Shukichi Haneda and Yumi Miyamoto

The romantic relationship between Shukichi Haneda and Yumi Miyamoto.

Relationship Analysis

Yumi and Shukichi kissed just before a shogi match

Shukichi and Yumi met for the first time while she was still in college, on a train where he overslept and rested his head on Yumi's shoulder, waiting for the stop. But Yumi waited and missed her stop just to wake Shukichi up for his own as shown in chapter 900. After this encounter, they met again and began dating ever since. But in the end they broke up because he was immature and gave her a letter containing a marriage registration, telling Yumi not to open it until he won all seven shogi titles. Stressed because she couldn't open the letter until he won them, Yumi decided to break up with him.

After some time, they met again in Chateau Beika Condo, where Shukichi currently lives. Their relationship began to improve when Shukichi rescued Yumi from a kidnapper thanks to the Detective Boys's help, and when Yumi kissed Shukichi as a good luck charm for the "Meijin" match. But Yumi was unaware of Shukichi being a famous shogi player for a long time until she saw Shukichi on television and figured it out. After realizing that meijins can make 100,000,000 yen in salary, she desperately tries to reclaim an envelope he left for her. Eventually, Yumi manages to find the envelope, however, Shukichi lost the Osho match, making the envelope that contains the marriage registration nullified. Yumi rips the letter, but encourages Shukichi to keep following his original plan and to never lose to anyone, calling him "Bald headed Rat", making the latter blush.

Shukichi and Yumi moments

Manga/Anime

Volume 49: File 505-507/Episode 427-428: Super Secret of the Road to School

Yumi briefly mentions to the detective boys during the case about her college ex boyfriend in the anime " To tell you the truth it's next to my ex boyfriend house I dumped him in a bad way so, I don't want him to recognize me" The Detective Boys asked if he was a bad person and she replies " No he was very handsome but he was way too childish".

Volume 80: File 847-849/Episode 731-732: The Ex-Boyfriend Living Next to a Crime Scene

While patrolling with Yumi, Naeko received a call from her friend Sakurako telling a dead body found in a house she's working at. They rushed to the scene to find out that the neighbor next door is Shukichi, Yumi's ex-boyfriend. He is considered one of the suspects because he knows the code to the mail box where a spare keys is kept. Shukichi overjoyed at seeing Yumi again, while Yumi is feeling awkward and keeps insisting on calling him ex-boyfriend.

Volume 85: File 899-902/Episode 785-786: Taiko Meijin's Match of Love

Yumi is kidnapped when Shukichi heads his way to his shogi match for the title of Meijin at Tokiwa Hot Springs. Shukichi left in the middle of his match and took a car ride to Tokyo in order to save Yumi. After rescuing Yumi, Shukichi heads back to finish the match, but suddenly he noticed that Yumi's photo which he carries everywhere as his "good luck charm" is missing. Yumi gives Shukichi a kiss as the good luck charm, and says "it's more effective than a photo". He returns to Yamanashi in time to win his 7th shogi title.

Volume 88: Files 928-930/Episode 828: Ramen So Good, It's to Die For 2

A hostess was murdered in front of her house by an unknown assailant. The crime was discovered by Yumi and Naeko who saw the suspect spinning a hose ritualistically. Unfortunately, Shukichi had also been at the restaurant and left just before the three suspects arrived. Yumi confesses that she ran into him that night but didn't mention it because she didn't want him involved.

Volume 89: File 945-947/Episode 849-850: The Marriage Registration's Password

Yumi was unaware of Shukichi being a famous shogi player for a long time. She then saw Shukichi on television and figured it out. After realizing that meijins can make 100,000,000 yen in salary, she desperately tries to reclaim an envelope he left for her, which her ornery building manager had seized. In order to get the envelope, Yumi had to uncover the 8 digit password the manager set for her. Eventually, Yumi manages to find the envelope, however, Shukichi lost the Osho match, making the envelope that contains the marriage registration nullified. Yumi rips the letter, but encourages Shukichi to keep following his original plan and to never lose to anyone, calling him "Bald headed Rat", making the latter blush.

Volume 96: File 1015-1017/Episode 972-974: The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department

While searching for clues in a photo to help aid the investigation, Yumi gets a call from an unknown number which turns out to be Shukichi. He had been frantically and repeatedly calling every 10 minutes to express his concern for her safety due to the killer seemingly only targeting policewomen to the point Yumi blocked his number. She questioned whose phone he was using, to which Shukichi admits it belongs to his senior and he is at the shogi hall for an interview, showing he is more open about discussing his shogi career with her. Yumi urges him to go home quickly, and he tells her to do the same, while in the process revealing she'd spent the night at his place that night, hinting that their relationship may be on a sexual level. Later on, Shukichi sends a text message to his older brother, Akai, begging him to protect Yumi.

Volume 98: File 1043-1046

Yumi suspecting Shukichi of having an affair, she decided to tail him. Eventually, it is revealed that Shukichi was holding a Shogi practice session with younger Shogi players. Also, Shukichi wants to introduce Yumi to his mother, Mary, but is unable to contact her. Yumi also mentions that she and Shukichi have been living together.

Gallery

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  Yumi with her ex-boyfriend, Shukichi Haneda.

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  Yumi and Shukichi kissed just before a shogi match.

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  Yumi and Shukichi, in the 52th OP of the series.

Trivia

• They are one of the few non-childhood couples along with Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi, having met when Yumi was still in college.
• In LOVE PLUS Super Digest Book Its reveal Shukichi was the first to confess his feelings to Yumi.

See also

• Shukichi Haneda
• Yumi Miyamoto
• Ninzaburo Shiratori and Sumiko Kobayashi
• Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato
• Kazunobu Chiba and Naeko Miike