Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Hikanatsu

Japanese

光が死んだ夏

English

The Summer Hikaru Died

Information

Type

TV

Aired

Jul 6, 2025 to Sep 28, 2025

Episodes

12

Duration

22 min per ep

Broadcast

Sundays at 00:55 (JST)

Studios

CygamesPictures

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Web manga

Rating

R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Themes

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

632

Score

8.05

Scored by

79294

Popularity

1109

Members

245756

Favorites

3046

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Synopsis

It has been six months since Yoshiki Tsujinaka's best friend, Hikaru Indou, went missing in the mountains and returned a week later with no recollection of what had transpired. Certain that it is not the Hikaru he knows who came back, Yoshiki finally asks Hikaru about it. Suddenly, "Hikaru" reveals his true monstrous form and begs Yoshiki to keep it a secret, as he does not want to kill him. Despite his paranormal nature, "Hikaru" seems almost innocent, full of childlike wonder and eager to experience the summer heat, the countryside, and all kinds of other things in a human body for the first time. And for Yoshiki, it matters little if "Hikaru" is a fake relying on stolen memories—as long as he never leaves again. As Yoshiki desperately clings to "Hikaru" in his intense grief, it becomes increasingly clear that something dangerous and supernatural may have descended from the mountains into their village. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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