All Info
Genres
Supernatural, Comedy, School Life, Shounen, Drama, Sports
Summary
- Young Hikaru stumbles upon a Go board but unwittingly summons the ancient spirit of Fujiwara no Sai
- Desiring to achieve greatness in Go, the spirit possesses him and nudges him towards playing it
- With the help of Sai's immense experience, Hikaru then tackles the world of professional Go head-on
Description
When sixth grader Hikaru Shindou explores his grandfather’s attic, he uncovers an old go board. To his shock, the board is inhabited by a ghost named Fujiwara no Sai! But Sai isn’t malevolent -- all he wants to do is happily resume playing go as he did in his life, and find the secret to the “Divine Move”.
Hikaru couldn’t be less interested in a boring old people's game, but Sai possesses his body and soon convinces Hikaru to let him teach him go! With each game and lesson, Hikaru slowly matures as a person and becomes passionate about the game himself. This is his story of rising through the ranks as a go player!
(Note: “Go” is a game of strategy that originated in ancient China. Its appearance is similar to that of checkers, however the gameplay is far more complex and strategic.)
Authors
Characters
Sai Fujiwara no
main
Hikaru Shindou
main
Akari Fujisaki
support
Akira Touya
main
Yuta Fukui
support
Tae-seon Ahn
support
Ryou Ijima
support
Suyong Hong
support
Toshinori Honda
support
Shinichiro Isumi
support
Kaoru Kishimoto
support
Atsushi Kurata
support
Tetsuo Kaga
support
Shigeo Morishita
support
Asumi Nase
support
Kousuke Ochi
support
Honinbou Kuwabara
support
Yeong-ha Ko
support
Yuki Mitani
support
Kouyou Touya
support
Seiji Ogata
support
Toshirou Tsubaki
support
Kimihiro Tsutsui
support
Hai Yang
support
Yoshitaka Waya
support
Kiyoharu Yashiro
support
Other Facts
Published
Dec 8, 1998 to Jul 14, 2003
Serialization
Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Where to read
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