Love this Anime it's extremely well written and it also made me discover Go, the greatest game of all times. Started playing it 14 years ago and now I am a 3 dan. Guys try this game it's amazing once you start grabbing the complexity of it.
I also recommend this anime. It changed my life...literally!!! Now I’m a full time Go instructor and have traveled the world because of this game. This anime introduced me to it~
This anime is perfect. Period. It has everything. An amazing soundtrack, Scenes that will leave you on the end of your seat, scenes that will make you extremely emotional. The character development of Hikaru is crazy. It's like you grow up along side him. This is still one of my favorite animes and mangas also. Got me heavily into the game for several years though I somehow found the game first and then realized I had seen the game in shonen jump. I still play occasionally, but mostly just watch because the game to this day makes me feel super grounded and better about everything.
You're totally right. The most amazing thing about Hikaru No Go is that unlike other spokon where the main character starts passionate since the beginning about his sport, in Hikaru no Go we can appreciate how Hikaru's interest in Go grows through the series, how he becames one with Go, and how he is devastated when the one who introduced him in Go isn't there anyomere to play with him. Thanks for talking about this masterpiece.
yes this is my second favorite anime behind hxh, the nostalgia for it man. I've always said it has one of the most satisfying progressions of the mc I have ever seen.
Wow, I just remembered this series as I watched it when I was like 15 or so and how it was genuinely one of my favs, but it stopped airing which made me depressed for a while that I wouldn't see a proper end to the series.😢so I was thinking of searching again.
I first watched this when I was still in high school...I am now a high school teacher and you brought it back for me. You rock, dude. “You should watch” videos are your zone.
I just finished the manga and it's honestly become an instant favourite, definitely a top ten shonen series. I was surprised that I couldn't find any review videos on the series except for yours! So thanks for this man
I've played Go for years and went to many competitions. I love the game, and I love anime. I just discovered this anime today, so I'm super excited to start it!
I remember picking up the manga back in 2010 back in middle school when my brother would bring the library books home. It was my first manga and I had trouble reading right to left at the start but I was hooked. I loved the banter between Sai and Hikaru and how he grew a passion towards playing Go. I couldn’t believe I was so invested in a manga about a board game lol. I remember going to the local bookstore when I heard the last few volumes were published in North America (2011?) and I hid from the employees while I read the books in between the shelves, so that I wouldn’t get kicked out. Then I found out there was an anime and I think I watched it back when people could upload subbed episodes on TH-cam without being taken down. Let me tell you it was even more of a tearjerker watching the anime and I was snot-faced crying during the climax of the story. I didn’t care much for anime before Hikaru No Go - I’d just passively watch Dragon Ball Z and Naruto with my brother, but after that show it gave me a newfound appreciation for anime.
I remember watching this series way back in middle school in early 2000, Hikaru no Go is one of those unique series where you can feel the growth of the characters, not just physically but also mentally.
I feel that way too and I just finished both but when I think about it the ending was perfection. One of the few anime that ended at the right point. You can just imagine Hikaru's rematch with Su-Yeong Hong (I think that's how it's pronounced, Hikaru telling Akira about Sai in the future after finally catching up to him and defeating him in an official game, etc. It would've honestly gotten boring if it kept continuing to show that. What kind of characters would they have to introduce to support Hikaru's growth and what other thing could they have introduced after the Hokuto Cup to keep to interesting? It would be easier to make mistakes while writing and would've spoiled the masterpiece. Many animes and manga go downhill because they continue for way too long. The series served it's purpose and passed the message it wanted to give successfully proving to be influential in the lives of everyone who watched it.
I still love this manga.. then and now.. you're right! It really is complex and the characters make this story... I still love that rivalry you just feel it. One of my favorite scenes is when orchi is told and shown the game by Akira... and the look of shock upon the realization... just awesome.
I found this anime through the manga. It was at my local library and fell in love with it I never finished it but since the lockdown happened I started watching anime I never finished and this one really hit me in the nostalgic bone. Gosh I loved this manga and I'm loving the anime now. It really wants me to pick up the game. I could never find a go board back then. Amazing didn't really have things other than books at the time.
Whoa, after searching hikaru no go I now get recommended this. I've been reading the manga of hikaru no go because I've found it in my school, I think it's great.
I feel like I want to tear up 🥲 I remember watching this and loving the anime so much that I even drew Akira and Hikaru on my ipad HAHA I think I was in JHS that time, and now I'm a sophomore 😭💞
I can't believe people consider the anime trash:/ just because of the ending and the dated animation 😭. It followed the manga honestly pretty well and it was really fun seeing the scenes play out longer than the panels and i really appreciated it- I could be biased myself. The OP and EDs were too good to boot. Even moreso, I really loved the performance of the Japanese seiyuus bringing the characters to life. Sanae, Tomoko, Chiba, and Keiji were my absolute faves in capturing their personalities. I just really liked the pacing. And the way they integrated the gameplay with legitimate Go plays and having Yukari Sensei made a simpleton like me learn the game. I bought the GBA games just for the hell of it. I agree so much with the subtle changes of Obata's art, the way Akira and Hikaru grew up so realistically- something about his art pre-Death Note and Bakuman was so charming.
I just found this video, but honestly, I watched this series multiple times it's good. Well worth watching, it made me tear up every time I watched it through.
I have nothing to say other than thank you for making this. I’ve been really trying to convince people to watch this gem but no one trusts my taste in anime 😂😭 I convinced my little sister to watch it and man if you can see how much she loves it. Last month I finally got a friend to watch it as well and she thanked me for it, she’s absolutely in love with the anime & I know I got someone to join us into this rewatching the anime for billions of times and still having the same feels as we got watching it for the first time and even more, and i know she’ll want a continuation just like us all even though we know this show will NEVER continue.
I'm currently reading the manga; I had read about a volume's worth back when it was being published in the U.S. Shonen Jump releases in like 2003-2004 but never followed through with it at the time as my parents stopped buying those for me shortly after (I was 10 back then). Anyways I'm in volume 8 and really enjoying the story development taking place..
I'm an older anime fan as well, but your experience and my experience are perfectly mirrored. It's still by far my favorite anime, and I as well began to play it somewhat poorly for a decent while after watching it. Also, yes, it is the best rivalry of any series/movie I've ever watched, it really was the characters that are so well put together in this show. Also, you're right about the end, I never wanted it to end. I got many people to watch this series, and all of them loved it, and I remember one of them saying to me he was "really hesitant to start it because it was 75 episodes long, but once he started, 75 episodes was nowhere near long enough."
I still don't know Go (other than the basics) but i have rewatched this series 4 times now. I love it that much. It is such a beautiful growing up story!
I picked up this manga when i was in 6th grade and i got hooked up. I actually took the time to learn the game and understand more stuff about it. After learning the game, i went to rewatch the anime and now i look at this anime differently. It used to look like stones getting placed on the board. Now its more clear to me. One specific episode when Mitani loses to that man who was left handed at the go salon and Shindou (Sai) plays him, i finally understand how Sai completely destroyed him.
I was just thinking about this. I wondered if it was well done, or if the game was set-up like boxing, or really any fighting is in movies. Rather weak in reality. Glad to hear they backed this show up even further by going the distance. I await the day I can rewatch it and understand it fully.
If I were to make a sequel to No Go. I would have Sai come back helping a child and plays Hikaru. And the Divine moves was archived when Sai beats his student Hikaru in a perfect game.
I too consider this anime one of the greatest of all time. The artwork, the music and pacing... everything was great imo. Many scenes, dialogues and vibes were so realistic, they could have taken place in real life, and combined with the well executed pacing, this anime literally made me feel like I lived in Japan for a while. There aren't many anime today that give off those same vibes, the shorter animes (12 episodes) can't possible compete with 'Hikaru no Go', which has about 75 episodes plus a bonus movie. That's why 'Hikaru no Go' is one of a kind, a masterpiece!
I remember this from years ago around when it was still relatively new. like 2005 ish. I keep coming back to this story like you. What hit me the most recent time(about 1-2 months ago) was how good the OST was. the intro/outro music and the scores that play throughout. so well done. They left it at a good end too if you consider where the manga closed with the sai cliffhanger at the very end. So well done. Its the characters 100%; without even understanding the game itself you get invested in the storyline. hope this leads to future generations discovering this. This series helped me realize i like story and characters more than just fighting and action. The other anime/manga i keep re-watching is Hunter x Hunter. Action and a story with character development. CHEERS😁
Me when I first heard about HnG: "a story about an 11-y old haunted by an androgynous ghost and playing go? Lol, I don't even know what go is, it sounds so lame!" Me after watching HnG: "OMG, it was soooo cool! I want to learn how to play go! I want a ghost like Sai by my side! 😍"
I loved this anime/manga! The pic you used on the thumbnail is one I made when I used to make wallpapers on minitokyo! Made my day seeing it's being used :)
This was the first anime I ever watched from start to finish, and I’m probably gonna read the manga now. I just finished rewatching for a second and I’m glad to know other people love it as much as I do and even more!
Umm although not a sequel, I am not sure if you have heard of the Chinese drama that was released a few years back. It is amazing in my opinion! And I came to this video because I became interested in the anime after watching the drama! Interesting Easter egg about the anime appears near the end of the drama too (, which somewhat connects the world with the world of the manga/anime. Haha)! Lots of emotions. 😂😂
I love Hikaru No Go, it was the first manga I ever read, and it was extraordinary. My only regrets are the ending (why does it have to end...) and the fact that we don't see Akari too much after he become an insei. I would have loved 1 or 2 pages where hikaru and tsutsui talk after the hokuto cup...
I would have never found this show if it wasn’t for Toonami either but ever since then I’ve probably watched this show probably about 4-5 times and read the manga at least a few times as well. Every story arc, every game, every new challenge still captures my attention every single time. Much better than I can say for many other series which are more popular - it’s very rare that I won’t skip an arc here or there or start a rewatch from a particular arc.
I literally hated, that Sai had to die. Also I would love to see last manga arc (Hokuto Cup) animated. Anyway, on nyaa si there are still torrents available. Though I have still original fansubs as well.
I watched first 8 eps of new Chinese live action version. It is good. Then I switched to Hakuro anime--it is great! Shows a good story can make middling animation well worth the journey
I'm about be 20 and I read this in middle school, this series was one of my favorites, and I read the manga and have watched through the anime twice this series got me into go and I love this series and the game to this day.
I have a Go board finally! My sister got it for me this Christmas. I was so happy I cried! I've wanted one since I was in 6 and watched Hikaru no Go. I'm 21 now, it took 15 years!!! 15!!!
I started this anime with the mindset that it will be fun like bakuman,never expected to even cry for a character like i did here....very nice anime though that surpased many of my expectations
the reason the show ended the way it did, is because korea found out about the show and didnt allow japan to have an anime where they beat korea since korea is stronger and their insecurities made them change the anime and end it through legal action or something
I found out bout the manga in high school and started watching the anime later on. I'm currently watching it now while also watching Bakuman and rewatching Death Note!! I love Hikaru no Go!!
I read all the manga, and watched all the anime, and I've loved it so much. It's always gonna be my favorite anime and manga ever... I can't tell you how many times I've gone through the series.
i watched the first 30 or so episodes a while back, but then stopped for some reason even though i thought it was pretty good. i'll have to pick the series up again!
I read/watched it from my library, and wow, you also flashed me back to the prince of 🎾 🥺 I never finished that one lol, but I remember it was fun. Hikaru no go was a family favorite to the point my brother wanted to pick up playing Go ☺️
This manga/anime is SO good I always forget how good it is until I reread/rewatch it and then I'm completely amazed again. (And yes, I also got a goban after watching it the first time at 13 ahaha). Edit: I watched the rest of the video and omg!! I'm so happy there are people besides me who appreciate the way Takeshi's art changed over the course of the manga. That has always completely blown my mind, it's perfect.
Btw anime that noone talk about because it diffrent in animation style from most is march come the lion i recomende you to watch it its about a boy playing shogi but the point its about its life and the change he go trough from the beggining to the end of the show
Bless you for making this video man!! I'm just about finished watching the series and am planning on making a first impressions video with a direction to this video if anyone wants to know more, learn the facts about the series. :D I only ever read the first few chapters of the manga so I was delighted to find this series on Hulu and started binge watching it on December 18.
The last few episodes also seem to document the surprising end of centuries of Japanese domination of the game as it moves to Korea and China. They started playing on the internet, and in real life the true ghost in the board turns out to be AI.
I personally consider Hikaru no Go one of my favourite Anime ever. And for me, it is definitely not nostalgia. I discovered it maybe 2 or 3 years ago and it would have been around age 25. Maybe I'm not doing some of the newer shows justice, since I can tell they are objectively better. But Hikaru no Go... I don't know. I just enjoy it so much and have already watched it like 5 times. (Though, I tend to skip a number of episodes near the end. Both the China arc and the... "searching" part, if you know what I mean)
@@TheAnimeDude I did watch them on my first watch. The Chinese arc is probably pretty good, but where it is placed just feels very unfortunate to me. It's a bit of a side story and it happens at the same time as the much more interesting main story. I want to know what's happening with that, goddamnit! Maybe I should watch those bits in isolation. I'd probably enjoy it a lot more. As for the searching bit... I do watch parts of it - mostly the games. The other parts... just make me too sad.
@@usernametentwo I hope it's not too bad of a spoiler but yeah, eventually Sai is no longer in the story. That was the end for me. I couldn't go on in the show or manga after that.
This is one of my all time favourite anime/manga, felt really sad when it ended. Felt event sadder when I found out the show ended because a korean player threatend with legal actions, I think it was because of the likeness to him of one of the characters who lost against hikaru in the show.
Hikaru no Go teaches about the cultivation and appreciation of genius. The game of Go is a genius which recognizes others geniuses who may learn it. Great writing and art.
The rules is more complex than chess. The premises are simple. But the execution takes a lot of calculation and computing power. There's a reason the first chess AI is developed 10 years earlier than the first Go AI. With chess if you remembered all the rule. You can mostly play without making illegal move. Albeit very basically. In go... Even if you have remembered and understood all the rules. You'll probably be making illegal move or stop to consider if a spot is good to put your pieces in or not pretty often for the first 20-30 games you play.
Feel like they’re very very different, but may be something to this recommendation, since Monster is one of my favorite anime + one of my top 5 manga all time, haha. Love Hikaru no Go too of course, but while I give the Hikaru no Go manga a 9/10 on how much I personally love it, Monster is one of my very few 10/10s. 💯 (& I’m a pretty harsh critic, my Anilist average score for manga is like a 5/10, haha.)
This show is also an AMAZING gay love story despite the fact that it's all just subtext. Hikaru and Akira very quickly develop some strong romantic tension as they grow older and by the end of the series they are very much a couple.
Damn, where was my ghost to help me with my history classes in school? Great video again! I love your “why you should watch” videos. ☺️
Love this Anime it's extremely well written and it also made me discover Go, the greatest game of all times. Started playing it 14 years ago and now I am a 3 dan. Guys try this game it's amazing once you start grabbing the complexity of it.
Hey, that’s awesome my guy! Congrats on advancing so far! It really is great a great game!
14 years to 3 dan does sound about right :-D. Took me 3 years to get to 4 kyu
Living the dream
Wow nice man. I'm in California so when I tried learning I couldn't play with people and got lost haha. Congrats
And made by the writer of deathnote
I also recommend this anime. It changed my life...literally!!! Now I’m a full time Go instructor and have traveled the world because of this game. This anime introduced me to it~
That’s incredible Shawn! Congrats! Crazy to think that watching Hikaru no Go changed the course of your life to such an insane extent! 💯
As a go instructor what is a good way to start for a beginner
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This anime is perfect. Period. It has everything. An amazing soundtrack, Scenes that will leave you on the end of your seat, scenes that will make you extremely emotional. The character development of Hikaru is crazy. It's like you grow up along side him.
This is still one of my favorite animes and mangas also. Got me heavily into the game for several years though I somehow found the game first and then realized I had seen the game in shonen jump. I still play occasionally, but mostly just watch because the game to this day makes me feel super grounded and better about everything.
This is one of the few anime I always come back to every once in a while, I've lost count how many times I just re-watched some of the clips or eps
You're totally right. The most amazing thing about Hikaru No Go is that unlike other spokon where the main character starts passionate since the beginning about his sport, in Hikaru no Go we can appreciate how Hikaru's interest in Go grows through the series, how he becames one with Go, and how he is devastated when the one who introduced him in Go isn't there anyomere to play with him. Thanks for talking about this masterpiece.
I didn't think no one else heard of this. This makes me happy 😄
yes this is my second favorite anime behind hxh, the nostalgia for it man. I've always said it has one of the most satisfying progressions of the mc I have ever seen.
Wow, I just remembered this series as I watched it when I was like 15 or so and how it was genuinely one of my favs, but it stopped airing which made me depressed for a while that I wouldn't see a proper end to the series.😢so I was thinking of searching again.
I first watched this when I was still in high school...I am now a high school teacher and you brought it back for me. You rock, dude. “You should watch” videos are your zone.
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Ironic sense I'm in high school right now and finished just sad that it ended.
I literally just wanted to watch Hikaru and Akira be rivals for their entire careers. 😩😩😩
But same tho
I just finished the manga and it's honestly become an instant favourite, definitely a top ten shonen series. I was surprised that I couldn't find any review videos on the series except for yours! So thanks for this man
I've played Go for years and went to many competitions. I love the game, and I love anime. I just discovered this anime today, so I'm super excited to start it!
I remember picking up the manga back in 2010 back in middle school when my brother would bring the library books home. It was my first manga and I had trouble reading right to left at the start but I was hooked. I loved the banter between Sai and Hikaru and how he grew a passion towards playing Go. I couldn’t believe I was so invested in a manga about a board game lol. I remember going to the local bookstore when I heard the last few volumes were published in North America (2011?) and I hid from the employees while I read the books in between the shelves, so that I wouldn’t get kicked out. Then I found out there was an anime and I think I watched it back when people could upload subbed episodes on TH-cam without being taken down. Let me tell you it was even more of a tearjerker watching the anime and I was snot-faced crying during the climax of the story. I didn’t care much for anime before Hikaru No Go - I’d just passively watch Dragon Ball Z and Naruto with my brother, but after that show it gave me a newfound appreciation for anime.
I have such fond memories of renting this dvd from the local library as a kid and LOVING it
I remember watching this series way back in middle school in early 2000, Hikaru no Go is one of those unique series where you can feel the growth of the characters, not just physically but also mentally.
I still want more :( Im so sad it ended and when it waS over I went to the manga for more but it still left a hole. I need EVEN MORE.
If you’re into fanfic, I recommend Paper Cranes on AO3! Best continuation fic on the site imo
I feel that way too and I just finished both but when I think about it the ending was perfection. One of the few anime that ended at the right point. You can just imagine Hikaru's rematch with Su-Yeong Hong (I think that's how it's pronounced, Hikaru telling Akira about Sai in the future after finally catching up to him and defeating him in an official game, etc. It would've honestly gotten boring if it kept continuing to show that. What kind of characters would they have to introduce to support Hikaru's growth and what other thing could they have introduced after the Hokuto Cup to keep to interesting? It would be easier to make mistakes while writing and would've spoiled the masterpiece. Many animes and manga go downhill because they continue for way too long. The series served it's purpose and passed the message it wanted to give successfully proving to be influential in the lives of everyone who watched it.
I still love this manga.. then and now.. you're right! It really is complex and the characters make this story... I still love that rivalry you just feel it. One of my favorite scenes is when orchi is told and shown the game by Akira... and the look of shock upon the realization... just awesome.
I found this anime through the manga. It was at my local library and fell in love with it I never finished it but since the lockdown happened I started watching anime I never finished and this one really hit me in the nostalgic bone.
Gosh I loved this manga and I'm loving the anime now.
It really wants me to pick up the game. I could never find a go board back then. Amazing didn't really have things other than books at the time.
Whoa, after searching hikaru no go I now get recommended this.
I've been reading the manga of hikaru no go because I've found it in my school, I think it's great.
I feel like I want to tear up 🥲 I remember watching this and loving the anime so much that I even drew Akira and Hikaru on my ipad HAHA I think I was in JHS that time, and now I'm a sophomore 😭💞
I can't believe people consider the anime trash:/ just because of the ending and the dated animation 😭. It followed the manga honestly pretty well and it was really fun seeing the scenes play out longer than the panels and i really appreciated it- I could be biased myself. The OP and EDs were too good to boot. Even moreso, I really loved the performance of the Japanese seiyuus bringing the characters to life. Sanae, Tomoko, Chiba, and Keiji were my absolute faves in capturing their personalities. I just really liked the pacing. And the way they integrated the gameplay with legitimate Go plays and having Yukari Sensei made a simpleton like me learn the game. I bought the GBA games just for the hell of it. I agree so much with the subtle changes of Obata's art, the way Akira and Hikaru grew up so realistically- something about his art pre-Death Note and Bakuman was so charming.
“It ended and that’s a big no no.” Something that all One Piece fans will say in the future.
The day that One Piece ends will be a sad day indeed. 😭
My fav anime of all time, thanks for making this
I just found this video, but honestly, I watched this series multiple times it's good. Well worth watching, it made me tear up every time I watched it through.
Finally someone on youtube that appreciates this show as much as I do
This anime has a special place in my heart and I am still sad that Sai is gone :(
I watched this series when it first came out, I'm that old. Changed my life.
I’m so happy there’s a video like this. One of my all time favorite anime. All anime fans need to know about Hikaru no Go! Thank you!
I have watched 3 time but still not getting bored ever green anime
I have nothing to say other than thank you for making this. I’ve been really trying to convince people to watch this gem but no one trusts my taste in anime 😂😭
I convinced my little sister to watch it and man if you can see how much she loves it. Last month I finally got a friend to watch it as well and she thanked me for it, she’s absolutely in love with the anime & I know I got someone to join us into this rewatching the anime for billions of times and still having the same feels as we got watching it for the first time and even more, and i know she’ll want a continuation just like us all even though we know this show will NEVER continue.
I'm currently reading the manga; I had read about a volume's worth back when it was being published in the U.S. Shonen Jump releases in like 2003-2004 but never followed through with it at the time as my parents stopped buying those for me shortly after (I was 10 back then). Anyways I'm in volume 8 and really enjoying the story development taking place..
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I'm an older anime fan as well, but your experience and my experience are perfectly mirrored. It's still by far my favorite anime, and I as well began to play it somewhat poorly for a decent while after watching it. Also, yes, it is the best rivalry of any series/movie I've ever watched, it really was the characters that are so well put together in this show. Also, you're right about the end, I never wanted it to end. I got many people to watch this series, and all of them loved it, and I remember one of them saying to me he was "really hesitant to start it because it was 75 episodes long, but once he started, 75 episodes was nowhere near long enough."
This should you watch series continues to introduce me to things I didn't know I needed on my watch list. Please keep doing them
I still don't know Go (other than the basics) but i have rewatched this series 4 times now. I love it that much. It is such a beautiful growing up story!
I added it to my list and am planning to watch it pretty soon. Great video man
This is my favorite anime/manga of all time. I wished if there were more reactors reacting to this anime.
I picked up this manga when i was in 6th grade and i got hooked up. I actually took the time to learn the game and understand more stuff about it. After learning the game, i went to rewatch the anime and now i look at this anime differently. It used to look like stones getting placed on the board. Now its more clear to me. One specific episode when Mitani loses to that man who was left handed at the go salon and Shindou (Sai) plays him, i finally understand how Sai completely destroyed him.
I was just thinking about this. I wondered if it was well done, or if the game was set-up like boxing, or really any fighting is in movies. Rather weak in reality. Glad to hear they backed this show up even further by going the distance. I await the day I can rewatch it and understand it fully.
If I were to make a sequel to No Go. I would have Sai come back helping a child and plays Hikaru. And the Divine moves was archived when Sai beats his student Hikaru in a perfect game.
I too consider this anime one of the greatest of all time. The artwork, the music and pacing... everything was great imo. Many scenes, dialogues and vibes were so realistic, they could have taken place in real life, and combined with the well executed pacing, this anime literally made me feel like I lived in Japan for a while. There aren't many anime today that give off those same vibes, the shorter animes (12 episodes) can't possible compete with 'Hikaru no Go', which has about 75 episodes plus a bonus movie. That's why 'Hikaru no Go' is one of a kind, a masterpiece!
I’m a big fan of this anime and change my life for the better.
I remember this from years ago around when it was still relatively new. like 2005 ish. I keep coming back to this story like you. What hit me the most recent time(about 1-2 months ago) was how good the OST was. the intro/outro music and the scores that play throughout. so well done. They left it at a good end too if you consider where the manga closed with the sai cliffhanger at the very end. So well done. Its the characters 100%; without even understanding the game itself you get invested in the storyline. hope this leads to future generations discovering this. This series helped me realize i like story and characters more than just fighting and action. The other anime/manga i keep re-watching is Hunter x Hunter. Action and a story with character development. CHEERS😁
Me when I first heard about HnG: "a story about an 11-y old haunted by an androgynous ghost and playing go? Lol, I don't even know what go is, it sounds so lame!"
Me after watching HnG: "OMG, it was soooo cool! I want to learn how to play go! I want a ghost like Sai by my side! 😍"
I loved this anime/manga! The pic you used on the thumbnail is one I made when I used to make wallpapers on minitokyo! Made my day seeing it's being used :)
This was the first anime I ever watched from start to finish, and I’m probably gonna read the manga now. I just finished rewatching for a second and I’m glad to know other people love it as much as I do and even more!
Umm although not a sequel, I am not sure if you have heard of the Chinese drama that was released a few years back. It is amazing in my opinion! And I came to this video because I became interested in the anime after watching the drama! Interesting Easter egg about the anime appears near the end of the drama too (, which somewhat connects the world with the world of the manga/anime. Haha)! Lots of emotions. 😂😂
I love Hikaru No Go, it was the first manga I ever read, and it was extraordinary.
My only regrets are the ending (why does it have to end...) and the fact that we don't see Akari too much after he become an insei. I would have loved 1 or 2 pages where hikaru and tsutsui talk after the hokuto cup...
I would have never found this show if it wasn’t for Toonami either but ever since then I’ve probably watched this show probably about 4-5 times and read the manga at least a few times as well.
Every story arc, every game, every new challenge still captures my attention every single time. Much better than I can say for many other series which are more popular - it’s very rare that I won’t skip an arc here or there or start a rewatch from a particular arc.
Whew! dude so glad someone talking about this so underrated show
Totally one of my top10 of all times
It was a total shock for me..
+1 New Sub here
I literally hated, that Sai had to die. Also I would love to see last manga arc (Hokuto Cup) animated. Anyway, on nyaa si there are still torrents available. Though I have still original fansubs as well.
I watched first 8 eps of new Chinese live action version. It is good.
Then I switched to Hakuro anime--it is great!
Shows a good story can make middling animation well worth the journey
This is one of my favorite series of all time, this was the anime that got me into anime. I just wish the creator wasn't rushed to end it.
The anime is definetely great, and the music is one of the best of it's kind as well! 👌🏼
Gotta put this on my list of backlogs as I attempt to read all of Shonen Jump.
It likely would have slipped under my radar.
Thanks for the video.
I'm about be 20 and I read this in middle school, this series was one of my favorites, and I read the manga and have watched through the anime twice this series got me into go and I love this series and the game to this day.
I have a Go board finally! My sister got it for me this Christmas. I was so happy I cried! I've wanted one since I was in 6 and watched Hikaru no Go. I'm 21 now, it took 15 years!!! 15!!!
Congrats!!! That’s awesome you got one!!!
when a "sports" manga/anime makes you cry like a baby... good shit :']
my favorite series... nice video man
The live action version in Chinese is really great as well, really did the series justice
I started this anime with the mindset that it will be fun like bakuman,never expected to even cry for a character like i did here....very nice anime though that surpased many of my expectations
all time favorite for real
the reason the show ended the way it did, is because korea found out about the show and didnt allow japan to have an anime where they beat korea since korea is stronger and their insecurities made them change the anime and end it through legal action or something
I really really miss this show
I found out bout the manga in high school and started watching the anime later on. I'm currently watching it now while also watching Bakuman and rewatching Death Note!! I love Hikaru no Go!!
Go seems like such an interesting board game. I loved the video, keep up the good work 🙌
sai is definitely my favourite character and my 2nd favourite is akira lol
that one arc in beginning made sai my favourite lol
YOU UPLOADED THIS ON MY BDAY AND I LOVE THIS SHOOOOOW!!! That is all
I read all the manga, and watched all the anime, and I've loved it so much.
It's always gonna be my favorite anime and manga ever... I can't tell you how many times I've gone through the series.
i watched the first 30 or so episodes a while back, but then stopped for some reason even though i thought it was pretty good. i'll have to pick the series up again!
I feel you, I do that all the time with shows when life gets busy. 😅😂 If you pick it up again then lemme know whatchu think! 😁😊
Nice job definitely checking it out
I read/watched it from my library, and wow, you also flashed me back to the prince of 🎾 🥺 I never finished that one lol, but I remember it was fun.
Hikaru no go was a family favorite to the point my brother wanted to pick up playing Go ☺️
This manga/anime is SO good I always forget how good it is until I reread/rewatch it and then I'm completely amazed again. (And yes, I also got a goban after watching it the first time at 13 ahaha).
Edit: I watched the rest of the video and omg!! I'm so happy there are people besides me who appreciate the way Takeshi's art changed over the course of the manga. That has always completely blown my mind, it's perfect.
Watched this religously on Toonami Jetstream during 7th grade. Begged my parents for a Go board that Christmas.
SAME THO
Btw anime that noone talk about because it diffrent in animation style from most is march come the lion i recomende you to watch it its about a boy playing shogi but the point its about its life and the change he go trough from the beggining to the end of the show
You convinced me! I’m gonna give the manga a read
Bet! Let me know how you end up liking it! 😁😊
I’ve been rewatching the dub on crunchyroll. Makes me super nostalgic for Toonami Jetstream. It’s fantastic! I’m enjoying it even more as an adult.
Oh hey! A video on one of my 3 top favorite anime!
There's a live action c drama
Bless you for making this video man!! I'm just about finished watching the series and am planning on making a first impressions video with a direction to this video if anyone wants to know more, learn the facts about the series. :D I only ever read the first few chapters of the manga so I was delighted to find this series on Hulu and started binge watching it on December 18.
The last few episodes also seem to document the surprising end of centuries of Japanese domination of the game as it moves to Korea and China. They started playing on the internet, and in real life the true ghost in the board turns out to be AI.
This show got me playing Go back in middle school. That was a solid 10 years ago and a passing mention of Hikaru sent me on a nostalgia trip
Right? 😭
This is one of my favorite animes
Same!
I personally consider Hikaru no Go one of my favourite Anime ever. And for me, it is definitely not nostalgia. I discovered it maybe 2 or 3 years ago and it would have been around age 25.
Maybe I'm not doing some of the newer shows justice, since I can tell they are objectively better. But Hikaru no Go... I don't know. I just enjoy it so much and have already watched it like 5 times. (Though, I tend to skip a number of episodes near the end. Both the China arc and the... "searching" part, if you know what I mean)
Those are great parts you’re skipping - but I’m really glad you enjoyed the show as much as you did! 😁 Such a great series!
@@TheAnimeDude I did watch them on my first watch.
The Chinese arc is probably pretty good, but where it is placed just feels very unfortunate to me. It's a bit of a side story and it happens at the same time as the much more interesting main story. I want to know what's happening with that, goddamnit!
Maybe I should watch those bits in isolation. I'd probably enjoy it a lot more.
As for the searching bit... I do watch parts of it - mostly the games. The other parts... just make me too sad.
I Brazilian without understanding anything, but still watching ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Legend
Hikaru No Go Chinese Live Action Series. Get into it!!! It's ... It's ... amazingly good.
Stop advertising copy drama.
Heian period is only Japan.
btw, is Chinese drama people pay to the author YUMI HOTTA?
You got me to watch the anime and loving it so far
I watch it 5 time and I love it
Thanks for great content!
What editing software did you use in this video?
I have Vegas Pro 19
Actually, the biggest NO-NO for me was when the show got rid of Sai. I didn't bother to watch any more episodes after he left.
wait WUT
@@usernametentwo I hope it's not too bad of a spoiler but yeah, eventually Sai is no longer in the story. That was the end for me. I couldn't go on in the show or manga after that.
It’s one of my favorite manga and anime series. I read the manga from my middle school library it was awesome.
I never thought anyone would notice this underrated anime-
This is one of my all time favourite anime/manga, felt really sad when it ended. Felt event sadder when I found out the show ended because a korean player threatend with legal actions, I think it was because of the likeness to him of one of the characters who lost against hikaru in the show.
Hikaru no Go teaches about the cultivation and appreciation of genius. The game of Go is a genius which recognizes others geniuses who may learn it. Great writing and art.
Omg love ur videos💕 and ur voice💖
Thanks you!
The rules is more complex than chess. The premises are simple.
But the execution takes a lot of calculation and computing power.
There's a reason the first chess AI is developed 10 years earlier than the first Go AI.
With chess if you remembered all the rule. You can mostly play without making illegal move. Albeit very basically.
In go... Even if you have remembered and understood all the rules. You'll probably be making illegal move or stop to consider if a spot is good to put your pieces in or not pretty often for the first 20-30 games you play.
Hikaru no Go is a Journey to manhood
I recommend Monster, it’s very realistic like Hikaru No Go, but it takes place in Germany
Feel like they’re very very different, but may be something to this recommendation, since Monster is one of my favorite anime + one of my top 5 manga all time, haha. Love Hikaru no Go too of course, but while I give the Hikaru no Go manga a 9/10 on how much I personally love it, Monster is one of my very few 10/10s. 💯 (& I’m a pretty harsh critic, my Anilist average score for manga is like a 5/10, haha.)
@@TheAnimeDude I love the German Atmosphere to Monster….. it makes me want to go there, plus the characters are amazing….. Lunge being my favorite
Nice!
This show is also an AMAZING gay love story despite the fact that it's all just subtext. Hikaru and Akira very quickly develop some strong romantic tension as they grow older and by the end of the series they are very much a couple.
That one chase episode reminded me of the chase for the mafia boss Diavolo / Doppio in JOJO part 5
Damn I used to not be able to wait to get home from Middle School to get on toonami go