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A [[seinen]] manga (with an [[Anime|anime]] adaptation) by Katori Masaru that blends the game of shogi with a murder mystery.

''[[Shion no Ou]]'' (''Shion's King: The Flowers of Hard Blood'') is the story of a young girl named Shion Yasuoka. When she was a very young child, [[Break the Cutie|she witnessed the brutal murder of her parents]]. Oddly, the murderer leaves her alive but takes the "king" piece from the shogi board (the Japanese rendition of chess). The resulting trauma leaves her [[Cute Mute|unable to speak]], forcing her to communicate with people by writing her thoughts out on a notebook (... no, not ''[[Death Note|THAT]]'' notebook).

'''''Shion no Ou''''' (''Shion's King: The Flowers of Hard Blood'') is the story of a young girl named Shion Yasuoka. When she was a very young child, [[Break the Cutie|she witnessed the brutal murder of her parents]]. Oddly, the murderer leaves her alive but takes the "king" piece from the shogi board (the Japanese rendition of chess). The resulting trauma leaves her [[Cute Mute|unable to speak]], forcing her to communicate with people by writing her thoughts out on a notebook (... no, not ''[[Death Note|THAT]]'' notebook).

After her parents' murder, Shion is later adopted by her next-door neighbor and family friend, Shinji Yasuoka, who is a ''kishi'', or professional shogi player. Shion continues to play shogi, learning from Yasuoka out of both her own love of the game and her desire to discover the identity of the murderer.