Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
光が死んだ夏
Synopsis
It has been six months since Yoshiki Tsujinaka's best friend, Hikaru Indou, went missing in the mountains and returned a week later with no recollection of what had transpired. Certain that it is not the Hikaru he knows who came back, Yoshiki finally asks Hikaru about it. Suddenly, "Hikaru" reveals his true monstrous form and begs Yoshiki to keep it a secret, as he does not want to kill him. Despite his paranormal nature, "Hikaru" seems almost innocent, full of childlike wonder and eager to experience the summer heat, the countryside, and all kinds of other things in a human body for the first time. And for Yoshiki, it matters little if "Hikaru" is a fake relying on stolen memories—as long as he never leaves again. As Yoshiki desperately clings to "Hikaru" in his intense grief, it becomes increasingly clear that something dangerous and supernatural may have descended from the mountains into their village. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters
Tsujinaka Yoshiki
Main
Indou Hikaru
Main
Maki Yuuta
Supporting
Tadokoro Yuuki
Supporting
Yamagishi Asako
Supporting
Kurebayashi Rie
Supporting
Tanaka
Supporting
Satou
Supporting
Takeda Hajime
Supporting
Mikasa Tetsu
Supporting
Tsujinaka Kaoru
Supporting
Tsujinaka Satoko
Supporting
Tsujinaka Toshinori
Supporting
Indou Yuki
Supporting
Indou Kouhei
Supporting
Matsushima Yoshihiko
Supporting
Hara
Supporting
Kameyama
Supporting
Masa
Supporting
Matsuura no Baasan
Supporting
Staff
Fujiwara, Toshinori
Producer
Kabashima, Manami
Producer
Kurakane, Chiaki
Producer
Miyagi, Yuuta
Producer
Miyahara, Keita
Producer
Ueuchi, Kenta
Producer
Ebina, Ryou
Assistant Producer
Itou, Azusa
Assistant Producer
Ogawa, Arisa
Assistant Producer
Takeshita, Ryouhei
Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard, Series Composition
Kasamatsu, Kouji
Sound Director
Andou, Ryou
Episode Director, Storyboard
Hashimoto, Yuka
Episode Director, Animation Director
Kataoka, Fumiaki
Episode Director, Storyboard
Kawabe, Shinya
Episode Director
Kawahara, Ryouta
Episode Director, Storyboard
Kido, Kouhei
Episode Director
Oosako, Mitsuhiro
Episode Director, Storyboard
Shirahata, Yoshiyuki
Episode Director, Storyboard
Uwano, Ayumu
Episode Director
Wang, Chihsia
Episode Director, Storyboard
Yamauchi, Aimi
Episode Director, Storyboard
Yokoyama, Asaka
Episode Director, Storyboard
Murayama, Oki
Script
Manzawa, Shuu
Storyboard
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