Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only a Little Light in My Life
Seen it?2007 | 2 seasons | 46 min | Drama, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a small audience and a quick end and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 46 minutes, about 16 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job, but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working, she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's really not interested in doing anything, much less dating. "I'd rather lay around than fool around," is her motto. One day her landlord's son comes to inspect the rental property, not knowing that someone is living there. He is shocked at the mess, but not as shocked as Hotaru, as he turn's out to be her fastidious boss, Takano.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
Not enough engagement data yet
Season by season
The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
- Season 12007 · 10 episodesNot rated yet
Season 22010 · 11 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
Created by Satoru Hiura
- Haruka AyaseAmemiya Hotaru
- Kazuki KatoMakoto Teshima
- Naohito FujikiSeiichi Takano
- Tomohiro IchikawaMatsushoji Goya
- Osamu MukaiSeno Kazuma
- Ken YasudaFutatsugi Shouji
- Takuya IdeUmeda Shota
- Momoka IshiiAsada Chinatsu