Name: Hikaru No Go, Vol. 18
ISBN: 9781421528236

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Beyond the Main Game

Six character-focused detours give this go-centered manga a welcome change of pace.

Come here for

Fresh angles on Akira Toya, Sai, and four other familiar characters
A final tale that brings Hikaru back to the board

Expect

Six side stories before Hikaru takes center stage again
Go, character moments, and an antique-vase dispute

Book Details

Authors: Yumi Hotta
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Published: February 2, 2010
Format: Paperback
Theme: General Manga · Sports Manga
Reading lane: General Manga

Affinity

Publisher Categories

Fantasy Comics
General Manga
Sports Manga

About This Book

After stumbling across a haunted go board, Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player named Fujiwara-no-Sai has taken up residence in his consciousness. Sai awakens in Hikaru an untapped genius for the game, and soon the schoolboy is chasing his own dream--defeating the famed go prodigy Akira Toya! The main storyline takes a holiday, making way for six tales that offer fresh insight into the characters and lives of Akira Toya, Tetsuo Kaga, Asumi Nase, Yuki Mi...

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After stumbling across a haunted go board, Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player named Fujiwara-no-Sai has taken up residence in his consciousness. Sai awakens in Hikaru an untapped genius for the game, and soon the schoolboy is chasing his own dream--defeating the famed go prodigy Akira Toya! The main storyline takes a holiday, making way for six tales that offer fresh insight into the characters and lives of Akira Toya, Tetsuo Kaga, Asumi Nase, Yuki Mitani, Atsushi Kurata and Fujiwara-no-Sai. Hikaru Shindo figures in some of these and takes center stage in the final tale when he challenges a crooked antique shop owner to a game of go in an attempt to restore an heirloom vase to its rightful owner.