Horror manga 'The Summer Hikaru Died' gets anime adaptation

anime soon arrive for fans of the genre. This Friday (24) it was announced that the horror manga The Summer Hikaru Died ' (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) will be adapted into an anime .

'The Summer Hikaru Died' Synopsis:

Yoshiki and Hikaru are two teenagers who live in a small rural town in Japan. Despite having opposite personalities and very different interests, their friendship is deep and sincere. However, one fateful winter day, Hikaru suffers a fatal injury while hiking alone in the mountains. Before passing away, he is found by a mysterious supernatural entity that consumes him, taking on his physical form.

This new “Hikaru” has all the memories and emotions of the original, but Yoshiki quickly realizes that something is different, that he is, in fact, a distinct entity. Even so, Yoshiki is determined to remain by “Hikaru’s” side. However, the true alien nature of “Hikaru”, along with the threat of other supernatural beings and hunters of these creatures, puts this friendship in constant danger.

Written and illustrated by Mokumokuren , manga gained serialization on Kadokawa Shoten 's Young Ace Up in August 2021. Mokumokuren first conceived of the series while studying for exams and later began posting drawings on the Twitter, which led Young Ace Up's editorial department to approach Mokumokuren to serialize the manga via the Young Ace Up website.

Source: Yenpress

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