Rei's self-proclaimed "best friend" and "lifelong rival". A four-dan, he has played with Rei since they were children. Even though he might appear to be healthy, he is in fact in poor health. He is from a good family. He is modeled after real-life shōgi player Satoshi Murayama.

Rei Kiriyama is a child prodigy. Rei Kiriyama is also an orphan who lives alone in an empty apartment. Rei Kiriyama is a teen working in an adult's world. Life is complicated for Rei. He's an up-and-coming shogi player on the verge of turning pro, but he has no homelife, or much of a life period,outside his board game, but thankfully with the help of some life-long friends he has an opportunity start all over again.
 
(Source: DENPA)
 
Notes: 
- Winner of the Grand Prize at the 4th Manga Taishou Award in 2011. 
- Winner of the 35th Kodansha Manga Award in 2011. 
- Winner of the Grand Prize at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2014. 
- Winner of the Grand Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021.

Rei Kiriyama is a 17 year old boy who recently started living alone, financed by his salary as a professional Shogi player. Despite his independence, however, he's yet to mature emotionally, and his problems continue to haunt him in his daily life. His relationship with his adoptive family is strained, and he has difficulties interacting with his fellow high school students. 
 
Meanwhile, his professional career in Shogi has entered a slump. Burdened with the heavy expectations placed upon him, his wins and losses are fluctuating as his record and progression into the ranks begin to stagnate. 
 
Acquainted with Rei are the three Kawamoto sisters: Akari, Hinata, and Momo. Unlike Rei, they live happily in their modest home, which they warmly welcome Rei into as if he were one of their own. He frequently visits the family, interacting with them and receiving the kind of care and affection he never quite had while under his foster home. 
This is the story of Rei's triumphs and failures, relationships new and old, and his growth as a person. 
 
(Source: TV Tropes)

__Awards:__ Best New Actor (2008), Best Supporting Actor (2011)
__Music:__
- Palette (1st Mini Album, released May 23, 2012)
- Enjoy☆Full (2nd Mini Album, released June 5, 2013)

[Profile (Racoon Dog)](https://www.raccoon-dog.co.jp/talent/m01-okamoto.html
) | [Blog](https://lineblog.me/nobuhiko_okamoto/) | [Old Blog (Inactive)](http://blog.livedoor.jp/okamoto_teki_fukei/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ok_nobuhiko) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nobuhiko_cacao/) | [Wiki (en)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobuhiko_Okamoto) | [Wiki (jp)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/岡本信彦)

- Revealed as the sixth member of Kiramune on October 24, 2011; debuted on May 23, 2012.
- Hosts Dengeki Girl's Smile with [Ryouhei Kimura](https://anilist.co/staff/96762/Ryouhei-Kimura)
- Married to fellow seiyuu [Asuka Oogame](https://anilist.co/staff/102489). 

Previously affiliated with the agency Pro-Fit. After the agency announced that they would be shutting down operation in 2022, he would be transferring to his own agency "Raccoon Dog", along with several other Pro-Fit talents.

__Hobbies:__ watching anime, video games
__Agency:__ Dean Panaro Talent

[Website](https://www.zachaguilar.com/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/airzach) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/zachaguilar/) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-u7EEXGnYcNwScaNmNefvA)

Zach Aguilar is an LA-based voice actor known for being a vocal "chameleon." He is also a well-versed pianist of 10 years, martial artist, and singer on the side.

When Zach was young, he would often take days off from school and do acting auditions in Hollywood. This is all thanks to his mom, who would often call the school and tell them that his son was "sick". At an undisclosed time, he almost got out of acting completely until he was about 12 or 13 years old when he decided to get back into acting because of his interest in anime and video games. He took some voiceover classes and started to pursue voiceover afterwards. 

He won an Anime Expo competition back in 2014. Zach claims this to be his first big studio role, which would lead him to "greater things" later on.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!Aether (Genshin Impact)
Ango Natsume (Persona 5 Strikers)
Byleth (Fire Emblem Heroes, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Smash Bros. Ultimate)
Calem (Pokemon Masters)
Campanella (The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV)
Jay (Final Fantasy VII Remake)
Keitarou Miura (13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim)
Nier (Young) (NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...)
Ota Matsushita (AI: The Somnium Files)
Ray (Summon Night 6: Lost Borders)
Sota Kume (Yakuza: Like a Dragon)
Sterne Leonis (War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius)
Xiao (Phantasy Star Online 2)!~

__Height:__ 156 cm
__Hobbies:__ Photography
__Chronology:__
- May 2007 - Left her agency Gekidan Wakakusa to freelance.
- November 2007 - Joined Production Baobab. 
- October 2011 - Transferred from Production Baobab to Axl-one.

[Profile](http://www.axl-one.com/talent/sanpei.html) | [Blog](http://blog.excite.co.jp/yukobako/) | [Twitter](http://twitter.com/3paypaypay)

The second season of 3-gatsu no Lion. 
 
Now in his second year of high school, Rei Kiriyama continues pushing through his struggles in the professional shogi world as well as his personal life. Surrounded by vibrant personalities at the shogi hall, the school club, and in the local community, his solitary shell slowly begins to crack. Among them are the three Kawamoto sisters—Akari, Hinata, and Momo—who forge an affectionate and familial bond with Rei. Through these ties, he realizes that everyone is burdened by their own emotional hardships and begins learning how to rely on others while supporting them in return. 
 
Nonetheless, the life of a professional is not easy. Between tournaments, championships, and title matches, the pressure mounts as Rei advances through the ranks and encounters incredibly skilled opponents. As he manages his relationships with those who have grown close to him, the shogi player continues to search for the reason he plays the game that defines his career.

A 10 episode special teaching each piece of shogi.

Harunobu Nikaidou