I felt so disappointed that I dropped the manga, but after years I dropped it, I heard it has already ended. Then he reverted to his old selfish personality. Hikaru's journey through Go is a real pleasure to read!ĭisappeared Hikaru learn how to grow, yes he did FOR A WHILE. Hikaru no Go is a beautiful story about connections, about relationships, and about inspiration. Sai exists and will forever exist in the Go played by Hikaru, Akira, and all those who follow after - it's a lovely thought. Though I haven't contributed anything like Sai did (of course not!), I just need to think about the little mannerisms and habits I've picked up from people I've known in my life to know that I'm the same for other people, a source of some little aspect they'll carry on.

The idea that each and every one of us lives in in other people, that our lives have meaning, that a piece of ourselves will be carried forward thousands of years into the future, is so powerful. Almost 20 years later, I've grown up so much and I finally fully appreciate the story the author wanted to tell. I reread the manga just recently because of the live action cdrama coming out. At the time, I hated the way the story played out - I wanted Sai back so badly. I read this manga long ago when it was being published, when I wasn't even a teenager yet. Will they be able to defeat Go players who have dedicated their lives to the game? Will Sai achieve the 'Divine Move' so he'll finally be able to rest in peace? In one fateful moment, Sai becomes a part of Hikaru's consciousness and together, through thick and thin, they make an unstoppable Go-playing team.

Trapped inside the Go board is Fujiwara-no-Sai, the ghost of an ancient Go master who taught the strategically complex bpard game to the Emperor of Japan many centuries ago. One day, he finds an old bloodstained Go board in his grandfather's attic - and that's when thing get really interesting.

Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal school boy with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. Together, Sai continues to search for the move people call 'the god's hand' while Hikaru slowly began an interest in this ancient game and walks down the road of go. From inside the board came an old spirit named Sai who once dedicated his life to go. 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.

Komik hikaru no go tamat