Hikaru no Go - Season 1 Episode 22 The Insei Examination
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.
Year: 2003
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Country: Japan
Studio: TV Tokyo
Director:
Cast: Tomoko Kawakami, Susumu Chiba, Sanae Kobayashi, Yumi Kakazu, Makoto Tsumura, Kentaro Ito
First Air Date: Oct 10, 2001
Last Air date: Mar 26, 2003
Season: 3 Season
Episode: 75 Episode
Runtime: 23 minutes
IMDb: 7.60/10 by 38.00 users
Popularity: 103.062
Language: Japanese
Episode
Eternal Rival
Discovered Weakness!!
Akira Bears His Fangs
Kaga in Shogi Club
Prediction of an Awakening
The Beautiful Match
I Won't Play Against You
The Scheme in the Rain
An Irritating Presence
The Third Member
The Most Inconsiderate Act
You Are The Third Board
Each of Their Decision
The Third Match
The Player On The Net
Who Is Sai?
The Match of Revelation
Akira vs. Sai
Hikaru's Strength
The Road to Becoming a Pro
The Haze Jr. High Go Club
The Insei Examination
The Room of Yuugen
Ouza vs. Akira
Sai's Sword Unsheathed (1)
The Greatest Wall for Hikaru (2)
A Place To Go Back To
The Wakajishisen
Kuwabara Honinbou
Ogata vs Honinbou