Anime Profile: Hikaru no Go
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USA Info |
Japanese Info |
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Title |
Hikaru no Go | Hikaru no Go | |
Released |
75 TV episodes | ||
Dates |
2001 | ||
Company |
Viz | Shueisha, Studio Pierrot | |
Creator |
Hotta Takeshi, Obata Yumi | ||
Director |
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Genre |
Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | |
Characters |
Akari Fujisaki | Akari Fujisaki | |
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Akira Toya | Akira Touya | |
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Fujiwara no Sai | Fujiwara no Sai | |
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Hikaru Shindo | Hikaru Shindou | |
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Anime Characters: Hikaru no Go
English Name |
Japanese Name |
English Name |
Japanese Name |
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| Akari Fujisaki | Akari Fujisaki | Yuki Mitani | Yuuki Mitani | |
| Akira Toya | Akira Touya | Asumi Nase | Asumi Nase | |
| Fujiwara no Sai | Fujiwara no Sai | Kimihiro Tsutsui | Kimihiro Tsutsui | |
| Hikaru Shindo | Hikaru Shindou | Koyo Toya | Kouyo Touya | |
| Yoshitaka Waya | Yoshitaka Waya | Tetsuo Kaga | Tetsuo Kaga |
Anime Description: Hikaru no Go
Hikaru No Go is about a boy named Shindo Hikaru and a spirit named Fujiwara no Sai. Sai was once a great Go player but killed himself after he lost a rigged round of go (Go is a Japanese game of strategy). One day Hikaru finds a Go board up in his grandpa's attic and notices a blood stain on the board, but the only one who can see the stain is Hikaru.
Hikaru repeatedly tries to get rid of the stain by rubbing it off with his shirt, and that is when the spirit of Sai emerges and enters Hikaru's mind. Freaked out by this, Hikaru faints. As Hikaru gets to know Sai better they become close friends and Sai teaches Hikaru how to play Go. Hikaru is soon extremely good at Go and has an opponent who is a prodigy and the best among his generation! Akira Touya is his name and Hikaru might not be able to beat him!
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Anime Description: Hikaru no Go
One of the greatest Go players in history, Fujiwara no Sai, has been trapped inside a Go board for many, many years. Then one day a young boy, Shindo Hikaru, wipes off the board, freeing Sai. By doing this, he opens a spot in his mind for Sai to stay. Hikaru trains so that he may catch up to his rival, Akira Touya, while Sai wishes only to attain "The Hand of God" (kami no itte).
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