Hikaru no Go TV Anime Places Illustration on the Board for 20th Anniversary

The series, which adapted the manga series written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata into a TV anime series from anime studio Pierrot, helped revive the game of Go around the world, especially in the manga’s homeland of Japan.

October 10 marks 20 years since the influential TV anime series Hikaru no Go started airing on Japanese television in 2001.

To celebrate the anniversary of Hikaru no Go, Pierrot released a commemorative illustration as well as opened a special website, and announced a pop-up shop at Shinjuku Marui Annex.