The Summer Hikaru Died is getting a Season 2. A new visual and special illustrations from the author and staff were also released. The main cast also left a comment.
Special illustration by series creator Mokumuren:
Chiaki Kobayashi (Voice of Yoshiki Tsujinaka) on the Season 2 announcement:
Congratulations on the announcement of Season 2 of The Summer Hikaru Died!
It’s not an exaggeration to say that the summer of 2025 was defined by this series for me. It was such a meaningful time, and I’m truly happy to see the story continue- and to once again portray Yoshiki Tsujinaka. Even with all of Yoshiki’s struggles and hardships, I’m eager to see where his journey goes next.
I hope you’ll stay with us, and thank you as always for your support!”
Shuichiro Umeda (Voice of Hikaru)’s comment:
Congratulations on The Summer Hikaru Died getting a second season!
I’m truly happy. I can’t wait to spend more time with Hikaru and the others when we return to the recording booth. I’m also really looking forward to sharing this second season of the anime with all the fans.
Thank you so much, as always, for your support!
Special illustration from Character Designer and Chief Animation Director Yuichi Takahashi:
The Summer Hikaru Died is a coming-of-age horror story that follows Yoshiki, an ordinary high school boy, as he experiences a series of mysterious and unsettling incidents in his daily life with Hikaru—a mysterious being that imitates his childhood friend Hikaru Indo.
Cast
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka
- Shuichiro Umeda as Hikaru
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Tanaka
- Wakana Kowaka as Rie Kurebayashi
- Yumiri Hanamori as Asako Yamagishi
- Yoshiki Nakajima as Yuta Maki
Staff:
- Director/Series Composition: Ryohei Takeshita
- Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Yuichi Takahashi
- DORODORO Animator: Masanobu Hiraoka
- Prop Design: Ryunosuke Ouchi
- Sub Character Design: Mai Watanabe, Hiroko Saigan, Shoko Nagasawa
- Art Setting: Shuhei Tada, Takeyuki Takahashi, Yoshihiro Sono
- Art Director: Kohei Honda
- Color Design: Naomi Nakano（stella）
- Assistant Color Design: Yuko Koshida
- 3D Supervisor: Yoshinori Nakano
- Director of Photography: Tomohiro Maeda
- 2D Design: Yusuke Nagara, Yuri Tsue
- Editing: Kashiko Kimura
- Sound Director: Koji Kasamatsu
- Sound Production: dugout
- Music: Taro Umebayashi
- Opening Theme Song: “saikai” by Vaundy
- Ending Theme Song: “Anata wa Kaibutsu (you are my monster)” by TOOBOE
The series is available to stream on Netflix worldwide. And it ranked first on our weekly summer polls.
Source: Press Release
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