CyberAgent has begun streaming the English dub of the TV anime adaptation of Mokumokuren’s The Summer Hikaru Died manga on Netflix. In addition to the English dub, Netflix is streaming the Spanish (Latam), Thai, Portuguese (Brazil), French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain), Hindi, and Indonesian dubbed options of The Summer Hikaru Died, allowing more fans around the world to enjoy the anime series.
Fans can also look forward to The Summer Hikaru Died Season 2. The main cast commented on the second season’s announcement, and a key visual was also revealed.
The Summer Hikaru Died premiered on July 5 on Netflix. Vaundy performs the opening theme song “Saikai (Reunion),” and TOOBOE performs the ending theme song “you are my monster.”
The anime’s cast includes:
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka
- Shuichiro Umeda as Hikaru Indou
- Yumiri Hanamori as Asako Yamagishi
- Wakana Kowaka as Rie Kurebayashi
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Tanaka
- Yoshiki Nakajima as Yūta Maki
- Shion Wakayama as Yūki Tadokoro
Ryohei Takeshita directs the anime. Yuichi Takahashi is the character designer and chief animation director, and Masanobu Hiraoka is the DORODORO animator. In addition, the anime is produced by Cygames Pictures and published by Kadokawa.
What’s more, The Summer Hikaru Died Exhibition the opened on November 14 inside Sunshine 60’s Tenbou-Park Observatory in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. The event features displays with memorable scenes from the anime, along with photo spots. Attendees can also view exclusive production materials and reproductions of key animations. At the exhibition’s store, a range of original goods featuring newly drawn illustrations will be available for purchase.
Lastly, here’s a story synopsis for the anime:
In a certain village
Since their childhood, they have grown up together.
Yoshiki and Hikaru, childhood friends.
the sun shining down on them
the chirping sound of a crypto tympana facialis
Ice cream on the way home
Laughing over trivial things
One day in summer, no different from any other day
…… You’re not Hikaru after all, are you?
Half a year ago, Hikaru went missing in the mountains.
A week later, he came back on a whim.
The voice, the figure, the thing that looked like Hikaru
What was stirring inside…
“Hikaru is no longer with us. …… if that’s the case.”
Starting the days with “something” in the form of a friend,
The “same as usual” everyday life.
But at the same time…
Strange incidents begin to plague the village.
Falling into the unknown “something”
