Hikaru no Go

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Synonyms: Hikaru's Go
Japanese: ヒカルの碁
English: Hikaru no Go
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Type: TV
Episodes: 75
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 10, 2001 to Mar 26, 2003
Premiered: Fall 2001
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 19:27 (JST)
Producers: TV Tokyo, Dentsu, Dream Force
Licensors: VIZ Media
Studios: Pierrot
Source: Manga
Genres: ComedyComedy, DramaDrama, SupernaturalSupernatural
Themes: SchoolSchool, Strategy GameStrategy Game
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.071 (scored by 6564065,640 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #5912
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1714
Members: 146,319
Favorites: 2,511

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Synopsis

While searching through his grandfather's attic, Hikaru Shindou stumbles upon an old go board. Touching it, he is greeted by a mysterious voice, and soon after falls unconscious. When he regains his senses, he discovers that the voice is still present and belongs to Fujiwara no Sai, the spirit of an ancient go expert. A go instructor for the Japanese Emperor in the Heian Era, Sai's passion for the game transcends time and space, allowing him to continue playing his beloved game as a ghostly entity. Sai's ultimate goal is to master a divine go technique that no player has achieved so far, and he seeks to accomplish this by playing the board game through Hikaru.

Despite having no interest in board games, Hikaru reluctantly agrees to play, executing moves as instructed by Sai. However, when he encounters the young go prodigy Akira Touya, a passion for the game is slowly ignited within him. Inspired by his newfound rival, Hikaru's journey into the world of go is just beginning.

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Yamanishi, Tahei
Producer
Nishizawa, Susumu
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Endou, Tetsuya
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Kamiya, Jun
Director


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1: "Get Over" by dream (eps 1-30)
2: "I'll Be the One" by HAL (eps 31-60)
3: "Fantasy" by Nana Katase (eps 61-75)
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Ending Theme

1: "Bokura no Bouken" by Kids Alive (eps 1-12)
2: "Hitomi no Chikara" by Mizuki Arisa (eps 13-30)
3: "Sincerely ~ever dream~" by dream (eps 31-46)
4: "Days" by shela (eps 47-63)
5: "Music is My Thing" by Dream (eps 64-74)
6: "Get Over ~Special Mix~" by dream (eps 75)

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Jan 19, 2025
I can see why this show might not appeal to some. It's about an obscure board game after all, but within that niche this anime tells an insanely compelling story to near perfection. Broader topics that anyone can relate to are illustrated through the narrow but focused lens of Go, and that lens is crafted with an attention to detail that shows an immense love for the game. I think anyone who has found a passion like that, which expands in your heart the more you explore it, will find Hikaru no Go's story just as entrancing as the proclivities themselves. It's entertaining, honest, and ...
Oct 11, 2024
I must admit that I wasn't expecting to like this anime so much, but the fact is that I had a great time watching it.

The subject is original, the characters are endearing, Obata's designs are very well done, the story manages to involve you quite strongly despite a rather slow pace, which manages to make Go very cool to watch, and there's lots of other really cool stuff.

I'd still like to emphasize two things that I find very successful:
Firstly, the Hikaru/Akira rivalry, which is the main thread running through the anime and which is very well written, with one of them pushing the other to ...
May 9, 2012
Hikaru no Go was a long running manga written by Hotta Yumi in the late 90s, early 2000s. Of course, it got an anime adaptation. I'll be honest, it's an anime based off of a board game. I don't see much possibility of it being good or interesting. Will it surprise me? Let's take a look at the anime and find out.

Our story begins with a boy with ridiculous, multi-coloured hair, Shindou Hikaru, going through his grandfather's garage. He comes across an old Go board with a stain that only he can see. The ghost of a Go player named Sai from ancient times ...

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