The Flowers of Hard Blood - S01

Middle school student Shion Yasuoka is beating the odds and becoming a rising star in the professional shogi world. She lost her family at a young age and the trauma left her unable to speak, but in her loving adoptive family and at the shogi association she has found the emotional support she needs to move forward with her life and her very demanding career. Her talent catches the eye of Satoru Hani, a successful businessman and the brother of the current "Meijin", the title held by the defending champion of Japan's most prestigious shogi tournament. He decides to organize a tournament open to both men and women, professionals and amateurs alike, and pushes Shion to take part. But Satoru seems to know a great deal about Shion's troubled past, and his actions draw suspicion from Shion's friend Ayumi Saitou and from the police, who are still investigating the deaths of Shion's loved ones. As the end of Satoru's tournament draws near, Shion begins to remember what happened on the night she lost everything, and she will have to show her mental strength to defeat her opponents and foil the plans of those who ruined her life.