Hikaru no Go, Vol. 9: The Pro Test Begins
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Samantha
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All right so this series grew on me。 I'm going to rent the volumes I don't own from the library and read the entire series。 All right so this series grew on me。 I'm going to rent the volumes I don't own from the library and read the entire series。 。。。more
Ken Yuen
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Things are starting to get interesting again
Brandon
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This volume is fantastic！ We get introduced to new style of playing go （tied games）， some foreign characters （a Korean equivalent to insei）， a true comparison of Akira's and Hikaru's skill， and some concrete evidence of how Hikaru has grown。 With the actual pro test beginning at the end of the volume， we need to show how far Hikaru has come in his journey。 He's had shaky results so far， so this volume aims to show some different ways that Hikaru has improved。 If he does well in the pro test， it This volume is fantastic！ We get introduced to new style of playing go （tied games）， some foreign characters （a Korean equivalent to insei）， a true comparison of Akira's and Hikaru's skill， and some concrete evidence of how Hikaru has grown。 With the actual pro test beginning at the end of the volume， we need to show how far Hikaru has come in his journey。 He's had shaky results so far， so this volume aims to show some different ways that Hikaru has improved。 If he does well in the pro test， it won't come out of nowhere- it's volumes like this that fuel him。 There's also an ongoing question about Sai that brings to light some new themes to keep in mind going forward。 It's spectacular， and for a volume with little actual stakes （until the pro test begins， of course） I'm surprised by how tense and exciting it is。 。。。more
Ally （AllyEmReads）
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Things are heating up for Hikaru and the pro test！
Bee （BacchusVines）
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The Go match between Hikaru and the Korean Insei was such a good build-up of character。 I love how the authors' convey Hikaru's desire to get stronger so Akira will notice him。（Also， I just get such a foreboding feeling when it comes to Sai T_T ） The Go match between Hikaru and the Korean Insei was such a good build-up of character。 I love how the authors' convey Hikaru's desire to get stronger so Akira will notice him。（Also， I just get such a foreboding feeling when it comes to Sai T_T ） 。。。more
Dorin
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Somehow， this volume feels like still covering the essentials。 It talks about draw games and it shows draw games played in parallel， independently， by both Hikaru and Akira。 While waiting for the Pro test to start， Hikaru visits Go salons and plays tougher opponents， including a kid who is a Korean insei。 After this experience， he is no longer intimidated by Tsubaki and his antics， and he finally manages to be calm and collected when playing even against this kind of people。He starts with a winn Somehow， this volume feels like still covering the essentials。 It talks about draw games and it shows draw games played in parallel， independently， by both Hikaru and Akira。 While waiting for the Pro test to start， Hikaru visits Go salons and plays tougher opponents， including a kid who is a Korean insei。 After this experience， he is no longer intimidated by Tsubaki and his antics， and he finally manages to be calm and collected when playing even against this kind of people。He starts with a winning streak of six games。 This catches the attention of Akira， who is by now really obsessed with Hikaru。 。。。more
Kurtis Burkhardt
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Pretty great board game manga， Really liked the story and the art was really nice😁😻👌♟♟📖💕
Julie （Manga Maniac Cafe）
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4。25 starsHow are these so good？ I still don't understand anything about go， but man， this is a fun series 4。25 starsHow are these so good？ I still don't understand anything about go， but man， this is a fun series 。。。more
Ben Truong
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While not meeting up with his friends Yoshitaka Waya and Shinichiro Isumi， Hikaru Shindo would go to the same Go Salon every day to play and train。 In fact， that particular Go Salon practically adopted him as their mascot and let him play for free。About mid-way through the tankobon， Shindo nearly caused a minor International Incident – after a fashion。 Isumi was given directions to a very strong Go Salon after one of their training sessions。 En route， Shindo met a boy and they got into a minor s While not meeting up with his friends Yoshitaka Waya and Shinichiro Isumi， Hikaru Shindo would go to the same Go Salon every day to play and train。 In fact， that particular Go Salon practically adopted him as their mascot and let him play for free。About mid-way through the tankobon， Shindo nearly caused a minor International Incident – after a fashion。 Isumi was given directions to a very strong Go Salon after one of their training sessions。 En route， Shindo met a boy and they got into a minor skirmish， only to find out that the boy was a South Korean nationalist and nephew to the Go Salon owner and things didn't go well from there。Hon Suyon is the equivalent of an insei in South Korea and came to Japan to overcome his losing streak as of late。 In ignorance， Shindo replied he never knew that South Korea had Go pros or that South Korea is better at Go than Japan。 In retaliation， Hon was willing to play with Shindo， but a teaching game， which angered Shindo， by slapping the twirling cap from his hand to demand an even game。 Both angered， they played a grunge match to end all grunge matches。Another character that I've grown to like is Kawai， a halfhearted taxi driver that spends most of his time playing Go and is a big supporter of Shindo。 He likes to playfully yell at Shindo or give him noogies or put him in a headlock。 As the strongest player at the Go Salon， he really helped Shindo not just at the game， but helping to relaxed in playing all sorts of people。 Furthermore， he knows quite a bit of the Go World and would occasionally help him out。The tankobon ends with Shindo being relaxed at the Pro Exams – to the point of giving Toshiro Tsubaki， the person that intimated Shindo in the first place， a noogie。 Shindo would eventually win six games in a row， which got Akira Touya interested as he ponders how strong Shindo has become。 Three other people won six games as well， Isumi， Waya， and Kosuke Ochi， whose grandfather called Toya to hire him to tutor Ochi for his upcoming matches， which Toya accepted rather urgently。All in all， this is a very intense tankobon and the Pro Exam isn't halfway finished！ With Toya teaming up with Ochi the rest of the Pro Exam promises to be just as intense！ 。。。more
Scott Lee
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This volume takes place nearly entirely between the rounds of the Pro-Test。 After last volume got Hikaru past the preliminaries， this volume focuses nearly entirely on the period between the prelims and the first round of the Pro-Test。 Some nice character work here。 Waya， Isumi， and Hikaru go out to go salons in search of the opportunity to play adults and engage in some not quite con work in walking in and offering to take down the best three players they've got。 It's kind of。。。go-sharking to b This volume takes place nearly entirely between the rounds of the Pro-Test。 After last volume got Hikaru past the preliminaries， this volume focuses nearly entirely on the period between the prelims and the first round of the Pro-Test。 Some nice character work here。 Waya， Isumi， and Hikaru go out to go salons in search of the opportunity to play adults and engage in some not quite con work in walking in and offering to take down the best three players they've got。 It's kind of。。。go-sharking to borrow from pool terminology。 We also see a neat bit of storytelling in which Akira and Hikaru each end up playing four simultaneous games and the same astounding result。 The last week's chapter （I think） is set at the beginning of the first round of the Pro-Test proper， but I don't believe the game even quite gets started。 If it does， it certainly ends mid-game。 。。。more
Khari
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この巻は難しかった！韓国の碁会場の話はとても読みにくい。その話は外国ぽいになるの着掛けは文をカタカナで書いた。読むのは大変だった。ヒカルは可愛い。好きだよ～
Lauren
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Not a bad manga， just not my favorite。
Meepelous
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For all I like to imagine that this is just a purely light fluffy read， there is a lot of skill that goes into creating such an effortlessly entertaining work of all ages fiction！ This skill I feel was really on display in this volume。 I keep worrying that this series will devolve into really long and boring expanses of play， but the interweaving of Hikaru and Akira's games was really appealing。 Not to mention the subversive way in which Akira really took his opponents down a few pegs without re For all I like to imagine that this is just a purely light fluffy read， there is a lot of skill that goes into creating such an effortlessly entertaining work of all ages fiction！ This skill I feel was really on display in this volume。 I keep worrying that this series will devolve into really long and boring expanses of play， but the interweaving of Hikaru and Akira's games was really appealing。 Not to mention the subversive way in which Akira really took his opponents down a few pegs without really insulting them was pretty delightful。 。。。more
John
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One of the most interesting things in this volume is how the Korean characters are depicted， which is more "Asian-looking" than the Insei they're playing against。 I hope they bring them back， it's an interesting angle to the world of go。 Continue to enjoy how Hikaru changes and gets more self-aware and confident。 One of the most interesting things in this volume is how the Korean characters are depicted， which is more "Asian-looking" than the Insei they're playing against。 I hope they bring them back， it's an interesting angle to the world of go。 Continue to enjoy how Hikaru changes and gets more self-aware and confident。 。。。more
Ben Nash
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This story is comfort food for me。 I can't quite put my finger on what keeps me rereading/rewatching this and the anime， but my interest in Go certainly helps。 I also like that it's a generally positive story about getting good at something。 This story is comfort food for me。 I can't quite put my finger on what keeps me rereading/rewatching this and the anime， but my interest in Go certainly helps。 I also like that it's a generally positive story about getting good at something。 。。。more
Nil Patel
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great
David
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I've been burning through this series lately， so my ratings are kind of relative to other volumes， and maybe not so much relative to what I read in general。 So "5 stars" for a volume of Hikaru no Go means it's one of my favorite volumes in the series。 The overall rank of the series I'd put at about 4 or 4。5 right now。Anyway， I liked volume 9， The Pro Test Begins， because it's really showing how Hikaru is progressing， and also brings in some new conflicts。First， Hikaru is 14 now， which means abou I've been burning through this series lately， so my ratings are kind of relative to other volumes， and maybe not so much relative to what I read in general。 So "5 stars" for a volume of Hikaru no Go means it's one of my favorite volumes in the series。 The overall rank of the series I'd put at about 4 or 4。5 right now。Anyway， I liked volume 9， The Pro Test Begins， because it's really showing how Hikaru is progressing， and also brings in some new conflicts。First， Hikaru is 14 now， which means about two years have passed in the series。 He's now taking the test to become a professional go player， and the ongoing trials run throughout the previous volume， this volume， and into the next。 I continue to be rather astonished at how a manga can stretch a single go game across multiple chapters and make it interesting。Hikaru's Insei friends are taking him to go salons to play against grown-ups， which is improving his game a lot。 They show up at one salon and find out most of the patrons are foreigners from Korea。 （Actually， in Japan， people of Korean ethnicity who have been living in Japan for generations are still considered "foreigners。"） Hikaru accidentally gets into a scuffle with a 12-year-old Korean boy named Suyong Hong。 The two of them behave exactly like you'd expect a couple of puffed up tween boys to act， but it turns out Suyong is also a child prodigy testing to become a professional back in Korea。 So naturally， they must settle things over the go board。 Suyong， it turns out， has been having mental blocks to overcome much like Hikaru， and their game is both boys' current situation in life in black and white。Meanwhile， Akira Toya gets his own subplot in this volume。 As a rookie professional go player， he has to play against a buffoonish politician at a major go event。 The politician is a VIP and Akira finds out he is expected to lose。 There is some nuance here that someone not familiar with Japanese culture might miss， since a typical American response would be "Screw that， what kind of idiot expects a professional to pretend to lose to a pretentious amateur？" But in Japan， these sorts of face-saving gestures are expected， especially if you're a middle school student like Akira dealing with an important older man。 Akira does， however， find a clever face-saving way to keep his pride without wounding the politician's （too much）。Finally， there is a bit of foreshadowing here when Hikaru becomes a bit full of himself and disses Sai。 The ghost's participation in the plot is kind of off and on， but lately he's seemed less and less important （appropriate， as Hikaru is becoming a better go player）。 So I wonder if Yumi Hotta is going to do something with the nominal "supernatural" element of this series。 Sai had an origin story and an archnemesis who hasn't been mentioned since maybe volume one or two。 。。。more
7DanielaH
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i just starting reading this book but so far just like all the others its a great book
Sophie
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At the end of this volume， Hikaru's in the middle of taking his pro exam。 It's fascinating to see how exciting a series about a boardgame can be - it's great to watch Hikaru grow and I find myself cheering him on as he goes。 I also love how some of his fellow students - Waya and Isumi - help him even though they are technically rivals。 I love all the main characters， and I love the idea of the chase and how Akira and Hikaru's actions are always connected。 This is so much fun， and I can't wait to At the end of this volume， Hikaru's in the middle of taking his pro exam。 It's fascinating to see how exciting a series about a boardgame can be - it's great to watch Hikaru grow and I find myself cheering him on as he goes。 I also love how some of his fellow students - Waya and Isumi - help him even though they are technically rivals。 I love all the main characters， and I love the idea of the chase and how Akira and Hikaru's actions are always connected。 This is so much fun， and I can't wait to read more。 。。。more
Melissa
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この巻の中は私が気に入っている対局の１つです。やっぱり、夏休みの間、ヒカルが成長していた。そして、プロ試験が始まった ^o^This is one of my favorite volumes （and contains one of my favorite matches）。 I love the growth during the one-month summer vacations！！Anime-manga match-up:2nd half of ep 33 = vol 9 up to pg 27 （第７０局）ep 34 = vol 9 pgs 30-95 （第７１～７３局）ep 35 = vol 9 pgs 98-130 （第７４～７５。５局）ep 36 = vol 9 pgs 131-160 （第７５。５～７６局）ep 37 = vol 9 pgs 164-207 （第７７～７８局）
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Robert Beveridge
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Yumi Hotta， Hikaru no Go: The Pro Test Begins （ViZ， 1998）The pro test is finally here， and Hikaru's ready for it。 Meanwhile， Toya， playing in a Go festival， is asked to throw a game he's playing with a minor government official （this seems to be common practice， rather than any sort of ethical violation， as we might see it in America）; can he overcome his own pride enough to do it？ Hikaru and a couple of his friends start playing against adults in Go salons in order to improve their game， and th Yumi Hotta， Hikaru no Go: The Pro Test Begins （ViZ， 1998）The pro test is finally here， and Hikaru's ready for it。 Meanwhile， Toya， playing in a Go festival， is asked to throw a game he's playing with a minor government official （this seems to be common practice， rather than any sort of ethical violation， as we might see it in America）; can he overcome his own pride enough to do it？ Hikaru and a couple of his friends start playing against adults in Go salons in order to improve their game， and the owner of one sets Hikaru a challenge which might improve his skills faster than ever。 Unfortunately， though， he inadvertently insults a Korean insei， and the fallout from that leads him to what may be his most challenging game yet。 You wouldn't think a comic about a game as sedate as Go could be as gripping as this， but it is。 A fine piece of work， as usual。 **** 。。。more
Indah Threez Lestari
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#Program BUBU
Nicolo
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This volume had a lot of foreshadowing， especially in Chapter 76。 These were the story threads that would bring this series to conclusion for better or for worse。 All in all， another splendid volume for this title。
M。 Tobert
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I'm on #8 so im just can't wait to read it。 I'm on #8 so im just can't wait to read it。 。。。more
Kirsten
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Hikaru's go game continues to improve， and he moves on to the next round of competitions to decide if he will become a professional go player。 Totally more exciting than it sounds！ Hikaru's go game continues to improve， and he moves on to the next round of competitions to decide if he will become a professional go player。 Totally more exciting than it sounds！ 。。。more
anenko
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I love this series more than I would ever have imagined when I first picked it up。 I love the art--you can actually see Hikaru and his age-mates maturing during the series--and I love the story。 Hikaru is probably my favourite character， but I still very much like and am rooting for all of the other characters。 I want Hikaru to succeed， but the tension of the pro test， and the desperation of all involved in it makes me feel for *everyone。* I only wish that new volumes of HnG were published a *li I love this series more than I would ever have imagined when I first picked it up。 I love the art--you can actually see Hikaru and his age-mates maturing during the series--and I love the story。 Hikaru is probably my favourite character， but I still very much like and am rooting for all of the other characters。 I want Hikaru to succeed， but the tension of the pro test， and the desperation of all involved in it makes me feel for *everyone。* I only wish that new volumes of HnG were published a *little* bit faster。 The wait between new volumes is a bit painful when I’m on an emotional high from the latest volume。 。。。more
Tom Higgins
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