When Will Ayumu Make His Move?

When Will Ayumu Make His Move?
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sōichirō Yamamoto. The series originally began as a webcomic titled , which was published in 2018. The manga has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since March 2019. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link aired from July to September 2022.
Plot
Ayumu Tanaka is a first-year high school student who is a member of the shogi club. In love with his senpai, Urushi Yaotome, he plans to confess his feelings once he beats her in a game of shogi. However, because he is a beginner, she wins every time. Urushi meanwhile suspects Ayumu has a crush on her and unsuccessfully attempts to get him to admit it.
Characters
A first-year high school student, Ayumu is a member of the shogi club. In love with Urushi Yaotome, he has vowed that he will not confess his feelings until he beats her at shogi. However, the relationship between the two has not progressed because he has never won. When he was a middle school student, he belonged to the kendo club, and his tactics to break through his opponent's defense were excellent, so his reputation in the club was high. Even in shogi, his defense tactics have become more prominent, but Urushi continues to read his moves.
A second-year student, Urushi is Ayumu's senpai in the shogi club. Although Urushi herself claims to be the president of the shogi club, it is not recognized as an official club because there are not enough members. While Urushi believes that Ayumu likes her, she has yet to get him to admit it.
Takeru is a first-year student who is one of Ayumu's childhood friends. Like Ayumu he was also proficient in kendo. A member of the library committee, he has a crush on Sakurako.
Sakurako is a first-year student who is one of Ayumu's childhood friends. A member of the library committee, she is a shy girl who likes to hypnotize Takeru and is unaware that he has a crush on her.
Rin is a student who was Ayumu and Takeru's kōhai in their middle school kendo club. She later attends the same high school as them when they become second-years.
Maki is a second-year student who is Urushi's best friend. She like to tease Urushi concerning Ayumu and is a fan of their relationship.
Media
Manga
When Will Ayumu Make His Move? is written and illustrated by Sōichirō Yamamoto. The series originally began as a webcomic titled Shōgi no Yatsu, which Yamamoto posted on his Twitter account from April 22 to November 19, 2018. When Will Ayumu Make His Move? started in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on March 6, 2019. In October 2023, it was announced that the manga is set to end in five chapters. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was published on July 4, 2019. As of October 17, 2023, sixteen volumes have been released.
In March 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the manga for English release in North America.
Volumes
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 8, 2021. The series was animated by Silver Link and directed by Mirai Minato, with Deko Akao overseeing the series' scripts, and Kazuya Hirata designing the characters. It aired from July 8 to September 23, 2022, on TBS and BS-TBS. The opening theme song is by Kana Hanazawa, while the ending theme song is by Kanna Nakamura. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series.
Episodes
Reception
In 2020, the manga was nominated for the 6th Next Manga Awards and placed 3rd out of the 50 nominees with 19,182 votes.
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References
External links
2018 webcomic debuts
2018 webcomic endings
2010s webcomics
2022 anime television series debuts
Anime series based on manga
Japanese webcomics
Kodansha manga
Romantic comedy anime and manga
School life in anime and manga
Sentai Filmworks
Shogi in anime and manga
Shōnen manga
Silver Link
Slice of life anime and manga
TBS Television (Japan) original programming