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The Summer Hikaru Died
2025
· TV Show
· 24 min episodes
· 2 seasons
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #105
- Trakt #110
Every rating
Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.
Details
- Released
- 6 July 2025
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 12 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 1 win, 20 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (33) →
Awards & nominations
See all 21 →1 win from 21 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Voice Artist Performance (English) | Paul Castro Jr. as Hikaru Indo | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Voice Artist Performance (French) | Jonathan Gimbord as Hikaru Indo | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Anime of the Year | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best New Series | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Drama | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Background Art | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Director | Ryōhei Takeshita | Nominee |
| 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 | Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) | Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka | Nominee |
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Trailer — The Summer Hikaru Died
×Full cast — The Summer Hikaru Died
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Announcer (voice) / Impurity Child (voice) / Baby (voice) / Student Announcement (voice) / Female Student (voice) / Yuki Ido (voice)
21 awards — The Summer Hikaru Died
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IGN Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Anime Series | The Summer Hikaru Died | Winner |
10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards
8 nominations
| Anime of the Year | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
| Best Background Art | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ryōhei Takeshita | Nominee |
| Best Drama | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
| Best New Series | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (English) | Paul Castro Jr. as Hikaru Indo | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (French) | Jonathan Gimbord as Hikaru Indo | Nominee |
| Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) | Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka | Nominee |
12th Anime Trending Awards
7 nominations
| Best Voice Acting Performance - Male | Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka | Nominee |
| Best in Adapted Screenplay | Ryōhei Takeshita | Nominee |
| Best in Sceneries and Visuals | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
| Best in Soundtrack | Taro Umebayashi | Nominee |
| Mystery or Psychological Anime of the Year | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
| Opening Theme Song of the Year | "Saikai" by Vaundy | Nominee |
| Supernatural Anime of the Year | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
Japan Expo Awards
2 nominations
| Daruma for Best Ending | "Anata wa Kaibutsu" by Tooboe | Nominee |
| Daruma for Best Suspense Anime | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
21st AnimaniA Awards
1 nomination
| Best TV Series: Online | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
31st Manga Barcelona Awards
1 nomination
| Best Anime Series Premiere | The Summer Hikaru Died | Nominee |
Music Awards Japan
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for Animation | Taro Umebayashi | Nominee |