The drama tells the story of Shi Guang who discovered an ancient go board by coincidence and thus got to know Chu Ying, a go player who has been entrenched in the go board as a "soul" and who has experienced thousands of years. Under his influence, he gradually confronted the story of interest in go and inspiring to become a professional go player.

Hikaru no Go ran for 1 season. No new episodes are scheduled.