Hikaru no Go(2001)
Overview
Hikaru Shindō is just a normal 12-year-old boy, but one day he's rummaging through his grandfather's things to see if he can find something to sell and pulls out an old go board. A ghostly apparition appears out of the board and tells Hikaru his sad story. His name is Fujiwara no Sai, a man who was a go instructor to the emperor of Japan a thousand years ago. However, because of the bad sportsmanship of his opponent during a game, Sai was accused of cheating and banished from the city. With no livelihood or any other reason to live, Sai committed suicide by drowning himself. Now, he haunts a go board, and wants to accomplish the perfect go game, called the "Hand of God" which he hopes to do through Hikaru. If Hikaru will be able to do it or not (or even wants to) will have to be seen.
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Season 1
30 episodes • 2001Avg: 10.0Golden Era
Season 1
30 episodes • 2001Avg: 10.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eternal Rival | Oct 10, 2001 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Discovered Weakness!! | Oct 17, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Akira Bears His Fangs | Oct 24, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kaga in Shogi Club | Oct 31, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Prediction of an Awakening | Nov 7, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Beautiful Match | Nov 14, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 7 | I Won't Play Against You | Nov 21, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Scheme in the Rain | Nov 28, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 9 | An Irritating Presence | Dec 5, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Third Member | Dec 12, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Most Inconsiderate Act | Dec 19, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 12 | You Are The Third Board | Dec 26, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Each of Their Decision | Jan 9, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Third Match | Jan 19, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Player On The Net | Jan 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Who Is Sai? | Jan 30, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Match of Revelation | Feb 6, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Akira vs. Sai | Feb 13, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Hikaru's Strength | Feb 20, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Road to Becoming a Pro | Feb 27, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Haze Jr. High Go Club | Mar 6, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Insei Examination | Mar 13, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Room of Yuugen | Mar 20, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ouza vs. Akira | Mar 27, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Sai's Sword Unsheathed (1) | Apr 10, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Greatest Wall for Hikaru (2) | Apr 10, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 27 | A Place To Go Back To | Apr 17, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The Wakajishisen | Apr 24, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kuwabara Honinbou | May 1, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ogata vs Honinbou | May 8, 2002 | 0.0 |
Season 2
30 episodes • 2002
Season 2
30 episodes • 2002
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Preliminary Starts | May 15, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Last Day of the Preliminaries | May 22, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Team Formed! | May 29, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Don't Win | Jun 5, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 5 | There Is Only One Winner | Jun 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 6 | My Name is... | Jun 19, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Pro Exam Begins | Jun 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Challengers | Jul 3, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Dead Moment | Jul 10, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Whereabouts of the Win | Jul 17, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Three Weeks Isn't Enough! | Jul 24, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The First One to Pass | Jul 31, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Waya vs Shindou | Aug 7, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 14 | A Desperate Life | Aug 14, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Hikaru vs Ochi | Aug 21, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Last Day of the Pro Exam Finals | Aug 28, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 17 | To the World of the Pros | Sep 4, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sai vs Meijin | Sep 11, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 19 | A Painful Match | Sep 18, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Fujiwara no Sai | Sep 25, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kurata 6-dan | Oct 2, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Hikaru vs Akira | Oct 9, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Confession of Sai | Oct 16, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Excitement (A.K.A. Excited Spirits) | Oct 23, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Sai vs. Toya Koyo | Oct 30, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Thousand Year Answer | Nov 6, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Let Me Play Sai! | Nov 13, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 28 | One-Color Go | Nov 20, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Toya Koyo Retires! | Nov 27, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Farewell Hikaru | Dec 4, 2002 | 0.0 |
Season 3
15 episodes • 2002
Season 3
15 episodes • 2002
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sai is Gone? | Dec 11, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Top Player in Hiroshima | Dec 18, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 3 | I Won't Play Anymore | Dec 25, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Keichou Flowerpots | Jan 8, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Isumi no Go | Jan 5, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Fated Encounter | Jan 22, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Isumi tested | Jan 29, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Forfeits | Feb 5, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Determined Visitor | Feb 12, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sai was here... | Feb 19, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The First Comeback Match | Feb 26, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 12 | And so they began to run | Mar 5, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Shindou vs Touya | Mar 12, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Forever Inside You | Mar 19, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 15 | That Same Old Smile | Mar 26, 2003 | 0.0 |
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