Another insei friendly with Hikaru, he appears to be doing very well in the first pro exam shown in the manga, going undefeated, until his match with Hikaru. During that match, rumors about Hikaru's incredible strength add to the pressure of time constraints, and as a result, he misplaces a stone; his attempt to move the stone after letting go of it ends up with his resignation before Hikaru can accuse him of cheating. As a result, he is defeated in his next two games and loses his chance to become a pro. He later learns to control his emotions and passes the next year's pro exam without a single loss. Isumi also unknowingly helps Hikaru get over his loss of Sai when their practice game makes Hikaru realize that by playing, he can find Sai within his moves, the Go that Sai passed on to Hikaru.

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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His favorite animals are dogs, and he has two dogs named Ivy and Momo. His favorite foods are curry and Pino ice cream. He enjoys cooking and playing video games. He can speak in the Kansai-ben dialect. He has a younger brother, Masaki, and an older sister, Shizuka. He has practiced aikido.  

He left Artvision in 2012 and has found his own talent agency INTENTION. He is part of the voice actor unit STA☆MEN, alongside Junichi Suwabe, Daisuke Kishio, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Makoto Yasumura, and Kousuke Toriumi. They performed the ending theme for the Tokusatsu drama "Go Busters" of the Super Sentai Series and released it as their third single. He's also part of CONNECT, first unit of Kiramune, with Mitsuo Iwata. They released three mini-albums and a single. As a solo artist, he has released 13 singles, 3 albums and 2 mini-albums.  

Married frequent costar [Maaya Sakamoto](https://anilist.co/staff/95090/Maaya-Sakamoto) on August 8, 2011.

Birthplace: Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

A Canadian actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Radu from the children's science fiction show Space Cases. He has starred in a variety of films in the 1990s, namely Andre (1994), Bye Bye Birdie, a Stargate SG1 episode The Light , a 1995 TV movie, as well as The New Ghostwriter Mysteries (1997) and Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Simon Fraser University, where he was involved in productions of Laurier (2004), Orestes (2003), Cats and Dogs (2002), and one Black Box season.He is a founding member of the Genus Theatre.    

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Thiago Mique is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, and psychologist.

Cuauhtemoc Carlos Miranda Camarena is a Mexican voice actor.

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)

Shinichirou Isumi