“Childhood friends' secret club transforms into robot-building cult under new member's world-domination obsession.”
Bokura no☆Hikari Club
ぼくらの☆ひかりクラブ
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Synopsis
Childhood friends' secret club transforms into robot-building cult under new member's world-domination obsession.
When they were in fourth grade, best friends Hiroshi Tamiya, Riku Kaneda, and Katsuya "Dafu" Tabuse created a secret hideout in an abandoned factory. They called it the "Hikari Club," and it became a fun place where the boys could break away from their bleak lives and focus on playing chess and practice shooting targets with their slingshots. However, when Hiroyuki Tsunekawa stumbles into the hideout, the club has no idea what is in store for them. Hiroyuki becomes obsessed with the concept of world domination, and begins to steer the Hikari Club towards creating an intelligent robot. As the club's membership begins to grow and the robot's construction progresses, Hiroyuki's influence grows as well. With the original purpose of the club long forgotten, Tamiya wonders if he can ever get his childhood friends back.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.92 · split reception
4.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 4.0
↓ 1.75
Running avg · Apr 2011 → Feb 2023
- 8 “This prequel is a vast improvement that provides much-needed insight into Tamiyo’s thoughts and fosters a deeper emotional attachment to the characters. While the original work struggled to make me...”
- 9 “This series features stunning, unique art and a compelling narrative that masterfully explores the dark origins of the Litchi cast. While some panels appear slightly stretched and the series has...”
- 8 “Bokura no Hikari Club effectively humanizes its cast by providing essential backstory and character motivations, all while maintaining the series' signature eerie, industrial art style. However,...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Apr 2011 – Mar 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M14912 catalog