shogi... is this because antonio da noli looks like hinatsuru ai from ryuuou no oshigoto?
Yeah people in the twitter states that well. Also some of her very early fanart also do similar poses that Ai-chan do in the anime :^)
Do you have a mission for me, admiral?Ai-chan... would you please teach me how to play shogi?I don't know how to play shogi!
And who is Ai-chan anyway?