Anime
July 2025 – present
1 year in service
Still going
DramaHorrorMysteryRomance
The Summer Hikaru Died
光が死んだ夏
Anime 2025–present · Manga 2021–present
Yoshiki’s childhood friend came back from the mountains wrong. He stays anyway.
Where to keep reading
Which season did you finish?
After Season 1 · 2025 · 12 episodes
Read Chapter 31 in the manga
MangaChapter 31
Open the manga · Chapter 31
Continuation is always a chapter or volume in the source — never the next season.
Years in service
How long each version has been running — from first chapter or episode to now.
Manga
August 2021 – present
5 years in service
Still going
Source material
Some shows come from a novel, some from a comic, some from both — and some are original.
| Work | Role | Ran | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light novel | Not a source | — | — |
Manga The Summer Hikaru Died 2021–present · 5 years in service | Primary | 2021–present 5 years in service | ongoing |
- Manga. Jump+ horror manga. No light novel.
English edition
Where the official translation stands, when the next volume is due, and where to buy the recommended pickup.
Manga
Licensed, trailing JapanYen Press
English volumes in print; digital closer to Japan
Next English: New English volumes every 3–4 months
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