Hikaru no Go

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Series Directed by

Kei Imabayashi
(75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Rob Bakewell
(50 episodes, 2001-2002)
Noriyuki Abe
(46 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jun Kamiya
(45 episodes, 2002)
Tetsuya Endô
(34 episodes, 2002-2003)
Susumu Nishizawa
(15 episodes, 2001-2002)
Shin'ichi Masaki
(9 episodes, 2002)
Katsuyoshi Yatabe
(6 episodes, 2002-2003)
Setsuo Takase
(5 episodes, 2001-2002)
Hideki Tonokatsu
(5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Harume Kosaka
(4 episodes, 2001-2002)
Yûji Sekimoto
(3 episodes, 2001)
Kunitoshi Okajima
(3 episodes, 2002)
Toshinori Narita
(2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Hiroshi Kuruo
(2 episodes, 2002)
Yûichirô Miyake
(2 episodes, 2003)
Narumi Nase
(2 episodes, 2003)
Saeko Aoki
(1 episode, 2001)
Masakatsu Iijima
(1 episode, 2001)
Masaaki Kumagai
(1 episode, 2001)
Gogyô Mahara
(1 episode, 2002)
Toshiya Niidome
(1 episode, 2002)
Takuya Nonaka
(1 episode, 2002)
Mashu Itô
(1 episode, 2003)
Takaharu Ôkuma
(1 episode, 2003)

Series Writing Credits

Yumi Hotta
(manga) (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Takeshi Obata
(manga) (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Yukiyoshi Ôhashi
(composition) (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Yukiyoshi Ôhashi
(episode) (29 episodes, 2001-2003)
Atsuhiro Tomioka
(episode) (26 episodes, 2001-2003)
Michiko Yokote
(episode) (20 episodes, 2001-2003)

Series Cast

Tomoko Kawakami
 Hikaru Shindo 75 episodes, 2001-2003
Susumu Chiba
 Sai Fujiwara / ... 75 episodes, 2001-2003
Sanae Kobayashi
 Akira Touya / ... 75 episodes, 2001-2003
Yumi Kakazu
 Akari Fujisaki 75 episodes, 2001-2003
Sam Vincent
 Hikaru Shindou 48 episodes, 2001-2002
Brad Swaile
 Sai Fujiwara 48 episodes, 2001-2002
Chantal Strand
 Akari 48 episodes, 2001-2002
Scott Perrie
 Akira 48 episodes, 2001-2002
Maryke Hendrikse
 Mitani's Sister 12 episodes, 2002
Matthew Erickson
 Yoshitaka Waya 5 episodes, 2003
Toshitaka Shimizu
 Koji Saeki 3 episodes, 2001-2002
Kelly Sheridan
 Harumi Ichikawa 2 episodes, 2001
Satsuki Yukino
 Ms. Ichikawa 1 episode, 2001
Mitsuaki Hoshino
 Shinan Yaku 1 episode, 2001
Mami Horikoshi
 Sensei 1 episode, 2001
Ross Douglas
 Gokiso 1 episode, 2003
Yu Asakawa
 Mitani Yuki unknown episodes
Mayumi Asano
 Moriyama unknown episodes
Eriko Fujimaki
 Shi Zhao unknown episodes
Keiji Fujiwara
 Seiji Ogata unknown episodes
Kentarô Itô
 Kaga Tetsuo unknown episodes
Youko Matsuoka
 Ochi Kousuke unknown episodes
Rokurô Naya
 Kuwabara Honinbou unknown episodes
Takahiro Sakurai
 Honda Toshinori unknown episodes
Ken'ichi Suzumura
 Isumi Shinichirou unknown episodes
Reiko Takagi
 Waya Yoshitaka unknown episodes
Eizô Tsuda
 Touya Meijin unknown episodes
Makoto Tsumura
 Kimihiro Tsutsui unknown episodes
Kirby Morrow
 Ito unknown episodes
Michael Adamthwaite
 Ogata unknown episodes
Cathy Weseluck
 Yuki unknown episodes
Paul Dobson
 Toya Meijin unknown episodes
Michael Coleman
 Mitsura Mashiba unknown episodes
Andrew Toth
 Kaga unknown episodes
Keith William Miller
 Kimihiro unknown episodes
Mark Louie
 Chinese pro player unknown episodes

Series Produced by

Jong Soo Choi
producer: TV Tokyo (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Takashi Harada
planner (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Keisuke Iwata
planner: TV Tokyo (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Kôichi Mikami
producer (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Yûji Nunokawa
planner (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Taihei Yamanishi
producer (75 episodes, 2001-2003)

Series Music by

Kei Wakakusa
(75 episodes, 2001-2003)

Series Cinematography by

Masahide Okino
(75 episodes, 2001-2003)

Series Editing by

Masanori Matsumura
(75 episodes, 2001-2003)

Series Art Direction by

Sawako Takagi
(75 episodes, 2001-2003)

Series Art Department

Mika Iwami
color key (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Tetsuya Endô
storyboard artist (18 episodes, 2002-2003)
Yoshiyuki Kishi
illustrator: opening sequence (15 episodes, 2002-2003)
Hideyuki Motohashi
illustrator: ending sequence (12 episodes, 2001)
Shin'ichi Masaki
storyboard artist (8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Susumu Nishizawa
storyboard artist (6 episodes, 2001-2002)
Hideki Tonokatsu
storyboard artist (6 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jun Kamiya
storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2002)
Hiroshi Kuruo
storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2002)
Hon Shimazu
storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Tomokazu Tokoro
storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Katsuyoshi Yatabe
storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Kazuhiro Ozawa
storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2003)
Harume Kosaka
storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2001)
Toshinori Narita
storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Toshiya Niidome
storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
Setsuo Takase
storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2002)
Narumi Nase
storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003)
Akihiro Enomoto
storyboard artist (1 episode, 2001)
Minoru Ôhara
storyboard artist (1 episode, 2001)
Itsurô Kawasaki
art / storyboard artist (1 episode, 2002)
Kazuhito Kikuchi
storyboard artist (1 episode, 2002)
Takuya Nonaka
storyboard artist (1 episode, 2002)
Yûji Sekimoto
storyboard artist (1 episode, 2002)
Takahiro Ômori
storyboard artist (1 episode, 2002)

Series Sound Department

Mutsuhiro Nishimura
sound effects editor: Fizz Sound Creation (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Nobuhiro Ogawa
sound production supervisor (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Hiroyuki Suzuki
recording assistant (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Hideo Takahashi
sound director (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Hitoshi Yamada
sound mixer (75 episodes, 2001-2003)

Series Animation Department

Hideyuki Motohashi
character designer / animation director (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Takeshi Obata
original character design (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Kanami Sekiguchi
character designer / animation director: Sekiguchi, Kanami (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Sayuri Sugitô
animator: opening sequence / animation director (50 episodes, 2001-2003)
Minako Shiba
animator: opening sequence / animation director (48 episodes, 2001-2003)
Yukie Sakô
animator: opening sequence / animation director (34 episodes, 2001-2002)
Kinuko Izumi
animator: opening sequence / animation director (30 episodes, 2001-2002)
Nanae Morita
animator: opening sequence (30 episodes, 2001-2002)
Chikara Sakurai
animator: opening sequence (30 episodes, 2001-2002)
Yoshinori Tokiya
animator: opening sequence / animation director (30 episodes, 2001-2002)
Shin'ichi Miyamae
animator: opening sequence / animation director (23 episodes, 2001-2003)
Takehiro Hamatsu
animator: opening sequence / animation director (16 episodes, 2002-2003)
Yukiko Ban
animator: opening sequence (15 episodes, 2002-2003)
Satoko Miyachi
animator: opening sequence (15 episodes, 2002-2003)
Tatsuya Oka
animator: opening sequence (15 episodes, 2002-2003)
Satoshi Tazaki
animator: opening sequence (15 episodes, 2002-2003)
Toyoaki Fukushima
animation director (6 episodes, 2001-2002)
Hiromi Maesawa
animation director (6 episodes, 2002-2003)
Miyuki Ueda
animation director (6 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ikuchi Kimishima
animation director (5 episodes, 2002)
Takumi Ôshima
animation director (4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Hiromi Okazaki
animation director (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Katsunori Kimizuka
animation director (3 episodes, 2002)
Miho Nakata
animation director (2 episodes, 2002)
Masakazu Saitô
animation director (2 episodes, 2003)
Junko Abe
animation director (1 episode, 2001)
Takako Ônishi
animation director (1 episode, 2001)
Se Kwon Jeong
animation director (1 episode, 2002)
Yoshitaka Kôno
animation director (1 episode, 2002)
Kaito Mori
animation director (1 episode, 2002)
Shinji Ochi
animation director (1 episode, 2003)
Naoyuki Onda
animation director (1 episode, 2003)

Series Editorial Department

Shigeki Hiratsuka
video editor: J-Force (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Masaaki Ishikawa
video editor: J-Force (75 episodes, 2001-2003)

Series Music Department

Takayuki Nagasawa
music producer (75 episodes, 2001-2003)

Series Script and Continuity Department

Yukari Umezawa
go games supervisor: Japanese Go Institute (75 episodes, 2001-2003)

Series Additional Crew

Yukari Umezawa
go consultant: original manga - Japanese Go Institute (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
Tetsuya Watanabe
program manager (75 episodes, 2001-2003)
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