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Region：Japan
Type：TV
English name：Shion no Ou / The Flowers of Hard Blood
Official name：しおんの王
Chinese name：紫音之王
Other names：棋灵少女
Premiered：October 13, 2007
Status：Finished Airing
Tags：Suspense / Story / Transvestite / Source manga
Original author：かとりまさる / 安藤慈朗
Director：川瀬敏文
Scenario：山田隆司
Storyboard：臼田美夫 / 青木新一郎 / 木村隆一 / 篠原俊哉
Co-director：山口祐司 / 西村大樹 / 小林浩輔 / 安藤正臣 / 孫承希
Studios：スタジオディーン
Family：Shion no Ou
Rating：12+

Shion no Ou

Shion no Ou tells the story of a young girl by the name of Ishiwatari Shion. At the age of 4, Shion's parents were murdered at their house.

The police didn't find anything at the crime scene that might lead them to the murderer apart from a shougi board upon which the pieces were lined up in an orderly fashion.

Shion was not harmed even though she was at the house at the time of the murder but the shock of seeing her parents lying dead in a pool of blood resulted in the loss of her voice.

The Ishiwatari neighbours and close friends, the Yasuoka family (made up of Yasuoka Shinji and his wife Sachiko) adopted Shion after the murder and raised her as their own daughter and so she was renamed Yasuoka Shion since then.

Shinji is a professional Shogi player and during the years that passed after the murder, he taught Shion how to play shogi.

Shion was a natural at playing shogi.

She learned the game very quickly and mastered it at an early age.

She rose quickly in the ranks of the game and became a genius professional player just like her new father.

The story is about Shion's life 8 years after the murder and how her chosen path as a professional shogi player might one day lead to finding her parents' murderer.

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EP1 - Shion's Path

Eight years after witnessing her parents' death, Shion qualifies herself as a professional shogi player. However, her precocious career starts to draw unwanted attention.
EP2 - Secrets

Shion is saved in the nick of time from a dangerous stalker. However, her drama continues as she receives a threatening letter before an important match.
EP3 - The Sound of Shogi Pieces

A little relief comes to Shion when the man who attacked her six months before is finally arrested. She also recognizes Ayumi as the boy who saved her at that time.
EP4 - Demon Hand

Shion has another fiery match against Ayumi, while the police discovers that the man who killed her parents is drawing close to her.
EP5 - Courageous Move

Shion is hospitalized after having a glimpse of the night when she lost her parents. Meanwhile, Nikaido and Ayumi have their first duel.
EP6 - Provocation

After Shion recovers, she goes on a trip with her family. Upon returning, she and Nikaido receive a sudden request from Hani-Meijin's younger brother, Satoru.
EP7 - Playing Pieces

Shion and Nikaido have their first match as a demonstration of their abilities to Satoru, who wants to create an all new, unrestricted shogi tournament.
EP8 - The Door to Dreams

Shion visits Ayumi's mother at the hospital, and later, she and Ayumi start to make plans for the upcoming tournament.
EP9 - Master & Apprentice

Nikaido has a tough match in the tournament against Kamizono who also happens to be Ayumi's master. Kamizono however, is not at the best of his health.
EP10 - Good Luck Charm

Shion's next opponent is a young prodigy who polished his skills in online matches, and learns from an anonymous source a way to have an advantage over him.
EP11 - Doubt

Shion received a threatening call from the murderer, and Hisatani gets himself in trouble when the police finds out that it was made from his cell phone.
EP12 - Fox's Prediction

Shion, Ayumi and Nikaido prepare themselves as each one has a strong enemy to face in order to gain a place in the finals.
EP13 - Duality

During Shion's match with Satoru, she starts to get a glimpse of his hostility towards her.
EP14 - Timbre of a Challenge

Nikaido discovers Ayumi's secret, but decides to not expose him. Later the tournament's remaining contestants earn a place in the finals.
EP15 - Time's Answer

Shion's first opponent in the finals is none other than her foster father. During the long match, she eagerly looks for a way to defeat him, while he reminisces about the time when she became his apprentice.
EP16 - Watching From Heaven

Ayumi is devastated with the death of his mother, and looks for a reason to keep playing shogi before his match with Satoru.
EP17 - Mind Reading

Shion's got a chance to play against Satoru once more in the tournament's semi-finals, but during the match, he questions her about the night her parents were murdered, which brings up some memories she had long forgotten.
EP18 - Halted Time

Shion and Satoru's match continues, while Hani-Meijin introduces Ayumi as his disciple.
EP19 - Recalling Move

Satoru and Ayumi exchange information and find out the culprit's identity but are still far from figuring out his motives. In the mean time, the police becomes even more suspicious of Satoru after what he said to Shion in their last match.
EP20 - Demon Killer

The final match between Shion and Hani-Meijin begins. As the game progresses, her memories of the night of her parents' death become clearer.
EP21 - The True Criminal

The final match continues, and purposely goaded by Hani-Meijin, Shion fully remembers the incident and recognizes him as the criminal.
EP22 - Towards Tomorrow

The police gathers solid evidence against Hani-Meijin for the deaths of Shion's parents and Satoru's girlfriend. As the officers appear to arrest him, his match with Shion draws to a close and she finally overcomes her tragic past, recovering her voice in the occasion.