Hikaru No Go 13
ISBN:
9781435270626 (1435270622)
Publish date: 2008
Publisher: Paw Prints
Edition language: English
Category:
Cultural,
Games,
Contemporary,
Asian Literature,
Japan,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Sports And Games,
Sports,
Manga,
Shonen,
Japanese Literature,
Comics Manga,
Go
Series: Hikaru no Go (#13)
Hikaru learns that he's going to be taking part in the Oteai, the rank promotion tournament, and his first opponent is Akira. Unfortunately, [spoiler] Akira has to forfeit - his dad, the Meijin, had a heart attack. Toya Meijin recovers enough to win his last match against Ogata. Then he keeps a prom...
Now that Hikaru is a professional go player, his first pro game is against... drum roll... his long-time rival, Akira Toyo.And I am knocking a whole star off for the heavy-handed plot device of having Akira's father, Toyo Meijin, have a heart attack just before the game. I mean, are you really going...
Not a bad manga, just not my favorite.