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The Summer Hikaru Died

The Summer Hikaru Died (2025)★ 8.4/10

Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

TV-14 · JP · July 1, 2025 · 1 seasons

  • Animation
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Romance
  • Thriller

Directed by: Ryôhei Takeshita, Yasuhira Kido, Mitsuhiro Osako, Ayumu Uwano, Chihsia Wang

Written by: Oki Murayama, Ryôhei Takeshita, Mokumokuren

Best friends Yoshiki and Hikaru face strange changes as Hikaru reveals a dark, otherworldly side. Torn between love and fear, Yoshiki confronts unsettling chaos in their village.

Directed by

Ryôhei TakeshitaYasuhira KidoMitsuhiro OsakoAyumu UwanoChihsia WangRyô AndôYuka HashimotoFumiaki KataokaShinya KawabeRyûta KawaharaYoshiyuki ShirahataAimi YamauchiAsaka Yokoyama

Written by

Oki MurayamaRyôhei TakeshitaMokumokuren

Cast & crew

Chiaki KobayashiYoshiki TsujinakaShûichirô UmedaHikaruBen DiskinToshinori TsujinakaDaman MillsTanakaKyle McCarleyYoshiki TsujinakaPaul Castro Jr.Indou HikaruJohn ChoiHikaru's DadJacob HopkinsYuta MakiValerie Rose LohmanYuki TadokoroDorothy Elias-FahnRie KurebayashiJennifer LosiAsako YamagishiYumiri HanamoriAsako YamagishiShion WakayamaYuuki TadokoroWakana KowakaRie KurebayashiChikahiro KobayashiTanakaLexi FontaineKaoru TsujinakaRyoko ShiraishiSatoko TsujinakaYoshiki NakajimaYuuta MakiSetsuji Satou Mr. HaraKôji IshiiHajime TakedaSeika HiroseKaoru TsujinakaYuki UrushiyamaHikaru Indo (Young)Fuminori KomatsuToshinori TsujinakaRika AbeAnnouncerMasatomo NakazawaKohei IndoNatsumi KawaidaYoshiki Tsujinaka (Young)Natsu YoritaFemale StudentBin ShimadaTetsu MikasaAbby TrottAdditionalTakayuki SugôTakeda's GrandfatherChie NakamuraYuki IndoTakahiro SumiImpurityYukiko MannakaBrainAkihiko TobaFatherLynnSatoBrent MukaiAdditionalMasaya FukunishiManKouichi SoumaBrainWasabi MizutaAuntie YamahisaKôsuke GotôMatsushimaYuuki SanpeiBaseball Team CoachYouhei HamadaMale StudentSara MatsumotoIori KurebayashiYosuke OmomoMale StudentSaori HigashiBrainKeith SilversteinAdditionalMichael BellAdditionalKira BucklandAdditionalKirk ThorntonHajime TakedaLaura PostAdditionalNancy LinariEnd CreditsJodi CarlisleMatsuuraAlan LeeAdditionalBrian Timothy AndersonAdditionalEsther K. ChaeAdditionalGiselle FernandezYoung Hikaru IndoMika KandaMusic TeacherTaihi KimuraMale StudentKazuko SugiyamaMatsuura-sanYu MiyazakiSoccer Club SeniorChiaki KikutaSoccer Club MemberUokenPrincipalFumito TsujiMale StudentIkuji NoseVillagerMasayuki OmoroHikaru Indo's GrandfatherYûdai MinoTraineeSakira KawakamiFemale StudentTakatsugu ChikamatsuKurebayashi's HusbandSayuri SadaokaAuntieKanako SakuragiTakeda's WifeTakehisa HiroseMale StudentMami HorikoshiGrandmaHiroki MatsumotoMale StudentYukiko HattoriAuntie Relative