Hotaru no Hikari (manga)

Hotaru no Hikari

ホタルノヒカリ
Genre| Romance
Manga
Hotaru no Hikari - It's Only Little Light in My Life
Written by| Satoru Hiura
Published by| Kodansha
English publisher|

* NA: Kodansha USA (digital)

Magazine| Kiss
Demographic| Josei
Original run| 8 August 2004 – 25 June 2009
Volumes| 15
Television drama
Music by| Yugo Kanno
Original run|  11 July 2007  –  12 September 2007
Episodes| 10
Television drama
Music by| Yugo Kanno
Original run|  7 July 2010  –  15 September 2010
Episodes| 11
Live-action film
Directed by| Hiroshi Yoshino
Released| 9 July 2012 (2012-07-09)
Manga
Hotaru no Hikari SP
Written by| Satoru Hiura
Published by| Kodansha
Magazine| Kiss
Demographic| Josei
Original run| 25 January 2014 – 25 May 2017
Volumes| 6
Manga
Hotaru no Hikari BABY
Written by| Satoru Hiura
Published by| Kodansha
Magazine| Kiss
Demographic| Josei
Original run| 25 October 2017 – 24 April 2021
Volumes| 5

Hotaru no Hikari (ホタルノヒカリ, lit. "Hotaru's Light") is a Japanese josei manga series by Satoru Hiura. It has been adapted into 2 television drama series and a live action film that was released on 7 July 2012.[1][2] Kodansha USA have licensed the manga for North American viewers.[3] The spinoff were the Hotaru no Hikari SP (2014-2017)[4] and Hotaru no Hikari BABY (2017-2021).

## Cast[edit]

* Haruka Ayase as Hotaru
* Naohito Fujiki as Seiichi Takano

## History[edit]

The series, written and drawn by Satoru Hiura, began in 2004 in Kiss magazine. The first bound volume was published by Kōdansha on February 10, 2005. The final chapter appeared in 2009, and fifteen volumes were released. A novel was also released on July 11, 2007[5] followed by an official guide on July 13, 2007.[6]

A bonus chapter named Himono to Buchō no Shinkonryokou (干物と部長の新婚旅行?) was published on the occasion of the release of the film live,[7] before being released in the seventh and last volume of the edition in bunko format on June 12, 2012.[8]

The direct sequel named Hotaru no Hikari SP telling the story after the marriage between Hotaru and Takano has been published since January 2014 in Kiss magazine.[9]

## Reception[edit]

The film has grossed US$22,720,794.[10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Hotaru no Hikari Romance Manga's Film Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
2. ^ "Hotaru no Hikari Romance Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
3. ^ "Kodansha Comics to Release Kounodori, Hotaru no Hikari, Kin Kyori Renai Manga Digitally". Anime News Network. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
4. ^ "Satoru Hiura's Hotaru no Hikari SP Manga Ends". Anime News Network. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
5. ^ "小説 ホタルノヒカリ ある干物女が恋愛の大海へと泳ぎ出すまでの序章". Bookclub Kodansha (in Japanese).
6. ^ "ホタルノヒカリ オフィシャルガイド". Bookclub Kodansha (in Japanese).
7. ^ "Hotaru no Hikaru Manga Gets Urara Crossover Before Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
8. ^ "ホタルノヒカリ" (in Japanese).
9. ^ "Hotaru de retour, 03 Janvier 2014". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
10. ^ "Japanese Box Office, July 21–22". Anime News Network. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.

## External links[edit]

* Official website (in Japanese)
* Hotaru no Hikari (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
* Hotaru no Hikari at IMDb

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1990s|

* Hey Pitan! (1998–2018)

2000s|

* Nodame Cantabile (2001–2010)
* Hotaru no Hikari (2004–2009)
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* Princess Jellyfish (2008–2017)

2010s|

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* Perfect World (2014–2021)
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* Burn the House Down (2017–2021)
* Mr. Bride (2018–2023)
* Even Though We're Adults (2019–2023)

2020s|

* My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku (2021–2023)

Kiss Plus / Hatsu Kiss
(defunct)|

* Tsukuroi Tatsu Hito (2009–2014)

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