Akira makes it to the cover of vol 8, albeit with in rather less provokative pose, in which he appears only briefly, and scarily, in Hikaru's imagination as he explains his wish to become a pro to his mother.
Yes, if theres one good thing about the misplaced stone incident its that Isumi's hair is a lot better for it.
It sure looks like it, a small one for drinks or something. Is that normal for a Japanese middle schooler, I wonder? How much time does he spend in that room?
All his time. He is a Japanese boy. They sleep, go to school & after school classes and they study, nothing else. It really suchs to be a Japanese kid.
Manga & anime make kids's lives look fun; they're not.
So he has a fridge in his bedroom, 'cause material things are easy enough to get (if your dad's a 'saleryman'). Time you don't have, because if you don't do well in school, you won't get into a good collage, and if you don't get into a good collage you won't get a decent job. And then we're will you be?
One of the reason that some of the 'outsiders' want to be pro players is job security. If you're a pro you can teach and the Go institute will get you customers. You are payed to play. Even if you never win a title or even ever rise a Dan-level; you have job security.
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Yes, if theres one good thing about the misplaced stone incident its that Isumi's hair is a lot better for it.
Is that really a fridge in Hikaru's bedroom.
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He is a Japanese boy. They sleep, go to school & after school classes and they study, nothing else.
It really suchs to be a Japanese kid.
Manga & anime make kids's lives look fun; they're not.
So he has a fridge in his bedroom, 'cause material things are easy enough to get (if your dad's a 'saleryman').
Time you don't have, because if you don't do well in school, you won't get into a good collage, and if you don't get into a good collage you won't get a decent job. And then we're will you be?
One of the reason that some of the 'outsiders' want to be pro players is job security.
If you're a pro you can teach and the Go institute will get you customers. You are payed to play.
Even if you never win a title or even ever rise a Dan-level; you have job security.