阪口大助 as Okuyasu Yokomizo (voice)
Episodes 8
Chapter 24 What Lies on the Opposite Shore / Chapter 25 Black River (Part 1)
Rei runs astray a little bit, but gets right back on track. Can he bear the cold jokes from his latest opponent, Tsujii, and emerge victorious?
Read MoreChapter 30 Moonlight / Chapter 31 Lump of Ego
And now begins two of three matches to determine who will go up against Master Souya in the Lion King Tournament!
Read MoreChapter 43 When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom / Chapter 44 Small Murmur
The fourth match of the Lion King Tournament has finally ended. But for some reason, Rei finds himself in a very unfamiliar territory.
Read MoreChapter 56 Small World / Chapter 57 Letter
When Rei visits the Kawamotos, Hinata talks to him about school. Little by little, she confides in Rei about the classroom atmosphere. But one day during lunch, the baseball team’s ace and all-around popular guy, Takahashi, pops in to Hinata’s class?!
Read MoreChapter 60 Midday Moon / Chapter 61 Adventurers
When the struggling Rei tells Mr. Hayashida that he wants to help Hinata and her family, his former homeroom teacher advises him to do what he can, one thing at a time. Taking those words to heart, Rei goes on a smooth winning streak with his matches. On the other hand, Nikaidou has suddenly been hospitalized?!
Read MoreChapter 62 Kingdom (Part 1) / Chapter 63 Kingdom (Part 2)
On the night before she leaves for a school trip to Kyoto, Hinata has dinner at home with Rei and her family, but can't finish the food on her plate because of a stomachache. Rei also leaves the same day as Hinata, but goes to Osaka to challenge Junkei Yamazaki for the Newcomer Tournament final.
Read MoreChapter 66 Where the Sun Shines / Chapter 67 Small World
Just when Rei thought he found a happy place within school, that place begins to disappear. Meanwhile, Shimada has a match against Gakuto Sakurai 7th-Dan, as they vie for the right to challenge Yanagihara, the venerable reigning Kishou champion.
Read MoreChapter 72 Flowing Away / Chapter 73 White Storm (Part 1)
Chairman Jinguuji focuses more on attracting customers to the commemorative match between Souya and Rei, though Shimada warns him that neither Souya nor Rei are comfortable being the center of attention. On the eve of their match in Morioka, Rei and Souya attend a reception in honor of it, even though Rei is extremely nervous about playing against the Meijin for the first time.
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