NTV Announces a Hotaru no Hikari Movie with Ayase Haruka and Fujiki Naohito

I can’t believe I’m actually excited about this, but for some reason I think it would be a fitting ending for the couple and might wash away some of the residual bitterness that Season 2 left in my mouth. NTV has announced that it’s about to commence filming on Hotaru no Hikari, the Movie.

After a brilliant drama adaptation of the manga same name, starring Ayase Haruka and Fujiki Naohito as Hotaru and Buchou, respectively, the drama waited three years before doing a Season 2 last Summer that almost completely turned me off the perfect OTP.

The first four episodes were great, and Mukai Osamu very nearly stole the show, but the remaining episodes completely butchered any character and relationship development and forced the couple to go in circles to generate plot. Continue reading