Hikari-Man Explained

Type:manga
Author:Hideo Yamamoto
Publisher:Shogakukan
Magazine:Weekly Big Comic Spirits
First:December 8, 2014
Last:June 22, 2020
Volumes:8

Hikari-Man (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Yamamoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 2014 to June 2020, with its chapters collected in eight volumes.

Publication

Hikari-Man is written and illustrated by Hideo Yamamoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 8, 2014 to June 22, 2020.[1] [2] Shogakukan collected its chapters in eight volumes, released from February 27, 2015 to September 11, 2020.

In June 2024, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that it had licensed the manga for English release in North America and will release the series in a 2-in-1 omnibus edition, with the first volume set to be released in November of the same year.[3] It is also licensed in France by Delcourt/Tonkam.[4]

Volumes

Reception

Hikari-Man was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2020.[5]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loo. Egan. Ichi the Killer's Yamamoto Launches Hikari-Man Manga. Anime News Network. April 30, 2021. December 8, 2014. April 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430143326/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-08/ichi-the-killer-yamamoto-launches-hikari-man-manga/.81940. live.

    Web site: ja:オタク少年×ヒーロー!「ホムンクルス」の山本英夫、4年ぶり新連載開幕. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/133203. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. April 30, 2021. ja. December 8, 2014. April 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430143326/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/133203. live.

  2. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Hikari-Man Manga Ends Serialization in Next Chapter (Updated). Anime News Network. April 30, 2021. June 7, 2020. April 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430143325/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-07/hikari-man-manga-ends-serialization-in-next-chapter/.160336. live.

    Web site: ja:山本英夫がスピで描くヒーロー譚「HIKARI-MAN」完結、最終巻は9月発売. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/384315. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. April 30, 2021. ja. June 22, 2020. April 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430143326/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/384315. live.

  3. Web site: Tai. Anita. Seven Seas Licenses Imaizumi Brings All the Gals to His House, HIKARI-MAN, 3 More Manga. Anime News Network. June 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240606022012/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-05/seven-seas-licenses-imaizumi-brings-all-the-gals-to-his-house-hikari-man-3-more-manga/.211573. June 6, 2024. June 5, 2024. live.
  4. Web site: Hideo Yamamoto de retour chez Delcourt/Tonkam avec Le manga Hikari-Man. manga-news.com. April 30, 2021. fr. December 16, 2017. April 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430143326/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2017/12/16/Hideo-Yamamoto-de-retour-chez-Delcourt/Tonkam-avec-Le-manga-Hikari-Man2. live.
  5. Web site: Manga Division – 2020 [23rd] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive]. Japan Media Arts Festival. January 5, 2022. https://archive.today/20210318161006/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2020/manga/. March 18, 2021. live.