Hikaru no Go, Vol. 20 (Hikaru No Go (Viz Media)) [Paperback]

Yumi Hotta (Author), Takeshi Obata (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 3, 2010 | Series: Hikaru No Go (Viz Media) (Book 20)

Reads R to L (Japanese Style). An ancient ghost possesses Hikaru and unleashes his hidden genius!

The Young LionsGo players under the age of 18 in Japan, Korea and China are getting ready to qualify for the Hokuto Cup, and Hikaru and Akira are both in contention for the Japanese team. The preliminaries prove to be tough going, and Hikaru, stung by a reality check, focuses like never before. But will it be enough to meet the challenge of the unconventional yet formidable go of Kiyoharu Yashiro of the Kansai Go Association?

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Takeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and is the artist of the wildly popular SHONEN JUMP title Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Shinsei "New Hope" award and the Shogakukan Manga award. Obata is also the artist of Arabian Majin Bokentan Lamp Lamp, Ayatsuri Sakon, Cyborg Jichan G., and the smash hit manga Death Note.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (August 3, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421528258
• ISBN-13: 978-1421528250
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A very well written manga that has been an excellent series, October 1, 2011

By 

Pablosan - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Hikaru no Go, Vol. 20 (Hikaru No Go (Viz Media)) (Paperback)

This is a great manga. It is a great story with excellent artwork and great character development throughout the series. It is also suitable for all ages.

If you don't know anything about the game of Go and how it relates to Japanese, Chinese and Korean culture, this series provides a nice introduction to that world wrapped in great story-crafting and artwork.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I like it still but, October 17, 2010

By 

ai chan1 (ca) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Hikaru no Go, Vol. 20 (Hikaru No Go (Viz Media)) (Paperback)

This volume is basically shows Shindo is already starting to compete in the round robin and against higher dan pros even though he is a shodan. This also include the portion of the prelim for the Japan Hokuto Team , the 2 open spot for the team tournament.

I could not wait for the new volume so I went online and thank goodness I did becasue I dont think I will be collecting the rest of the manga or maybe I will f I change my mind... because of the ending .!!Spoiler!!! the mangaka made the ending open wherein the last page says " Can you hear my voice", and therefore there is no resolution at all which is driving me nuts.

It ended with the Hokuto Cup plus 2 special volume but there is no resolution to Hikaru's goal to surpass Akira and to be as strong as Sai.There are chapters that I really like wherein Toya Koyo observed the competiton and made a comment that Hikaru is like him , trying to be as strong as Sai. Hopefully the mangaka will be inspired to finally close the story of Hikaru no Go, when Shindo is a bit older, maybe.

Please Hotta sensei, please close the story of Hikaru Shindo.Currently the world of Go in Japan is reigned by young pro Go players,so it is possible to make a storyline that Shindo would end up winning a title or 2 not like the old geazer depicted (except for Ogata sensei, Mr cool in the white suit blue shirt and yellow tie) in the manga/anime