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Sato Fujiwara is one of the main characters in the Japanese animation Soul of Chess. He was framed and drowned while playing chess with the emperor and nobles in heian period. Because of his love and persistence in Go, his soul stayed on the chessboard for thousands of years.
Once possessed by Xiu Ce, Ben Yi Fang, and later possessed by Kotoko, the protagonist, Qin Zi was the most important person who led him into the world of Weiqi. He is a pure chess fan and spares no effort to pursue "one of the gods".