Ai Hinatsuru

Ai Hinatsuru (雛鶴 あい Hinatsuru Ai) is the main character of the series. She is a 9-year old grade schooler and the daughter of the “Hinatsuru” hot spring resort’s owner who ran away from her home just so she could learn more about shogi (she is a prodigy) and she become disciple of Yaichi Kuzuryuu.