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The Summer Hikaru Died (TV)

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Alternative title:
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (Japanese)
Lato, kiedy umarł Hikaru (Polish)
光が死んだ夏 (Japanese)
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)
Vintage: 2025-07-05
Opening Theme:
"Saikai (Reunion)" by Vaundy
Ending Theme:
"you are my monster" by TOOBOE
News:
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)
The Summer Hikaru Died Anime's Teaser Unveils Summer TV Debut, Netflix Streaming, Cast, Staff (Nov 26, 2024)
Press Releases:
'The Summer Hikaru Died' Anime will appear at AnimeJapan 2025 (Jan 21, 2025)
'The Summer Hikaru Died' Anime Coming Soon to Netflix, Reveals New Teaser Visual, Trailer, Cast & Staff (Nov 27, 2024)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Ryohei Takeshita
Series Composition: Ryohei Takeshita
Music: Taro Umebayashi
Original creator: Mokumokuren
Character Design: Yūichi Takahashi
Art Director: Kohei Honda
Chief Animation Director: Yūichi Takahashi
3D Director: Yoshinori Nakano
Sound Director: Kōji Kasamatsu
Director of Photography: Tomohiro Maeda

2D Design:
Yuri Tsue
Yūsuke Nagara
Art Setting:
Shūhei Tada
Takeyuki Takahashi
Yoshihiro Sono
Color design: Naomi Nakano
Color Design Assistant: Yūko Koshida
Dorodoro Animation: Masanobu Hiraoka
Editing: Kashiko Kimura
Prop Design: Ryūnosuke Ōji
Sub-Character Design:
Hiroko Seigan
Mai Watanabe
Shōko Nagasawa
Theme Song Arrangement:
TOOBOE (ED)
Vaundy (OP)
Theme Song Composition:
TOOBOE (ED)
Vaundy (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics:
TOOBOE (ED)
Vaundy (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
TOOBOE (ED)
Vaundy (OP)
Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka
Shūichirō Umeda as Hikaru

Chikahiro Kobayashi as Tanaka
Shion Wakayama as Yūki Tadokoro
Wakana Kowaka as Rie Kurebayashi
Yoshiki Nakajima as Yūta Maki
Yumiri Hanamori as Asako Yamagishi
Japanese companies
Animation Production: CygamesPictures
Sound Production: dugout
English staff
English companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Netflix
English cast
(none)
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Netflix
Polish cast
(none)

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