The manga The Summer Hikaru Died adapted into anime

It is through Sugoilite that we learn about the anime adaptation of the manga The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) by Mokumokuren!

The anime series The Summer Hikaru Died is scheduled for 2025. More information soon.

Genre: Seinen, Horror/Thriller, Slice of Life/School Life/S-F

Synopsis – The Summer Hikaru Died:

Yoshiki and Hikaru are two teenage boys living in a small rural town in Japan. Despite their opposing personalities and different hobbies, they maintain a close and sincere friendship. However, on a winter's day, everything changes when Hikaru is fatally injured while hiking alone in the mountains.

Before succumbing to his wounds, a strange and mysterious being discovers him. This eldritch entity consumes him, taking not only his physical appearance but also his feelings and memories, though it remains a separate entity.

Yoshiki quickly realizes that this "Hikaru" is not quite the same anymore. Despite his doubts, he wants to maintain their friendship. However, the alien nature of this new "Hikaru", combined with the presence of other eldritch beings and hunters stalking these creatures, could make their friendship impossible to preserve.

Yoshiki finds himself faced with challenges that test the limits of his friendship and understanding, while unravelling the dark mysteries that lurk within the eldritch.

The Summer Hikaru Died manga information:

The manga The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) by Mokumokuren started in 2021 at Kadokawa Editions and currently has 5 volumes in Japan.