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The Best Episodes of Hikaru no Go Season 3

Every episode of Hikaru no Go Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hikaru no Go Season 3!

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Hikaru Shindō is just a normal 12-year-old boy, but one day he's rummaging through his grandfather's things to see if he can find something to sell and pulls out an old go board. A ghostly

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 1 - Sai is Gone?
    7.0/10(34 votes)

    #1 - Sai is Gone?

    S3:E1

    Hikaru discovers that Sai is missing and searches all over him. Unable to locate him, he travels to Inno Island to visit Shusaku's grave in an effort to find him. Is it true? Is Sai really gone?

    Director:Jun Kamiya
    Writer:Shikichi Ohashi

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  2. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 2 - The Top Player in Hiroshima
    7.4/10(34 votes)

    #2 - The Top Player in Hiroshima

    S3:E2

    The #1 Amateur Go Player in Japan, Shuhei, challenges Hikaru to a match while Hikaru is looking for Sai in Hiroshima.

    Director:Shin'ichi Masaki
    Writer:Atsuhiro Tomioka

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  3. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 3 - I Won't Play Anymore
    6.9/10(34 votes)

    #3 - I Won't Play Anymore

    S3:E3

    Unable to locate Sai, Hikaru makes a vow to never play Go again without him.

    Director:Katsuyoshi Yatabe
    Writer:Shikichi Ohashi

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  4. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 4 - Keichou Flowerpots
    6.5/10(34 votes)

    #4 - Keichou Flowerpots

    S3:E4

    This episode shows us a young Hikaru, back from 7th grade before the Insei exam. When Sai is disturbed by the owner of a pottery shop, with a face like a toad, Hikaru/Sai must beat the owner who turns out to be a 5dan to prove to everyone what a cheat the owner is. But can he turn around his own play, and win a game someone else has already resigned to help a young girl?

    Director:Ryusei Nakao
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  5. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 5 - Isumi no Go
    6.7/10(34 votes)

    #5 - Isumi no Go

    S3:E5

    Isumi and other semi-pro's from japan go to a good will competition against pros in china. although he starts off confident an early loss puts isumi into a tail spin of doubt and confusion over his skills. he is presented with a unique opportunity to learn with chinnese pros for a short while. in an overcrowded and extremly talented enviornment can isumi regain his confidence?

    Director:Yuichiro Miyake
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  6. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 6 - The Fated Encounter
    7.0/10(33 votes)

    #6 - The Fated Encounter

    S3:E6

    In this flashback before Akira Toya met Hikaru Shindo, a young children's Go champion challenges Akira to a game at the Go Salon.

    Director:Tetsuya Endo
    Writer:Atsuhiro Tomioka

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  7. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 7 - Isumi tested
    7.2/10(32 votes)

    #7 - Isumi tested

    S3:E7

    Still in China improving his game, Isumi challenges Le Ping to a rematch. Meanwhile, Asumi encounters Hikaru and demands to know why he has stopped playing Go.

    Director:Takaharu Ookuma
    Writer:Shikichi Ohashi

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  8. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 8 - Forfeits
    6.9/10(35 votes)

    #8 - Forfeits

    S3:E8

    Hikaru is still forfeiting his Go matches, and everyone round his is worried and confused. Can the young player's friends and familyconvince him to get his game back?

    Director:Toshinori Narita
    Writer:Shikichi Ohashi

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  9. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 9 - The Determined Visitor
    7.4/10(34 votes)

    #9 - The Determined Visitor

    S3:E9

    Isumi return from China, now a stronger and more focused player. When he hears Hikaru is losing his games by default he vows to investigate the situation.

    Director:Hideki Tonokatsu
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  10. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 10 - Sai was here...
    7.9/10(35 votes)

    #10 - Sai was here...

    S3:E10

    After much convincing, Hikaru agrees to play Isumi. However, he will play him for Isumi’s sake, not his own. He will not enjoy the game or get into it. He can’t betray Sai. But when the game of Go becomes intense, is there anything that Hikaru can do? Hikaru ties hard not to betray Sai. He promised him that he would never play again. But can it be helped? Will Sai ever return to him?

    Director:Mashu Itō
    Writer:Atsuhiro Tomioka

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  11. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 11 - The First Comeback Match
    7.5/10(34 votes)

    #11 - The First Comeback Match

    S3:E11

    Hikaru has finally started to play Go again. He has found Sai within his moves, within his Go. But can Hikaru win his first comeback match against 2-dan Murakami? Everyone is watching. Meanwhile, what will become of the Haze Jr. High School Go club? After the year is over, only one boy will be left. Everyone else will graduate and move on.

    Director:Toshiya Niidome
    Writer:Shikichi Ohashi

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  12. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 12 - And so they began to run
    7.2/10(34 votes)

    #12 - And so they began to run

    S3:E12

    The Go world is moving. Everything is changing. Hikaru has won his first comeback match and dives into his next one. Isumi is taking the Pro Exam and is on his way to becoming a pro like Waya, Hikaru, and Ochi before him. Akira is beating high level dans. Ogata has taken yet another title. The Go world is shifting; a new wave is coming with Akira in the lead. But Kuwabara will not allow them to surpass him just yet...

    Director:Yuichiro Miyake
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  13. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 13 - Shindou vs Touya
    7.6/10(35 votes)

    #13 - Shindou vs Touya

    S3:E13

    The long awaited day has finally arrived. Hikaru Shindou V. Akira Touya! The two reminisce about the past and the last time they played. It was a little over two years ago. They have both grown stronger since then. They sit down. Hikaru places one black stone and Akira places five white ones. Hikaru is black and will go first. Akira is white and will go second. Hikaru places his first stone down on komoku. Both of them are excited and the match they have both been waiting for has finally arrived…

    Director:Katsuyoshi Yatabe
    Writer:Atsuhiro Tomioka

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  14. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 14 - Forever Inside You
    7.9/10(38 votes)

    #14 - Forever Inside You

    S3:E14

    The game between Hikaru and Akira wages on. They are both into the game and excited about it. Meanwhile, Amano tells news of a junior Japan, China, and Korea Go Tournament. It’s for experienced Go players under the age of 18. Everyone is worried because they have no one who could stand a chance against Korea, or even China, except for Akira. Amano says that they have Hikaru and the new wave that’s coming…

    Director:Tetsuya Endo
    Writer:Shikichi Ohashi

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  15. Hikaru no Go Season 3 Episode 15 - That Same Old Smile
    8.1/10(39 votes)

    #15 - That Same Old Smile

    S3:E15

    The match between Hikaru and Akira comes to an end. Hikaru tells Akira that one day, he will tell him everything. At night Hikaru has a dream, with a surprise visitor! At the end, the song “Get Over” is played as we see everyone throughout the series. The Go world is changing and a younger generation has arrived!

    Director:Tetsuya Endo
    Writer:Shikichi Ohashi

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Sai is Gone?" is the best rated episode of "Hikaru no Go" season 3. It scored 7/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Jun Kamiya and written by Shikichi Ohashi, it aired on 12/11/2002. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Top Player in Hiroshima".