Hikaru no Go: Season 1
Episodes
Eternal Rival
Oct 10, 2001 · 24 min
Sixth grader Hikaru Shindo stumbles upon a mysterious Go board with a blood stain on it. Before he knows it he's hearing voices, one voice to be exact. The voice of an ancient Go i
Discovered Weakness!!
Oct 17, 2001 · 24 min
With the recent defeat of the Meijin's son, Hikaru goes about his day normally. However, Akira is obsessing over the game he lost. He won't do anything but stare at the Go board an
Akira Bears His Fangs
Oct 24, 2001 · 24 min
After confronting Hikaru, Akira challenges him to a rematch. As they sit down to play, Sai notices Akira's fangs bearing down on him. Will Sai go easy on Akira, or will he crush hi
Kaga in Shogi Club
Oct 31, 2001 · 24 min
Akari invites Hikaru to the Haze Junior High festival. Hikaru reluctantly goes, but cannot find Akari anywhere. So, while walking around he stumbles upon a group of kids around a G
Prediction of an Awakening
Nov 7, 2001 · 24 min
After loosing the game to Kaga, Hikaru is forced into joining a Jr. high school Go Club Tournament. He is to join Tsutsui and Kaga as the third member for the Haze Jr. High Go Club
The Beautiful Match
Nov 14, 2001 · 24 min
The finals of the Third Annual Junior High Go Tournament - Kaiou Junior High V. Haze Junior High. With a score of 1-1 it is up to Hikaru to win it for Haze. Can he do it? And what
I Won't Play Against You
Nov 21, 2001 · 24 min
Hikaru is now in Haze Middle School and joins the Go club. Akira Toya is now in Kaio. He pays a visit to Haze and challenges Hikaru to a match. Will Hikaru accept to play him?
The Scheme in the Rain
Nov 28, 2001 · 24 min
Akira is too good against everyone at Kaio's Go club. The members don't take this sitting down, as three of them plan to take him down.
An Irritating Presence
Dec 5, 2001 · 24 min
Akira is still loathed in the Go club, but he doesn't care. Even the club's sensei has bad feelings about him being there. How long will Akira stay in the club?
The Third Member
Dec 12, 2001 · 24 min
A boy named Yuki Mitani solves a challenging problem on the Haze Go club's posters. Hikaru knows they need a third member really badly, and tries to convince Yuki to join. However,
The Most Inconsiderate Act
Dec 19, 2001 · 24 min
The Go Sallon Yuki goes to doesn't mind giving him money for winning games, but they are tired of him cheating to get it. They hire a skilled player who pretends not to know anythi
You Are The Third Board
Dec 26, 2001 · 24 min
After Hikaru gets back Yuki's money, Yuki decides to join the club, but refuses to play in the tournament. Tsutsui explains how strong Kaio is and Yuki changes his mind. But will h
Each of Their Decision
Jan 9, 2002 · 24 min
Hikaru, Tsutsui, and Yuki all manage to defeat their first round opponents. But, the next next round won't be so easy as they face of against Kaio. Hikaru is excited about facing A
The Third Match
Jan 19, 2002 · 24 min
Akira is quite tense at the fact that he is finally facing Hikaru, or rather Sai. All is going well, until Hikaru notices a point that he thinks should be played and Sai doesn't pl
The Player On The Net
Jan 26, 2002 · 24 min
Hikaru let's Sai play Go online, that way nobody will think Hikaru is really good when in reality he's not.
Who Is Sai?
Jan 30, 2002 · 24 min
Everyone is anxious to find out just who this mysterious user named "Sai" is. How long can Hikaru keep playing before he gets caught?
The Match of Revelation
Feb 6, 2002 · 24 min
Players who have been following Sai's net matches attended the 20th International Amateur Go Tournament in Japan. A commotion occurs at the mention of Sai's name as everyone is try
Akira vs. Sai
Feb 13, 2002 · 24 min
Akira skipped his first match of the Pro exams in order to play the match against Sai on the net. Akira is perplexed over the identify of Sai which he thinks might be Hikaru while
Hikaru's Strength
Feb 20, 2002 · 24 min
Hikaru is slowly, but surely, getting better as evidenced when he beats Mitani in a game though with a handicap as well as Tsutsui. To play go with Sai, now that they decided not t
The Road to Becoming a Pro
Feb 27, 2002 · 24 min
Kishimoto (Kaio's first board) played a match with Hikaru to find out his real strength and expressed his puzzlement as to why Akira sees Hikaru as a opponent when he's not as stro
The Haze Jr. High Go Club
Mar 6, 2002 · 24 min
Hikaru is torn by the decision he has to make. An unlikely saviour came in the form of Kaga who proposed that Shindou quit the club after showing them how strong he is - by playing
The Insei Examination
Mar 13, 2002 · 24 min
Hikaru is losing the game in his anxiousness to win it. He freaks out when he realised that he didn't necessarily have win the game to pass as the purpose is for the examiner to ga
The Room of Yuugen
Mar 20, 2002 · 24 min
Hikaru aims to progress to the first class of the Insei program where Waya and Isumi take the top spots. Both of them wanted to pass the Pro exams quickly this year, due to various
Ouza vs. Akira
Mar 27, 2002 · 24 min
Although Ouza initally contemplated letting Akira win the match as a form of encouragement, he is angered by Akira's nonchalent attitude and decided to crush him completely. Akira
Sai's Sword Unsheathed (1)
Apr 10, 2002 · 24 min
HIkaru can't seem to get any better at Go, despite the fact that he plays with Sai every day. If he wants any chance to get into a tournament and face Akira, he needs to get strong
The Greatest Wall for Hikaru (2)
Apr 10, 2002 · 24 min
With help from Sai, Hikaru overcomes his weakness and finally makes it into the A league. Back at school, Kaga and Kimihiro have already graduated to HIgh School. Now that Hikaru's
The Wakajishisen
Apr 24, 2002 · 24 min
The top 16 in the A league all take part in the Young Lions Tournament. If Hikaru can manage to get past the first round, he'll finally get to face Akira again. Meanwhile, Isumi fa
Kuwabara Honinbou
May 1, 2002 · 24 min
Ogata and Kuwabara are anticipating their matches for the Honinbou title, both anxious to greet the upcoming wave of pros in the Go world. Meanwhile, a guy who has won many college
Ogata vs Honinbou
May 8, 2002 · 24 min
Ogata and Kuwabara Honinbou continue their set of matches for the Honinbou title. They are on their final match, both having won the same number of games. When Ogata plays a sealed