Netflix Gets The Summer Hikaru Died

Slated to stream sometime in Summer 2025, Netflix has announced they have acquired the rights to stream The Summer Hikaru Died for everywhere with the exception of the Japan. It will be produced by CygamesPictures and directed by Ryōhei Takeshita, with the series’ scripts also handled by Takeshita and chief animation directed by Yuichi Takahashi, who is also handling character designs.

Two best friends living in a rural Japanese village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. Growing up together, they were inseparable… until the day Hikaru came back from the mountains, and was no longer himself. “Something” has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, feelings… and everything they know begins to unravel.