Hikaru no Go

Anime 2001

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Twelve-year-old Hikaru Shindo discovers an old Go board with a surprising secret: trapped inside the board is Fujiwara-no-Sai, the ghost of an ancient Go master. Soon Sai has attached himself to Hikaru’s consciousness, awakening in the boy an untapped genius for the complex and exciting game of Go.

Anime 2001

G

Starring Tomoko Kawakami, Susumu Chiba, Sanae Kobayashi

EPISODE 1

Eternal Rivals

The ghost of an ancient Go master teaches twelve-year-old Hikaru Shindo the game.

22 min · Dec 19, 2019 14+
EPISODE 2

The Key Point

Hikaru starts to get a better understanding of the game after defeating Go prodigy Akira Toya.

22 min · Dec 19, 2019 14+
EPISODE 3

Akira Bares His Fangs

Akira finds Hikaru and demands to know about more about the Go-playing upstart.

22 min · Dec 19, 2019 14+
EPISODE 4

Kaga of the Shogi Club

Hikaru decides to attend the Haze Junior High festival at Akari's invitation, but he is stood up.

22 min · Dec 19, 2019 14+
EPISODE 5

An Inkling of an Awakening

After defeating Hikaru in a close game, Kaga recruits him to play in an upcoming Go tournament.

22 min · Dec 19, 2019 14+
EPISODE 6

A Game of Beauty

Akira Toya tours the grounds of a school with a powerful Go team.

22 min · Dec 19, 2019 14+

Tomoko Kawakami

Hikaru Shindo
Susumu Chiba

Sai Fujiwara
Sanae Kobayashi

Akira Touya
Yumi Kakazu

Akari Fujisaki
Makoto Tsumura

Kimihiro Tsutsui

About

Hikaru no Go

ANIME

Twelve-year-old Hikaru Shindo discovers an old Go board with a surprising secret: trapped inside the board is Fujiwara-no-Sai, the ghost of an ancient Go master. Soon Sai has attached himself to Hikaru’s consciousness, awakening in the boy an untapped genius for the complex and exciting game of Go.

Information

Studio: テレビ東京
Released: 2001
Rated: G
Region of Origin: Japan

Languages

Original Audio: Japanese, Japanese (Japan)
Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.