The Summer Hikaru Died has topped the weekly Summer 2025 anime ranking for the first time in Week 6. It’s the first anime since Takopi’s Original Sin to find itself at the top, following the former’s sweep of the first five weeks.
The victory came with a total of 8.08% of the votes, with 10,037 people participating. DAN DA DAN Season 2 and The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity were the first followers. You can see the top 10 below.
Summer 2025 Ranking – Top 10 Anime of the Week 6 | The Summer Hikaru Died Wins
Following its debut on July 5, the anime adaptation of The Summer Hikaru Died reached the top spot (#1) on both Netflix Japan daily rankings and ABEMA’s anime ranking. The series is co-produced by CyberAgent and KADOKAWA, with CygamesPictures in charge of the animation. Netflix is streaming it worldwide.
The anime recently revealed a new story visual after Episode 7:
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The main staff includes:
- Director and Series Composition: Ryohei Takeshita
- Character Design and Chief Animation Director: Yuichi Takahashi
- DORODORO Animator: Masanobu Hiraoka
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 7 volumes as of 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: Anime Corner Ranking
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