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Hikaru no Go  
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Description
A regular school boy, Hikaru Shindo stumbles upon an old GO board while looking through his grandpa's old storage room for something worth money. From inside the board came an old spirit named Sai who once dedicated his life to GO. Together, Sai continues to search for the move people call "The god's hand" while Hikaru slowly began interest in this ancient game and walks down the road of GO.

Hikaru no GO received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 2000 and creators received Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2003 for the series.

Type
Manga

Related Series
N/A

Associated Names
ヒカルの碁
棋灵王
棋魂
HikaGO
Hikaru - Kì Thủ Cờ Vây
Hikaru's Go

Groups Scanlating
Toriyama World

Latest Release(s)
v.17 c.148 by Toriyama World (2150d ago)
v.17 c.147 by Toriyama World (2150d ago)
v.17 c.146 by Toriyama World (2150d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
23 Volumes (Complete)
20 Volumes (Kanzenban)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 21, Chap 168

User Reviews
Hikaru no Go by Rashid

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2 topics, 25 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.8 / 10.0 (1164 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.75 / 10.0
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Last Updated
May 29th 2013, 7:48pm PST

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Genre
Comedy  Drama  Shounen  Sports  Supernatural 
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Author(s)
HOTTA Yumi

Artist(s)
OBATA Takeshi

Year
1998

Original Publisher
Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)
Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Viz (23 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #814 increased(+179)
Monthly Pos #1400 decreased(-12)
3 Month Pos #1524 increased(+55)
6 Month Pos #1578 increased(+114)

List Stats
On 492 reading lists
On 576 wish lists
On 2880 completed lists
On 96 unfinished lists
On 249 custom lists

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Forum Posts
Silly little question 162 days, 16 hours, 18 minutes ago
The ending! 239 days, 14 hours, 6 minutes ago

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 Yeah yeah...   
Rating: 8.5 / 10.0
by qiqi92sg
June 27th, 2008, 7:52am
As every sane person on this earth who has read this manga agrees, the ending is s**t. But everything else rocks, so just read until the second last volume and then STOP unless you want to have that horrible aftertaste in your mouth forever.

... Last updated on June 27th, 2008, 7:52am
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 Love It!!!!!! ALWAYS WILL!!!!!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by bl0nd3sn4k3
June 13th, 2008, 8:31am
Yes I too at first did not like the ending! After 10 mins of coming off the high I had from the ending and the disappointment that it had ended; I quickly loved the resolution. I like jumping into peoples lives and jumping out of them again. Yeah I would love to see more from the authors POV but I can imagine their lives just fine as well. It's not like we left in the middle of anything huge... and some of it was kind of wrapped up in side stories.
I didn't really like the thing with Sai at first either... but it is Hikaru no Go (Hikaru's Go) not Sai no Go. Of course we could all tell where it was headed!
I rarely read anything over again... read it once know it all... I will always, always, always love Hikaru no Go. ;) I constantly watch it and read it over and over, not just the great Go board scenes that make my heart race, but even the in between scenes that develop the characters! (Ok so I'm just a bit obsessed with Go!!!)

... Last updated on June 13th, 2008, 8:38am
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 Loved It   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Azaza
May 20th, 2008, 1:16pm
I started reading this manga about 4-5 years ago... and I recently watched the anime and re-read the manga... and have been re-reading/watching all the important matches over and over again. I love how the characters grow and how each match has its purpose... A lot of people were disappointed with the ending, and I guess I was too at first, but the second time around it grew on me and I realize that it's satisfying to know that the characters will continue to grow beyond what's been told. I suppose the ending was more of a beginning than anything smile. You can imagine whats to happen for the decades to come~ Also what happened to Sai is an important part of the manga. It's sad, but I think it was necessary for the development of the story and characters.

I'm rating this as a 10 because it's very rare for me to want to re-read something so much and think about what happens after the story ends. I wish there was even more of this manga to read bigrazz.

p.s. the amazing art helps a lot too.
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 really good   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by kirabook
May 15th, 2008, 6:25pm
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I loved this manga. But I was deeply dissapointed that sai never came back and the ending was terrible. I also didnt like that you see sai less and less as the manga progresses. Overall though, I loved it. I may not know how to play, but the intensity, seriousness, and comedy fit really well together. A really good read!
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 Had potential, but...   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by RilleL
April 28th, 2008, 10:03am
It's a good manga and all, we've all heard it, but here is my rant:

Shindo's "depression" (you know what i'm talking about) drove me nuts! Argh! I just wanted to kick that whiny little brat in his balls until he screamed for mercy....

Another complaint is the awful ending. Frankly, it was a cowards ending. The story was good, but largely due to the ending you feel that after 23 volumes little have been accomplished.

The possible romance was not explored and the earlier characters were left behind. Looking back it might have been the natural way the story developed but it still leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Again, nothing accomplished on that front.

If the ending had been better i would've given this a 9.

... Last updated on April 28th, 2008, 1:59pm
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 I just finished the anime   
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0
by ogur
April 1st, 2008, 12:44pm
I am disappointed with Sai's disappearing too. He was the main character in the series not Hikaru!! I would like to see Sai playing with Touya Meijin at least one more time. Afterall, he disappeared without making the divine move. That is unfair!
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 The ending.   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Reidojin
March 25th, 2008, 7:08pm
Best finished Shounen out there imho. Some people don't like the ending or what happened after volume 17. Based on the state of GO in the world It needed to end the way it did. Secondly for Hikaru to grow as a character what happened to Sai had to happen. Biggest problem with Shounen. Characters get stronger but don't grow..don't learn from their mistakes. Keep doing the same @^$% over and over. coughnarutocough. Sides this is Manga, when doesn't it have a WTF ending?? What did y'all expect ? "And they lived happily ever after."

... Last updated on March 25th, 2008, 7:12pm
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 Well....   
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
by Darkchime
March 8th, 2008, 3:12pm
I loved everything but the very last chapter... I felt it left too much unresolved... Shindo didn't tap into the strength that Sai help him build.... Then to leave it like that sucked. Just the ending brought down my score.
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 Still worth it   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by bjorie
February 22nd, 2008, 10:52pm
I waste really into this series, despite knowing absolutely nothing about the game 'go'. The characters are really well made, and I loved the art. Funny thing, as I was reading early on, I kept thinking 'why the hell does this remind me of death note...? Their stories are nothing alike.' As I progress, the feeling kept getting worse, and I looked up and they had the same artist, go figure. XD Later on in the series, you can clearly tell.
My favorite part of the story is probably that time progress, but not only that, you can see it. Everyone grow up, mature in both character and appearance, and I like that some of the people who can be considered close friends to Hikaru for a while, disappear, just like in reality where friends are slowly pulled away (like his go club pals).
I did hope for a better ending too, but I read the comments here before hand, so wasn't expecting much, just hoping everyone was exaggerating.
Really good story though. >o< One of those 'life goes on, and always does' sort of feeling to it, especially after the 'Sai' thing everyone hates. I suggest people try it, its pretty nice.
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 How much I hate open endings   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by Deva
January 31st, 2008, 8:01am
I read 23 volumes of this manga spend whole days reading and then this crap at the end. I don't care about if it is more realistic this way and blabla I want ah decent ending, so it feels like I have wasted all the time reading it.

... Last updated on January 31st, 2008, 8:03am
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