Go has pretty simple rules. The aim is to surround bigger territory than your opponent's. Once you put a stone you cannot move it, but stones can be captured when surrounded.
I love this moment - it almost reminds me of the great Federer/Nadal tennis rivalry. Bitter and trading blows, but they deeply respect each other. The manga/anime does a great job building to this moment in terms of storytelling.
Part of me really wants a followup chapter or two, 10 or 15 years later of just hikaru and akira, to see how their relationship as players has evolved!
@jorgeyipzhong51992 жыл бұрын
Well if the author is pressured by the lgbtq they might be playing go in bed😒
@gnockgnock69652 жыл бұрын
@@jorgeyipzhong5199 Akira x Hikaru slashfic?
@monokumannius45222 жыл бұрын
@@jorgeyipzhong5199 lol, dude. Why did you think of that? That's forbidden
@ses20292 жыл бұрын
@@jorgeyipzhong5199 hahaha
@yunleung2631 Жыл бұрын
@@jorgeyipzhong5199 Is that a bad thing? There was always a tension between them.
That's why Touya is his best friend, only he could say something completely ridiculous like that, with complete conviction, and be correct.
@theflea2023 Жыл бұрын
And rival as well
@ian3084 Жыл бұрын
Now I have to start playing go after years, again. Such a wonderful anime:)
@ancientslav4863 Жыл бұрын
I love anime, even after I hit 30, and I also like sports anime. The usual suspects were Slam dunk!, Prince of Tennis, or Hajime no Ippo. From newer ones, Haikyuu!, Kukoro no Basket or Free! Iwatobi swim club. Then there are new smaller ones like Gymnastics Samurai, Run with the wind (so good, for a slice of life sport anime) or Sk8, the infinity, but... However, I could never make my way into Hikaru no Go, or Yowamushi Pedal, or Eyeshield 21. It felt childish to me. Now I'm into watching them all and so far, Hikaru no go, even tho the first 40 episodes feel slower (still good), really makes me want to learn GO. That's how you know its good. Like when you wanted to fly like DBZ or channel ki/chi/chakra like Naruto haha. I know how to play chess, and enjoyed it a lot in the past. Now, maybe, Go is the next
@三丁目の田中-p5d2 жыл бұрын
進化し続ける佐為の意志 未完の大器に対する表現としてはおかしいけど、これこそがヒカルの碁の完成形
@GODZILLA-lg3wy Жыл бұрын
リアルの対局中にもこのBGM流れてたら良いのになぁ
@夜明了-q4i2 жыл бұрын
もうマジで面白すぎるマジで1番かもしれん
@中西わお Жыл бұрын
何百回も見れる
@animeluna32035 жыл бұрын
Thank u for uploading this
@dt5101961Nelon Жыл бұрын
Touya remember exactly when was the last time they met, they last played, their anniversary, and so on.
@martanobre5638 Жыл бұрын
If this isn't love, then I don't know what it is.
@TheViashino3 жыл бұрын
seria excelente si hubierauna segunda parte con el regreso de sai T_T:.
One thing I’m bitter about is that Hikaru never did tell Akira about Sai’s identity.
@LuffyEntertainment2 жыл бұрын
the original intended ending was supposed to include this but the manga was forced to stop early due to a lawsuit with a korean pro's likeness
@licktin10912 жыл бұрын
Well I mean, Hikaru did say that maybe someday he will tell Akira everything. But yea, wish I could see that happening too.
@asterlily99142 жыл бұрын
いつかは話す。そこがいいんですよ。
@Ahloveyafuhso2 жыл бұрын
@@LuffyEntertainment Seriously??? The final opponent looks more like light yagami decided to put down the death note, grow out his hair and play Go instead. Which Korean Pro likeness?
@mykellederickpalad7883 Жыл бұрын
@@Ahloveyafuhso That's just bullshit reason to cover up the fact that the koreans hated this show because they feel disrespected by the show.
@bobjones420694 жыл бұрын
"I didn't waste the last 2 years and 4 months, either" remember how he spent all those months without playing go when he went pro.
@feliz28924 жыл бұрын
So true ! Just imagine how this match will have turn if he had never stopped !
@aaddss98464 жыл бұрын
he spent them to find himself and go on without sai s presence around him... I think that was a good way to spend 4 months
@bobjones420694 жыл бұрын
@@aaddss9846 Most of the time was spent by him being depressed. He only spent like a day or two in search of Sai and then just went to school like usual until Isumi challenged him. It was more of a sudden realization than a journey of finding himself.
@aaddss98464 жыл бұрын
@@bobjones42069 u d be surprised how usefull that period of depression is to get over certain events... again it was something he needed, after that I doubt there will ever be something to distance him from go again... all that time doubting and hating himself made the realization at the end much more impactful
@bobjones420694 жыл бұрын
@@aaddss9846 Mentally yeah, but for Go, he didn't practice and was on hold for improvement for a long time.
@梨田ヒカリ2 жыл бұрын
サイが消えてしまったがヒカルの中にいたということ
@martanobre5638 Жыл бұрын
The sexual tension in this scene is astounding, especially on Akira's side.
in Go, Hikaru...in chess also Hikaru...the difference only is in go it's Hikaru Shindo, in chess it's Hikaru Nakamura
@mistermonologue24422 жыл бұрын
The speed demon
@stefanuous2 жыл бұрын
@@mistermonologue2442 YAS!!
@lammatt2 жыл бұрын
wrong Shindou is Hans Niemann and Touya is Magnus and in this clip, Magnus finally figures out how hans cheats; it is not anal beads, it is personality disorder
@stefanuous2 жыл бұрын
@@lammatt LOL i knew eventually someone would bring that meme here 🤣🤣