The Summer Hikaru Died
Also known as 光が死んだ夏 | Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
TVSummer 2025Source Web mangaR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Community score
#718
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Synopsis
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)
Theme Songs
Openings
"Saikai (再会)" by Vaundy
Endings
1: "Anata wa Kaibutsu (あなたはかいぶつ)" by TOOBOE (eps 2-6)
2: "Hibi no Kage (日々の影)" by Yoshiki Tsujinaka (CV: Chiaki Kobayashi), Hikaru (CV: Shuuichirou Umeda) (eps 7)
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Quick Facts
FormatTV
Episodes12
Duration22 min per ep
SourceWeb manga
RatingR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
SeasonSummer 2025
AiredJul 6, 2025 to Sep 28, 2025
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content
Ranking And Reach
Popularity#910
Scored by120.5K
BroadcastSundays at 00:55 (JST)
ApprovedYes
Title Variants
English title
The Summer Hikaru Died
Romaji title
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
Japanese title
光が死んだ夏
Synonyms
Hikanatsu
Production Team
Main studio
CygamesPictures
Producers
Nippon Television Network, CyberAgent, Kadokawa, dugout
Licensors
Unknown
Japanese title
光が死んだ夏