Hikaru in the Light!

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Hikaru in the Light!
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Hikaru Ogino
ひかるイン・ザ・ライト！
(Hikaru in za Raito!)
Genre
Manga
Written byMai Matsuda
Published byFutabasha
English publisher
ImprintAction Comics
MagazineManga Action
Original runMay 1, 2021 – August 2, 2022
Volumes4
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Hikaru in the Light! (Japanese: ひかるイン・ザ・ライト！, Hepburn: Hikaru in za Raito!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mai Matsuda. It was serialized in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Manga Action from May 2021 to August 2022, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes.

Plot

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Hikaru Ogino is a fourteen-year-old girl who sings oldies while mopping the floors of her grandfather's bathhouse. She is persuaded by her friend, a former idol named Ran Nishikawa, to audition for a demanding idol survival camp. She enters the intensely competitive program, which is designed to identify new musical talent through a series of challenging evaluations. In this rigorous environment, Hikaru must quickly adapt to professional training while facing accomplished rivals, a process that tests her innate talent and personal determination.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Mai Matsuda, Hikaru in the Light! was serialized in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Manga Action from May 1, 2021,[2] to August 2, 2022.[3] Futabasha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from September 28, 2021,[4] to September 28, 2022.[5]

The manga has been licensed in English by KiraKira's digital manga service Azuki and started publishing the series on June 13, 2022.[6] In August 2024, Azuki announced a partnership with Scholastic's imprint Graphix to release the series in print starting in March 2025.[7]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 28, 2021[8]978-4-575-85643-9March 4, 2025[9]978-1-5461-4098-6
2 February 28, 2022[10]978-4-575-85695-8November 4, 2025978-1-5461-4101-3
3 June 28, 2022[11]978-4-575-85729-0——
4 September 28, 2022[5]978-4-575-85765-8——

Reception

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The series was nominated at the Japan Society and Anime NYC's second American Manga Awards for Best New Manga in 2025.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hikaru in the Light!". Azuki. KiraKira. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ^ アイドルを目指す少女たちのオーディション物語「ひかるイン・ザ・ライト！」開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 1, 2021. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  3. ^ 少女たちのアイドルオーディションサバイバル「ひかるイン・ザ・ライト！」が完結. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 2, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  4. ^ 歌が好きな銭湯の娘がアイドルを目指すオーディション物語「ひかるイン・ザ・ライト！」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 28, 2021. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  5. ^ a b 【9月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 28, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 28, 2022). "Digital Manga Service Azuki Licenses Mai Matsuda's Hikaru in the Light! Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (August 23, 2024). "Azuki to Release Full-Color Print Editions of Hikaru in the Light!, Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  8. ^ 【9月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 28, 2021. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  9. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 5, 2025). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 2-8". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 25, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  10. ^ 【2月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 28, 2022. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  11. ^ 【6月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 28, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  12. ^ Mateo, Alex (June 16, 2025). "2nd American Manga Awards Announces Nominees". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 13, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

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