Hikaru no Go Chapter 191 Discussion

Shinseiryuu said:
zybactik said:
I have to admit, at first I was mad the same way as most of the people here.

However, the more time passes, the more times are re-read Hikaru no Go, the more I grow to like this ending.

Just think about it. If you were not possessed with this manga, such an ending would not hurt that much. So, maybe this is a question of letting something go?

On the other hand there is no way, there still wold not be any satisfying ending. Dragging this manga would be a sin in any case.

I agree that such an unresolved cut leave with the feeling that i is not finished yet, everything continues till this moment. Also I have to admit that I still feel like there will be some continuance.

I wonder what is Obata-sensei doing right now. Hope we will see something good from him soon.



Totally agreed. When I read this manga the first time through, I thought - "What's up with the ending? I want more! How could they end it like that!?"



However, rereading it years later and no longer a kid, I realised that the ending was beautiful on its own. There could have not been any better ending than this. We don't need to see them conquer the world - it is their growth that makes this manga so engrossing and also the tale of how a boy matures into a young man. This is the story of Hikaru's Go, and dragging the manga on beyond the Hokuto tournament would be pointless as it has already shown his growth - everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before he catches up with Akira and takes the world with storm - what more is there to show? It's a beautiful ending to one of the best manga I've ever read. Also, why would you care whether Hikaru or Akira won the match? They are going to have many, many more matches in the future as they're both pros. The result of this one match is not important.



The people complaining should re-read the manga when they are older and then they will be able to truly appreciate such an ending.

I've only read the manga once, and I appreciate the manga as a whole, but still I wanted more, I mean, things do not end there, there are so much left to be told.

Okay............. I completely understand everyone's frustration at the ending. I became obsessed with Hikaru no Go - it was a manga that brought me back into being an otaku when I kinda dropped out of the fandom. I would stay up late at night reading chapter after chapter and bought all the books. I love everything about this series.... except the ending.



But I still give Hikaru no Go a 10. Remember, this series is about Hikaru's journey - or "journeys" we all take, whether its with a sport, schooling, or life itself. I have found that Hikaru's journey to a Go player in this series has parallels with things going on in my life.



If Hikaru had won his match against ko yong ha, what would that have proved? nothing really. Hikaru's loses are realistic to what happens sometimes. I was rooting for him to win too, as I always was throughout the series, but losing is a part of the journey. and akira was right at the end when he said "this is just the beginning".



i really really wanted more than how this series ended. it couldve at least had an extra volume or 2. but this series could've gone on forever like other annoying shounen fighting series. its good that it ended. re-reading this in the future, i think,  will give the reader a whole new experience. Sai not coming back also makes his "death" a much more emotional and realistic. anime has spoiled us into thinking characters are supposed to come back....

you know the one who created this hikaru no go is idiot..... in the very first very nice....



in Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North... (2004) in the Japan/China/Korea Junior's Tournament in manga hikaru loose two games... .... first loose by half moku and second win by half moku again... T_T... thats why many people don't want to watch hikaru because of this.... episode... what a useless episode.... even once he ddnt win....

I agree that this was a pretty horrible ending. No closure on if anyone even comes close to the Hand of God or on any of the side characters' developing stories. You actually don't even know if Hikaru ever wins against Akira again or if he's ever going to catch up.



They kind of hint that Akira was the one was going to achieve the Hand of God and that Sai and Hikaru are only there to push Akira's growth. But without going deeper into it, we can never know for sure.

Indeed, this was the most unsatisfying ending in the history of all the manga I've read. I'm a university student and have LOADS of homework, exam preps and projects to work on, but I just can't concentrate if I don't complain.

Now, what on Earth happened? Did they run out of money for the series? I was at the volume 19 when I started asking myself: how are they going to make everything interesting in only 4 more volumes?. Answer?: they didn't!

I mean, for goodness' sake, this series was called "Hikaru no Go", not "let's all play go and have the series end up with this cheesy message in order for us to save face".

I am truly angry and disappointed. Honestly, if I were able to draw any better, I would create my own version of the ending, and possibly a dozen more volumes - but that would take too long, and by the time I'd be done, all the fans of this series would be dead from old age.

And I can't believe there's no sequel to this.

I'm angry, this series could have been really good.

Though the ending wasn't ideal, I suppose that kind of ending is supposed to make us feel as if to this day, Hikaru, Akira and all the other Go players are continuing their journey in Go which is a life-long pursuit. Still, I would have liked to see Sai, or the hand of God, or something like that as an ending. Not that i'm complaining (much).

Guys this is simply an extra chapters. It is NOT the last chapter of the manga! The last chapter was 189. The manga was suspended because of legal problem or protesting from Korean fans.

I think the timing was appropriate, but I have so many issues with the ending! That totally felt like the mangaka just stopped the series. It was so abrupt and didn't have that "finale" feeling, really.



I definitely wish Hikaru at least played against some of the important supporting characters. It's fine if it doesn't show him reaching the top, simply because by that point the mangaka would probably find it hard to still make the series interesting without going over the top. But seriously, none of the major characters showed up and Hikaru even lost that final match. :L

Im still uncomfartabe with the ending not because they left all inconcluse (well in some part yes), but  because a lot of characters didn't show up in the las episodes like Ogata and Kuwabara, i would like to see another match betwenn those two, also where is the Insei, what happend to everybody?, how many became a pro? or what happend with Akari and the Go club?, i'm fine with Hikaru lossing and not showing the results of the match with Akira, but where is everybody, i just need a chapter or two telling their stories

glad i read it online than buying the volume directly , i store every manga i had , but if it was for this ending , i burn all volume to dust , maybe i won't do it .. but that how i'm really disappointed and angry " can you here me" seriously the mangaka 45 old back than didn't have the ability to do a 1 or 2 arcs , man i'm why wasn't it like with GTO ,

introducing a few more characters ,touya trips from place to place n that thing with samsung tournament, and a lot more .. it was like a setup for something big and amazing coming , but hell no ,

thats way anime are better , an alternative ending sometime may work better,most bleach fans would be satisfied like me with the anime ending , i mean pretty satisfying and doesn't give that felling "what the fuck" what about that and that         , and why .. who ......



the most awful ending ever.

Hikaru no Go deserved a better ending than this.  I think the editors at Shonen Jump cut it too abruptly.  They should've at least brought back Sai for the last chapter.

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                        Worst ending to a manga ever! Well possibly not ever, but it wasn't satisfying at all. There's still a lot of things that could happen(Hikaru battling Akira's dad, Ogata, etc) and Hikaru didn't even achieve his goal.. Man why'd they have to introduce random characters? Why couldn't the author decide to show the future on others besides those two instead? It didn't even reveal who won Akira or Shindo in that tournament. -_- My rating of this manga was a 9.. but now it'll be a 6 because of the sucky ending. :P Still can't believe Hikaru didn't beat that Korean what's-his-face x.x... disappointing. :(