光が死んだ夏
The Summer Hikaru Died
Two best friends living in a rural Japanese village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. Growing up together, they were inseparable… until the day Hikaru came back from the mountains, and was no longer himself. “Something” has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, feelings… and everything they know begins to unravel. (Source: Netflix)
Names
| Original | 光が死んだ夏 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu |
| English | The Summer Hikaru Died |
| Also known as | Lato, kiedy umarł Hikaru · O Verão em que Hikaru Morreu · صيف وفاة هيكارو · 光死去的夏天 · 光逝去的夏天 · Der Sommer, in dem Hikaru starb · L'estate in cui Hikaru è morto · 히카루가 죽은 여름 · El verano en que Hikaru murió · หน้าร้อนที่ฮิคารุจากไป |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 23 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2025-07-06 → 2025-09-28 (Summer 2025) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | CygamesPictures |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | HorrorMysteryPsychologicalSupernaturalThriller |
| Themes | Monster BoyRuralMale ProtagonistCosmic HorrorUrban FantasyMythologyBody HorrorPrimarily Teen CastCursesSeinenUnrequited LovePhilosophyBoys' LoveMixed Media |
| Streaming | Netflix · YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 8.20 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.18 / 10 |
| Composite | 67.3 |
| On lists | 140,024 |
| Favourited | 5,803 (4.1%) |
| Completion | 58.6% |
| Drop rate | 6.5% |
| In backlog | 36.3% |
| Score spread σ | 1.47 |
| MyAnimeList | 8.02 / 10 |
Score distribution
118929531984319590261,88775,294810,448910,331106,442
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | CygamesPictures | — | 4 of 15 |
| Broadcast season | Summer 2025 | B | 13 of 72 |
| Genre | Horror | A | 15 of 272 |
| Year | 2025 | A | 26 of 284 |
| Genre | Thriller | B | 42 of 188 |
| Era | Mid 2020s | A | 46 of 487 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | A | 83 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Psychological | B | 83 of 416 |
| Genre | Mystery | B | 84 of 652 |
| Demographic | Seinen | B | 88 of 775 |
| Genre | Supernatural | A | 124 of 1,234 |
| Length | Single-cour | A | 195 of 2,668 |
| Source material | Manga | A | 252 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | A | 280 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 386 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Ryouhei Takeshita |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Ryouhei Takeshita |
| Character design | Yuuichi Takahashi, Shouko Nagasawa, Mai Watanabe, Hiroko Saigan |
| Original creator | Mokmok Len |
AniList id 177689 · MAL id 58913 · record updated 2026-08-27