The Summer Hikaru Died
TV · 12 episodes · 23 min/ep · CygamesPictures
It has been six months since Yoshiki Tsujinaka's best friend, Hikaru Indou, went missing in the mountains and returned a week later with no recollection of what had transpired. Certain that it is not the Hikaru he knows who came back, Yoshiki finally asks Hikaru about it. Suddenly, "Hikaru" reveals his true monstrous form and begs Yoshiki to keep it a secret, as he does not want to kill him. Despite his paranormal nature, "Hikaru" seems almost innocent, full of childlike wonder and eager to experience the summer heat, the countryside, and all kinds of other things in a human body for the first time. And for Yoshiki, it matters little if "Hikaru" is a fake relying on stolen memories—as long as he never leaves again. As Yoshiki desperately clings to "Hikaru" in his intense grief, it becomes increasingly clear that something dangerous and supernatural may have descended from the mountains into their village. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Yoshiki Tsujinaka
Main
Chiaki Kobayashi
Japanese
Hikaru Indou
Main
Shuuichirou Umeda
Japanese
Asako Yamagishi
Supporting
Yumiri Hanamori
Japanese
Rie Kurebayashi
Supporting
Wakana Kowaka
Japanese
Tanaka
Supporting
Chikahiro Kobayashi
Japanese
Yuuta Maki
Supporting
Yoshiki Nakajima
Japanese
Yuki Tadokoro
Supporting
Shion Wakayama
Japanese
Satoko Tsujinaka
Supporting
Ryouko Shiraishi
Japanese
Hajime Takeda
Supporting
Kouji Ishii
Japanese
Hara-sen
Background
Setsuji Satou
Japanese
Takeda no Jiisan
Supporting
Takayuki Sugou
Japanese
Tooru Mikasa
Supporting
Bin Shimada
Japanese
Renato Soares
ADR Director (Brazilian Portuguese)
Yutaka Uemura
Storyboard (ep 10)
Yuuichi Takahashi
Character Design
Yuuichi Takahashi
Animation Director (OP, ED, ep 1)
Yuuichi Takahashi
Chief Animation Director (eps 2-6, 8-12)
Yuuichi Takahashi
Key Animation (OP)
Simone Veltroni
ADR Director (Italian)
Takashi Kojima
Key Animation (OP, ep 2)
Ryou Andou
Episode Director (ep 8)
Ryou Andou
Storyboard (ep 8)
