The Summer Hikaru Died

Name: The Summer Hikaru Died
Genre: Horror
Released: 2025-07-06
Cast: Chiaki Kobayashi, Shuichiro Umeda, Yumiri Hanamori, Wakana Kowaka, Chikahiro Kobayashi

Show • Jul 6, 2025–Sep 28, 2025

In a quiet village, childhood friends Yoshiki and Hikaru shared a simple, happy life—until Hikaru vanished in the mountains. He returned a week later, seemingly unchanged, but something wasn’t right. As Yoshiki tries to carry on with this familiar yet strange version of his friend, eerie events begin to disturb the village and a haunting coming-of-age horror story unfolds.

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Seasons

2 seasons · 12 episodes

Status

Returning Series

Release

July 6, 2025 (a year ago)

End

September 28, 2025 (a year ago)

Alias

Hikaru ga shinda natsu

Language

Japanese

Runtime

24m

Rating

TV-14

Origin

Japan

Genres

Animated Horror, Psychological horror, Queer Horror, Supernatural & Paranormal, Teen Horror

Scores

Average: 78%
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68%
79%
80%

Themes

amusedanimationanimebased on mangaboys' love (bl)disappearancedramaheadshigh schoolhigh school studentjapanese high schoollost childmulti generationalmysteryother worldlypsychologicalpsychological horrorqueerscifi & fantasyseinenslice of lifesummersupernaturalteen horrorthrillervillagewishes

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