Miss King (2025)
Synopsis
The daughter of a genius shogi player channels the pain of her father's abandonment and her mother's death to become an elite competitor.
Network
ABEMA SPECIAL
Episodes
Episode 1
A shogi player becomes obsessed with winning and leaves his family. Many years later, his daughter Asuka sees his success and takes drastic action.
Episode 2
Asuka despairs when she is falsely accused of robbery at her workplace and arrested. Her half-brother arrives and offers to help on one condition.
Episode 3
Intent on becoming the first female regular professional shogi player, Asuka enters an amateur tournament but loses. She begins training under Todou.
Episode 4
Asuka worries that misfortune will continue to befall those around her if she continues with shogi. Todou recalls his tragic past with the game.
Episode 5
Asuka joins another female shogi player named Yuna for a meal and hears about the pressure she is facing to give up playing shogi after marriage.
Episode 6
Todou visits the shogi association to get Asuka's ban repealed, but Kaori denies him. Later, he and Asuka visit a former shogi association president.
Episode 7
Amid the tabloid scandal, Shoichi tells the shogi association that Asuka is his daughter. Meanwhile, Asuka attempts the kishi admission test.
Episode 8
Asuka receives a manuscript of the content that was removed from Shoichi’s autobiography and learns the true reason why he walked out on his family.
Cast
Details
Original Title
MISS KING / ミス・キング
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Production
SOKET, ABEMA
