Characters:  Hikaru Shindou: Hikaru is the main character in the series. We see watch him on his journey of discovering and learning the Japanese board game, Go. He is taught by a spirit, who was a master Go player. His name is Sai. At first Hikaru was against playing Go as he had no real interest in the game. With some "convincing" Hikaru agreed to let Sai play Go through him. When he first started playing Go, Sai instructed him exactly how to play on every move. But after picking up the basics and having a curiosity for the game, Hikaru started utilizing his own talents to play and beat opponents. Fujiwara No Sai: Although Sai looks like a female, he is very much a male. Not that it matters because he is a spirit and all he seems to care about is Go. He is honest and righteous with much passion, not only for the game of Go but for life as well. Sai not only teaches Hikaru about Go, but also about many life lessons Hikaru can benefit from. The relationship with Sai and Hikaru is an interesting one as it's what keeps the series going. Akari Fujisaki: Akari is one of the characters Hikaru knew before the story started, because they were childhood friends. Although Hikaru doesn't realize it, she has a slight crush on him as she tends to follow and take interest in whatever he's doing. Akari took interest in playing Go after she found out Hikaru is trying to learn about the game (although she realy joined the junior high school Go club only to hang out with Hikaru). She is not a very good Go player and is simple minded but on the positive side she is kind and very thoughtful. She spent allot of time learning Go from Mitani after she joins the club. Touya Akira: A student of the prestigious Kaio High School, Touya is an expert Go player who can play at the professional level. The son of Meijin Kouyo Touya, who is one of the best Go players in the world, Touya is a very strong Go player and has the ability to beat players at the professional level. His is polite and modest. He is one of Hikaru's biggest rivals. Mitani Yuki: When Tsutsui and Hikaru first re-formed the Haze Junior high school Go club, there where only 2 male members. In order to compete in the tournament with other junior high schools, they needed a minimum of 3 players to participate. To find that third player, Hikaru and Tsutsui distributed a complex Go quiz flyer to see if there was anyone else in the high school who had some interest and could at least play Go. As it turns out there was someone who can solve the quiz and that person was Mitani. After doing a bit a detective work and persuasion, Hikaru convinced Mitani to join the Go club and participate in the tournament. MORE

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