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GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal kid with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. His life completely changes when he finds an old bloodstained go board in his grandfather's attic.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
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At a glance
Time to watch it all
29 h
75 episodes, about 23 min each
An episode a night: about 2 months.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
First aired
2001
October 10, 2001
Ended 2003
Genres
AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
- TV-GUnited States
Yes: it's rated TV-G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchThought-Provoking26 people
Tomoko KawakamiHikaru Shindō (voice)75 episodes
Susumu ChibaFujiwara no Sai (voice)75 episodes
Sanae KobayashiAkira Toya (voice)75 episodes
Yumi KakazuAkari Fujisaki (voice)75 episodes
Makoto TsumuraKimihiro Tsutsui (voice)75 episodes
Kentaro ItoTetsuo Kaga (voice)75 episodes
Yuu AsakawaYuki Mitani (voice)75 episodes
Mayumi AsanoOkumura (voice)75 episodes
Takahiro SakuraiKaoru Kishimoto (voice)75 episodes
Reiko TakagiYoshitaka Waya (voice)75 episodes
Kenichi SuzumuraIsumi Shinichirou (voice)75 episodes
Yoko MatsuokaKosuke Ochi (voice)75 episodes
Atsuko EnomotoAsumi Nase (voice)75 episodes
Wasabi MizutaYuuta Fukui (voice)75 episodes
Eizo TsudaKouyou Touya (voice)75 episodes
Keiji FujiwaraSeiji Ogata (voice)75 episodes
Rokuro NayaHoninbo Kuwabara (voice)75 episodes
Eriko FujimakiShi Zhao (voice)75 episodes
Satsuki YukinoIchikawa-san (voice)75 episodes
Eriko KawasakiMitani's Sister (voice)75 episodes
Shouto Kashii2 episodes
Akeno Watanabe2 episodes
Chiaki Takahashi1 episode
Mitsuaki Hoshino1 episode
Directing · 19
- Tetsuya Endo Director, Storyboard Artist
- Shin'ichi Masaki Director, Storyboard Artist
- Katsuyoshi Yatabe Director, Storyboard Artist
- Hideki Tonokatsu Director, Storyboard Artist
- Setsuo Takase Director, Storyboard Artist
- Harume Kosaka Director, Storyboard Artist
Writing · 3
- Shikichi Ohashi Writer
- Atsuhiro Tomioka Writer
- Michiko Yokote Writer
Production · 1
- Taihei Yamanishi Producer
Art · 10
- Susumu Nishizawa Storyboard Artist, Director
- Jun Kamiya Storyboard Artist, Director
- Toshiya Niidome Storyboard Artist, Director
- Tomokazu Tokoro Storyboard Artist
- Ben Shimazu Storyboard Artist
- Minoru Ohara Storyboard Artist
Other crew · 156
- Takeshi Obata Comic Book
- Yumi Hotta Comic Book
- Dream Theme Song Performance
- Kinuko Izumi Key Animation, Animation Director
- Eitaro Abe Key Animation
- Yoshinori Tokiya Animation Director, Key Animation
Tropes
Hikaru no Go episodes
3 seasons · 75 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Eien no raibaru, 8.0
- S1 E2 Minukareta kyûsho!!, 7.0
- S1 E3 Kiba wo muku akira, 7.7
- S1 E4 Shôgi bu no kaga, 7.0
- S1 E5 Kakusei no yokan, 7.3
- S1 E6 Utsukushii ikkyoku, 7.7
- S1 E7 Omae to wa utanai, 7.1
- S1 E8 Ame no naka no sakuryaku, 6.9
- S1 E9 Me zawari na yatsu!!, 7.1
- S1 E10 San nin me no menbâ, 7.2
- S1 E11 Motto mo hikyô na kôi, 7.8
- S1 E12 Sanshou wa dareda, 7.1
- S1 E13 Sore zore no ketsui, 7.4
- S1 E14 Sando me no taikyoku, 7.6
- S1 E15 Netto ni hisomu kishi, 7.3
- S1 E16 Sai wa dareda, 7.6
- S1 E17 Tsuioku no ikkyoku, 7.9
- S1 E18 Akira tai sai, 8.6
- S1 E19 Hikaru no jitsuryoku, 7.8
- S1 E20 Puro he no michi, 7.5
- S1 E21 Hase chû igo bu, 7.4
- S1 E22 Insei shiken, 7.4
- S1 E23 Yûgen no ma, 7.1
- S1 E24 Ôza vs Akira, 7.7
- S1 E25 Tsuki tsuke rareta satame no ha, 7.3
- S1 E26 Hikaru saidai no kabe, 7.2
- S1 E27 Tokidoki modoritai basho, 7.0
- S1 E28 Waka shishi sen, 7.8
- S1 E29 Kuwabara honin bô, 7.1
- S1 E30 Ogata vs honin bô, 7.5
- S2 E1 Puro shiken kaishi, 7.1
- S2 E2 Yosen saishûbi, 7.2
- S2 E3 Chîmu kessei!, 7.7
- S2 E4 Katte wa naranai, 7.5
- S2 E5 Shôbi ha hitori, 7.4
- S2 E6 Ore no na ha, 8.2
- S2 E7 Honsen kaishi, 7.6
- S2 E8 Chôsensha tachi, 7.5
- S2 E9 Ma no isshun, 7.8
- S2 E10 Shiroboshi no yukue, 7.7
- S2 E11 San shû de ha osoi!, 7.5
- S2 E12 Hitori me no gôkakusha, 7.8
- S2 E13 Hikaru vs yazuya, 7.8
- S2 E14 Kishi kaisei, 7.6
- S2 E15 Hikaru vs ochi, 8.0
- S2 E16 Puro shiken saishûbi, 7.8
- S2 E17 Puro no sekai he, 7.8
- S2 E18 Satame vs meijin, 7.8
- S2 E19 Sutemi no ikkyoku, 8.2
- S2 E20 Fujiwara satame?, 6.3
- S2 E21 Kurada rokudan, 7.8
- S2 E22 Hikaru vs akira, 7.3
- S2 E23 Sai no kokuhaku, 8.1
- S2 E24 Takaburu kokoro, 7.2
- S2 E25 Sai vs Toya Koyo, 8.7
- S2 E26 Sennen no kotae, 8.6
- S2 E27 Sai to utasero, 7.6
- S2 E28 Isshokugo, 7.6
- S2 E29 Tôya kôyô intai!, 8.1
- S2 E30 Sayonara hikaru, 8.0
- S3 E1 Satame ga kieta?, 7.1
- S3 E2 Hiroshima saikyô kishi, 7.4
- S3 E3 Mô utanai, 6.9
- S3 E4 Keichô no kaki, 6.3
- S3 E5 Ikaku no go, 6.6
- S3 E6 Unmei no deai, 6.8
- S3 E7 Tamesareru ikaku, 7.0
- S3 E8 Fusenpai, 6.8
- S3 E9 Kessen no hômonsha, 7.3
- S3 E10 Satame ga ita..., 7.9
- S3 E11 Fukki sen, 7.4
- S3 E12 Hashiri dashita futari, 7.1
- S3 E13 Shintô tai tôya, 7.5
- S3 E14 Kimi no naka ni iru, 7.8
- S3 E15 Natsukashii egao, 8.1
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