The Insei Examination
Episode 22 · 2002-03-13
- Animation
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Episode overview
Hikaru is losing the game in his anxiousness to win it. He freaks out when he realised that he didn't necessarily have win the game to pass as the purpose is for the examiner to gain an idea of his strength/potential. In reading the kifu, the examiner is amazed that Hikaru played the way he did during the 3-way match (with Mitani, Tsutsui & Kaga) and passed him. Hikaru unwittingly blurted out that Akira pursues him as a rival and received a cold reception from the Inseis who then see him as a threat. Waya and Isumi questioned Hikaru's validity when observing Hikaru's matches. Hikaru is shellshocked to find out that Kishimoto didn't even make it up to the upper half of the Insei class when he was an Insei and had quitted trying.
24 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Eternal Rival2001-10-10
2. Discovered Weakness!!2001-10-17
3. Akira Bears His Fangs2001-10-24
4. Kaga in Shogi Club2001-10-31
5. Prediction of an Awakening2001-11-07
6. The Beautiful Match2001-11-14
7. I Won't Play Against You2001-11-21
8. The Scheme in the Rain2001-11-28
9. An Irritating Presence2001-12-05
10. The Third Member2001-12-12
11. The Most Inconsiderate Act2001-12-19
12. You Are The Third Board2001-12-26
13. Each of Their Decision2002-01-09
14. The Third Match2002-01-19
15. The Player On The Net2002-01-26
16. Who Is Sai?2002-01-30
17. The Match of Revelation2002-02-06
18. Akira vs. Sai2002-02-13
19. Hikaru's Strength2002-02-20
20. The Road to Becoming a Pro2002-02-27
21. The Haze Jr. High Go Club2002-03-06
22. The Insei Examination2002-03-13
23. The Room of Yuugen2002-03-20
24. Ouza vs. Akira2002-03-27
25. Sai's Sword Unsheathed (1)2002-04-10
26. The Greatest Wall for Hikaru (2)2002-04-10
27. A Place To Go Back To2002-04-17
28. The Wakajishisen2002-04-24
29. Kuwabara Honinbou2002-05-01
30. Ogata vs Honinbou2002-05-08
