The Summer Hikaru Died (2025)★ 8.4/10
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
- 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.
- Original title
- Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
- Storyline
- Yoshiki and Hikaru, lifelong best friends in a small village, face a troubling change after a summer that altered Hikaru’s behavior. Though Hikaru looks the same, he reveals a darker, otherworldly side, threatening Yoshiki yet professing love. As strange events disrupt their village, Yoshiki grapples with loss and growing closer to the new Hikaru.
- Rating
- 8.4 / 10 · 8,865
- Companies
- CygamesPictures, Kadokawa, VSI Los Angeles, Abema, Netflix, Nippon Television Network (NTV)
- Release dates
- CA July 1, 2025
- BR July 5, 2025
- DE July 5, 2025
- ES July 5, 2025
- FR July 5, 2025
- IT July 5, 2025
- MX July 5, 2025
- US July 5, 2025
- GB July 6, 2025
- IN July 6, 2025
- JP July 6, 2025
- TW July 6, 2025
- CN July 29, 2025