ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru no Go] #1

This is the first volume of the original Japanese edition of Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata's manga series Hikaru no Go, published by Shueisha. It collects the opening chapters of the story, which follows a young boy named Hikaru Shindo who discovers a Go board haunted by the spirit of an ancient Go master, Fujiwara no Sai, leading him into the world of competitive Go. This volume introduces the core premise and characters that launched the series' popularity in Japan during its original serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump starting in 1999.