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Hotaru no Hikari


Alt Names: alt 小莹的青春alt ホタルノヒカリalt Glow of the Firefliesalt Hotaru no Hikarualt Hotaru's Lightalt It Is the Only Little Light in My Lifealt 호타루의 빛alt Light of the Firefly
Author: HIURA Satoru
Artist: HIURA Satoru
Genres: Josei JoseiRomance RomanceSlice of Life Slice of Life
Type: Manga (Japanese)
Status: Ongoing
Description: 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?
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Chapters

Title Group Contributor Date
Vol.9 Ch.51: Light 51 - Himono's Heartbreak Restaurant
J-SiS Arusiasotto 2 weeks ago
Vol.9 Ch.50: Light 50 - 5 Ways to Cheer Up Himono
J-SiS Arusiasotto 02 April 2013 - 07:41 PM
Vol.9 Ch.49: Light 49 - Himono, Love's Terminal Station
J-SiS Arusiasotto 30 January 2013 - 02:26 PM
Vol.8 Ch.48: Light 48 - Himono's Nursing Journal
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 January 2013 - 09:08 PM
Vol.8 Ch.47: Light 47 - Himono, Knows the Secret
J-SiS Arusiasotto 25 December 2012 - 03:40 AM
Vol.8 Ch.46: Light 46 - Himono's Choice
J-SiS Arusiasotto 11 November 2012 - 07:06 AM
Vol.8 Ch.45: Light 45 - Over the Dead Body of Himono
J-SiS Arusiasotto 23 September 2012 - 04:44 AM
Vol.8 Ch.44: Light 44 - Himono, After the Determination
J-SiS Arusiasotto 30 July 2012 - 02:25 AM
Vol.8 Ch.43: Light 43 - Himono's Determination
J-SiS Arusiasotto 24 June 2012 - 07:06 AM
Vol.7 Ch.42: Light 42 - Himono's Boyfriend
J-SiS Arusiasotto 13 May 2012 - 08:07 PM
Vol.7 Ch.41: Light 41 - Himono, Return with Tears
J-SiS Arusiasotto 30 April 2012 - 05:56 PM
Vol.7 Ch.40: Light 40 - Himono, To the Northern Land part 2
J-SiS Arusiasotto 24 April 2012 - 08:43 PM
Vol.7 Ch.39: Light 39 - Himono, To the Northern Land
J-SiS Arusiasotto 15 April 2012 - 04:26 AM
Vol.7 Ch.38: Light 38 - Himono and Proposal
J-SiS Arusiasotto 08 April 2012 - 05:08 PM
Vol.7 Ch.37: Light 37 - Himono and Housemate Once More
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 02:47 AM
Vol.6 Ch.36: Light 36 - Himono's Nephew Appears
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:52 PM
Vol.6 Ch.35: Light 35 - Himono and Camping -2-
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:51 PM
Vol.6 Ch.34: Light 34 - Himono and Camping -1-
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:48 PM [A]
Vol.6 Ch.33: Light 33 - Himono's View on Marriage
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:46 PM [A]
Vol.6 Ch.32: Light 32 - Buchou's Himono STAR Observation Log
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:44 PM [A]
Vol.6 Ch.31: Light 31 - Himono Left Buchou
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:42 PM [A]
Vol.5 Ch.30: Light 30 - Sayonara, Himono
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:41 PM [A]
Vol.5 Ch.29: Light 29 - Natural Himono
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:38 PM [A]
Vol.5 Ch.28: Light 28 - Himono's Outdoor Life
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:34 PM [A]
Vol.5 Ch.27: Light 27 - Himono, Visited By Her Boyfriend
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:32 PM [A]
Vol.5 Ch.26: Light 26 - Himono and Buchou, A Holiday for Two
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:30 PM [A]
Vol.5 Ch.25: Light 25 - Himono's Confession
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:24 PM [A]
Vol.4 Ch.24: Light 24 - Himono Onna and the Lord
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:22 PM [A]
Vol.4 Ch.23: Light 23 - Himono Onna and the Lordly Man
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:16 PM [A]
Vol.4 Ch.22: Light 22 - Himono Onna and the Feudal Lord
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:14 PM [A]
Vol.4 Ch.21: Light 21 - Himono's Friendship
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:11 PM [A]
Vol.4 Ch.20: Light 20 - Summer, Himono, and Fireworks
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:09 PM [A]
Vol.4 Ch.19: Light 19 - Himono's Summer Vacation
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:06 PM [A]
Vol.3 Ch.18: Light 18 - Himono's House Date Challenge
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 08:01 PM [A]
Vol.3 Ch.17: Light 17 - Himono Onna vs. Lovely Lady, Again
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:58 PM [A]
Vol.3 Ch.16: Light 16 - The Relationship Between Himono and Housemate
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:55 PM [A]
Vol.3 Ch.15: Light 15 - Himono, Announcement
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:53 PM [A]
Vol.3 Ch.14: Light 14 - Himono, Love History
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:51 PM [A]
Vol.3 Ch.13: Light 13 - Himono Onna vs. Lovely Lady
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:47 PM [A]
Vol.2 Ch.12: Light 12 - Himono, On a Business Trip -2-
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:43 PM [A]
Vol.2 Ch.11: Light 11 - Himono, On a Business Trip -1-
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:41 PM [A]
Vol.2 Ch.10: Light 10 - Himono's Diet
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:38 PM [A]
Vol.2 Ch.9: Light 9 - Himono, Going Back To Her Home Town
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:36 PM [A]
Vol.2 Ch.8: Light 8 - Attack! Himono's Home Visit
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:34 PM [A]
Vol.2 Ch.7: Light 7 - The Night Before Christmas for Himono
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:32 PM [A]
Vol.1 Ch.6: Light 6 - Himono and Autumn's Intruders
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:30 PM [A]
Vol.1 Ch.5: Light 5 - Himono's First Sleep Over
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:27 PM [A]
Vol.1 Ch.4: Light 4 - Himono's Stormy Night
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:24 PM [A]
Vol.1 Ch.3: Light 3 - Himono's Big Strategy for a Date
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:22 PM [A]
Vol.1 Ch.2: Light 2 - Himono's Love, the First Step
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:18 PM [A]
Vol.1 Ch.1: Light 1 - Himono, Thrown into the Ocean
J-SiS Arusiasotto 01 April 2012 - 07:15 PM


46 Comments

While I agree with Purple Library Guy, the fact remains that Makoto had problems and was concerned, but never vocalized anything, ever. If you can't communicate, you can't have a relationship. He is a very immature person.

 

While it's true she should have told him the living situation, obviously this is not the west where it wouldn't matter you have a male roommate. She thought it would just be temporary and she could get out of it easily, but that didn't happen. Both of them together makes it a powder keg for discontent.

Well, well, you may have a point.  That kind of thing is bound to break down in the end, and she was at fault for concealing who she really was.

But it's hard to argue that her instincts were wrong, either.  Would he have stuck with her this long if she'd let him realize from the start just who she was and what she was like?  I don't think so.  Frankly, it doesn't feel to me like either of them really loved each other.  They had a thing for something they saw, something they admired, some facet of each other.  They were building a story more than a life, and for both of them the story was about as much about who they wanted to be as about the other person.  She suspected as much but she really liked the story so she did what she could to keep telling it, he was oblivious but it definitely seems to be the story he wanted.

In the end something like that isn't meant to be, no matter whose fault it is when the house of cards collapses.

Most people aren't pissed that he dumped her. It's why. If he had drawn the line at living with Buchou, I would have seen it as harsh, but understandable. He drew the line at her having a topknot...

 

He didn't though; during their last couple of interactions, he began to realize how she acts around other people (including her boss), and she never acted that way around him. She's never really shown her actual personality to Makoto until recently, and his comments are basically that he would have been fine with it had he known before.

 

It's not that he found out, it's that he found out this late into the relationship.

Most people aren't pissed that he dumped her. It's why. If he had drawn the line at living with Buchou, I would have seen it as harsh, but understandable. He drew the line at her having a topknot...

I find it hilarious that everyone's mad at Makoto, who got lied to throughout the entirety of the relationship, but not one person is mad at Hotaru, who was never honest with him. Which is why they broke up. But Makoto's a dick. LOGIC!
Makoto is such an ass. He has been so wishy-washy and uncommunicative about everything this entire time. He didn't deserve her one bit, I'm glad she's free to have someone who will appreciate her entire personality, not just how she looks at work.
Those aren't marriage papers, they are actually the family registry, which she removed herself from.
I'm a little confused and if someone can explain, that would be great.

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And shallow it was, so she didn't have courage to show you her lazy side yet, big deal idiot.
Dammit Teshima...
Indeed. Can he handle the real Himono? The full dried-fish-woman monty?
lol, how can she run around like that in a hospital?
But now let's see how deep Makoto's love really is.
Happy New Year
Yay! Thank'ee indeed and happy Christmas!
Arusiasotto, Thanks for the Christmas present. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas!
Well, I guess I could tell you...
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Incidentally, I was thinking of putting a "Cliff Hanger" image here, but this isn't actually a cliffhanger. We know what's going to happen now.
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So no, not a cliffhanger. But I do think it's the key plot twist that's been hovering in the background all this time.
Comadrin: Guilty as charged. Although these days I only do the unbelievable vice with my wife.
(Believable vice can also be fun--I always say it's not the tropes you use, it's how you use the tropes!)
Meanwhile, thanks for the latest chapter JSis! And a pivotal chapter it is. The twist is perhaps a tiny bit cheap, but what the heck--the dramatic timing is so perfect I almost don't mind how contrived it is. It's always been clear this is more in the "carefully shaped story" school than the "slice of life".
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Oh my god that cliffhanger. D: D: D: D: D: D:
Ah!!! I forgot. Happy Birthday.
Arusiasotto Sama,

Thanks for the new chapter. Just remember that the stranger with the intellectually attractive candy is the most dangerous of all! Also: purple is an inherently evil and seductive color: Never trust it. Libraries are also dens of unbelievable vice!
B-b-b-b-but one of the best summers I don't remember started by following strangers with candy...
Anyway, for my Birthday I am giving you all another chapter.
Arusiasotto:

NO! Don't follow the stranger purple man! If you do, you will find yourself reading tons more manga than you knew existed and engaging in debate and discussion on forums to the point where you could have written a doctoral thesis, if you directed your brain in a better direction. It will get to the point that people will post just to tell you to stop writing dissertations dating back to the stone age. I know, I've been there.

AAAARRRGGGHHH, I'm still there!
Damnit Makito needs to die, he's getting in the way of everyone relationships.

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