I know there are plenty more chapters to read, but I have to say that I hate Nase... why why did this happen... If Hikaru loses in the next chapter I will blame it on her... if he doesn't I will still not like her... anyways good story so far ... i really like your writing.

keep up the good work,
oldman543

wow, i finally made it to the current chapter ^^.

Ive been working on this for some 2 weeks now, and I must say its been a wonderful story so far. Im in much agree-ance with your other readers, this could easily be an official continuation.

It saddens me that Sai wont be coming back, but I can live. Its good to see him coming back in peoples dreams, Im hoping Koyo Toya plays him in his next appearance.

Personally, I think Hikaru needs to tell Akira about Sai, or at least give him something to work with, even if its only a partial truth. If anyone deserves to Know, its Akira and Koyo Toya, and maybe Ogata... Have you ever seen Weiss Kreuz, I dunno if its just me, but I think Ogata is Crawford's reincarnation.

As far as the romance side of this fic goes, I really hate to see either of them get hurt, so as unlikely as it is, Im hoping for a Harem fic, even though its just two, which doesnt really count as a harem fic, but as you discusses earlier, in there culture, and especially with these two, it is a possible ending.
plus if you ever get the guts to write some lemon let me know, with your writing ability, Im all for reading that ^^.

as for Upcoming material in this fic. I actually would like to see Hikaru and Akira attempting to live together, the Yaoi fan in me wants to see them living together even though I know this is a straight fic lols, plus it could be rather funny and beneficial to them both I think.

I think a good way to bring in Hikaru's mother is a financial discussion. It's always been one of her biggest concerns.

Lastly, i do love seeing some of your OCs in the chapter or hikaru visitng Akari's school, or his fanclub at the salon. Maybe an off topic chapter could be fun sometime soon.

anyways, enough ranting i suppose.
Its a wonderful story, keep up the good work and hopefully, update soon

-TCM

p.s. I loved the Naruto reference in the dream sequence.

//I’m sorry if there are mistakes in this post – the foreign languages aren’t exactly my thing. I just couldn’t help writing comment on this fanfic-masterpiece.

First of all, I LOVE your work. As I said, it’s pure masterpiece (for a fanfic I mean). It actually give you the feeling of the original story, keep the characters the same (there aren’t moment when you are like “WTF, there is NO WAY in hell Hikaru/Akira/whoever else would do/say that!”), the game and world of Go, the rivalry between Akira and Hikaru, the tough way of reaching your goal – they are the main points in your story as there were in the series and that’s just rare in fanfics, I wonder why though.
The other strong point is that you are a good writer and – most of all – respect your own work enough to not write some random stuff on themes you don’t know anything about. Instead you search for information and that makes your story realistic to a certain degree (well, you can’t do that much when the original - even tough it’s a masterpiece on its own – is a shounen, but it’s realistic enough – more would be out of place).
I’m beginner in Go, so the most of the time I don’t get what are the players in the story doing, but it’s still quite interesting – especially their toughs. I just loved when in the last chapter Hikaru took the win for guaranteed (which meant that the game was over for him, so he just didn’t fight) and to actually reach it he has overcome that. The previous games were all great too – you are probably the only HnG-fanfic-author that can make the reader to feel the intense atmosphere of a Go match.

The best HnG fanfic without ANY doubt and in my opinion it’s one of the best stories in the whole site.
Keep the good work. I’m really looking forward to the next chapters.

two words: holy hell. this is by far the best hikaru no go story on the site, it feels like takeshi obata is helping you write this.

Finally, I caught up and look forward to next chapter... this chapter was intense, though I don't play go, I could feel the intensity of the match and the reincarnation of Shuusaku's soul in Hikaru was close for Akira and well thought part in the chapter I think, good work...

this chapter was really great, I got emotional as Hikaru do, also little smiles appeared on my face and relating the title with the concept was great too...

lately I have a problem with understanding the matches, well I am not a go player on the contrary I would love to, so I can't make reviews much about them or intensity about them... I don't know actually if it is me or you, you mentioned that somewhere I think that you will write more technically about the games but maybe it is me who read all these chapters in 3 days and after a time with rolling eyes as sleep falls from them=)

great chapter, especially I like the way Kuwabara sensei talks, he is really an interesting person and smart as well and you reflect him in these concept greatly...

this chapter is good actually and I certainly would like to see the scene Ogata waking up his dream that he played a game with Sai...

the song feel wierd and it took all my sadness before from the dream part=)

and I think you are doing good putting the girls, I think the story is well balanced between social life, group studies, go matches... and it was right that Akari found him and best of people to support him at that point...

but forfeit=(, when will I able to see the next Akira-Hikaru battle now that the Kisei league finish both for them, at Tengen Main Tournement?

oh no what have you done? what will happen to Hikaru-Akira match now, will it be forfeit? If not, it will still be hard for Hikaru to focus=(

and the little chat between Kuwabara and Touya Kouyo is great... I really like these old senseis and for the bet despite Meijin said Kuwabara want to bet on Hikaru, he wants Hikaru to win from the depths of his heart I think...

ooh happy news for you I started to read this series yesterday and now chapter 40 has just finished and with school and stuff, and I have been sleeples exactly for 56 hours and 22 minutes... I am dying right, I want to sleep and I want to keep continue reading but I am going to lose to sleep for now=)

as for now I will say that I really like Morishita Sensei after Touya Koyou of course but his speak was so admirable and the disappointment for his youth being not like Hikaru&Akira with Meijin but then there is a chance to watch these rivalry friends worthwile in another aspect...

and for the ouza, I don't know how his attitude was in manga since I haven't read all but in anime I really don't like him... but here he was admirable too... and given the statement you give that this battle dull, I don't think so... I think it was quite interesting the quite flow of the game as it is goint to one side is certain then turn back and again... and it was not rushed and it has feel like more prefession in it since I feel Hikaru was calm, carefull but not off rhythm and rational...

well great work again...I am glad that I found this story...

oh my, I don't want to sleep...

it was a good choice the grandpa is the one to talk to Hikaru about the girls, and I could even think that Akira would be worse than Hikaru although he was kind to Nase...

and finally yay yay yay=))
the things Hikaru said out of desperation ended up more natural and sincere and how Akari responded him, absolutely she has such a warm smile that conforts Hikaru, and she has pure love for him that makes her my favorite on the other hand I find Nase more selfish which doesn't make her bad but still not good enough as Akari...

and they kissed, it was well discribed as well, touched my heart...=)

but I can see it the evil place you set up Nase for=Pp you made the plot open to options again ıhm(furious a little me) =)

well this game was something, right I already wrote in previous chapter, I thought that Sai doing this to belive in himself cause Sai does... but I don't quite understand that if I actually get the right idea; Hikaru thought that the dream was a warning that him going to play alone, not having Sai standing by his side because he risked his existences as for his selfish desires and that Sai got angry over this... but actually Sai doing this that to show the answer why he revived in the world, in Hikaru's mind?
and so that Hikaru realized the existence around him makes him himself as he saw the key point that turned out to be his win on game? Is that what you want to tell through this chapter? It was so intense the drifting of thoughts and confusing that I couldn't come to the right answer and I am also curious that was he able to see the final move due to his own strength but not sai's?

it turned out to prove me wrong, how amazing and well thought of final, it is true Sai won't help him is to make actually him the winner not Sai, and how he believes in Hikaru that can do it by himself I think...