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Effex ([personal profile] effex) wrote2010-09-22 03:24 pm

The Totally Epic HikaGo Reread - Vol. 20



~Volume 20 of Hikaru no Go~

Chapters 157-165
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[personal profile] lacygrey 2010-09-22 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh Yes, Yashiro! - he comes over as such a rebel and maverick when we first meet him: a think the cover helps a lot.

Honda seems like Mr conventionality in comparison. He's such a quiet chap its pretty difficult to put a finger on particular character traits.

It can't have been much fun listening to the other teacher extoling Yashiro's virtues and underlining the fact he's also younger. The fact that Yashiro himself says so little in the scene (and is all in black-with bloond hair) makes him seem more impressive and contrasting with the 'ordinary' Honda.

I liked the scene where Honda tells the guy at the takeaway stand he's a go pro and we see the vendor's surprised reaction that this carreer actually exists - then his acknowledgement.
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[personal profile] lacygrey 2010-09-22 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
And yet, if he is written solely as a foil, its intelligently done. His coragious use of the first hand tengen for example, but without Yashiro's style to back it up.

I think the last time we saw first hand tengen was in Kaio Jr High:Copy Go.
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[personal profile] lacygrey 2010-09-22 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
What on earth is Ochi doing in the pirate picture!

Looks like he's stuffing Go stones down his pants!
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Grabs vol 19

[personal profile] onkoona 2010-09-22 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
A little late I know but here's the rest of 19:

Special, part 1
http://onkoona.livejournal.com/51139.html



Special, part 2
http://onkoona.livejournal.com/51450.html



Special, part 3
http://onkoona.livejournal.com/51670.html



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Re: Grabs vol 20:

[personal profile] onkoona 2010-09-22 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Special, part 7
http://onkoona.livejournal.com/52712.html



Special, part 8
http://onkoona.livejournal.com/52923.html




and that's it for this volume
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Re: Grabs vol 20:

[personal profile] lacygrey 2010-09-22 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
You got the rematch with Kadowaki then.

Shame we missed out on Kubawara and Isumi, that would have been something considering Kubawara's personality and Isumi's new-found confidence.
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[personal profile] lacygrey 2010-09-22 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
More of Shindou-san!



We learn he drinks tea (or perhaps café or cocoa)!
And is perhaps right-handed...