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The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!

The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!

20186.51 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The story is about a teenage boy who happens to be a shougi master. One day, a nine-year-old girl turns up at his house, requesting to be taken as his disciple. From there, all kinds of wacky hijinks ensue.

Created by Fumihiko Shimo
Written by Fumihiko Shimo, Shiro Shiratori, Yuriko Mori
Produced by Aya Iizuka, Fumihiro Ozawa, Fumikazu Sato
NetworksAT-X

Top Cast

Rina Hidaka

Rina Hidaka

Hinatsuru Ai (voice)

Yuma Uchida

Yuma Uchida

Kuzuryuu Yaichi (voice)

Ayane Sakura

Ayane Sakura

Yashajin Ai (voice)

Ayaka Suwa

Ayaka Suwa

Ikeda Akira (voice)

Ai Kayano

Ai Kayano

Kiyotaki Keika (voice)

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Kannabe Ayumu (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko Seki

Kiyotaki Kousuke (voice)

Hisako Kanemoto

Hisako Kanemoto

Sora Ginko (voice)

Yurika Kubo

Yurika Kubo

Mizukoshi Mio (voice)

Yui Ogura

Yui Ogura

Charlotte Izoard (voice)

Themes & Keywords

competitionboard gamecoming of ageseinenanimeshogibased on light novel

About The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!

The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! is a animation, comedy series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of competition, board game, coming of age, seinen, anime, shogi. Created by Fumihiko Shimo, it stars Rina Hidaka, Yuma Uchida, Ayane Sakura. The story is about a teenage boy who happens to be a shougi master. One day, a nine-year-old girl turns up at his house, requesting to be taken as his disciple. From there, all kinds of wacky hijinks ensue.

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