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The Summer Hikaru Died

The Summer Hikaru Died

20258.32 Seasons12 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.

Created by Ryohei Takeshita
Written by Ryohei Takeshita, Mokumokuren
Produced by Toshinori Fujiwara, Chiaki Kurakane, Manami Kabashima
NetworksNippon TV

Top Cast

Chiaki Kobayashi

Chiaki Kobayashi

Yoshiki Tsujinaka (voice)

Shuichiro Umeda

Shuichiro Umeda

Hikaru Indo (voice)

Chikahiro Kobayashi

Chikahiro Kobayashi

Tanaka (voice)

Wakana Kowaka

Wakana Kowaka

Rie Kurebayashi (voice)

Yumiri Hanamori

Yumiri Hanamori

Asako Yamagishi (voice)

Yoshiki Nakajima

Yoshiki Nakajima

Yuta Maki (voice)

Shion Wakayama

Shion Wakayama

Yuki Tadokoro (voice)

Themes & Keywords

villagesupernaturalhigh schoolslice of lifedisappearancesummerbased on mangahigh school studentseinenlost childanimejapanese high schoolother worldlywishesqueerheadspsychologicalmulti generationalboys' love (bl)psychological horrorteen horrorhorrorthrilleramused

About The Summer Hikaru Died

The Summer Hikaru Died is a animation, drama, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of village, supernatural, high school, slice of life, disappearance, summer. Created by Ryohei Takeshita, it stars Chiaki Kobayashi, Shuichiro Umeda, Chikahiro Kobayashi. Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.

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