Koyo Toya

Akira Toya's stoic father. As the holder of five titles (Meijin, 10-dan, Tengen, Gosei and later Ouza), he's regarded as the best Go player in the world, and, among the Japanese, is believed to be the only player capable of holding his own against the Go Saint Shusaku (aka Sai). Like Sai, his ultimate goal is to reach the Kami no Itte (Divine Move), and Sai, recognizing his strength since the first times he returned to the living realm, wholeheartedly desired to play against him. Spoiler He first met Hikaru during a children's Go tournament and set his eyes on him after he heard that Hikaru (actually Sai) solved a difficult Go problem at one glance and played a few moves against Hikaru (actually Sai again) before Hikaru ran out on him. Through his son Akira's growing obsession with chasing after Hikaru after his two losses against Sai, Touya Kouyo started to share in the curiosity concerning the mystery behind Hikaru's identity. He played Hikaru during the Beginner Dan tournament andPokaż więcej