Hotaru no Hikari

Hotaru's Way
ホタルノヒカリ
Light of the Firefly

Manga7.21079 votes15 volumes · 90 chaptersFinished

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Synopsis

27-year-old Hotaru would rather sleep at home than seek romance, but due to unforeseen circumstances, suddenly she's living with her boss, Takano. What's more is that she now has a budding relationship with Makoto, who's younger than she is. Like a dried fish thrown back into the ocean, can she learn to swim again and rediscover the ways of romance?

Publication notes

Hotaru no Hikari was adapted into a live-action TV drama by NTV which aired in 2007 and 2010. The series was published digitally in English as Hotaru's Way by Kodansha Comics USA from July 18, 2017 to August 25, 2020.

Published

Aug 10, 2004 to Aug 10, 2009

Authors

Hiura, Satoru

External links

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Sequel

Hotaru no Hikari SP

Main characters

Seiichi Takano2 fan favorites
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Takano Seiichi 41 year old man, he is the boss of a sucessful interior desing company also hotaru's boss and current landlord. At first he is married but due the fact that he was having some troubles in his marriage he decides to leave his house that way he and his wife could have some time to think, even though it looks like he loves his wife very much it's later revealed that he is actually having a divorce. His father is the owner of the house that hotaru is currently living in, even though he wanted to kick her out he couldn't so that's how they end up living together. All the women at the office thinks of him as sexy, a person with a good sense of style and flawless boss, hotaru thinks of him as a strict and cleaning freak but at the same time she respects him because although the most part of the time he is mean and makes fun of hotaru calling her names like dried up fish, he is good, kind, hard working and he supports her relationship by giving her advice when she needs one. He dislikes hotaru's disorganaized and messy personality but he likes and admires all of her efforts to improve as a person and on her relationship. He himself said that he doesn't think of hotaru as a woman. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Hotaru Amemiya0 fan favorites
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27 years old, works for a famous interior design company. She looks very glamorous and professional at work, but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of what she looks like. She lives alone, and when she isn't working, she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's not interested in men. In fact, she isn't interested in anything. "I'd rather lay around than fool around," is her motto. She gets mad when her boss and landlord, Takano, makes fun of her by calling her dried up fish, because she doesn't like going out and likes to do stuff like staying at home on holidays, reading manga, sleeping, and drinking, just like an old person. It's also because it's been a long time since she last fell in love. She starts wanting to change her uninterested attitude after she discovers herself falling in love with the young and brilliant Makoto.
Makoto Teshima0 fan favorites
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Makoto is a 24 year old, up-and-coming furniture designer. He has a lot of fans thanks to his sweet looks and immense talent. He is called the "Refreshing Prince" by the ladies in Hotaru's office. Even though he is young and pretty shy due to attending an all boys' high school, he is still on the fast track. Also, despite being a natural genius, there's a side of him that misunderstands what Hotaru says and does. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .