Hikari no Densetsu
Hikari no Densetsu (光の伝説, lit. Legend of Light) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Aso about a girl named Hikari Kamijou who dreams of becoming a national rhythmic gymnastics champion. The manga series title translates into English as "Legend of Light" (the female lead character's name, Hikari, means "light" in Japanese). In the mid 80s, the manga series was adapted into a nineteen episode anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions, directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and broadcast on TV Asahi.
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| 光の伝説 (Legend of Light) | |
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| Genre | Sports, romance, slice of life |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Izumi Aso |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Margaret |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | 1985 – December 1988 |
| Volumes | 16 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tomomi Mochizuki |
| Written by | Hideki Sonoda, Asami Watanabe, Yasushi Hirano |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Productions |
| Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
| Original run | 3 May 1986 – 20 September 1986 |
| Episodes | 19 |
Hikari no Densetsu is a love story that it is set in the late 80s junior high school atmosphere, one of the few sports anime and manga to have dealt mainly with rhythmic gymnastics as the main subject matter. Hikari Kamijou, a young, naïve, care-free, young woman who dreams of becoming an Olympic Champion in the sport of rhythmic gymnastics ever since she witnessed a performance of the young Diliana Gueorguieva (a champion Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast). Although she was unconfident in her skills as a rhythmic gymnastics, she gradually shows brilliance, achieving her dreams.