Episode 1
1st Round: Comeback
55m10.0 / 10
Chu Ying meets young Shi Guang and guides him in his first game with young Go genius Yu Liang.
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TV series
Hikaru no Go
20201 season8.1 / 10
The drama tells the story of Shi Guang who discovered an ancient go board by coincidence and thus got to know Chu Ying, a go player who has been entrenched in the go board as a "soul" and who has experienced thousands of years. Under his influence, he gradually confronted the story of interest in go and inspiring to become a professional go player.
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Hikaru no Go premiered October 27, 2020. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
The drama tells the story of Shi Guang who discovered an ancient go board by coincidence and thus got to know Chu Ying, a go player who has been entrenched in the go board as a "soul" and who has experienced thousands of years. Under his influence, he gradually confronted the story of interest in go and inspiring to become a professional go player.
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Episode 2
2nd Round: Nine-year old Prodigy
42m10.0 / 10
Shi Guang catches the attention of Go professionals. He plays his second game with Yu Liang and also joins a Go tournament for children.
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Episode 3
3rd Round: Your Whole Life
54m10.0 / 10
Shi Guang plays with Go champion Yu Xiao Yang and later gets into a fight with Chu Ying where he vows to never play Go again. Fast-forward to 6 years where he's re-learning Go due to a bet and Yu Liang comes back from rigid training in Korea to look for him.
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Episode 4
4th Round: The Crownless King
44m
Shi Guang reconciles with Chu Ying and joins an inter-school Go tournament with his friends.
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Episode 5
5th Round: I Should be Afraid of You Instead
46m
Shi Guang forms a school Go club with friends Wu Di and Jiang Xue Ming. Yu Liang finds Shi Guang.
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Episode 6
6th Round: Bai Zi Qiu is Back
48m
Shi Guang tries to win over mysterious Gu Yu to join the Go club. Yu Liang is getting into some troubles with his school's Go club.
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Episode 7
7th Round: Shadow of God of Go
42m
Shi Guang joins an inter-school tournament with Wu Di and Gu Yu. He plays again with Yu Liang for the first time in 6 years.
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Episode 8
8th Round: Online Go Player
46m
Shi Guang has a falling-out with Yu Liang. Fang Xu sets up an online Go website.
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Episode 9
9th Round: Who is Chu Ying?
49m
Chu Ying takes the online Go world by storm and ticks Fang Xu off. Wu Di makes a critical decision for his future which leaves Shi Guang contemplating about his own.
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Episode 10
10th Round: Chasing the Phantom
43m
Shi Guang decides to become a professional player and joins a preparatory Go camp.
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Episode 11
11th Round: Festival
49m
Shi Guang gets acquainted with Shen Yilang and Bai Xiaoxiao. Shi Guang and Chu Ying get lost in the mountains and are saved by an unexpected person.
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Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
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More about Hikaru no Go
Cast
Hu XianxuShi Guang
Zhang ChaoChu Ying
Hao FushenYu Liang
Zhao HaohongHong He
Han MuboFang Xu
Zhai GuanhuaBai Xiaoxiao
Sun CanShen Yilang
Wu QianyingJiang XuemingCredits
- Written by
- 卓越泡沫, 徐一天
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 36
- Original language
- Chinese
- Original title
- 棋魂
Networks & production
iQiyiChina
Themes
based on mangaboard gamebromancecompetitionfriendshipgamegolife lessons