Hikaru no Go

Season 2 Episode 1: 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 top 8 of the Insei program. Hikaru is intimidated by Tsubaki, a really loud and brash guy, who turns out to be his first opponent. Tsubaki plays mind games with Hikaru and won the match. For Hikaru, the loss highlighted his inexperience with playing with adults since starting go and it represents a hurdle he has to overcome to reach his goal.

Genre:

Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Seasons:

3

Episodes:

75

Actor:

Tomoko Kawakami, Susumu Chiba, Sanae Kobayashi

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

2001

IMDb:

7.6