New The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Key Visuals Shared

CyberAgent uploaded a new key visual for the anime adaptation of The Summer Hikaru Died, as well as visuals and descriptions of the two main characters. The show will start airing in Summer 2025. [Thanks, PR Times!]

The key visual for the anime depicts Yoshiki and Hikaru standing in a field together. Hikaru is smiling at Yoshiki, who has the image of a red-eyed Hikaru whose face is half-covered in something bizarrely inhuman on his back. As for the character visuals, Yoshiki looks kind of sad while Hikaru is striking a cheery pose.

The cast for The Summer Hikaru Died so far consists of:

• Hikaru: Shuichiro Umeda (Akira in Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Kazuhiko in Too Many Losing Heroines!)
• Yoshiki: Chiaki Kobayashi (Mash in Mashle, Gabimaru in Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)

The Summer Hikaru Died is a BL horror and slice-of-life series that focuses on two teenagers in rural Japan. Yoshiki discovers that an eldritch being had consumed and taken over the body of his best friend Hikaru after Hikaru’s death. Though this version of Hikaru has the same personalities and memory as the original, he’s a completely different creature. Yoshiki opts to stay with this Hikaru nonetheless, despite other eldritch beings and hunters make it difficult.

The anime adaptation of The Summer Hikaru Died will start airing in Summer 2025 on Netflix.