Name: Hikaru No Go
Released: 2001-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Tomoko Kawakami, Susumu Chiba, Sanae Kobayashi

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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 · 23 min

Starring Tomoko Kawakami , Susumu Chiba , Sanae Kobayashi

Director Jun Kamiya , Susumu Nishizawa

EPISODE 1

Eternal Rivals

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

22 min · Oct 10, 2001
EPISODE 2

The Key Point

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

22 min · Oct 10, 2001
EPISODE 3

Akira Bares His Fangs

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

22 min · Oct 10, 2001
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 · Oct 10, 2001
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 · Oct 10, 2001
EPISODE 6

A Game of Beauty

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

22 min · Oct 10, 2001