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Hikaru no Go
76%
Series
3
75
AI Analysis
Hikaru no Go (2001) — AI TV series analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Hikaru no Go (2001) — a TV series tagged as Animation and Sci-Fi & Fantasy with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 bec… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching and weekend binge sessions. Expect fast-paced storytelling across 3 seasons.
Community signal: TMDb members rate Hikaru no Go 76% (51 votes) — strong audience scores for this TV series.
AI verdict
Hikaru no Go is a series worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
76%
from 51 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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!
Quick facts
- Type
- Series
- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 2001-10-10
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 75
- TMDB rating
- 7.6
- TMDB ID
- 30982
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What is Hikaru no Go about?
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 i... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Hikaru no Go?
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How many seasons of Hikaru no Go are there?
There are currently 3 seasons of Hikaru no Go documented in the community database.
Cast & crew
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Cast

Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindō (voice)

Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara no Sai (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya (voice)

Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki (voice)

Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui (voice)

Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga (voice)

Yuu Asakawa
Yuki Mitani (voice)

Mayumi Asano
Okumura (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto (voice)

Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou (voice)

Yoko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi (voice)

Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase (voice)

Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui (voice)

Eizo Tsuda
Kouyou Touya (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata (voice)

Rokuro Naya
Honinbo Kuwabara (voice)

Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao (voice)
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