More Starlight to Your Heart
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = MoreStarlight vol3.jpg
| caption = Cover of the third volume
| ja_kanji = もっと☆心に星の輝きを
| ja_romaji = Motto Kokoro ni Hoshi no Kagayaki o
| genre = {{ubl|Historical|Romantic comedy}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = {{ill|Hiro Matsuba|ja|松葉博}}
| publisher = Mag Garden
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=ADV Manga}}
| demographic = {{transl|ja|Shōnen}}
| magazine = Monthly Comic Blade
| first = 2002
| last = 2005
| volumes = 8
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Zoku Kokoro ni Hoshi no Kagayaki o
| author = Hiro Matsuba
| publisher = Mag Garden
| publisher_en =
| demographic =
| magazine =
| published = March 10, 2010
| volumes = 1
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Shin Kokoro ni Hoshi no Kagayaki o
| author = Hiro Matsuba
| publisher = Mag Garden
| publisher_en =
| demographic = {{transl|ja|Shōnen}}
| magazine = {{ill|Web Comic Beat's|ja|MAGCOMI}}
| first = May 10, 2011
| last = March 10, 2013
| volumes = 2
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|More Starlight to Your Heart|もっと☆心に星の輝きを|Motto Kokoro ni Hoshi no Kagayaki o|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Matsuba. It was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine from 2002 to 2005, with its individual chapters collected into eight volumes. A sequel, titled Zoku Kokoro ni Hoshi no Kagayaki o, was published in March 2010. Another sequel, titled Shin Kokoro ni Hoshi no Kagayaki o, was serialized in Web Comic Beat's from May 2011 to March 2013, with its individual chapters collected into two volumes.
Plot
Set in the Heian period of Japanese history, the manga follows the adventures of Akane, the daughter of a high-ranked official, who enters the imperial court as a servant in order to be closer to her beloved Aogi.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Hiro Matsuba, the series began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine's April 2002 issue; it is a sequel to one of Matsuba's previous works.{{cite web|script-title=ja:もっと☆心に星の輝きを|url=https://mangapedia.com/%E3%82%82%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A8%E2%98%86%E5%BF%83%E3%81%AB%E6%98%9F%E3%81%AE%E8%BC%9D%E3%81%8D%E3%82%92-2i1xnou6c|website=Mangapedia|access-date=January 11, 2025|language=ja}} The series completed serialization in the June 2005 issue of Monthly Comic Blade. The series' individual chapters were collected into eight {{transl|ja|tankōbon}} volumes.{{cite web|script-title=ja:もっと☆心に星の輝きを 8|url=https://www.mag-garden.co.jp/comics/5740/|publisher=Mag Garden|access-date=January 11, 2025|language=ja}} A one-volume sequel written by Matsuba, titled {{nihongo||続 心に星の輝きを|Zoku Kokoro ni Hoshi no Kagayaki o}}, was published by Mag Garden on March 10, 2010.{{cite web|script-title=ja:松葉博「続 心に星の輝きを」単行本化記念サイン会|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/28031|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=February 22, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2025|language=ja}} Another sequel, titled {{nihongo||新 心に星の輝きを|Shin Kokoro ni Hoshi no Kagayaki o}}, began serialization on Mag Garden's Web Comic Beat's website on May 10, 2011.{{cite web|script-title=ja:WEBコミック Beat's ５月１０日号|url=http://comic.mag-garden.co.jp/beats|website=Web Comic Beat's|publisher=Mag Garden|access-date=January 11, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515101211/http://comic.mag-garden.co.jp/beats|archive-date=May 15, 2011|url-status=dead|language=ja}} It completed its serialization on March 10, 2013.{{cite web|script-title=ja:【連載終了】新 心に星の輝きを／松葉博|url=http://comic.mag-garden.co.jp/beats/190.html|website=Web Comic Beat's|publisher=Mag Garden|access-date=January 11, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325061302/http://comic.mag-garden.co.jp/beats/190.html|archive-date=March 25, 2013|url-status=dead|language=ja}} Its individual chapters were collected into two {{transl|ja|tankōbon}} volumes.{{cite web|script-title=ja:新 心に星の輝きを 2|url=https://www.mag-garden.co.jp/comics/6455/|publisher=Mag Garden|access-date=January 11, 2025|language=ja}}
ADV Manga published the series in English.
Reception
Liann Cooper of Anime News Network felt the plot was similar to those of {{transl|ja|shōjo}} manga, but nonetheless praised its artwork and characters.{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=Liann|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/right-turn-only/2004-11-08|title=Is That A Kiba In Your Pocket – RTO|website=Anime News Network|date=November 8, 2004|access-date=January 11, 2025}} Megan Lavey of Mania praised the emphasis on historical accuracy in the setting. Lavey also liked the story, describing the manga as "an enjoyable read".{{cite web|last=Lavey|first=Megan|url=http://www.mania.com/more-starlight-to-your-heart-vol-01_article_81897.html|title=More Starlight To Your Heart Vol. #01|website=Mania|date=November 12, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123005350/http://www.mania.com/more-starlight-to-your-heart-vol-01_article_81897.html|archive-date=November 23, 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=January 11, 2025}} In Manga: The Complete Guide, Jason Thompson felt the historical setting was "interesting", but nonetheless described the story as "bland".{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Jason|author-link=Jason Thompson (writer)|title=Manga: The Complete Guide|type=Google Play Books|date=July 3, 2012|publisher=Del Rey Books|isbn=978-0-34-553944-1|page=260}}
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