Hikaru no Go

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Format
TV
Episodes
75
Episode Duration
23 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
10-10-2001
End Date
3-26-2003
Season
fall 2001
Average Score
7.8
Mean Score
7.8
Studios
Studio Pierrot
Producers
TV Tokyo Dentsu Viz Media
Source
manga
Genres
Comedy Sports Supernatural

With a two-tone hairstyle and a streak of immaturity, Hikaru Shindou finds an old Go board with a hidden surprise - trapped within the Go Board is Fujiwara-no-Sai, the ghost of an ancient Go master! In the blink of an eye, Sai becomes part of Hikaru's consciousness and soon begins to learn the true essence behind this ancient game of skill and strategy.



(Source: Viz Media)

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Characters

Hikaru Shindou

Hikaru Shindou

main

Tomoko Kawakami

Japanese

Tomoko Kawakami
Fujiwara no Sai

Fujiwara no Sai

main

Susumu Chiba

Japanese

Susumu Chiba
Akira Touya

Akira Touya

main

Sanae Kobayashi

Japanese

Sanae Kobayashi
Akari Fujisaki

Akari Fujisaki

supporting

Yumi Kakazu

Japanese

Yumi Kakazu
Yuuki Mitani

Yuuki Mitani

supporting

Yuu Asakawa

Japanese

Yuu Asakawa
Tetsuo Kaga

Tetsuo Kaga

supporting

Kentarou Itou

Japanese

Kentarou Itou

Staff

Yumi Hotta

Yumi Hotta

Original Story

Takeshi Obata

Takeshi Obata

Original Character Design

Susumu Nishizawa

Susumu Nishizawa

Director (eps 1-15)

Jun Kamiya

Jun Kamiya

Director (eps 16-59)

Tetsuya Endou

Tetsuya Endou

Director (eps 60-75)

Jun Kamiya

Jun Kamiya

Supervisor (eps 60-75)

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Hikaru Shindou

Hikaru Shindou

main

Tomoko Kawakami

Japanese

Tomoko Kawakami
Fujiwara no Sai

Fujiwara no Sai

main

Susumu Chiba

Japanese

Susumu Chiba
Akira Touya

Akira Touya

main

Sanae Kobayashi

Japanese

Sanae Kobayashi
Akari Fujisaki

Akari Fujisaki

supporting

Yumi Kakazu

Japanese

Yumi Kakazu
Yuuki Mitani

Yuuki Mitani

supporting

Yuu Asakawa

Japanese

Yuu Asakawa
Tetsuo Kaga

Tetsuo Kaga

supporting

Kentarou Itou

Japanese

Kentarou Itou
Kimihiro Tsutsui

Kimihiro Tsutsui

supporting

Makoto Tsumura

Japanese

Makoto Tsumura
Yoshitaka Waya

Yoshitaka Waya

supporting

Reiko Takagi

Japanese

Reiko Takagi
Shinichirou Isumi

Shinichirou Isumi

supporting

Kenichi Suzumura

Japanese

Kenichi Suzumura
Kousuke Ochi

Kousuke Ochi

supporting

Youko Matsuoka

Japanese

Youko Matsuoka
Seiji Ogata

Seiji Ogata

supporting

Keiji Fujiwara

Japanese

Keiji Fujiwara
Shigeo Morishita

Shigeo Morishita

supporting

Katsuhiro Kitagawa

Japanese

Katsuhiro Kitagawa
Honinbou Kuwabara

Honinbou Kuwabara

supporting

Rokuro Naya

Japanese

Rokuro Naya
Kouyou Touya

Kouyou Touya

supporting

Eizou Tsuda

Japanese

Eizou Tsuda
Yuuta Fukui

Yuuta Fukui

supporting

Wasabi Mizuta

Japanese

Wasabi Mizuta
Suyong Hong

Suyong Hong

supporting

Miyako Itou

Japanese

Miyako Itou
Toshirou Tsubaki

Toshirou Tsubaki

supporting

Tomomichi Nishimura

Japanese

Tomomichi Nishimura
Asumi Nase

Asumi Nase

supporting

Atsuko Enomoto

Japanese

Atsuko Enomoto
Hai Yang

Hai Yang

supporting

Kenichi Sakaguchi

Japanese

Kenichi Sakaguchi
Mitani no Ane

Mitani no Ane

supporting

Eriko Kawasaki

Japanese

Eriko Kawasaki
Atsushi Kurata

Atsushi Kurata

supporting

Mitsuo Iwata

Japanese

Mitsuo Iwata
Mitsura Mashiba

Mitsura Mashiba

supporting

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Japanese

Hiroyuki Yoshino
Akiko Touya

Akiko Touya

supporting

Rei Sakuma

Japanese

Rei Sakuma
Mitsuko Shindou

Mitsuko Shindou

supporting

Yurika Hino

Japanese

Yurika Hino
Hikaru no Chichi

Hikaru no Chichi

supporting

Susumu Chiba

Japanese

Susumu Chiba
Yumi Hotta

Yumi Hotta

Original Story

Takeshi Obata

Takeshi Obata

Original Character Design

Susumu Nishizawa

Susumu Nishizawa

Director (eps 1-15)

Jun Kamiya

Jun Kamiya

Director (eps 16-59)

Tetsuya Endou

Tetsuya Endou

Director (eps 60-75)

Jun Kamiya

Jun Kamiya

Supervisor (eps 60-75)

Yukiyoshi Oohashi

Yukiyoshi Oohashi

Series Composition

Hideyuki Motohashi

Hideyuki Motohashi

Main Character Design

Minako Shiba

Minako Shiba

Character Design

Kanami Sekiguchi

Kanami Sekiguchi

Character Design

Miyuki Ueda

Miyuki Ueda

Character Design

Sawako Takagi

Sawako Takagi

Art Director

Mika Iwami

Mika Iwami

Color Design

Masahide Okino

Masahide Okino

Director of Photography

Masahiro Matsumura

Masahiro Matsumura

Editing

Hideo Takahashi

Hideo Takahashi

Sound Director

Mutsuhiro Nishimura

Mutsuhiro Nishimura

Sound Effects

Kei Wakakusa

Kei Wakakusa

Music

Yuuichirou Takahata

Yuuichirou Takahata

Music Director

Takayuki Nagasawa

Takayuki Nagasawa

Music Producer

Shigehiro Suzuki

Shigehiro Suzuki

Animation Producer

Yuuji Nunokawa

Yuuji Nunokawa

Planning

Takashi Harada

Takashi Harada

Planning

Keisuke Iwata

Keisuke Iwata

Planning

Noriko Kobayashi

Noriko Kobayashi

Producer

Total ratings: 7328

Total users: 23104

Episode 1 - Eternal Rivals
Episode 2 - The Key Point
Episode 3 - Akira Bares His Fangs
Episode 4 - Kaga of the Shogi Club
Episode 5 - An Inkling of an Awakening
Episode 6 - A Game of Beauty
Episode 7 - I'm Not Going to Play You
Episode 8 - Rainy Day Strategy
Episode 9 - Eyesore
Episode 10 - The Third Player
Episode 11 - A Very Despicable Act
Episode 12 - No Cheating Allowed
Episode 13 - A Personal Resolve
Episode 14 - The Third Match
Episode 15 - The Ghost in the Net
Episode 16 - Who is Sai?
Episode 17 - Déjà vu
Episode 18 - Akira Vs. Sai
Episode 19 - Hikaru's True Strength
Episode 20 - The Road to Turning Pro
Episode 21 - The Haze Middle School Go Club
Episode 22 - The Insei Test
Episode 23 - The Championship Room
Episode 24 - Akira vs. The Oza
Episode 25 - Fear and Impatience
Episode 26 - Welcome to the A-League!
Episode 27 - A Place to Return
Episode 28 - The Young Lions Tournament
Episode 29 - Kuwabara Hon'inbo
Episode 30 - Ogata vs. the Hon'inbo
Episode 31 - The Awful Opponent
Episode 32 - The Last Day of the Prelims
Episode 33 - We're a Team!
Episode 34 - No Winning Allowed!
Episode 35 - Only One Can Win
Episode 36 - My Name is…
Episode 37 - The Pro Exam Begins
Episode 38 - The Challengers
Episode 39 - An Ill-Fated Moment
Episode 40 - Where are the Victories?
Episode 41 - Three Weeks isn't Enough!
Episode 42 - The First to Pass
Episode 43 - Hikaru vs. Waya
Episode 44 - Comeback from the Brink
Episode 45 - Hikaru vs. Ochi
Episode 46 - The Final Day of the Pro Exam
Episode 47 - Into the World of the Pros
Episode 48 - Sai vs. Meijin
Episode 49 - A Game of Desperate Measures
Episode 50 - Fujiwara-no-Sai
Episode 51 - Kurata 6-Dan
Episode 52 - Hikaru vs. Akira
Episode 53 - The Acknowledgment of Sai
Episode 54 - The Excitement Mounts
Episode 55 - Sai vs. Koyo Toya
Episode 56 - After a Millennium Comes the Answer
Episode 57 - Let Me Play Sai!
Episode 58 - One-Color Go
Episode 59 - Koyo Toya Retires!
Episode 60 - Farewell Hikaru
Episode 61 - Is Sai Really Gone?
Episode 62 - Hiroshima’s Strongest Player
Episode 63 - I Won’t Ever Play Again!
Episode 64 - Keicho Flower Bowls
Episode 65 - Isumi no Go
Episode 66 - Fateful Encounter
Episode 67 - Isumi’s Test
Episode 68 - Losing by Default
Episode 69 - A Determined Visitor
Episode 70 - Sai Was Here…
Episode 71 - Making a Comeback
Episode 72 - The Race is On
Episode 73 - Shindo vs. Toya
Episode 74 - The Power Within
Episode 75 - A Nostalgic Smile