Hikaru no Go

Hikaru no Go

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ヒカルの碁2001Studio PierrotCharacters (125)

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Characters (125)

Sai Fujiwara No
Sai Fujiwara No
Hikaru Shindou
Hikaru Shindou
Akira Touya
Akira Touya
Toshiki Adachi
Toshiki Adachi
Akota
Akota
Amano
Amano
American Player
American Player
Aoki
Aoki
Hiroyuki Ashiwara
Hiroyuki Ashiwara
Blue Hair Girl
Blue Hair Girl
Dake San
Dake San
Domoto
Domoto
Emperor
Emperor
Franck
Franck
Akari Fujisaki
Akari Fujisaki
Yuta Fukui
Yuta Fukui
Go Club Owner
Go Club Owner
Go Merchant
Go Merchant
Gokiso
Gokiso
Masahiko Hagiwara
Masahiko Hagiwara
Yuri Hidaka
Yuri Hidaka
Hirabayashi
Hirabayashi
Hirose
Hirose
Toshinori Honda
Toshinori Honda
Suyong Hong
Suyong Hong
Harumi Ichikawa
Harumi Ichikawa
Ichiryuu
Ichiryuu
Ryou Ijima
Ryou Ijima
Ishihara
Ishihara
Hideki Isobe
Hideki Isobe
Shinichiro Isumi
Shinichiro Isumi
Ito
Ito
Iwana Captain
Iwana Captain
Jinguji
Jinguji
Kadowaki
Kadowaki
Tetsuo Kaga
Tetsuo Kaga
Kagas Father
Kagas Father
Kaioh Jr High School Principal
Kaioh Jr High School Principal
Kaiou Co Captain
Kaiou Co Captain
Kakimoto
Kakimoto
Masako Kaneko
Masako Kaneko
Kyohei Katagiri
Kyohei Katagiri
Kawahagi Iii
Kawahagi Iii
Kawai
Kawai
Kawasaki
Kawasaki
Kim
Kim
Kaoru Kishimoto
Kaoru Kishimoto
Kitajima
Kitajima
Hitoshi Koike
Hitoshi Koike
Kojima
Kojima
Eiji Komiya
Eiji Komiya
Kume
Kume
Kaio Co Captain Kuno
Kaio Co Captain Kuno
Atsushi Kurata
Atsushi Kurata
Shosuke Kurimoto
Shosuke Kurimoto
Kushimotos Secretary
Kushimotos Secretary
Honinbou Kuwabara
Honinbou Kuwabara
Le Ping
Le Ping
Liu
Liu
Mitsura Mashiba
Mitsura Mashiba
Matsui
Matsui
Mister Akota
Mister Akota
Yuki Mitani
Yuki Mitani
Mitanis Sister
Mitanis Sister
Miwa
Miwa
Kazuo Morishita
Kazuo Morishita
Shigeko Morishita
Shigeko Morishita
Shigeo Morishita
Shigeo Morishita
Moriyama
Moriyama
Shinichi Murakami
Shinichi Murakami
Muranishi
Muranishi
Murase
Murase
Shigezou Nakamura
Shigezou Nakamura
Nakayama
Nakayama
Asumi Nase
Asumi Nase
Natsume
Natsume
Niimi
Niimi
Nogi
Nogi
Kousuke Ochi
Kousuke Ochi
Ochis Grandfather
Ochis Grandfather
Seiji Ogata
Seiji Ogata
Ogatas Friend
Ogatas Friend
Okumura
Okumura
Ooijer
Ooijer
Player With Glasses
Player With Glasses
Player With Green Sweat
Player With Green Sweat
Ryu
Ryu
Kouji Saeki
Kouji Saeki
Sakamaki
Sakamaki
Chieko Sakurano
Chieko Sakurano
Sasaki
Sasaki
Sawara Co Captain
Sawara Co Captain
Second Instructor
Second Instructor
Li Lao Shi
Li Lao Shi
Shimano
Shimano
Heihachi Shindou
Heihachi Shindou
Father Shindou
Father Shindou
Mitsuko Shindou
Mitsuko Shindou
Michio Shirakawa
Michio Shirakawa
Shu San
Shu San
Shuuhei
Shuuhei
Zhao Si
Zhao Si
Soga
Soga
Suyongs Master
Suyongs Master
Tajima
Tajima
Takada
Takada
Tamako
Tamako
Kouyou Touya
Kouyou Touya
Akiko Toya
Akiko Toya
Toshirou Tsubaki
Toshirou Tsubaki
Tsuchiya
Tsuchiya
Kumiko Tsuda
Kumiko Tsuda
Tadao Tsujioka
Tadao Tsujioka
Tsusaka 3 Dan
Tsusaka 3 Dan
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Tsuzuki
Tsuzuki
Uchida
Uchida
Yoshitaka Waya
Yoshitaka Waya
Yamada
Yamada
Hai Yang
Hai Yang
Yoshikawa
Yoshikawa
Yun
Yun
Zama
Zama
Yeong Ha Ko
Yeong Ha Ko
Kiyoharu Yashiro
Kiyoharu Yashiro

Love

Finding a Go board in his grandfather's storehouse brings Hikaru face to face with Sai, and the game he barely understands starts shaping his future. Akira's rivalry pushes him to take Go seriously, while club members and professionals give each new stage a challenge.

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Hikaru Shindou Hikaru Shindou
Sai Fujiwara No Sai Fujiwara No
Akira Touya Akira Touya
Seiji Ogata Seiji Ogata
Kimihiro Tsutsui Kimihiro Tsutsui
Tetsuo Kaga Tetsuo Kaga
A
Kouyou Touya Kouyou Touya
Akari Fujisaki Akari Fujisaki
Harumi Ichikawa Harumi Ichikawa
Yoshitaka Waya Yoshitaka Waya
B
Yuki Mitani Yuki Mitani
Asumi Nase Asumi Nase

Power

Go strength shows up in different ways: Sai's refined technique, Akira's discipline, Ogata's experience, and Hikaru's instincts as he improves. Waya and Touya Kouyou represent players with very different paths to the professional game.

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Sai Fujiwara No Sai Fujiwara No
Akira Touya Akira Touya
Seiji Ogata Seiji Ogata
Kouyou Touya Kouyou Touya
Hikaru Shindou Hikaru Shindou
Yoshitaka Waya Yoshitaka Waya
A
Tetsuo Kaga Tetsuo Kaga
Kimihiro Tsutsui Kimihiro Tsutsui
Akari Fujisaki Akari Fujisaki
B
Yuki Mitani Yuki Mitani
Asumi Nase Asumi Nase

Cute

Hikaru and Akari have the easy back-and-forth of childhood friends, while Sai's curiosity about modern life gives the series its most unusual running joke. Tsutsui and Ichikawa add a quieter warmth to the school-club scenes.

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Hikaru Shindou Hikaru Shindou
Sai Fujiwara No Sai Fujiwara No
Akari Fujisaki Akari Fujisaki
Akira Touya Akira Touya
Kimihiro Tsutsui Kimihiro Tsutsui
Harumi Ichikawa Harumi Ichikawa
A
Tetsuo Kaga Tetsuo Kaga
Yuki Mitani Yuki Mitani
Yoshitaka Waya Yoshitaka Waya
B
Seiji Ogata Seiji Ogata
Kouyou Touya Kouyou Touya

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