Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi is a special anime that premiered in winter 2004, produced by Studio Pierrot.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there is 1 episode of about 77 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are sports and supernatural, with themes such as Shounen, Male Protagonist, Primarily Male Cast and Go.

On AniList, Hikaru no Go: Hokuto Hai e no Michi has an average score of 76%, a very good score, and appears on 4,790 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Hikaru no Go.

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)

Official synopsis from AniList.