Big promos were done for Hikaru! But not our Hikaru Nakamura, unfortunately. It is actually a video game for Go. Perhaps one day chess software companies would do the same as other sports in using their stars.
Hikaru No Go: No go.
Reviewer: Alan Hogue Rating (out of 5): **½
It’s surely a good sign for American Go enthusiasts that a sports anime about the game of Go, designed essentially as a recruiting tool for young people – a commercial, really – has been distributed in this country. This would have been unthinkable a few years ago. I decided to give Hikaru No Go a look mainly because, as enthusiastic as I am about this particular board game, watching an anime about Go sounded a bit like watching plants grow. Sure, I might be into it, but how could Go, a game which visually consists of black and white dots on a grid, be made interesting to non-players? How could a game which takes quite a bit of study and experience merely to begin to understand its subtleties possibly be given the Rocky Balboa treatment?
Here is the link to the promo.
That’s too bad. I was hoping Hikaru can get some recognition.
That’s actually a very good anime. i recommend it.
Susan, do you play games aside from Chess, such as Go or Shogi?
Chess has a long way to go with promoting itself.
The first place winner in Kingston barbeque cook-out challenge gets $75,000.
It was even on TV and was actually pretty compelling
Since they had 90 minutes to prepare the meal it could have been boring but they made it interesting with
– good human interest stories
– good editing
– quick explanations
– a judging session.
Hikaru No Go is an awesome series. One of my favorites. I’ve read the entire manga that the anime is based off of. It’s actually inspired me to become better at chess.
I wish that they would do a series like that about chess.
2.5 out 5???? that reviewer must be on crack. That anime was wonderful.
Any recommendations for a video/web site that teaches GO to a beginner? I am looking for interesting + easy to follow + actually teaches something etc.
I suspect Go may be a better game than chess, particularly since, they have not yet managed to create a computer game that can beat humans.
Susan, assuming GO is a better intellectual game, I wonder if you are willing to change your stance to “Go for GO” instead of “Go for chess”? 😉
I visited Huangshan (a very famous mountain) in south Anhui, China last year. I learnt that it is the place where the major GO tournamnent is held each year. The winner earns the title of “Saint of GO.”
According to a classic Chinese martial art novel, Huangshan is where the best of swordsmen compete for “Saint of sword”, or where they have a theoretical disscusion of their sword play.
There is a TV series available on DVD too.