school girl who begs him to make her his disciple. Astonished by Ai's potential, Yaichi agrees to become her master, and the two then brace themselves together in the world of shogi with their friends and rivals. However, this comes with the condition imposed by Ai's mother that Yaichi is to marry Ai if she does not become a major player before graduating middle school.
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! is written by Shirow Shiratori and illustrated by Shirabii. SB Creative have released nineteen volumes since 2015 under their GA Bunko label. [4] An English translated digital release is done by BookWalker. [5]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | September 15, 2015 [6] | 978-4-79-738484-0 | October 24, 2017 [7] | — |
2 | January 15, 2016 [8] [9] |
978-4-79-738676-9 978-4-79-738490-1 ( SE) | January 31, 2018 [10] | — |
3 | May 14, 2016 [11] | 978-4-79-738817-6 | May 29, 2018 [12] | — |
4 | September 15, 2016 [13] [14] |
978-4-79738818-3 978-4-79-738819-0 ( SE) | July 17, 2018 [15] | — |
5 | February 15, 2017 [16] [17] |
978-4-79-739009-4 978-4-79-739010-0 ( SE) | September 14, 2018 [18] | — |
6 | July 15, 2017 [19] [20] |
978-4-79-739189-3 978-4-79-739190-9 ( SE) | December 21, 2018 [21] | — |
7 | January 15, 2018 [22] [23] |
978-4-79-739550-1 978-4-79-739429-0 ( SE) | March 25, 2019 [24] | — |
8 | March 15, 2018 [25] | 978-4-79-739592-1 | June 25, 2019 [26] | — |
9 | August 10, 2018 [27] [28] |
978-4-79-739627-0 978-4-79-739626-3 ( SE) | September 10, 2019 [29] | — |
10 | February 15, 2019 [30] [31] |
978-4-81-560101-0 978-4-81-560102-7 ( SE) | November 30, 2019 [32] | — |
11 | August 9, 2019 [33] [34] |
978-4-81-560378-6 978-4-81-560296-3 ( SE) | February 25, 2020 [35] | — |
12 | February 14, 2020 [36] [37] |
978-4-81-560533-9 978-4-81-560494-3 ( SE) | June 30, 2020 [38] | — |
13 | August 6, 2020 [39] | 978-4-81-560644-2 | November 30, 2020 [40] | — |
14 | February 10, 2021 [41] [42] [43] |
978-4-81-560661-9 978-4-81-560660-2 ( SE) 978-4-81-560788-3 ( SE) | June 22, 2021 [44] | — |
15 | September 14, 2021 [45] [46] |
978-4-81-561094-4 978-4-81-561093-7 ( SE) | February 24, 2022 [47] | — |
15.5 | December 17, 2021 [48] | 978-4-81-561469-0 | — | — |
16 | April 14, 2022 [49] | 978-4-81-561502-4 | October 25, 2022 [50] | — |
16.5 | December 15, 2022 [51] | 978-4-8156-1850-6 | — | — |
17 | December 15, 2022 [52] | 978-4-81-561790-5 | July 25, 2023 [53] | — |
17.5 | July 14, 2023 [54] | 978-4-8156-2242-8 | — | — |
18 | July 14, 2023 [55] | 978-4-8156-2243-5 | — | — |
19 | June 15, 2024 [56] | 978-4-8156-2586-3 | — | — |
A manga adaptation with art by Kogetaokoge was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from October 2, 2015, to August 2, 2019. [57] [58] The series covers the story of the first five volumes of the light novels.
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | January 13, 2016 [59] | 978-4-75-754856-5 |
2 | May 12, 2016 [60] | 978-4-75-754992-0 |
3 | September 13, 2016 [61] | 978-4-75-755071-1 |
4 | September 13, 2016 [62] | 978-4-75-755243-2 |
5 | July 13, 2017 [63] | 978-4-75-755400-9 |
6 | December 25, 2017 [64] | 978-4-75-755562-4 |
7 | March 13, 2018 [65] | 978-4-75-755652-2 |
8 | August 8, 2018 [66] | 978-4-75-755802-1 |
9 | February 13, 2019 [67] | 978-4-75-756006-2 |
10 | August 9, 2019 [68] | 978-4-75-756244-8 |
An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 was announced in July 2017. [1] The series was directed by Shinsuke Yanagi with scripts written by Fumihiko Shimo and character designs by Akane Yano. Kenji Kawai composed the music at Nippon Columbia, and Dreamshift produced the series. The series aired from January 8 to March 26, 2018, [3] and it ran for 12 episodes. [69] Machico performed the opening theme song "Kore Kara" (コレカラ, "From Now On"), while Miku Itō performed the ending theme song "Mamoritai-mono no Tame ni" (守りたいもののために, "For What I Want to Protect"). [70] Same as the manga series, the anime series also covers the story of the first five volumes of the light novels.
No. | Title [71] [b] | Original air date | |
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1 | "A Disciple Storms In" "Oshikake Deshi" (押しかけ弟子) | January 8, 2018[72] | |
Yaichi Kuzuryū is a prodigy shogi player who is visited by Ai Hinatsuru, a little girl who ran away from home with the desire to be his disciple. | |||
2 | "Days with a Disciple" "Deshi no Iru Nichijō" (弟子のいる日常) | January 15, 2018[73] | |
Yaichi accepts Ai as his disciple and starts coaching her and her new friends, until Ai's parents appear determined to take her back home. | |||
3 | "Training Group Entrance Exam" "Kenshū-kai Shiken" (研修会試験) | January 22, 2018[74] | |
To convince her parents that she has what it takes to become a professional shogi player, Ai takes part in a qualification exam, promising to win all three matches against different players. Despite her failure, they agree to allow her to become Yaichi's disciple after he asks them for it, but under an unexpected condition. | |||
4 | "The other Ai" "Mōhitori no Ai" (もう一人のあい) | January 29, 2018[75] | |
Yaichi is called to fulfill a request to have Ai Yashajin, a girl around Ai's age as his disciple. Realizing her potential Yaichi agrees to help with her training without Ai knowing, until his secret is exposed by a coincidental meeting. | |||
5 | "Artlessly Flawless" "Ten'imuhō" (天衣無縫) | February 5, 2018[76] | |
Ai has a fallout with Yaichi upon discovering that he is teaching Yashajin behind her back. Sometime later, Yashajin takes her qualification exam, having a fierce match with Ai in the occasion. | |||
6 | "All-Rounder" "Ōruraundā" (オールラウンダー) | February 12, 2018[77] | |
To improve his playstyle, Yaichi seeks guidance from a veteran player who agrees in exchange for having him and Ai working at his place. | |||
7 | "Dear 10-Year-Old Me" "Jussai no Watashi e" (十才のわたしへ) | February 19, 2018[78] | |
Keika has few time left to win a promotion to the professional league before she is forced to retire. To test her determination, she bets everything in the next matches, but her opponents are none other than the two Ai's. | |||
8 | "First Tournament" "Hajimete no Taikai" (はじめての大会) | February 26, 2018[79] | |
The two Ai's take part in their first tournament, which is also the opportunity for Keika to finally be promoted to the professional league. | |||
9 | "August First" "Hachigatsu Tsuitachi" (八月一日) | March 5, 2018[80] | |
Ai's next opponent in the tournament is Ika Sainokami, a dangerous and selfish player obsessed with Yaichi, but she is determined to win for a special reason. | |||
10 | "Spinning Dragon" "Supiningu Doragon" (スピニングドラゴン) | March 12, 2018[81] | |
Yaichi's 7-round match against the Meijin to defend his Ryuo title begins. After being defeated three times, Yaichi is thrown into despair and fearing for his and Ai's careers, he comes with a bold decision. | |||
11 | "Best Wishes" "Kotobuki" (寿) | March 19, 2018[82] | |
In preparation for his next match, Yaichi holes himself up at home, shunning everybody around him, until he takes a break to watch Keika's decisive match in order to enter the professional league, and is surprised with how it unfolds. | |||
12 | "The Final Judgment" "Saigo no Shinpan" (最後の審判) | March 26, 2018[83] | |
Yaichi's next match against the Meijin ends with a double foul and a rematch starts soon after. As he plays against the strongest player ever, Yaichi takes into heart all his experiences with his friends to make a breakthrough and keep his title. |
A video game based on the series was released for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on November 26, 2020. [84]
The light novel ranked first in 2017 in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, in the bunkobon category. [85] It ranked first again in 2018, [86] second in 2019, [87] and second again in 2020. [88] As of August, 2020, over 2 million of copies have been sold. [89]
Kei Mizutome (水留啓, Mizutome Kei) listed the book as one of four "essential" novels introducing shogi to a wider audience, saying that it was well-researched and that people familiar with the shogi world can guess on whom the characters of the Meijin and Maestro are based. [90]
The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! | |
![]() Light novel first volume cover featuring Ai Hinatsuru (left) and Yaichi Kuzuryū (right) | |
りゅうおうのおしごと! (Ryūō no Oshigoto!) | |
---|---|
Genre | Comedy [1] |
Light novel | |
Written by | Shirow Shiratori |
Illustrated by | Shirabii |
Published by | SB Creative |
English publisher | BookWalker (digital) |
Imprint | GA Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | September 15, 2015 – present |
Volumes | 19 |
Manga | |
Written by | Shirow Shiratori |
Illustrated by | Kogetaokoge |
Published by | Square Enix |
Magazine | Young Gangan |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 2, 2015 – August 2, 2019 |
Volumes | 10 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shinsuke Yanagi |
Produced by |
|
Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
Music by | Kenji Kawai |
Studio | Project No.9 |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, Sun TV, BS Fuji, Mie TV |
English network | |
Original run | January 8, 2018 – March 26, 2018 |
Episodes | 12 |
The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! ( Japanese: りゅうおうのおしごと!, Hepburn: Ryūō no Oshigoto!, lit. "The Ryuo's Work!") is a Japanese light novel series written by Shirow Shiratori and illustrated by Shirabii. SB Creative have released nineteen volumes since 2015 under their GA Bunko label. A manga adaptation with art by Kogetaokoge was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from 2015 to 2019, and has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 aired from January to March 2018.
Yaichi Kuzuryū is a prodigy shogi player who won the title of Ryūō at the age of 16. Following his victory, he has been in a slump until he is approached by Ai Hinatsuru, a 9-year-old elementary school girl who begs him to make her his disciple. Astonished by Ai's potential, Yaichi agrees to become her master, and the two then brace themselves together in the world of shogi with their friends and rivals. However, this comes with the condition imposed by Ai's mother that Yaichi is to marry Ai if she does not become a major player before graduating middle school.
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! is written by Shirow Shiratori and illustrated by Shirabii. SB Creative have released nineteen volumes since 2015 under their GA Bunko label. [4] An English translated digital release is done by BookWalker. [5]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | September 15, 2015 [6] | 978-4-79-738484-0 | October 24, 2017 [7] | — |
2 | January 15, 2016 [8] [9] |
978-4-79-738676-9 978-4-79-738490-1 ( SE) | January 31, 2018 [10] | — |
3 | May 14, 2016 [11] | 978-4-79-738817-6 | May 29, 2018 [12] | — |
4 | September 15, 2016 [13] [14] |
978-4-79738818-3 978-4-79-738819-0 ( SE) | July 17, 2018 [15] | — |
5 | February 15, 2017 [16] [17] |
978-4-79-739009-4 978-4-79-739010-0 ( SE) | September 14, 2018 [18] | — |
6 | July 15, 2017 [19] [20] |
978-4-79-739189-3 978-4-79-739190-9 ( SE) | December 21, 2018 [21] | — |
7 | January 15, 2018 [22] [23] |
978-4-79-739550-1 978-4-79-739429-0 ( SE) | March 25, 2019 [24] | — |
8 | March 15, 2018 [25] | 978-4-79-739592-1 | June 25, 2019 [26] | — |
9 | August 10, 2018 [27] [28] |
978-4-79-739627-0 978-4-79-739626-3 ( SE) | September 10, 2019 [29] | — |
10 | February 15, 2019 [30] [31] |
978-4-81-560101-0 978-4-81-560102-7 ( SE) | November 30, 2019 [32] | — |
11 | August 9, 2019 [33] [34] |
978-4-81-560378-6 978-4-81-560296-3 ( SE) | February 25, 2020 [35] | — |
12 | February 14, 2020 [36] [37] |
978-4-81-560533-9 978-4-81-560494-3 ( SE) | June 30, 2020 [38] | — |
13 | August 6, 2020 [39] | 978-4-81-560644-2 | November 30, 2020 [40] | — |
14 | February 10, 2021 [41] [42] [43] |
978-4-81-560661-9 978-4-81-560660-2 ( SE) 978-4-81-560788-3 ( SE) | June 22, 2021 [44] | — |
15 | September 14, 2021 [45] [46] |
978-4-81-561094-4 978-4-81-561093-7 ( SE) | February 24, 2022 [47] | — |
15.5 | December 17, 2021 [48] | 978-4-81-561469-0 | — | — |
16 | April 14, 2022 [49] | 978-4-81-561502-4 | October 25, 2022 [50] | — |
16.5 | December 15, 2022 [51] | 978-4-8156-1850-6 | — | — |
17 | December 15, 2022 [52] | 978-4-81-561790-5 | July 25, 2023 [53] | — |
17.5 | July 14, 2023 [54] | 978-4-8156-2242-8 | — | — |
18 | July 14, 2023 [55] | 978-4-8156-2243-5 | — | — |
19 | June 15, 2024 [56] | 978-4-8156-2586-3 | — | — |
A manga adaptation with art by Kogetaokoge was serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from October 2, 2015, to August 2, 2019. [57] [58] The series covers the story of the first five volumes of the light novels.
No. | Release date | ISBN |
---|---|---|
1 | January 13, 2016 [59] | 978-4-75-754856-5 |
2 | May 12, 2016 [60] | 978-4-75-754992-0 |
3 | September 13, 2016 [61] | 978-4-75-755071-1 |
4 | September 13, 2016 [62] | 978-4-75-755243-2 |
5 | July 13, 2017 [63] | 978-4-75-755400-9 |
6 | December 25, 2017 [64] | 978-4-75-755562-4 |
7 | March 13, 2018 [65] | 978-4-75-755652-2 |
8 | August 8, 2018 [66] | 978-4-75-755802-1 |
9 | February 13, 2019 [67] | 978-4-75-756006-2 |
10 | August 9, 2019 [68] | 978-4-75-756244-8 |
An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 was announced in July 2017. [1] The series was directed by Shinsuke Yanagi with scripts written by Fumihiko Shimo and character designs by Akane Yano. Kenji Kawai composed the music at Nippon Columbia, and Dreamshift produced the series. The series aired from January 8 to March 26, 2018, [3] and it ran for 12 episodes. [69] Machico performed the opening theme song "Kore Kara" (コレカラ, "From Now On"), while Miku Itō performed the ending theme song "Mamoritai-mono no Tame ni" (守りたいもののために, "For What I Want to Protect"). [70] Same as the manga series, the anime series also covers the story of the first five volumes of the light novels.
No. | Title [71] [b] | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | "A Disciple Storms In" "Oshikake Deshi" (押しかけ弟子) | January 8, 2018[72] | |
Yaichi Kuzuryū is a prodigy shogi player who is visited by Ai Hinatsuru, a little girl who ran away from home with the desire to be his disciple. | |||
2 | "Days with a Disciple" "Deshi no Iru Nichijō" (弟子のいる日常) | January 15, 2018[73] | |
Yaichi accepts Ai as his disciple and starts coaching her and her new friends, until Ai's parents appear determined to take her back home. | |||
3 | "Training Group Entrance Exam" "Kenshū-kai Shiken" (研修会試験) | January 22, 2018[74] | |
To convince her parents that she has what it takes to become a professional shogi player, Ai takes part in a qualification exam, promising to win all three matches against different players. Despite her failure, they agree to allow her to become Yaichi's disciple after he asks them for it, but under an unexpected condition. | |||
4 | "The other Ai" "Mōhitori no Ai" (もう一人のあい) | January 29, 2018[75] | |
Yaichi is called to fulfill a request to have Ai Yashajin, a girl around Ai's age as his disciple. Realizing her potential Yaichi agrees to help with her training without Ai knowing, until his secret is exposed by a coincidental meeting. | |||
5 | "Artlessly Flawless" "Ten'imuhō" (天衣無縫) | February 5, 2018[76] | |
Ai has a fallout with Yaichi upon discovering that he is teaching Yashajin behind her back. Sometime later, Yashajin takes her qualification exam, having a fierce match with Ai in the occasion. | |||
6 | "All-Rounder" "Ōruraundā" (オールラウンダー) | February 12, 2018[77] | |
To improve his playstyle, Yaichi seeks guidance from a veteran player who agrees in exchange for having him and Ai working at his place. | |||
7 | "Dear 10-Year-Old Me" "Jussai no Watashi e" (十才のわたしへ) | February 19, 2018[78] | |
Keika has few time left to win a promotion to the professional league before she is forced to retire. To test her determination, she bets everything in the next matches, but her opponents are none other than the two Ai's. | |||
8 | "First Tournament" "Hajimete no Taikai" (はじめての大会) | February 26, 2018[79] | |
The two Ai's take part in their first tournament, which is also the opportunity for Keika to finally be promoted to the professional league. | |||
9 | "August First" "Hachigatsu Tsuitachi" (八月一日) | March 5, 2018[80] | |
Ai's next opponent in the tournament is Ika Sainokami, a dangerous and selfish player obsessed with Yaichi, but she is determined to win for a special reason. | |||
10 | "Spinning Dragon" "Supiningu Doragon" (スピニングドラゴン) | March 12, 2018[81] | |
Yaichi's 7-round match against the Meijin to defend his Ryuo title begins. After being defeated three times, Yaichi is thrown into despair and fearing for his and Ai's careers, he comes with a bold decision. | |||
11 | "Best Wishes" "Kotobuki" (寿) | March 19, 2018[82] | |
In preparation for his next match, Yaichi holes himself up at home, shunning everybody around him, until he takes a break to watch Keika's decisive match in order to enter the professional league, and is surprised with how it unfolds. | |||
12 | "The Final Judgment" "Saigo no Shinpan" (最後の審判) | March 26, 2018[83] | |
Yaichi's next match against the Meijin ends with a double foul and a rematch starts soon after. As he plays against the strongest player ever, Yaichi takes into heart all his experiences with his friends to make a breakthrough and keep his title. |
A video game based on the series was released for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on November 26, 2020. [84]
The light novel ranked first in 2017 in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, in the bunkobon category. [85] It ranked first again in 2018, [86] second in 2019, [87] and second again in 2020. [88] As of August, 2020, over 2 million of copies have been sold. [89]
Kei Mizutome (水留啓, Mizutome Kei) listed the book as one of four "essential" novels introducing shogi to a wider audience, saying that it was well-researched and that people familiar with the shogi world can guess on whom the characters of the Meijin and Maestro are based. [90]