The Summer Hikaru Died
光が死んだ夏
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
Binge-ready
Finished airing — 12 episodes, ready to binge.
- Format
- TV
- Season
- Summer 2025
- Studio
- CygamesPictures
- Based on
- Manga
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Started
- 6 Jul 2025
- Ended
- 28 Sep 2025
- Score
- 81/100
Horror Mystery Psychological Supernatural Thriller Monster Boy Rural Male Protagonist Tragedy Cosmic Horror Urban Fantasy Mythology Body Horror
Two best friends living in a rural Japanese village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. Growing up together, they were inseparable… until the day Hikaru came back from the mountains, and was no longer himself. “Something” has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, feelings… and everything they know begins to unravel. (Source: Netflix)
Where to watch
Opening and ending songs
Song data from AnimeThemes.
Source material
The Summer Hikaru Died ↗ · 光が死んだ夏
Manga · Finished · 10 volumes · 51 chapters · 2021–2026
Read it officially: BookWalker ↗
Source: AniList and MangaDex (publication details only).
Credits, releases and news
Staff
- Director
- Ryohei Takeshita
- Original creator
- Mokumokuren
- Series Composition
- Ryohei Takeshita
- Script
- Ryohei Takeshita, Oki Murayama
- Character Design
- Yūichi Takahashi
- Music
- Taro Umebayashi
- Art Director
- Kohei Honda
- Sound Director
- Kōji Kasamatsu
- Chief Animation Director
- Yūichi Takahashi, Ryūnosuke Ōji
Japanese voice cast
- Yūki Tadokoro: Shion Wakayama
- Yūta Maki: Yoshiki Nakajima
- Asako Yamagishi: Yumiri Hanamori
- Tanaka: Chikahiro Kobayashi
- Rie Kurebayashi: Wakana Kowaka
- Yoshiki Tsujinaka: Chiaki Kobayashi
- Hikaru: Shūichirō Umeda
Latest news
- 22 Nov 2025 The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Releases English-Dubbed Trailer
- 1 Nov 2025 The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Gets Hindi, English Dubs
- 27 Sep 2025 The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Gets 2nd Season
- 2 Jun 2025 The Summer Hikaru Died Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Theme by Vaundy, July 5 Premiere (Updated)
- 22 Mar 2025 The Summer Hikaru Died Anime's Trailer Unveils 3 More Cast Members, TOOBOE's Ending Song
Anime News Network readers rate it 7.5/10 (82 votes).
Source: Anime News Network. Full details at Anime News Network.
Main characters
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Yoshiki Tsujinaka
辻中佳紀
Voiced by Chiaki Kobayashi
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Hikaru Indou
忌堂光
Voiced by Shuuichirou Umeda
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Tanaka
田中
Voiced by Chikahiro Kobayashi
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Rie Kurebayashi
暮林理恵
Voiced by Wakana Kowaka
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Asako Yamagishi
山岸朝子
Voiced by Yumiri Hanamori
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Yuki Tadokoro
田所結希
Voiced by Shion Wakayama
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Airing data from AniList. Last updated 25 Oct 2026.