Following the incredible success of the award-winning manga, The Summer Hikaru Died, by author Mokumokuren, Netflix recently revealed a sneak peek at the anime with a teaser trailer. In addition, the anime is set to be released in the summer of 2025, with no official release date announced.
About The Summer Hikaru Died
The slice of life meets horror style series, The Summer Hikaru Died follows two best friends, Yoshiki and Hikaru, who live in a rural town. Their friendship is pretty normal, until a mysterious entity replaces one of the boys and pretends to be him. The series follows their creepy and weird new friendship, how they navigate life together as a regular boy and a supernatural being, with feelings and memories being shared between the two.
Earlier this year, the official site and social media accounts announced an anime adaptation was in the works. However, the teaser trailer and art were the first visual glimpses of the anime since then.
Key Staff Announced
The Summer Hikaru Died will be directed by Ryohei Takeshita, who previously directed Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night. It will be produced by CygamesPictures. Yuichi Takahashi, will work on the series as character designer and chief animation director. Masanobu Hiraoka, will work as the DORODORO animator.
As for the casting, Chiaki Kobayashi, most known for his roles as Langa Hasegawa, in SK8 the Infinity; Gabimaru, in Hell’s Paradise; as well as Louis James Moriarty, in Moriarty the Patriot, will voice Yoshiki Tsujinaka. Shuichiro Umeda, most known for his roles as Saybil in The Dawn of the Witch and Akira Tendo in Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, will voice Hikaru Indou.
As we eagerly anticipate the official release in summer 2025, fans can continue reading The Summer Hikaru Died. In addition, the anime currently has five volumes and likely more to come!
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