Hikaru in the Light! (Volume 2)

Author: Mai Matsuda

Interest age: from c 8 years

Published on 9 October 2025 by Scholastic US in the United States.

Paperback | 192 pages
127 x 190 x 16 | 288g

The competition is underway as best friends compete for the once-in-a-lifetime

chance to become pop stars in volume 2 of this funny,

feel-good manga series, perfect for fans of K-On!, The Tryout,

and The Baby-Sitters Club.

Hikaru and her best friend, Ran, have made it past auditions... and

now the real tests begin: dance tests, vocal tests, nerve-racking

rankings, and devastating eliminations, all to see who has the

star potential to make it through to the next round. The competition

is growing fierce, and with so much talent in the room, Hikaru

will need to dig deep to let her voice shine.