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Format
Special
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
1 hr 17 min
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Aired
2004-01-03 to ?
Source
Manga
Rating
G - All Ages
Genres
Strategy Game
Shounen
Studios
Pierrot
Producers
Dentsu
Licensors
Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi (ヒカルの碁 北斗杯への道)
Hikaru is given a phone call asking him to appear in the Japan/China/Korea Junior's Tournament but he finds out he will have to take place in a preliminary tournament to choose Japan's three contestants. Upon discussing this with Akira, he discovers that Akira has already been chosen for the tournament and will not be taking place in the preliminaries. Hikaru then decides not to visit Akira's Go Salon until he takes his place on the team with Akira. That may be tougher than originally planned, as not only does Hikaru have to battle with old friends for one of two coveted spots, but he may have a new challenger, in a promising player from the Kansai Go Institute. (Source: ANN)