When Will Ayumu Make His Move?
When Will Ayumu Make His Move? is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sōichirō Yamamoto. The series originally began as a webcomic titled Shōgi no Yatsu, which was published in 2018. The manga was later serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from March 2019 to November 2023. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link aired from July to September 2022.
Plot
Ayumu Tanaka is a first-year high school student who is a member of the shogi club. In love with his, Urushi Yaotome, he plans to confess his feelings once he beats her in a game of shogi. However, because he is a beginner, she wins every time. Urushi meanwhile suspects Ayumu has a crush on her and unsuccessfully attempts to get him to admit it.Characters
;Ayumu Tanaka;Urushi Yaotome
;Takeru Kakuryu
;Sakurako Mikage
;Rin Kagawa
;Maki
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Sōichirō Yamamoto, When Will Ayumu Make His Move? originally began as a webcomic titled Shōgi no Yatsu, which Yamamoto posted on his Twitter account from April 22 to November 19, 2018. When Will Ayumu Make His Move? was later serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from March 6, 2019, to November 15, 2023. Kodansha collected its chapters into seventeen volumes from July 4, 2019, to December 15, 2023.In March 2021, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the manga for English release in North America.