Hikari no Hako
Box of Light
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Hikari no Hako

Alternative Titles

Japanese: 光の箱
English: Box of Light
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Nov 14, 2018 to ?
Genres: Slice of Life Slice of Life, Supernatural Supernatural
Demographic: Josei Josei
Serialization: Zoukan flowers
Authors: Erisawa, Seiko (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 6.811 (scored by 223223 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #118082
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #15108
Members: 1,066
Favorites: 10
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Synopsis

A quiet convenience store hovers on the boundary between life and death. Its faint glow in the darkness draws people toward it, pushing them closer to the final purchase they'll ever make...and is that a monster in the magazine aisle?! Prepare for spooky creatures, cryptic employees, and an air of delightful dread in this supernatural mystery.

(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Background

Hikari no Hako ranked nineteenth in the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the female readers category.

The series has been published in English as Box of Light by Seven Seas Entertainment since July 19, 2022.

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Reviews

Aug 9, 2023
Preliminary (11/? eps)
I saw this on the bookstore shelves and thought it seemed interesting, I googled reviews and ratings and read mostly bad things. I decided to buy it anyways, and I am so glad I did!

Box of Light gets better with every chapter. While I originally bought it because I wanted something spooky, it's not really that creepy or unsettling, but yet it's perfect the way it is. It's actually surprisingly wholesome, though it can be dark.

While it's not exactly scary, it certainly is mysterious. It raises a lot of questions and leaves a lot of potential for answers, it doesn't feel ...
Jul 27, 2023
Preliminary (11/? eps)
I love this manga, I'm confident it will be an anime in 2025.

Seconds from deaths' door, Kokura is given one final opportunity to live if he agrees to work part time at a convenience store. A modern take on Usemono Yado, the Konbini straddles the world between life and death. It's customers having the opportunity to purchase one final item before either returning to the world of the living, or traversing to the after-life.

Each chapter we're exposed to a wide range of characters with different personalities, traits, and lifestyles. Connected by their near death experience through the convenience store. The big "mystery" lies ...
Mar 3, 2024
Preliminary (6/? eps)
Definitely worth a shot to read.
I know the rating are low but I think that's because they have yet to show what they can do here.

I have read 2 volumes so far and the first one is more of a intro to the story. We get to know the characters and where they work and how it works. The 2nd vol is a lot more interesting, im not wanting to give to much away. But we get some back story and more interesting build up. As far as I'm aware vol 3 isn't out yet, and with how vol 2 left off. Ohh ...

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