Hikaru No Go

Postby **Blewin** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 10:52 pm

anyone seen this anime??

i don't know why i like it so much, maybe it's because of its simplicity and reality. I like how it's done in a way that is realistic.

and all the theme songs are good!

Postby **Kenchii** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 12:52 pm

I have seen 1 episode. I think the manga was in Shonen Jump once. The art looks very good, but the whole concept of this 'board' game thorws me off.

Postby **Blewin** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 7:11 pm

'Go' is one of those games offered at Yahoo. I become interested in it after seeing Hikaru.

Postby **hana** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 5:14 pm

hikaru no go is good! unfortunately, i did not see the anime but, i have read up to around 18 volumes and i still wanna go on.

Postby **Blewin** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 2:09 am

cool, hope you guys get to see the anime besides the manga!

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:44 am

ive heard there's nothing offensive in it... is that true?

Postby **Destroyer2000** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:54 am

There is a ghost/spirit inhabiting the board that befriends Hikaru in the first episode, and stays with him, I guess. I've only read volume 1.

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 3:04 pm

i meant more along the lines of rude jokes, cussing... anything worse... you know...

Postby **Blewin** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 12:19 am

you're right Ruroken. The anime is absolutely clean.

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 10:08 am

oh good ill have to look into that. and i want to get the manga

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 4:38 pm

I'm fine with Hikaru no Go (by which I mean I'll continue to read it and probably enjoy it). Many of the characters annoy me, but it's that way with very many anime. I'll give it some time.

You're quite correct, it's very clean. That doesn't make it good alone, though. Not to be negative, but here are my complaints.
I don't like Sai. No one should be that obsessed.
Dramatizing Go just doesn't work. I wish they wouldn't bother and let the game speak for itself.

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 4:58 pm

you're good at finding negative pionts UC *grin*

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 6:11 pm

Yes. Quite a bad talent, isn't it?

Actually, I generally try not to criticize something I feel is very good. Naruto, for example, is an excellant manga, but does have some negative points. Due to the overall quality, however, I keep my mouth shut. Hikaru no Go, however, I do not feel this way about.

I try to keep my cynical side in check.

Postby **Blewin** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 6:22 pm

lol, ok uc..

but i think it's done pretty good, that Go thing. ok, i agree with you about Sai being so obsessed, but that's just a way to get people interested. If it was just about Go, it might not have attracted so many people.

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 5:50 pm

True... true. And quite a bit of it can be forgiven as most anime characters are obsessed about any games they happen to play (or other things they do). On that topic, I happened to hear this on Yu-gi-oh. My response was a combination of amused and disgusted.

Guy: If you win, I'll leave. If you lose, I get your locater cards and you marry me.
Mai: Fine.
Assorted People: I can't believe she's risking her spot in the finals!

My eyebrows went up, I assure you. Mentally I muttered "priority check."

Postby **minjigga** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:20 pm

its a good series, as everybody else sed. ive only seen the first episode and it seems well made and intresting. however, its hard for me to get? if i may ask where do you get the episodes?

Postby **Megami Tsunami** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:59 pm

My mom's been reading the Japanese manga to it, and she seems interested in the story line. I haven't really read much about this anime, but there's a song from the anime that I like called Sincerely by the jpop group Dream. I didn't even know it was from Hikaru no Go at first though.

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 7:15 pm

is SAi a man or woman? forgive me but i dont have a pic

Postby **MasterDias** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 7:45 pm

Ruroken wrote:is SAi a man or woman? forgive me but i dont have a pic

*coughs*
Sai is male. An extremely feminine looking male.

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 7:48 pm

oh good! my sister said Sai's cute...lol

Postby **Blewin** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 8:33 pm

feminine looking? maybe i'm used to seeing asian men with long hair wearing traditional clothing..

that example of yu gi oh you gave, u c..
no matter how much you like the thing you're doing, it's just illogical that you'll put your future on the line. I don't like animes that go into extreme with characters start saying strange stuff.

which does not happen in Hikaru.

Postby **Mave** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 4:30 am

I mostly like HnGo for the art. It's really pretty especially halfway through the manga series

...I agree the ppl are way too obsessed about the game as if their lives depended on it. :lol:

Sai is quite feminine but at least, I could still tell he's a male hehe

BIG SPOILER about Sai: highlight at your own risk

[spoiler] Speaking about Sai, why does he disappear? I noticed in the later volumes, the boy plays the game by himself, no longer Sai by his side...can anyone explain this? PM me if considered more appropriate. Thanks! [/spoiler]

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 5:10 am

MasterDias wrote:*coughs*
Sai is male. An extremely feminine looking male.

The most recent Shonen Jump has a certain picture... I wish I could scan it and show it to you. Badly drawn, in that Sai no longer looks androgynous... and he doesn't look male.

Meanwhile, Ruroken has a strange number of posts.

Postby **MasterDias** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 2:51 pm

uc pseudonym wrote:Meanwhile, Ruroken has a strange number of posts.

Heh, heh, heh, heh.

Well anyways, how many volumes does Hikaru no Go have?
Apparantly Shonen Jump likes picking up the license for really lengthy manga titles.

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:29 am

I don't think Hikaru no Go is done yet... I think it has 15-20 volumes currently. I am hardly an authority on this subject.

It isn't Sai's hair by the way. I'm fine with long hair. It's the face. You'd think the artist could do better, as he is a guy, and most guys are capable of drawing masculine characters better.

In this most recent issue: I liked Akira. Shame he barely mattered to the plot.

Postby **Blewin** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:13 pm

you mean in the manga or the anime?

Postby **uc pseudonym** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 10:38 am

Whose question are you inquiring about?

And Ruroken... how long are you keeping that avatar? I'm just curious.

Postby **Shao Feng-Li** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:35 pm

What do you mean i have a strange number of posts?

and i had forgotten about your avatar. ive been experimenting with new avars that ive found. know what, uc? your onliine personality kinda matches the "sarcastic" demeanor of your avatar

Postby **Blewin** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 2:12 am

you, uc.

Akira Touya?

Postby **MasterDias** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:35 pm

Ruroken wrote:What do you mean i have a strange number of posts?

When he posted that, your post count was equal to 666.

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