Hikaru no Go
Season 1, Episode 18: Akira vs. Sai
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Akira skipped his first match of the Pro exams in order to play the match against Sai on the net. Akira is perplexed over the identify of Sai which he thinks might be Hikaru while Ogata has his own thinking. Players all over the world are observing the match. Though Akira lost the match, he feels as though he had finally caught up with 'Hikaru'/Sai. When Akira heard from a Go cafe customer that Hikaru was sighted at an internet cafe, he races to the site thinking that he might be Sai. Hikaru denies he's Sai but gets ruffled when Akira seems to disregard him as a opponent. The episode ended with Hikaru saying 'If you keep chasing after an illusion of me, I'll pass by you eventually'.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Eternal Rival
Episode 2
Discovered Weakness!!
Episode 3
Akira Bears His Fangs
Episode 4
Kaga in Shogi Club
Episode 5
Prediction of an Awakening
Episode 6
The Beautiful Match
Episode 7
I Won't Play Against You
Episode 8
The Scheme in the Rain
Episode 9
An Irritating Presence
Episode 10
The Third Member
Episode 11
The Most Inconsiderate Act
Episode 12
You Are The Third Board
Episode 13
Each of Their Decision
Episode 14
The Third Match
Episode 15
The Player On The Net
Episode 16
Who Is Sai?
Episode 17
The Match of Revelation
Episode 18
Akira vs. Sai
Episode 19
Hikaru's Strength
Episode 20
The Road to Becoming a Pro
Episode 21
The Haze Jr. High Go Club
Episode 22
The Insei Examination
Episode 23
The Room of Yuugen
Episode 24
Ouza vs. Akira
Episode 25
Sai's Sword Unsheathed (1)
Episode 26
The Greatest Wall for Hikaru (2)
Episode 27
A Place To Go Back To
Episode 28
The Wakajishisen
Episode 29
Kuwabara Honinbou
Episode 30
Ogata vs Honinbou