Aliases
Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup, Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi, ヒカルの碁 北斗杯への道
WINTER 2004SPECIAL
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Hikaru is given a phone call asking him to appear in the Japan/China/Korea Junior's Tournament but he finds out he will have to take place in a preliminary tournament to choose Japan's three contestants. Upon discussing this with Akira, he discovers that Akira has already been chosen for the tournament and will not be taking place in the preliminaries. Hikaru then decides not to visit Akira's Go Salon until he takes his place on the team with Akira. That may be tougher than originally planned, as not only does Hikaru have to battle with old friends for one of two coveted spots, but he may have a new challenger, in a promising player from the Kansai Go Institute.
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
26.5
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 81.5
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Studio Pierrot, Dentsu) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 35%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Cohort rating percentile - 98th percentile within season cohort
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial56
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception80
Strategic Priors58
Fandom Engagement56
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
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Renewal FAQ
Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi has a 26/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi be renewed?
- Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi currently scores 26 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi's renewal probability?
- Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi's CourScore is 26 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 75 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 25 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 4,766 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 24 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 212 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 25,036 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 4,619 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 86 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,626 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,199 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.52 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 19,883 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 26,322 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 5,254 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 668 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 5.95 | Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 1,446 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 794 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 66,978 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 189 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,411 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.77 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 3,980 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 79.2 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 77 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 82 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 28,077 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 63 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 14,292 | May 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |