The Summer Hikaru Died

Also known as Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

TV Finished 2025 Unrated

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Two best friends living in a rural Japanese village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. Growing up together, they were inseparable… until the day Hikaru came back from the mountains, and was no longer himself. “Something” has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, feelings… and everything they know begins to unravel.

Studio: CygamesPictures
Episodes: 12 listed
Runtime: about 23 minutes per episode
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, Thriller

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Bousan no Kegare

Bousan no KegareCharacter

Masaya Fukunishi

Masaya FukunishiJapanese voice

Tsuma

TsumaCharacter

Natsu Yorita

Natsu YoritaJapanese voice

Shuen Danyuu

Shuen DanyuuCharacter

Takahiro Sumi

Takahiro SumiJapanese voice

Kodomo no Kegare

Kodomo no KegareCharacter

Rika Abe

Rika AbeJapanese voice

Kinjo no Oba-san

Kinjo no Oba-sanCharacter

Yukiko Mannaka

Yukiko MannakaJapanese voice

Ongaku no Sensei

Ongaku no SenseiCharacter

Mika Kanda

Mika KandaJapanese voice

Nishidaya no Oba-san

Nishidaya no Oba-sanCharacter

Saori Higashi

Saori HigashiJapanese voice

Otousan

OtousanCharacter

Akihiko Toba

Akihiko TobaJapanese voice

Otokonoko

OtokonokoCharacter

Rika Abe

Rika AbeJapanese voice

Tenin

TeninCharacter

Natsu Yorita

Natsu YoritaJapanese voice

Oba-chan

Oba-chanCharacter

Sayuri Sadaoka

Sayuri SadaokaJapanese voice

Murabito

MurabitoCharacter

Ikuji Nose

Ikuji NoseJapanese voice

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