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"March comes in like a Lion" shows numerous shogi matches between master-level
players. I am wondering whether the matches shown in the series are
representative for master-level play or whether it's just background material
made up by the screenwriters. From what I read about shogi, it sounds like a
serious art in Japan, so I was wondering whether the producers put in the
effort to e.g. engage some expert players as consultants or reproduce excerpts
of actual historic matches.


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How were the shogi matches sourced?


I understand the question as _Are arrangements of shogi pieces in the games
drawn in the manga modelled on or reproducing game records of actual games
between real professional(-level) players?_.

First, the manga has [a professional
player](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%88%E5%B4%8E%E5%AD%A6) as an
advisor (He writes columns in interchapter pages). So the arrangements are
definitely not random.

According to [a blog
post](https://sangencyaya.hatenadiary.com/entry/20100413/1271107642), some
arrangements are actually based on real records, though not exactly
reproducing them in most cases. So finally, the answer to your question is
yes, at least partially.


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