Anime and Graphic Arts
Here are listed some Anime (Japanese animation), graphic fiction
(comics, comix, manga, and graphic novels), paintings, drawings,
and other artwork that make references to Go.
- 1998: HikaruNoGo, anime and manga created by Hotta Yumi & Obata Takeshi.
- Heads I Win, Tails You Lose by Sam Glanzman (comic book story).
- Glimpse of a go board in one episode of Pokemon.
- Two people are playing go in the Kenshin OAV when someone busts in to inform them that the Shinsengumi are on a tear.
- Go comic strips
- There are also several 18th and 19th century UkiyoE prints that refer to Go.
- A goban appears in the corner of a Harold Hedd panel.
- Usagi Yojimbo: Demon Mask features a story with Go as a fairly central theme. The whole series offers and interesting and alternative view of medieval japan.
- Go was seen twice in Peace Maker Kurogane episode 4. Once with Kondou Isamu and Yosida Toshimaru, then again later in the episode with two unknown characters.
- Ranma manga: Ranma had to battle the twins with a huge go board. Was this in the manga or the movie or both?
- GaoGaiGar? Final: Several scenes with a goban and some playing.
- Otogizoushi: A scene where Hikaru is flipping the channel due to static and one channel shows some stones and a board.
- In the Sci-fi anime Planetes, two astronauts are playing go using handheld gaming devices (like two connected gameboys)
Japanese scroll painting about a japanese minister travelling to China about 770. The scroll paintings are not as old, maybe Heian time.
- There is also an emaki (scroll painting) of GenjiMonogatari containing go scenes