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The Summer Hikaru Died

The Summer Hikaru Died
★ 8.2/10•2025•24m•TV-14•Animation•Drama•Mystery
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Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.

StatusReturning Series
Runtime24m
LanguageJA
First Air DateJul 6, 2025

Episodes

Episode 1 - ReplacementE124m

Replacement

Yoshiki confronts Hikaru about his suspicions and discovers the terrifying truth. Even though they try to live normally, eerie incidents begin to occur.

Jul 6, 2025

Episode 2 - SuspicionE224m

Suspicion

While Yoshiki and Hikaru accompany their classmates to a creepy mountain trail, a mysterious man arrives at Kubitachi Village and begins investigating.

Jul 13, 2025

Episode 3 - DenialE324m

Denial

Recalling childhood memories with Hikaru, Yoshiki continues to struggle with his complex emotions. Desperate, he reaches out to Kurebayashi.

Jul 20, 2025

Episode 4 - Summer FestivalE424m

Summer Festival

As Yoshiki attends the summer festival with Hikaru, the village elders fret over the recent death and Tanaka ends up with more questions than answers.

Jul 27, 2025

Episode 5 - Wig GhostE524m

Wig Ghost

When Yoshiki's sister spots a creepy clump of hair in the bathroom, Hikaru visits the Tsujinaka home to investigate — but things take a deadly turn.

Aug 3, 2025

Episode 6 - AsakoE624m

Asako

Yoshiki and his classmates discuss a story their teacher assigned them. Later, at a sleepover, Asako's sharp observations put her in grave danger.

Aug 10, 2025

Episode 7 - DeterminationE724m

Determination

After the sobering realization that Hikaru is truly dangerous, Yoshiki decides that he must act and invites his best friend to skip school together.

Aug 17, 2025

Episode 8 - ContactE824m

Contact

Yoshiki and Hikaru investigate Nonuki-sama and its link to Kubitachi's history. While at the library, they get an important lead from a surprising source.

Aug 24, 2025

Episode 9 - Old Man TakedaE924m

Old Man Takeda

Kurebayashi shares her knowledge about impurities with the boys. Later, the elder Takeda loses his temper over Hikaru's ignorance of the Indo's history.

Sep 7, 2025

Episode 10 - TruthE1024m

Truth

The boys' surprise encounter with Tanaka lands them in the hospital. When they return to school, Yoshiki pieces together the truth behind Nonuki-sama.

Sep 14, 2025

Episode 11 - Indo's SinE1124m

Indo's Sin

Though hesitant, Yoshiki asks his father about the Indo family's murky past and secret ritual. Later, Hikaru loses control at school and feels deeply shaken.

Sep 21, 2025

Episode 12 - Its PlaceE1224m

Its Place

While everyone else attends the school assembly, Asako finds Hikaru wandering the halls. Alone at the beach, Hikaru reveals his final plans to Yoshiki.

Sep 28, 2025

Actors

Chiaki Kobayashi

Chiaki Kobayashi

Yoshiki Tsujinaka (voice)

Shuichiro Umeda

Shuichiro Umeda

Hikaru Indo (voice)

Chikahiro Kobayashi

Chikahiro Kobayashi

Tanaka (voice)

Wakana Kowaka

Wakana Kowaka

Rie Kurebayashi (voice)

Yumiri Hanamori

Yumiri Hanamori

Asako Yamagishi (voice)

Yoshiki Nakajima

Yoshiki Nakajima

Yuta Maki (voice)

Shion Wakayama

Shion Wakayama

Yuki Tadokoro (voice)

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