Box of Light

Box of Light
First tankōbon volume cover
光の箱
(Hikari no Hako)
Genre
Manga
Written bySeiko Erisawa
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintFlower Comics
MagazineZōkan Flowers
Original runNovember 14, 2018 – present
Volumes4

Box of Light (光の箱, Hikari no Hako) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Seiko Erisawa. It began serialization in Shogakukan's josei manga magazine Zōkan Flowers in November 2018.

Synopsis

The series is set in a mysterious convenience store that is connected to the supernatural, and is centered around the customers who visit this store trying to make their "final purchase".

Publication

Written and illustrated by Seiko Erisawa, Box of Light began serialization in Shogakukan's josei manga magazine Zōkan Flowers on November 14, 2018. The series' chapters have been compiled into four tankōbon volumes as of March 2025.

In October 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1July 10, 2020978-4-09-167093-9July 19, 2022978-1-63858-521-3
  1. "Workaholic Misaki"
  2. "Indecisive Yuuto"
  3. "Three-Shift Kokura"
  4. "Tahini and Humans"
  5. "Akari"
  6. "Kozakura's Wages"
2March 10, 2022978-4-09-167098-4March 28, 2023978-1-64827-889-1
  1. "Chirping"
  2. "Frozen"
  3. "Heartbreak"
  4. "How She Became the Manager"
  5. "Motoha and the Locker"
3November 9, 2023978-4-09-167114-1December 31, 2024979-8-89160-517-6
  1. "Pickup"
  2. "Rescue"
  3. "Kishu Nanko Ume"
  4. "Reminder"
  5. "Ribbons"
4March 10, 2025978-4-09-167118-9December 30, 2025979-8-89561-658-1
  1. "Fragrance-Free"
  2. "Late-Night Broadcast"
  3. "Mineral Water"
  4. "Drive"
  • Side story: "Christmas Evil"

Reception

The series ranked eighteenth in Freestyle magazine's "The Best 2021 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking in 2020. The series, alongside Hajimete no Hito was ranked nineteenth in the 2021 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's ranking of the best manga for female readers.

References

  1. 1 2 "Series: Box of Light". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ 生と死の間にあるコンビニを舞台に描くオムニバス、衿沢世衣子「光の箱」. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. July 10, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ 増刊flowers 2018年冬号（2018年11月14日発売） (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  4. 1 2 光の箱4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  5. ↑ Mateo, Alex (October 6, 2021). "Seven Seas Licenses Box of Light, Black and White: Tough Love at the Office Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  6. ↑ 光の箱 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Box of Light Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  8. ↑ 光の箱2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Box of Light Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  10. ↑ 光の箱3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Box of Light Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Box of Light Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  13. ↑ 「このマンガを読め！」1位は近藤ようこ「高丘親王航海記」、和山やまは2作ランクイン. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 17, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  14. ↑ Mateo, Alex (December 17, 2020). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2021 Rankings". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 31, 2025.