ASIAN DRAMA / Japan
The Summer Hikaru Died (2025)
光が死んだ夏
JapanTV series24 min
Overview
Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.
MY TRACKER
Sign in ↗Your watch status
Sign in to save this title and track your episodes.
THE PEOPLE
Cast
Chiaki KobayashiYoshiki Tsujinaka (voice)
Shuichiro UmedaHikaru Indo (voice)
Chikahiro KobayashiTanaka (voice)
Wakana KowakaRie Kurebayashi (voice)
Yumiri HanamoriAsako Yamagishi (voice)
Yoshiki NakajimaYuta Maki (voice)BEHIND THE CAMERA
Key crew
Aimi YamauchiStoryboard ArtistAkamiAnimation DirectorAkane KasasagiAnimation DirectorAkari MinagawaKey AnimationAkiharu TsuchiyaProduction ManagerAoi MaekawaKey AnimationAsaka YokoyamaKey AnimationAsaka YokoyamaStoryboard ArtistAzumi ToyoshimaProduction ManagerChen ZituKey AnimationChieko MizutoriMusic ProducerChika NoumiAnimation Director
Full cast & crew ↗SEASON GUIDE
Current season
Season 2TBA · 0 episodesExplore season and episodes ↗View all seasons ↗THE STORY CONTINUES
Latest episodes
S1 E12
Its Place
While everyone else attends the school assembly, Asako finds Hikaru wandering the halls. Alone at the beach, Hikaru rev…
S1 E11
Indo's Sin
Though hesitant, Yoshiki asks his father about the Indo family's murky past and secret ritual. Later, Hikaru loses cont…
S1 E10
Truth
The boys' surprise encounter with Tanaka lands them in the hospital. When they return to school, Yoshiki pieces togethe…
S1 E9
Old Man Takeda
Kurebayashi shares her knowledge about impurities with the boys. Later, the elder Takeda loses his temper over Hikaru's…
BEHIND THE SCREEN
View all media ↗Media
Posters & backdrops
THE COMMUNITY
Community
THE COMMUNITY
All reviews ↗Ratings & reviews
Be the first to share what you think.
Sign in to rate and review this title.
THE CONVERSATION
Discussion
Talk about this drama with the community.
Sign in to join the discussion.
KEEP EXPLORING
More like this
Other Animation stories from Japan.
