Sore wa Isshun no Hikari, dewanaku

Description

Quiet, sweet story of an emotionally shuttered university sempai and his conversationally clumsy junior. Sharing the same last name and a love for classical music brings them together a little. But will this be enough to bridge the gap between the sempai's secret sorrow and the junior's awkward naivete?

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Manga

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Associated Names

Sore wa Isshun no Hikari dewanaku

Sore wa Isshun, no Hikari de wa Naku

Sore wa Isshun, no Hikari dewa Naku

それは一瞬の光、ではなく

那光芒不仅仅是一瞬间

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Soledad

Latest Release(s)

v.1 c.4 by Soledad 19 years ago

v.1 c.3 by Soledad 19 years ago

v.1 c.2 by soledad 20 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

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Average: 7.7 / 10.0 (266 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.56 / 10.0

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Last Updated

June 19th, 2020 2:01am PDT - 5 years ago

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Drama Romance Yaoi
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Original Publisher

Kadokawa Shoten

Serialized In (magazine)

Asuka Ciel (Kadokawa Shoten)

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Monthly Pos #1715

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3 Month Pos #2252

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6 Month Pos #4542

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Okayish plot

by mrs_choco
3 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

I originally gave this a 9 but as I reread this 16 years later, the plot is severely lacking, even if the art is good and the characters have some flesh. There so much more that could have been done in 4 chapters even keeping the main storyline.
That's said, back in 2006, there were limited choice of BL and this one was probably an excellent choice among what was available. Now that the BL market is overflowing, it lacks in comparison to others.

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Pointless

by Yamara
3 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

It sets up a "tragic backstory" but then never explains it properly so you can't care less when it's talked about.
Every "development" happens so quickly with nothing to help connect point a to point b that it doesn't make much sense.
And the girl... Was she a friend? Did he like her? It seems like he liked her which would make the husband thing waaaaay weirder but it's impossible to tell with the very little info given
And why didn't he like that song😕 That's never explained.
And I'm sorry but a husband sleeping with his wife's friend to help them both get over it ?? Any functional human being would know that'd have the opposite effect.

Whole story is completely meaningless.

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Underdeveloped

by OmNom
8 years ago

Rating: N/A

This had the potential to be another tearjerker but somewhere around midways it seems like the authors just kinda got tired and dropped it from their grips altogether. The last two chapters are very rushed, as if it was a race to reach the conclusion which seems to be the only thing that matters, leaving any satisfactory development on the side of the road. Even the sex follows this downward spiral. Oh well.

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Ahaha....

by letterbee96
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

Well....for the first time.... I cant say anything.... Which is sad because I love the artwork and the characters I guess but its just.... ^^"

Nothing to say... Read it if you want, thats all I guess....

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sweet i guess

by gwkimmy
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

relationship between yasunao and akira was super sweet, but the trauma plot felt tacked on. i was just forced and half-hearted so the scenes with akira being depressed don't really make a lot of sense. this manga could have just gotten rid of the whole trauma thing and made a cute simple story about how two friends fall in love with each other. nothin wrong with that 8D

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Wanted more...

by butterflyflying
13 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

At first, I didn't understand Akira since he seemed aloof, you know, like those people who smile, but you wonder if it's real or not. It was like, he seemed to have a second agenda with everyone, and the author(s) conveyed that rather nicely. As the story developed, I started to like him, more and more. He was elusive, but at the same time, the most realistic character amongst Yasunao and their friends...so I thought.

His trauma with lightning needed more developing since we never got to find out how the wife died, and quite honestly, I expected Akira to be at the scene of the accident to make it more...realistic. Along with this, all sorts of questions came to my mind when I reached the final chapter. His relationship with the professor's wife was open-ended. Did they have an affair together? Was he in love with her? Was she in love with him? Did she want to go to the concert with him out of friendship or something more? Did the professor love his wife, or did he love Akira? Why did the professor try to have sex with Akira? And did the professor know about the relationship between Akira and his wife?

Because none of these questions were directly answered, it left me feeling empty toward the end of the manga. It needed another chapter or so to justify my curiosity. I could make assumptions, but it wouldn't feel complete.

Anyway, Yasunao is adorably puppy-like that I could see how Akira could fall for him. He probably represents the innocence that Akira lost through his days with the professor and his wife. Akira couldn't help himself from being drawn to him, thus, he was able to move on eventually. Perhaps a bit fast pace at times, but what can you expect from a 4-chapter story? Regardless, this manga was cute at times, and for the most part, I liked both Akira and Yasunao. However, because of how incomplete it felt for me, I’m not surprised at the fact that I don't feel as satisfy with the story since I have plenty of questions to ask. Still, it's a good, quick read and the reference for classical music made it an added plus for me.

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cute, but huh?

by varianthart
14 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Overall, the story was an ok read. I liked the main characters and connected with them. I wish that the whole story had just been about them though, as I don't feel like the whole thunder and sensei thing made much sense or had much purpose. That was not near enough trauma to cause someone to flip out during thunderstorms, I'm sorry. I won't bother getting into details, but the whole thing just felt out of place in the story.

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Not One Of Their Best, But Still Great

by MightyMaeve
14 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

This isn't one of Studio May-be and Asou-sensei's best pieces, but it is certainly classed as an excellent short manga story in my books. The final coflict and resolution that finally draws the two together is a beautiful arch, a harmonious 'full-circle.' It wasn't boring at all; rather, it was quite dramatic. His emotions seem flat throughout most of the story, but I think that is on purpose--it dramatizes the ending that much more.

The secondary characters of the professor and his wife were incomplete and jarring, with little depth. That part of the story needed a lot more polishing and depth-showing. But the actually dynamics between the two men was delightful in both art and dialogue.

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er...

by vkoi
15 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

I have to agree with elenaluz; the plot was confusing. The first half of the story is spent referring to a traumatic event in Akira's past, but the references were so oblique that I spent the first couple chapters wondering if I was just completely misreading the story. Then, when the traumatic event was revealed, it wasn't traumatic at all. I spent the second half of the story waiting to hear that Akira had either a deep friendship or an affair with the professor's wife, something, anything, to justify his butthurt, only-half-convincing self isolation.

Oh well, Yasunao was very cute, but all his potential as a character wound up squandered by an ultra weak plot and a characterless love interest. If life had a redo button, I'd skip this and go reread pretty much anything else with an inexperienced, terse, blushing man-puppy seme stock character.

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Sore wa Isshun no Hikari, dewanaku

by angelkurisutin
17 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

The manga's worth reading just for Yasunao. ^^ He is seriously cute. Socially awkward and smitten with Akira, you'd think he'd be the uke! XD But I just love his character so much... The thing with Akira is, even though he's the more popular, outgoing one and always has a smile, it's mostly a front. He's rather hollow on the inside. I think the two fit together well. The manga was kind of short, and did have a quiet feel to it, but the way Yasunao and Akira interacted was just... realistic? I don't know. I just liked the chemistry between the two. I do feel as if there could have been a little more depth to Akira's past, but then again I have to wonder if it would have taken too much away from the budding relationship? Maybe there should have been more to that... Anyways, I don't usually like reading things under the 'Drama' category, but this did have a happy ending, so I was happy too. ^^

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