Hikaru has to win more games of Go to get to the pro test.

The Hokuto Cup games are beginning, but Hikaru gets into some misunderstandings and only by getting a grip on himself can he do well in the first game.

After going across a haunted Go board, Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player is in his consciousness and he becomes a genius for the game.

Insight into the lives of Akira Toya, Tetsuo Kaga, Asumi Nase, Yuki Mitani, Atsushi Kurata and Fujiwara-no-Sai.

The Hokuto Cup is a new tournament for young players from Japan, China, and Korea and Akira is on Japan's team.

Hikaru faces Ko Yong Ha, the stakes aren't for personal glory, but something deeper, something that separates a game from a way of life.

Hikaru teams up with a Shogi punk named Tetsuo in hopes of defeating Akira.

Akira, with the help of upperclassman Yuri Hidaka, finds confidence to beat Hikaru in the Go game.

Hikaru Shindo and Fujiwara-no-Sai make a terific GO-playing team that can't be beaten.