On point no. 1 & 3:

Exactly what I was thinking, much to my own embarrassment. (I persist in refusing to see yaoi undertones in Hikaru no Go. There are none!)

I must say, Ogata-sensei looked devilishly sexy playing the enigmatic older man. Almost expected him to turn to Isumi, quirk one eyebrow and say "And what will you give me for this information I have?"

Enter smutty parody. ^^;