Anime Overview
The Summer Hikaru Died
Six months after his friend Hikaru vanished during a trip to the nearby mountains and returned with no memory of what happened, Yoshiki struggles with the uneasy person standing in his place. The returned Hikaru shows a strange, otherworldly side yet displays a curious, almost childlike joy in experiencing small summer pleasures he had never known. As Yoshi…
Characters
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Hikaru Indou
Main | Japanese VA: Umeda, Shuuichirou
Yoshiki Tsujinaka
Main | Japanese VA: Kobayashi, Chiaki
Asako Yamagishi
Supporting | Japanese VA: Hanamori, Yumiri
Tanaka
Supporting | Japanese VA: Kobayashi, Chikahiro
Yuuki Tadokoro
Supporting | Japanese VA: Wakayama, Shion
Rie Kurebayashi
Supporting | Japanese VA: Kowaka, Wakana
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Staff
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Takeshita, Ryouhei
Director, Episode Director, Script
Mokumokuren
Original Creator
Fujiwara, Toshinori
Producer
Kabashima, Manami
Producer
Kurakane, Chiaki
Producer
Miyagi, Yuuta
Producer
Latest Episodes
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Episode 12: Its Place
Aired Sep 28, 2025
Episode 11: Indo's Sin
Aired Sep 21, 2025
Episode 10: Truth
Aired Sep 14, 2025
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The Summer Hikaru Died episode guide
12 tracked episodes
The Summer Hikaru Died characters
6 featured characters
The Summer Hikaru Died staff
6 featured staff credits
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