Seasons & Episodes
Eternal Rival
Sixth grader Hikaru Shindo stumbles upon a mysterious Go board with a blood stain on it. Before he knows it he's hearing
Discovered Weakness!!
With the recent defeat of the Meijin's son, Hikaru goes about his day normally. However, Akira is obsessing over the gam
Akira Bears His Fangs
After confronting Hikaru, Akira challenges him to a rematch. As they sit down to play, Sai notices Akira's fangs bearing
Kaga in Shogi Club
Akari invites Hikaru to the Haze Junior High festival. Hikaru reluctantly goes, but cannot find Akari anywhere. So, whil
Prediction of an Awakening
After loosing the game to Kaga, Hikaru is forced into joining a Jr. high school Go Club Tournament. He is to join Tsutsu
The Beautiful Match
The finals of the Third Annual Junior High Go Tournament - Kaiou Junior High V. Haze Junior High. With a score of 1-1 it
I Won't Play Against You
Hikaru is now in Haze Middle School and joins the Go club. Akira Toya is now in Kaio. He pays a visit to Haze and challe
The Scheme in the Rain
Akira is too good against everyone at Kaio's Go club. The members don't take this sitting down, as three of them plan to
An Irritating Presence
Akira is still loathed in the Go club, but he doesn't care. Even the club's sensei has bad feelings about him being ther
The Third Member
A boy named Yuki Mitani solves a challenging problem on the Haze Go club's posters. Hikaru knows they need a third membe
The Most Inconsiderate Act
The Go Sallon Yuki goes to doesn't mind giving him money for winning games, but they are tired of him cheating to get it
You Are The Third Board
After Hikaru gets back Yuki's money, Yuki decides to join the club, but refuses to play in the tournament. Tsutsui expla
Each of Their Decision
Hikaru, Tsutsui, and Yuki all manage to defeat their first round opponents. But, the next next round won't be so easy as
The Third Match
Akira is quite tense at the fact that he is finally facing Hikaru, or rather Sai. All is going well, until Hikaru notice
The Player On The Net
Hikaru let's Sai play Go online, that way nobody will think Hikaru is really good when in reality he's not.
Who Is Sai?
Everyone is anxious to find out just who this mysterious user named "Sai" is. How long can Hikaru keep playing before he
The Match of Revelation
Players who have been following Sai's net matches attended the 20th International Amateur Go Tournament in Japan. A comm
Akira vs. Sai
Akira skipped his first match of the Pro exams in order to play the match against Sai on the net. Akira is perplexed ove
Hikaru's Strength
Hikaru is slowly, but surely, getting better as evidenced when he beats Mitani in a game though with a handicap as well
The Road to Becoming a Pro
Kishimoto (Kaio's first board) played a match with Hikaru to find out his real strength and expressed his puzzlement as
The Haze Jr. High Go Club
Hikaru is torn by the decision he has to make. An unlikely saviour came in the form of Kaga who proposed that Shindou qu
The Insei Examination
Hikaru is losing the game in his anxiousness to win it. He freaks out when he realised that he didn't necessarily have w
The Room of Yuugen
Hikaru aims to progress to the first class of the Insei program where Waya and Isumi take the top spots. Both of them wa
Ouza vs. Akira
Although Ouza initally contemplated letting Akira win the match as a form of encouragement, he is angered by Akira's non
Sai's Sword Unsheathed (1)
HIkaru can't seem to get any better at Go, despite the fact that he plays with Sai every day. If he wants any chance to
The Greatest Wall for Hikaru (2)
With help from Sai, Hikaru overcomes his weakness and finally makes it into the A league. Back at school, Kaga and Kimih
A Place To Go Back To
Yuuki Mitani decides to go back to the Go Club.
The Wakajishisen
The top 16 in the A league all take part in the Young Lions Tournament. If Hikaru can manage to get past the first round
Kuwabara Honinbou
Ogata and Kuwabara are anticipating their matches for the Honinbou title, both anxious to greet the upcoming wave of pro
Ogata vs Honinbou
Ogata and Kuwabara Honinbou continue their set of matches for the Honinbou title. They are on their final match, both ha
The Preliminary Starts
Hikaru takes the prelims to qualify for the Pro exams whereas Waya/Isumi are admitted straight to the finals being among
The Last Day of the Preliminaries
Hikaru is overwhelmed in playing go with adults and his second loss placed him at a precarious position (third loss mean
Team Formed!
This is a very fun episode where Waya, Isumi and Hikaru form a team to go around challenging the patrons of the various
Don't Win
At a Friendly Go festival, Akira was invited to play a 4-way game with a council member and his three assistants. Though
There Is Only One Winner
Isumi, Waya and Hikaru decides to go to a recommeded Go Salon and Hikaru bumps into a rude young boy at the convenience
My Name is...
Hikaru plays a Korean Insei-equivilant at a Go Salon.
The Pro Exam Begins
The Pro Exam has finally begun, and the intensity reaches new heights after the pairings are chosen. Everyone seems so t
The Challengers
Hikaru and Tsubaki must face each other in the Pro matches, and Akira begins teaching Ochi in an attempt to learn how st
The Dead Moment
Isumi has gone on undefeated, while Hikaru has lost only one game so far. The time finally comes for them to play each o
Whereabouts of the Win
After losing to Hikaru, Isumi begins to break down and begins losing his matches. Hikaru is also having trouble concentr
Three Weeks Isn't Enough!
Realizing that Hikaru is getting stronger, Ochi swallows his pride and decides to ask Akira for help. When Akira tells O
The First One to Pass
The Pro Exam is nearing its end as the last three matches arrive. Ochi, Waya, and Hikaru are currently the top three, an
Waya vs Shindou
Hikaru and Waya finally face each other, and both are desperate to win. However, Waya has other reasons for wanting to w
A Desperate Life
As the match between Hikaru and Ochi draws near, Ochi becomes more and more annoyed with Akira's obsession of Hikaru. Th
Hikaru vs Ochi
Hikaru and Ochi finally face-off. Determined to prove his worth to Akira, Ochi goes all out against Hikaru, while Hikaru
The Last Day of the Pro Exam Finals
With all of the other matches finished, the final decision of the Pro Exams rests upon Hikaru and Ochi's match. Can Hika
To the World of the Pros
Having defeated Ochi, Hikaru has gained Akira's respect, and Akira is now awaiting their next match. As Hikaru wonders h
Sai vs Meijin
Hikaru got a call that the Meijin is to play him in the first new dan series. Hikaru denies Sai's request to play instea
A Painful Match
Hikaru/Sai spends half hour to decide on the first move while the others are having a field day discussing Hikaru. With
Fujiwara no Sai
This episode is basically a recap of Sai's past journeys, from playing Go in the palace and his eventual suicide, playin
Kurata 6-dan
Hikaru and Sai thwart the efforts of some con-artists trying to take advantage of unsuspecting amateur Go players, but o
Hikaru vs Akira
All dressed up to receive his 1-dan certificate, Hikaru learns about the Oteai, a series of games that determine a playe
The Confession of Sai
Toya Meijin has a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. Hikaru visits him and discovers that he has been playing i
Excitement (A.K.A. Excited Spirits)
Now that Toya Meiji is playing Internet Go, the world is abuzz with excitement. But little do they know that a challenge
Sai vs. Toya Koyo
The wait is over! Sai and Toya Meijin face off in a match that has the entire world glued to their computer screens. Who
The Thousand Year Answer
When the match comes to a close, Sai is left the victor. However, when Hikaru discovers a flaw in the game that not even
Let Me Play Sai!
Ogata walks in on Hikaru and Koyo's conversation and overhears Hikaru mentioning Sai. Convinced that Hikaru knows Sai, O
One-Color Go
Hikaru encounters Kurata at a restaurant, and, after learning how much Akira is improving, begs him for a match.
Toya Koyo Retires!
The Go World goes into a state of shock after Toya Meijin announces that he is retiring as Professional Go player. As ev
Farewell Hikaru
Hikaru continuously ignores Sai's worries of his leaving and ends up allowing Sai to engage a drunk Ogata in a Go match.
Sai is Gone?
Hikaru discovers that Sai is missing and searches all over him. Unable to locate him, he travels to Inno Island to visit
The Top Player in Hiroshima
The #1 Amateur Go Player in Japan, Shuhei, challenges Hikaru to a match while Hikaru is looking for Sai in Hiroshima.
I Won't Play Anymore
Unable to locate Sai, Hikaru makes a vow to never play Go again without him.
Keichou Flowerpots
This episode shows us a young Hikaru, back from 7th grade before the Insei exam. When Sai is disturbed by the owner of a
Isumi no Go
Isumi and other semi-pro's from japan go to a good will competition against pros in china. although he starts off confid
The Fated Encounter
In this flashback before Akira Toya met Hikaru Shindo, a young children's Go champion challenges Akira to a game at the
Isumi tested
Still in China improving his game, Isumi challenges Le Ping to a rematch. Meanwhile, Asumi encounters Hikaru and demands
Forfeits
Hikaru is still forfeiting his Go matches, and everyone round his is worried and confused. Can the young player's friend
The Determined Visitor
Isumi return from China, now a stronger and more focused player. When he hears Hikaru is losing his games by default he
Sai was here...
After much convincing, Hikaru agrees to play Isumi. However, he will play him for Isumi’s sake, not his own. He will n
The First Comeback Match
Hikaru has finally started to play Go again. He has found Sai within his moves, within his Go. But can Hikaru win his fi
And so they began to run
The Go world is moving. Everything is changing. Hikaru has won his first comeback match and dives into his next one. Isu
Shindou vs Touya
The long awaited day has finally arrived. Hikaru Shindou V. Akira Touya! The two reminisce about the past and the last t
Forever Inside You
The game between Hikaru and Akira wages on. They are both into the game and excited about it. Meanwhile, Amano tells new
That Same Old Smile
The match between Hikaru and Akira comes to an end. Hikaru tells Akira that one day, he will tell him everything. At nig