Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
Alternative Titles
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu, Hikanatsu, 光が死んだ夏 and The Summer Hikaru Died
Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Currently Airing
Aired: July 6, 2025 to September 21, 2025
Premiered: Fall 2023
Broadcast: Sundays at 00:55 (Asia/Tokyo)
Producers: Nippon Television Network, Kadokawa and dugout
Licensors:
Studios: CygamesPictures
Source: Web manga
Genres: Horror, Mystery and Supernatural
Theme:
Demographic:
Duration: 22 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Statistics
Score: 8.17 (scored by 19,593 users)
Ranked: #464
Popularity: #1,596
Members: 163,232
Favorites: 1,106
Score
8.17
Ranked #464 Popularity #1,596 Members 163,232
Synopsis
It has been six months since Yoshiki Tsujinaka's best friend, Hikaru Indou, went missing in the mountains and returned a week later with no recollection of what had transpired. Certain that it is not the Hikaru he knows who came back, Yoshiki finally asks Hikaru about it. Suddenly, "Hikaru" reveals his true monstrous form and begs Yoshiki to keep it a secret, as he does not want to kill him. Despite his paranormal nature, "Hikaru" seems almost innocent, full of childlike wonder and eager to experience the summer heat, the countryside, and all kinds of other things in a human body for the first time. And for Yoshiki, it matters little if "Hikaru" is a fake relying on stolen memories—as long as he never leaves again. As Yoshiki desperately clings to "Hikaru" in his intense grief, it becomes increasingly clear that something dangerous and supernatural may have descended from the mountains into their village. [Written by MAL Rewrite]