The Summer Hikaru Died (2025)

Name: The Summer Hikaru Died
Released: 2025-07-06

Original title: 光が死んだ夏
Directed by: Ryōhei Takeshita
Country: Japan
Length: 2 seasons, 12 episodes
Rated: TV-14
Rating: 8.3 of 10 from 115 voters
Elsewhere: IMDb

The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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A boy named Yoshiki notices that his friend Hikaru has been replaced by a shape-shifting monster.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)

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