The Preliminary Starts

Hikaru no Go Season 2 Episode 1

Overview:
Hikaru takes the prelims to qualify for the Pro exams whereas Waya/Isumi are admitted straight to the finals being among the top 8 of the Insei program. Hikaru is intimidated by Tsubaki, a really loud and brash guy, who turns out to be his first opponent. Tsubaki plays mind games with Hikaru and won the match. For Hikaru, the loss highlighted his inexperience with playing with adults since starting go and it represents a hurdle he has to overcome to reach his goal.

Genre : Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Actors : Tomoko Kawakami, Susumu Chiba, Sanae Kobayashi, Yumi Kakazu, Makoto Tsumura, Kentaro Ito, Yuu Asakawa, Mayumi Asano

Release Date : 2002-05-15

Duration : 24 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 2)

The Preliminary Starts
1. The Preliminary Starts
The Last Day of the Preliminaries
2. The Last Day of the Preliminaries
Team Formed!
3. Team Formed!
Don't Win
4. Don't Win
There Is Only One Winner
5. There Is Only One Winner
My Name is...
6. My Name is...
The Pro Exam Begins
7. The Pro Exam Begins
The Challengers
8. The Challengers
The Dead Moment
9. The Dead Moment
Whereabouts of the Win
10. Whereabouts of the Win
Three Weeks Isn't Enough!
11. Three Weeks Isn't Enough!
The First One to Pass
12. The First One to Pass
Waya vs Shindou
13. Waya vs Shindou
A Desperate Life
14. A Desperate Life
Hikaru vs Ochi
15. Hikaru vs Ochi
The Last Day of the Pro Exam Finals
16. The Last Day of the Pro Exam Finals
To the World of the Pros
17. To the World of the Pros
Sai vs Meijin
18. Sai vs Meijin
A Painful Match
19. A Painful Match
Fujiwara no Sai
20. Fujiwara no Sai
Kurata 6-dan
21. Kurata 6-dan
Hikaru vs Akira
22. Hikaru vs Akira
The Confession of Sai
23. The Confession of Sai
Excitement (A.K.A. Excited Spirits)
24. Excitement (A.K.A. Excited Spirits)
Sai vs. Toya Koyo
25. Sai vs. Toya Koyo
The Thousand Year Answer
26. The Thousand Year Answer
Let Me Play Sai!
27. Let Me Play Sai!
One-Color Go
28. One-Color Go
Toya Koyo Retires!
29. Toya Koyo Retires!
Farewell Hikaru
30. Farewell Hikaru


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