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The Summer Hikaru Died

TV anime2025–1 season1 announced12 episodes airedOriginal: mangaMokumokuren

Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023, No. 1

Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.

After Season 1, continue with Vol. 6

Where Season 1 leaves off in the original hasn’t been confirmed, so this starting point is an estimate.

Book language
EditionYen Press
The Summer Hikaru Died Season 1 anime poster

Season 1

Low confidence

12 episodesJul 2025 – Sep 2025

Anime ends at
Ep 12

Season 1 leaves out a short passage at the end of Chapter 26 in Volume 5.

Provisional start: The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 6

Yen PressEnglishPaperback

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Where it stops:

The Summer Hikaru Died Season 2 anime poster

Season 2

Announced
Production of Season 2 has been announced. The broadcast period and its point of connection to the original work have not yet been confirmed.

Season 2 is only announced. Where it will stop isn’t known.

Original · Manga

The Summer Hikaru Died

光が死んだ夏

MokumokurenKadokawaOngoing9 volumes so far

  • JapaneseKadokawa9 volumes so farsince Mar 2022
  • EnglishYen Press8 volumes so farsince Jul 2023
  • FrenchPika Édition8 volumes so farsince Oct 2023
  • SpanishMilky Way Ediciones8 volumes so farsince Mar 2023

Awards

  1. 2023

    Kono Manga ga Sugoi! No. 1Men’s List

All volumes

  • Adaptationlight novelKadokawa

Before you read

Suggested reading (English · Yen Press): Where Season 1 leaves off in the original hasn’t been confirmed. Reports point to Vol. 6. Reading notes: Season 1 leaves out a short passage at the end of Chapter 26 in Volume 5.

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