Takeshi Obata
Written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, "Hikaru no Go" was serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine from January 8, 1999 to July 14, 2003. Go professional Yukari Umezawa (5-dan) provided "supervision" for the series. The 189 chapters were collected into 23 "tankōbon" volumes by Shueisha; the first published on April 30, 1999 and the last on September 4, 2003.