Hikaru no Go, Volume 16: Chinese Go Association
by:
Takeshi Obata (author)
Yumi Hotta (author)
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 the stress of mental challenges and competition....
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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 the stress of mental challenges and competition. Upon his return, he asks Hikaru for a rematch! But how good will Hikaru's game be after such a long break--and without Sai...?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781421525846 (1421525844)
Publish date: August 4th 2009
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Pages no: 200
Edition language: English
Category:
Cultural,
Games,
Japan,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Sports And Games,
Sports,
Manga,
Shonen,
Comics Manga,
Go
Series: Hikaru no Go (#16)
A very Isumi-heavy volume. Isumi is trying to gain confidence and experience in China by playing against young Go pros. [spoiler] Although he's initially worried that he might be accomplishing the opposite, he struggles and sticks with it, and the experience pays off. Then it's back to Hikaru, who's...
So I was kind of skeptical when most of this volume turns out to be about Isumi, who was a minor character until now. Isumi was one of Hikaru's fellow Insei, but he failed the pro test, and decided to go to China to study go there for a while. Now that Fujiwara no Sai has disappeared and Hikaru has ...
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