Hikaru No Go is a coming of age story based on the manga of the same title which is in turn based on on the board game Go. The same basic storyline is followed by the manga and anime, with a few small changes between the versions. While exploring his grandfather's shed, Hikaru stumbles across a Go board haunted by the spirit of Fujiwara-no-Sai, a fictional Go player from the Heian era. Sai wishes to play Go again, having not been able to since the late Edo period, when his ghost appeared to Honinbō Shūsaku, an actual Go player of that period. Sai's greatest desire is to attain the Kami-no-Itte – "Divine Move", or the "Hand of God" – a perfect game. Because Hikaru is apparently the only person who can perceive him, Sai inhabits a part of Hikaru's mind as a separate personality, coexisting, although not always comfortably, with the child.
Written by dduongtf3150 on October 26, 2010 at 12:52 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
Though this anime may be fairly old, I still would recommend you to watch it. The whole series is around the old Japenese game played when emperors existed: Go.
Hikaru Shindou is possesed by this old Go obsessed ghost who was once a pro. He/ She (Dunno which) instructs Hikaru how and where to move the peices. As they play more and more, Hikaru became more and more interested. But sai feels that the time for him/her to stay is drawing to an end. How long can they stay on?
Hikaru no go is really worth watching and before you know it, you'll love Go too.