Urushi Yaotome
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Estimated watch time
4h 48m
⚡ 3 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
School95%Shogi87%School Club85%Heterosexual85%Primarily Teen Cast82%Slapstick65%Board Game60%Shounen34%Cute Girls Doing Cute Things34%
TVFINISHED2022 SUMMER6.9 / 10 AniList score
When Will Ayumu Make His Move?
それでも歩は寄せてくる• Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru
Synopsis & Story
Ayumu Tanaka just fell in love at first sight with Urushi Yaotome, the head of the illegitimate Shogi Club, and joined the Shogi Club! But Ayumu has vowed not to confess his feelings until he can best Urushi, and he has a long way to go before he can stand up to her strategic brilliance. As Ayumu strives to beat his crush and confess, love becomes a battlefield both on and off the shogi board while audiences wonder, “When will Ayumu make his move!?” (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
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When Will Ayumu Make His Move?: should you watch it?
At a glance
When Will Ayumu Make His Move? has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 69/100 — 34% of 16,144 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #80 highest-rated anime of 2022, and #63 most popular anime of 2022, and #17 highest-rated anime of Summer 2022 on AniList.
Of the 35.9K AniList users who started it, 11.2% dropped it, so it is dropped more often than most; 23.5K have finished it.
At about 4 h 48 min in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
Best for viewers who enjoy Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life — especially school, shogi, school club, heterosexual.
Episodes
12 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Souichirou Yamamoto
- Director
- Mirai Minato
- Series composition
- Hitomi Mieno
- Character design
- Kazuya Hirata
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“Kakehiki wa Poker Face” by Kana Hanazawa · eps 1-3, 5-9, 11-12
Endings
- ED1“50 cm” by Kanna Nakamura · eps 1-3, 5-11
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When Will Ayumu Make His Move? FAQ
- How many episodes does When Will Ayumu Make His Move? have?
- When Will Ayumu Make His Move? has 12 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 4 h 48 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch When Will Ayumu Make His Move??
- About 4 h 48 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 6 days; at one hour a day, about 5 days.
- Is When Will Ayumu Make His Move? finished?
- Yes. When Will Ayumu Make His Move? has finished airing — the final episode aired September 23, 2022.
- Is there a season 2 of When Will Ayumu Make His Move??
- No sequel is listed for When Will Ayumu Make His Move? as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
- Is When Will Ayumu Make His Move? based on a manga?
- Yes. When Will Ayumu Make His Move? adapts the manga by Souichirou Yamamoto.
- Who animated When Will Ayumu Make His Move??
- When Will Ayumu Make His Move? was animated by SILVER LINK. and directed by Mirai Minato.
- Who sings the opening of When Will Ayumu Make His Move??
- The opening, "Kakehiki wa Poker Face", is performed by Kana Hanazawa.
- Where can I watch When Will Ayumu Make His Move??
- When Will Ayumu Make His Move? is listed on HIDIVE, Bilibili TV. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.