I only knew shogi from the Japanese movies and anime I see characters playing. I think there is an anime that revolves around this game but I skipped that one because it got too technical for my interest to keep up. This post simplifies a lot of things and reminds me of my ignorance about the game.
There's two I know, March comes in like a lion, a questionable one: ryuo's work is never done. Read a couple manga too. Rewatching them when you know the basics might be more fun, especially the first one, really good story :D