Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
The Summer Hikaru Died
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Synonyms: Hikanatsu
Japanese: 光が死んだ夏
English: The Summer Hikaru Died
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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Aug 31, 2021 to ?
Genres: Horror Horror, Mystery Mystery, Supernatural Supernatural
Serialization: Young Ace UP
Authors: Mokumokuren (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.361 (scored by 1393013,930 users)
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Ranked: #2672
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #278
Members: 65,652
Favorites: 2,904

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Best friends Yoshiki and Hikaru have been stuck together like glue for most of their lives. Living in a small village and being the only children their age, the two boys find solace in each other's company. Their friendship seems picturesque at first glance, but Yoshiki has noticed a shift in Hikaru's demeanor ever since one fateful summer.

The "Hikaru" that sits beside him now is nothing like his friend. Despite his physical appearance and memories remaining exactly the same, Yoshiki knows something is amiss and that the Hikaru he once knew is gone. When he brings this up, Hikaru partially transforms into an otherworldly being, threatening to kill Yoshiki if he cannot accept it—while also professing its love for him.

Wracked with grief and unable to let go of his best friend, Yoshiki struggles to move on with his life as he finds himself getting closer to the new Hikaru. At the same time, strange occurrences begin to plague their village, bringing unsettling chaos.

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Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu won the Traditional Chinese Global Special Prize at the eighth Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards in 2022. It ranked first in the 2023 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Male Readers division. In the same year, the manga was nominated for the 16th Manga Taisho Award and placed 11th in the final ranking.

The series has been published in English as The Summer Hikaru Died by Yen Press since July 18, 2023. It has also been released in German by Altraverse since January 23, 2023; in Italian by J-POP since June 28, 2023; in Spanish by Milky Way Ediciones since March 3, 2022; and in Portuguese by Editorial Presença since August 20, 2025.
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Indou, Hikaru
Indou, Hikaru
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Tsujinaka, Yoshiki
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Yamagishi, Asako
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Tanaka
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Tadokoro, Yuki
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Kurebayashi, Rie
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Maki, Yuuta
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18 Recommended
2 Mixed Feelings
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Sep 7, 2025
MickeyMinaj
Recommended
Preliminary (31/? eps)
Let's just get into what the lore is as briefly as possible - We have a village called Kubitachi where this story primarily takes place & where our characters reside. It has a long history of multiple events happening in it (mostly bad). In present, another bad event is brewing with a rather quick pace which will get uncovered as we go. Hikaru is not your average human, he's something beyond it and along with our other MC Yoshiki plus some more characters introduced as we progress; get on the quest to learn and perhaps reach the root cause of all things eerie surrounding Kubitachi. ...
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Sep 6, 2025
aviostar
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Preliminary (38/? eps)
what would you do if a beloved friend returned with something… off about them? and what if your feelings for them forced you to keep it a secret?

the summer hikaru died is set in a calm, beautiful japanese village. it follows hikaru and yoshiki, two close friends who attend the same school. one day, hikaru mysteriously disappears; only to return changed. yoshiki realizes that something about his best friend is no longer the same.

this manga delves into the complexities of conflicted emotions, the dilemma of a teenager, and the blurred line between friendship and love, wrapped in a layer of horror.

the horror in the summer ...
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Mar 11, 2024
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Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (5/? eps)
Preliminary review

I don't understand what's so nice about this manga that it got into the rankings for top manga or something. Firstly, the 'horror elements' aren't even that scary. One part of it is super cliche. Or maybe it's because i only read the first few chapters.

Secondly, the characters are boring, i can't even tell that there is romance. Even the 'horror element' character is boring. ALSO, the suspense is boring. Again, maybe it's because i only read the first few chapters. perhaps it gets really good later on.

The art is not bad though.

I don't recommend this but neither do i discourage people ...
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