[ENG Ver.] The Plan of Hikari no Kimi – Nokibana no Ogi –

Editorial Review

★3.8 / 5 — henhenta editorial rating (our own assessment, not the DLsite official user score)

Historical parody occupies a small, distinctive corner of the adult doujinshi landscape, and this second volume from Noraneko no Tama takes the further step of pairing classical-literature satire with the reincarnation premise that dominates so much current genre output. Most parody work in the space leans on contemporary pop-culture properties, so a creator mining a canonical text “that everyone knows” stands out.

The synopsis promises a story that is “just a little bit different,” and the hook is the protagonist’s rebirth into a new body, where everyone addresses them as “Hikari no Kimi,” the “Shining Lord.” That epithet and the ornate subtitle, *Nokibana no Ogi*, signal a courtly Heian-flavored setting. The reincarnation device gives the author room to play with the source’s reputation while keeping the framework recognizable. Being the second installment, it also suggests a serialized project with a developing concept rather than a one-off gag. The release is a straightforward JPEG-format manga in an English edition, which means it is easy to read on any device and accessible to readers without Japanese, a real advantage for a work so tied to cultural references.

Readers with an appetite for literary send-ups, period costume drama, and the “reborn as a famous figure” setup will get the most out of it, especially if they enjoy seeing a revered text treated irreverently. Anyone wanting to follow the series will probably want to start with the first volume.

A clever, culturally rooted parody that rewards readers who like their adult manga with a touch of classical-literature mischief.