Hikaru no Go
Season 1, Episode 23: The Room of Yuugen
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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.
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