Hikari-Man
Japanese manga series
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Hikari-Man (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Yamamoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 2014 to June 2020, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes.
| Hikari-Man | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| Genre | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hideo Yamamoto |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Weekly Big Comic Spirits |
| Original run | December 8, 2014 – June 22, 2020 |
| Volumes | 8 |
Plot
Shirochi Hikari (白池 光, Hikari Shirochi) is a socially isolated otaku obsessed with fighting games and PC modding. Academically average and physically weak, he has electromagnetic hypersensitivity, often forcing him into the school infirmary. Ostracized by peers, he escapes into building and modifying computers—until a static shock violently ejects his consciousness into his PC, granting him the ability to travel through electrical currents. Now, he must choose to use his power for good, or take revenge on his tormentors.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Hideo Yamamoto, Hikari-Man was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 8, 2014, to June 22, 2020.[3][4] Shogakukan collected its chapters in eight tankōbon volumes, released from February 27, 2015, to September 11, 2020.[5][6]
In June 2024, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that it had licensed the manga for English release in North America and would release the series in a 2-in-1 omnibus edition, with the first volume published on December 17 of that same year.[7][1]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 27, 2015[5] | 978-4-09-186768-1 | December 17, 2024[1] | 979-8-89160-595-4 |
| 2 | September 30, 2015[8] | 978-4-09-187270-8 | December 17, 2024[1] | 979-8-89160-595-4 |
| 3 | January 11, 2019[9] | 978-4-09-187684-3 | March 25, 2025[1] | 979-8-89160-907-5 |
| 4 | January 11, 2019[10] | 978-4-09-8601936 | March 25, 2025[1] | 979-8-89160-907-5 |
| 5 | April 12, 2019[11] | 978-4-09-860258-2 | September 30, 2025[1] | 979-8-89373-350-1 |
| 6 | October 11, 2019[12] | 978-4-09-860498-2 | September 30, 2025[1] | 979-8-89373-350-1 |
| 7 | March 12, 2020[13] | 978-4-09-860578-1 | January 20, 2026[1] | 979-8-89373-351-8 |
| 8 | September 11, 2020[6] | 978-4-09-860746-4 | January 20, 2026[1] | 979-8-89373-351-8 |
Reception
Hikari-Man was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2020.[14]