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The Totally Epic HikaGo Reread - Vol. 23 + SERIES END PARTY

~Volume 23 of Hikaru no Go~

Chapters 184-189 (+ Extra Chapters 1 & 2)

That's the end, folks, we made it! NOW IT'S TIME TO PARTY!

What did you think of the ending? Of the series as a whole? What were your favorite moments and characters? Do you official art, screencaps, fanart? Post 'em! Same for fanfic, fanvids, meta, and squee! Share the links, share the love, party down <3

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Yay, we made it! And it only took, what, five months? Six? Since May 5th, holy cow. I'd like to cyber!hug

onkoona and

lacygrey in particular for being here every. single. week. Hurray!

Firstly: does anyone have links to translations of the two extra chapters? I've got them in my Japanese copy of volume 23 but alas, I cannot read them.

Secondly, my first contribution to the PAR-TAY: Doujinshi scans! Well, inside looks, anyway. I put these up last year for HikaGo day <3 Part one, two and three.

PAAAARTY!!! :D

My favourite moment:

"When I think of the future, my heart starts dancing."

jfhakjsfhaljfhalkjh makes me flail every single time.

Yes there is still more, but this REALLY is the last of it!
New Years Special #2 recap of S1
part 1
http://onkoona.livejournal.com/54663.html

part 2
http://onkoona.livejournal.com/55032.html

part 3
http://onkoona.livejournal.com/55105.html

I still miss Sai!!!

So do I. ;_;

Sai was/is amazing. I wish we'd gotten more closure - their story was messy and sad and Hikaru moved on with Sai in his heart, which is very true to life, but in this case I wish it were a little less realistic.

That's what fanfic is for, I guess!

Yessssssssss.

I want to get that quote tattooed somewhere, no lie.

I'm still reading, so incomplete comments here.

Poor Kiyoharu!
I liked the presance of his father and his teacher, both with an opposite oppinion on the worth of being a Go pro.

I liked Touya's dad showing up.
And the mentions of Shuusaku (and by assosiation Sai)
And then actual talk of Sai (squee!!!)

more comming...

Oh yes!
I'm ready to run off and write another Sai-comes-back-to-life story right now!

BTW did you read mine yet?
It's here: http://onkoona.livejournal.com/tag/%22blind%20luck%22

I'm working my butt of on part two of this so, if you've read part 1, and hopefully liked it, look out for part 2, soon(-ish)!!

Kiyoharu will be fine in the long run, I think, though he might end up moving to Tokyo to be closer to other Go pros his age. Hopefully his family will eventually understand :/

I wonder why they brought him in at the end like this? I mean, I like it and I like him, but they could have easily used a preexisting character in the Hokuto Cup.

I *loved* Touya-sensei showing up, and they way the conversation swung around to Sai - it was a good way to keep Sai there until the very end. He was not forgotten!

YAY FANFIC. I haven't read it yet but I'm sure as heck going to <3

"My Sai is Missing":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckkfWL4UnsU

make sure to get a hanky before you start watching; you're gonna need it!

Hikaru’s game with Yongha is epic. Despite the commentary, I had a hard time following it. However, it was a real game (Fujitsu final, 2002) and you can play through all the moves here!

The mother site has many of the games in the same format, but is in Japanese.

Favorite moment: when Yongha agrees with Shindou on why they play Go, but asks Suyon not to translate (he wants to stay the ‘bad guy’, doesn’t he?)
Take a look at Touya’s face as well (he too understands what’s been said).

Poor show on the parenting front: After Shindou’s Mum who left half way through, now Yashiro’s Dad who doesn’t even take a look at the games and Touya Kouyou who leaves without even seeing Akira – though I did like his psychology of Akira’s playing to win, and Aikawa, who, in ignorance of Kouyou’s celebrity, decides it must be okay to let him into the viewing room seeing as he’s Touya Akira’s Dad.

I read a rumour that the ending to the Hokuto cup arc got changed at the last moment because of a problem with a living Go player who thought they had been depicted in the Manga. Does anyone know anything more about this?

In the edition I read (Tonkam) there is an extra part at the end of this volume, after the Hokuto cup. It includes the start of the young lion’s tournament and has a wholly different feel: we see Hikaru from the outside, as if from a distance. I liked that this ended mid-game – it left me with the feeling that all must continue.

This final part also introduced two rival insei: Oka and Shouji. Due, I think to an error in translation, Oka was thought to be female for a long while, though recently confirmed to be male. Nevertheless, I think the mistake has led a greater amount of fanfics to be written featuring Oka than would have been without the error – the fandom welcomed another female character.

Oh, do let me know how you liked it!!!!

My Jump Comics edition has the extra stories as well, but I can't find the translations online anywhere :(

Oka as a girl would have been amazing.

I think they brought Kiyoharu in as a fresh character for future "adventures".
But I think they did realize that future stories, because of the absence of the odd character, namely Sai, can only be variations on the tournament theme. (unless they want to do personal stuff, which they've never done before) And that would be boring the Nth time around.

Touya sr. showing up is a good way to round off the story, after all he's Sai's true rival, even though they only played the one even game...

Remind me who says it, please. Is it Amano?

And lots and lots of Yang Hai!

Re: Oka

SERIOUSLY. When I first read it, I was so happy that the new rivalry had a girl, you know, and then we find out it was a translating error. :(

MOST SAD. I can't watch it because it's not available in my country (Germany), and I don't have my IP blocker on this computer. SIGH.

?
I'm not exactly in the US either you know, and I can get it fine.

I'd like to see a sequel, with of course Sai in it. Preferably as an actual human; kind of like being reborn? Although so far, it doesn't seem there will be any sequel at all... Must... make it... happen...

*nods*

When the other Weekly Go journalists are discussing the future of go, and are being pretty pessimistic about it.
BUT AMANO KNOWS THE TRUTH OF THINGS.

There's The year between by

chaineddove

Its also interesting to re-read the story bearing in mind that Oka is male.

"This video contains content by WMG. It is not available in your country."

I can watch it on Saturday though, when I'm back at my flat. :)

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