“The Summer Hikaru Died” is a new anime adaptation of author Mokumokuren's manga, directed by Ryohei Takeshita, streaming in 2025 on Netflix:
“…two best friends ‘Yoshiki and “Hikaru’ live in a rural village. Growing up together, they were inseparable... until the day Hikaru came back from the mountains, and was no longer himself. "
“Apparently ‘something’ has taken over Hikaru's body, memories, feelings... and everything they know begins to unravel…”
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