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Checkmate Lawyer

2025 ★ 5.8 1 season 8 eps TV-MA
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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Checkmate Lawyer is available to stream on Nabby via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The drama from Takahiro Horie, Masashi Todayama has 1 season and 8 total episodes, rated 5.8/10 by 6 viewers.

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Episodes 8 total across 1 season

8 episodes20253 watched
S1 · E1
51m
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Pawn Shop Scam vs Anaguma✓
Jan 17, 2025★ 6.0
Kosaka 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.
S1 · E2
43m
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100 Million Lawsuit vs Cheerful Static Rook✓
Jan 24, 2025★ 6.0
A 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!
S1 · E3
43m
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Murder Case vs 99.9% Accurate AI✓
Jan 31, 2025★ 6.0
A 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.
S1 · E4
Up next
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Refusing Lease Renewal vs Bishop Exchange Reclining Silver✓
Feb 7, 2025★ 6.0
A 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.
S1 · E5
43m
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Fake Wagashi Lawsuit vs Unexpected Unpromoted Bishop?!✓
Feb 14, 2025★ 6.0
Gankoan 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.
S1 · E6
43m
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Large Inheritance Settlement vs The Shogi Puzzle Will✓
Feb 21, 2025★ 7.0
Tatsumi 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!
S1 · E7
43m
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Political Scoop Lawsuit vs Suspicious Sennichite✓
Feb 28, 2025★ 6.0
Tatsumi'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.
S1 · E8
43m
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The Unexpected Mistake vs Miraculous Winning Move!✓
Mar 7, 2025★ 6.0
In the second half of the lawsuit, Tatsumi and Towa teams up to take down the ultimate villain--House of Representative Tsuge.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does Checkmate Lawyer have?

Checkmate Lawyer has 1 season with 8 episodes in total.

Is Checkmate Lawyer still on the air?

Checkmate Lawyer has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs Checkmate Lawyer?

Checkmate Lawyer airs on TV Tokyo.

When did Checkmate Lawyer first air?

Checkmate Lawyer first aired on January 17, 2025.

Mone Kamishiraishi
Mone Kamishiraishi
Tatsumi Tendo
Mahiro Takasugi
Mahiro Takasugi
Kotaro Fuda
Mai Shiraishi
Mai Shiraishi
Towa Komaki
Emi Wakui
Emi Wakui
Kasumi Tendo
Seiichi Tanabe
Seiichi Tanabe
Tatsuo Tendo
Satomi Kobayashi
Satomi Kobayashi
Toshie Inui
Takashi Fujii
Takashi Fujii
Yojiro Fuda

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