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Yumi Hotta

Japanese manga artist · Japan · On the map · Artists · Born 1957 · age 69

Yumi Hotta is a Japanese manga artist. Hotta is best known as the author of the best-selling manga Hikaru no Go, which is widely credited for the late 90s-2000s boom of the game of go in Japan.

Yumi Hotta is read about 174 times a day, in 14 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.

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4 statements, newest first

  1. I wanted to learn Go, so I paid a go school and started to attend classes once a week with a pro. He was mean, and never let the students win the teaching games.

    5 August 2012 · Interview at the International Go Symposium, Own words

  2. All you are is the Go you play.

    In the manga series, Akira says this to Hikaru., Own words

  3. This is the universe! And I'm placing stones one by one on that. Like I'm increasing the number of stars one by one... I'm making the universe. It's like I'm a God.

    In the anime, Hikaru says this when he plays in a Go tournament for the first time., Own words

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About this person

Country
Japan
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1957 · age 69

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In the same film or series as Yumi

Yumi KakazuAlso in Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup (2004)Michiko YokoteAlso in Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup (2004)Rokurō NayaAlso in Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup (2004)Reiko TakagiAlso in Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup (2004)Mitsuo IwataAlso in Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup (2004)Yurika HinoAlso in Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup (2004)