The Summer Hikaru Died
Seen it?2025 | 2 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had a short run with a modest audience. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 5 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
8.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 656K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Chiaki KobayashiYoshiki Tsujinaka (voice)
- Shuichiro UmedaHikaru Indo (voice)
- Chikahiro KobayashiTanaka (voice)
- Wakana KowakaRie Kurebayashi (voice)
- Yumiri HanamoriAsako Yamagishi (voice)
- Yoshiki NakajimaYuta Maki (voice)
- Shion WakayamaYuki Tadokoro (voice)