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This is a list of fictional characters from the anime and manga series ''Hikari no Densetsu'' created by Izumi Aso. ==Main characters== ;Hikari Kamijo : :The main character of the anime and manga series. Hikari is a young energetic girl in her first year of high school. She lives together with her parents and her older sister, Miyako in Tokyo. Hikari has dreamed of being a great gymnast like her idol, Diliana Gueorguiva, ever since she saw her compete at a young age. At first her skills as gymnast do not come close to tournament material but with the help and support of Ooishi and Mao she is able to bring her true talents to light. Through a series of life experiences she works hard to develop her skills. She begins to realize that there are more important things in life than winning an Olympic medal. She develops strong feelings for Mao and in the end she will have a bright future with him. ;Takahaki Ooishi : :Takaaki Oiishi is one of the main male characters of the manga and anime series. He is the best male gymnast of the school and is the most popular guy in his whole school. He is very supportive of Hikari and along with Mao he helps her improve her gymnastic skills in order for her to become the best gymnast she can be. During both the anime and manga series he begins a similar journey to Hikari in the sense that he also dreams of winning the Olympics. While working on doing so he develops feelings for Hikari and Shiina, but does not know which one to choose. He also begins friendship and a rivalry between him and Mao for Hikari's attention. In the manga it is explained that he and Shiina are engaged and go to Korea to support Hikari as she competes. ;Hazuki Shiina : :Hazuki is the main rival of Hikari in the manga and anime series. She is the best gymnast in her school where she, Hikari, Ooishi, and Mao go to and is seen as the person with the most amount of potential for the 1988 Seoul Olympics in Korea. Hazuki has always been confident about her abilities thanks to the complements she gets at school from her teachers and classmates. Through the series she becomes good friends with Hikari. But as Hikari begins to improve her skills as a gymnast, Hazuki begins to fear Hikari's abilities and during this time a healthy rivalry between the two is formed. Like Hikari she also develops feelings for Ooishi and becomes a rival for Hikari for his attention. In the anime it is seen as Hikari won Oosihi's heart, but the story was not completed in the anime. In the manga the rivalry between two for Ooishi's attentions continues even stronger. Near the end of the manga series it is also shown that Shiina has been diagnosed with leukemia and that she is in great need of treatment. Despite this she remains strong and travels to Korea along with Ooshi to support Hikari while she competes. In the anime it is shown at the end that in later years she retires and opens up a school for young girls who like her at some point want to become champions of rhythmic gymnastics. ;Mao Natsukawa : :Hikari's childhood friend, best friend and the leader of a band called ''Mr. D''. He goes to the same school as Hikari, Ooishi, and Shiina. Very little is known of him, his family is never shown. He dreams of becoming a Rock'n'Roll superstar. Mao is always there for Hikari, helping her by supplying his music to her performance while he works to get a record deal. His emotional feelings are linked to the emotional feelings of Hikari, Ooishi, and Shiina. In the anime it seems that Ooishi has won Hikari's affection, but the rivalry in the manga series between Mao and Ooishi continued longer. In the end of the manga it is seems that Mao finally wins Hikari's affection. :''Side note'': originally Mao Natsukawa was an anime only character who was created by the script producers of the anime series. He appeared from the beginning in the anime series on the first episode till the end of the series, but he did not appear on the manga series until volume four when the author (Izumi Aso) decided to make him part of the manga story. From then on he was a recurring character in the manga, eventually becoming a main character in the manga series. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Hikari no Densetsu characters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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