The Summer Hikaru Died (TV)
Alternative title:
El verano en que Hikaru murió (Spanish)
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (Japanese)
Lato, kiedy umarł Hikaru (Polish)
光が死んだ夏 (Japanese)
Themes:
countryside,
crime,
detective,
ghosts,
mythology,
school,
small town,
spirits,
urban legends
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
Yoshiki and Hikaru have been friends since they were small, as the only two children around their age in the village. One summer though, Hikaru goes into the forest and comes back… different. He looks like Hikaru and has Hikaru's memories, but he's not him. Yoshiki, unsure what to do, decides to embrace the creature wearing his friend's face because even a fake is better than Hikaru simply being gone. But when weird things keep happening around the village, it may not be so easy to pretend that nothing has happened. (from manga)
User Ratings:
51 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
23 minutes
Vintage:
2025-07-05
Opening Theme:
"Saikai (Reunion)" by Vaundy
Ending Theme:
"you are my monster" by TOOBOE
Official website:
TVアニメ『光が死んだ夏』公式サイト (Japanese)
Reviews: Show:
The Summer Hikaru Died ‒ Episode 12 (Sep 30, 2025)
The Summer Hikaru Died ‒ Episode 11 (Sep 23, 2025)
The Summer Hikaru Died ‒ Episode 10 (Sep 17, 2025)
The Summer Hikaru Died ‒ Episode 9 (Sep 10, 2025)
The Summer Hikaru Died ‒ Episode 8 (Aug 26, 2025)
The Summer Hikaru Died ‒ Episode 7 (Aug 19, 2025)
The Summer Hikaru Died ‒ Episode 6 (Aug 12, 2025)
The Summer Hikaru Died ‒ Episode 5 (Aug 5, 2025)
The Summer Hikaru Died ‒ Episode 4 (Jul 29, 2025)
The Summer Hikaru Died ‒ Episodes 1-3 (Jul 22, 2025)
News:
The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Gets Hindi, English Dubs (Nov 1, 2025)
The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Gets 2nd Season (Sep 27, 2025)
The Summer Hikaru Died Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Theme by Vaundy, July 5 Premiere (Updated) (Jun 2, 2025)
The Summer Hikaru Died Anime's Trailer Unveils 3 More Cast Members, TOOBOE's Ending Song (Mar 21, 2025)
Netflix Lists The Summer Hikaru Died Anime in India (Nov 29, 2024)
Convention report:
The Summer Hikaru Died Premiere Brings the Unsettling (Jul 6, 2025)
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Director: Ryohei Takeshita Series Composition: Ryohei Takeshita Storyboard: Asaka Yokoyama (ep 3) Chihsia Wang (ep 5) Fumiaki Kataoka (ep 6) Mitsuhiro Oosako (ep 2) Ryohei Takeshita (OP; ep 1) Ryūta Kawahara (ep 5) Yoshiyuki Shirahata (ep 4) Episode Director: Asaka Yokoyama (ep 3) Ayumu Uwano (ep 3) Chihsia Wang (ep 5) Fumiaki Kataoka (ep 6) Kōhei Kido (ep 3) Mitsuhiro Oosako (ep 2) Ryohei Takeshita (ep 1) Ryūta Kawahara (ep 5) Shinya Kawabe (ep 6) Yoshiyuki Shirahata (ep 4) Unit Director: Ryohei Takeshita (OP) Music: Taro Umebayashi Original creator: Mokumokuren Character Design: Yūichi Takahashi Art Director: Kohei Honda Chief Animation Director: Yūichi Takahashi Animation Director: Akane Kasasagi (eps 3, 6) Akira Okazaki (eps 4-5) Aoi Maekawa (CygamesPictures; eps 4, 6) Chika Nōmi (ep 5) Gorō Taki (ep 6) Guonian Wang (eps 3-5) Hiroko Seigan (CygamesPictures; eps 3, 6) KAGO (ep 6) Mai Watanabe (eps 2, 5) Masashi Itō (ep 5) Reia Nihei (eps 4-5) Renta Inoue (CygamesPictures; ep 6) Ryūnosuke Ōji (ep 2) Saori Yanaga (eps 3, 6) Shun Murata (CygamesPictures; ep 5) Yūichi Takahashi (OP; ep 1) 3D Director: Yoshinori Nakano Sound Director: Kōji Kasamatsu Color design: Naomi Nakano Color Design Assistant: Yūko Koshida Dorodoro Animation: Masanobu Hiraoka Key Animation: 10＋10 (ep 1) Aito Kawase (CygamesPictures; OP) Akane Kasasagi (OP; ep 1) Akari Minagawa (ep 1) Aoi Maekawa (CygamesPictures; OP; ep 1) Asaka Yokoyama (ep 1) Baboon (OP) bs_kim (OP) Chika Nōmi (OP; ep 1) Emi Tamura (ep 1) Haruto Murata (CygamesPictures; OP) Hiroko Seigan (CygamesPictures; OP) Hiroshi Tanabe (OP) Kaku Naito (OP; ep 1) Kazuha Oki (ep 1) Kokoro Ikarashi (ep 1) Kou Okazaki (OP) Kyoko Niimura (CygamesPictures; OP) Mai Watanabe (ep 1) Masanobu Hiraoka (OP; ep 1) Masashi Itō (CygamesPictures; OP) Mirai Yanagino (CygamesPictures; OP; ep 1) Miyako Misumi (OP; ep 1) Mizuki Takahashi (ep 1) Momoka Uchida (ep 1) Odashi (CygamesPictures; ep 1) Renta Inoue (CygamesPictures; OP) Riko Hashimoto (OP) Ryūnosuke Ōji (ep 1) Saori Yanaga (ep 1) Saran Wrap (ep 1) Shun Murata (CygamesPictures; OP) Takanobu Hatori (OP; ep 1) Takashi Kojima (OP) Urara Nakata (OP; ep 1) Yūichi Takahashi (OP) Yuika Kojima (ep 1) Yūka Kawaminami (CygamesPictures; OP; ep 1) Zi Tu Chen (CygamesPictures; ep 1) ◯gaki (ep 1) Production Assistant: Tomomi Kageyama (ep 1) Prop Design: Ryūnosuke Ōji | Chiaki Kobayashi as Shūichirō Umeda as Chikahiro Kobayashi as Shion Wakayama as Wakana Kowaka as Yoshiki Nakajima as Yumiri Hanamori as Bin Shimada as Chiaki Kikuta as Chie Nakamura as Fumito Tsuji as Hiroki Matsumoto as Ikuji Nose as Kanako Sakuragi as Kazuko Sugiyama as Ken Uo as Kōsuke Gotō as Lynn as Mami Horikoshi as Masayuki Omoro as Mika Kanda as Rika Abe as Sakira Kawakami as Sara Matsumoto as Sayuri Sadaoka as Taihi Kimura as Takatsugu Chikamatsu as Takayuki Sugō as Takehisa Hirose as Wasabi Mizuta as Yōhei Hamada as Yōsuke Ōmomo as Yū Miyazaki as Yūdai Mino as Yukiko Hattori as | |||
2D Design: CygamesPictures 2nd Key Animation: Andraft (eps 6, 8) Bandai Namco Pictures Creative Room (ep 5) CJT (ep 2) CygamesPictures (eps 1-3, 5) Fincrossed Studio (eps 4, 8) Gekkō (eps 2-3, 5, 8) Geno Studio (ep 5) M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 2, 6) R.I.C (eps 2-3, 6) Rising Force (ep 2) SHAFT (ep 5) Shanghai Phantom (ep 8) Studio Eight Colors (eps 6, 8) Studio Lings (eps 1-2) Studio Mindo (eps 4, 6) Studio Peacock (eps 2, 6) WHITE FOX Izukōgen Studio (ep 1) Wuxi Huaxian Animation Production (eps 5-8) ZEXCS (eps 3, 5-6, 8) 3d Animation: CygamesPictures (eps 1-8) 3DLO: Kusanagi (ep 1) Animation Production: CygamesPictures Art Board: Kusanagi (ep 1) Art Cooperation: Kusanagi (ep 1) Background Art: Kusanagi (eps 1-12) Finish Animation: CJT (eps 1-2, 7) CoMix Wave Films (ep 1) CygamesPictures (eps 1-2, 4, 6-7) D-COLORS (ep 7) M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 2, 6) R.I.C (eps 1-4, 6-8) Shanghai Honghuang Art (ep 8) Shanghai Phantom (ep 8) Stella (eps 1, 7) Studio Mindo (ep 4) Wit Studio (ep 5) Wuxi Huaxian Animation Production (eps 1-7 odd, 8) In-Between Animation: A-1 Pictures (ep 7) Asahi Production (ep 1) Chiptune (ep 7) CJT (eps 1-2, 7) CoMix Wave Films (ep 1) CygamesPictures (5 episodes eps 1-2, 4, 6, 8 )M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 2, 6) PINE JAM (ep 7) PRA (ep 7) R.I.C (eps 1-4, 6-8) Shanghai Honghuang Art (ep 8) Shanghai Phantom (ep 8) Signal.MD (ep 1) Studio Mindo (ep 4) Trigger (eps 1, 7) Wuxi Huaxian Animation Production (eps 1-7 odd, 8) Yokohama Animation Lab (ep 7) In-between Check: CygamesPictures (eps 1-3, 6-8) Key Animation: Chuckle Mouse Studio (eps 6-7) CygamesPictures (eps 1-8) Fincrossed Studio (ep 8) ROLL2 (ep 2) Shanghai Phantom (ep 8) ZEXCS (ep 8) Online Editing: qooop (eps 1-12) Photography: CygamesPictures Sound Production: dugout | ||||
ADR Director: Haley Veres Translation: Logan Lampkins ADR Editor: Cory Landroche ADR Engineer: Lucas Tartaglia ADR Mixing: Paul Zahnley ADR Production Supervisor: Diego Diniz ADR Project Manager: Liam Coballes | Kyle McCarley as Paul Castro Jr. as Daman Mills as Dorothy Fahn as Jacob Hopkins as Jennifer Losi as Valerie Rose Lohman as Ben Diskin as Brent Mukai as Doug Stone as Jennifer Sun Bell as Jodi Carlisle as Kirk Thornton as Laura Post as Lexi Fontaine as Michael Bell as Nancy Linari as | |||
ADR Production: VSI Los Angeles Internet Streaming: Netflix | ||||
Production manager: Noéma QUIBON | Benoît Fort as Jonathan Gimbord as Damien Ferrette as Jaynelia Coadou as Ophélie Bernard as Sébastien Minéo as Yumi Fujimori as Alan Aubert as Anne Massoteau as Caroline Frossard as Elena Grillotti as Farrah Grabi as Frédérique Cantrel as Jean-Marc Charrier as Jérémy Bardeau as Lana Ropion as Léa Issert as Mathilde Carmes as Nathalie Doudou as Patrick Messe as Pierre Margot as Sacha Petronijevic as Serge Biavan as Thierry Walker as Yoann Borg as | |||
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Subtitle Translation: Joanna Kazimierczak | (none) | |||
Internet Streaming: Netflix | ||||
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