This is a question from my daughter. I will simply quote her.
Quote:
My colleague recommended Assassination Classroom manga [暗殺教室], and I got a copy but I see it’s got a game of go design on the back. Have your go community heard of it? It’s not about go, but go must have some significance.
A quick trawl of the internet confirmed various connections, such a small board and a tsumego series. There also seems to be some link with Hikaru no Go.
The main character is some sort of octopus, and there is a go saying takan no yako that describes a bottled-up group with limbs sticking out.
But beyond that, I can't see the connection. Does anyone know?
(This may seem more appropriate on reddit
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