Hikaru No Go- "Is Sai Really Gone?" Talkback (Spoilers)

[bigddan11]

Yes, it has been months since I did a Hikaru No Go talkback, but with Sai's spirit having faded two weeks ago, and with the final opening and closing having arrived, I figured it was as good as a time as ever to bring back the talkback for Hikaru No Go.



Episode 61
Japanese Title: "Sai Is Gone?"
English Title: "Is Sai Really Gone?"

Hikaru's world has changed. He is being recognized as one of the top young Go players by some of the top Go players, but his life is about to change forever. Sai's spirit has appeared to fade, and Hikaru can't come to terms with it. The quest to find Sai begins by searching at all the places Torajiro once lived at, but can Hikaru accept the truth, or is his Go career about to end forever?

Todays Stars:
Heihachi Shindo: This elderly gentleman is Hikaru's grandfather, and he is one of the first men who got Hikaru interested in Go. He keeps the Go board that Sai's spirit was from in his attic, and this leads Hikaru to visit frequently.

Hikaru Shindo: This young man began playing Go because the spirit of Sai took a living with him. He has slowly learned the game and is now one of the top young Pros, but the loss of his best friend could change his attitude toward Go forever.

Mitsuko Shindo: This young lady is Hikaru's mother, and she constantly worries about the life Hikaru has chosen. Now she sees her son constantly wandering, and she wonders if he has gone crazy.

Shusaku Torajiro: In his time this young man allowed the spirit of Sai to play Go, and it led him to being the number one player in the world. His kindness led to an early death though as he tried to heal others, and now Hikaru wonders if Sai could be gone to visit him.

Mr. Kawai: This older gentleman knows Hikaru from his days training to be a Pro. When he learns Hikaru is going to visit the places Torajiro is from, he decides to leave behind the taxi cab he drives and see the sights as a late vacation, for he hasn't taken one this year.

[RockmanDash]

Ah so the intro changed at last and now it looks like Hikaru is searching for Sai not believing that he is gone for good. I think Hikaru is going to realize it that Sai is not coming back and he has to move on.

Such a shame Sai is gone though since he is in fact my favorite character in the series. But like all awesome characters his job in the story is finished and now Hikaru must play the divine move..whenever that happens.

[Light Lucario]

I thought that it was pretty sad how Hikaru thought that Sai had just floated away and is just trying to find him. Its especially sad since Sai told him that he would be going away and Hikaru wasn't really believing him. This probably would have been even more touching for me if I had seen the fifty something episodes I missed. Darn Jetstream not being Mac friendly for so long. Anyway, I did like the art work for the different landscapes in Japan. The new opening was pretty cool too since it showed how Hikaru has aged since the beginning of the series. Hopefully, Hikaru will be able to handle the truth once he realizes what happened to Sai.

[AntN]

Hikaru's showing all these nice feelings and saying he'll do alot fo Sai when he finds him but when Sai was disappearing Hikaru treated him like crap and not giving him a chance. He should realize Sai is gone for good soon since he won't come back

[Master Moron]

The new opening sucks. Too bad, this series was really having a good streak. I loved all of the openings and endings up to this point, but this new opening just sucks. Oh well, maybe I'll get used to it.