{"id":1702,"date":"2025-06-30T14:01:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T05:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2025-06-30T14:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T05:11:08","slug":"news_202506_hikago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/news_202506_hikago\/","title":{"rendered":"Takehiko Inoue&#8217;s New Illustration for &#8216;Hikaru no Go&#8217; Revealed: Fans Ecstatic Over Shindo Hikaru &#038; Akira Toya&#8217;s Fresh Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>A special newly drawn illustration by manga artist Takeshi Obata for &#8216;Hikaru no Go&#8217; has been officially released on X, sparking significant buzz.<\/p>\n<p>This illustration was created to commemorate the &#8216;Hikaru no Go&#8217; original art exhibition scheduled to open in July 2025, featuring the protagonist Shindo Hikaru and his rival Akira Toya.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have flooded the comments with remarks about &#8220;changes in Obata-sensei&#8217;s drawing style&#8221; and &#8220;the beauty of the characters,&#8221; making it a hot topic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Hikaru no Go&#8217; is a popular manga centered around the game of Go, whose influence remains undiminished to this day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%92%E3%82%AB%E7%A2%81%E5%B1%95?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30d2\u30ab\u7881\u5c55<\/a> \u958b\u50ac\u307e\u3067\u3042\u30687\u65e5\uff01<br \/>\u7279\u5225\u63cf\u304d\u4e0b\u308d\u3057\u30a4\u30e9\u30b9\u30c8\u306f\u3008\u9032\u85e4\u30d2\u30ab\u30eb\u3068\u5854\u77e2\u30a2\u30ad\u30e9\u3009<\/p>\n<p>\u2508\u2508\u26aa\u26ab\u26aa\u2508\u2508<br \/>\u300e\u30d2\u30ab\u30eb\u306e\u7881\u300f\u539f\u753b\u5c55\u304c7\u67084\u65e5(\u91d1)\u3088\u308a\u958b\u50ac\uff01<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qspHhwZlx3\">https:\/\/t.co\/qspHhwZlx3<\/a><br \/>\u2508\u2508\u26aa\u26ab\u26aa\u2508\u2508<br \/>\u6771\u4eac\u306e\u5f8c\u306f\u3001\u5927\u962a\u3001\u4eac\u90fd\u306b\u5de1\u56de\u3057\u307e\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>\u6771\u4eac\uff1a7\u67084\u65e5\u20108\u67084\u65e5<br \/>\u5927\u962a\uff1a9\u67085\u65e5\u201010\u67086\u65e5<br \/>\u4eac\u90fd\uff1a10\u670831\u65e5\u201012\u67081\u65e5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BgZFtANQzG\">pic.twitter.com\/BgZFtANQzG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u5c0f\u7551\u5065\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011 (@T_Obata_info) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/T_Obata_info\/status\/1938552893206094309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>About the Work<\/h2>\n<p>&#8216;Hikaru no Go&#8217; is a manga serialized in &#8216;Weekly Shonen Jump&#8217; (Shueisha) from 1999 to 2003, featuring a story based on the game of Go.<\/p>\n<p>It depicts the journey of the protagonist, Shindo Hikaru, who becomes obsessed with the world of Go after being possessed by the spirit of a genius Go player, aiming to achieve the &#8220;Divine Move&#8221; and grow.<\/p>\n<p>From 2001 to 2003, a TV anime adaptation was broadcast, sparking a Go boom.<\/p>\n<p>The author, Takeshi Obata, is also known for hit works such as &#8216;DEATH NOTE&#8217; and &#8216;Bakuman.&#8217;, receiving high praise for the beauty of his artwork and the depth of his stories.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Hikaru no Go&#8217; is renowned as a work that has significantly contributed to the popularization of Go.<\/p>\n<h2>News Details<\/h2>\n<p>The newly drawn illustration revealed this time was created to commemorate the &#8216;Hikaru no Go&#8217; original art exhibition, opening on July 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Tokyo venue will run from July 4 (Fri) to August 4 (Mon), 2025, the Osaka venue from September 5 (Fri) to October 6 (Mon), 2025, and the Kyoto venue from October 31 (Fri) to December 1 (Mon), 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have commented, &#8220;Go was super popular back then! Nostalgic,&#8221; &#8220;Obata-sensei&#8217;s drawing style has changed. It&#8217;s cute, so it&#8217;s good,&#8221; &#8220;Akira-kun is too beautiful,&#8221; &#8220;Wow, the art&#8230; has changed~\u266a&#8221; among others.<\/p>\n<p>The changes in Takeshi Obata&#8217;s drawing style and the fresh appeal of the characters have become topics of discussion, heightening anticipation for the original art exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Hikaru no Go&#8217; continues to be beloved by many fans for its story and the beauty of its artwork.<\/p>\n<p>This original art exhibition will be a precious opportunity to rediscover the charm of &#8216;Hikaru no Go&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A special n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1702"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1709,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1702\/revisions\/1709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comic-addict.com\/editorial\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}