Yumi Hotta

• Jan-2013
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Hikaru is in the toughest battle of his life when he faces Ko Yong Ha, Korea's top player in the Hokuto Cup tournament. The stakes, however, aren't for personal glory but for something far deeper, something that differentiates a mere game from a way ...

• Dec-2012
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The Hokuto Cup, a new tournament for young players from Japan, China and Korea, is looming, and Hikaru's rival Akira has already secured one of the coveted three places on Japan's team. While Hikaru battles his way to one of the two remaining spots, ...

• Dec-2012
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The Hokuto Cup games are about to begin, and Hikaru gets caught up in some misunderstandings that make it difficult for him to concentrate on go. In the first match between Japan and China he starts out poorly and seems well on the way to a resoundin...

• Nov-2012
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Hikaru is determined to move carefully, step by step, up the ladder of professional go. He pours his energy into it, striving to get closer to his ultimate goal--playing the Divine Move. After many games he finally gets to play a 7-dan, who turns out...

• Nov-2012
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Go players under the age of 18 in Japan, Korea and China are getting ready to qualify for the Hokuto Cup. Hikaru and Akira are both in contention for the Japanese team, but the preliminaries prove to be tough going. Stung by a reality check, Hikaru f...

• Oct-2012
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Since Sai's disappearance, Hikaru has given up go! Meanwhile, undefeated by his failure to pass the pro test, Isumi plays his heart out in China. His foreign training teaches him unique ways to handle the stress of mental challenges and competition. ...

• Oct-2012
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From the moment he began playing go, Hikaru relied on Sai's supernatural support. Now that his mentor has vanished into thin air, will he be able to handle the demands of life as a pro? Meanwhile, Hikaru's archrival Akira is playing so well even vete...

• Oct-2012
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The main storyline takes a holiday, making way for six tales that offer fresh insight into the characters and lives of Akira Toya, Tetsuo Kaga, Asumi Nase, Yuki Mitani, Atsushi Kurata and Fujiwara-no-Sai. Hikaru Shindo figures in some of these and ta...

• Sep-2012
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When Hikaru convinces go master Toya Meijin to play Sai online, the meijin raises the stakes: if he wins, "sai" must reveal his true identity; if he loses, he will quit the game forever! Then, Hikaru challenges himself by playing Kurata 6 dan. How do...

• Sep-2012
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Hikaru ignores Sai's pleas to let him play go, and then one day Sai vanishes! Is he mad at Hikaru? Where has he gone? Will he ever come back? And will Hikaru be able to play without Sai's coaching...?...

• Aug-2012
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Hikaru and Sai are both scheduled for matches with their greatest rivals--Akira Toya and his father, Toya Meijin. How will Sai play without revealing his secret identity? And will Akira's father stand in the way of Hikaru's long anticipated rematch w...

• Aug-2012
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Hikaru's career as a professional Go player begins! In his first game, he must face veteran player Toya Meijin, none other than Akira's father. But to Sai, this round is personal. Then Sai attempts to teach a cheating Go player a lesson he'll never f...

• Jul-2012
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The main round of the pro test has begun. Everyone's feeling the pressure, no one more so than Hikaru's friend Isumi, who has failed the test twice before. Fighting off his feelings of self-doubt, Isumi faces his next opponent, who turns out to be Hi...

• Jul-2012
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Hikaru's classmate Ochi has won enough games to guarantee his place among the top three players who will pass the pro test. Hikaru, on the other hand, still needs to win more games, and he'll soon face his friend Waya and Ochi himself, who has been p...

• Jun-2012
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Hikaru faces the preliminary rounds of the pro test, during which he must eliminate not only his classmates at the insei school but also any outsiders who want to take the test. One of them in particular appears to know how to exploit Hikaru's weakne...

• Jun-2012
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Practicing at Go salons is turning out to be more fun than Hikaru thought. But at one salon he meets his match in Suyong Hong, a sullen 12-year-old who is studying for the pro test in his native Korea. By mistake, Hikaru insults Suyong, and now the o...

• May-2012
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From the beginning, Go has been just fun and games for Hikaru. But now that Akira has turned pro, it's going to take everything in Hikaru's power to catch up to his old rival. Before Hikaru can even take the pro test, however, he must get into the in...

• May-2012
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Hikaru is horrified to find that he's losing all of his games at the insei school! The Young Lions Tournament is just three months away, and the insei who qualify will play against rookie pros, including Akira. Hikaru sees his chance to impress his r...

• Apr-2012
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Akira is beginning a new school year at Kaio Middle School. With his daunting reputation as the Toya Meijin's son, Akira finds he must prove himself to more than a few mean and jealous classmates. And with the help of upperclassman Yuri Hidaka, Akira...

• Apr-2012
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Another tournament is underway. Three members of the cutthroat Kaio Go Club face three members of the budding Haze Go Club. As tensions rise, the antagonism between both teams culminates in a telling match between Akira and Hikaru. Who will win? Whic...

• Apr-2012
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Sai's games on the Internet have Go players around the world guessing his true identify. Among them is Hikaru's rival, Akira, who suspects that Hikaru is hiding behind the screen name "sai." So intense is Akira's interest, in fact, that he skips the ...

• Mar-2012
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Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal schoolboy with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. One day, he finds an old bloodstained Go board in his grandfather's attic--and that's when things get really interestin...

• Mar-2012
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With sure and steady moves, Sai and Hikaru are making a name for Hikaru Shindo as the one who might possibly beat the venerable Akira Toya. Wait. Who are we kidding? Hikaru: sure and steady...? Yeah, right! In between all the shenanigans Hikaru gets ...

• May-2011
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Reads R to L (Japanese Style) all ages.After stumbling across a haunted go board, Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player named Fujiwara-no-Sai has taken up residence in his consciousness. Sai awakens in Hikaru an untapped genius f...

• Jan-2011
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An ancient ghost possesses Hikaru and unleashes his hidden genius!Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for A audiences. China vs. Japan The Hokuto Cup games are about to begin, and Hikaru gets caught up in some misunderstandings that make it difficult for ...

• Nov-2010
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An ancient ghost possesses Hikaru and unleashes his hidden genius!Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for A audiences. Great ExpectationsThe Hokuto Cup, a new tournament for young players from Japan, China and Korea, is looming, and Hikaru's rival Akira h...

• Aug-2010
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An ancient ghost possesses Hikaru and unleashes his hidden genius!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 re...

• May-2010
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An ancient ghost possesses Hikaru and unleashes his hidden genius!R to L (Japanese Style). An ancient ghost possesses Hikaru and unleashes his hidden genius! One Step Forward! Hikaru is determined to move carefully, step by step, up the ladder of pro...

• Feb-2010
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An ancient ghost possesses Hikaru and unleashes his hidden genius!R to L (Japanese Style). After stumbling across a haunted Go board, irresponsible Hikaru Shindo discovers that the�spirit of a master player has taken up residence in his consciousness...

• Nov-2009
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An ancient ghost possesses Hikaru and unleashes his hidden genius!An ancient ghost possesses Hikaru and unleashes his hidden genius! R to L (Japanese Style). A Familiar Face From the moment he began playing go, Hikaru relied on Sai's supernatural sup...

• Aug-2009
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R to L (Japanese Style). Chinese Go AssociationSince Sai's disappearance, Hikaru has given up go! Meanwhile, undefeated by his failure to pass the pro test, Isumi plays his heart out in China. His foreign training teaches him unique ways to handle th...

• May-2009
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R to L (Japanese Style)After stumbling across a haunted Go board, irresponsible Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player has taken up residence in his consciousness. In his pursuit of the "Divine Move," Fujiwara-no-Sai awakens in Hi...

• Feb-2009
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R to L (Japanese Style)After stumbling across a haunted Go board, irresponsible Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player has taken up residence in his consciousness. In his pursuit of the "Divine Move," Fujiwara-no-Sai awakens in Hi...

• Oct-2008
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"A normal sixth grader who finds himself dealing with a centuries-old ghost and a board game that''s even older.Hikaru and Sai are both scheduled for matches with their greatest rivals--Akira Toya and his father, Toya Meijin. How will Sai play withou...

• May-2008
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Hikaru's career as a professional Go player begins! In his first game he must face veteran player Toya Meijin, none other than Akira's father. But to Sai, this round is personal. Then Sai attempts to teach a cheating Go player a lesson he'll never fo...

• Jan-2008
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Hikaru's classmate Ochi has won enough games to guarantee his place among the top three players who will pass the pro test. Hikaru, on the other hand, still needs to win more games, and he'll soon face his friend Waya and Ochi himself, who has been p...

• Sep-2007
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The main round of the pro test has begun. Everyone's feeling the pressure, no one more so than Hikaru's friend Isumi, who has failed the test twice before. Fighting off his feelings of self-doubt, Isumi faces his next opponent, who turns out to be Hi...

• Apr-2007
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Practicing at Go salons is turning out to be more fun than Hikaru thought. But at one salon he meets his match in Suyong Hong, a sullen 12-year-old who is studying for the pro test in his native Korea. By mistake, Hikaru insults Suyong, and now the o...

• Nov-2006
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The Pro Test Preliminaries: Day Four:Hikaru faces the preliminary rounds of the pro test, during which he must eliminate not only his classmates at the insei school but also any outsiders who want to take the test. One of them in particular ap...

• Jul-2006
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Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal school boy with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. One day, he finds an old bloodstained GO board in his grandfather's attic-and that's when things get really interestin...

• Feb-2006
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"Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal school boy with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. One day, he finds an old bloodstained GO board in his grandfather''s attic-and that''s when things get really interes...

• Oct-2005
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"Sai''s games on the Internet have Go players around the world guessing his true identify. Among them is Hikaru''s rival, Akira, who suspects that Hikaru is hiding behind the screen name ""sai."" So intense is Akira''s interest, in fact, that he skip...

• May-2005
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Another tournament is underway. Three members of the cutthroat Kaio Go Club face three members of the budding Haze Go Club. As tensions rise, the antagonism between both teams culminates in a telling match between Akira and Hikaru. Who will win? Whic...

• Feb-2005
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Akira is beginning a new school year at Kaio Middle School. With his daunting reputation as the Toya Meijin's son, Akira finds he must prove himself to more than a few mean and jealous classmates. And with the help of upperclassman Yuri Hidaka, Akira...

• Sep-2004
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With sure and steady moves, Sai and Hikaru are making a name for Hikaru Shindo as the one who might possibly beat the venerable Akira Toya. Wait. Who are we kidding? Hikaru: sure and steady...? Yeah, right! In between all the shenanigans Hikaru gets ...

• Jun-2004
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Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal schoolboy with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. One day, he finds an old bloodstained Go board in his grandfather's attic--and that's when things get really interestin...