The Summer Hikaru Died (2025)

Original title

光が死んだ夏

Directed by

Ryōhei Takeshita

Genre

animation, drama, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy

Country

Japan

Length

2 seasons, 12 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 115 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy named Yoshiki notices that his friend Hikaru has been replaced by a shape-shifting monster. He must decide what to do with the creature that looks like his lost friend.

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What happens

The Summer Hikaru Died (japanska: 光が死んだ夏, Hepburn: Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu?, svenska: Sommaren Hikaru dog) är en japansk animeserie baserad på mangan med samma namn skapad av Mokumokuren. Adaptionen till anime tillkännagavs den 23 maj 2024. Serien producerades av CygamesPictures i regi av Ryohei Takeshita och hade internationell premiär den 5 juli 2025 på Netflix globalt. I september samma år meddelades att en andra säsong är under produktion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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