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May 8, 2012 5:45 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD ... what an absolutely INCREDIBLE episode!
Starting off with the obvious: wow, that game was SO freaking amazing. LOVED the BGM they used, and it's amazing how well they read off each other ... everyone was surprised at how it ended. Plus, wow, Sai ... I'm so glad you got to play the game! :')
Ack, everyone's suspecting Hikaru ... especially Akira, who's figured out that Sai resembles the "old" Hikaru. Uh oh ... D:
Wow ... at the end there, you GO Hikaru! :O Oh and ... all this time for Sai to show this game to Hikaru? :') That is SO ... I dunno, I've got all these mixed up FEELINGS right now! D: I mean obviously Hikaru's really grown as a player after having seen that match ... I can't ... WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW T_T
Oh and I forgot ... lol, Ogata's totally got the player thing going on ... that random girl ... the expensive car ... HIS WEIRD FISH HOBBY O_O He wants to play Sai too ... well of course everyone does! He corners Hikaru ... he'll refuse, right? I think ... :P
Oh and something else I've been meaning to say for a while - the shift happened so gradually I barely noticed but it's really obvious that Hikaru's older now. I mean he's much taller and he just looks more ... "mature" I guess? He's really different than he was two years ago ... well I guess of course he'd change but ... wow, that was really well done :P Same with Akira of course :P
OH AND THE HOURGLASS. IT'S TOO EARLY SAI! DON'T YOU DARE ...! T_T Just because you showed him the match ... doesn't mean that that's all you were meant to do ... RIGHT? RIGHT?! T_T
Aug 25, 2012 10:13 PM
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HAND OF GOD!!!
May 1, 2014 11:05 PM
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Wow Hikaru, he is now strong enough for a tutor match already, his growth is amazing. The preview looks intense, Ogata want a piece of Sai. The fucking hourglass though.. ):
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May 10, 2014 1:54 PM
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OMG this was AMAZING! And that ending Hikaru you've gained so much knowledge! Damn this episode was perfect! Really epic and intense fight! With Sai actually winning I really wonder what's next!
Jun 20, 2014 5:13 PM
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gotta agree on the person above me. This episode is so amazing. I'm astounded! Hikaru has got to be the 'Divine Hand of God'. He is slowly surpassing Sai.
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WHAT'S THE FUCKIGN HOURGLASS EVEN MEAN D:< If that's what I think it is, please no. NO NO. I don't want ):
Dec 20, 2014 2:35 PM
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Amazing episode. That last moment, I was speechless.
Jan 20, 2015 8:43 AM
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I guess this is one of the best episodes so far.

Hikaru's fate is to be the best. The end... THAT ENDING WOW!!!!

SERIOUSLY!! DUSIHAFIUDSFHASUIHFDSIFS.
May 30, 2017 11:15 AM
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It was amazing. This episode was just incredible.
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Jan 2, 2018 2:15 PM
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The show was hyping this match since the very beginning of the series and it did not disappoint.

So it appears the show is transitioning into its final stage. Hikaru will have to become the next Sai huh? Something inside of me protests, but it is inevitable.
Jan 2, 2018 2:23 PM
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Confucius said:
HAND OF GOD!!!

Very well said.

One does simply need to place a good move and universe will respond. You know the universe's answers are at hand when the board starts shining. The truth illuminates the darkness. The name Hikaru is not for show...
Jan 13, 2018 5:40 PM
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the most epic game of stones on a table ive seen lol
Aug 9, 2018 6:22 AM

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Sai defeated the Meijin, will he retire now?
Wow, Hikaru saw a winning path for the Meijin, he is getting better and better.
Nov 24, 2019 6:08 AM

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Congratulations to Sai, although it was a narrow victory as he would've lost if Touya had seen what Hikaru had seen. Hikaru is growing tremendously for being able to see such a match of that caliber.

One of the greatest matches in the history of board game anime.
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Jul 24, 2020 3:31 PM
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Best part of that episode was after the game was over. Hikaru analyzing the hatch and Sai finally realizing what his "purpose" is.

Wonder what happens with the Meijin now? He seriously retires?

Feel bad for Akira, with his dad going behind his back to set up matches against Hikaru and now Sai.
Jul 27, 2020 4:59 PM

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if i remember right, that move sai made is actually the hand of god/move of god, it really changed the match from lose to win.
but though the match was intense, the end was the biggest twist here, after everyone including meijin and ogata, the only one figured how to win sai was hikaru, truly one of the best anime moments.
Jan 13, 2021 5:47 AM

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oh my god this show is incredible
Dec 1, 2022 9:00 PM
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Wow, what an incredible episode! Its a joy seeing everyone tuning into the intense match, particularly the long lost international characters. I love how Internet Go returns to this show, after what felt like an anticlimactic end to that arc before. Now the interest in Sai has surely reached an all-time high, and I'd be shocked if Hikaru isn't questioned by the Toya family, and possibly Ogata. Akira gets a step closer to the truth, and it seems that he, Ogata, and his father can each link or unlink Hikaru to Sai in different ways. I didn't realize how much I missed this mystery, and so I'm looking forward to seeing how it evolves from here!
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Amazing match and the final was unsuspected!!! kekeke
Feb 5, 7:47 AM

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Fucking amazing. Peak match.

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