Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.
The Summer Hikaru Died (2025) is a animation, drama, mystery and sci-fi & fantasy series that premiered on July 6, 2025, spanning 2 seasons and 12 episodes. It stars Chiaki Kobayashi, Shuichiro Umeda, Chikahiro Kobayashi and Wakana Kowaka. Viewers rate it 8.2 out of 10 across 126 ratings.
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Chiaki Kobayashi
as Yoshiki Tsujinaka (voice)
Shuichiro Umeda
as Hikaru Indo (voice)
Chikahiro Kobayashi
as Tanaka (voice)
Wakana Kowaka
as Rie Kurebayashi (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
as Asako Yamagishi (voice)
Yoshiki Nakajima
as Yuta Maki (voice)
Shion Wakayama
as Yuki Tadokoro (voice)
Executive produced by Shuzo Kasahara, Yosuke Aomura and Hiroko Osawa.
Average viewer score of 8.2/10 from 126 ratings.
the queer undertones go crazy, but i’m here for all of it! what really struck me about this show is how confidently it leans into the tension between personal intimacy and supernatural horror. the relationship dynamics never feel like window dressing—they’re baked into the unsettling atmosphere and make the eerie parts hit harder. that said, the pacing can be a double-edged sword. season one takes its time,…
Reviewed on October 3, 2025
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The Summer Hikaru Died (2025) is available to stream on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
The Summer Hikaru Died has 2 seasons and 12 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on July 6, 2025.
The Summer Hikaru Died is currently listed as returning series, with the most recent episode airing on September 28, 2025.
The Summer Hikaru Died (2025) stars Chiaki Kobayashi, Shuichiro Umeda, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Wakana Kowaka and Yumiri Hanamori. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
The Summer Hikaru Died (2025) is rated 8.2 out of 10 from 126 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like animation, drama and mystery series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
The official The Summer Hikaru Died trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly in your browser.
