Hikaru no Go/Fanfic Recs

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These are recommendations made by Tropers for Hikaru no Go fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found here.

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Time Travel
The World Between Awake And Asleep by hostilecrayon
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: Hikaru wakes to find being a Go Pro was little more than a dream. But everything is so clear to him... Can he find Akira and his other friends? And what then? Is something bigger than all of them behind this mysterious dream?
 * Pairing(s): none
 * Tags: incomplete

Catalyst by esama
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: Hikaru's wish to be brought back in time comes true but not in the way he expects it to...
 * Pairing(s): none yet
 * Tags: incomplete

Watch and Learn by esama
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: When God grants Hikaru his wish, he begins his journey again with a new goal in life: to prevent Sai from fading. Prequel to Trial and Error.
 * Pairing(s): none
 * Tags: Artist!Hikaru, Understanding!Ogata, complete

Alternate Universes
(includes AUs, What if?, and For Want of a Nail.)

The Boy at the Beach by Sakon76
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: Five times Akira met a boy at the beach.
 * Pairing(s): slight Hikaru and Akira
 * Tags: one-shot, SFW, complete

Hikaru no Ramen by Sakiku
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: What if Hikaru had a computer at home? What if he had never played Touya? What if he had never become pro? What if he had become a ramen chef instead? This is what Hikaru's life might have been like...
 * Pairing(s): none
 * Tags: incomplete, dead fic (Last updated 10-11-09)

[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4137405/1/ Go? But I'm a Soccer Player] by Shiho Yuki
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: Hikaru was a MVP regional soccer player when he met Sai. He took up go on the net to appease the hopeful ghost. Three years later, Sai left and Hikaru got an offer to the B-leagues. Now, a year a half later, Hikaru encounters the go world again by chance.
 * Pairing(s): none
 * Tags: incomplete, dead fic (Last updated 03-10-09)

My Unnamed Phobia by Aozora094
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: Shindou Heihachi is a retired Go pro, his nephew Fujiwara Sai is a 9-dan, but his grandson Hikaru is a delinquent with a fear of winning in Go. The funny thing is, there's no name for it. So how could he be afraid of something that hasn't been categorized?
 * Pairing(s): none
 * Tags: incomplete

The Go Within by Esa MaRie
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: Shindo Hikaru was brought up by his grandfather in a remote countryside where he met Fujiwara no Sai, a former go player under reclusion. After his grandfather and Sai's death, he went back to Tokyo, carrying with him a knowledge of go that was far beyond his imagination.
 * Pairing(s): none
 * Tags: incomplete

Blind Man's Go by ykilel
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: "No more excuses. No more self pity," insisted his grandfather, not unkindly, but sternly. "It's just a 19x19 board. A miniature world. If you can conquer your fears here, the real world is nothing. Just focus."
 * Pairing(s): none
 * Tags: blind!Hikaru, incomplete, dead-fic (Last updated 06-19-10)

Lost Memories by Esa MaRie
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: What if Sai was not just a ghost but a part of Hikaru Shindo's memories of his previous life? Will he still walk into the life of a go player?
 * Pairing(s): none
 * Tags: incomplete, dead-fic (Last updated 06-09-08), evil cliffie

Brightly Burning by Aishuu
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: In a different world, Hikaru never steps into Touya Kouyo's salon. When he is fifteen, the Go world starts to take notice of a terrifying new insei with amazing strength...
 * Pairing(s): none
 * Tags: incomplete, dead-fic (Last updated 1-3-09)

Crossovers
Twice the River by Luce Red
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Fandom: Spirited Away, Hikaru no Go
 * Synopsis: Chihiro goes to look for Haku. Sai helps.
 * Pairing(s): mild Chihiro and Haku
 * Tags: one-shot, complete

Hikaru's Game by Laziness Incarnate
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Fandom: Ender's Game, Hikaru no Go
 * Synopsis: Hikaru and Touya attend a school in a space station for gifted youngsters to train for an alien invasion. Prequel to Life and Death Problems.
 * Pairing(s): none
 * Tags: one-shot, complete

Other Recommendations
My Stranger, My Son by Betula
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: A one-shot based on Hikaru's father finding out he's missed Hikaru growing up.
 * Pairing(s): None
 * Tags: family, one-shot, complete

Finding Seiji by LittleNK
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: A fic about the differences between 'Ogata-sensei' and 'Seiji'.
 * Pairing(s): mild Hikaru and Ogata
 * Tags: slash, SFW, complete
 * Comments: While LittleNK's mastery over the English language isn't perfect, the plot makes the reading more than worth it to gloss over the mild errors scattered here and there.

Depth 100 by capablanca
 * Recommended by: serinata
 * Synopsis: A battle between computer and human, CPU and brains, transistors and neurons. The prize is the Hand of God. Who will win?
 * Pairing(s): none
 * Tags: incomplete