Reviews for Hikaru no Go, Volume 7

The average rating for Hikaru no Go, Volume 7 based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-08-20 00:00:00 Austin Fox The insei arc is the probably the most memorable phase of this series. The reader gets to dive deeply in to the world of go, along with Hikaru. What makes it memorable is that the stories involving aspects of the game is written accessibly. Although you won't turn out to be a go player after reading, it gives you the itch to try the games yourself. The main plot is definitely Hikaru's growth as a go player, but the side plots involving Akira and the rest of the cast are interesting as well make for this series a more well-rounded story.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-02-21 00:00:00 Kellie Perkins The tankobon opens with Hikaru Shindo waiting for Yoshitaka Waya to bring him to his study group. While waiting, Seiji Ogata, a student of Toya Meijin and the person that sponsored Shindo for an insei, crosses his path and invites him to attend the study group of Toya Meijin, alongside Akira Toya, Shindo's rival. Breaking Sai's heart, Shindo refuses, because he doesn't want to study with Toya, he wants to beat him. With his parting words, Ogata tells Shindo about the Young Lions Tournament. The Young Lions Tournament is a Pro-Am Tournament, where the amateur component consists of the top sixteen students of Group A - the problem? Shindo is still on the bottom of Group B. With a new goal in mind, Shindo works hard and eventually get into Group A. Shindo eventually rose in rank and made it to sixteenth position in time for the Young Lions Tournament, but failed to pass the first round to play Toya in the second. Meanwhile, the Go Club at Shindo's school tries to conscripts Yuki Mitani to play as First Board, so the Boys could play in the upcoming tournament and perhaps beat their rival school that Toya Akira goes to. Surprisingly, they managed to coax Mitani to come, but also managed to keep him there - a beautiful ending to a Go Club that started with a hope and dream. All in all, I enjoyed reading this tankobon and seeing Shindo grow in strength at an astronomical rate. Having Shindo move from the bottom of Group B to Group A and then to the Young Lions Tournament, just being a round away in playing Toya. With the Pro Examination around the bend, I can't wait to read the next tankobon in the series. I can't wait to see Shindo and Toya both being professionals and playing a game.