The Summer Hikaru Died, an upcoming anime based on the horror manga by Mokumokuren, released a main trailer, announced new cast members and the ending theme song performer following the stage event at AnimeJapan 2025. The series will broadcast in Japan on Nippon Television beginning in summer 2025, and it will also stream on Netflix.
The Summer Hikaru Died Anime 1st Main Trailer
TOOBOE will perform the ending theme song for the series, titled “you are my monster”. The new cast members also include:
Asako Yamagishi voiced by Yumiri Hanamori
Rie Kurebayashi voiced by Wakana Kowaka
Tanaka voiced by Chikahiro Kobayashi
Asako Yamagishi
Rie Kurebayashi
Tanaka
The Summer Hikaru Died key art
Mokumokuren’s The Summer Hikaru Died manga is serialized on Kadokawa Shoten’s Young Ace Up web imprint since August 2021, releasing six volumes in Japan to date.
Ryohei Takeshita (Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night) directs the anime adaptation at studio CygamesPictures and serves as series composer, while Yuichi Takahashi (Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-) serves as character designer and chief animation director and Masanobu Hiraoka serves as “Dorodoro” animator (Chainsaw Man episode director).
Yen Press describes The Summer Hikaru Died:
It has Hikaru’s face. It has Hikaru’s voice. It even has Hikaru’s memories. But whatever came down from the mountains six months ago isn’t Yoshiki’s best friend. Whatever it is, it’s dangerous. Carrying on at school and hanging out as if nothing has changed—as if Hikaru isn’t gone—would be crazy…but when it looks so very like Hikaru…and acts so very like Hikaru…
