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Toshinori Honda (本田敏則 Honda Toshinori) is a strong insei who almost makes the top three players in the professional exam. He eventually passes the Pro Exam along with Isumi and Kadowaki.
Appearance[]
Toshinori Honda has brown hair and freckles. He also has a thick lips.
Personality[]
History[]
Plot[]
Insei Arc[]
Honda is an A-league insei.
Pro Exam Arc[]
He is one of the 5 forerunners for passing the pro exam alongside Hikaru, Ochi, Waya, and Isumi. On the 17th day, Hikaru has his third loss to Honda, who does not feel like it was a true win and feels that it could have gone either way. Honda also manages to beat Isumi.
On the 26th day, Honda has his 5th loss to Katagiri, meaning he has no chance of passing now. He breaks down emotionally afterwards.
Return Arc[]
The next year, Honda is able to pass the pro exam. Since Isumi and Kadowaki took all the victories, a frenetic scramble ensues for the 3rd spot and Honda barely passes with a miserable 6 losses.
Hokuto Cup Arc[]
Honda plays against Yashiro and is shocked when his opponent opens on the tengen. He later tries a similar tactic against Hikaru in the qualifying tournament but loses.
Go[]
Honda's strength is high, as he was one of the 5 forerunners in the pro exam. He is able to make a decent comeback as shown during his game with Isumi in the Pro Exam.
Relationships[]
Hikaru Shindo[]
Honda is impressed by Hikaru's skill.
Shinichiro Isumi[]
They are both insei who failed the pro exam and were emotionally devastated, but made comebacks the next year.
Trivia[]
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Main Character | Hikaru Shindo • Fujiwara no Sai • Akira Toya • Koyo Toya |
Other Character | Akari Fujisaki • Kimihiro Tsutsui • Tetsuo Kaga • Yuki Mitani • Kumiko Tsuda • Natsume • Masako Kaneko • Hitoshi Koike • Seiji Ogata • Kaoru Kishimoto • Yuri Hideka • Yoshitaka Waya • Yuta Fukui • Shinichiro Isumi • Asumi Nase • Kosuke Ochi • Toshinori Honda • Tatsuhiko Kadowaki • Shigeo Morishita • Kuwabara • Zama • Harumi Ichikawa • Mitsuko Shindo • Michio Shirakawa • Suyong Hong • Atsushi Kurata • Yongha Ko • Kiyoharu Yashiro |