You won't be disappointed with the further adventures of this dynamic Go duo! Tetsuo, a Shogi punk who has a beef of his own with Akira, harasses poor Hikaru at first - then later puts him on his own Go team! Meanwhile, Akira, looking for a rematch with Hikaru, is surprised to find Hikaru playing with a third-rate Go club. Principals, teachers and Go tournament kids alike are all wondering who this unruly bronco of a Go player is. Who are we kidding? Hikaru: sure and steady.? Yeah, right! In between all the shenanigans Hikaru gets himself into during school and after, and dealing with Sai's unhappy sobs when Hikaru tries to run away from playing Go, his fame is growing. With sure and steady moves, Sai and Hikaru are making a name for Hikaru Shindo as the one who might possibly beat the venerable Akira Toya.

Game 16: 'Conspiracy on a Rainy Day' ( 雨の中の謀議, Ame no Naka no Bōgi ).

Game 14: 'Better Than The Best' ( 上には上, Ue ni wa Ue).

Game 13: 'I'm Not Going to Play You' ( おまえとは打たない, Omae to wa Utanai ).

Game 11: 'An Inkling of an Awakening' ( 覚醒の予感, Kakusei no Yokan).

Game 9: 'First, Second, and Third' ( 大将・副将・三将, Taishō Fukushō Sanshō).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? Begin your journey with Hikaru and Sai in this first volume of Hikaru no Go. 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 board 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 things get really interesting. Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal boy with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics.

Game 7: 'Three Problems of Life and Death' ( 詰碁三題, Tsumego Sandai ).

Game 6: 'A Decisive Blow' ( 一刀両断, Ittō Ryōdan).

Game 5: 'Akira Bares His Fangs' ( 牙を剝くアキラ, Kiba o Muku Akira).

Game 4: 'Inexcusable' ( 許せない暴言, Yurusenai Bōgen).

Game 3: 'Matters of Life and Death' ( 死活の急所, Shikatsu no Kyūsho).

Game 2: 'From a Level Beyond' ( はるかな高み, Haruka na Takami ).

Game 1: 'Descent of the Go Master' ( 棋聖降臨, Kisei Kōrin).

Descent of the Go Master ( 棋聖降臨, Kisei Kōrin)

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