Hikaru in the Light Booklist Review *

Title: Hikaru in the Light

Volume: 1

Mangaka: Mai Matsuda

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US Publisher: Scholastic Graphix

Age Relevance: Elementary & Up

How Essential Is It?: Essential

Curricular Connections?: Music, Healthy Competition

Reader’s Advisory Tags: Friendship, Idol Groups, Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life, Seinen

Anime: N/A

Content Warnings: Brief implied nudity during bathing scene

Publisher Synopsis:

“In order to get up on stage, you need to be special.” Hikaru Ogino spends her days singing oldies in her family’s bath house, but when her best friend Ran — a former idol — invites her to try out for an “idol survival camp” together, it’ll put her talents to the test. Can Hikaru outshine the competition and make her stage debut, or will she fall flat? Witness the birth of a new star in this exciting story about chasing your dreams!

Review: Please read my Booklist review here! (This is a STARRED review!)