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

[effex]

~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

Comments

Sequel?

[(Anonymous)]

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...

Re: Sequel?

[effex]

We can dream, though both the artist and the author have long moved on to other projects. Maybe if we're really lucky we'll get some kind of anniversary one-shot someday?

Re: Sequel?

[onkoona]

There's really nothing left....
But I would be very happy with same nice colorful pieces of art!

Re: Sequel?

[effex]

Yeah. Maybe when/if Obata puts out another artbook? I love the HikaGo pages in Blanc et Noir.

Re: Sequel?

[zanzando]

I'm sorry, I'll just be staring at this picture for 10-15 minutes now ...

Re: Sequel?

[effex]

It's one of my very favorite pictures - it's huge, a double page fold out. I'll take a photo for you if I can scrounge up a camera...

Re: Sequel?

[zanzando]

........... I feel this is an opportune moment to confess that I own the Death Box version of Blanc et Noir. You know, with the skull, and the diorama, ..... /sheepish yet smug

Re: Sequel?

[effex]

[huffs] Well, fine, I suppose you can go look at it yourself.

Re: Sequel?

[zanzando]

*snickers helplessly*

Re: Sequel?

[lacygrey]

Though I accept the idea that he admits himself in canon, that his task is over. I would like to see a story where Sai comes back for some vital reason, with a new mission. It was never the goal of the manga to tell adventure stories - it was much more profound - but I just think that they're a winning team.

Re: Sequel?

[effex]

[nods] Bringing him back in an official way would be a tricky bit of storytelling. Well, tricky if you want it to be good and not contradictory to his storyarc.

Re: Sequel?

[onkoona]

No, you can't bring Sai back in a official manga.
The point of the NorthStarCup arc and indeed of the time after Sai's disapearence is that Hikaru is forced to find Sai within himself, and to defend him where Sai cannot.
If Sai where to come back he'd gbe able to do his own defending and he'd effectivly take the wind out of Hikaru's sails.
So no, he can't come back officially.

Re: Sequel?

[onkoona]

Go read my story.
http://onkoona.livejournal.com/tag/%22blind%20luck%22

I don't think there is any plot left for a mainstream sequel; not the way they've set the parameters of their stories. As long as they don't go into the personal lives of the characters, which they really haven't, it's just more glares between players at tournaments. A bit like Vol 18.
Now that they've milked the Sai/Shuusaku angle dry there's just the normal day to day Go world left.