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A review by declaired
Hikaru No Go, Vol. 19, Volume 19 by Yumi Hotta
4.0
Gosh it really makes a difference when you read a manga that doesn't actively hate you; I may have liked this volume of HnG more simply because it wasn't Descendants of Darkness.
HOWEVER it was also a great comeback out of the past 3 or so volume doldrums/Hikaru's mourning period, starting off with Hikaru and Akira apparently regularly playing one another in friendly (and with almost childish) competitiveness! The pace is upbeat and exciting, checking in briefly with all of our many widely spread characters (our friendly beginner dans are all swearing that they'll improve, Yuki is studying hard with Masako which i'm THRILLED about, Akari is pursuing her own dreams (runs off into the sunset thinking "fight fight fight!" to herself a++ chase your dreams Akari) and we're teasing a reunion with all our abroad kids! It's so nice to get back into the fun parts of Hikaru no Go.
Two other points of note:
1) It was incredibly pleasant to see a professional go tournament break include one panel with two women professional go players discussing child rearing, given how male-dominated the cast and background tend to be; the representation feels good man.
2) Yumi Hotta's mangaka notes were extremely wonderful this time around, just her geeking out about how she watches the anime every week and doesn't want to be interrupted, and how hard she has to try in the gameboy advance HnG games
HOWEVER it was also a great comeback out of the past 3 or so volume doldrums/Hikaru's mourning period, starting off with Hikaru and Akira apparently regularly playing one another in friendly (and with almost childish) competitiveness! The pace is upbeat and exciting, checking in briefly with all of our many widely spread characters (our friendly beginner dans are all swearing that they'll improve, Yuki is studying hard with Masako which i'm THRILLED about, Akari is pursuing her own dreams (runs off into the sunset thinking "fight fight fight!" to herself a++ chase your dreams Akari) and we're teasing a reunion with all our abroad kids! It's so nice to get back into the fun parts of Hikaru no Go.
Two other points of note:
1) It was incredibly pleasant to see a professional go tournament break include one panel with two women professional go players discussing child rearing, given how male-dominated the cast and background tend to be; the representation feels good man.
2) Yumi Hotta's mangaka notes were extremely wonderful this time around, just her geeking out about how she watches the anime every week and doesn't want to be interrupted, and how hard she has to try in the gameboy advance HnG games