Hoshi to Harinezumi
Star and Hedgehog
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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: The Star and the Hedgehog
Japanese: 星とハリネズミ
English: Star and Hedgehog
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 6
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 25, 2017 to Aug 27, 2018
Genres: Boys Love Boys Love, Erotica Erotica
Serialization: Cab
Authors: Nago, Nayuta (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.361 (scored by 17391,739 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: N/A2
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #6338
Members: 3,699
Favorites: 14
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Chapters: /6

Synopsis

Ikumi Chiba is home for the summer from Tokyo, where he goes to university. Upon returning, Ikumi meets one of the gardeners who works in his family's yard, Harukiyo. Although Harukiyo looks tough and confident at first glance, Ikumi discovers that he is actually quite quiet and shy... Or maybe he is talkative and friendly, and he just doesn't like Ikumi!? They say 20% of the people in the world won't like you... Has Ikumi met his match?! Or maybe there's another reason why Harukiyo acts that way?!

(Source: Fantasista Inc.)

Background

Hoshi to Harinezumi was published digitally in English as The Star and the Hedgehog by Fantasista Inc. through futekiya on September 7, 2022, and in print as Star and Hedgehog by Tokyopop under the LoveLove imprint on October 21, 2025.

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Reviews

Feb 13, 2021
Really cute, but I found it's charm decreased significantly after the couple got together. The initial 'getting together' portion was extremely fun, though.

This manga leans on a lot of tropes, but they're all tropes I really like so I don't care. There's the initial 'shy, edgy pierced up dude + flashy confident dude'. There's the 'oh no he's too hot for me to talk to'. There's the eventual inverse of 'oh no, HE'S too hot for me to talk too.' Plenty of comedic moments resulting from neither of them being able to talk to each other. You got pining, you got 'he's soaked in the ...

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