[Welcome to Sensei's Library!]

StartingPoints
ReferenceSection
About


Referenced by
HikaruNoGo

 

Hikaru No Go Questions And Answers
   

Question: (Thomas) In some of the jpg files from toriyamaworld, there are 2 pages of the manga. It sounds stupid, but i couldn't figure out which one to read first, so, here is my question: left page first, or right?

The manga are printed to be read right to left. You read the right page first then left. It is the same as the situation when there are two panels side by side on one page, first the right panel then the left, also the dialog within a panel is read from the right balloon to the left. DaveSigaty


Question: (Agnes) and how do you play at the GBA game ? it is all in Japanese, i'm not able to pass only the first screen...

(question cut and pasted from the main page, by Dieter)

Answer: (jvt) Initially you get to play 2 characters at a very low level. You can choose the handicap and board size (9x9, 13x13 or 19x19), see Hikaru Handheld Game. Meeting other characters, and finishing the game is more difficult. If someone could post translations or a walk-thru it would help a lot!


Question: No one on IRC is willing to help me out, and I only have the first five episodes. I'm well on my way to becoming a Hikaru No Go Junkie. Anyone know any other way to find the rest of the anime?

Thanks!

--Regyt

Answer: They seem to be available at least on the [ext] WinMX network from time to time. Same from Morpheus and KaZaA.

Answer 2: Also, you can try the newsgroup alt.binaries.anime. But the load of the group is pretty high and unavailable in most news servers, so you may need to spend $$ to subscribe to a commercial server to get it.

Answer 3: Since they turned Napster down (sob!) i use musiccity's client Morpheus ([ext] http://www.musiccity.com) for file sharing. I was able to get some of the Hikaru episodes (but unfortunately not all - sob). But it's quite difficult. You need loooooots of patience! And you shouldn't mind beeing online for several hours. (BIG M)

Answer 4: If you're really, really desperate, I could burn Episodes 1-9 on 3 CD's and mail them... That'll probably be cheaper than trying to download them via a phone line. Ahh, the joys of cable and Winmx and/or Kazaa :-) (Jan)

Answer 5: (Regyt) I asked on IGS and some nice person sent 1-10 to me via AIM. I'd be glad to pass them on that way, just IM AshtorethD.


Question: Windows media player refuses to play the anime. Where do I find the software for playing the AVI files?

Answer: (jvt) You need a fairly recent media player (such as Windows Media Player 7.1 - download at [ext] http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp). Then install the DivX codec.
([ext] http://www.divx.com/ has DivX version 4.12 --unkx80)
([ext] http://dvd.box.sk ditto --jvt)

Further Question: (Jan) Does anyone know what codecs etcetera are required to play episode 16? The first 15 played perfectly, but this one gets me a 'Invalid file format' error...

Answer: (jvt) All episodes (1-20) use the same DivX codec. Someone asked the same question on #elite-fansubs a few days ago about HnG19. The file got corrupted somehow during download. I don't know why... It never happened to me.

Jan: Oh well, I'll just download it again :-(


Question: Is the 'room of profound darkness', mentioned in the manga, the Yugen room?

Answer 1: (DaveSigaty) Yes but this is not a very good translation. The room's name is Yugen no Ma in the story. This would be better translated as room of mysteries (in the sense of secret or hidden knowledge). There is a scroll on the wall of the room that reads (I think) Shin-oh Yugen which means something like Deepest (most profound) Mysteries. I think that the proper implication is that this is a room for seeking the most profound mysteries of Go - the kami no itte (God's hand) that Sai seeks.

Answer 2: (jvt) In the anime episode 13, Umezawa Yukari talks about a visit with children to the Yuugen room at the Nihon Kiin. A note explains:

      Yuugen is an artistic epitome in Japan, and the room named
      "Yuugen no Ma" (The Room of Artistic Epitome) is the room
      in which the top pro games are played.

Question: What exactly is meant by "the hand of god"? Is it something that real players think about? Was it just invented for the series?

--adamzero

Answer 1: (Regyt) As far as I can tell, it's the perfect move. According to combinatorial game theory, for every two player game of perfect knowledge (games where you know everything your opponent knows, with no random chance and no hidden cards), there is a series of moves that will guarantee the win[1]. The perfect series of moves[2].

It could also just mean divine strength. I read an article somewhere in which a bunch of Go professionals were asked how many stones God would have to give to a professional 9-dan in order to have a fair and fun game. The answer they came up with was that God would need to give the 9p a three stone handicap. To achieve the hand of god, then, is to not need that handicap, in such a situation.

[1]: Actually, that's not necessarily true! Take tic-tac-toe for example: perfect play will only get you a draw there. There are also games in which the second player will win.

However, in Go, you have pass moves which ensure that Black doesn't lose in an even game without komi. If all moves would lead to a loss for Black, he would pass on his first move, and put White in the same position - thereby ensuring a draw (remember: no komi!). (Jan)

[2]: Scartol has jabbered a bit about this in PhilosophyOfGo. Odd, insofar as he's a total newbie.


Trick-Question: Whats wrong with the board position in ep 14 at approx 16:33? ;)

Answer: The two stones at 4-3 and 5-3 get exchanged!



This is a copy of the living page "Hikaru No Go Questions And Answers" at Sensei's Library.
(C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0.