Hotaru may refer to:
Places
* Hotaru, in
Grojdibodu Commune, Olt County, Romania
* Hotaru, in
Andreiașu de Jos Commune, Vrancea County, Romania
People
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Hotaru Akane
also known as and was a Japanese actress, HIV/AIDS activist, and pornographic actress. She was active in many media formats in Japan including mainstream theatrical film, and was a popular blogger. Her adeptness at female ejaculation in adul ...
(1983–2016), Japanese actress
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Hotaru Hazuki (born 1970), Japanese actress and gravure model
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Hotaru Okamoto, manga artist of ''
Only Yesterday''
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Hotaru Yamaguchi (born 1990), football player
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Hotaru Yukijiro, actor, starred in ''Sexy Battle Girls'', ''GARO''
Fictional Characters
* Hotaru Shidare (枝垂 ほたる, Shidare Hotaru), a character in the manga series ''
Dagashi Kashi''
* Hotaru (.hack), a wavemaster character in the ''
.hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet'' anime
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Hotaru (''Mortal Kombat''), a male character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting games
* Hotaru, a
character in the manga series ''Shugo Chara!''
* Hotaru, a
character in the manga series ''Samurai Deeper Kyo''
* Hotaru, known in English as Marie, one of the two
Squid Sisters in the ''Splatoon'' series
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Hotaru Futaba, a character in SNK Playmore fighting games
* Hotaru Himegi, a character in the visual novel ''
If My Heart Had Wings''
*, a character in the manga series ''New Game!''
* Hotaru Ichijo, a character in the manga series ''
Non Non Biyori
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atto. The series was serialized in Media Factory's ''Monthly Comic Alive'' magazine from September 2009 to February 2021 and is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. The ...
''
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Hotaru Imai, a character in the anime series ''Alice Academy''
*, a character in the manga series ''
Aoharu x Machinegun''
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Hotaru Tomoe, lookalike reincarnation of Sailor Saturn in the manga of ''Sailor Moon''
See also
*
Hotaru River (disambiguation)
* ''Hotaru no Haka'', or ''
Grave of the Fireflies
is a 1988 Japanese Anime, animated war film written and directed by Isao Takahata, and produced by Studio Ghibli. It is based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical Grave of the Fireflies (short story), short story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka ...
'', a 1988 Studio Ghibli anime film
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Hotar
Priests of the historical Vedic religion, Vedic religion are officiants of the ''yajna'' service. Yajna is an important part of Hinduism, especially the Vedas. Persons trained for the ritual and proficient in its practice were called ( 'rtu, re ...
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Japanese unisex given names