May 15, 2002 • 24m
Hikaru takes the prelims to qualify for the Pro exams whereas Waya/Isumi are admitted straight to the finals being among the top 8...Read more
May 22, 2002 • 24m
Hikaru is overwhelmed in playing go with adults and his second loss placed him at a precarious position (third loss means an ousti...Read more
May 29, 2002 • 24m
This is a very fun episode where Waya, Isumi and Hikaru form a team to go around challenging the patrons of the various Go salons....Read more
June 5, 2002 • 24m
At a Friendly Go festival, Akira was invited to play a 4-way game with a council member and his three assistants. Though originall...Read more
June 12, 2002 • 24m
Isumi, Waya and Hikaru decides to go to a recommeded Go Salon and Hikaru bumps into a rude young boy at the convenience store. Sai...Read more
June 19, 2002 • 24m
Hikaru plays a Korean Insei-equivilant at a Go Salon.
June 26, 2002 • 24m
The Pro Exam has finally begun, and the intensity reaches new heights after the pairings are chosen. Everyone seems so tense, exce...Read more
July 3, 2002 • 24m
Hikaru and Tsubaki must face each other in the Pro matches, and Akira begins teaching Ochi in an attempt to learn how strong of a ...Read more
July 10, 2002 • 24m
Isumi has gone on undefeated, while Hikaru has lost only one game so far. The time finally comes for them to play each other, and ...Read more
July 17, 2002 • 24m
After losing to Hikaru, Isumi begins to break down and begins losing his matches. Hikaru is also having trouble concentrating, ups...Read more
July 24, 2002 • 24m
Realizing that Hikaru is getting stronger, Ochi swallows his pride and decides to ask Akira for help. When Akira tells Ochi about ...Read more
July 31, 2002 • 24m
The Pro Exam is nearing its end as the last three matches arrive. Ochi, Waya, and Hikaru are currently the top three, and Ochi is ...Read more
August 7, 2002 • 24m
Hikaru and Waya finally face each other, and both are desperate to win. However, Waya has other reasons for wanting to win besides...Read more
August 14, 2002 • 24m
As the match between Hikaru and Ochi draws near, Ochi becomes more and more annoyed with Akira's obsession of Hikaru. Therefore, O...Read more
August 21, 2002 • 24m
Hikaru and Ochi finally face-off. Determined to prove his worth to Akira, Ochi goes all out against Hikaru, while Hikaru does the ...Read more
August 28, 2002 • 24m
With all of the other matches finished, the final decision of the Pro Exams rests upon Hikaru and Ochi's match. Can Hikaru defeat ...Read more
September 4, 2002 • 24m
Having defeated Ochi, Hikaru has gained Akira's respect, and Akira is now awaiting their next match. As Hikaru wonders how his lif...Read more
September 11, 2002 • 24m
Hikaru got a call that the Meijin is to play him in the first new dan series. Hikaru denies Sai's request to play instead. Both Ma...Read more
September 18, 2002 • 24m
Hikaru/Sai spends half hour to decide on the first move while the others are having a field day discussing Hikaru. With a 15 moku ...Read more
September 25, 2002 • 24m
This episode is basically a recap of Sai's past journeys, from playing Go in the palace and his eventual suicide, playing Go throu...Read more
October 2, 2002 • 24m
Hikaru and Sai thwart the efforts of some con-artists trying to take advantage of unsuspecting amateur Go players, but one of con-...Read more
October 9, 2002 • 24m
All dressed up to receive his 1-dan certificate, Hikaru learns about the Oteai, a series of games that determine a player's rankin...Read more
October 16, 2002 • 24m
Toya Meijin has a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. Hikaru visits him and discovers that he has been playing internet Go...Read more
October 23, 2002 • 24m
Now that Toya Meiji is playing Internet Go, the world is abuzz with excitement. But little do they know that a challenger of excep...Read more
October 30, 2002 • 24m
The wait is over! Sai and Toya Meijin face off in a match that has the entire world glued to their computer screens. Who will triu...Read more
November 6, 2002 • 24m
When the match comes to a close, Sai is left the victor. However, when Hikaru discovers a flaw in the game that not even Sai was a...Read more
November 13, 2002 • 24m
Ogata walks in on Hikaru and Koyo's conversation and overhears Hikaru mentioning Sai. Convinced that Hikaru knows Sai, Ogata confr...Read more
November 20, 2002 • 24m
Hikaru encounters Kurata at a restaurant, and, after learning how much Akira is improving, begs him for a match.
November 27, 2002 • 24m
The Go World goes into a state of shock after Toya Meijin announces that he is retiring as Professional Go player. As everyone tri...Read more
December 4, 2002 • 24m
Hikaru continuously ignores Sai's worries of his leaving and ends up allowing Sai to engage a drunk Ogata in a Go match. The next ...Read more