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Hikari no Densetsu is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Aso about a girl named Hikari Kamijou who dreams of becoming a national rhythmic gymnastics champion. The manga series title translates into English as "Legend of Light". In the mid 80s, the manga series was adapted into a nineteen episode anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions, directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and broadcast on TV Asahi.
Original Release
05/03/1986
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tsukasa Itô | Hikari Kamijou |
| Nobuo Tobita | Takaaki Ôishi |
| Michie Tomizawa | Hazuki Shiina |
| Yoshimasa Inoue | Mao Natsukawa |
| Rihoko Yoshida | Coach Ishizaki / Professor Ishizaki / Manager Ishizaki |
| Shinya Otaki | Announcer / Kiisu / Radio announcer |
| Chie Kôjiro | Megumi Mita |
| Miki Itô | Satomi Yamazaki / Satomi Yamasaki |
| Yûko Kobayashi | Yukiko Doi / Yukko Doi |
| Hiromi Tsuru | Miyako Kamijou |
Directors
Tomomi Mochizuki, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Shin'ya Sadamitsu, Kôji Sawai, Chisato Motegi, Fumiko Ishii
Writers
Hideki Sonoda, Mami Watanabe, Yasushi Hirano
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tsukasa Itô | Hikari Kamijou |
| Nobuo Tobita | Takaaki Ôishi |
| Michie Tomizawa | Hazuki Shiina |
| Yoshimasa Inoue | Mao Natsukawa |
| Rihoko Yoshida | Coach Ishizaki / Professor Ishizaki / Manager Ishizaki |
| Shinya Otaki | Announcer / Kiisu / Radio announcer |
| Chie Kôjiro | Megumi Mita |
| Miki Itô | Satomi Yamazaki / Satomi Yamasaki |
| Yûko Kobayashi | Yukiko Doi / Yukko Doi |
| Hiromi Tsuru | Miyako Kamijou |
| Yoshiko Ôta | Hitomi Kamijou |
| Ken'ichi Ono | Chaari |
| Toshiharu Sakurai | Chimii |
| Aruno Tahara | Takeshi Kamijou |
| Yumi Takada | Eriko Kido / Sachiko Kido |
| Mika Doi | Diana Groicheva |
| Kazue Ikura | Aiko Kojima |
| Osamu Saka | Shopkeeper |
| Run Sasaki | Maria Lenova |
| Yusaku Yara | Shimada |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Kenji Yoshida | Executive Producer |
| Masatoshi Yui | Producer |
| Kazuo Shimamura | Producer |
| Shinji Nabeshima | Producer |
| Minoru Ôno | Producer |
| Motoki Ueda | Producer |
| Akira Inoue | Producer |
| Ippei Kuri | Producer |
