Hikaru no Go (ヒカルの碁)
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“Go”… This is kind of prejudice but I had a strong image that Go is an amusement for elderly people. However, “Hikaru no Go” has shattered my image of Go and captures the heart of young people. Original manga was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, and even it was a weekly manga, its illustrations were fair. So I was surprised very much. At the time when it started, “Hikaru no Go” was said “the world’s first Go manga” and the Nihon Ki-in (Japanese Go Association) supported it 100%, so this manga was unique in boy’s comic. But, basically this manga is about a coming-of-age story, so it grabbed Jump readers’ mind and became popular. After original manga became popular, it has been adopted into anime, video games, and so on. These got more fans. The Nihon Ki-in held some events about “Hikaru no Go”, and there are many professional Go players (Tatsuya Seki, first dan level) who has started Go influenced by the manga. The Go wave spread around more than expected.
The protagonist of this story is Hikaru Shindo, a 6th grade boy. When Hikaru was exploring his grandfather’s storehouse, he found a Go board with blood marks. That blood marks were of Fujiwara-no-Sai, a genius Go player in Heian era, and Hikaru is haunted by Sai. Hikaru doesn’t know about rules of Go and Sai’s talent, but he has to help and support Sai to achieve his great desire “Kami no Itte (Devine Move)” and play Go. Others can’t see and hear Sai. Sai instructs Hikaru how to play Go, but Hikaru feels chagrined gradually because he can’t do anything without Sai. So Hikaru decides to learn Go not to turn on Sai.
I think “Hikaru no Go” has some strong power to bring people, who don’t know about Go at all, into the world of it. In fact, the rules of Go or technical details are not explained a lot in the story. However, the writer gives us some information to understand how the game goes on, such as who is ahead of the game at present, and previous moves make the situation, and something like that by its story and character’s monologue. Sometimes there are technical words and it gives readers images “Sounds like…cool!!” I want to say “the upper right corner” etc. for once… Of course the games in this story were studied and supervised, so if you know the rules of Go, you can enjoy the story in other way also. Sai is like a fantasy part of this manga, but he gives the story a very good snap. And my favorite is Sai. He stuck around to play Go through Hikaru at first, but he shows his comical side when he’s surprised at modern civilization. And later, Sai takes a role as Hikaru’s guardian and I felt Sai looks forward to see Hikaru’s growing. Because of it, the story line of disappearing Sai made me break my heart even I knew the story… And expression on Sai’s face at that time was so calm, so I thought, “Okay, it’s enough… Then what is gonna be my fun for Hikaru no Go from next episode?”
The story goes on even Sai’s gone. Hikaru strengthens his ability to play games against professional Go players from abroad with Akira Touya, he is the same age as Hikaru and gets an education to be a professional Go player from a young age. And with friends from insei period (I liked Isumi, by the way.) Akira and Hikaru, they have known each other since there was Sai yet, and crush each other at first but playing games many times, then admit each other and become good rivals. As an aside, I thought Akira is a girl because of his name and hair style… Sorry. lol A Japanese fan on Hikaru side which Sai gave him in Hikaru’s dream (actually, Hikaru bought it after the dream)…! Yes, Sai is always with you! At the beginning, Hikaru is a Sai’s straw man but he strengthens his ability and win games. This is typical storyline of boy’s manga, however it matches unique theme “Go” very much.
Ranking of Hikaru no Go
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21.11Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Kaga Tetsuo x Tsutsui Kimihiro (日常茶飯事 2 ☆ヒカルの碁) / 男魂
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49.15[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Kaga Tetsuo x Shindou Hikaru (甘クリむいちゃいました) / ZacLock
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19.29Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira & Shindou Hikaru & Waya Yoshitaka & Isumi Shin'ichirō (WORLDILLIA) / オウサマロボット
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41.29[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Kaga Tetsuo x Shindou Hikaru (甘クリむいちゃいました ※イタミ) / ZacLock
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28.43[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (キミとボクの化学反応式) / irodori茶屋
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78.58[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Omnibus - Hikaru no Go / Waya Yoshitaka x Isumi Shin'ichirō (既製品) / yellow*deco.
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41.29[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Kaga Tetsuo x Shindou Hikaru (甘クリむいちゃいました) / ZacLock
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19.15Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Waya Yoshitaka & Isumi Shin'ichirō (朝食はごはん派?) / タークワーズ
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26.10[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (ワンナイト・ラブ クラッシュ) / メゾンきぬむら
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19.15Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Waya Yoshitaka (ネコトトリ2) / grave king
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37.93[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Omnibus - Hikaru no Go / Kaga Tetsuo x Mitani Yuuki & Kaga Tetsuo x Shindou Hikaru & Shindou Hikaru x Mitani Yuuki (愛すべきDEVIL's MISCHIEF) / Servile Circus
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78.58[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Omnibus - Hikaru no Go / Waya Yoshitaka x Isumi Shin'ichirō (既製品) / yellow*deco.
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19.15Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Waya Yoshitaka & Isumi Shin'ichirō (朝食はごはん派?) / タークワーズ
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22.00[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Manga&Novel - Anthology - Hikaru no Go / Ogata Seiji x Touya Akira (Go Happy!) / 水晶王/なかよし製作所
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28.43[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (キミとボクの化学反応式) / irodori茶屋
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30.29Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Shindou Hikaru x Touya Akira (へなちょこバカンス) / プロパンガス
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30.29Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / All Characters & All Characters (それゆけ!ダンジョン探検隊) / Tokkan Kouji! Ojiroh Gumi'
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24.00Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Shindou Hikaru x Touya Akira (真夏の夜の夢) / Tokyo ROX
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19.15Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (アキヒカどうでしょう) / チキュウスゴロク
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20.58Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Waya Yoshitaka x Shindou Hikaru (やすなり) / かわばた
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23.43[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Shindou Hikaru x Touya Akira (Hey,BAD BOYs!!) / BAKE2.
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26.29[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Shindou Hikaru x Touya Akira (線を這う 緋を恋う) / BAKE2.
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30.29Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go (ふたりの緒方) / うわのソラ/宝石姫
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24.00Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Shindou Hikaru x Touya Akira (中三時代) / Tokkan Kouji! Ojiroh Gumi'
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41.29Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Shindou Hikaru x Touya Akira (Shall we Battle?) / Tokkan Kouji! Ojiroh Gumi'
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20.86Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Shindou Hikaru x Touya Akira (神々の穢れた一手) / 美青年通信社
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33.43Doujinshi - Anthology - Hikaru no Go / Shindou Hikaru x Touya Akira (SWEET *合同誌) / Affection/HA
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24.00Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Waya Yoshitaka x Isumi Shin'ichirō (これからどうする? 【ヒカルの碁】[相田アッコ][yellow*deco]) / yellow*deco
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36.58[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (最強彼女 【ヒカルの碁】[魂][n.s.k.k]) / n.s.k.k
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20.86Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / All Characters (ぐるぐる) / TAO
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20.86Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / All Characters (ぐるぐる) / TAO
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49.15[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Anthology - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (テレフォンxxx *合同誌) / GEM
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22.72Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (未熟なふたりではございますが) / でばぼうちょう。
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27.15Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go (Funky Party ※イタミ有) / クラシックアリア
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13.58Boys Love (Yaoi) Comics - Hikaru no Go (<<ヒカルの碁>> GOD HAND ~神の一手~(3)) / 綾瀬さとみ & 小野綾香 & キスギカナメ & 川翔小慕 & アゲハマ太郎
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27.15Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go (乱菊) / mixed breed
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30.29[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (キミしか知らない・ボクしか知らない) / irodori茶屋
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30.29Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (平安百鬼夜行) / Katayoku no Tenshi
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22.72Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (きみと、ぜんぶ。) / 赤色のアネモネ
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88.43Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (進藤先生) / GEM
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22.00Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Shindou Hikaru (センチ) / 光の庭。
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30.29Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (平安百鬼夜行) / Katayoku no Tenshi
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19.15Doujinshi - Omnibus - Hikaru no Go / Isumi Shin'ichirō x Waya Yoshitaka (Library2001-2002) / ミツバチ鉛筆
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19.15[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Kaga Tetsuo x Tsutsui Kimihiro (きみのとなりぼくのとなり) / estrella
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19.15[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Kaga Tetsuo x Tsutsui Kimihiro (Baby you’re my home) / E・BLAZE
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24.00Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Shindou Hikaru x Touya Akira (Cherry blossoms road) / Tokkan Kouji! Ojiroh Gumi'
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27.15[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (A×H 2) / ネピア
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27.15[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (A×H 1) / ネピア
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20.86Doujinshi - Anthology - Hikaru no Go (HA *合同誌 1) / Houseki Hime
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30.29Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (たまには宅飲み) / clunker
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24.00Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Shindou Hikaru x Touya Akira (Cherry blossoms road) / Tokkan Kouji! Ojiroh Gumi'
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33.43[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (月下美人) / ヨルノテイオウ。
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22.72Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (多分・きっと・ずっと) / hamayaki.
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27.72Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (キミといるキラキラ世界) / ゆでたまご
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21.29Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (50センチの理由) / でばぼうちょう。
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20.58Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (ハッピーハロウィンアソート) / でばぼうちょう。
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41.43Mug - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira & Shindou Hikaru
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20.86Doujinshi - Anthology - Hikaru no Go / Isumi Shin'ichirō (西陽のあたる伊角さん *合同誌) / 雀ライダー
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19.15Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go (あしわら軍曹) / ヤルキナサギ
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20.58Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira & Shindou Hikaru (もうすぐ僕らはふたつの時代を超える恋になる3) / RUM QUASAR
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25.58Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira & Shindou Hikaru & Waya Yoshitaka & Isumi Shin'ichirō (【オフセット版】VALENTINE DAY KISS) / おやじの碁
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19.15Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (SPARK) / 桂清水商店街
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20.58Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Waya Yoshitaka x Isumi Shin'ichirō (第七官界彷徨) / 螺子式小町
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49.15[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (両片想い恋人同士) / PH Kengai
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24.86Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go (キスのあと) / mos.madakoto
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26.29Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go (Heart) / 繭蜜
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80.58[Boys Love (Yaoi) : R18] Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira x Shindou Hikaru (赤い糸で二人はつながっている *再録) / n.S.k.k.
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19.15Doujinshi - Hikaru no Go / Touya Akira & Shindou Hikaru (GoGoウ碁ォ) / 90分¥15 000
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