Hikaru's biggest rival and Kaio Middle School student. The son of Koyo Toya, Akira is already a very strong Go player when Hikaru first begins playing and is amazed by Hikaru's seemingly impossible strength. Since his first game with Hikaru, Akira has been obsessed with discovering the secret behind his strength. Akira has faced Hikaru again and won, but still sees a lot of strength within him. As the series progresses, they continue to play each other, but it always ends in an argument.

With a two-tone hairstyle and a streak of immaturity, Hikaru Shindou finds an old Go board with a hidden surprise - trapped within the Go Board is Fujiwara-no-Sai, the ghost of an ancient Go master! In the blink of an eye, Sai becomes part of Hikaru's consciousness and soon begins to learn the true essence behind this ancient game of skill and strategy. 
 
(Source: Viz Media)

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**Non-anime roles:**
- Aile - Rockman ZX Advent (VG)
- Akari Tatsushiro - Naruto Shippuden: Ryujinki (VG)
- Akira Okuzaki - Mai-HiME: Bakuretsu! (VG)
- Aleria - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (VG)
- Alex Russo - Wizards Of Waverly Place (Japanese dub)
- Allen Walker - J-Stars Victory VS (VG)
- Ashley Hammond/Yellow Ranger - Power Rangers in Space (Japanese dub)
- Ashley Hammond/Yellow Ranger - Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (Japanese dub)
- Cecilia Lynne Adlehyde - Wild Arms Alter Code: F (VG)
- Charabom - Bomberman Generation (VG)
- Constable Neyla - Sly 2: Band of Thieves (VG)
- Dalia Hakbarah - You Don't Mess with the Zohan (Japanese dub)
- Ender - .hack//Link (VG)
- Fumiko Kii - Inazuma Eleven Strikers (VG)
- Gemini Sunrise - Project X Zone (VG)
- Gemini Sunrise - Sakura Taisen 5 Saraba Itoshiki Hito Yo (VG)
- Gemini Sunrise - Sakura Wars 5 Episode 0 (VG)
- Guel in "Inazuma Eleven Strikers" (VG)
- Higure - Blood Alone (Drama CD)
- Hong Lihua/Reika - Super Robot Wars Z (VG)
- Ice Climbers - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (VG)
- Ice Climbers - Super Smash Brothers Melee (VG)
- Iria Silvestoli - Star Ocean: First Departure (VG)
- Juana Olsys - Atelier Meruru: The Alchmist of Arland 3 (VG)
- Jun Sakurada - Rozen Maiden (Drama CD)
- Kaede Orikura - Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru (Drama CD)
- Kat - Gravity Daze/Gravity Rush (VG)
- Kat - Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale (VG)
- Leslie Newman - Trauma Center: New Blood (VG)
- Lushean Bronx - Summon Night 4 (VG)
- Lydie Erlanger - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (VG)
- Misaki Ayuzawa - Kaichou wa Maid-sama (Drama CD)
- Misaki - Kaichou wa Maid-sama (Drama CD)
- Misasagi Inori - Memories Off (VG)
- Nancy Callahan - Sin City (Japanese dub)
- Natsumi Raimon - Inazuma Eleven 2 (VG)
- Natsumi Raimon - Inazuma Eleven 3 (VG)
- Natsumi Raimon - Inazuma Eleven Strikers (VG)
- Natsumi Raimon - Inazuma Eleven (VG)
- Ohatsu - Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (VG)
- Otoha Kijimiya - Hayate x Blade (Drama CD)
- Pai - .hack//G.U. (VG)
- Pi - .hack//Link (VG)
- Rahzel - Hatenkou Yuugi (Drama CD)
- Ridley Timberlake - Radiata Stories (VG)
- Riiko Izawa -Zettai Kareshi (Drama CD)
- Rimu Nanakaze - Inazuma Eleven Strikers (VG)
- Sakura - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Samantha Puckett in iCarly (Japanese dub)
- Seong Mi-na - Soul Calibur IV (VG)
- Seong Mi-na - Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (VG)
- Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard - Once Upon a Time (Japanese dub)
- Tighanri - Genshin Impact (VG)
- Tsukishi Ootani - Inazuma Eleven Strikers (VG)
- Vent and Aile - Rockman ZX (VG)
- White Alien Ranger - Power Rangers in Space (TV series)
- Wilhelm - Breath of Fire 6 (VG)
- Will of the Book of Darkness - Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Sound Stage 02 (Drama CD)
- Yuki Hirasaka - 7'scarlet (VG)

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After stumbling across a haunted Go board, irresponsible Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player has taken up residence in his consciousness. In his pursuit of the "Divine Move," Fujiwara-no-Sai awakens in Hikaru an untapped interest and genius for the game, and soon the schoolboy is chasing his own dream--defeating the famed Go prodigy Akira Toya!
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 Note: There are 197 chapters total in the original release.

Hikaru is given a phone call asking him to appear in the Japan/China/Korea Junior's Tournament but he finds out he will have to take place in a preliminary tournament to choose Japan's three contestants. Upon discussing this with Akira, he discovers that Akira has already been chosen for the tournament and will not be taking place in the preliminaries. Hikaru then decides not to visit Akira's Go Salon until he takes his place on the team with Akira. That may be tougher than originally planned, as not only does Hikaru have to battle with old friends for one of two coveted spots, but he may have a new challenger, in a promising player from the Kansai Go Institute. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Alternate version of the story featured in episode 64 that was shown at Jump Festa 2002 and later included with the DVD-BOX. 
 
Unlike the TV series which is digitally processed, this episode is shot on cels.

Akira Touya