光が死んだ夏
The Summer Hikaru Died
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
★ 80TV SeriesFinished12 epsSummer 2025
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)
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Characters
Yoshiki TsujinakamainChiaki Kobayashi
Hikaru IndoumainShuichirou Umeda
TanakasupportingChikahiro Kobayashi
Rie KurebayashisupportingWakana Kowaka
Asako YamagishisupportingYumiri Hanamori
Yuki TadokorosupportingShion Wakayama
Yuuta MakisupportingYoshiki Nakajima
Kaoru TsujinakasupportingSeika Hirose
Tags
Monster BoyMale ProtagonistRuralCosmic HorrorUrban FantasyMythologyBody HorrorLGBTQ+ ThemesGodsPrimarily Teen CastCursesUnrequited LoveBoys' LoveSeinenPhilosophyMixed Media
Other Seasons & Related
▶ Now WatchingThe Summer Hikaru DiedTV Series · 12 eps · 2025
SequelHikaru ga Shinda Natsu 2nd SeasonTV Series
Details
FormatTV Series
StatusFinished
Episodes12
Duration23 min/ep
AiredJuly 6, 2025 – September 28, 2025
SeasonSummer 2025
SourceManga
StudioCygamesPictures
ProducersKADOKAWA, Netflix, CyberAgent, CygamesPictures, Nippon Television Network
CountryJP
Score
80/100
Favourites4,689
Popularity#123,698
Hashtag#光が死んだ夏 #ひかなつアニメ
Also known as
Lato, kiedy umarł HikaruO Verão em que Hikaru Morreuصيف وفاة هيكارو光死去的夏天