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.
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