Hikaru no Go
Seen it?2001 | 3 seasons | 23 min | Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 29 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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. The ghost of an ancient go master named Fujiwara-no-Sai was trapped in the board and soon becomes a part of Hikaru's consciousness. Together Hikaru and Sai make an unstoppable go-playing team!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 80K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12001 · 30 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday- Season 22002 · 30 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 32002 · 15 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
- Tomoko KawakamiHikaru Shindō (voice)
- Susumu ChibaFujiwara no Sai (voice)
- Sanae KobayashiAkira Toya (voice)
- Yumi KakazuAkari Fujisaki (voice)
- Makoto TsumuraKimihiro Tsutsui (voice)
- Kentaro ItoTetsuo Kaga (voice)
- Yuu AsakawaYuki Mitani (voice)
- Mayumi AsanoOkumura (voice)
- Takahiro SakuraiKaoru Kishimoto (voice)
- Reiko TakagiYoshitaka Waya (voice)