History Manga / WhenWillAyumuMakeHisMove

** Chapters 93 - 109 focus on Urushi and Maki on a class trip to Kyoto, while Rin helps train Ayumu to improve in shogi.

* ShownTheirWork: The shogi board set-ups and game records as shown at the end of several chapters were written with the help of Madoka Kitao, a Japanese women's professional shogi player who helped as a consultant for the manga.

* SpiritualAntithesis: Both Ayumu and Urushi can be seen as this to Nishikata and Takagi from fellow sister work, ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan''. While Nishikata gets flustered pretty easily from Takagi's constant teasing, Ayumu remains unfazed from Urushi's attempts. Additionally, Takagi is easily able to thwart Nishikata's attempts to tease her, while Urushi's attempts to tease Ayumu backfire on her at times, and wounds up being the one being teased.

* SpiritualAntithesis: Both Ayumu and Urushi can be seen as this to Nishikata and Takagi from fellow sister work, ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan''. While Nishikata gets flustered pretty easily from Takagi's constant teasing, Ayumu remains unphased from Urushi's attempts. Additionally, Takagi is easily able to thwart Nishikata's attempts to tease her, while Urushi's attempts to tease Ayumu backfire on her at times, and wounds up being the one being teased.

The story follows Ayumu Tanaka, a first-year high school student who quits the kendo club to join the unofficial TabletopGame/{{Shogi}} club, and Urushi Yaotome, a second-year student who serves as the club president. Ayumu has a crush on Urushi, but vows not to confess his feelings until he can beat her in a game of shogi, but Urushi's strategic superiority in the game makes this an uphill battle for him, as he has yet to win a single game. Meanwhile, Urushi suspects that Ayumu has feelings for her and is equally as determined to make him slip up, but Ayumu's unfallible poker face proves quite the challenge for her to break.

''When Will Ayumu Make His Move?'' (''Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru'') is a SliceOfLife [[RomanticComedy RomCom]] {{manga}} series written by Soichiro Yamamoto, creator of ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'' and ''Manga/InTheHeartOfKunoichiTsubaki'', which began serialization in ''[[Magazine/ShonenMagazine Weekly Shonen Magazine]]'' in 2019. The series was based on ''Shōgi no Yatsu'', [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/69446605 a sixteen-chapter webcomic]] written by Yamamoto in 2018 before officially being serialized into a manga.

An anime adaptation directed by Mirai Minato was announced on January 8, 2022, with production handled by Creator/SilverLink. It was licensed by Creator/SentaiFilmworks to be exclusively streamed on [=HiDIVE=], premiering on July 8, 2022, which can be watched [[https://www.hidive.com/tv/when-will-ayumu-make-his-move here]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:Weirdly, racing doesn't happen much in this manga...]]

->'''Urushi:''' '''NWAH?!'''

The story follows Ayumu Tanaka, a first-year high school student who quits the kendo club to join the unofficial TabletopGame/{{Shogi}} club, and Urushi Yaotome, a second-year student who serves as the club president. Ayumu has a crush on Urushi, but vows not to confess his feelings until he can beat her in a game of shogi, but Urushi's strategic superiority in the game makes this an uphill battle for him, as he has yet to win a single game. Meanwhile, Urushi suspects that Ayumu has feelings for her and is equally as determined to make him slip up, but Ayumu's unbreakable poker face proves quite the challenge for her.

The story follows Ayumu Tanaka, a first-year high school student who quits the kendo club to join the unofficial TabletopGame/{{Shogi}} club, and Urushi Yaotome, a second-year student who serves as the club president. Ayumu has a crush on Urushi and is determined to confess to her, but vows not to until he can beat his senpai in a game of shogi, though the gap in experience between the two prevents him from winning. Meanwhile, Urushi suspects that Ayumu has feelings for her and is just as determined to make him slip up, but she is just as unsuccessful thanks to Ayumu's unbreakable poker face.

The story follows Ayumu Tanaka, a first-year high school student who quits the kendo club to join the unofficial TabletopGame/{{Shogi}} club, and Urushi Yaotome, a second-year student and the president of the club. Despite his feelings for her, Ayumu vows not to confess to her until he can beat his senpai in a game of shogi, though his inexperience often brings him defeat. Meanwhile, Urushi attempts to make Ayumu admit he likes her, but his unbreakable poker face makes her just as unsuccessful.

* SpiritualAntithesis: Ayumu can be seen as this to Nishikata from ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan''. While Nishikata gets flustered pretty easily from Takagi's constant teasing, Ayumu remains unphased from Urushi's.
** Additionally, Urushi can be seen as this to Takagi. While Takagi is easily able to thwart Nishikata's attempts to tease her, Urushi's attempts backfire on her at times, and wounds up being teased herself by Ayumu.

* SpiritualAntithesis: Ayumu can be seen as this to Nishikata from Teasing Master Takagi-San. Nishikata gets flustered pretty easy when Takagi teases him while Ayumu is unphased.

''When Will Ayumu Make His Move?'' (''Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru'') is a SliceOfLife [[RomanticComedy RomCom]] {{manga}} series written by Soichiro Yamamoto, creator of ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'' and ''Manga/InTheHeartOfKunoichiTsubaki'', which began serialization in ''[[Magazine/ShonenMagazine Weekly Shonen Magazine]]'' in 2019. The series was based on ''Shōgi no Yatsu'', [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/69446605 a sixteen-chapter webcomic]] written by Yamamoto in 2018 before officially being made into a manga series.

''When Will Ayumu Make His Move?'' (''Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru'') is a SliceOfLife [[RomanticComedy RomCom]] {{manga}} series written by Soichiro Yamamoto, creator of ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'' and ''Manga/InTheHeartOfKunoichiTsubaki'', which began serialization in ''[[Magazine/ShonenMagazine Weekly Shonen Magazine]]'' in 2019. The series was based on ''Shōgi no Yatsu'', [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/69446605 a series of sixteen online webcomics]] written by Yamamoto in 2018 before officially being made into a manga series.

''When Will Ayumu Make His Move?'' (''Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru'') is a SliceOfLife [[RomanticComedy RomCom]] {{manga}} series written by Soichiro Yamamoto, creator of ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'' and ''Manga/InTheHeartOfKunoichiTsubaki'', which began serialization in ''[[Magazine/ShonenMagazine Weekly Shonen Magazine]]'' in 2019. The series was based on ''Shōgi no Yatsu'', [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/69446605 an online webcomic]] written by Yamamoto in 2018 before officially being made into a manga series.

* ChildhoodFriends: Ayumu, Takeru, Sakurako, and Rin not only went to the same middle school together, but most of them belonged to the kendo club, the exception being Sakurako, though she did hang around with them.

The story follows Ayumu Tanaka, a first-year high school student who quits the kendo club to join the illegitimate ''TabletopGame/{{Shogi}}'' club, and Urushi Yaotome, a second-year student and the president of the club. Despite his feelings for her, Ayumu vows not to confess to her until he can beat his senpai in a game of ''shogi'', though his inexperience often brings him defeat. Meanwhile, Urushi attempts to make Ayumu admit he likes her, but his unbreakable poker face makes her just as unsuccessful.

* ClubStub: {{Downplayed|trope}}. Though Urushi maintains that she's the ''Shogi'' club president, the school does not recognize the club due to lacking the required four members needed in order to be considered legitimate. After Takeru [[spoiler:and later Rin]] become members, both the club and Urushi's status as club president become legitimate.
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Creator/KanaHanazawa, Maki's voice actress, also sings the anime's opening song, "Kakehiki wa Poker Face", while Kanna Nakamura, Urushi's voice actress, sings the anime's ending song, "50 Centi".
* EarnYourHappyEnding: {{Invoked|trope}} and PlayedWith. Straying from the cliched route of Urushi declaring that Ayumu ''can't'' ask her out until he beats her at ''shogi'', Ayumu's quest to beat Urushi is a completely SelfImposedChallenge, much to her chagrin.

** Ayumu admits his feelings about Urushi from the start -- he outright ''tells'' Urushi that she's "cute" and that she's the only person he wants to play ''shogi'' with -- albeit in a deadpan manner that leaves her wondering if he's serious or teasing her. However, Ayumu has vowed to himself that he won't ask her out until he beats her at ''shogi'', and has held himself to that.

* OriginsEpisode: Chapter 69 is this for Ayumu and Urushi, establishing the day the two of them met and the moment Ayumu chose to join the ''Shogi'' club.
* SempaiKohai: Gender-switched from the usual dynamic in this type of manga. Despite appearing much younger than Ayumu, Urushi is actually one grade ''above'' him. More importantly to the plot, she's also the far more experienced ''shogi'' player of the two.
* ShownTheirWork: The ''shogi'' board set-ups and game records as shown at the end of several chapters were written with the help of Madoka Kitao, a Japanese women's professional ''shogi'' player who helped as a consultant for the manga.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Well, ''shogi'' in this case, but it's essentially Japanese chess.

** Chapters 93 - 109 focus on Urushi and Maki on a class trip to Kyoto, while Rin helps train Ayumu to improve in ''shogi''.

** Chapters 135 - 156 kick off the Shogi Training Camp in preparation for the ''shogi'' club's first-ever upcoming High School ''Shogi'' Tournament.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: This dynamic is pretty much the foundation of the manga, at least in the early going. Both leads have a serious mutual crush on each other, and notably, ''neither'' is completely oblivious to the fact. However, Ayumu will not come out and admit his intent to ask her out until he beats her in a game of ''shogi'', a game in which she's very proficient, and he's green as grass.

* EyesAlwaysShut: Urushi's mother. Only a few panels of her appearances have her eyes open, and even then they're barely open.

* SoreLoser: Urushi's father. When Urushi beat her dad at ''shogi'' at a young age, he gave up playing the game. This gave Urushi the impression that her dad would disapprove of her being in the ''shogi'' club.

* StoryArc: This is less apparant in the much earlier chapters, but the story starts gradually forming longer, more serialized story arcs:
** Chapters 93 - 109 is the Kyoto School Trip arc.
** Chapters 118 - 121 is the Ayumu vs. Urushi's father arc.
** Chapters 135 - 156 is the Shogi Tournament Training arc.

* LoveConfession: Handled in a somewhat unorthodox way: Ayumu admits his feelings about Urushi from the start -- he outright ''tells'' Urushi that she's "cute" and that she's the only person he wants to play ''shogi'' with -- albeit in a deadpan manner that leaves her wondering if he's serious or teasing her. However, Ayumu has vowed to himself that he won't ask her out until he beats her at ''shogi'', and has held himself to that.

* WackyMarriageProposal:[[spoiler: While trying to fight off Sakurako's [[MindControl hypnosis]], Takeru jumps past his goal of asking her out and straight to proposing.]]

The story follows Ayumu Tanaka, a first-year high school student who quits the kendo club to join the illegitimate ''TabletopGame/{{Shogi}}'' club, and Urushi Yaotome, a second-year student and the president of the club. Despite his feelings for her, Ayumu vows to not confess to her until he can beat his senpai in a game of ''shogi'', though his beginner status brings him defeat. Meanwhile, Urushi attempts to make Ayumu admit he likes her, but his poker face makes her just as unsuccessful.

* ClubStub: Downplayed; Urushi claims to be the president of the ''shogi'' club, but the club doesn't actually exist as far as the school is concerned. Urushi and Ayumu are the only members, and the school requires at least four members before it will officially recognize them as a club. [[spoiler:This changes in chapter 72 when Rin joins the club.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Invoked and played with. Straying from the cliched route of Urushi declaring that Ayumu ''can't'' ask her out until he beats her at ''shogi'', Ayumu's quest to beat Urushi is a completely SelfImposedChallenge[[invoked]]...much to her chagrin.

* ShownTheirWork: The ''shogi'' board set-ups and game records as shown at the end of several chapters were written with the help of Madoka Kitao, a Japanese women's professional ''shogi'' player who helped work on the manga as a consultant.

* VisualPun: In one chapter where Urushi accuses Ayumu of not looking up to her while he claims that he does, during the scene she's standing while he's sitting. In other words, he's literally looking up to her in that moment.
* WackyMarriageProposal:[[spoiler: while trying to fight off Sakurako's [[MindControl hypnosis]], Takeru jumps past his goal of asking her out and straight to proposing.]]

''When Will Ayumu Make His Move?'' (Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru) is a SliceOfLife [[RomanticComedy RomCom]] {{manga}} series written by Soichiro Yamamoto, creator of ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'' and ''Manga/InTheHeartOfKunoichiTsubaki'', which began serialization in ''[[Magazine/ShonenMagazine Weekly Shonen Magazine]]'' in 2019. The series was based on ''Shōgi no Yatsu'', [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/69446605 an online webcomic]] written by Yamamoto in 2018 before officially being made into a manga series.

* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Creator/KanaHanazawa, Maki's voice actress, also sings the anime's opening song, "Kakehiki wa Poker Face", while Kanna Nakamura, Urushi's voice actress, sings the anime's ending song, "50 Centi".

* FirstNameBasis: This change comes in chapter 36.

* BetaCouple: The pair of Takeru and Sakurako. [[spoiler:Takeru eventually joins the club, but as a "ghost member", i.e. a member on paper only.]]
* BigEater: Rin. She is often caught staring at other people's food and drooling.
* BrutalHonesty: Ayumu will usually say things in the most straightforward way. The only question he'll equivocate on is "You like me, don't you?"
* CatSmile: Maki is fond of these.

* HypnoPendulum: Sakurako uses a swinging coin to hypnotize Takeru into doing what she wants him to do.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Appears to be the reason for Ayumu's SelfImposedChallenge[[invoked]]. He considers Urushi to be significantly above him when it comes to ''shogi'', and he won't confess until he's closed the gap between their skill levels. Even when he [[spoiler:wins with a 6-piece handicap, he refuses to confess]].
* LovableJock: Despite being very athletic and a star of the kendo team, Ayumu is hardly a JerkJock or even a HotBlooded one -- despite being somewhat aloof and awkward, he's unfailingly polite and respectful of others.

* NoSocialSkills: It's fairly obvious (and acknowledged in-universe) that Ayumu isn't the most socially adept person, though it's downplayed insofar as he's not portrayed or seen as an idiot or a creep. He's merely awkward and somewhat odd.

* OneHeadTaller: Urushi is only 149 cm tall. Ayumu is above average height. This also applies to Urushi's parents, where her dad is tall enough to bump his head on door frames, while her mom is average height.
* SelfImposedChallenge: Inspired by Ayumu's Self Imposed Challenge, Takeru vows to overcome Sakurako's hypnosis as a prerequisite to confessing to her.

''When Will Ayumu Make His Move?'' (Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru) is a {{Comed|y}}ic SliceOfLife [[RomanticComedy RomCom]] {{manga}} series written by Soichiro Yamamoto, creator of ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'' and ''Manga/InTheHeartOfKunoichiTsubaki'', which began serialization in ''[[Magazine/ShonenMagazine Weekly Shonen Magazine]]'' in 2019. The series was based on ''Shōgi no Yatsu'', [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/69446605 an online webcomic]] written by Yamamoto in 2018 before officially being made into a manga series.

''When Will Ayumu Make His Move?'' is a manga by Soichiro Yamamoto, creator of ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'' and ''Manga/InTheHeartOfKunoichiTsubaki'', which began serialization in ''[[Magazine/ShonenMagazine Weekly Shonen Magazine]]'' in 2019. It follows the adventures of Tanaka Ayumu, a kendo-club star who gave up his sword to join the ''TabletopGame/{{Shogi}}'' club...but not because he's a rabid fan of chess's Japanese cousin. Instead, he joins because he wants to woo one Yaotome Urushi, the president of the shogi club.

Yet simply joining the club to get close to Urushi isn't enough for Ayumu; he swears to himself that he won't ask Urushi out on a date until he beats her in a game of shogi. This goes about as well as you might expect, Ayumu being a total beginner playing against the highly proficient Urushi.

Urushi, for her part, suspects that Ayumu likes her and spends most of her time trying to get him to admit it, but Ayumu has one hell of a poker face...

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Invoked and played with. Straying from the cliched route of Urushi declaring that Ayumu ''can't'' ask her out until he beats her at shogi, Ayumu's quest to beat Urushi is a completely SelfImposedChallenge[[invoked]]...much to her chagrin.

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Appears to be the reason for Ayumu's SelfImposedChallenge[[invoked]]. He considers Urushi to be significantly above him when it comes to shogi, and he won't confess until he's closed the gap between their skill levels. Even when he [[spoiler:wins with a 6-piece handicap, he refuses to confess]].

* SoreLoser: Urushi's father. When Urushi beat her dad at shogi at a young age, he gave up playing the game. This gave Urushi the impression that her dad would disapprove of her being in the shogi club.