Hikaru no Go

Hikaru no Go is a wildly entertaining and intelligent story about a young boy named Shindo Hikaru who accidentally awakened the ghost of Sai (a master of Go who committed suicide after being accused of cheating) from a go board. At the beginning Hikaru allowed Sai to play Go through him thus catching the attention of the child Go prodigy Touya Akira who saw Hikaru as a rival. Slowly through Sai and Touya's passion for Go. Hikaru discovered his own desire to play the game, not as a vessel for Sai but for himself. Taking his first step in the school's Go club. His dedication and talent for the game elevated him to become a Pro as one of the rising stars in Japan.