Hikaru no Go S2E1 — The Preliminary Starts
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Hikaru no Go•Season 2•Episode 1

The Preliminary Starts

7.1/10 · 38 votesMay 15, 200224 min

Ranked #29 of 30 in Season 2•−0.6 vs season avg

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Hikaru takes the prelims to qualify for the Pro exams whereas Waya/Isumi are admitted straight to the finals being among the top 8 of the Insei program. Hikaru is intimidated by Tsubaki, a really loud and brash guy, who turns out to be his first

Directed byKunitoshi Okajima
Written byMichiko Yokote
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Cast18

Tomoko Kawakami

Tomoko Kawakami

Hikaru Shindō (voice)

Susumu Chiba

Susumu Chiba

Fujiwara no Sai (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Akira Toya (voice)

Yumi Kakazu

Yumi Kakazu

Akari Fujisaki (voice)

Makoto Tsumura

Makoto Tsumura

Kimihiro Tsutsui (voice)

Kentaro Ito

Kentaro Ito

Tetsuo Kaga (voice)

Yuu Asakawa

Yuu Asakawa

Yuki Mitani (voice)

Mayumi Asano

Mayumi Asano

Okumura (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Kaoru Kishimoto (voice)

Reiko Takagi

Reiko Takagi

Yoshitaka Waya (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura

Isumi Shinichirou (voice)

Yoko Matsuoka

Yoko Matsuoka

Kosuke Ochi (voice)

Crew12

E

Eitaro Abe

Key Animation

Y

Yukiko Ban

Key Animation

K

Kinuko Izumi

Key Animation

K

Kazuhiko Ishii

Key Animation

T

Tatsuya Oka

Key Animation

J

Jun Watanabe

Key Animation

K

Kazuhito Kikuchi

Storyboard Artist

K

Kunitoshi Okajima

Director

Y

Yu Yamashita

Key Animation

M

Minako Shiba

Animation Director

M

Michiko Yokote

Writer

H

Hisako Tanaka

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Preliminary Starts" is episode 1 of Hikaru no Go season 2. It scored 7.1/10 from 38 votes, ranking #29 of 30 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Kunitoshi Okajima and written by Michiko Yokote, it aired on May 15, 2002.

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