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 as a television drama series (2007–2010), followed by a live action feature film released on 9 June 2012.[1][2] Kodansha USA licensed the manga for North America.[3] The manga spinoffs are Hotaru no Hikari SP (2014–2017)[4] and Hotaru no Hikari BABY (2017–2021).
| 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 |
|
| Magazine | Kiss |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Original run | 8 August 2004 – 25 June 2009 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Television drama | |
| ホタルノヒカリ (Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only a Little Light in My Life) | |
| Music by | Yugo Kanno |
| Original run | 11 July 2007 – 12 September 2007 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Television drama | |
| ホタルノヒカリ 2 (Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only a Little Light in My Life 2) | |
| Music by | Yugo Kanno |
| Original run | 7 July 2010 – 15 September 2010 |
| Episodes | 11 |
| Live-action film | |
| 映画 ホタルノヒカリ (Eiga Hotaru no Hikari ) (Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life) | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Yoshino |
| Written by | Fumie Mizuhashi |
| Music by | Yugo Kanno |
| Released | 9 June 2012 |
| Runtime | 110 min |
| 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 |
History
editThe series, written and drawn by Satoru Hiura, began in 2004 in Kiss magazine. The first bound volume was published by Kōdansha on 10 February 2005. The final chapter appeared in 2009, and fifteen volumes were released. A novel was also released on 11 July 2007[5] followed by an official guide on 13 July 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 12 June 2012.[8]
The direct sequel, Hotaru no Hikari SP, has been published since January 2014 in Kiss magazine, with the story set after the marriage between Hotaru and Takano.[9]
Television series (2007–2010)
editホタルノヒカリ (Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only a Little Light in My Life)
editSeason 1 of the television adaptation, consisting of 10 episodes, premiered on NTV on 11 July 2007.[10] Season 2 consists of 11 episodes and premiered on 7 July 2010.[11]
Cast
edit- Haruka Ayase as Hotaru Amemiya
- Ryoko Kuninaka as Yuka Saegusa
- Kazuki Kato as Makoto Teshima
- Naohito Fujiki as Seiichi Takano
Film (2012)
edit映画 ホタルノヒカリ (Eiga Hotaru no Hikari) (Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life)
editThe romantic comedy film version was released in Japan on 9 June 2012[1][12][2] and grossed US$22,720,794.[13][14]
Cast
edit- Haruka Ayase as Hotaru Takano
- Naohito Fujiki as Seiichi Takano
- Yasuko Matsuyuki as Rio Saeki
- Yuya Tegoshi as Yu Saeki
- Yuka Itaya as Sachiko Futatsugi
- Ken Yasuda as Shoji Futatsugi
References
edit- ^ a b "Hotaru no Hikari Romance Manga's Film Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Hotaru no Hikari Romance Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "Kodansha Comics to Release Kounodori, Hotaru no Hikari, Kin Kyori Renai Manga Digitally". Anime News Network. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Satoru Hiura's Hotaru no Hikari SP Manga Ends". Anime News Network. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "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). Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "ホタルノヒカリ オフィシャルガイド". Bookclub Kodansha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Hotaru no Hikaru Manga Gets Urara Crossover Before Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "ホタルノヒカリ" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Hotaru de retour, 03 Janvier 2014". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only A Little Light in My Life". Nippon TV. March 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only A Little Light in My Life Season 2". Nippon TV. March 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life". Nippon TV. 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Japanese Box Office, July 21–22". Anime News Network. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
External links
edit- Hotaru no Hikari (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Hotaru no Hikari at IMDb (Television)
- Official website (Season 1) at NTV (in Japanese)
- Official website (Season 2) at NTV (in Japanese)
- Hotaru no Hikari at IMDb (Film)
- Official website [dead link] (in Japanese) (Film)
- 映画 ホタルノヒカリ (Eiga Hotaru no Hikari) Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life at Japanese Film Database (in Japanese)
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