Takeshi Obata

Series

Pub. Date

2004

Summary

Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal school boy with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. One day, he finds an old bloodstained Go board in his grandfather's attic-- and that's when things get really interesting. Trapped inside the Go board is Fujiwara-no-Sai, the ghost of an ancient Go master who taught the strategically complex board game to the Emperor of Japan many centuries ago.

2) Hikaru no go: 2,First battle

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2004]

Summary

"With sure and steady moves, Sai and Hikaru are making a name for Hikaru Shindo as the one who might possibly beat the venerable Akira Toya ... Principals, teachers and Go tournament kids alike are all wondering who this unruly bronco of a Go player is."--Cover.

3) Hikaru no go: 3,Preliminary scrimmage

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2005]

Summary

Akira proves his worth to his jealous Kaio Middle School classmates with the help of upperclassman Yuri Hidaka, and, struggling to find a third teammate over at Haze, Hikaru considers recruiting swindler Yuki Mitani.

4) Hikaru no go: 4,Divine illusions

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2005]

Summary

Hikaru is in for some eye-opening revelations when his fledgling Haze Go Club faces the Kaio Go Club in a tournament, and he finds a way to let Sai play.

5) Death note: Vol. 9, episodes 33-37

Pub. Date

[2009]

Summary

Near gains another ally when Aizawa of the task force discovers Light's treachery. Light's own disciples are hard at work doing his bidding, though the ideal world Light is striving to create looks more and more like one ruled by fear alone. Contains episodes 33-37.

6) Death note: Vol. 8, episodes 29-32

Pub. Date

[2008]

Summary

When Mello realizes that he may be Kira's next target, he bursts into the SPK headquarters to retrieve a picture of himself, and gives Near a piece of information that may prove to be an invaluable advantage: some of the death note rules are fake. With this information in hand, Near's suspicions of the task force, and Light in particular, become certainties. Now that he's in the spotlight once more, Light decides it's time to recruit some new disciples....

7) Death note: Vol. 6, episodes 21-24

Pub. Date

[2008]

Summary

The human whose name is written in this note shall die. The Yotsuba Group enlists an investigator to uncover L's identity, while Misa, who's been hired as their spokesperson, does some investigating of her own. When she discovers the identity of the owner of the death note, it's a race between the killer and the task force-- who will catch up to the other first? Time is of the essence, especially when the new Kira makes the trade for the Shinigami...

8) Death note: Vol. 4, episodes 13-16

Pub. Date

2008

Summary