Hikaru no Go - Season 2
Run Time: 23 mins
Air Date: Wed, 15 May 2002
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.6 (40 votes)
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The Preliminary Starts
Season 2 - Episode 1
Hikaru takes the prelims to qualify for the Pro exams whereas Waya/Isumi are admitted straight to the finals being among the top 8 of the In...
The Last Day of the Preliminaries
Season 2 - Episode 2
Hikaru is overwhelmed in playing go with adults and his second loss placed him at a precarious position (third loss means an ousting). As de...
Team Formed!
Season 2 - Episode 3
This is a very fun episode where Waya, Isumi and Hikaru form a team to go around challenging the patrons of the various Go salons. The bet b...
Don't Win
Season 2 - Episode 4
At a Friendly Go festival, Akira was invited to play a 4-way game with a council member and his three assistants. Though originally told to ...
There Is Only One Winner
Season 2 - Episode 5
Isumi, Waya and Hikaru decides to go to a recommeded Go Salon and Hikaru bumps into a rude young boy at the convenience store. Sai advises H...
My Name is...
Season 2 - Episode 6
Hikaru plays a Korean Insei-equivilant at a Go Salon.
The Pro Exam Begins
Season 2 - Episode 7
The Pro Exam has finally begun, and the intensity reaches new heights after the pairings are chosen. Everyone seems so tense, except for Hik...
The Challengers
Season 2 - Episode 8
Hikaru and Tsubaki must face each other in the Pro matches, and Akira begins teaching Ochi in an attempt to learn how strong of a level Hika...
The Dead Moment
Season 2 - Episode 9
Isumi has gone on undefeated, while Hikaru has lost only one game so far. The time finally comes for them to play each other, and only one o...
Whereabouts of the Win
Season 2 - Episode 10
After losing to Hikaru, Isumi begins to break down and begins losing his matches. Hikaru is also having trouble concentrating, upset about p...
Three Weeks Isn't Enough!
Season 2 - Episode 11
Realizing that Hikaru is getting stronger, Ochi swallows his pride and decides to ask Akira for help. When Akira tells Ochi about the game H...
The First One to Pass
Season 2 - Episode 12
The Pro Exam is nearing its end as the last three matches arrive. Ochi, Waya, and Hikaru are currently the top three, and Ochi is at the poi...
Waya vs Shindou
Season 2 - Episode 13
Hikaru and Waya finally face each other, and both are desperate to win. However, Waya has other reasons for wanting to win besides just turn...
A Desperate Life
Season 2 - Episode 14
As the match between Hikaru and Ochi draws near, Ochi becomes more and more annoyed with Akira's obsession of Hikaru. Therefore, Ochi demand...
Hikaru vs Ochi
Season 2 - Episode 15
Hikaru and Ochi finally face-off. Determined to prove his worth to Akira, Ochi goes all out against Hikaru, while Hikaru does the same. As t...
The Last Day of the Pro Exam Finals
Season 2 - Episode 16
With all of the other matches finished, the final decision of the Pro Exams rests upon Hikaru and Ochi's match. Can Hikaru defeat Ochi, or w...
To the World of the Pros
Season 2 - Episode 17
Having defeated Ochi, Hikaru has gained Akira's respect, and Akira is now awaiting their next match. As Hikaru wonders how his life will cha...
Sai vs Meijin
Season 2 - Episode 18
Hikaru got a call that the Meijin is to play him in the first new dan series. Hikaru denies Sai's request to play instead. Both Master Kuwab...
A Painful Match
Season 2 - Episode 19
Hikaru/Sai spends half hour to decide on the first move while the others are having a field day discussing Hikaru. With a 15 moku handicap H...
Fujiwara no Sai
Season 2 - Episode 20
This episode is basically a recap of Sai's past journeys, from playing Go in the palace and his eventual suicide, playing Go through Shuusak...
Kurata 6-dan
Season 2 - Episode 21
Hikaru and Sai thwart the efforts of some con-artists trying to take advantage of unsuspecting amateur Go players, but one of con-artists is...
Hikaru vs Akira
Season 2 - Episode 22
All dressed up to receive his 1-dan certificate, Hikaru learns about the Oteai, a series of games that determine a player's ranking as well ...
The Confession of Sai
Season 2 - Episode 23
Toya Meijin has a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. Hikaru visits him and discovers that he has been playing internet Go. Hikaru b...
Excitement (A.K.A. Excited Spirits)
Season 2 - Episode 24
Now that Toya Meiji is playing Internet Go, the world is abuzz with excitement. But little do they know that a challenger of exceptional str...
Sai vs. Toya Koyo
Season 2 - Episode 25
The wait is over! Sai and Toya Meijin face off in a match that has the entire world glued to their computer screens. Who will triumph and di...
The Thousand Year Answer
Season 2 - Episode 26
When the match comes to a close, Sai is left the victor. However, when Hikaru discovers a flaw in the game that not even Sai was aware of, S...
Let Me Play Sai!
Season 2 - Episode 27
Ogata walks in on Hikaru and Koyo's conversation and overhears Hikaru mentioning Sai. Convinced that Hikaru knows Sai, Ogata confronts Hikar...
One-Color Go
Season 2 - Episode 28
Hikaru encounters Kurata at a restaurant, and, after learning how much Akira is improving, begs him for a match.
Toya Koyo Retires!
Season 2 - Episode 29
The Go World goes into a state of shock after Toya Meijin announces that he is retiring as Professional Go player. As everyone tries to find...
Farewell Hikaru
Season 2 - Episode 30
Hikaru continuously ignores Sai's worries of his leaving and ends up allowing Sai to engage a drunk Ogata in a Go match. The next day, Sai b...