The Summer Hikaru Died horror TV anime revealed a second main trailer, introducing the opening theme song by Vaundy, new cast, and a July 5 premiere date. Shion Wakayama and Yoshiki Nakajima have joined the voice cast. Studio CygamesPictures is handling the animation, while Netflix will exclusively stream the anime worldwide.
The opening theme song by Vaundy is titled “Reunion,” and you can hear a preview in the trailer below.
The previously revealed voice cast for the anime includes:
- Shuichiro Umeda as Hikaru Indo
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka
- Yumiri Hanamori as Asako Yamagishi
- Wakana Kowaka as Rie Kurebayashi
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Tanaka
The Summer Hikaru Died appeared at a special booth at the AnimeJapan 2025, which took place through March 22-23. The booth was held at the KADOKAWA booth titled “KADOKAWA ANIME CARNIVAL,” where visitors were also able to buy original goods.
The Summer Hikaru Died anime staff:
- Director and Series Composition: Ryohei Takeshita
- Character Design and Chief Animation Director: Yuichi Takahashi
- DORODORO Animator: Masanobu Hiraoka
- Studio: CygamesPictures
Official synopsis:
In a certain village
Since their childhood, they have grown up together.
Yoshiki and Hikaru, childhood friends.
The sun shining down on them
The chirping sound of a crypto tympana facialis
Ice cream on the way home
Laughing over trivial things
One day in summer, no different from any other day
…… You’re not Hikaru after all, are you?
Half a year ago, Hikaru went missing in the mountains.
A week later, he came back on a whim.
The voice, the figure, the thing that looked like Hikaru
What was stirring inside…
“Hikaru is no longer with us. …… if that’s the case.”
Starting the days with “something” in the form of a friend,
The “same as usual” everyday life.
But at the same time…
Strange incidents begin to plague the village.
Falling into the unknown “something”
The curtain rises on a coming-of-age horror story.
The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mokumokuren. It began serialization on Kadokawa Shoten’s Young Ace Up website in August 2021 and has been compiled into 6 volumes as of December 4, 2024. Volume 7 is set to release on July 4, 2025.
The manga topped the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers, and it was also nominated for the 16th Manga Taisho. Yen Press licensed the manga in English.
Source: The Summer Hikaru Died Official Website
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