Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky
| Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky | |
 First light novel volume cover | |
| 透明な夜に駆ける君と、目に見えない恋をした。 (Tōmei na Yoru ni Kakeru-kun to, Me ni Mienai Koi o Shita.) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Nanigashi Shima |
| Illustrated by | raemz |
| Published by | SB Creative |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | GA Bunko |
| Original run | August 9, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Light novel | |
| Yoru ga Aketara Asa ga Kuru | |
| Written by | Nanigashi Shima |
| Illustrated by | raemz |
| Published by | SB Creative |
| Imprint | GA Bunko |
| Original run | August 9, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Nanigashi Shima |
| Illustrated by | Hat. |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| Imprint | Gangan Comics UP! |
| Magazine | Manga Up! |
| Original run | August 9, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky (透明な夜に駆ける君と、目に見えない恋をした。, Tōmei na Yoru ni Kakeru-kun to, Me ni Mienai Koi o Shita.) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nanigashi Shima and illustrated by raemz. It began publication under SB Creative's GA Bunko imprint in August 2023, with two volumes published as of August 2024. A related light novel titled Yoru ga Aketara Asa ga Kuru was released in August 2024. A manga adaptation of Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky illustrated by Hat. began serialization on Square Enix's Manga Up! service in August 2024 and has been compiled into a single tankōbon volume as of July 2025.
Plot
[edit]The series follows Kakeru Sorano, a university student who meets and befriends Koharu Fuyutsuki, a fellow student. Koharu is blind, but this does not prevent Kakeru from taking care of her and working to make her happy.
Yoru ga Aketara Asa ga Kuru follows Asa, a high school student from Moji Ward in Kitakyushu. She is a big fan of the singer Yoru and aims to be a musician just like her. When Asa's mother tells her that she was switched at birth, Asa goes across the Kanmon Straits to meet her birth mother, where she learns that the baby she was switched with at birth was Yoru.
Characters
[edit]Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky
[edit]- Kakeru Sorano (空野 かける, Sorano Kakeru)
- Voiced by: Miyu Irino (PV)[1]
- A university student who meets Koharu during a drinking party. Despite Koharu's blindness, he falls in love with her and becomes determined to help her however he can.
- Koharu Fuyutsuki (冬月 小春, Fuyutsuki Koharu)
- Voiced by: Saori Hayami (PV)[1]
- A university student. She became blind due to an illness, although she continues to study hard and attend university like normal. She falls in love with Kakeru and believes him to be a good man despite being unable to see him.
Yoru ga Aketara Asa ga Kuru
[edit]- Asa (アサ)
- A high school student from Moji Ward, Kitakyushu who is a big fan of the singer Yoru. Despite being tone-deaf, she aims to become a musician just like Yoru.
- Yoru
- A popular singer who was switched at birth with Asa. Her real name is Saya (サヤ).
Media
[edit]Light novel
[edit]Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky is written by Nanigashi Shima and illustrated by raemz. It began publication under SB Creative's GA Bunko imprint in August 2023 after winning the grand prize at the GA Bunko Award earlier that year.[2][3] A second novel titled Gokusai no Yoru ni Kakeru-kun to, Me ni Mienai Koi o Shita. (極彩の夜に駆ける君と、目に見えない恋をした。) was released on August 9, 2024;[4] a promotional video featuring Miyu Irino as Kakeru and Saori Hayami as Koharu was released to promote the novel's release.[1] The series is licensed in English by Yen Press.[5]
A related light novel titled Yoru ga Aketara Asa ga Kuru (夜が明けたら朝が来る) was released on August 9, 2024.[6] A second novel titled Asa ga Kuru Made Yoru wa Matsu (朝が来るまで夜は待つ) was released on March 15, 2025.[7]
Manga
[edit]A manga adaptation of Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky, illustrated by Hat., began serialization on Square Enix's Manga Up! service on August 9, 2024.[8] The first volume was published on July 7, 2025.[9]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 7, 2025[10] | 978-4-7575-9945-1 |
Reception
[edit]The series placed in multiple categories at the 2024 Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Awards, ranking 3rd in the New Releases category and 5th in the Paperback category.[11]
See also
[edit]- Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, another light novel series with the same illustrator
- Even a Replica Can Fall in Love, another light novel series with the same illustrator
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "『極彩の夜に駆ける君と、目に見えない恋をした。』朗読PVが公開 冬月小春役を早見沙織さん、空野かける役を入野自由さん" (in Japanese). August 15, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ 透明な夜に駆ける君と、目に見えない恋をした。 (GA文庫) (in Japanese). ASIN 4815621454.
- ^ "『ダンまち』を輩出した「GA文庫大賞」4年ぶりの《大賞》受賞作は、この夏、最も涙する純愛小説『透明な夜に駆ける君と、目に見えない恋をした。』に決定". PR Times (in Japanese). May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ 極彩の夜に駆ける君と、目に見えない恋をした。 (GA文庫). ASIN 4815621462.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (August 10, 2024). "Yen Press Licenses Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky Novels, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "夜が明けたら朝が来る" (in Japanese). SB Creative. 28 June 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "朝が来るまで夜は待つ" (in Japanese). SB Creative. 31 January 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "GA文庫大賞受賞作「透明な夜に駆ける君と、目に見えない恋をした。」マンガ版連載開始". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 9, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "「透明な夜に駆ける君と、目に見えない恋をした。」コミカライズ、盲目の女性との恋物語" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 7, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
- ^ "透明な夜に駆ける君と、目に見えない恋をした。 1" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
- ^ "『このライトノベルがすごい！2024』受賞作特集｜キミラノ". Kimirano (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Light novel official website (in Japanese)
- Manga official website (in Japanese)