Episode 1

E1

A shogi player becomes obsessed with winning and leaves his family. Many years later, his daughter Asuka sees his success and takes drastic action.

Episode 2

E2

Asuka despairs when she is falsely accused of robbery at her workplace and arrested. Her half-brother arrives and offers to help on one condition.

Episode 3

E3

Intent on becoming the first female regular professional shogi player, Asuka enters an amateur tournament but loses. She begins training under Todou.

Episode 4

E4

Asuka worries that misfortune will continue to befall those around her if she continues with shogi. Todou recalls his tragic past with the game.

Episode 5

E5

Asuka joins another female shogi player named Yuna for a meal and hears about the pressure she is facing to give up playing shogi after marriage.

Episode 6

E6

Todou visits the shogi association to get Asuka's ban repealed, but Kaori denies him. Later, he and Asuka visit a former shogi association president.

Episode 7

E7

Amid the tabloid scandal, Shoichi tells the shogi association that Asuka is his daughter. Meanwhile, Asuka attempts the kishi admission test.

Episode 8

E8

Asuka receives a manuscript of the content that was removed from Shoichi’s autobiography and learns the true reason why he walked out on his family.