Litchi☆Hikari Club (Lychee Light Club)

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English: Lychee Light Club

Synonyms: Raichi Hikari Club

Japanese: ライチ☆光クラブ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 1

Chapters: 9

Status: Finished

Published: May 7, 2005 to May 3, 2006

Genres: Drama, Horror, Romance, Psychological

Authors: Furuya, Usamaru (Story & Art)

Serialization: Manga Erotics F

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Ranked: #3572²

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By day, Hiroyuki Tsunekawa is an average student at Keikou Middle School, a dreary all-boys school in an industrial town. When the school day ends, however, Hiroyuki becomes "Zera," the enigmatic, beauty-obsessed emperor of the cult-like Hikari Club. For the past year, the Hikari Club has been creating an intelligent humanlike robot which runs on the lychee fruit, for the purpose of kidnapping beautiful girls.

However, when the robot—named "Litchi"—finally brings back a girl, the Hikari Club begins to fall into disarray. As Zera becomes increasingly obsessed with executing those who betray him, the club's numbers begin to thin. As the remaining members begin to rebel and Litchi becomes increasingly human, will the Hikari Club ever be able to recover?

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Litchi☆Hikari Club was published in English as Lychee Light Club by Vertical Inc. on April 26, 2011.

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Prequel:	Bokura no☆Hikari Club
Adaptation:	Litchi DE Hikari Club

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Ameya, Norimizu

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Tsunekawa, Hiroyuki

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Litchi

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Tamiya, Hiroshi

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Kanon

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Ichihashi, Raizou

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Ishikawa, Narutoshi

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Kaneda, Riku

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Suda, Takuzou

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Yamada, Kobuhei

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Mar 11, 2010

9 of 9 chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

meemai (All reviews)

133 people found this review helpful

First off, since you're on this manga's page you probably already know what you're getting into. If that isn't the case, I highly advise that if you have not had any experience or prior knowledge of the ero-guro (erotic grotesque) and yaoi genres to NOT READ THIS MANGA.

Yes, it is very, very explicit.

Litchi Hikari Club is an adaptation of a theatrical play of the same name that was performed at the Tokyo Grand Guignol Theatre in 1985.
(For those who do not know, the original Grand Guignol was located in Paris, France, and became infamous for it's horror-themed performances that involved large read more

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Jan 30, 2015

9 of 9 chapters read

Overall Rating: 3

chubar (All reviews)

33 people found this review helpful

To be honest with you guys, I have read this manga a while ago. However, because of the content and how disturbing it is, I had to mull it around the brain for a little bit.

The art is gorgeous and rightfully disturbing especially in certain scenes of the manga. The artist sure knows to add in those extra details when it comes to the human body – especially through the eyes of a young, disturbed, Japanese middle school boy.

From the get-go, you can tell this manga is one of those black comedy types with a lot of gore and B-movie type science. The idea of read more

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Jul 20, 2014

9 of 9 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

DoseOfSoma (All reviews)

25 people found this review helpful

Oh wow. This manga.

Lychee Light Club is basically about a club of teenage boys who's goal is to build a Frankenstein type monster that runs on lychee fruit. They want to use this machine to capture a beautiful girl as this helps the club's emperor (basically leader), Zera take over and rule the world. The club also wants to achieve eternal beauty by staying young so they despise adults for being 'ugly'. However, Zera begins to become paranoid that there's a traitor. This is where the club begins to crumble.

I love the story of Lychee Light Club. It is 'Lord of the Flies'-ish, as it starts off with a group that starts off a close unit but soon begin to turn on each other and it turns into pure madness. This manga uses a lot of controversial and dark topics and themes (which is probably why I personally like it so much).
There's a lot of Nazi-ish type stuff going on in the club as Zera wants complete control of the club (and the world) and he's basically turned the club, that started off innocent, into a cult that completely worships him.
Another interesting thing is seeing how power (and paranoia) has turned Zera into a complete monster.
There is also the thing with the Machine they build called Lychee. You begin to see that this machine is more human than the actual human boys in the club.
Also another topic I think it highlights is- Are the club members truly beautiful if they do horrific things to achieve their 'true beauty'?

The art is fantastic. Furuya's art is good in all of his series but in Lychee light club it manages to capture the theatricality of the story. There is a lot of gore and nudity but from what people say, there's probably less than you think. The most shocking scene of gore and nudity is probably the first one because that is the opening scene of the manga and it really does set the tone for the rest of the story.

Character wise, it's not as strong as the other elements but it is only 1 volume so Furuya couldn't really focus on secondary characters like Kaneda, Raizou and Dentaku.
There are 4 members who I consider as the main characters of the club.
There's Zera and his development is really good. It starts with him as a strong, confident but calm leader but he basically turns into a blood-thirsty, control-freak psycho.
Then there is Tamiya. Tamiya doesn't completely agree with what Zera is doing with the club. You see his journey as he realises that his club is no longer the innocent club that it started off as.
Then there is Jaibo. He is first introduced as the club's psycho. However, right at the end, it is revealed that maybe he is a lot more sensitive about than we first thought.
Then there is the last main club member that a lot of people leave out- Niko. Now, I'm not saying I'm a fan of Niko but boy do I feel awful for him. He is the most loyal member of the club yet Zera basically ignores him. Niko literally gave up an eye for Zera yet Zera doesn't really care.
Then there is Kanon, the beautiful maiden they capture. She's not got much to her but she's good to Lychee the Machine.
I think if you're wanting to learn more about the club members then check out the prequel- Bokura no Hikari Club- because that was incredibly well done too.

I thoroughly enjoyed Lychee Light Club and would recommend that you read it. Yes there is Yaoi but honestly that takes up about 4-6 pages at most and you don't actually see much happening. Even though I'm a girl, I'm not a fan of Yaoi manga or anything but there is a reason for it to be in this story. But please don't let that put you off because it really is worth reading. I would say that if you're unsure, just give the first chapter a go and if you don't like it or aren't interested about what happens next, then just don't read it. But if you do enjoy Lychee Light Club then definitely check out Bokura no Hikari Club because it gives you a bigger look into the club and how it got to where it is in Lychee Light Club.
Anyway, I give Lychee light club a score of 10 because it's a dark and twisted masterpiece.

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Oct 7, 2015

9 of 9 chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

Lemon (All reviews)

22 people found this review helpful

Based on the Tokyo Grand Guignol play of the same name, Litchi☆Hikari Club is a twisted black comedy about teenage-hood.

Giving off a strong vibe of Lord of the Flies crossed with A Clockwork Orange; LHC is ironic, explicit, violent, over-the-top, sexist, and terrifying. Not entirely unlike the inner turmoil of an average testosterone fuelled and sexually confused boy toeing the line between what is taboo and what is acceptable, testing the waters before swimming through the shallow waters of puberty and out to sea... I guess you can call it a coming of age, except with more dangling innards and megalomaniacal zeal for death.

The Light Club itself is both a metaphor for society at large and for the cruelty of one's teenage peers. To submit or to perish. The comedic blind pursuit of beauty and youth, and the overwhelming innocence shown by the boys is complemented very nicely by a good dose of sexual violence. They capture and trap girls but are ultimately unsure what to do with them. They raise their chosen doll-like girl onto the pedestal to worship and neglect at the same time. They blush at the prospect of being in the presence of girls yet feel nothing as they strip and gut their female history teacher. It may just be me, but I felt the Light Club perfectly and strikingly illustrated the dichotomy between the treatment and view of women in society.

The story of the boys is contrasted by the story of Litchi (or Lychee), the eponymous AI monster designed by Zera which foreshadows his Frankensteinian fall. Litchi is the blank slate taught to kidnap, to hurt, and to kill by the Light Club. Without spoilering too much of what is already a short story, Litchi's growth and maturation is I think a highlight of the manga.

Another one of the stand-out features of this manga for me is the theatre-like atmosphere and lighting used in the illustrations. This particular framing allows a degree of suspension of disbelief over the outrageous activities happening on stage whilst not detracting from the shock and aesthetic value. It's only a play and we are only viewers. Thus giving viewers the permission to indulge in the heinous acts in the name of art, which in turn mirrors the actions of the boys in the manga itself.

There is no subtlety to be found in this manga, the metaphors are glaringly obvious and the actions of the characters are dramatised to the extremely. Litchi☆Hikari Club reads exactly like a grotesque play about the harshness and fragility of teenagers, and I loved every page. It's only a short manga, but definitely worth reading especially if you're a fan of Anthony Burgess' Clockwork Orange.

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