A youth named Kiriyama Rei, who lost his family as a child, endures loneliness to become a professional shogi player. Then, through a chance meeting, he develops a relationship with the three Kawamoto sisters, who hail from a working-class district of the city, and little by little his frozen heart begins to thaw.
March Comes in Like a Lion It is also Known as: 3月のライオン, Sangatsu no Lion, March Comes in Like a Lion, Lion of March
Genres: Slice of Life , Drama , Seinen , Coming Of Age , Family , School Clubs , Sports
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Top 5 Manga Like March Comes in Like a Lion (3-gatsu no Lion) [2025 List]
- 5. Wondance
- 4. Hanebado!
- 3. Saki
- 2. Ao Ashi
- 1. 3-gatsu no Lion
5. Wondance
Kaboku Kotani lives by suppressing his own feelings and matching those around him. He ends up attracted to Hikari Wanda who doesn't mind how she's seen by others as she's fully immersed in dance. To dance with her, he'll take on dancing despite his inexperience!
Wondance is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ワンダンス, Wondance
4. Hanebado!
Tachibana Kentarou is a high school badminton coach who has a lot more enthusiasm than some of the members of his very small team. One day, he meets the quiet-voiced student Hanesaki Ayano, who is effortlessly physically capable and experienced in badminton. He tries to recruit her, but she seems to have no interest in the sport at all. Due to a series of circumstances, she eventually ends up joining the team. Coach Tachibana is determined that with her on board, they'll be champions!
The Badminton play of Ayano Hanesaki! has finished publishing and it has 80 Chapters. It is also Known as: はねバド!, The Badminton play of Ayano Hanesaki!
3. Saki
Miyanaga Saki is a high-school freshman who doesn’t like mahjong. Ever since she was a child, she would lose her New Year’s gift money during her family mahjong game. If she won, her parents would be upset, and if she lost, well, she lost.
As a result, she’s learned to play in such a way that her score always remains plus/minus zero: not good enough to win, but not bad enough to lose. When we meet her, she’s being dragged to her school’s mahjong club by an old friend. How will a girl who hates mahjong, yet has become adept at the game as a result of her upbringing, survive in this environment?
Saki is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 咲-Saki-, Saki
2. Ao Ashi
Ashito Aoi, a third-year middle school student from Ehime, meets Fukuda Tatsuya, a J Youth League coach. Even though he's still rough around the edges, Ashito has such amazing potential that he gets invited by coach Fukuda to participate in his team's try-outs in Tokyo. The story of a boy who will revolutionize Japanese football begins to unfold.
Note: Nominated for the 2017 Manga Taishou Award.
Ao Ashi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: アオアシ, Ao Ashi
1. 3-gatsu no Lion
A youth named Kiriyama Rei, who lost his family as a child, endures loneliness to become a professional shogi player. Then, through a chance meeting, he develops a relationship with the three Kawamoto sisters, who hail from a working-class district of the city, and little by little his frozen heart begins to thaw.
March Comes in Like a Lion is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 3月のライオン, Sangatsu no Lion, March Comes in Like a Lion, Lion of March