Isekai basically means “another world” or “alternate reality”. If you read a lot of manga or watch a lot of anime, you know that there are a lot of works with such a genre. However, never did I expect that this genre would be possible with Go!
Below is the link to the officially released novel, but it came from a web serialisation and the original chapters can be read for free here.
URL:
https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322507000371/
Title:
Seiten: The Genius Go Girl Becomes Unrivaled in Another World
Synopsis:
The exhilarating, unrivaled legend of Seiten, the girl who gives her all to Go, begins!
“I get to play Go again!”—After succumbing to an illness and losing her life, middle school Go player Kirari is transported to a world where the fate of politics is decided by the game of Go. Though surprised, her heart dances with excitement. In this new world, skilled Go players face deadly, high-stakes matches where losing means “death.”
Such intense, heart-pounding battles are exactly what she wished for. Kirari, her competitive spirit happily ignited, takes on the name Seiten. Welcomed as a retainer by a powerful lord, she fearlessly challenges the numerous formidable opponents who stand in her way.
This is the thrilling tale of a genius girl’s rise to power as she aims for the top in an alternate world where Go is everything.
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To head off what I imagine will be an early question, it’s entirely in Japanese (with no fan translation I’m aware of), but since it’s a light novel (e.g. entirely text instead of illustrations) it shouldn’t be too hard to robo-translate if you need that.
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Thanks a lot @Sadaharu While we need to wait until next Wednesday 5 November, I studied your reference and this is the book description from online version:
**
Hoshiten: A genius Go girl, unrivaled in another world**
release date:
November 5, 2025
The exhilarating legend of Hoshiten, a girl who gives her life to Go, begins!
I will live. I will keep winning. I will live my life to the fullest in this world on the board. So I will fight, to stay alive. This battlefield is where I live. After a long-awaited, fierce match against her idol, a 13-year-old girl named Kirari, who died of illness after a fierce match, Kirari is reincarnated into another world. It’s a Chinese-style world where the outcome of important political decisions is decided by the game of Go. Kirari is surprised by her reincarnation, but discovers that she can make a living through Go, and resolves to live in this world under the name of her pre-reincarnation Go player, Xing Tian. Through Go, she meets Shuxuan, the country’s strongest and most handsome Go player, and aims to become the country’s highest-ranking white Go player, dominating powerful opponents! The exhilarating legend of a girl who gives her all and puts her life on the line for Go begins!
I guess so, and the chapters can be read for free in the web novel link I posted.
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