Hikaru no Go Season 3
01. Sai is Gone?
Hikaru discovers that Sai is missing and searches all over him. Unable to locate him, he travels to Inno Island to visit Shusaku's grave in an effort to find him. Is it true? Is Sai really gone?
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
02. The Top Player in Hiroshima
The #1 Amateur Go Player in Japan, Shuhei, challenges Hikaru to a match while Hikaru is looking for Sai in Hiroshima.
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
03. I Won't Play Anymore
Unable to locate Sai, Hikaru makes a vow to never play Go again without him.
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Director
04. Keichou Flowerpots
This episode shows us a young Hikaru, back from 7th grade before the Insei exam. When Sai is disturbed by the owner of a pottery shop, with a face like a toad, Hikaru/Sai must beat the owner who turns out to be a 5dan to prove to everyone what a cheat the owner is. But can he turn around his own play, and win a game someone else has already resigned to help a young girl?
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
05. Isumi no Go
Isumi and other semi-pro's from japan go to a good will competition against pros in china. although he starts off confident an early loss puts isumi into a tail spin of doubt and confusion over his skills. he is presented with a unique opportunity to learn with chinnese pros for a short while. in an overcrowded and extremly talented enviornment can isumi regain his confidence?
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
06. The Fated Encounter
In this flashback before Akira Toya met Hikaru Shindo, a young children's Go champion challenges Akira to a game at the Go Salon.
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
07. Isumi tested
Still in China improving his game, Isumi challenges Le Ping to a rematch. Meanwhile, Asumi encounters Hikaru and demands to know why he has stopped playing Go.
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
08. Forfeits
Hikaru is still forfeiting his Go matches, and everyone round his is worried and confused. Can the young player's friends and familyconvince him to get his game back?
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
09. The Determined Visitor
Isumi return from China, now a stronger and more focused player. When he hears Hikaru is losing his games by default he vows to investigate the situation.
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
Hideki Tonokatsu
Director
Hideki Tonokatsu
Storyboard Artist
Shinichi Miyamae
Animation Director
Minefumi Harada
Key Animation
10. Sai was here...
After much convincing, Hikaru agrees to play Isumi. However, he will play him for Isumi’s sake, not his own. He will not enjoy the game or get into it. He can’t betray Sai. But when the game of Go becomes intense, is there anything that Hikaru can do? Hikaru ties hard not to betray Sai. He promised him that he would never play again. But can it be helped? Will Sai ever return to him?
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
Shigefumi Shingaki
Key Animation
11. The First Comeback Match
Hikaru has finally started to play Go again. He has found Sai within his moves, within his Go. But can Hikaru win his first comeback match against 2-dan Murakami? Everyone is watching. Meanwhile, what will become of the Haze Jr. High School Go club? After the year is over, only one boy will be left. Everyone else will graduate and move on.
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
Shikichi Ohashi
Writer
Toshiya Niidome
Director
Toshiya Niidome
Storyboard Artist
Akihide Saito
Key Animation
Chie Hashimoto
Key Animation
Hiromi Okazaki
Animation Director
Kayano Tomizawa
Key Animation
Naoyuki Onda
Key Animation
Akihiro Kurosaki
Key Animation
Rikako Kon
Key Animation
Tsutomu Takei
Key Animation
Kazumasa Orii
Key Animation
Aki Kuki
Key Animation
Yōko Ono
Key Animation
Miyako Tsuji
Key Animation
12. And so they began to run
The Go world is moving. Everything is changing. Hikaru has won his first comeback match and dives into his next one. Isumi is taking the Pro Exam and is on his way to becoming a pro like Waya, Hikaru, and Ochi before him. Akira is beating high level dans. Ogata has taken yet another title. The Go world is shifting; a new wave is coming with Akira in the lead. But Kuwabara will not allow them to surpass him just yet...
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
Michiko Yokote
Writer
Yuichiro Miyake
Director
Kazuhiro Ozawa
Storyboard Artist
Kei Oikawa
Key Animation
Yuu Yamashita
Key Animation
Masakazu Saitou
Animation Director
Yasunori Matsumura
Key Animation
Hidenori Miyahara
Key Animation
Yumie Wada
Key Animation
Tsuguru Fukuda
Key Animation
Shume Matsumoto
Key Animation
Ryuji Tsuzuku
Key Animation
Katsuhisa Yamamoto
Key Animation
Misao Abe
Key Animation
Youichi Ishikawa
Key Animation
Shinichi Nozaki
Key Animation
Shinji Ochi
Key Animation
13. Shindou vs Touya
The long awaited day has finally arrived. Hikaru Shindou V. Akira Touya! The two reminisce about the past and the last time they played. It was a little over two years ago. They have both grown stronger since then. They sit down. Hikaru places one black stone and Akira places five white ones. Hikaru is black and will go first. Akira is white and will go second. Hikaru places his first stone down on komoku. Both of them are excited and the match they have both been waiting for has finally arrived…
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
Atsuhiro Tomioka
Writer
Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Director
Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Storyboard Artist
Hiromi Maezawa
Key Animation
14. Forever Inside You
The game between Hikaru and Akira wages on. They are both into the game and excited about it. Meanwhile, Amano tells news of a junior Japan, China, and Korea Go Tournament. It’s for experienced Go players under the age of 18. Everyone is worried because they have no one who could stand a chance against Korea, or even China, except for Akira. Amano says that they have Hikaru and the new wave that’s coming…
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
15. That Same Old Smile
The match between Hikaru and Akira comes to an end. Hikaru tells Akira that one day, he will tell him everything. At night Hikaru has a dream, with a surprise visitor! At the end, the song “Get Over” is played as we see everyone throughout the series. The Go world is changing and a younger generation has arrived!
Sanae Kobayashi
Akira Toya
Reiko Takagi
Yoshitaka Waya
Makoto Tsumura
Kimihiro Tsutsui
Kenichi Suzumura
Isumi Shinichirou
Keiji Fujiwara
Seiji Ogata
Yū Asakawa
Yuki Mitani
Mayumi Asano
Okumura
Eizou Tsuda
Kouyou Touya
Susumu Chiba
Fujiwara-no-Sai
Yumi Kakazu
Akari Fujisaki
Tomoko Kawakami
Hikaru Shindo
Yōko Matsuoka
Kosuke Ochi
Kentaro Ito
Tetsuo Kaga
Rokuro Naya
Kuwabara Honinbo
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaoru Kishimoto
Eriko Kawasaki
Mitani's Sister
Eriko Fujimaki
Shi Zhao
Wasabi Mizuta
Yuuta Fukui
Satsuki Yukino
Ichikawa-san
Atsuko Enomoto
Asumi Nase
Shikichi Ohashi
Writer
Tetsuya Endo
Director
Tetsuya Endo
Storyboard Artist
Minako Shiba
Key Animation
Yukie Sakou
Key Animation
Akihide Saito
Key Animation
Eitaro Abe
Key Animation
Hiromi Maezawa
Key Animation
Chie Hashimoto
Key Animation
Jun Watanabe
Key Animation
Kayano Tomizawa
Key Animation
Kazumasa Orii
Key Animation
Aki Kuki
Key Animation
Yōko Ono
Key Animation
Miyuki Ueda
Animation Director
Kazuhiko Ishii
Key Animation
Miyachi Satoko
Key Animation
Shingo Oda
Key Animation
Akemi Morita
Key Animation
Takumi Oshima
Key Animation