Banjō no alpha: Yakusoku no shōgi

TV series · 49m per ep

Starring Hiroshi Tamaki, Yusuke Kamiji, Manami Higa, Sumika Nono

Newspaper journalist Shunsuke Akiba is transferred to the cultural desk and put in charge of shogi. He meets Nobushige Sanada, a 33-year-old aiming to be a professional shogi player by achieving the rank of 4-dan or more. Sanada is over the age limit as he could not achieve 4-dan by the age of 26, and is now trying to take an exam for admission to 3-dan. Akiba supports Sanada's attempt to become a professional shogi player and becomes interested in the game.