ヒカルの碁北斗杯への道

Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi

Hikaru is given a phone call asking him to appear in the Japan/China/Korea Junior's Tournament but he finds out he will have to take place in a preliminary tournament to choose Japan's three contestants. Upon discussing this with Akira, he discovers that Akira has already been chosen for the tournament and will not be taking place in the preliminaries. Hikaru then decides not to visit Akira's Go Salon until he takes his place on the team with Akira. That may be tougher than originally planned, as not only does Hikaru have to battle with old friends for one of two coveted spots, but he may have a new challenger, in a promising player from the Kansai Go Institute. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	ヒカルの碁北斗杯への道 (japanese)
Romaji	Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi
English	—
Also known as	Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup

Facts

Format	Special · 1 ep · 77 min · 1h total
Aired	2004-01-03 (Winter 2004)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Sports Supernatural
Themes	Shounen Male Protagonist Primarily Male CastGoComing of Age

Reception

Community score	7.69 / 10
Bayesian score	7.65 / 10
Composite	55.8
On lists	4,744
Favourited	28 (0.6%)
Completion	94.7%
Drop rate	1.5%
In backlog	26.3%
Score spread σ	1.40

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Winter 2004	A	4 of 36
Year	2004	B	25 of 178
Studio	Studio Pierrot	C	34 of 115
Format	Special	A	78 of 872
Era	Early 2000s	B	103 of 687
Genre	Sports	C	144 of 447
Length	OVA / Special	B	190 of 1,260
Season (all years)	Winter	B	345 of 1,557
Genre	Supernatural	C	389 of 1,234
Demographic	Shounen	C	483 of 1,219
Source material	Manga	C	898 of 3,025
Origin	Japan	B	1,613 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Tetsuya Endou, Sawako Takagi, Hideo Takahashi
Series composition	Michiko Yokote
Character design	Takeshi Obata, Minako Shiba
Music	Kei Wakakusa
Original creator	Yumi Hotta, Takeshi Obata