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Hikaru no Go, Vol. 8

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Hikaru no Go, Vol. 8
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Yumi Hotta
By (artist) Takeshi Obata
SeriesHikaru No Go
Series part Volume No. 8
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 191,Width 127
Category/GenreGraphic novels: Manga
ISBN/Barcode 9781421506425
ClassificationsDewey:741.5
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Imprint Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Publication Date 17 May 2018
Publication Country United States

Description

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 for the game, and soon the schoolboy is chasing his own dream--defeating the famed go prodigy Akira Toya! 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 weaknesses, and poor Hikaru seems powerless to stop him.

Author Biography

Takeshi Obata was born in 1969 in Niigata, Japan, and first achieved international recognition as the artist of the wildly popular Shonen Jump title Hikaru no Go, which won the 2003 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize: Shinsei "New Hope" Award and the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award. He went on to illustrate the smash hit Death Note as well as the hugely successful manga Bakuman and All You Need Is Kill.