History Manga / WithTheLight

** Another case is ''Nonari no Nonoro'' (''Nonoro the Lazy''), a parody of ''Tonari no Totoro'' (''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''). [[note]]The katakana "no" and "to" look similar.[[/note]] The problem is that a teacher played ''Nonari no Nonoro'' while neglecting Hikaru. The egregious element is that another reference to ''Tonari no Totoro'' ''did'' get a footnote; Hikaru looks at a few sprouts and says "Totoro" in reference to the [[SignatureScene plant-growing scene]] in the original movie. Apparently, the English translation [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment avoids putting out footnotes to references that put the original in a bad light]].

** [[SubvertedTrope ...almost.]] The manga references ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', albeit under the name [[BlandNameProduct ''Bokémon'']][[note]]''Pokémon'' and ''Bokémon'' are written with the same kana.[[/note]], something that [[BilingualBonus you would only notice if you read the untranslated Japanese]] in the manga panels. None of the characters mention the program by name, instead saying "the show from channel XX". The characters note that ''Bokémon'' is too loud to a lot of children, especially Hikaru.

''With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child'' (''Hikari to Tomoni'' in Japanese) is a {{Josei}} manga written by Keiko Tobe in 2000.

Creator/YenPress has been publishing an English translation of this manga, with each American volume combining two volumes of the original Japanese version. Sadly, Mrs. Tobe [[AuthorExistenceFailure died of illness]] in early 2010, leaving it unfinished.

* HollywoodAutism: This manga focuses on a mother raising her autistic son, Hikaru, in modern-day Japan. However, this is mostly an aversion of Hollywood autism. Hikaru develops different talents such as cooking, mixing colors, and memorizing train schedules, and goes to a regular school. However, he is still clearly disabled by his autism, such as that he is unable to cope with loud noises and is in the special education program at school. The author's ultimate goal for the story was for Hikaru to realize his parents' hopes for him to be "a cheerful working adult"; sadly, AuthorExistenceFailure meant that it ended as he was adjusting to junior high.

* CoolTeacher: Aoki sensei

* CoolTeacher: Aoki sensei [[Spoilers:Unfournately he was transferred out of Hilary class]]

* ImagineSpot: In the first chapter, Sachiko has a few in which Hikaru is a neurotypical young boy.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Sachiko sets out to find an accepting kindergarten to prevent this from happening to Hikaru when she sees an autistic preschool girl being ignored by all of her classmates. She ultimately ends up succeeding in this goal, as Hikaru's own classmates slowly befriend him.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Masato's older sister and her daughter are introduced early in the first tankobon, but she's always referred to by [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics oneesan]] or "Sis." It's not until towards the (premature) end of the series that we catch her name.

** Another case is ''Nonari no Nonoro'' (''Nonoro the Lazy''), a parody of ''Tonari no Totoro'' (''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''). [[note]]The katakana "no" and "to" look similar.[[/note]] The problem is that a teacher played ''Nonari no Nonoro'' while neglecting Hikaru. The egregious element is that another reference to ''Tonari no Totoro'' ''did'' get a footnote; Hikaru looks at a few sprouts and says "Totoro" in reference to the [[SignatureScene plant-growing scene]] in the original movie. Apparently, the English translation [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment avoids putting out footnotes to references that put the original in a bad light]].

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Sachiko sets out to find an accepting Kindergarten to prevent this from happening to Hikaru when she sees an autistic preschool girl being ignored by all of her classmates. She ultimately ends up succeeding this goal as Hikaru's own classmates slowly befriend him.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Sachiko sets to prevent this from happening to Hikaru when she sees an autistic preschool girl being ignored by all of her classmates. She ultimately ends up succeeding this goal as Hikaru's own classmates slowly befriend him.

** [[SubvertedTrope ...almost.]] The manga references ''Franchise/Pokemon'', albeit under the name [[BlandNameProduct ''Bokémon'']][[note]]''Pokémon'' and ''Bokémon'' are written with the same kana.[[/note]], something that [[BilingualBonus you would only notice if you read the untranslated Japanese]] in the manga panels. None of the characters mention the program by name, instead saying "the show from channel XX". The characters note that ''Bokémon'' is too loud to a lot of children, especially Hikaru.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Akamatsu-sensei. Looks like he understands autism, but thinks that autistic students must be like RainMan, and refuses to listen to his students' parents. And this is why the Special Ed class under him learned nothing. Although he later improves his attitude towards his job after setbacks.

''With the Light'' (''Hikari to Tomoni'' in Japanese) is a {{Josei}} manga written by Keiko Tobe.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Akamatsu-sensei. Looks like he understands autism, but thinks that autistic students must be like RainMan, and refuses to listen to his students' parents. And this is why the Special Ed class under him learned nothing. Although he latter improve his attitude towards his job after setbacks.

* HollywoodAutism: This manga focuses on a mother raising her autistic son, Hikaru, in modern-day Japan. However, far from being an unrealistic portrayal, this is a massive aversion of Hollywood autism. Hikaru develops different talents such as cooking, mixing colors, and memorizing train schedules, and goes to a regular school. However, he is still clearly disabled by his autism, such as that he is unable to cope with loud noises and is in the special education program at school. The author's ultimate goal for the story was for Hikaru to realize his parents' hopes for him to be "a cheerful working adult"; sadly, AuthorExistenceFailure meant that it ended as he was adjusting to junior high.