Takanori Jingūji presides over the Japan Shogi Association. At twenty-seven during the turbulent Showa 44 era (1969), he takes center stage in the spin-off manga *March Comes in Like a Lion Shouwa Tale: The Scorching Times*. The story captures Jingūji's rise through the association's ranks toward leadership, fueled by his fierce determination to conquer a particular rival shogi player.