Series
Checkmate Lawyer
Drama
Kotaro Fuda, a young lawyer running his late father's law firm, meets Tatsumi Tendo, a shogi player with the uncanny ability to predict trial outcomes. Despite Tatsumi's lack of legal experience, Kotaro hires her as a trial lawyer, setting the stage for an unconventional partnership.
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Seasons & episodes
1Pawn Shop Scam vs Anaguma17 Jan 2025 · 51m · ★ 6.0Kosaka Kinuko is the victim of a pawn shop scam but when she went to sue Kirioka Yuya, the thief, she finds herself against a strong defensive force of high-end lawyers and influential father.
2100 Million Lawsuit vs Cheerful Static Rook24 Jan 2025 · 43m · ★ 6.0A cleaning lady, Seyama Reiko, gets sued by a university professor for ruining his 18-year-long experiment. However, Seyama is a lady full of secrets!
3Murder Case vs 99.9% Accurate AI31 Jan 2025 · 43m · ★ 6.0A man is convicted of murder... and the prosecutor is Asamura Ichiro, nicknamed "AI of Tokyo Prosecution" for his effective and emotionless attitude in court. Then Tatsumi remembers that there was an AI bot in shogi world too, which was taken down by one key piece.
4Refusing Lease Renewal vs Bishop Exchange Reclining Silver7 Feb 2025 · 43m · ★ 6.0A super scary client walks into Fuda Law Office and it turns out to be Kotaro's middle school classmate! Kotaro is determined to help his friend out, and agrees to represent him in a lawsuit against his landlord... but the case turns out trickier than he expected.
5Fake Wagashi Lawsuit vs Unexpected Unpromoted Bishop?!14 Feb 2025 · 43m · ★ 6.0Gankoan is a traditional wagashi shop, and their famous Ittetsu Mochi-- a single-byte mochi dessert-- became a viral sensation overnight. Their online retailer, Queen Marche, is suing the wagashi shop over breach in licensing contract.
6Large Inheritance Settlement vs The Shogi Puzzle Will21 Feb 2025 · 43m · ★ 7.0Tatsumi and Kotaro are called into the deep woods to settle an inheritance case... sounds like a mystery novel so far. Turns out the chairman who passed away was a big shogi fan, and he left his will in a cryptic shogi puzzle!
7Political Scoop Lawsuit vs Suspicious Sennichite28 Feb 2025 · 43m · ★ 6.0Tatsumi's former shogi comrade is now working at a TV station as a reporter. She got sued by a politician, and now she has approached Tatsumi for legal counsel.
8The Unexpected Mistake vs Miraculous Winning Move!7 Mar 2025 · 43m · ★ 6.0In the second half of the lawsuit, Tatsumi and Towa teams up to take down the ultimate villain--House of Representative Tsuge.
Details
- Created by
- Takahiro Horie, Masashi Todayama
- First aired
- 17 Jan 2025
- Last aired
- 7 Mar 2025
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- Japanese
- Network
- TV Tokyo
- Episodes
- 8
- Votes
- 6 on TMDB
Cast
Mone KamishiraishiTatsumi Tendo
Mahiro TakasugiKotaro Fuda
Mai ShiraishiTowa Komaki
Emi WakuiKasumi Tendo
Seiichi TanabeTatsuo Tendo
Satomi KobayashiToshie Inui
Takashi FujiiYojiro Fuda
