The Room of Yuugen

Season 1 - Episode 23: The Room of Yuugen
Overview
Hikaru aims to progress to the first class of the Insei program where Waya and Isumi take the top spots. Both of them wanted to pass the Pro exams quickly this year, due to various personal reasons. Ogata feels that Akira doesn't seem to have much of a fighting spirit recently and bring him to the insitute to show him that Hikaru had gotten into the Insei program. It succeeded in provoking Akira to rev up his pace. Hikaru learns of the new dan series that is to take place in The Room of Yuugen and witnessed for himself, the imposing presence/aura of the room. Meanwhile, the end of the episode marks the start of Akira's first dan match with Zama-sensei.
Episode Information
TV Show
Hikaru no Go
Season
Season 1
Episode Number
23
Air Date
March 20, 2002
Runtime
24 minutes
Crew
Joung Se-kwon
Key Animation

Atsuhiro Tomioka
Writer
Shin'ichi Masaki
Storyboard Artist
Toyoaki Fukushima
Key Animation
Shin'ichi Masaki
Director
Toyoaki Fukushima
Animation Director