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xiaoyezi
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Nov 12, 2023
36 of 36 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 9.5

Finding life’s meaning through a sport

I am not interested in Go. But I love a good sport centric or solid character development story.

And Hikaru no Go nails it - essence of what makes for a great sport / competition centric story.

True to good Japanese sports animes’ spirit, Hikaru no Go has well fitted cast which brings out the characters on screen, solid storyline which makes us care for the characters’ growth and journey, and lovely relationship dynamics - be it mentor-mentee, rivals or friends.

1. Acting and cast
First things first, what drew me in first was young Shi Guang played by Lucas Lu. What made me stayed after was older Shi Guang played by Hu Xian Xu. Shi Guang is one of the typical leads of “hidden talent who started late” troupe in sports story. They both nail this character well and manage to maintain the consistency even when it’s played by 2 different people. They piqued my interest and made me care for Shi Guang’s journey and development with Go. From not knowing what it is, to tolerating it because of Chu Ying, to learning about it and then to taking it seriously.

Both of them also had great chemistry with Chu Ying, played by Zhang Cao. This is important because it’s the story’s backbone and spirit. Chu Ying was a spirit who can only interact with Shi Guang throughout and the one who introduced the latter to Go. If this mentor-mentee dynamic didn’t work out, it means Shi Guang’s connection to Go won’t be as believable. Kudos to all 3 actors and their dynamics.

Other actors and actresses were also well casted, which adds to the enjoyment of this live adaptation.

2. Storyline and character development
Next, the pacing of storyline was done well.

I hadn’t read the manga before, so it probably helped considering I didn’t have any biased lens watching this.

The show first started with young Shi Guang playing Go reluctantly because of Chu Ying. Thereafter, he picked up Go again during high school because of an incident with his school mates. I enjoyed how the show took time to tease this part out and to establish this context for Shi Guang. I may not know or interested in Go. But I cared for Shi Guang, which then extends to the thing that Shi Guang came to love - Go.

Thus, I got invested in his improvement after he found his own motivation and interest in Go - not because of Chu Ying, not because of extra pocket money, not because of his ego, not because of his friends.

Every improvement and a small win by Shi Guang gave me a smile.

3. Relationship dynamic
Great sports stories are made up by characters who have a devotion and dedication to said sports as our main lead dived deeper into it. In Hikaru no Go, we see characters’ relationship with each other and with Go.

How lovely, to understand the characters motivation and to follow their discovery / learning of themselves through the game of Go and with each other. I still know nothing of Go after watching this (because I kinda zoned out whenever they got too much into the technicalities of it), but it never hindered my understanding of the characters’ motivation or traits or quirks.

I particularly loved Chu Ying’s battle with Yu Xiao Yang - on their 领悟 (learnings) from their inevitable face off. It stands to show how learning is boundless and everyone has their own unique journey / lesson on mastering an art.

While Yu Liang was supposedly the rival of Shi Guang, I somehow can’t seem to connect much to their dynamics. Not that the storyline or the actors’ chemistry were bad. Just other things - be it moments, characters or friendships- seem to drew me in more.

Ultimately, my favorite dynamic remains Chu Ying and Shi Guang.

Nevertheless, I rated Hikaru no Go at 8.5 because the story and cast didn’t managed to draw me in completely to the Go world. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think one requires to know Go to enjoy this story - just like I did. While it’s barely hit the mark for me, it might for you.

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Σοβαρό Ονομα
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Jan 10, 2021
36 of 36 episodes seen
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Overall 7.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 9.5

This is not an adaptation this is a Spin off.

Warning guys this is not an adaptation of the anime, this is a spin off.
They made their own story using the IP. It's in a chinese setting with chinese world and characters. I appreciate the effort so much, not only you get the nostalgia but its an original story, most live actions the best thing they can do its just make a shitty adaptation of what we like. But this is different, in a good way, its fresh its new, its 2021. So much love was put into this, it only adds to the original because its not trying to copy it. I love that creators of this show, they wanted to put their heart their personalities into this and they succeed it. I hope more studio take this examples and make their original stories, yeah i know detective pikachu sucked but hey, I can appreciate the effort. Take more risks try new things, thats the spirit.
If you are one of the few people that have watched this and not the original anime, then watch the original you are not missing anything, you see its a WIN-WIN. This show could have been so bad but because it isnt makes me so happy. It get too soap opera at times, but besides that absulutely fantastic. It's a slow start so watch atleast 6 episodes i reccomend if you dont like it, then quit for sure. It has a lot of build up at first but then its followed by a lot pay off, a little boring at the beggining but fantastic middle and ending.

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CeciliaChannelC
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Feb 22, 2024
36 of 36 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 10

Wow! Actually a GREAT drama!

This is not a Bl drama. But omg, the bromance is really good! I ended up shipping our two male leads! Shu Guang and Yu Liang!
Love their chemistry and their bickering!
Chu Yin is such a sweet character! ?
This is such a Lovely, masterpiece of a drama!!
The story is really good! And, no, you don't need to know about "Go" to like the drama.
10/10
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SVITAMEN D-rama
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Jul 10, 2022
36 of 36 episodes seen
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Overall 4.0
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 2.0
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

hm

omg really boring ,,curious opening but the story maybe to long for that boring story ,, this drama like a combine a set of cut scenes ,, i very hate annoying stubborn ML ,stubbornness out of place ,, it's actually quite interesting when discussing Igo, especially since I really intend to study it, and there are some problems that actually make me quite curious how it happened, until ep 12 I really couldn't stand to continue it, the plot was too slow ,alot of cast with annoying character ,, maybe it will get better at the end of the story, but too late

and for some events actually I don't understand why?
even though yuliang was able to finish the IGO online match but he chose to give up and rematch so he passed an important match

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Krizklid
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Jan 24, 2023
36 of 36 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
This review may contain spoilers
非常棒的改编,剧情中国本土化了,不逊色于日本原作。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

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achuland
6 people found this review helpful
Dec 10, 2020
36 of 36 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10

Cela frôle la perfection

J'en ai lu des mangas ( sauf celui-ci, je l'admets), j'en ai vu des animés (du moins lorsque j'étais encore jeune) et depuis ces 10 dernière années, j'en ai vu des dramas ( je ne compte pas ceux de mon enfance). C'est sans l'ombre d'une hésitation que je mettrais ce dernier dans la catégorie "énorme coup de coeur qui nous oblige à prier tous les dieux qu'une suite soit prévue". Car, oui peu de drama pourra se targuer de nous avoir mené par le bout du nez, du début à la fin.
Je ne suis pas familière de ce manga, qui n'est pas vraiment un genre que je plébiscite. Et pourtant. Ce drama commencé un jour d'ennui nous aura totalement scotché tant par le charisme incroyable des personnages que par un scénario à la limite de l'épique titanesque. Je n'aurais jamais cru qu'une partie de GO pouvait pratiquement nous transcender.
Le jeu d'acteur est incroyable. Jusqu'à présent, je ne pouvais que tomber de pâmoison devant le jeu des coréens. Mais depuis peu, après avoir découvert des pépites chez les chinois, je sais maintenant que les chinois savent aussi jouer de manière naturelle, de manière intense, de manière magnifique. Tout semble naturel, tout semble tellement vrai et sincère.
Une mention spéciale pour l'enfant qui interprète Shi Guan enfant, qui est incroyable ( oui, cela va être un mot que je vais utiliser sans modération), nous avons été bluffés par son jeu! Il a de beaux jours devant lui, et nous lui souhaitons de continuer à jouer.
Les interprètes de Chu Ying et de Shi Guan nous livrent une performance tout en subtilité et pleine de sensibilité. Mais, pour être honnête, ils ont tous tellement bien joué, je ne peux que saluer la performance générale des acteurs.
J'ai entendu dire que l'OST, le ending était la même que celui de l'animé, une très belle chanson qui va nous marquer pendant longtemps.
Mais ce qui fait la force de ce drama, ce qui le rend parfait à mes yeux, ce qui m'aura fait sourire, rire (et on rit souvent, un éclat de rire qui fait du bien), pleurer, "shipper" (et faut y aller pour que je sois aussi amoureuse d'une relation autre que familiale ou amoureuse) est la relation qui unit les personnages. Le lien qui les unit est incroyable. Il est vrai, il est intense, il est ce qu'on imagine de plus fort entre des personnes.
Le lien entre Shi Guan et Chu Ying est whoa (pour éviter d'utiliser encore incroyable). C'est magique. C'est tellement fort. C'est une amitié qui traverse le temps, qui va au-delà de ce que j'ai pu voir jusqu'à présent. Les épisodes finaux m'auront fait pleurer pour la première fois de ma vie, pleurer pour une amitié magnifique à laquelle je ne m'attendais vraiment pas. Mais la relation entre nos deux héros n'est pas la seule qui aura été vibrante. Il y a la relation entre les 2 profs du club de pro, les maîtres de Go, les moines, les élèves du lycée de Shi Guan, les amis de Shi Guan, Yu Lian et Shi Guang (les derniers épisodes entre ces deux là sont inoubliables aussi...), en bref, tous, nous auront fait vibrer.
Et devrais-je mentionner la philosophie derrière tout cela, les paroles pleines de sagesse, cet idéal, cet amour, cette envie de réussir et d'être heureux? Devrais-je mentionner cette solidarité? Ce besoin de le faire ensemble, de marcher main dans la main? Ce combat qui appartient à tout le monde? Je m'incline.
Ce drama est une perle, et si je ne donne pas la note maximum, c'est juste que : 36 épisodes ont été trop courts!

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Veradis
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

Una gran serie

Ha sido una gran sorpresa encontrarme con esta serie, a la que llegué gracias a las buenas reseñas y a la gran puntuación que tenía. No suelo fiarme mucho de las puntuaciones, hay series que considero que son regulares o muy aburridas que tienen una puntuación alta -a veces más por el actor que hay en ella que por la calidad de la historia- pero en este caso no hay sido así.
No puedo poner ninguna pega a nada en esta serie. La duración de los capítulos es más que correcta, y eso que son treinta y seis, algunos de cuarenta minutos y otros más largos. Pero es que si se pudiera los verías todos de golpe porque el ritmo de la trama es casi perfecto. Desde que el protagonista se encuentra con el maestro del Go hasta que alcanza su gran potencial en estos capítulos vemos cómo va progresando en su amor por el Go, y en sus relaciones con los que le rodean.
Pero gran parte del acierto de esta serie es la elección de los actores, Hu XIan Xu, el actor principal lo borda, se nota que es un gran actor y a pesar de su juventud ya tiene experiencia detrás lo que le otorga una gran flexibilidad a la hora de abordar las diferentes situaciones a las que se enfrenta. El otro protagonista, Hao Fu Shen, está más rígido y parece que ésta fue su primera incursión en la interpretación pero esa rigidez -bien de su modo intepretativo o porque así lo exige en papel- es perfecta para interpretrar a Yu Liang. Los actores segundarios también lo bordan.
Este es un buen reflejo de que con grandes actores y una historia bien contada puedes crear una serie casi perfecta. Por no decir perfecta, al menos desde mi punto de vista, porque a estas alturas sigo sin saber cómo se juega al Go; y sus reglas y todo lo que lo rodea me parece muy extraño porque a simple vista parece un juego simple, como las damas. Pero no es así.
Una de las mejores series que he visto en mucho tiempo, sino entre las diez mejores de mi bibliotecta visual.

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